European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse Page. 2 the stars and stripes tue Idoy april 27, 1963 army gain will be of loss Washington is the defense department budget or fiscal 19m Calls Tor an increase of 725 army aircraft and a de Crenic of 70s in the number of aircraft assigned to the air budget which was presented to us House appropriations committee in february and released to the Public this week also Calls for nine fewer aircraft for the Navy and Marine combined total of All Mili tary aircraft will number 20,571a decrease of 11 from the cur rent aircraft inventories will increase from 6,899 to 7.624.most of these the army said will be helicopters of the uiub.uh1d and cii47 Chinook Vyrl Force inventories will drop from 14,411 to 13,706. Tho air Force loss reflect the phas Coul of bs7 and Early models of b52bombers. The Navy and Marine corps meanwhile will have 8,241 air Craft army aircraft including i Host assigned to the Reserve and National guard will log an Esti mated 2,977,000 flying hours i fiscal year pm a gain of 206.000 Over fiscal year 1965. Autobahn completed Bonns a a portion of the German autobahn known As the Holland line under interrupted construction since 1936 will be completely opened to traffic As of tuesday the Bonn traffic ministry completion of the Hollam line Means travellers can drive from Germany to Amsterdam an final link in the Holland line in the 17-mile stretch Between Hammon Kiln and the Bor Der town of Emmerich. The Roa starts at the Oberhausen truffle interchange to Roadside parking spot have been constructed an filling station restaurant installs lion is going in at Hun be to traffic ministry said. Defense Dent. Asks $12.5 billion. ,.,., in incur mall Terv s4s the i hitch presented his testimony combat fur".,Ana a. c-.1. A l . Tel of on Elenc no to Al. Ill or lilt inv Llori of us ii. " " t. 79th arty Soldier hit killed by car Frankfurt is a Mentor of the 3rd missile in 791 arty was struck and killed by Aputo Early sunday near Bulz the Soldier was walking on Inhat Side of the Highway 1u mile Southwest of Butzbach when was struck by an Auto driven b victim was taken to Gles ten where he was pronounce dead. The name of the victim is being withheld pending Nolf Locallo of next of Lii. The defense department has asked Congress fur nearly $12.5 billion for fiscal year 1966 for opera i ions and maintenance costs of10 army Nuvy air Force and Marine Secretary of defense hurls j. Hitch told the committee that Jim Money would support an a rage armed forces strength of 653,000 military personnel Asell As their equipment and a Ili tics. It would not include Mil Tor y pay. Hit Nigeb. 16 but unclassified versions of the hearings were not release until monday. The request for 112,471.600,000 is an increase of Only $21 million Over the fiscal year 1965 appropriation. It is also a 6 per cent Cut from the $13.3 billion orc finally propose to defense Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara by the military serv ices. Included in the request arc of crating and support requirements for 16 Active army divisions 899active ships three Marine corps. � to Comba a Muu. " Active aircraft inventor 29.571. Operation and maintenance accounts also cover expenses of Reserve component with a paid Drill training strength of More than 967,000men. Their training facilities and their equipment. Hitch explained that the budget was pre pared in Accord with me Namara s policy of Nocom Ali Shank approved programs Rotthe lowest possible Cost. Head ded however that " " mall tar capability remain the major also incl d in the budget Are such costs As ._.$21 million for joint chiefs of staff directed and coordinate exercises.$24 million for a classified army $9 million for increase density of army aircraft plus $12 million for Purchase of air Craft parts. $47 million for Navy ship overhauls and improvement. $26 million for support of the Polaris program. $20 million for consumable supplies and repair parts for Navy ships.$26 million for overhaul of Navy aircraft engines and components. _ $20 million for air Force an Navy intelligence and oceanographic activities.$7 million related to support requirements of sc71 aircraft scheduled for inclusion in the inventory in 1966.significant decreases from Fis Cal year 1965 include $30 million As a result of completed tests of army at mobility. $20 million saved by reorganization of the army Reserve and National guard.$49 million saved in ate Force depot maintenance an base support due to phaseout of certain aircraft and missile sys tems plus another $21 million reduction in fuel and Oil for at Force planes. Fitch also said that the total number of aircraft in the inventory would show an increase in army planes and a balancing de crease in Navy and air Force aircraft holding the Una townspeople la Gutten Berg Iowa form a Long sandbag line to bolster a weak spot to a flood Dike. The Small Tow North of dub que is apparently winning a Best Selling novelist held on drug count la Honda Calif. A Best Selling novelist Ken Vescy and 13 other men and women were arrested in a narcotics raid on his Mountain Home 29-year-old author of one flew Over the cuckoo s nest and his comp Anions. Were charged with Possession of Mari Juana. Vescy and two others report edly put up a Battle Friday a lint when sheriff s deputies raided the five room House in this Mountain Village 35 Miles Southof san . They were charged with resisting 14 were in san Manteo county jail in lieu of 19.000 Ball said the raid netted a Quantity of marijuana in jars an cellophane bags a Quantity of pills described As dangerous hypodermic Needles and syringe. Deputy Donald Coslett said when officers arrived they found Kesey trying to flush the Evi Dence Down tie toilet. The raid followed two months of surveillance by sheriff s deputies. Million Art burglary loot recovered 3 held san Francisco a three Young men were arrested a police and Fiji agents apparently cracked the looting last month of the w. W. Crocker Man Sion in ill Lasborough Calif., and recovered $1 million Worth of paintings. Tho Fri said the fabulous paintings including two Van goons a Renoir a Roscell Anda Vlaminck were found in an Ordinary packing Case in a Stor age warehouse in Houston Tex Hillsborough police chief rus sell Fischer said the three suspects planned to keep the Art treasures for 10 years until the statute of limitations had run out All three fell they wer Young enough to wait Fischer said. Police Laid Martin Joseph win thai. 27, an apprentice Butcher Joseph a. Winnial. 24, his brother and Solomon Marquez or. Apparently planned to sell the paintings overseas after the limitation had run out All live Insan Francisco. 2 thugs fail to scoop newsman new York up John Tillman. A television news re Porter made news himself Here u with the thugs help of two unlucky Iwu Watt Iuliu their associates to watch for a Lone Man in a White Sedan who would be carrying a payroll. Tillman news director of Sta Tion Pix came along in his White Sedan and the two thugs joined him in the car when he slopped for a truffle Light in Long Island City . _.-. Got from the Bank Ono Man Tillman explained that the had the wrong Man and showed his press card. Issued by the police department to prove it How do you like that said one of the pair brandishing a gun. We got the wrong a in " they forced Tillman out of Theca and told him they would leave it around the did. The younger Winthal was charged with transportation of stolen property. Marquez was charged with aiding in interstate transportation. The older win Hal an sex con vict who had served a jail sen tence at san Quentin for a narcotics violation was held for the . Marshal. They were arraigned . Commissioner Richard Goldsmith and Ball was set at$90.000 for Marquez $27.000 for the older Winthal and $20,000 for Joseph Winthal. Other loot recovered from Marquez Home included a copy of a Gauguin painting of two clowns a copy of a Picasso persian rugs rare coins Silver Antiques and Jade ashtrays. Army turns prove Over to germans Heilbronn Germany is the . Army has closed its investigation of the slaying of a German woman hero and Turne to to i in City in Antoni so Init rms m a Himm Pat in the Caill. Coi tit Dai Prancl Tisaj Marl Tatani Washington talc to Kan 1 .i w at Thermal. In the m m
