European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 7, 1964 Thi stars and stripes Fogt for storming benches Marine Boss gets naval gunfire Lack bearing up Well once there were three bean see in he Copenhagen zoo. And though they like to lit in the Nan where they can snooze until the net Gold Locki comes along they really like Winter belter. Thai s when they can hibernate fur piece longer. Keystone Washington a the a lion s top Marine said there is a deficiency of naval gunfire to support Over the Beach land Ings and remedial action is  Gen Wallace m. Greene jr.,Marine corps commandant Dis cussed what he called a Gungap following indications that the Navy is studying How to Bee up its Shore bombardment capability. Not much has been said publicly but both the marines and the Navy amphibious forces have been concerned for some time that that capability has been reduced by the switch from conventional guns to missiles in the armaments of Many warships since world War ii and  a Little noticed passage of a recent speech. Greene said the Days of the 16-Inch guns of the battleships Are  have largely re placed the guns of the cruise Sand destroyers he said. Minister concerned Over gis in Korea new York a an Ameri can Clergyman working in Korea said there is a frightening Prev Alence of sexual immorality among . Military personnel there. The Rev. Ernst w. Karsten former army chaplain and now director of the lutheran service Center in Seoul made his report at the request of the National lutheran Council s division of service to military personnel. A defense department spokes Man in Washington said there would be no comment until officials have had a Chance to study the report. Around the world cambodian chief says peking giving economic military Aid Tokyo api Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia disclose that his country now engaged in a quarrel with neighbouring South Vietnam is receiving new and most important unconditional eco nomic and military Aid from communist China. The cambodian chief of state made this announcement in written Farewell message before leaving peking for Home. He at tended the National anniversary celebrations in the chinese  six million cambodians Are infinitely grateful to the peo ple s Republic of China for her Resolute support which our join statement has solemnly proclaimed Sihanouk said and for the new and most important unconditional economic and military Ai which she is giving us without the least  Sihanouk s statement which described communist China As Cam Bodia s Friend number one did not give any details of the new chinese military or economic help China is extending. Jakarta gets credit from reds Jakarta up communist East Germany is supplying in Donesia with a Long term Low interest rate credit of a million according to the consulate general  official news Agency Ankara did not mention the credit s duration and interest rate but said the credit was to be used to financing the construction of paper textile and window Glass fac tories Jakarta s planetarium a Small part of a steel factory projection South Sumatra and a factory for Railroad equipment. Russ offer own nuclear plan Moscow up the soviet Union will sign an East West  the spread of nuclear weapons Only if the american pro posed multilateral nuclear Force Milf is scrapped Tass  commentator Mikhail Sagatelian wrote that president John son and British prime minister sir Alex Douglas Home had  the existence of an Anglo american draft treaty on non dissemination that was ready for negotiation with  and Johnson contended the implementation of this pro act is allegedly hindered by the soviet Union s position the offi Cial soviet Agency said. Such charges Are absurd it said Russia has never objected to the conclusion of such a agreement with other nuclear Powers that would actually Guaran tee Nond insemination of nuclear  matter is however that under the Guise of proposals for signing a treaty on the non dissemination of nut car weapons Washington and London Are trying to secure soviet consent to their continuation of their policy of null Cir armament of Bonn revue chests under the cover of the so called nato nuclear Force in an open letter distributed by the Council to about 12,000 lutheran pastors across the country he appealed for Home churches to give Young men bet Ter moral training before they go overseas. Once they reach Korea if the Yare not adequately prepared be forehand he said there is very Little that any military chaplain or service Center can do. We won t even get to see most of  he said Many of them get involved with korean girls soon after their arrival ". An then a bad conscience keeps them from  he estimated that 90 per Centof them engaged in such a Vilty. And that some of the buy and sell women along with quarters to keep them in. The minister said the trouble involved the age old dangers of women and  s new about them in Korea he added is their great abundance coupled with an Al most Universal attitude it in immoral everybody does it or the companion attitude at Home we would t do it but in Korea it s All right the Rev. Karsten said that in conversations with Many servicemen every one of them told film that about 90 per cent indulge More or less frequently in illicit sexual activity. He added Many have their steadies some of them own their girls Complete with Hooch Korea dwelling and furniture. Before leaving Korea they sell the package to a Man who is just coming  please Ringo get four tonsils out London a British nurse appealed to beatle Ringo Starr o have his tonsils , they said hordes of Oung children May shy away rom surgery. The plea came rom London s Whittington hos Pital where beatle therapy is Art of the regular treatment Inge children s Wing. Huge pictures of the furious four have been painted on Walls and ceilings of the children swards and even in the operating  soothe the kids a nurse said. Children calmed doctors Tell the children to Point out their favorite beatle while they Are giving injections it really does help Calm them the nurse added it can be a terrifying experience for children to be wheeled into an aesthetic roomful of unfamiliar masked Fig ures and frightening instruments but most children know and love the beatles and the pictures help reassure  nurses worried the nurses Are worried be cause beatle Ringo came Bac from a recent american tour saying he had tonsillitis an would undergo surgery. Now he says he s having Sec Ond thoughts because to remove Bis tonsils might remove the distinctive croak from his voice. Said the nurse we can see trouble ahead. Ringo says he won t have his tonsils out and the children might want to copy  Progress is being made Inthis area but it is slow and we Are anxious to have what could some Day be a serious deficiency corrected before it becomes serious  asked to elaborate on this Ireene told the associated press n a statement any further reduction in the naval gunfire sup met Means would materially affect the ability of Landing forces o successfully Force a Landing against a defended  since world War ii and Korea he major Caliper inventory in he Active Fleet has undergone drastic reduction he said. By conversion this situation has Bee brought about by the conversion of Large numbers of ships from conventional guns to a missile  View of this reduction with out compensation for Landing orce naval gunfire support requirements a deficiency exist Sand it will become More critical until remedial action is  Greene said there is no doubt that a further reduction in available naval gunfire support will increase the gun Gap and reduce our Shore  the Navy and the Marine corps he said Are working jointly to reduce the  David l. Mcdonald the chief of naval operations referred briefly to the same prob Lem in a speech Here last week. Important items listing a number of the important items that we Are study ing today Mcdonald asked the rhetorical question do we have enough guns left to ensure adequate gunfire sup port of amphibious operation there Are four world War 0 battleships in  Navy amphibious experts have proposed that these ship be taken out of the Reserve Fleet and converted to  As such their Forward 11-inchbatteries would be retained but much of the superstructure aft would be stripped away and the vessel equipped with Quarter for a Marine Force and fitted out with a helicopter pad making Ita self contained assault ship. This idea has received Little topside support in the Navy in part because of the  Are indications the Navy is considering an entirely new kind of gunfire support ship to provide a cover of bombardment for any future Marine or army troops called upon to storm enemy beaches. Columbus Day b monday Washington up presi Dent Johnson has formally pro claimed monday oct. 11, a Columbus Day. The rebirth of Eulogio de Vega , Spain i Cpd Eulogo de Vega is Back in the land of the living after being dead for it years. De Vega was the Republican mayor of a Small nearby town during the Spanish civil  he would be made a political prisoner he went int hiding in 1936 in a Small dark room in his Home. He was cutoff from everyone except his wife and three of his  wife Julia now �2, and family were desperately poor forbears alter the War but they shared what Little food and com forts they had with their Volun tary Recluse. The most difficult time was in1044 when Julia became preg Nant. To avoid neighbors gossip she went to another town to have her baby a healthy Daugh Ter whom she named Josefa. She left Josofin to lie raised boyfriends in the town where she was  1947 the family s economic situation improved slightly. Julia borrowed the Money to buy a cow and then began Selling  there Are six cows and the do vegas own a milk store Josefs now 50, was married last week. And it was her wed Ding that brought her fat Herback to the strange world of pm. Authorities noticed that in applying for her marriage License she listed Eul Oelo As her father although he and legally been declared dead before her  sept. 30 police of the Franco government came to his Home. We have come to free you they  look him to police head quarters. A magistrate reviewed his ruse and proclaimed him in Nocent of any crimes