European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse If 21855 a army Navy air Force un.m.1.1 Kiwi Len in. . At Ltd in Lup North Al rim Ond a a lilt hit Yokim 24, number 9 1 utile dolt 10 Comiti san Day monday april 26, 1965 dominican president ousted flooding eases i 3 states by the associated presi relentless Mississippi River floodwaters which have forced More than 0,000 persons i three states from their Homes eased somewhat sunday but dikes were softened by steady Sand baggers worked around the clock Onthetree mile Long earthen Dike at Rock Island Iii., and an observer said sunday. So far the situation is pretty Well in River stage was 10.7 feet. Paul Meeden of radio station Whf Manning an emergency flood news desk said these volunteers have averted any major disaster. Together wit the men on he fire department Viet reds kill 2 marines in first direct offensive Danang South Viet Nampi communist Viet Cong her Rollas. In their Flat Conven onal action against american combat troops in Viet Nam Sun a overwhelmed two . Maine outposts near the vital abase at a nans killing two americans and wounding furthers. The communist guerrillas moving under cover of Early morning darkness killed on Leatherneck and wounded an other As they overran a two Man listening Post. Then the related Story. Pane picture Page 17 pumpers they have prevented Albut minor seepage and water built at the levee areas. We have Hud More than three inches of rain in the last Day and a Meedon said that has softened but no broken the dikes. We expect the Crest of the Mississippi River a my feet wednesday in the qua cities. That is 14, col. Communists hit a seven Man outpost behind the listening Post killing another Marin and wounding two others and a . Navy corpsman. Two of the four wounded americans were reported in cult related stories. Pages 1, picture Page 17 Leal condition and the other two were in serious condition. An american military spokes Man said a Marine platoon was rushed to reinforce the outpost and artillery was called Down on the attackers. The Viet Cong were driven off caving at least two of their dead behind. The spokesman said Here was evidence that two More dead communists were carried away. The Viet Cong guerrillas in the past have sniped harassed and used hand grenades at the 8.000-Man-Strong oth expeditionary Marine brigade since the marines arrived last month. But sunday s attack opened up a new phase in the communist military wounded Marine at the listening Post Lay there through the predawn hours until a Marine patrol recovered him after sunup. The clash was the first in . Marines were known to have been killed by the Viet was the fourth straight Day that the communist Viet con clashed with the Marine Garri son protecting the vital .and South vietnamese air base. Another Marine was killed saturday by the accidental explosion of a grenade in his foxhole near a Nung. The blast wounded his . Marines were icon. On Pant to. Col. To shot Marine corps pfc Jerry d. Goff Dis plays the barrel of his m-14 Rifle which Wai spill by a Vel Cong Bullet near Danang As Goff was firing at red Snipen. Frag ments struck Goff in the face but he was not badly hurl. A stateside Static Manchester Wash. A the stale Highway patrol said an automobile going Down asleep Bill failed to negotiate a curve crossed the Roadway went off on the left Side struck a do lab crossed a Field struck another ditch crossed a Small Street weal into the Yard of. W. It Holcomb broke off a fruit tree struck the concretes Leps of the House and slopped with us front end hanging Overa Concrete Wall. The Driver unhurt was Robert j. Miller,17. Of Seattle. He said he did t think his brakes were working properly. But my kid likes my Story better9 editor s note Keith Fuller my an assistant Gea Era manager of toe associated Ptim in new York City. Was a b17 Bombardier la world War h. Ills plane was shot Down a to " a saturday and be wound up la stalag Lull Iii a German Prl-01 Camp for airmen. Those captured filers held a reunion with their former captors in Dayton Ohio Friday and sat urday. In the Story that follows filler tells How it feels to me told comrades and old enemies by Keith Fuller Dayton. Ohio a Twenty one Yean ago Sai Urdas at noon the German Luftwaffe officer pointed a cocked lug rat to and said in English with a silly Grin for you the War isomer 1 this saturday Al the 20th re Union of american air forces off Corr imprisoned at Stala Glufli Iii. Sagan now Poland. I donated five Bucks toward the Cost of returning four former nazi prison guards to to with Uson this occasion. Man that s coming full from a natural slowness with a Dollar i had no regret about the donation for the Luftwaffe As an enemy they had treated us with a humaneness quite different from the horror of Dachau and bal san bar gun. For me the real trauma of this reunion was so clan my Pilot cant Edward t. Bender of Rolla to. He was insulting an psychologically devastating. The initial meeting was grand. I had not seen him for 90 years. In fact the dote was april 30. 1943. We had just been liberated by the Lato Gen George Putton Ond had suld Farewell after having spent two years training together flying 10 combat missions to Gether having shared prison Camp together and then part ing. The reunion after 20 year should have had the Aura of an o Henry Short Story. Instead twas a Nightmare. De i said after a Chang no lies with him annul How nether of us had changed in two decades will you Ever forge bulling out of i hit burning air plane with those German fight ers buzzing around us i won t forget Balling out he said but we caught on fire from a malfunction in the Wir ing i said. I thought 1 remembered " our Mission was a strange on that Day. Intelligence which had an uncanny Knack of get Ting foul information heard that a concentration of nazi military brass was to have a meeting near Nancy France. We were icon. On pane col. To rebels seek return of Juan Bosch from press dispatches Santo Domingo do Munican Republic rebel Mil itary officers sunday announced they have Over thrown the three Man civil Ian Junta of Donald Reid Cabral and will attempt to restore Juan d. Bosch to the presidency. Bosch has in in exile since his ouster in ims on charges of allowing communists and Castro lies to infiltrate the government. The officers seized the govern ment radio station saturday but the Reid Cabral regime announced several hours later that the uprising had been gave the rebels until 10 . Sunday to surrender but the rebels called the ultimatum ridiculous. La Hel officers then appeared lit the National Palace and seized control. Colonel Francisco Caamano Deno one of the rebel leaders said the life of Reid Cabral 41, und other members of his triumvirate would be protected. To said hey were asked to remaining the Juluce until Public order could be restored. Reid Cabral a wealthy Auto denier said he planned to return to private life. Caamano said Dosch would be returned to the dominican re Public us soon As possible. He was lust reported in san Juan puerto Rico. No bloodshed in Washington. . Official said the overthrow of the e govern ment apparently was accomplished without bloodshed. There was no official Slat department comment. In puerto Rico a spokesman for Bosch said he understood the president of the Dominica House of representatives was to be installed As the head of provisional government Bosch had no immediate comment. The revolt leaders said their main objective was to restore what has Ven taken from the people and to return Bosch Caamano spoke in the name of revolutionaries. He said he personally had obtained Reid cab ral s resignation. Caamano explained that the decisions which led to the revolt were made by members of the High command conscious of their dominican sources in Newyork suld Caamano is a Young colonel without political Back ground son of Gen Fausto Cua Mono. Who. In turn was a close associate of assassinated dictator Rafael Lconidas Trulillo unofficial reports in san Dom Ingo said a military Junta would take Over administration of Tho county until Bosch returns
