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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday september 16, 1967 nuns join marchers in Milwaukee protest Milwaukee a a Marc to City Hall Friday by about 50 demonstrators including four nuns and 10 clergymen initiated Milwaukee s 19th consecutive Day of the Marathon Campaign for a City open housing  other developments mayor Henry Maier accused father James e. Groppi adviser of the a act s Milwaukee youth coun cil of deliberately provoking the violence that erupted several times in recent nights Between All White crowds and police on the South Side. He got just the reaction Besought Maier said referring to the marches led into the Are earlier by father Groppi who has kept the a act Marcher from the area although they approached it thursday night since police had to res Cue them from a Brief fora monday. Roman Catholic archbishop William e. Cousins who told White demonstrators wednesday that while he did t agree with All of father Groppi s methods we support the same just cause asked the priests ministering to the 700,000 catholics in his charge for support in the controversy. The archbishop was the guest of several Hundred clergy Hon Oring him thursday night on the40th anniversary of his Ordina Tion. He said i know a decision will not always be acceptable but added am i asking too much that. We Don t go off in different directions that we exercise certain fraternal regard for each other several priests have appeared with White demonstrators an numerous clergymen have marched regularly with father Washington up the United states rejected Friday an algerian protest that a flotilla of . Ships violated algerian territorial Waters sept. 7.state department spokesman Robert Mccloskey said the United states considered the Al Gerian protest As unfounded and charged that an algerian patrol vessel had trained its Gunson . Ships in a unfriendly and unjustifiable  conceded that on sept. 7 three . Minesweepers and an Oiler were 8.2 Miles off the algerian coast on their Way from Charlestown s.c., to Sicily. Algeria claims territorial Waters of 12 Miles but the United states Mccloskey said informed Algeria it would recognize Only a three mile  said an algerian patrol boat approached within 75yards of the american vessels and trained two guns on one of the minesweepers. Mccloskey disclosing the Mai Points of the . Rejection said that at this Point the . Ship changed course and the encounter ended without  denied that there were any . Submarines in the area As the algerians had previously  said apparently quoting from the . Reply that the ves Sels posture could by no stretch of us imagination be considered menacing or  the act of training guns on foreign ships innocently passing constitutes an unfriendly and unjustifiable  Gro 4 and the youth Council. On the near South Side 32stores had been boarded up Fri Day in a four Block stretch where the violence Between White crowds and police trying to control them has been concentrated. One residence also had its windows protected. Hugo Rondeau owner of amen s Wear shop said people Are afraid to come out on  punks Down $3oo German aids Vietnam its by James Gunter staff writer Munich is a retire German businessman walked into a . Army Cavern Here recently and plunked Down 1,200 Marks about $300 for Ameri cans fighting in Vietnam. American soldiers Are offer ing their lives for people in All nations of the free world which includes Western Germany As Well As the United states said Johannes Groh. When col. Fred p. Field the officer who received Groh got Over the Shock he sent the Money to it. Gen. Bruce Palmer jr., Deputy commander of . Army forces in Vietnam. Groh said he wanted the gift to be used in some Way for the men who Are making sacrifice for  Palmer turned the Cash Over to the army emergency Relief fund. I am delighted to know that our efforts and those of other free world forces in Vietnam Are understood and appreciated by our German friends  a yourself Palmer wrote in a letter which was framed and presented to Groh. The officers an men of the . Army in Viet Nam join me in extending  All our German friends our deep appreciation and our heart Felt Best  Groh said he was satisfied with the Way the gift had been used and was honoured to receive the letter from Palmer. I want him and fellow Mem Berso the . Forces to feel that we who love Freedom democracy and eventually peace for All the world Are praying for Success of their All important Mission Groh said. No immediate threat to . Beulah racing for Cuba Miami Fla. A Hurri Cane Beulah renewed its fury in the warm Waters of the carib bean thursday and veered to a collision course with Western Cuba and the Cayman islands. Packing winds up to 90 Milesian hour Beulah was about 600 Miles South of Miami but fore casters said it would not be a threat to the . Mainland Forat least 48 hours. Meanwhile hurricanes Doriand Chloe churned Over a vast area of Atlantic Waters As Gale warnings were posted for the new England coast. Or. Robert Simpson director designate of the nation Al Hurricane Center said Beu Lah s course late thursday poses a definite threat to the Cayman islands and Western  said it was too Early to predict which . Coastal areas if any would be affected by the Hurricane. The Cen Ter earlier had warned Southern Florida residents to keep i touch with the latest advisories. Hurricane Doria Centre about 300 statute Miles South East of Cape cod mass., drifted North Northwest during the Day thursday and was expected to continue in the same  s highest winds were estimated at 80 . In the Cen Ter but Gale Force winds extended 250 Miles to the Northeast and 125 Miles to the Southeast. To the South Chloe picked up Speed but still posed no threat to any land area As its 110 .winds were concentrated in an area about 600 Miles East of Bermuda. Moving North Northwest Chloe was expected to remain on the same course during the night. Eng resumed by Ford Law Detroit a bargaining teams from Ford motor co. And the United Auto workers resumed contract negotiations Fri Day for the first time since nationwide strike Days before. Began nine the strike which idled 160,000 Ford workers across the country erupted primarily Over wage and fringe Benefit demands which theuay Hopes to win at Ford. The first item on the schedule for discussion Friday was non economic issues. These include Union demand for a curb on the companies subcontracting of work to others and establish ment of lines of demarcation that would limit skilled tradesmen to performing Vork in Only on classification. Malcolm l. Denise Ford Vic president for labor relations and Ken Bannon Law Ford director said they also will try to set up a schedule and Agenda for future meetings. Gen. Wheeler leaves Walter Reed Hospital Washington up  g. Wheeler chairman of the joint chiefs of staff was re leased from Walter Reed army medical Center wednesday after treatment for minor heart dam  the 59-year-old general hospitalized two weeks ago is x petted to resume his duties after a few weeks of convalescence. Weather Cloudy with possible rain. Warmer Sun Day. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 64, Low 50. Temperatures recorded Friday get 4 4 am porn 66 82 Adana p 70 81 Athens p 57 70 Aviano cd 59 68 Berlin p 54 55 Frankfurt r 59 61 London cd 4 4 am pm 55 77 Madrid p 50 63 Munich p 57 61 Paris r 45 61 Prestwick p 64 68 Rome p 72 84 wheelus p cd Cloudy a partly Cloudy a rain. 2nd weather Wing graft9 bribery probed by yes continued from Page 1 paddlers Are strictly forbidden. The yes runs the big army and air Force exchanges which Supply military families with a wide selection of personal an household wares. Much of the merchandise comes from the United states but a considerable amount is of foreign origin especially popular items like clocks and cameras which soldiers would buy in foreign stores if they were not available in the exchanges. Transfers reported air Force times reported that three yes buyers have been transferred As a result of the probe and two others have quit and disappeared. The newspaper added that at least two of them had acquired fortunes during their years with yes but did not give any figure. An yes spokesman said non of the transfers mentioned had anything to do with the  said if any wrongdoing were turned up yes would take firmer action than a Transfer  As filing criminal charges or Dis Missal. He said the transfers re ported were part of Normal operations of the Large Exchange system. Air Force times said one of the factors hampering the investigation was the use of numbered Swiss Bank accounts into which bribes were allegedly rare school of whales sighted in Adriatic sea save Letri Italy up two italian fishing boats wednes Day reported sighting a rare school of whales perhaps a Hun dred of them in the lower Adri Atic sea. The whales sighted about 25miles off Brindisi were thought to have been lured into the Mediterranean from the Atlantic Ocean by the scraps tossed Over Board from transatlantic liners. Paid. It said Swiss Bankers re fused to cooperate with Ameri can investigators trying to Trace the owners of numbered accounts. Gen. Scott. Conf Mied from Page v prices paid for  said he had called for the investigation about a year ago when he had received a re port from a Vendor s representative that kickbacks were being exacted by yes buyers. Scott said that although the investigation was not Complete he was certain that untold Mil Lions was an  from what we know now and this covers a Span of about 10 years the Money involve might be in the  there Are 16 buyers in yes Scott explained. These buyers Purchase Only a Small percentage of the merchandise sold in exchanges. Most of it is fro foreign sources. Yes did a $327 million business in fiscal year 1967, Scott said. Of the total Only $36 million was Inoff Shore goods. Questioned about five Anonymous buyers mentioned in the times Story As having Bee transferred or having quit Scott said he knew of no one at be who fitted the descriptions. Since we have no definite findings yet he said certainly there has been no action take against anyone As a result of the  Don t know what army and air Force times is talking about in mentioning these five Indi  said he expected the investigation to be wound up no later than the end of december one Way or the  it turns out that there is any fire where there seemed Tobe some smoke he said i intend to put the fire  truck strike my 5 states hit Pittsburgh a. A Wildcat strike by steel truckers spread through five state thursday and sent Drivers Duck ing behind their dashboards to avoid rocks and bullets. The strike which started three weeks ago at trucking companies in Gary. Ind., blocked shipments in Pittsburgh Cleve land and Youngstown Ohio Wheeling w.va., and Buffalo. One Industry source said some plants May have to Start laying off workers in less than week if the strike goes on that  you can t move the steel there is no need to make it he said. Some warehouses and truck ing firms kept their men off the Road for fear they would get Hurt or the trucks would be  strikers Are men who work for trucking companies but haul the steel in their own trucks. They want More Money than they re getting under a National teamsters  also want pay for waiting at Mills to have their truck loaded or unloaded. There Are no meetings scheduled be tween the truckers and Compa Nies. Truckers who ventured onto the highways with steel cargoes especially in some sections of Ohio ran the risk of being shot at or pelted with rocks. Ohio police said a Bullet fire from a car at a steel truck near Medina thursday wounded the Driver Alex Baker 36, of Mun Roe Falls Ohio in the Arm. Five bullets from a car ripped into a truck loaded with Grain near Lisbon Ohio. Suicide. Continued from Page 1 sleeping and poisonous  and Riad rushed Amer to the Maadi Hospital outside Cairo where his stomach was pumped the broadcast  thursday his condition improved. The Man i charge of his room however later reported a  examination showed he had taken four More pills which he had hidden in his Hospital  and 50 other civilian and military officers were placed under House arrest last month charged with an attempt to re gain control of the armed forces and reinstate Amer in the position he occupied before the Arab israeli  to reports Cairo published Friday Beirut pro egyptian newspaper Al Moharter Amer s suicidal tendencies began after the War. Fromin a  
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