European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes tuesday. September 22, 1964 troubles shorten xb70 s first flight Edwards aka ii Fly. Api the controversial xh70a. Ameri Ca biggest bomber made trouble plagued first flight Mon Day climaxed by a fiery or two tires blew out and burned at the Iii font crat touched Down at this desert test Center an hour earlier than planned. As it circled the desert after to Heuft from nearby Palm Dale it encountered problems both with the Landing gear and with one engine. The xb70a skimmed Down at1 40 . As ii touched inc run Way Spurks and fire flushed fro the left Section of he Landing apparatus. There Are four tire son each Side of inc gear. A Ripple of alarm spread through a crowd of several Hun dred observers. A Ball of fir seemed to Cluster around the area. The Craft rolled nearly Amile before stopping thru was surrounded by fire there was no Dan Ger of the Blaze spreading to the fuselage. Pilot Al White of North Ameri can aviation inc. The manufacturer and Copilot i col Joe cot ton of the air Force retracted the huge Landing gear Utler take off but a leak developed in inc system and it was lowered of the flight was made with inc gear Down is a pre cautionary measure. Thus the Speed was held below the planned800 Miles per hour. The xb70a s reds say . Sank 3 ships to from Putin it will rest with the United said that whether the buy of Tonkin action wus a premeditated provocation or the irresponsible actions of Amer can militarists he . Govern men is fully responsible for the possible consequences of such in american patrolling in the Bay Tass said is totally unjustified and constitutes an open hostile act towards the Stales of lha area. The illegal patrolling off the shores of the democratic Republic of Vietnam military Demon Strat Luns and the provocative inc Denu in that Region must be Tass editor said the report of the inking of three vessels by american destroyers wus based on information from he said he did no know what these sources were. Lop sped is about 2.000 North american spokesman said there was trouble with on engine but gave no details. Limnie while the Pilot s wife watched inc Landing from a taxi Way a mile from the strip. Shew emed visibly shaken by he spark incident but said Shedlin i know whether this was expected. "1 can Tell you this she is the happiest Duy of my life. I be been living the last few weeks under terrific tension As you can understand. I m just so very Happy now that it s All at Palmdale. The cobra shape experimental bomber look off with the noise of 20u.ooo horse sending across u giant drum us i trucked 4.000 feel Down the runway. Ear plugs had been distribute to inc 2.000 Sincl vitors but the noise level wan Little More than thai of a bad Chase plane which passed came an hour and 38 minutes later than scheduled because of minor technical Trou Bles with one of the plane s six engines. It was u cloudless do Crl morn ing. The xd70a roared eastward into the rising Sun. Newsmen und Engineer spectators broke Inlo spontaneous applause when the rent while plane pointed its Long Pencil like nose toward the sky and went into a sleep climb. Behind schedule Twenty months behind sched ulc because of funding cutbacks and technical problems therb 70a May never Sec service As bomber it does t even have a Spur for a Bombardier. That an much electronic gear was Clim hunted when the was reduced to research than to billion has been spent on the xb70a und a sister Plant nearing completion and Success in initial tests could Lea to order for More. Failure could cancel the program of the outcome of these tests however. He xb70aseems Likely in remain a poll i Cal Issue. D e be n s c Secretary Robert Mcnamura has Cut production to two Craft Tinl Are Mere prototypes of the fleets of manned bom v r s Republican presidential candidate Barry Lold Walcer says inc nation needs Goldwater reflects the opinion of Many in the air farce und i Congress which for years consistently appropriated More Money for the b70 project than me Namara would spend. Grand jury begins probe of rights Trio s deaths con Niril from Pant to be ship records of he auxiliary police Force. A Puly Cecil Price also was among Hose ordered to appear. Price arrested the three men Ima spec along charge june 21 and he them five hours releasing them about 10 30 . Price said he escorted their nation Rajjon to the City limits then turned away. The burned station Wagon was found two Days later near also was told to bring any personal belongings or note from the three men to the grand jury hearing. He said he had nothing like that or any information for the than 100 other residents of the Rural East Central missis Sippi county were subpoenaed. The search for the men Well on for weeks. It involved nun d eds of men. Including 400 sail ors ordered out by president Johnson. The search ended aug. 4. Anin Farmar Laid Tohara the bodies Here buried. The Obi uncovered hem deep inside u red Clay to Leash cd dam about seven mile from Philadelphia. Each Man had been shot witha .38-Callbcr pistol. The 23-Mui. Grand jury will beaked to indict the person or per son thought responsible for the crime. Presumably the charge must be a civil rights violation possibly kidnapping. Murder is a state offence. Ii cannot be brought before u Federal grand jury. President pledges end to poverty Morgan town. . A resident Johnson speaking in a slate where Bary Goldwater at Ackert his poverty program As phony replied that the a Lon must help those who have been left he said has known More than Iii share of Ivirty and idleness and promised help. The of was sunday s Dudleu Linnol new facilities Al the Morgan town Airport completed now nil almost 30 years of Effort. Slate police estimated that 12.-000 people were null Wrid under a hazy Sun beside the flights run. The politicians were out in Lone placard urged support us Edwater but a sea of banners welcomed Muti. Of them were from Tabor unions. Knows slate "1 have travelled through the president said. "1 talked to your people. Have found Strong and willing men. I have found men who wan nothing More than the Chance to use their minds and hands provide for their families and build their arc going to give them Tiit programs area redevelopment the appalachian pro Gram and the poverty program. Or Johnson fluid will give peo ple skills to find jobs and develop Industry to provide those . Johnson continued to avoid the use of Gold ulcer s name lie did suy that giving d Man a Chance Low Ork and feed his family and provide for his children does no destroy initiative. Hunger destroys initiative. Hopelessness destroys initiative. A cold and in d fac rent government destroys initiative. A Chance for All we Are going to strike away the conditions which damage a Man s dignity and self respect Anil capacity for fulfilment. We Are going to give every Man the Hance to build his own place in this abundant land of ours. Andy doing this we Are going to strengthen the initiative of , the Freedom the nation and the Prosperity fall. God has commanded us they shall not Harden their hearts to he needy " local scene West Virginia has democratic Seutz for Senate and governor at stake As Well As seven electoral votes. Sen. Robert c. Byrd is a candidate to succeed himself. Gov. William w. Barren is ineligible for another term and the democrats arc running former stat Commerce commissioner flu Letl c. Smith. Stroke Olio of East Germany died monday after a stroke at theage of 78. He had been Iii tar Yean. A Lull slope acting pre Mier. It expected to succeed him. Keystone photo Johnson says All incident data Rel Masod it onto Iii to juin t Tiit. It speak at the mule fair that monday. Sept. 28, or. John Sun said he holies to visit the new England states. He indicated he would Start at Providence. R.i., with u Slop lit Brown University and u visit to former Green. That is he said he will if the Lood lord s wlllin4 Ami the Creek Don t then he said he would like Togo on to Hartford conn., and make slops in Maine. New Hump Shire and Vermont before re turning the same Duy to Washington. On tuesday sept. 2i, said he will lie visiting with Sec Elury Liene Rul Manil Branto of nato. The visit will Start in Washington. Where it willed still is in the planning stage but ii probably will he it what or. Johnson culled at one four interesting installations such is a naval or missile thursday oct. 1 or. John sons id. He is vol no to the Johns Hipkins University in Baltimore to speak. He mild he was invited by the president of the University. Or. Milt monday and tuesday oct. 5 and he will be in Washington since president plus Dildo Mucu Sugul of the Philippines will be Here for a stale visit. Without naming place the president said he Likely will be in the Midwest on . 7, to make a political speech Ami then address a democratic fund raising dinner in Cleveland the no night. First Snow Falls in Alps been. Switzerland a the first Snow of the season fell in the Swiss Alps Munday the Las Day of summer. Crises save
