European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Sunday september 17, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 3 really put one Over says sgt. In London boy913, joins  army. But not for Long by Bob Hoye London is Richard Lewis told his Mother he was going to visit the Tower of Lon Don with classmates the sneaked off to become the . Army s youngest  the hoax was finally revealed Richard a surprisingly mature and sure footed 13 was about to Board a . Charter plane at Mildenhall England for a flight to Basic training Campin the United states. My Saddest moment was when i saw the plane take off without me said Richard a american citizen who was born in Oklahoma in november 1953and came to England with his Mother a year  really put one Over on us said the sergeant. Comeback three years from now and Well make a general out of  m sorry for All the trouble he s caused you,1 said Richard smother mrs. Betty Lewis an attractive  i can t help feeling proud of Richard. He s talked about the army since he was a Little boy. He really wants to be a Genera some  Richard and his Mother were reunited thursday after mrs. Lewis had traced his mischief through a schoolmate Richard had confided  about the fuss he had caused Richard was pleased by the treatment he had received at  5-foot-7, 130-Poundcr said he was Given a Good meal an went to a Square dance with an air Force sergeant the night after the ruse was discovered. How did he pull it off what about the physical and mental exams that a recruit must pass he was very composed very intelligent and very mature Fortis age said an army spokes Man in  forging his Mother s Sig nature and using his 18-year-Oldbrother s birth certificate he completely fooled us. Not Only that he made a High Grade in the aptitude test and passed the physical with flying colors. I would say from the results of tests he was officer material. He seemed to be a  Richard who failed his 11-plusexamination at a British school in Kingston South of London boned up for six months by read ing everything he could about . And the american armed services at the school  carefully Laid plans began six months ago. First he went tothe . Army offices in London to get the required  his Mother would not join in the scheme he got Pearly in the morning to intercept the mail filled out the p re enlistment forms and signed his Mother s  one mistake was sharing the scheme with a  fellow pupils were questioned about his whereabouts after mrs. Lewis called the school for information on the visit to London Tower Only to learn Richard had fabricated the Story. Both Richard and his brother Lloyd were born in the . After their English Mother became Agi Bride. Richard s father took his discharge from the military with the rank of sergeant after 29 years service. He has re married in the states. Voters Back Stop and frisk Law and the mayor who wanted it Juliet May wed actress dancer Juliet Prowse who was once engaged to Frank Sinatra obliges photographers in London with a Heads together photo with Eddie Gasper the Man Shemay now wed. Miss Prowse will Star in the show Sweet Charity due to open in London in october and staged by Gasper. A photo hero s Homecoming Unher Oie Dearborn Mich. A Dearborn s fiery mayor Orville l. Hubbard chalked up his big Gest margin Ever As he won re nomination for a 13th term. Hubbard whose suburban de troit City is the Home of the Ford motor co., got 85.6 per cent or six out of every seven votes in the primary. His sweep at the ballot Box also saw voters give overwhelm ing support to a Stop and frisk Law which Hubbard had endorsed. They also nominated Hisson John j. Hubbard 32, who made his political debut As Hewon nomination to the City coun cil tuesday. The senior Hubbard polled 16,-347 votes and will face a Long time political foe Charles j. Be meth in the nov. 7 general elec Tion. Nemeth who was Defeated in three previous races against Hubbard got 1,057 votes. Two other mayoralty candidates ran far behind. The vote on the Stop and frisk Law was an advisory one with the measure being favored 17,-236 to 3,190. Voters were asked if they favored a Law allowing police to Stop frisk and search any person suspected of carrying a concealed dangerous weapon. That could be used to inflict in jury or bodily harm and to seize Burlington Iowa up medal of Honor Winner Jimmie Howard has returned to his Hometown but the Bright Welcome due a conquering hero was a bit  the baggage belonging to Marine sgt. Howard his wife and their six children was mis placed in St. Louis and the fam ily arrived without even tooth  s Mother mrs. George Schneider and his Stepfather missed his arrival thursday at the Airport because the alarm clock in their Home at Sperry give Laura laurels for trying Chicago up Man 39, believes Laura Hoff in forgiving and forgetting up to a Point. Four times she has married her husband Roy 44, and thurs Day for the fourth time she filed for divorce. Attorney William w. Hartman who represents mrs. Hoffman said the couple first married oct. 24, 1947. They were divorced in 1949, remarried in 1950, divorced in 1954 and remarried in 1957. In 1962 they wore divorce again. Marriage no. 4 came in 1964after Roy according to Laura promised to be a Good  want said the woman As she filed for divorce no. 4."she s had it Hartman said. This time it s for  Iowa near Here did not ring. Six year old d a r 1 e n a the youngest child had her own problems. Someone accidentally spilled Coffee on her at the St. Louis Airport. However the Cigar chewing Marine a former All state High school football tackle obviously was enjoying himself As were his wife Terry and the Chil Dren Jimmie 15 twins Yvonne and Yvette 14 Barbara 9linnette, 8, and Darlene. President Johnson personally presented the medal of Honor for Howard s performance on june16, 1966, when he led an 18-Man reconnaissance patrol against Saviet Cong battalion. The men were pinned Down by 350 to 450of the enemy during an All night Battle in which five Marine died. Another died later. During the fight All the me were wounded. Howard suffered a grenade wound which left him unable to move his legs. Under enemy fire he distributed his ammunition to remaining Mem Bers of the platoon and the manned radio communications to direct air strikes against the enemy. When helicopters came to res Cue them Howard waved them away and called for additional air strikes against the Viet Cong. Police protest paying dues to buy guns Detroit up City police complained thursday they have been forced to pay dues to Rifle club in order to buy cheap surplus army carbines for potential riot duty. Carl Parsell president of the Detroit police officers association said As Many As 400policemen have paid $5 to join the National Rifle  in that association entitles them to buy government surplus carbines for about $20, Parsell said. He said police were obtaining the interested rifles for in self Protection because the depart ment does not have enough Togo around. And confiscate it on the  the vote was announced Lubbard directed his City Lega department to draft an ordinance which will be submitted to tha City Council later this year in line with the voters  told newsmen this is More than a local is sue. It shows that people Are scared to death these Days an that they want to be Safe and protected on the streets in their Homes and where they work. I Hope those Fellows on . Supreme court see the re sults of this vote. They Are thrones who have been handcuffing our policemen and it is about time they came Down from their Ivory towers and listened to  Hubbard whose Dearborn Community is nearly All White encountered Strong vocal opposition from civil rights groups on his support for the Stop and frisk proposal. Hubbard who has maintained through the years that he is not anti negro made headlines wit Many of his ideas during his years As  was when he took the Beds out of Dearborn fire stations maintaining that firemen should not sleep on the Job. He late replaced the Beds. Ammo recovered from b17 in 1944 crash Veiuis-4 due to hit its target oct. 18 Moscow up the soviet Union s Venus-4 space probe is functioning normally and should reach Earth s sister planet oct. 18, it was announced Friday. The soviet news Agency Tass said the space vehicle was 24.6 million Miles from Earth at 7a.m. Touchy Job . Air Force stats. B. A. Sessoms right and w. Ii. Blu lot a examine the wreckage of a Homb Ludyn flying fortress that crashed 20 Miles from Thetford England 23 years ago. Associated press photo London is a . Air Force munitions safety team is continuing its probe of a world War ii flying fortress uncovered in a swamp 20 Miles East of Thetford. After a week of searching the team headed by 48th tactical fighter Wing munitions safely officer capt. Richard a. Apicelli. Has recovered 500 rounds of am munition machine guns pieces of fuselage the bomb rack sections of lauding gear and sur Vival  b17 crashed in the swamp after colliding with a b24 Liberator on May 23, 1944. The decision to Check the plane was made by the British ministry for defense and the property owner after souvenir Hunters picked pieces of Meta from the wreckage. The fortress was carrying six1,000-Pound bombs when it struck the h24. It is in Luvi that five of the bombs exploded when the plane plunged into Ili swamp. A bomb Fin found in the wreck age has reinforced the belief that the sixth bomb did not explode and that it May be found under the piano or in the Vicinity of the crash