European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Degaulle is the Aura dimming continued from Page lit Gold to replace All National currencies As the sole basis of the International monetary system. De Gaulle s France Foremost policies have caused him to trample on More than his share of foreign toes. International etiquette or diplomatic propriety have never stopped him from spelling out his mind brutally if he thought he would Advance the cause of de Gau Leor France. De Gaulle also is in a hurry to get his Job done because he believes the world stands on the threshold of a new world War. His aides say he is very pessimistic about chances of avoiding world conflagration. The president claims that the United states unable to curb its overwhelming Power risks dragging the world into a third world War in Vietnam. There Are not two world Powers the soviets and the americans. There is Only one superpower the United  is bad for world equilibrium de Gaulle s aides recently quoted him assaying. De Gaulle is a solitary Man. Except for moments with his wife Yvonne he gives All his time to the cares of of fice. He Long ago went Back on the word he gave his wife upon his return to Power in 1958 that they would spend at least one weekend a month at their col up de Gaulle of festival. A modern Joan of arc obey Les deluxe g 1 i s e s country Housewirth their son Philippe their daughter Elizabeth and their  Gaulle knows there Are Many younger men waiting impatiently to col Lect his heritage. Foremost among these is d Estwing the 42-year-old former finance minister and now ambitious Leader of the Republican independents a Junior coalition faction. Another potential heir is Francois Mitterrand at 50 the most prominent non communist leftist opposition  rumours said that de Gaulle wrote then Tore up a political Testa ment in which he allegedly named Prem Ier Georges Pompidou As his preferred Choice for successor. De Gaulle never confirmed nor denied the Rumor but it would have been out of character for him to give notice to the Story. He remains True to the role he defined in his 1934 Book the sword Sedge a political Leader to be respected must keep about himself an air of mystery and aloofness that keeps his opponents guessing. Charles de Gaulle always has Beena Lone Wolf. He likes to quote Napoleon who when told by a Man How much sadness there is in Solitude replied oui Monsieur but How much grandeur there is in  it is the grandeur of de Gaulle that seems now somehow to be less grand than once was the Case. Ann Landers a dear Ann Landers my Hus band and i have a Nice Home Well furnished a new car an Money in the Bank. Our two sons have finished College Are happily mar ried and doing Well. We have excellent Job Sand our combined income makes it pos sible for us Tolive comfortably. So Why am writing be cause suddenly we find life empty and Boring. We have no goals nothing to struggle  were much happier when we had to worry about House payments taxes mortgages and tuition Bills. Are we different or does this happen to All couples in the Twilight years we need an Swers. The w s dear w s you need More than answers. You need to get out of your fur lined insulate world and become involved with some causes or projector people to whom you can devote your Lime Energy an your Money. Contentment does not come from lapping up creature com forts and taking life easy. But this you already know since this is the thrust of the prob Page 14 Lem As you have expressed  Busy and find out How to make your lives count for something. The world needs what you have to offer. An you need to become dues paying members of the human race. Dear Ann Landers several weeks ago three of us All col lege students borrowed buddy s car. 1 was driving. Unfortunately we had an Acci Dent. Nobody was Hurt but the damage to our buddy s car amounted to $175. There was no insurance so the Money had to come out of my pocket. Think the two Fellows with me should help with the repair Bill. They say no. You were  is this fair answer in the paper because if my folks see a letter from you and find Outi had another Accident i la get grounded . Big d dear a another Accident he it sounds As it you be got quite a history Fella. Maybe Yon should be grounded until you take some driving lessons and 1 am not kidding. First i d like to make i Clear that anyone who drives without insurance is a , you Don t say who was at fault but i have an idea you were. In this Case your Pas sengers should not be expected to pitch in. If someone had hit you and you were blameless d agree with you but not under these circumstances. Dear Ann Landers my Hus band plays Ball with the boys about age 40 one right week and comes Home around 2 . Other nights he gets Home anywhere from 7 30 to 11 . He has t had dinner with me and cur four teen agers i three years. This Man has never brought Home an extra dime for Over time and he has t had a Raisin 10 years. I be been typing papers at Home so we can Payour Bills. Should i Wake up and smell the Coffee quiet desperation dear quiet or Are you unconscious did you just notice that your husband has t had dinner with his children i three years it s going to be difficult to get him to Stop do ing whatever he s doing alter All this time. You Needmore help than i can Oiler. I suggest a professional coun Selor. Yes. I know he won t go. So go yourself and Lear what you can do to get this 40-year-old teenybopper to be have like a husband and father. Iili7, publishers newspaper Syndicate the stars and stripes a pm. Two Day tour to the historical cities of Trier and Luxem Bourg is scheduled for departure sept. 30 from Wiesbaden 11 Heidelberg Karls he and Kaiserslautern a tour incl pcs a drive through Hochwald landscape to Birk Enfeld proceeding across the Ruhr Valley to Trier in the Mosel Valley. A sightseeing tour of Trier will take in the old roman Sifre or a Nigra the Barbara Baths the Basilica the Amphitheater and roman Bridge the oldest manmade structures in Germany.  to us of Luxembourg includes the old casimates built in 963,the Adolph Bridge and the ramparts. The tour Price is $25, including transportation by deluxe motor coach dinner overnight breakfast sightseeing Entrance fees a visit to a Champagne factory and guide service. Descriptive pamphlets should be available at the above mentioned departure Point service clubs. A program of 13 jazz films from the collection of Canadia Walter de Mohre Schildt is scheduled for the Munich Ameri Ca House sept. 18 at 8 . Joe Viera Munich jazz expert selected the movies to be shown and will introduce them at the program. The films feature Duke Blum ton Ivy Anderson Louis Armstrong cab Calloway Wing Manone Gene Krupa Charlie Barnet the Nat King Cole Trio Cootie Williams Louis Bellson Louis Jordan Teddy Wilson and Lena Home. Christmas Tours by air to the Middle East Africa Spain and Portugal and a Mediterranean cruise Are offered by a German travel Agency which distributes descriptive pamphlets to american dependent schools. The Tours include magic carpet to Istanbul Tel Aviv Beersheba Bethlehem Jerusalem Nazareth the sea of Galilee the dead sea Safe Haifa Nicosia Baalbek and Athens. This is a 17-Day trip for$499 All inclusive. Dates Are dec. 16-Jan 1 Christmas and new year s in Lebanon dec. 23-Jan. 1,Tor $298. Mediterranean cruise which includes Christmas in the holy land. This is a 15-Day voyage dec. 17-31 for $309 by air from Frankfurt or for $169 from Genoa Italy for a two bed Cabin aboard ship. Land of the conquistadors from dec 16-31 by air from Frankfurt to Barcelona then by motor coach through Spain and Portugal and by ship to Tangier North Africa and by air to the Isle of Mallorca. African photo safari in 18 Days by air from Frankfurt,$948, visiting the big game areas of Kenya Tanzania Uganda. Rhodesia and Zambia. Goren on Bridge neither deals. Vulnerable. West North a aj6