European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october a 7964 the stars and stripes Page 7 army delays program to Salvage deficient volunteers Washington a the army said it is delaying the Start of a controversial experimental program aimed at salvaging for military service Young men who cannot meet mental or medical standards for enlistment in the army. The program was to Hare started in january at it. Leon Ard Wood mo., but the army said it is being delayed in response to congressional wishes to review the program. Secretary of defense Robert announced the project aug. 13 and said it was in tended to reduce a Clounce on the draft by expanding the Pool of qualified volunteers available for enlistment the special training would be limited to volunteers whose men Tal or physical deficiencies would be correctable within a six to12-month period. Those who qualified would serve a three year Halteh in the army. Those who fulled to make the Grade even after the special help would be 80,000 Young men would be Given a Chance under this pro Gram Over a three year period. The plan has come in for some criticism and has been referred to by in detractors As the on the idea was developed in connection with a major study now under Way on whether the draft should be retained or some other a Lem set up to bring necessary manpower into lie army. It is the Only service now using the draft. In response to questions the army said that its special train ing and enlistment program will require a supplemental appropriation if it 1 to be put into effecting the current fiscal year. Shortly before adjournment the appropriations committees of the Senate and House indicate their preference that this pro cram not be instituted until the committees had had a Chance to review it the army said accordingly the Transfer of Basic training activities from Wood and the receipt of recruits for the program will be delayed pending action by the in the meantime the army said it will continue planning and research for the program and preparations for the con Gressional hearings on it 4 die 16 Hurt As 17 vehicles collide in fog Secaucus. . Up police blamed a thick fog for a series of Chain reaction crash son the new Jersey Turnpike in which four persons were killed and ii were injured. Dead were John c. King 81, of new York City and Baltimore Fred j. Gunge of Middle town Conn. Edward j. Scank 20, of Newark and e. D. Lam Bert 40, of upper Saddle River trucks and cars were strewn like children s toys Over the northbound lanes. Hay produce ironing boards and other cargo spilled from the trucks were scattered Over the took police and Rescue work ers almost three hours to get Al the bodies out of the debris. Near Lincoln Tunnel the pileup occurred a mile from the Lincoln Tunnel exit. The Accident happened at about4 . And it was not until 11 15 . That police cleared the northbound Lane enough to allow traffic to fog descended like a Blan Ket of the superhighway wit Nesses Laid. The area is in a Meadow plagued by the quickly i. Swirling fog caused by f Cooling and the condense of moisture. Temperature Ruslon causes the to hug the ground. Police said there were Fourl leaps. The first wreck involved a Carand three trucks. The second occurred right behind the first involving four huge tractor trailers which telescoped together ripped open and spewed their contents onto the Highway. Three truck Drivers were killed in the massive pm cup. Three trucks and three Auto mobiles were involved in the third major pileup. Xing was Driver of one of the cars. Six airmen were in another car. They were returning to Westhampton Beach . Fab from Philadel Driver airman Edward Taylor m. Of Cleveland said the fog fell like a Blanket from the Iky and when he slowed Down his car was struck from the rear by truck. He and five the lumped from the automobile just before another truck piled into the wreckage pushing the car into the Back of a third truck. Edwards fab Calif. A the xb70a research bomber broke through in Jinx in prior streaking past the Speed of sound goal of its first two flight on the third attempt. The 185-foot-Long bomber is de signed to eventually reach 1,000 Miles an hour three times the Speed of sound and an Altitude of 80,000 series of technical troubles held it to 375 . And 16.000feet on the first flight sept. 11 and 800 . And 18.000 feet on the second flight oct. S. Official figures for monday third flight 7w . Inc Speed of sound at High Altitude is a outdo . And 35,000 feet. The flight was delayed three hours due to difficulty in getting one of the a Boa s six engine started. The Takeoff appeared flawless and Only minor troubles were re ported by test Pilot Alvon during the 95-Mlnute flight. B70 passes Speed of sound on 3rd attempt supersonic the xb70a takes off ram Edwards air Foree Bate Calif the research bomber passed the Speed of sound on my third lest night after two earlier failures. A photo Pentagon disputes a test lag charge Washington a the defense department says the United states has conducted More than 35 underground nuclear tests in the last year. Our nuclear weapons develop ment la fully on schedule it said in challenging a report Bya Republican task farce which has accused the Johnson administration of being negligent in allegedly falling to conduct under ground tests on nuclear weapons effects. The underground nuclear test ing program currently being con ducted is wholly adequate for the Security of the United states a Pentagon spokesman said when asked for comment on the gop defense department said that the Overall testing program has been approved by the joint chiefs of staff and appropriate congressional committees. Four safeguards it said that in a hitherto secret memorandum to Secretary of de sense Robert s. Mcnamara Las june 4, the military chiefs said they consider that satisfactory Progress is being achieved in meeting the requirement of the four safeguards developed last year during Senate consideration of the limited nuclear test ban administration adopted the four safeguards and pledged to maintain them in order to avoid injury to our National Security in connection with the test ban that treaty permits under ground testing but bans it in the atmosphere in space and underwater. The safeguards include con duct of comprehensive aggressive and continuing underground nuclear test programs maintenance of modern nuclear Labora tories to push technology maintenance of facilities and re sources to Start atmospheric tests promptly if the soviet in Ford will spend $100 million on tractor expansion new York up for motor co. Is investing 1100 Mil lion in a new worldwide tractor line the company has disclosed. The announcement was mad following a meeting of Ford dealers at the tractor Industry first worldwide conference. Vice president Robert Hamp son general manager of the trac Tor division said the investment includes new tractor plants built recently in England and Belgium and expansion of other tractor plants abroad and at Highland Park. Mich. Six killed in Florida Light plane crash fort Lauderdale Fla up six persons including two couples from Kenosha wis.,were killed when a Light plane crashed in the Everglades near Here the Broward county sheriffs office said. The wreckage and the remains plane a single engine Cess a crashed on a flight from Naples Fla. To fort Lauderdale. Thi victims were identified by the sheriff s office As or. An mrs. David Richards end or. And mrs. Elmer Nelson All of Kenosha the Pilot. Ernie Orr of West Hollywood Fla., and Earl Leslie owner of the plane and a Salesman for the Gulf american land corp. The plane had flown to Naples with the Wisconsin couples to in Spect real estate owned by Gulf american land corp., according to Federal aviation Agency Faa said the Pilot did not Filea flight plan before leaving Naples. It left on the flight to fort Lauderdale shortly after c p.m.,officials said. A spokesman at North Perry Airfield in Broward county said the plane flew to Naples with sue people aboard. One of the bodies found was that of a woman according to sheriff s deputies. The wreckage was found i Waist deep water in a swampy Section of the Ever grades near Andytown. The crash scene was about 100 Yards off heavily travelled . Highway 17. On or anybody else cheats Onlie pact and improvement of . Surveillance capability to keep track of red chinese soviet nuclear activity. The Pentagon statement also cited a speech sept. Ii by chair Man John Stennis. D-mlss., of the Senate preparedness sub committee. Stennis said the treaty safeguards Are being car ried out vigorously and effectively by the administration. The gop task Force headed by Neil ii. Mcelroy. A Secretary of defense in the Eisenhower administration contended that the most serious deficiency in the execution of the safeguards is in the Fields of weapons the Republican group con tended there has not been a single weapons effect test con ducted since the treaty was signed a year this the Pentagon said a number of of feels experiments have been conducted using the underground nuclear tests which have taken place Dur ing the last Goldwater rally to be televised Washington up m. Goldwater will speak at a nationally televised rally oct. It in Madison Square Gar Den the Republican National committee announced. Former vice president Rich Ard m. Nixon will be chairman of the rally one week before the nov. 1 election the committee said. Each member of gop organization in new York new Jersey and Connecticut will bring at least one uncommitted voter. Leopard that mauled boy to be a Rug Winston Salem . A a teen age newsboy mauled by in escaped icon Ned who attacked him As he delivered Hli papers will get the animal s skin. Police shot and killed the Leopard As he stood Over John Edwin Sealy 13. Who received Only minor injuries from the Fang less animal who also had his claws clipped. Or. And mrs e. L. Honeywell of fort Worth tex., the owners of the animal said the Leopard Shide is being tanned and will be made into a Rug Tor the Young Ster. Sealey quoted Honeywell assaying that the Leopard was More valuable than most because ii was an Indian Leopard. It had spots on its paws and Cost Between 11,000 and 14,000. You can get most leopards for about 1400. But not one like that it Wai the Only one of its Kinin Honeywell has an animal act that appeared at i fab Here. He said he did not know How the Leopard escaped from it Cage behind a tourist Home. He also had a Bear and a lion caged be Hind the Sealey appeared thrilled Rulh the ways things turned Are plenty of rugs around made out of Leopard skin he said but there won t be Tuny like that Damons Seeka custody Santa Monica Calif. Api Singer Vic Damone hat sued his former wife actress Pierangelo for custody of their son Perry �. A hearing on the suit was set for nov. 11. youth Sweet the Hie Sweet san Francisco a Iwai Mlo Dlag my in Loeis said Jyman Shorlo wheat his Sweet kid Ilia Daw next to Shaprio and the Sweet kid met of a but Tolai from Lof Angeles where they live los a Francisco three months ago. Last week they were mar Bolh sure 77
