European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and strips sunday. April 15, if \ week s news in review . Stepped up raids on North signalled d defense Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara utter a two Day conference of top . Military and civilian strategists signalled stepped up thaws Metott record flood in Midwest Ryphe record Winter a 1 bad enough. But it also carried a devastating delayed action Jolt for the Snow covering ground Frozen deep by Prece Zenuh atterling cold melted suddenly in the upper ground Frozen so deep and solidly could not absorb the Runoff. The result the Cen Tury s worst flooding in the Mississippi Valley. Last week four states battled hoods along a 400-mile stretch of the nation s mightiest River. Some of the areas affected had been damaged by tornadoes on Palm sunday. As the Crest moved South Ward first Minnesota and wis Consin then Iowa were designated disaster areas by Presl Dent Johnson nuking the eligible for Federal Aid. These were the develop Batty in the week to Odra ten surrounded Wabasha. Minn., a Community of 1.590.about one third of the Popula. Lion was , nearly Uoo persons ten their Homes in . The River also breached one of four dikes protecting the North Side of la Crone. Wls., flooding a Cluster of gasoline tanks and for a time posing a fire threat in the City of at Clinton. Iowa a 75-foot action of Dike collapsed with out warning. Injuring 15 Young Volunteer flood fighters. In Dubuque the River swept Over a the trip of the business Dot thousands of acres of farm land Wen flooded in Illinois Tram Moune to Quincy. In Hannibal to . Nor and to activity against communist North vice the top level con Ference in Hawaii y mentioned that More and close air support were required by government troops. He said Aid Forsooth Viet Nam will be in creased from 1207 million lo1330 million in the present Fis Cal year. Meanwhile fighting continued on the ground and in the air. Including strikes against North Viet Nam. Since april 13, american an vietnamese planes have been flying sorties Over North Vietnam every few hours around the clock. The associated pres said in Saigon that indications were that thin pattern will be continued. In addition to slowing ship ments of armaments Loguer Rillas in South Viet Nam Theap mid the raids Are aimed at making North vietnamese Roods As dangerous As roads in South Viet Nam which Are constantly subject to guerrilla ambushes and attacks. On Friday. . Aircraft Deal their most crushing blow yet against the North destroying seven vital Bridges in four Day Light raids. A total of 1m air Force and Navy planes rained More than 300 tons of bomb on Bridges in the Southern part of North Viet Nam. In other developments communist China on tues Day called for full preparations to Send chinese troops into the vietnamese War if the United states escalates the fighting and the vietnamese people Call for help. North Viet Norn rejected an Appeal by 17 Nonorl lined countries for negotiations with out conditions. Us. Marines first extended clash with the Viet Cong. The clash involved a patrol of 41 marines who forced the. Guerrillas to re treat. One Marine was wounded. Government forces suffered 140 casualties in an unsuccessful six Day operation against guerrillas who Are dug i about smiles South of Danang air base. Visitors Italy s Premier Aldo mom left facet newsmen s microphones after House conference. At right Philip Calr enl trims _ the hair of Willy Brandt shortly before Itte a Berlin mayor look part la ceremonies it Wmk. New York world s fair. Misoda Capitol Hill generous gentlemen diplomatic relations be tween India and the United states were chilled lust week because of prime min ister Lai Bahadur shastra s cancelled visit to Washington. Severe criticism of the United states was touched off by president Johnson s request that shastra postpone his june visit because or. Johnson willbe Busy with the Viet Nam crisis and heavy congressional work. Shastri cancelled the vis it saying it would be at his convenience not the presi dents that any new Dale is picked. Other developments in the capital the Senate began debate on president Johnson s negro Vot ing right Bill urged by its Lead ers to end a Century of be however ii Southern senators organized their forces to argue against the . Allen j. Ellender d-la., said they might try to keep the debate going for two months. Or. Johnson announced series of High level appoint ments. Including five ambassadors. Milton s. Eisenhower brother of the former presi Dent was named to a commis Sion to study construction of Asea level canal Between the at lactic and Pacific. Sen. Olin d. Johnston . Died of pm Monla. He was m. Gov. Donald & Russel resigned As governor and was appointed to the vacant Seal. Art juries too generous this question has been kicked around in insurance and Legal circles Tutu recently. A news los Angeles a s e 1 a s i in week added fuel to the do Brief Aloigue. A a Perlor court jury awarded damages totalling 17.5 Millionth the Man icy agreed helped found Litton industries inc., but april March me was when the easter Parade meant mom. Dad and the kids snowing off their new bought finery. Nowadays it is the time of the protest March and the cos Tumes lean toward the beatnik variety. This year the Viet Nam situation added a Lew touch to the ban the bomb marches which have become an easter tradition. Sixteen marches organized by the committee for nuclear disarmament were held in West Germany. The committee said 130.000 turned out for the peace rallies de Spile rain Ana Chilly weather. Marches were also held i Basel. Switzerland and in London. Where 4,000 turned out. On the Day before easter.19,000 paraded in front of the White House in protest to .policies in Viet Nam. The presiding judge Tuluo 1eously ruled to the contrary. While the jury agreed qua Emmett t. Steele that he was a founder and breach of Elm tract existed the judge a fwd Only that Steele wat a key employee of the highly med Sztul electronics and office machine judge s decision of Points of equity did not in Iwu set aside the jury verdict Bat
