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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, December 31, 1964

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Iii 5 Hopes for stability in the revolt bloodied Congo were As pessimistic As Ever after a year of grisly carnage in which murder was one of the More civilized the Central congolese unable to control communist indoctrinate de rebel bands in several turned in desp Rullon to its old Arch Misc following the departure in june of the Force which had helped maintain a Sam Bounce of order for four the former Kal Nuu president hired White other african Lead to whom Ash Emhe was reacted with expected but the move several Hundred mercenaries and congolese troops in the summer began to turn the tide of rebel culminating in the at tack on the congolese Peoples Republic capital of at i he same some 600 Tough belgian flown in by 12 air Force jumped to at tempt the Rescue of while hostages held by the rebel government of Christophe about were rescued from Stanleyville and but More than 100 including american missionary Paul Carlson were slain by the Des Perate retreating following communist chinese Doc the rebels also systematically slaughtered thousands of fellow Congo Lese whole Only crime was being Able to read and refugees returned with harrowing talks of Humilia beating and a ideation commission of african leaders tried to end the Congo strife but Black and Arab Africa wanted a settlement on its own the unit co Arab Republic and Algeria be Gan an arms lift to the rebels and the soviets also promised in the United one Black Afri can Leader after another launched Vetrol in attacks on the United states and Bel slum for the hostage Rescue it ambassador Adial Stevenson and belgian foreign minister Paulhenri Spaak blasted the african charges us Black red China joined nuclear 6 like an ominous shot heard round the red China exploded us first nuclear device on like a big red Mother peking called for a world Summit con Ference to ban atomic weapons and destroy those already gently forgetting that an atmospheric test ban treaty Nad already been signed by just about every except red Albania and the test Lite was in the Tak Lomakan desert in sink Lang this in formation want exactly a Surprise to the for Harris disclosed that american Satel Lite photos clearly showed the chinese erecting the Tower from which the test was though the test was successful presi Dent Johnson assured a worried world that red China is a Long Way from having a stockpile of reliable atomic weapons with effective delivery sys on Johnson took to nationwide television and radio to vow that nations that do not seek nuclear weapons can be lure that if they need our Strong support against some threat of nuclear then they will have the atomic Energy commission reported on 21 that Check of radio Active fallout showed it was of Low something like the 20klloton bomb dropped on Hiroshima to help end world War 7 a and act of Vio Lence the assassination of presi Dent Kennedy moved into the news Paux again almost a year after that in Siulc 22 in on after interviewing 952 the presidents commission on the assassination of president Ken Nedy handed president Johnson the official report of the what the headed by supreme court chief Justice Earl Learned was really nothing but after its painfully careful it was Able to conclude that the shots which killed president Kennedy and wounded governor John Conn Nelv of Texas were fired by Lee Harvey and that Oswald also killed Dallas policeman As concerned Jack who shot Oswald on 24 As millions watched on the commission found no relationship Between or that either was part of any Domestic or to assassinate president was on the Edge of lunacy As the year sitting out an Appeal from a death sentence handed Down March 14 in a Dallas courtroom for the murder of the commission found procedures used by the secret service and Fri were not and there was also insufficient Liaison and coordination of information especially about the whereabouts of a known recommendations were made to remedy the on the commission published 26 volumes of testimony and exhibits collected in their Kennedy Wai Moil thorough in aided Rescue Perallon in to bar 1964 the stars stripes Page 13  
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