European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 2 the stars and stripes sunday september 24, 1967 army clarifies details on its pcs cutback Washington is As result of misunderstandings of the army s officer candidate school cutback the Pentagon sent a message to major command tuesday repeating details of How it will  one thing the army wants to make sure everyone realize that while the officer training program is being phased Bac effective aug. 19, it is by no Means  the current fiscal year the army intends to turn out about As Many second lieutenants As in the last fiscal year when some 19,000 were graduated. This is More than five times As Manyas the year before. The average for 10 years before that stood at about 1,100. Students soldiers College option enlistees in service College graduates and other in service applicants wit More than one year s service will go to oct before Jan. 15, 1968,and soldiers whose applications had been approved on aug. 19may be delayed but they will still  who Are facing a delay can do one of two things. The can remain on the waiting list and become available for assign ment in their enlisted mos against worldwide requirement prior to oct or withdraw As candidates and revert to their original enlistment option. If they have no option the army will Honor any preference for training commensurate with Over All military requirements. In Many cases the choices May exceed Overall requirements and May not be  candidates now on the waiting list can expect Tenter oct after Jan. 15, the Mes Sage explained. The waiting Listis expected to tie exhausted Dur ing the first six months of 1968.enrollment after mid january will be determined by the Date the applicants were originally re ported to the adjutant general a approved candidates. Those who apply now or a some time in the near future will go through Normal processing and also go on a waiting list. As their turn comes up they Wil attend the army  who become aware of cases of possible injustice or misunderstanding involving oct candidates who were red Shore batteries sink s. Korean boat Seoul a North Korea Shore batteries Early wednesday Sank a South korean fishing Boatin a 20-minute shelling South korean military sources said three crewmen aboard the five ton boat were believed to have been picked up by North korean personnel the sources  Captain of another boat suffered head injuries. Approved As of 19 aug. 1967 will Forward the Case with All Avail Able information directly 4o the adjutant general department of without delay he army he message stated. Red Sanctuary Agni. Sharp says Cambodia role confirmed Washington a . S. Grant Sharp or. Has provided the first official undisputed confirmation that North Viet namese troops attack american forces from sanctuaries in Cam  May 1966 Pentagon publicly contradicted a High army officer who made a Simi Lar  United states has avoided making an Issue with Cambodia Over communist infiltration of its Borders. Cambodia professes neutrality in the Vietnam War. Che Guevara Bolivia claims this is photo of Fidel Castro s former top aide Ernesto Che Guevara. It was shown to the Organiza Tion of american states Friday in Washington along with other alleged photos of Guevara who Bolivia says is leading communist guerrillas in the country. The revolutionary Leader has Long been absent from Cuba. A photo chefs show off thanksgiving Munich is seven chef from armed forces recreation area installations in Berchtesgaden Germany turned out an american thanksgiving dinner Here thursday for hotel and restaurant men at an International food and tourism fair. The chefs displayed a Model of the Berchtesgaden roof hotel made of sugar As they prepare Turkey and trimmings for a sem Inar led by or. Robert Beck of Cornell University. The Demon stration was repeated Friday morning. Lady9 seized in Saigon Saigon a police indicated Friday that a woman arrested in connection with the shooting of a nationalist chinese intelligence officer May be the dragon lady who has been gun Ning Down people from the Backof a motorcycle. The National police director Brig. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc loan said miss Phung Ngoc Anh a24-year-old vietnamese of chinese descent was arrested carrying a .45-caliber pistol which ballistics tests show was Saigon raid on Politico Washington a . Spokesman said Friday that unnecessarily severe police measures apparently were used by Vietnam authorities against a prominent political figure in Saigon  comment amounted to a restrained rebuke for South vietnamese authorities in the handling of the Case of former finance Thanh. Police minister a Truong conducted an armed raid on Thanh s Home shoved out foreign newsmen he had invited and later handcuffed him on a downtown Street. Thanh had been barred fro the ranks of presidential Candi dates in Vietnam s recent elec Tion on the ground of pro communist  denied that he is a communist sympathizer. Thanh had applied to come to the United states because he said "1would like to Tell the american people what really  press officer Robert j. Mccloskey asked about the Inci Dent at a news conference raid it would appear that unnecessarily severe police measures were  Mccloskey said he was notable to confirm that Thanh had in fact asked for assistance from the american government. Asked How the United Stales hoped to promote democracy in South Vietnam As through the recent presidential elections if losers and those in political opposition were subject to police action Mccloskey said "1 Don twant to comment on such a Gen eral question but you can seethe comment i have made on the specific inquiry about the Thanh Case answers in part your  used to kill file persons including two americans. Loan said the woman admitted three of the shootings. The dragon lady has been variously described As having Long hair and Short hair an wearing a red Scarf and a Blue Scarf. Loan said a search of her Home turned up a red and Blue Scarf and two wigs. Draw your own conclusions loan said. The dragon lady shot most Oiher victims from the Back scat of a motorcycle driven by Amale accomplice. She operated in Cholon Sai gon s chinese Quarter and usually hit her  said the woman had admitted she was a Viet Cong who Learned to shoot a .45 at a secret base in cd  shoots with both hands loan  added that the ballistic tests show that the .45 was ursetto kill two policemen working for counter intelligence a civilian working for the capital intelligence network and the two americans James r. Rodger and George f.  Hometown was giver As Independence w. A. Herold s Hometown was no immediately available. Sharp commander in chief pre sub Pacific told the Senate redness investigating Ommittee we have known for quite Long time that there Are various regiments that operate backhand Forth in South Vietnam and ack into Cambodia when thereat is on them. They use Cam Bodia As a  Sharp s estimate of How Man North vietnamese troops Are involved was deleted by Pentagon censors before his testimony Iven aug. 9-10, was release wednesday. There was nothing in his re Marks however to indicate he disagreed with an estimate Given by army maj. Gen. Stanley r. Larsen in a Pentagon new conference May 27, 1966. Larsen commander of  in Central South Vietnam at the time said then that an estimated four to six regiments involving perhaps 10,000 me were massed just inside cambo Dia s Border with South Viet Nam. Basis of estimate the same Day Larsen offered his estimate which he said was based on prisoner interrogations and reports from other sources the Pentagon issued a statement knocking it Down. The Pentagon said there was no evidence Strong enough to confirm the presence of any North Viet namese regiment in Cambodia. Cambodia in turn describe Larsen s comments As  the Pentagon asked about the Cambodia situation Friday would say Only that North vietnamese troops Are believed to Cross the ill defined Borde Between South Vietnam and Cambodia fairly  it is understood the . Government does not wish to publicly accuse Prince Norodom Sihanouk Cambodia s chief of state of inability or unwilling Ness to patrol his country boundaries against communist infiltration. It is also said the unite states has indications Cambodia is becoming somewhat disillusioned in its relations with the North vietnamese and communist China. Cambodian troops Are reported to have clashed with the North Viet namese on occasions in recent months to prevent takeover of certain areas of Cambodia. Pope appears at Balcony Vatican City up Pope Paul i looking considerably re covered from his recent illness but still showing some discomfort appeared at a Vatican bal Cony saturday to address and bless 3,500 cheering yugoslav pilgrims. Weather . 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