European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1966 the stars and stripes 3 Cuba jails american on spy charge March a a former air Force Captain and longtime cuban resident has been sentenced to Iff years in prison on charges of espionage for the Central intelligence Agency Lawrence Kirby Santa has been in havanas la Cabana prison for Tress since april me was tried by a revolutionary tribunal Ullh several alleged cuban conspirators last the prison sentence was reportedly handed Down last the cubans he allegedly recruited for the Cia lesser informed sources neither the trial nor the out come have been publicly an but the govern ment has been informed of the sen me by the Swiss which interests no commeal the slate department said in Washington there would be no comment at this time on the who Hus a belgian wife and three has been a cuban resident since he the administrator of farm hot Dongs near Consolation Del Norte in Western Cubas planar Del Rio the government charged Lunt had contacted the Cha in Wash on one of his frequent trips to the states and arranged to Send political and Tail Ltd y inform Nylon from Cuba Over a period of he recruited and paid Large sums of Money to cuban coun Ter revolutionaries to report on military the gov eminent main charges jul also was accused of Tuk ins Tholos of military Camps and harbouring known counter re Volution Aries on Hii informed sources reported that the farm holdings have confiscated by the govern ment despite the tact they be longed to lungs a no details were available on Bow Lunt managed the alleged trips to Thi United states nor on we he chose to remain in Cuba Aiter inc broke diplomatic relations with prime minister Fidel lungs wife and children were reported to be in five cubans were Given Long sentences thursday of Ting the assassination o their military trial an like was widely it thu joint chiefs urge lbs to step up Viet bombing March up the joint chiefs of staff Are unanimously urging expansion of the air War against North Viet with Oil facilities in the Hano Haiphong area marked for top it was Learned it is anticipated that pres ident Johnson in approve the broader Cam blows against a widening target Hanoi makes no move toward the peace part of the Campaign in been in Progress since resumption of bombing on 31 after the 37day Christmas of Boorts soles new March 1j general motors Corpora to stated thursday that Revenue from its sales outside us states and Canada in totalled a record the hottest Burns of Dallas Tutu during sight Necla Lour of Hun hostess o the trans t e x a i Bas been chosen americas hostess of the year and is on a Nixe trip Art Niad the a photo of bombing envisioned would kill very if the joint chiefs in contrast with their position on step cd up attach Low importance to mining the Harbor at Haiphong or to blockading the Light area North vietnamese they bombing believe in the that Hanoi could achieve the same effect without he Cut shipping it is for that bombing in the Hanoi area would scare off free world edgy eve raids Over North 119 a Viet Nam Are running at three 1 could Rattler times the prep Auie but targets still Are the same Supply lines feeding men and equipment into South Viet the joint the nations military High believe the rather Stow escalation of the air War is not having the effect the More concentrated blows would Oil they attach greatest importance to air strikes against Oil storage depots in the Haiphong port area and Quang yen refineries North of it is this Petroleum Supply which is vital to keeping the line of communications in the and it thus should be the priority studies indicate that the kind running to the military March 12 up Carol is a Queen who Hus to watch out for her the High school senior was chosen Queen of the eighth annual Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup Friday More than 730 it the poisonous snakes buzzed around the Coronation Roundup officials said As Many an 300 persons were in town la try their hand at finding the snakes and bringing them Back the object is to Sec who can find the most which the medical research laboratories at it milk of their Ven Prince on tour of California greets Philip Palm March u Prince smiling and was greeted by warm weather and a warm Western Welcome when he and cd his twinset plane late sat urday and began a Southern cat Forslu the crowd police estimated at clapped and Prince Philip alighted from the plane and travelled a red carpet to the Airport there he met briefly Ullh who asked him for impressions he had gleaned so far from his tour of the United Sample questions and an Swers what were your reactions to simulated space flight at the manned spacecraft Center in Houston in still trying How do you explain the tremendous enthusiasm o the american Royalty people for British no accounting for Philip was to address charter Day ceremonies at the University of California at los have lunch at 30th Cen Ury Fox studio and serve As the Star attraction at a variety clubs Charity dinner at Lite Jeverly tuesday he will to to the Prince slopped briefly at in route to lot Angeles from where he had taken a simulated to Minuta Jet Airliner the instructor gave him a rating of the husband of Queen Eliza Beth ii of great Britain obviously enjoyed being at the controls of Iofi million Dollar simulator of a British aircraft the simulator is at the flight training Center of Branoff air ways at love Field in perfect Landing while newsmen watched the Progress of his night an an out Side instrument the Brit ish an experienced Jet took off in the simulator an elaborate land bound Dum my cockpit and nose Section of the Jet flew Over the Southern part of Dallas and made a near perfect at Lossl i didst land upside Philip said As he emerged from the he did a Beautiful he is n excellent Branoff aim Lator instructor Lee Williams the Prince is on a tour of the jolted states to help raise Mon y for projects of Vii Riely club enter National and to put in a lug Tor British at a news conference in dal millionaire loses Viet clemency plea March 11 i South Viet Maui chief of slate Nguyen Van Thieu has turned Down an Appeal for clemency limn a millionaire Saigon Busi Nessman sentenced to death by b new court for economic the government press Agency said Agency no com ment on tha Fate of to a Mearold import Export merchant who was found guilty last monday on charges of Price hoarding and the new court was set up by prime minister Nguyen Cao by in an attempt to blot out War profiteering and under the the business Man could go before a firing squad within us next 24 government sources said earlier he firing squad might be com posed entirely of women for psychological the re port was not and the purposes were not be Nguyen Khang military governor of said a had received an order to carry out the but he said in accordance with usual prac would not be sex Acu led on the businessman appealed t the chief of slate shortly Ulle his trial by a military ships that now Call at Haiphong and would not concern the soviet Union which is supplying Hanoi with As Welt As a conceivably could bring on a  with it might feel compelled to put into Haiphong anyway out of concern for its influence with a communist country in an area red China seeks in the military 11 was further is that a number of other Industrial Type targets May have to be but they apparently now have fairly Low these would include the thai Nguyen Iron and steel works North of Hanoi and the few other plants North Viet Nam the joint chiefs have unanimously favored heavier air blows in the North since november when they first recommended such bombing Fol owing the Viet Cone attack on the american air base at been Ion near the bombing actually started in bomb rail lines in the increased Effort since the bombing the Navy and air Force have Cut the rail line that leads Northwest from Hanoi to the chinese and in time also Are expected to Cut the line running Northeast to the chinese Border and on to definite the St Pup in the air air plane losses have diminished because of improved tactics such As radar in the month ending six air planes were lost Over North Viet total hisses in Little More than a year have been the North vietnamese have increased their russian surface to air Sam Mia let deploying some further Saul such As Thanh Bui in at least 227 firings they Nave brought Down but 13 their Mic Jet fighter Force remains at about m of which a news coherence in uhf he blended Reserve wit Are mag lick Burner in sidestepping Juiel controversial International ques his quips brought frequent laughs from his premed for an explanation of a speech he made in Scotland Asl year concerning red tape As a Barrier to International the Prince said he didst recall exactly what he had i had to say he after praising the variety club for work in the Prince was asked How he and the variety clubs had got in together for the fundraising put it this he an we have been exploit ing each declines he declined to comment on the indignation of British Admir als on the decision to emphasize the use of the new fill attack bomber manufactured in nearby fort Worth Over Nav Al be said the British people were greatly concerned with military affairs and the introduction of any new weapon Usu ally brought some controversy the who tried his hands at the controls of a Gem no spacecraft simulator at in manned spacecraft Center in Houston said the British have no plans to join the United Stales and the Sovie Union in the space it is too he said they Are based on three fld around Hanoi and Seldom track take initiative an the air Campaign would coincide attn the Laking of the initiative Kanst the Viet Cong Orth vietnamese for sin the Outh William commander in Viet planned to Taka the initiative last August when Johnson made the big Doc Slon to com Mit forces in Westmorland now is Able keep forces on the All but not everywhere or every Day would 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