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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, April 13, 1965

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 3 the stars and stripes tue Foy april 13, 1965 re reborn directed Poloris project quite a guy9 at Cia Helm by Wilbur Martin Washington a presi Dent Johnson has designated o Stocky red haired retired Admi ral to be head of America s super secret Central intelligence Agency. In the words of a former Fetlow Admiral the president got quite a guy7 in 60-year-old Wil Liam f. Raborn jr., Texas born Oklahoma reared. He s equally at Home in a Navy fighter plane cockpit on the Quarterdeck Orin the laboratories where he supervised the development of the nuclear Polaris missile system. Red s the kind of Guy who won t be distracted by Nonos sent Al detail said an sex ship mate a retired four Star Admir  s a Guy who drives him self and who s one of those Luck Fellows who commands respect and makes you want to do  shipmates know red Rab Ornas a Man with a sense of humor a no nonsense attitude about an Job to be done and who just won t admit there s any such phrase As can t be  his Row of medals attest to that born in Decatur Tex., on junes ims Raborn grew up in Ryan and Murker okla., and was graduated from the . Naval acad Emy in my. Some folks wonder How i eve picked the nary when i did t know there was that much watering the world Raborn once quipped on a visit Back to his boyhood state where he joked about dust and drought when hews growing up. Raborn switched from surface ships to flying and won his wings As a naval aviator in 1934. Dur ing world War o. Be commanded the Navy aviation gunner school on Kaneohe Bay Hawaii and then served As executive or Fleer of the attack aircraft car Rier Hancock in the War s final drive against  commanding a task Force and serving at naval hand Quad ors in Washington on various hours Raborn took command of he support aircraft Carrier Bennington. In a series of explosion that rocked the ship off Newport on May 21, 1154, to men died. 94th arty Soldier Dies in cat wreck Schwa Ebisch. Gemuend Germany us pfc James m. Ford 19. Of Btry a 1st in Mph arty was killed hero Early sunday when the car in which be was a passenger went out of control skidded into a ditch an hit a tree. The Driver was pfc Mitchell. Tee Nee who was reported in guarded condition at the bad Cannstatt us. Army Hosp lae another passenger s sgt George Woodard was in satisfactory condition. All Are from the same4th army div unit Ford is survived by i wife Mary a., and a ton James i months who live in Durham,. Admiral Raborn an official commendation credited him with saving Many  to head the Navy s special project office Rabor was Given the task of developing the Polaris As a missile capable of being launched from a sub Marine while  research command is credited with Many scientific breakthroughs including a new navigation system to be used Bihe missile launching subs and the launcher  s got tremendous managerial ability said a former shipmate. He can really Cut through the  was close mouthed Ith newsmen who questioned him before the appointment As whether he was in line for the Job. I never heard anything like that he told one reporter. As head of the Cia Rabor will supervise a huge Organiza Tion about which relatively Little is known by the Public. What is known is that it includes a far Flung network of intelligence and has As a prime Jon the task of making sure the president is fully informed on every fact in which America is involved or interested. Two sex nazi executioners get life terms Mannheim Germany a use prison terms were meted out monday to two former a executioners found guilty in the murders by shooting of More than 100 polish hostages. Wilhelm Ruchardt a to year old pensioner was convicted on two counts of 45 murders each and received a double use  Mocek a was sentenced to life for his part in 17murders. Retaliation the trial had focused on event sin october of 1131 when Mem Bers of the is executed 150poles in retaliation for an alleged act of sabotage. The shootings took place near the polish Village of Tuchel. Subordinates including Mocek and Ruchardt. Were told by is col Rudolf von Alvensleben to carry out the executions unless the Case was solved. Von Alvensleben has been blamed for the deaths of 4,000 poles. He is believed to have fled to Argentina after the War. Another defendant Werne Sorgatz 53, was sentenced to four years for complicity in murders. Strikes follow two murders on Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus a thousands of greek cypriot workers went on strike monday to protest the murders of a Turk ish cypriot Trade Union Leader who is pro greek and a greek cypriot colleague Costas Melsha pulls. A Cyprus government state ment said Here was no doubt Dervish a Kaioglou the Turk ish cypriot had been murdered by turkish cypriot terrorist because he opposed the turkish cypriot leadership and was a outspoken supporter of peaceful coexistence for the greek an turkish cypriot communities. A Kaioglou and  shot sunday near the Large turkish enclave of Lou Roujina is Miles South of Nicosia. A government statement said according to existing evidence the two men had been am bushed end killed by at least four  4 Congo mercenaries killed Stanleyville the Congo a renewed rebel activities in the last few Days have Cost the lives of four mercenaries fighting in the ranks of the congolese army. Solemn occasion even the Prospect of receiving a font Atelea from president Johnson failed to Narrag a smile to the face of this unidentified mexican youngster at san Marcos Tex., the rear. Johnsoa dedicated Ike Camp Gary Job corps Center. A school Aid Bill signed by lbs amid nostalgia Johnson City Tex. A president Johnson signed the billion Dollar school Aldwell an said he believes it will mean More to the future of the nation than any Law he u Ever approve. The a Storl signing came Sun Day in a nostalgic setting out by Douglas b. Cornell crash kills i child two others Leitheim Germany is four persons including two americans were killed in a two car crash Here sunday after noon. Investigators said an Auto driven by a staff sergeant from co c. 1st in 51st inf apparently went out of control on the wet pavement and crashed into an oncoming car. Its occupants mrs. Rosa Spring an mrs. Theresla wed Miler were the staff sergeant was Villedas was his 4-year-old daughter. The sergeant s wife and three other children were injured and Are being treated at the .army Hospital in Augsburg. The army is withholding identification of the americans. Ball says Viet Nam talks offer still goes Washington up pres ident Johnson s offer of unconditional Viet Nam peace talks willbe kept on the table it it la rejected by the communists under Secretary of state George w. Ball said , he said the United states would continue its pol icy of responding in a measured but appropriate Way the airstrikes to North Viet Nam s aggression against South Viet  response will go on he said until the aggression  clearly did not accept Hanoi s reaction thus far As a for Mal reply to president Johnson s statement last wednesday that the United states is prepared to enter unconditional discussions for possible peace in Viet Nam. That offer was in effect rejected sunday by the official North vietnamese newspaper n h a n Dan which charged that  s speech contained Only false and sophisticated  the administration. Ball said is waiting to see what kind of reply Hanoi makes to the plea of 17 non aligned nations for prompt Viet Nam negotiations without prior  United states is the Only country thus far to answer the 17-nation declaration. The . Re ply Given thursday was parallel to the president s speech in bal  assumed that Hanoi would make an official reply. Presumably they will answer their mall he  under Secretary had been asked whether the United states would continue its military activity in View of the oat rejection of or. Johnson s proposal. Re declared. I would t say that North Viet Nam ban flatly rejected  a for the Western world bal said that there had been an increasingly favourable response and sympathy with the . Posi  under Secretary was asked ii the United states was prepared if necessary to fight communist China Over the vietnamese is sue. He replied we Don t intend to renege on our pro mews or withdraw from our  be defined the specific . Objective As helping the people of South Viet Nam defend their Freedom and Independence. But the is. Response also carried the implication he said that the communist wars of National lib Erston can not be permitted to succeed. On a related subject. Ball said that we must wait and see what effect the vietnamese Cri Sis will have on a soy tet relations. He declared that he would not read too much into any at tempt to link last week s soviet actions in Berlin and on the Auto Bahn with the vietnamese Situa Tion. He said that obviously the rut were trying to Embarrass the West German parliament which was meeting in Berloto to the first time since mob. An that their reaction was an old pattern and we re used to it. Doors on the Shady Side of theone room schoolhouse the presi Dent attended As a  his former first Grade teacher and former classmate looking on along with invited Guesta and tourists the presi Dent sat at a Vintage Type school desk to affix his signature. In remarks prepared for the event released before the actual signing or. Johnson said i started school when i was four years old. And they Tell me miss Kate that i recited my first lesson while sitting on  miss Kate is mrs. Kate Deadrich Loney 72, who was presented with the pen with Whicher. Johnson signed the Bill. The president said that As Theson of a tenant Fanner he knows education u the Only Val id passport from poverty. A former teacher and he said he wants to be one again he said he has great expectations of what the new Law will mean for Young people. 56th pm Soldier killed in wreck Kaiserslautern g e a Many secs one 56th Quarter jsff�in2s Oler cloned Here and two others injured in an Auto Accident on w4 i car struck a Road Marker a la a loot embark and rolled Over twice. Her. In Nen Brucke the transferred to the and Generd a Al in Lan Stuhl in Cruca condition from internal injuries. Lols a Gallo also was Neu Brucke and and n.05?-Lcon  
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