European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday april 16, 1965 the staks and stapes Page 9 niger accuses Ghana Mcnamara urged to bar merger Washington up niger a denounced Ghana and communist China for subversion Jin Africa and linked both coun tries to the Man accused of try ing to kill president Haman Lorl tuesday. It also accused Ghana of pro Viding a Haven for chinese and cuban trained terrorists who raided niger last year. Ambassador Ary Talmo uncharged that Enisley Amadou Diop. Who is accused of hurling grenade at Lorl came from Ghana with two accomplice three Days before the attack and had received intensive training in guerrilla activities before hand in communist cannot nay that Ghana is responsible inn Lemoune said i response to a question but the facts Are that they started out such training asked whether he believe Ghana or communist China knew what drop intended to said. It might be presumed that it was known in Ghana what they were about to do. When they get such training it is no just for training s Tan Lemoune made the charge sat a press conference attended by invited diplomats from Severa Africa embassies including two from ghanaian official branded the charges As presidential aides special assistant formational Security Mcgeorge Bandy left. Secre tary of defense Robert Mcnamara and acting Secretary of state George Ball Wall to brie newsmen on . Policy matters at while House press conference. Associated press photo British foreign Secretary says . Viet policy has won backing by Arthur l. a foreign Secretary Michael Stewart said wednesday the development of our partisans have returned from the British statesman expressed tin View that responsibility for the next move now Lieson the other communist Side in this said the world must look to them the communists foursome kind of constructive answer to what president Johnson has said in Baltimore on enter ing peace talks s statement on grow ing support for american policy in Viet Nam came in response to a questioner who had asked fix Ndon s backing of Washington was not Putti Nii Britain into a satellite s foreign Secretary replied there is no positive advantage in the British necking out some difference of policy with the americans on Viet Nam and then emphasizing it was right he maintained for Britain to keep in close consultation with the United states As an ally and then he added i think As time has gone on the statements of policy by . Government have been increasingly statements wit which More and More people whatever their doubts at sometimes have Felt themselves Able whether the pre elec Tion conditions for joining the common Market still stand. In his measured reply the for clan Secretary seemed to Indi Cate a distinct shift. Stewart said it is possible to envisage the european free Trade association Efta an the european economic Community dec becoming rep. Hebert asks him to reconsider Washington up the chairman of a House investigating subcommittee has offered defense Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara the Opportunity to re consider his controversial plan to merge the army Reserve into the National guard. Calling on Mcnamara to Catlike a human being instead of a Genius rep. F. Edward Hebert d-la., appealed to the Secretary to suspend his decision. It was slated to take effect july 1.hebert is chairman of an armed services subcommittee looking into the merger. He vigorously insists that Mcnamara needs congressional approval to go through with it. Mcnamara contends he does not. Hebert concluded wednesday subcommittee session by calling on Mcnamara who was no present to pause and recon Sider the action. He urged him to follow the example of presi Dent Johnson who recently delayed a controversial decision to close Down several veterans hospitals. Hebert said his subcommittee has not yet reached any final decision on whether the plan isor bad. But he left no doubt he Felt about the question of whether it needed congressional the Constitution Means that the Congress is to be an Active participant and full fledged part Ner in the determination of the direction and form of our defense policy he said ii require that the proposed merger of the army Reserve components boasted upon positively by the Taylor s sister in Law victim of mercy killing Mito agree. That development seems to Sterling gesture in West Berlin s Day Hall nov. Johna to Invof Massachusetts left give a Silver bowl to Deputy Vole o s a . The presentation was made during three Day visit by Volpe and Boston mayor Job. Collins. A me to justify the line which the British government has referring to or. Johnson s of Fer of peace talks Stewart said it seems to me that that Baltimore speech now makes Clear that the government of the United slates is prepared to enter into discussion in any format any place and without pro it now is up to the reds to react Stewart concede that from a communist stand Point there Styli remain great Many matter s of substance and procedure to be Long it takes he added in the end a settlement will have to be Stewart also was asked if the labor government looks beyond the current phase of functional cooperation which Britain has initiated with member countries of the european common mar Ket. He was questioned on api mar Dapper 81sister-in-Law of Gen Maxwell d. Taylor . Ambas Sador to South Viet Nam was shot to death wednesday in what police term a mercy killing. Another woman Dorothy Butts of Bethesda md., whom a nurse said she saw run Ning from miss Happer s room was found dead six hours Lateran a car outside Iho Bethesda police station. Police said she lad shot herself. Police in Washington said Mil Butts was found slumped Over the wheel of her blood spattered car and beside her was a note. Police said it read today i killed my Best Friend Mary Happer who has been suf Fering so cruelly from miss Happer. A resident ofic Thesda who had been staying at the High Oaks Home to Christian scientists in the City s Germantown Section was found dead by the nurse who said she heard two Sharp the nurse said she ran to miss Hopper s room and said she saw the other woman run from the room after stuffing something in her handbag. According to a nursing Homo spokesman the woman had come to the Home earlier in the Day and asked to take miss Hap per for a ride. He said the spent the afternoon together am returned about 4 . The nurse Edith Barrett said she heard the shots and ran into ills Happer s room. She Maidho saw her Clad in a slip on the bed her left Side Barrett said when she urst into the room the other woman thrust something Hur Ledly into her handbag an dashed out a rear door. She sped away in a car police married Lydia Gardner Happer of Elpaso tex., in 1im.a Bethesda policeman said he heard a muffled shot ran outside he station and found miss Butts exly slumped in the front seat of Mildred Brown president of Holton arms school a private school for girls in Bethesda. Said miss Happer was Taylor s Sis Ter in Law. Miss Brown Shareda House with miss Happer. Hester rite sat Arlington Washington a air Force a Gea John k. Hester who died i Germany last week after his Parachute failed was burled la Arlington National cemetery with full military Hose present for the funeral services at the Chapel were Gea j. P. Mcconnell. Air Force chief of staff Gea Curtis e. Lemay retired air Force chief at staff and Secretary of the air Force Vaxene a was fatally injured la a Parachute jump
