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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, October 27, 1964

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tut Day october 37, 1964 the stars and stripes fog. 3 demos expected to keep control in 35 Senate races Washington a the democrats seem certain of re Taining control of the Senate even though they will have Jim about three times As Many Sci that stake in the nov. 3 election As the  strategists of both parties Are in agreement on this although they foresee some of temely close races that could be tipped either Way by the John Aon Goldwater Battle for the presidency. The present lineup in the sen ate is m democrats and 34 re publicans counting the recent switch of South Carolina s Strom Thurmond from democratic to Republican ranks. Of the 35 Senate seals at stake,26 now Are held by democrats and nine by  would appear to give the republicans an advantage. But for them to capture control of the 100-member Senate the would have to pick up 17 seats. This just does t seem to be inthe cards. Democrats Are talking about adding from two to six scats to their already heavy  spokesmen however con tend the outcome could be jus the reverse. The up talc contests that have attracted the most attention Are in the big Stales like new York Ohio and California. And with All the Cross currents at work in the Campaign no one professes to be sure How they will turn  contend their Best bet for picking up a Senate Cutis in Maryland where the incumbent Republican 70-year-Oldj. Glenn Bacall is opposed by Joseph d. Tydings 36, Stepson of the late sen. Millard Tydings. In addition the democratic Lelm their candidate in Hawaii Thomas p. Gill has a poo Chance of unseating gop sen. Hiram Fong. The first senator of asian ancestry. On the other hand republicans Are banking on snatching seats from the democrats in ohioans Oklahoma. In Ohio Hubert tuft jr., son of the Lute Senate gop Leader is running against 73-year-old  m. Young a Veteran democratic campaigner. Gop Hopes in Oklahoma Are Kenned on Bud Wilkinson who or 17 years was the University of Oklahoma football coach. Ills democratic opponent is Fred , 33.year-Ald state senator. Wilkinson and Harris arc Bat b52s put on Guam 1st deployment overseas Washington a the United states has posted a squad run of is bs2 heavy Jet nuclear bombers on the Island of Guam within about 1,00 Miles of re China. The  move was made last Spring. This is the first time that Thelong Range b92s have been deployed Oversea. The other 600heavy jets Are stationed in the i United state. Half of them on runway Alert and ready for Takeoff within 15 minutes. The Squadron sent to Guam re places a unit of older medium Jet b47 bombers. B52s have at least twice the striking Range and carry much More of anatomic Wallop than the b47s. The b52s also Fly faster and higher. The Type of b52 stationed on Guam has an effective opera inn rank of Mure than 6.000 Miles with the fuel it carries units own tanks. Refuelled h Aeri Al tankers the eight Jet plan scan extend their ranges by thou Sands of  b52 can carry a Brace of the heaviest nuclear weapons inthe . Arsenal 24 Mega , b52i Are fitted t to launch nuclear headed hound Don missiles which can blast ground targets More than 500miles away. And to confuse enemy de lenses b5js con fire off Decoy missiles called Quail. The 13 foot Long Quail files at b52 speeds and altitudes producing a Blip on enemy radar similar to that made by an actual b5. Japanese party oks Ikeda resignation by John Roderick Tokyo a executives of Japan s Liberal democratic party monday unanimously approved prime minister Hayato Ikeda s decision to resign. Ikeda who is president of the parly announced sunday he would step Down from his party and government posts because of the prolonged treatment required for a pre cancerous Throat infection. The party will elect a new president then present his name to a specially convened session of the diet us Japan s new prime minister. The diet May meet Early in november. Ikeda s resignation announce ment has touched off an intense Power struggle within the ruling parly where the front runners around the world Kennedy round9 Tariff talks adjourned by ., euro Mart Geneva a talks Between the United states and the european common Market dec on the Kennedy round crisis have adjourned after Only one  of both sides Are making a last minute attempt to solve the agriculture deadlock threatening the future of the Ken Nedy round which proposes a 30 per cent global Tariff Cut on Industrial  sides have until nov. 16 to submit a list of manufactured items they want excluded from the negotiations. But the americans have told the dec that unless there is some agreement which will directly involve the agricultural problem inthe talks they will refuse to produce their hit. Cambodia charges . Aggression Pii Nom penh. Cambodia a left leaning Prince Norodom Sihanouk has complained to the United nations to the new leaders of the soviet Union and to French president Charles de Gaulle Abou what he termed the latest grave american aggression against his  messages dispatched to these world leaders Sihanouk charged that vietnamese planes with american backing strafed a cambo Dian Border Village oct. 20 in which eight cambodians were killed. Sihanouk accused the United states and South Vietnam of pre meditated aggression against his country and called for a Conven Tion of the 14-nution Geneva conference to study his charges. Indonesia says mines killed 18 britons Jakarta up eighteen British soldiers have been killed by indonesian land minus while attacking indonesian Border guards in the neighbourhood of Lumels in the Northern part of indonesian East Borneo the official news Agency Ankara said. Quoting military sources in band Armason Ankara said the rest of the attacking British unit were driven Back by indonesian  news Agency did not disclose the Date or the strength of the attacking British forces. Poles indict officials in meat fraud Wal saw a ten persons including High government officials were indicted by the Warsaw districts court for cheating the state of 10 million zlotys 1415,000 in a Leven year meat Sale the prosecutor office has impounded 44 Villas 26 cars Over two Muon zlotys and an unspecified amount of jewels and hard currency belonging to the defendants. Are state ministers i hero Kono,2lsaku Sato brother former prime minister Nobusuke Koshland ally hero Fujiyama former foreign , 64, has Given Japan a stable government for four years following the turmoil of 1860 Cre ated by the division of the 1-Eftand he right Over the . Upun Security treaty. He succeeded Kish his family name was Sato but As is sometime done in Japan he took his wife s Nam who was forced to re sign in the Wake of riots that year. Three Way fight Sato made a bold bid to Tak Ikeda s seat last summer but lost in a three Way fight in which Fujiyama finished third. As a result of this Sato regards himself As the logical successor. Kono an aggressive political Handyman helped get Ikeda re elected and the retiring prime minister is said to want him to take Over. With compromises unlikely to be made however he May lose in a straight part fight. Fujiyama a wealthy Sugarman who was regarded As the Power behind Kiihl now want the Job himself. He has burnished i image at Home by Mak ing a world tour during which he saw Elk la Khrushchev 10 Day before the soviet Premier fell from Grace. Later Fujiya Mairet president Johnson and Secre tary of state Rusk talks which added to i pret age. 2 sets saved hit Sharks with paddles fort Walton Beach Fla up two Eglon air Force base sergeants were rescued after spending the night on a Cork raft in the Gulf of Mexico slapping at Sharks with paddles. M sgt James g. Season 44,and m sgt Calvin e. Smith or. 42, were picked up by an air Force missile retriever boat 12 Miles offshore following an Al night sea and air search. Both were in Good physical condition. Beason said the two left herein season s Small Drift fishing boat miss  the Craft started sinking before dark and Beason said his radio was dead Bechie water had risen Over the  started when the two men failed to return the air Force started the  said he and Smith climbed into a Cork raft when twas apparent the boat was sink ing. The raft had a net  two said they battled Sharks that nosed around the raft during the night. We hit them with the Only thing we had paddles Beason  attracted the attention o a search plane by releasing smoke flare. Trim Trio film stars Ajduk Almee Graziella Granata an Barbara Lecle smile for the camera on arrival Al new York s Kennedy International Airport alter flight from Rome. A photo Olinc for the remaining two years of the term of the late demo cratic sen. Robert s. Kerr. Who died Jan. 1, 11 63. Former okla homa gov. J. Howard Edmond son appointed to Kerr s scat was Defeated by Harris in the democratic primary last Spring. Of All the Senate races theone that probably has stirred the most interest nationally is in Newyork where Republican sen. Ken Neth n. Keating is being challenged by former atty. Gen. Robert f.  s refusal to endorse gop presidential candidate bar by Golden scr the Carpetbagger charge against Kennedy these arc just two among the Many us Lars that have bystanders puzzled about the outcome. In Massachusetts another rather of the late president Ohn f. Kennedy sen. Edwardm. Ted Kennedy is regarded is a sure Winner even though Heas been hospitalized since a plane crash last  Salinger president Kennedy former press Sec teary is reported by re pull ans to be slipping after taking he Lead in Hli race against re publican George Murphy one Ime Hollywood song and dance Man for a Senate seat from Cal for la. Salinger was appointed to the Senate last july after the death of Democrat Clair Engle. He Al Eudy had won the nomination. Pennsylvania s Republican sen Ator Hugh Scott is generally liven the Edge Over Genevicve halt who captured the demo cratic senatorial nomination Over opposition of the state party or  democrats contend miss Blatt Pennsylvania s Secretary of internal affairs could win if president Johnson runs Strong Inge state. Scott has endorsed Goldwater but conducted a Campaign Independent of the National gop  democratic senatorial Campaign aide said that next to ohioans Oklahoma their most sensitive spot is Wyoming where sen. Gale Mcgee u running for re election against John s. Wold a geologist and Goldwater Man. However a gop strategist seemed less hopeful of unseating Mcgee than he did democratic sen. Frank Moss of Utah and possibly Howard w. Cannon of Nevada and Ralph Yarborough of Texas in Texas or. Johnson Home state. Yarborough is locked i what is regarded us an increasingly tight race with George Bush son of former Republican sen. Prescott Bush of Connecticut. The feeling seems to be that in the Rocky Mountain and Southwest area much will de Pend on the outcome of the John son Goldwater Battle. The democrats contend they have a Good Chance of beating gop sen. Edwin l. Mechem of new Mexico but Republican Campaign aide dispute this. Tennessee is the Only state i which two senators Are to be elected nov. 3. Democrat Alber Gore is running for re election to a full six year term with Hanht Kuykendall. A Memphis Busi Nessman Ai his opponent the other race to for the remaining two years of the Termi of the late sen. Kriei Kefauver. In this race Are democratic  Bass and Howard Baker jr., son in Law of Senate Republican Leader Everett m. Durksen of  maintain they May capture both of those seats if Goldwater runs Strong in ten Nessee but democratic spokes men assert they Are confident of  Only senator who can be positive of re election u missis Sippi Democrat John Tennu. It has no opponent  
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