European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday september 21, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 5 texans enjoy German hospitality deep in the heart of train tyls by Charles Graham staff writer braunfels Germany is a teutonic texan hoedown com plete with flowered German peas ant dresses and White ten gallon hats was held Here tuesday night when the townsfolk of this picturesque farming Community welcomed 100 Texas Farmers with a Castle tour and traditional hessian dinner and dancing. English spoken in soft South Western accents blended with the local dialect As the visitors members of the Texas farm Bureau now touring Europe to drum up business for the state s products took time out from the business at hand for an evening of fun with citizens of the Siste City of new braunfels Tex. The Texas City was settled in 1845 by 200 local Farmers headed by Prince Karl of Solms braunfels who left for Texas to escape political Battles raging in his own land. His recently re furbished Castle Here was toured by the farm Bureau group just before their dinner the Hessia counterpart of Western Barbecue. A very in Texas like rain greeted the visitors but failed to shrink their seemingly Sanford Zed spirits As they left their tour Busand trudged up the Slippery Cobblestone Street to the Texas accents seemed strangely out of place inside the centuries old Walls with the ancient paintings tapestries an pieces of Armor. At a near by meeting Hall decked with Bunting and the crossed flags of braunfels an Texas the guests were greeted by the mayor and the dance band which made everyone feel at Home with deep in the hear of Steve Lilly a six footer who was Clad in Cowboy clothes is one of 13 state directors on the farm Bureau Board. He said that this is the second annual Braun Fels trip for the group and the overseas event would probably continue for years to come. We can Only take a Hundred people each trip and we already have fifty signed up for next year said Lilly. The tall texan said the far Bureau wanted to open up Mark ets for their products in european with the help of their sales outlet in Wiesbaden Germany planned this combination Good will and business tour for their members. The tour includes eng land Switzerland the nether lands France and West Berlin along with conferences with Ger Man agriculture representatives. This year we got a real big Ruby red Grapefruit account from a Contact we made last year said Lilly. The Ruby red in t grown anywhere but Texas an they seem to really like them Over Here he added. Lilly said the Bureau is work ing on plans to Send shipments of Texas onions to Germany and 24 34 41 41 is 54 25 2.4. 21 59 so 55 52. 49 a so 43 19 40 20 37 s3 44 29 45 4fe horizontal1. Weather cock. Lawrence 9. Caress12. Baking chamber13. Ardor 14. Blackbird 15. Centra american country 17. Born18. Lure 19. Throng 21. 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But there was no business inthe air tuesday evening when the texans met the germans and local dancers performed traditional Steps in native costumes. For most of the visitors it was their first time in Europe. At the Long rows of tables Laid out Church social style non German speaking westerners sat across the table from non eng Lish speaking braunfels Farmers. Although the conversation Wasan enthusiastic mixture of hand waving and Uncertain words the visitors and hosts managed to communicate with Little trouble. Texans welcomed visiting Farmers from Texas get acquainted with the people of Braun Fels Germany during the texans tour of Europe to find markets. Is photo gales . Ship annulment asked Washington a six senators appealed to Congress tues Day to rescind a ban on construction of . Navy minesweepers in British shipyards. The amendment establishing the ban they said was a Clear example of very damaging Spe Cial interest protectionism to the detriment of the broader inter ests of the United they said they were consider ing introducing a Bill to repeal the prohibition. The statement was Issie jointly by sen. John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky Jacob of new York and John g. Tower of Texas All republicans and Albert Gore of Tennessee Edward m. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mike Monroney of Oklahoma ship construction Issue is part of a major military procure woman watches theft. But minds own store East Lansing Mich. " up police said a cat burglar made off with a television set because one woman believes in minding her own business. She saw the theft but did t report said she did t Call us because she did t want to be known As a Nosey neighbor police said. Ment plan agreed to tentatively 18 months ago by the United states and Britain. Britain agreed to Purchase $2.5 billion Worth of aircraft and air Craft equipment in the unite states and this country was to spend $325 million including$60.7 million Worth of wooden hulled Ocean minesweepers i Britain. But the House amended the $70-billion defense fund Bill to require that the ships be built in this than delay the funds measure further the Senate accepted the administration opposing the ban says it still Hopes to carry out the plan for Mutual purchases of military equipment. Plan jeopardized but the six senators argued tuesday that the plan had been jeopardized by the amendment which was sponsored by rep. John Byrnes a wisc. In jeopardizing an International agreement which is distinctly to the advantage of the United Stales the senators said the Byrnes amendment has called into question the Good Faith of our nation in its dealing with our closest and most important ally and has caused Seri Ous embarrassment to a Friendly area declares Independence from Biafra London up the mid Western Region of Nigeria broke away from the breakaway re Public of Biafra wednesday and declared itself the Republic of Benin. In a broadcast on Benin radio heard Here maj. Albert Okonkwo announced the Region had declared itself Independent. The breakaway Eastern Region which sparked the nigerian civil War when it declared itself the Republic of Biafra last june appointed Okonkwo military administrator of the mid Vestenia Region after rebel Eastern troops captured Benin from Federal forces some weeks ago. Soon after the capture of Benin another rebel officer identified As a col. Banjo claimed he was responsible for administering the territory and declared it Independent. To add to the confusion wednesday s broadcast c a in Only a few hours after a Federal government communique which claimed Federal troops were moving on Benin to recapture it and return it to Federal control. Dutch Honor a i victims r o t t k r i a a Netherlands up Rotterdam burgomaster w. Thomassen wednesday in veiled a Monument in memorial of the 12000 Rotterdam jews who died in extermination Camps during world War 11
