European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday september 15, 1967 1he stars and stripes rtt. Sinks and stripes p 3 Powell being evicted from Rayburn suite we w4"vww&t Wfcw-1 win by John Beckler Washington a Ada Clayton Powell is being evicted from the suite in the Rayburn office building that has been kept in his name since the House refused to seat him last March. The clerk of the House has notified the two women still work ing in the office to pack up everything and be ready to move any Day. They Haven t been told where they la go. Already gone Are the huge mounted Marlin and Sailfish that decorated the office Walls trophies of the deep that Powell claimed were of world record size. Gone too Are scores of plaques hailing Powell s achievements and the signed pictures of presi dents praising him for his performance As chairman of the House education and labor committee. Powell made a Quick trip tothe office tuesday his first visit since the House rejected him and he went to his Island fishing Retreat in the Bahamas. Became to Washington to appear monday before a Federal grand jury investigating allegations of financial misconduct against him. He dropped by his old office Topick up some things and was gone by the time newsmen heard about it. Powell As an 11-term con Gressman was entitled to an at Tractive Corner suite in the Lav ish Rayburn building. And pres sures to make it available have been applied to the House clerk by Ether members who have de signs on it and the offices that would be opened up along the seniority line by each move. Although Powell has drawn no salary since the House voted to deny him his seat two staff aides have been kept on the House payroll. This is Custo Mary in cases where death or some other contingency creates a temporary vacancy in a congressional women who have worked for Powell for several years say they Are still deluged with mail from Harlem constituent who write for help and advice i dealing with the government. The government is no longer paying for the office Telephone however. And the Multi numbered phone with several extensions that Powell s staff formerly enjoyed has been re placed by a single door lock has also been replaced. Several former Powell associates had keys to his suite but Only the two present work ers have keys to the new lock. Leather styles a dancer in the Norbert Schmidt Ballet takes time out in Paris to standstill and Model the latest in leather beachwear. It s one of several leather Beach outfits which were on display at the25th International leather week. 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Last year Russia had 300 the United states has maintained its 5-to-l Lead Over Russia s naval ballistic missiles with 656 against Russia s130 the Institute said in its annual Survey of the world Mili tary balance. More expected the Survey warned that further installations of soviet land based icbms can be expected in the coming year bring ing the total to 550 by mid-1968, probably moving the ratio further in Russia s favor. At the same time the soviet Union is going ahead with the installation of anti missile de lenses. A limited ballistic missile de sense system is being deployed around Moscow and another sys tem is in course of installation along the Eastern Baltic coast Asfar As Leningrad the Survey said. Soviet sub the Institute reported that Russia has successfully devel oped submerged firing of mis Siles with not More than 650-Milerange. The soviet Union is build ing nuclear submarines at the rate of at least five a year. Rus Sia already has 50 nuclear sub marines. Soviet icbms carry More destructive warheads than their american counterparts but the american missiles have a greater potential accuracy in delivery the Survey said. The Institute for strategic studies was founded in 1958 As an International Center for de sense problems with an International Council drawn from Man Allied countries. It has Access to authoritative defense sources. . Army larges the Institute s latest world military balance Sheet for 1967-68shows the United states As hav ing presently the largest army in the world with 3.4 million men As against Russia s 3.2 an communist China s 2.7 million. China and France Are spend ing the highest proportion of their defense budgets on re search both being out to develop nuclear weapons and a nuclear delivery system. Peking is credited with a stockpile of perhaps30 atomic bombs of up to 200 Kilotons. China the Survey also re ported has deployed in North Vietnam two Engineer and two antiaircraft artillery divisions amounting to about 40,000 Vietnam is listed As having about 6,000 antiaircraft guns half of them radar con trolled plus thousands of air de sense machine guns and some 50 surface to air missile Sites of russian Sam-2 missiles with four to six launchers in Are about 300 russian military personnel in Cuba mainly instructors and advisers including some coastal defens missile units the study said. The most noteworthy develop ments Over the past year Are listed in the sphere of rockets where Russia has stepped up icbms siting by 50 per cent. There Are Between 700 and 750medium-Range ballistic soviet missiles to cover most strategic targets in West Europe Japan and probably China. The United states has 1,000icbms presently operational of the minuteman Type and 54 titans com missiles. The . Navy moreover has in commission 41nuclear-powered missile submarines each equipped with 16 Polaris rockets to be eventually replaced by the Poseidon mis Sile with nearly twice the pay Load. The soviet anti missile de lenses around Moscow Are manned with the Galosh a Multi stage solid fuel rocket with a warhead in the l-to-2 megaton Range. It is intended for the de sense of Northwest Russia which contains a Large proportion of soviet Industry. The Survey said it provides limited defense against Possi ble american minuteman fir Ings from North America or Polaris missiles from the other defens Esthere Are reports also of an anti missile defense system an radar site construction in South Russia and in the urals to pro vide some degree of All round Protection including from Polaris missiles from the Mediterranean or missiles from these reports have not been confirmed so far from official sources the Survey added. Russia s missile carrying sub marines Are mostly divided be tween the Arctic and the far Eastern fleets. Soviet naval units recently sent to the Mediterranean during the Mideast crisis included some new vessels wit capabilities for amphibious Landing of tanks. The Survey said the unite states has 520 Long Range heavy bombers against Russia s 150. Robberies up 30 per cent Fri reports Washington a the number of violent crimes in the United states soared 18 per Cen during the first half of 1967sparked by a 30 per Cen jump in robbery the Fri re ported thursday. Fri director j. Edgar Hoover singled out in a statement what he termed the significant in crease in robbery and other Street Hoover noted a 26 per cent in crease in purse snatching and an 18 per cent Rise in theft of personal property from cars. The Fri said crime in the United states generally was up 17 per cent Over the six the violent crimes murder was up 20 per cent aggravated assault 11 per cent and forcible rape 7 per crimes which account for most crime Rose .17per cent with Auto theft up 19 per cent burglary 18 per cent and larceny 16 per cent. Hoover who has campaigned for years for Federal firearms legislation noted that the nationwide Rise in aggravated As Sault included a 24 per cent in crease in the use of a firearm in these attacks. Royal secret Prince Albert of Belgium whispers a few words to his wife Princess Paola As they tour the displays at the inter National fair in Ghent Belgium. A photo
