European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Strike at Ford sure pm Chrysler Safe wavering motorists in Placer due calif., slow own in wonder of Ere serpentine he on the Road exactly what the police intended. An Ordinary slow Down sign failed to Register a to a a the Rod was the scene of frequent  the off beat warning there have been no mishaps. A . Mislead on War Washington a go George Romney of Michigan accused the Johnson administration wednesday of giving out in accurate information on the Warin Vietnam and on other mat ters As Well. Romney who is listed Amon the candidates for the 1968 re publican presidential Nomina Tion spoke out at a Washington news conference. The governor answered no when asked if he Felt he should apologize to former ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and Gen. William c. Westmorelan for saying that he had been brainwashed during a 1965 trip to Vietnam. A reporter noted that demo of announces it. Col. Washington is Theair Force announced the names of 8,147 majors who Are in the primary zone and eligible for the 4,300 temporary promotions to lieutenant colonel that Are to be announced shortly. The lieutenant colonel Selec Tion Board will be in session sept. 20 at Randolph fab  of those recommended for promotion will be made pub Lic in late october or Early no vember the air Force said. This is the second list Theair Force has published under a policy of letting captains major Sand lieutenant colonels know if they Are up for  copy of the list is available at each base personnel office the air Force said. Cratic National chairman Johnm. Bailey said that Romney had insulted the integrity of Lodge and Westmoreland and that Romney should  i was there Romney said i was told by everyone that we were just there to sup port the South vietnamese. We were not going to take Over. We have come a Long Way since then. We have americanized the  in saying there has been alack of accurate information from the administration on other matters than Vietnam rom Ney quoted from a news Confer ence held jointly by president Johnson and Secretary of de sense Robert s. Mcnamara at Johnson City tex., just before the 1966 general elections. At that time Romney said Mcnamara said that draft Calls May be Cut. He said Mcnamara and Johnson gave indications they hoped to Ward off a War time tax increase. The information has no been accurate Romney said. The people have been told that one More step from Washington. And we have the boys Backhoe. That has not  Law local jumps gun by walking out from a and up dispatches Detroit Chrysler and general motors said wednes Day they would allow United Auto workers Union Law members to Man jobs with out a contract thus insuring production by two of the big three automakers if the for motor co. Is struck at mid night. The announcement by the two companies came As Union and company bar gainers at for broke up for a Long lunch after haggling for three hours without Progress. The seeming inevitability of Astrike by 159,000 Law members at Ford plants in 25 states Gre was the Day wore on. At least one Law Ford local jumped the gun with More than 10 hours remaining to expiration of the three year contract. Walk off Job some 1,700 workers at Ford twin cities Plant in St. Paul minn., walked off the Job with out explanation. The identical announcement by Chrysler and pm had been expected As the traditional prac Tice in Auto labor talks is for the Union to drive to a strike or Geta pattern setting contract with one company while the other continue to work. Emerging from the morning session Law president Walter p. Reuther agreed with Ford Schief Bargainer that a strike was highly  that does t mean we have Given up he  told newsmen at Ford the first order of business wednesday would be discussion of How to continue work on an defense items the nation s Sec Ond largest Auto producer might be working on. The Union is prepared to in sure production of any critical items the defense department May have in Ford facilities Reuther  said the key issues at Ford were economic and added that the situation apparently was going to be reduced to economic  Reuther also repeated cont on Page 2. Col 2 late news Vatican City a Pope Paul i had a sudden return of fever wednesday night an was driven Back to the Vatican from his summer h o m c i nearby Castel Gandolfo. Unofficial newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol. 26, no. 142 if 21855 a thursday september 7, 1967 daily 10 sunday de Gaulle in Warsaw French president Charles de Gaulle accompanied by polish president Edward Ochab Waves to the crowd at Warsaw Airport after arrival wednesday for a six Day state visit. De Gaulle later said at a reception that France and Poland will work to end the bombing the fighting and the presence of foreign forces in  a photo Viet election was clean observers Tell Washington a a score of official . Observer told president Johnson wednes Day that the vietnamese presidential elections last sunday appeared to be conducted freely and without signs of govern ment pressure. The president listened for More than an hour to the individual reports of the bipartisan panel he named. He thanked them for their contribution and i was seared the 4.om went sgt recalls fatal night by George Eberl staff writer Stuttgart Germany is they came toward me. They were flushed. It seemed like they were surrounding me. I was scared. Koch slammed me against the Wall and the gun went  with a wide eyed Calm that belied the intense drama of his testimony staff sgt. Charles , facing trial for the unpremeditated murder of Fried Rich Karl Koch took the stand wednesday at Kelly Barracks. Under the gingerly guidance Ofsan Francisco defense attorney Melvin Belli Wood reconstructed the events of last dec. 23 in a Vaihinger Gasthaus that led tothe shooting of Koch a German Beer truck Driver who died fou Days later in a Stuttgart Hospital. Wood s appearance overshadowed the Day s earlier medical cont. On i pc col. 1 invited them to pass on to Nimby letter or through personal channels any private suggestions they May have to make. When one observer reported that he was somewhat Embar cont. On pane / col. H army lists e4-e9 Washington is the army has authorized 63,83 5 pro motions to grades a through e9 for september. The figure i slightly smaller than the August quota. Quotas for those advancing toe8, e7 and e5 Are slightly higher than in August but All o t h e grades show a drop. Following is the september authorization to e9, 101 is 586 e7, 1,716 leg -1,619 e5,23,332 and a 33,479