European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes monday april 26, 1965 . Retains . Support in Viet Nam London up prime min ister Harold Wilson has Reaf firmed Britain s solid backing for american Viet Nam policy before a critical gathering of european socialist party and government leaders. The Viet Nam crisis was among the topics under review at an unprecedented merlins of socialist Leaden from 19 euro Pean countries and Canada a Chequers the prime minister s official country of european Cooper Atlon. Arms control and disarm moment. Allied Security in the context of changing East weal relations and inter soda list is sues were among the wide rang of topics of the informal Satur Day conference according to informed sources. American strategy in vie nun has met with a varying reception among socialists in Europe gathered Here for the week end Parley. Some were understood to be very critical of policy and worried about a possible escalation of hostilities into a major War. Door open Wilson a solid supporter . Strategy in Southeast Asia has made Clear that his lab government stands by presiden Johnson s declared policy firmness combined with Readl Ness to negotiate a pre conditions. Critics who voiced fear of escalation urged an All out Brills negotiated settlement participants of the Chequer meeting included the Stodall premiers of Denmark and swe Den the austrian vice chancelor the Netherlands Deputy pre Tyler Belgium s Deputy foreign minister and Italy s finance Man West German socialist party was represented by Berli mayor july Brandt prance was represented by socialist Leader and former pre. Miler Guy Mollet and Gaston Efferee. The opposition Candi Date for the French . Canada Israel and Switzerland also participated inthe weekend meeting which Fol Lowed conference in London of Reserve merger plan nears Sho Wdovin a a. _. _ nun Onari it Iii in Washington up de spite two months 01 heated con Gressional hearings the Penta gon seems determined to go head with its controversial an for merging the army re erics into the National guard. Under the plan the 400.000-Man guard will be blended Ith the 2b8.000.Man Reserve to create a guard organization Otaling 550.000. Reserve units to disappear As of will begin july 1.when defense Secretary Rob Ert s. Mcnamara announce the action last dec. 12 he sent Sparks flying in and out of con Gress. Army reservists have an energetic lobbying organization in the reserves officers association Boa. They also hate friends As Well As fellow reservists in both the House and Mcnamara and the regular army contend the step will streamline management of the army s civilian Hucl up forces save the taxpayer 1150 million Aster passes and in Berlin items capture 2 Berlin up tearful Westich liners embraced their East Lerlin relatives sunday for theist time until the Pentecost Noil Lay. Thousands of West past armed Border guards for Brief reunions before he Wall openings closed at mid night until May 31. By 1 . 54,870 had entered East Berlin to boost the two week total of the easter Holiday pass period to about 100,000. I the Eastern police at the Wall saw to it that the traffic was one Way Only. At 3 30 . They red three hots at a Young Man and woman fleeing through barbed wire on the French Sec Tor Border. The Man made it to West Ber Lin through four barbed wire barriers but the girl was captured. Another Man who tried to Leewai arrested on the american sector Border. Tito to visit dab Algiers up yugoslav president Tito will leave monday by plane on a state visit to the United Arab Republic after com a state visit to announced a Algeria it was a Consolation in. Richard Kraeger sub Clemente calk.,holding a Cruc Fli. Consoles her son Paul la a All at Juarez Milco at Liat is Joe Calalla assistant counsel for the youth Otto Alaiff of i Lanui. Three Corpus Chrystl Tex men. Later Kraeger was resumed to he United slates. A photo reds thwart Chicago vet s Elbe reunion a year and result n "550,000well-equipped, Well trained offi cers and they say it just does t make sense to have two Reserve style organizations especially since both of them have Many units which arc of Low priority order. The Roa and its congressional friends see it otherwise. They claim the merger would reduce rather than increase combat readiness by permitting the army s sole Reserve component to be one Hal also Hasa duty to the state in which it is located. They also claim that Man men who Hove loyally served their country through years of membership in the reserves will not have an Opportunity to join the guard. Finally they say Mcnamara has no authority to take the action without the specific affirmative approval of Congress to which the Constitution assign the responsibility of raising and supporting armies. The clash of views has Bee most audible in the hearing room of a House Anne services sub committee headed by rep. F. Edward Hebert d la. Mcnamara is supposed to appear before the committee shortly after the easter recess which ends monday. So far he has t Given any indication that he has changed his mind. Plane crash kills 2 of captains Hermosa. . Up two air Force captains were killed during a pleasure trip when their Trainer aircraft spiral cd to the ground in the Southern Blac Hills. The victims were copts War Ren h. Pierce 31, Graham tex., and Dale b. Moneyhon a Augusta ky., both of Ellsworth air Force base near rapid City the socialist Bureau. \ International beat Taco fighters feted London up the Queen Mother threw a party for world War n resistance fighters fro throughout Europe. The party which was held at Clarenc Ehouse was attended by representatives of resistance movement sin Belgium Denmark France Holiana Italy Norway Poland and Yugoslavia. Berlin a a Chicago w eran of the world War ii linkup of . And red armies at the Elbe River kept a lonely Vigil near the soviet War memorial Here sunday after East Germany foiled plans for a 20thanniversary reunion with his old russian comrades in arms. Joseph Polowsky was even unable to place Flowers at the memorial. A British army ser Geant finally took the bouquet to an officer of the russian Honor guard who deposited it at the Monument. Alone on a Gray and Rainy Day Polowsky had intended to Lead some 10 american veterans Toast German town of i near which the linkup lace in 1mj. The Corn would not Issue visas and a plea to the russian pm Jassy in East Berlin went in other american Veteran who had come to Berlin William . Army tear Gas helped rout Seoul Seoul up a . Army spokesman Here has confirmed that the army supplied the teargas and other riot control materials to the korean government that Wero used two weeks ago to disperse anti government Stu Dent rioters. Former president Posun Yun Leader of the opposition civic Rule parly had complained that korean police used .-supplied tear Gas and other poisonous chemical weapons against the rioters. Town living in double jeopardy i. Fraynack a Kansas City mo.,, returned Homo Satur a after learning of the East German ban. The rest of the group apparently never made Ito Europe. Polowsky said he would return the United states monday. He believes the russians had nothing to do with the visa snub. I believe it was an East Ger Man Polowsky had twice before led veterans to Tougau for april 25 reunions with russian world War ii veterans. He had been invited for the ceremonies this year by the Tougau mayor. Observers Here believed the soviets were not particularly anxious to hold military Friend ship ceremonies with americans at a time when some communist states criticize them for not de Kvoring More Aid to North Vietnam. Baun Estlle. Ohio a it s that time of the year again in this Southeastern Ohio Community when you wonder whether you re out of step with the confusion among the 4, 400 townsfolk lasts until fall. At Midnight saturday halt the townspeople switched to Daylight saving time moving clock ahead one hour. The rest stayed on slow time. It s a mess most of the time said patrolman Beryl Glensey. After All these year you think you d get used to it but you Don t you Don t know u you becoming or going half the for the last 10 Yean tie vol Lage fathers have turned deaf ears on pleas to end the prob Lem about which Way to turn the hands of the clock. Thu time troubled Are blames geography for All its headaches. Many of the residents work i another county which annually observes slow ume. Others have lobs in nearby Wheeling w. Va., which switches to this Means that the town government school District churches operate on slow businesses the Banks and factories push their clock ahead. I think Iff better for the whole Community u the schools Are on fast time said boar member Charles Shepherd pharmacist Why should the schools be out of step with everyone else a couple of years ago wearied to go to fast time in the schools and had our ears at that ume Many of the Rural families reportedly threatened to vote against a renewal lev for operating the schools if classes were held on fast than half of the 1,700 cell Drin in the school system Veon area forms. One of those strongly oppose to Daylight saving tune is mrs Kenneth Ward Mother of three and wife of a Farmer with 100 head of should always stay on slow ume sold mrs. Ward. Idon t see any advantage to the . Pierce was assigned to the77th bomb so. An air Force spokesman said the two officers were flying an Ellsworth Aero club t34 Trainer on a two hour pleasure Brandt Back in Germany Bonn up West Berli lord mayor Willy Brand has re turned to West Germany from visit to the United states and fir cat Britain. 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