European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse 24 Thi tafts and stripes Morch to France drops plans to Nat i from Post re responding in detail to de Gaul Les Johnson sent West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard a Pri vate letter on the matter wednes a few hours after the Tetter de Gaulle announced that he too was sending a private note to the pointed up the key role Germany u to play in the Johnsons a German spokesman in Bonn detailed the american reaction to de Gaul Les Kar Guenther von state Secretary in charge of the fed eral told reporters the Erhard government remain committed to its View that the proposals raised by France con Cern All nato member and must be discussed with beyond he Erhard convinced Germany cannot give up either the nato or peacetime military integration which is necessary to mate the military deterrent special forces beat off attack continues heavy raids from press Dos parties March warplanes using super sensitive radar to find targets through thick Clouds hammered North vie Nam again with hundreds of tons of bombs and High explosive a military spokesman reported this carried into the second pcs Contra Curf from Pant ii hardcore Viet Well trained u toddlers and equipped with More he they Are organized into com battalions and regi Johnson and Secretary of the army Stanley Resor testified before the two Senate commit tees in support of the army billion a arc of he new defense budget request of ism billion for the fiscal year which begins july Mcnamara wat asked whether recent Heppe tip bombing of North Viet Nam and an increase in ground action in South Viet Nam meant that the War waa entering a new the Secretary talk Only that weve expanded operations to offset the communist troop build up thai took place during the 37 Day bombing Wheeler said he receiving reports that the allies Are becom ing increasingly successful in preventing red Force from is does this indicate a turning Point in the War a newsman 1 think too Early to Wheeler in his Senate John ton mid additional Money re quests Are probable if the scale of Fly Hting continues to Day what the air Force de scribed As the biggest raids o the a Hal dozen targets were smashed in the Vicinity of including a military am munition dump and Petroleum storage area at son la about he tiles West of the communist capita the raiders triggered a number of secondary and flames from the burning fuel sent dense smoke Spur along up to More than at least two red companies assaulted an in laced Camp of special forces men and Mountain tribes wednesday near the laotian the attack the 300 montagnard troopers and their 12 Green Beret american arms cry beat off the attackers in a Daylong Battle around the triangular mud and log radio reports from the Camp during the the reds shot Down an armed army c47 transport sent to help the besieged Garrison in the Ashua h Southwest of a four men were killed in the Rescue helicopters brought out three wounded crewmen of the a souped up Type Nick named the magic drag on for machine guns Addil to the lumbering two engine but heavy bed fire prevented the helicopters from bringing out the about 300 reds launched the attack at j at forces lol Contact with the railing fears it May have been at a flan plane flying overhead to provide illumination picked up a weak but Clear signal from the defenders saying is under the Viet Cong broke Oil closing Stock Market prices Chul am Alt am pm am cof Lyl an m it an my my h w Obi m i am in by at 1 o etts Eon tin i if4 Chi on Pii on part Iii Alt fut film flu Tui us Stu an Nuj it q4p on ism m to it to 117 inn in so set h orbit of til Ovi tin mint iu4 u Orlf Oil ism 1m Nick in Tat Jim t l kor vial thin air m a act mom Juwil wirl hit pm i an 40h 4 us or in in is n h out am i st1 r4 Herrou fender it Contact just before re ports from the Battleground the indicated some americans were among he killed or wounded but there was firm word on the chewed up acres of dense Jungle about m Miles Northwest of Sal dumping 750and to hunh bombs an suspected Viet t Cong it is an area in which at least three communist regiments have been spotted operating since the first d the infantrymen from the army newly arrived 25th div clashed with Viet Cong guerrillas near cd Chi about 20 Miles Northwest of Saigon killing nine of As the soldiers moved through the they uncovered a Large Tunnel Complex that my built in two Levels and Large enough to hold a battalion of they seized two tons of Moat of which Rax Booby five 11 chinese communist medical supplies and several bags of air Navy and Marine pilots piled up More Ihan 481 sorties during the flying close air support for ground operations and other combat mis Sions in the about 10 Miles Northwest of Quang the same general Vicinity of the highly successful Marine operation Utah that killed an estimated North vietnamese in a three Day operation ending late pilots spoiled an i credit plan okd irom Pant i Lual Benefit and besides encouraging Thrift and credit at a reasonable rate of credit unions the Pentagon help overseas families in their financial plan Ning Analyse their consumer credit including the True Coats of instalment and fight unified and designated component commanders have the authority to approve requests for credit unions As Long As this does not go against the International agreements covering forces in the country military space is authorized without credit onions will Deposit their funds in licensed stateside Finan Cial institution and All Tranmac either deposits or will be in dollars or military Wester fair or tar Comdr with we duly Utate citing i thai attn 44 if told Rte t ii h pm tit Armada of about Iso Viet Cong it was reported that h Sam pans were sunk and 50 the military command re Vised upward the american casually totals for the week ending 3v to wounded or highest toll of the a weekly report on american casualties said the figures had been revised to How in americans killed instead of the Idt reported last the Ileal figures were lit wounded instead of and three Viet Cong dead climbed to the highest toll of the and 111 reds were Allied spokesmen in the previous communists were reported killed and 92 the South vietnamese reported killed and i to losing last week compared with killed and 1bj the government does not disclose the number of 111 anyway new March 7 Gary Raymond us Salvatore Macalusa collared mass apparently in lie act of dealing a gallery from a parted the inspect bottled a was Only Che Btag the Bat for a so Woad took the lain nightclub to find lne who corroborated h 11 while Raynod waa la the Unwe stole his a special status for he ii France hat demanded some american Tropal French soil submit to French i Hority by us or at the same time de a said France is willing to 1 talks with Iii allies on of sequence of its setters ant make Mutual defence de Gaulle said through j spokesman that France not formally renounce the i treaty when it becomes in april he wants to retain die t the without in its closely coordinated Lary the integrated command i lure that France would consists of the supreme quarters Allied Powers in rope shape West of f and the Central european 1 quarters at of the French Pulkit would elude the French off men aul Ned to these 1 As Well As the two divisions and two air thu stationed in West the United states bases and troops la part of the nato de Gaulle prefers to them As the product of Buls talks having nothing to do fl4dg Payn de Gaul Les dislike of closely integrated nato Mand has Long been he has moved steadily Al French withdrawal from i Hla return to Power la his air Force and Macut 1 Navy is no longer anti he has already begun ing Nome officers from nato it has Only been quite that de Gaulle rotation with american to French soil came to the t in a ii de Gaulle said that any or troops on French soil after i h6s would have to French de Caulter contends the states cannot be relied i Cone to Europe defense it might bring Down Clear on the United states rejects and contends that an it military Alliance planning against attack is an i Mellary javits urges plans to move nato March 9 a Jacob said wednesday the North at lactic treaty organization should Maka plans to move Bead Ituarte to Belgium or the Netherlands if France Incata the organization leave javits told the Senate nato is and must continue to be the Linchpin o foreign the United Stales must be prepared to continue Struc Ture and operations of nato with or without president Charles a javits said h president de Gaulle wants to pull France out of the United and the u other should carry on of themselves with integrated Mili tar commands and joint plan h Gaulle insist of nato bases in France or if he insists on no Wing the Structure of nato out of the United slates nato count rom muffs prepared to stick Wogelt pay the Cost of of such i will be approximately a necessary pay for the continued a reasonable which roust be paid Linchpin of the fret Small Price considered to i ton to the in Riegle in Viet the organization Muat sum function iut for a jails said he Deal Johnsons president de Gaul Les bilateral and f Rano Etnena with it an not Hoe the Are committed to acting Eraa a unit and not of a i Al
