European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse These european edition if 21855 a army Navy air Force i it . Aimel in Banff Ond la Mujib i volum. 24, number 4 s cell i Lolly. 10 Nnoli wednesday april 21. 1965 levee collapses Wisconsin City flooded la Crosse wis. Up the rampaging Mississippi River breached one of four dikes protect ing the North Side of la Crosse flooded a Cluster of gasoline tanks and triggered a fire threat in this embattled City. Swollen Waters threatened to burst through other water logged dikes along a flood front that stretched nearly 500 Miles along the nation s mightiest River. The Mississippi climbed to 17.4 feet tuesday More than five feet Over flood stage at la Crosse. At Winona minn., about 25 Miles to the North nearly 1,000 persons left their Homes when water began coming up through storm sewers after seeping under protective dikes. Deep sea diving equipment was ferried across the Mississippi by National guardsmen from eau Claire wis., to Winona where Volunteer divers placed an inflatable fabric big in a manhole to Seal off the flow. Two other sewers were to be vont. On pan fool it China set to Send volunteers Tokyo a communist China tuesday called for full preparations to Send chinese troops into the Viet namese War if the United states escalates the fighting and the vietnamese people Call for help. A peking broadcast said Tho standing committee of Tho National Peoples Congress ordered the preparations in a Resolution which was adopted unanimously. In the name of the Iso Milton chinese people the resold Uon said the standing committee of the National Peoples con Gress of China today solemnly passed a Resolution calling on the people s organization and their people throughout China to make full preparations to Send their own people to fight together with the vietnamese people and drive out the . Aggressors in the event that . Imperialism to escalate its War of a Grendon and the vietnamese peo ple need the legislative body is empowered to decide on the proc icon. On Page a. Cot. 6t Pilot of Navy sky Raider killed North roads hit again cemetery fracas an american adviser left fires at Vert cog rebels along with Viet namese soldiers la a cemetery at Danang. Ared unit is Only seven Miles away. Up Mcnamara Calls Hawaii talks routine from press dispatches. Honolulu defense Secre tary Robert Mcnamara has arrived in Hawaii for a 20-hour, High level conference which he described at he de Nied the meeting was a result of any crisis in Viet Nam. He landed late monday night at Hickam air Force base and told newsmen that a would re main until wednesday for talks with Maxwell Taylor ambassador to South Viet Nam Gen Wil Liam c. Westmoreland top .military officer in Viet Nam adm . Grant Sharp Pacific military commander and Gen Earle 0. Wheeler chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. It Namara said Tho discus Sions would be devoted to the logistical support training and baseball american la outset. S it Anuil. A milk 111. Uckworth 4tl.onto Iii and Cun Mart my. It
