European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday september 5, 1967 political storms ahead Viet vote produces Uncertain Alliance by Mike Feinsilber Saigon up South Viet Nam s newly elected leaderships an Uncertain Alliance be tween a War torn nation s two most prominent and perhaps most ambitious and personal dislike could undermine any Steadi Ness that might be realized. American pressure helped forge the tandem of president elect Nguyen Van Thieu advice president elect Nguyen Cao it together will be difficult in a nation split along racial social and religious lines beset by terrorism and somewhat lackadaisical towards democracy it has never sex provinces traditionally have Little respect for Saigon and the Mekong Delta is a world apart from the High lands. Hill tribesmen Are despised and the Saig onese intern Are distrustful of North Erners forced into their midst by the War. Before a single ballot Bouhad been opened sunday coup rumours floated through Saigon. Disappointed followers of unsuccessful civilian candidates were plotting potential Power grabs. Two questions remain Para mount can Thieu 44, the lieutenant general who has been the largely ceremonial chief of state for two years pull the nation together the Ameri cans believe that with their help he can come As close a anybody. How will by 37, take to be ing a Back up Man the air vice marshal has headed the government through two tur Bulent years of War and yielded to pressure from the military Junta to accept the no. 2 spot behind Thieu. It appears certain by will not accept the limitations of the vice presidency a relatively weak position As outlined by the Constitution. Political storms Are forecast. The two civilian runners unto Thieu have indicated they believe that the vote was fraud and will organize a Strong opposition bloc to try to thwart any Thieu by action. The buddhists whose opposition to Saigon authority in the past has Shaker the nation As much As any communist foray were reported ready to declare they would not recognize Thieu and Kyas legally elected. Washington suggested the elections on the Gamble they would produce a government More responsible to the needs of the people and More acceptable in the eyes of the world. Senate unit insists military knocked Down on War policy by Henry key Washington up pres ident Johnson sought at his news conference on Friday to persuade the american Public that the generals Are far from attempting to influence civilian control and direction of the Vietnam assurances failed to carry Complete conviction Formant however for his insist ence that there is no division Between us glossed Over the fact that the generals Are out spoken critics of the administration s restrictive bombing policies in discussion of their views might have been More rewarding the More so As the Senate preparedness investigation subcommittee had made considerable capital out of them in its report on the air War against North Vietnam. It was with gratification the report proclaimed that the subcommittee Learned that on aug. 8, one Day before the hearing commenced additional important targets were approved Many for the notably it continued the list included targets in the Buffer zone along the re chinese Border in which strikes had been Long Mobutu inspects troops president Joseph Mobutu Center inspects a congolese army Honor guard As he arrives at Kinshasa to open a new Village on the outskirts of the capital. The Village will be the site of the organization of african Unity conference. Aping May increase brain size Washington up team of scientists from the University of California Mon Day reported striking experimental evidence that learning produces physical changes in the size and Structure of the brain. If corroborated by further tests now in Progress the find ing will reverse an Assumption prevailing among psychologists for Many years that no anatomical modifications of the brain accompany the learning process. The Berkeley research was carried out by drs. Mark r. Rosen Weig Edward Bennett and Marian Diamond. They re ported the results in a paper presented to the annual meet ing of the american psycho logical association in washing scientists took rats born in the same litter and divided them into two groups at wean ing. One set of rats lived in individual cages with solid Walls on three sides. They were isolated from All Contact with other rats and from any novel or stimulating experiences. The other rats lived together in a Large Cage furnished with wheels mazes ladders and other rat toys that provided them with a continual stimulation to learning. Each Day they were Given new challenges such As a fresh pattern of barriers to run through to reach food. Within a few weeks threats living in the enriched environment had developed bigger brains than those living in isolation. Autopsies revealed significant differences not Only in the Gross weight but also in protein Content enzyme activity and density of neural cells of the rats brains. Further tests disclosed that adult rats undergo these changes As readily As wean Lings. And it was found that exposure to a learning stimulus situation for As Little As two hours a Day was sufficient to produce a measurable effect in brain tests now under Way the scientists Are trying to deter mine just How the brain changes May be related to learning and memory storage. Their most striking discover to Date is that brain enlarge ment seems to be a temporary phenomenon that takes place Only while a rat is actually undergoing intensive learning experiences. Once the lessons Are Learned a rat s brain appears to subside gradually Coits previous size. In addition the vital Hanoi Ridge Over the red River was hit for the first time. The subcommittee inference seemed to be Clear that recognizing that the military wit Nesses before the subcommittee would press their Case for bombing of hitherto forbidden targets the president had at tempted to defuse their criticisms by preemptive action. The subcommittee s report was largely devoted to the wide differences of opinion Over bombing policy Between the military and the administration particularly defense Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara who has never been a favorite either of Congress or the Pentagon military leaders. We found a Sharp differ ence of opinion Between the civilian authority and the top level military witnesses Over How and when our Airpower should be employed against North Vietnam. The Plain facts As they unfolded in Testi Mony demonstrated clearly that civilian authority consistently overruled the unanimous recommendations of military commanders and the join chiefs of staff for a systematic timely and hard hitting integrated air Campaign against the vital North Vietnam despite later protestation that it did not derogate in any manner the principle of Civili an control of the military the subcommittee left Little doubt that it opposed the administration s conduct of the on the testimony of the military witnesses i heaped scorn upon Mcnamara for among other things Dis counting the value of closing the Hanoi port of military witnesses stated it said that the closure neutralization or Isola Tion of the port of Haiphong was the single most important thing which could be done i North Vietnam from a military was considerably More of the same giving Rise to the impression that there is More division than disagreement As Between the military and it civilian masters. The question that immediately arises is just How serious is this division or there in fact insurrection among the generals As on comment suggested of this there Are varying views. The subcommittee s report prompted the new York times for example to headline an editorial generals out of con saw serious issues of civilian versus military control of defense and diplomatic pol icy rising out of the Public Campaign of some of the nation s top generals for an Extension of the bombing of North there is however another Side to the Coin for As the president pointed out the con Gress is entitled by Law to seek and obtain through it committee the individual views of the joint chiefs of staff. It should not be Surpris ing to discover that they have views and opinions of their , it must be conceded that they would have been considerably less than human if they had not writhed under the irksome restrictions imposed upon their conduct of the War and Given the Opportunity said exactly How they Felt. Perhaps More disturbing than anything the generals had to say is the political use which the subcommittee has sought to make of their expressions of opinion to build up the Hawk Case for virtually unrestricted bombing of North Vietnam seemingly regardless of the consequences. When the decision was made to commit american fighting forces to South Viet Nam certain risks became inevitable it said. European edition col. James w. Campbell Usa editor in chief it. Col. F. 8. Michael jr., Usan Deputy editor in chief Arnold Burnett s managing editor Elmer d. Frank ,.,.,. Production manager Henry 8. Epstein circulation manager an unofficial newspaper of and for the . Armed forces printed Dally at Darmstadt Germany under the auspices of the office of the chief of Public Affan he Usa eur. Military address the Star and stripes Apo 09175. International mail the stars and stripes Postrach 1034, 61-Darmstadt, Germany. Tel Gale Shell c prefix 06155 2071
