European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse Thi Ham and St mkt wednesday. April 31, l6f. Both Viet name still believe Victory possible an a new. Analysts by John m. Elfi Tower editor s note now tons an a Avenue in securing that Hanoi has rejected the a communist Victory in the Irle for be got Malloru what coarse appears Likely for the War in Vietnam this dispatch surveys the possibilities widespread efforts to Ope Neace talks have the United states Kas equally insisted that any Settle ment Mast provide for these purity of South Viet Nam against aggression of the Aorl. The Johnson administration argues that it the conflict in Southeast Asi appears Likely to continue at least for several More that time. Communist China and Russia Are Likely lob come increasingly involved. Us. Officials who have com to these coach Sloas Aad they Are Aow generally Hel la Wash Lautoa say the Basic fact about peace prospects Lavieta Nam to that Wither Side is yet coat Aeed ii Caa t la. Until one Side or the other comes closer to disaster according to this View the War will go on and will gradually get bigger in the sense of involving More outside Partick latest blow to peace Hopes came with an announce ment that North Viet Nam had rejected an Appeal by 17 non aligned countries for unconditional negotiations. Peace Hopes soared to new Heights of optimism Only two weeks ago when president John son announced that the United states would accept unconditional talks on the vietnamese conflict but now that Hanoi has rejected or. Johnson s bid Aad the Appeal of the Nodal Laed ballots the oae possibility still talked about privately la Wash Lautoa is a pea Dlag proposal for a conference of securing theaven Raluy and territorial integ Rity of Cambodia. Behind any attempt at peace talks of course is the question what would peace Lead Tot itis a conflict Between the two answers to this question that makes Clear Why the peace efforts so far have come to Noth ing. The North vietnamese backed by the chinese communists have emphasized repeat edly that they want a Settle ment that would provide for withdrawal of All . Forces from South Viet Nam an leave the communist Viet Cong free to Deal with the country Side and the unsupported government at Saigon. In other words the North vietnamese see peace Negola men and gusto so alb Viet Nam from North there would be nose Loui problem. According to us peace aim therefore each Side in the conflict still believes it can Winthe struggle and neither Side is willing to Compromise. Flooded Bridge the roadbed of the Ridge Over the St. Crop River Between Bud water. Mini., and was Coann is covered by tet Woroft i to Midwest history. A photo ? Midwest s hard Winter sudden Spring blamed one two punch one of nature s worst editor s note a crae Winter set the stage for the Midwest s worst flooding fat this csatary Aad la a devas Tating Wolm of nature themed leads also were buffeted by Tome of the worst la history. The following dispatch disc asset the cause Sand effects of nature s one two punch by Wesley g. Pipper United prets International the Long hard Winter. That simply is the reason for the Century s worst floods in the Mississippi Valley. Spring came suddenly. The Snow and ice melted faster than creeks Rivers and sewers could take care of the water. The water spilled ind scrim inanely Over the lowlands. Where there were buildings basements filled and the Struc Tures were flooded. Where there were dikes and levees water crawled up their sides. From Minnesota s twin Cit ies to the hotel Mark Twain in Hannibal mo., thousand were driven from their Homes. More thousands tolled around the clock with sandbags and Rescue operations. It was the hand of Fate Aad the what a of nature that Tome of the Century s worst tornadoes hit Boal the same cyclonic band curled around the Southern Edge Flake Michigan and j7 Timet from Wisconsin to Ohio Tun Nel Clouds dipped out of sultry skies and left behind death an destruction. The floods and the tornadoes combined to give the nation one of the worst weeks in it history from the standpoint of natural disaster. More than Iso persons died most of them in the tornadoes. More than half died in Indian alone in the slate s worst trag of other persons were injured throughout the Midwest chiefly from the Cost of the tornadoes and the floods probably is Inesti Mable. A figure of my million was arrived at for the tornadoes with Indiana gov. Roger bran Plains. Nearly All of the nation had one of the most ferocious Winters in memory. The cold added to the Poten tial treachery of the Snow. The ground froze to deep and solidly that Long after Spring finally came it was unt hawed and unable to absorb moisture. The water Rai off Over Frozen ground. What might have served to replenish exhausted subsurface moisture supplies instead added to the already swollen streams. The flood Waters in the twin cities affected mainly Indus trial areas although 800 per men and High school student worked annul the clock at Clinton Dubuque and Daven port to strengthen dikes and earthen Typo Walls. In Illinois and Iowa la a Sands of volunteers �andbagg4 levees and made plans to evac uate �,00 families if necessary daring the expected Crew april it. An easier weekend Causnau delayed and then Flat lined the flood Crest at Tpaul. Bat cities downstream braced for a week Long Battle. But the Waters did not break a a As. Aug sons were flooded out of their lo�.5v"r�1leT. Ign placing damage in the Hoosier state at a minimum of 1100 million. Minnesota Rolvaag said very preliminary estimates from the flood damage in his stale amounted to $98 worst tornadoes on rec Ord in the nation occurred nibs in Missouri Illinois and Indiana with 68 dead. The next worst took place m Alabama in 1m1, with m8 dead. This Spring s were the third worst. Then the floods came. The mighty Mississippi Rose m rec Ord Heights in Minneapolis angst. Paul surpassing even the flood Levels of 1 9i.lost Winter was one of rec Ord cold and Snow in the upper Homes in St. Paul. The capital City s downtown Airport and Railroad station wore underwater. Water flowed Over the roof tops in suburban . Downstream the City of Wabash minn., was an Island in the Wisconsin More than 14, 000 persons were Wiir cd the would have to flee their Iowa National guards Missouri River which together with the Mississippi forms one of the world s longest Riv ers the flood Waters poured harmlessly Inlo Man nude . Six Mammoth earthen dams built across the Missouri in Montana and the Dakotas sine world War ii. Have created lakes that could Saccom Rodat floods of the magnitude that happen Only once every thou Sand years. Not a Al sly in world Wor ii russian discounts Allied Aid Moscow up a soviet military Histo Rian has challenged Western claims Liat Russia Defeated invading nazi forces in world War n Only because of Allied Aid specially lend lease supplies. Col Kon Slanton Terekhin told Iho official toss news Agency that although Allied old was important it was not a decisive factoring the soviet Victory. Tass said Terekhin a professor at the Leningrad Academy was interviewed on the tub anniversary of Germany s defeat Terekhin said is. Lease lend Aid accounted for Only four per cent of the material resources expended by the soviet Union Dur ing the War. 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