European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 09, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gibson Blanks botox 6-0 cards Lead. 3-1 from a and up dispatches St. Louis Bob Gibson backed by a four run outburst inthe first inning shut out Boston $-0, on five hits sunday to give the St. Louis cardinals a 3-1 Edge in the world  was the second Victory for Gibson who had turned in a 2-1win in the opener on wednesday. He had the red sox hitting mostly on the ground and they did t look like scoring until the ninth when Carl Yastrzemski led off with a double and took third Ona Fly. Gibson however struck out Reggie Smith and got Jerr Adair on a grounder to wrap it  cardinals jumped on Jose Santiago right away. Lou Broc beat out an infield hit took second As Curt flood singled to left and both scored on Roger Marls double. After Mari moved up on a Fly Tim Mccarver singled to score  beat out a hit Mccarver taking second. Maxvill then singled to score Mccarver and on the throw to the plate Javier went to third and maxvill to second. Gary Bell came in to relieve Santiago and retired Gib son on a Fly for the last  cards struck again in the third against Dave  Cepeda doubled took third on a wild pitch and score Don a Fly by Mccarver. Mike Shannon then Drew a walk an scored the sixth run on a double by  was sailing along with almost the minimum of  allowed a single by Carl Yastrzemski with two out in the first another by George Scott with two out in the fourth and. On Page 2col. It unofficial newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol. 26, no. 174 if 21855 a monday october 9, 1967 s daily 10 sunday d president rules out easy Road popularity explosion victim a Man rushes tothe Aid of a companion blown 40 feet and seriously injured when a Keg of gun powder exploded at hillbilly Day Cele bration saturday in a suburb of Nashville Tenn. The Gunpowder was to be used for firing a Cannon of the civil War  victim one of two badly Hurt was standing in the crowd in  cites duty at Home in Vietnam Washington a president Johnson in one of his most partisan speeches in Many months said saturday night that he knows he could boost h i s popularity by adopting policies aimed a getting the country out of trouble cheaply and fast but that he said would be irresponsible. Addressing a Black tie $1,000-a-couple dinner dance Here aimed at raising Money for the1968 Campaign Johnson made it Clear that he is not about to change his policy on Vietnam or his advocacy of social welfare programs at Home. Looking squarely toward the presidential election the chief executive said i Tell you that i will work As hard As a Man can work for his country and i will do everything in my Power to build a record for our democratic party that America will embrace 13 month from  in a roughly phrased speech pointed directly at his critics Johnson waved his party s ban Ner and declared America is a Richer and cont. On Page so col. L Earl Attlee Dies at 84 led Britain after we ii Earl Attlee London a Earl Attlee the former British prime minis Ter died in a London Hospital sunday at 84. He entered the Hospital sept. 8for what was described As a minor  his health tools a turn for the worse after two weeks. Clement Attlee became prime minister on july 26, 1945, after Hia labor party won a massive majority Over Winston Chur chill s conservatives. Atlee had served during world War ii As Churchill s Deputy prime minister in an All party War Cabinet. His government barely sur Vived an election in 1950 when his House of commons majority was slashed to six. In october 1051 the voters turned Attlee Spart out and recalled Churchill to the premiership. Russia supplying Hanoi Saigon a the . Air Force said sunday that the soviet Union is sending North Vietnam the world s largest operational helicopters capable of carrying120 troops or speedily moving the big russian antiaircraft missiles. Two of the record breaking choppers were destroyed along with four smaller helicopters during raids deep into North Viet Nam s heartland  raids Cost the americans three downed aircraft and four fliers missing in action. With ground action generally Light and scattered despite some stiff isolated Battles the emphasis in the War remained on the North where 126 missions were flown As american pilots piled up strikes before the expected Monsoon change in the weather later this  destruction of six soviet built choppers the first such claim in the War occurred about 80 Miles West of Hanoi when air Force thunderchief pilots swept Down on a camouflaged area previously sighted in Aerial photos. The Thunder chiefs bored in on the target despite the harassment of two mig17s and reported that six of the helicopters seemed to collapse and Burn after strafing and bombing passes. The choppers were identified As two m16 models called Hooks in the identification books and four smaller mi40s, called hounds the hounds Are Ordinary chop weather partly Cloudy to Cloudy with moderate Gusty winds. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 69, Low 48. Temperatures recorded sunday 4 4 am pm55 81 Madrid p 57 66 Munich p 67 66 Paris p m 59 Prestwick p 50 76 Rome p 66 73 wheelus p a Bartly Cloudy Tad Wea Lior whig 4 4 am pm 66 69 80 62 59 88 71 Adana p 66 Athens p 66 Valano 69 Berlin of 64 Frankfurt p 66 London it Olear Al Cloudy pers carrying about 14 troops but the Hooks were Eye Poppers to the photo analysis people. The Hooks Are the biggest and most powerful choppers Ever put into operation. They Are twin a Turbine aircraft with Contr rotating rotors and have been adapted to extremely heavy duty jobs such As lifting Oil rigs in Siberia. The latest accounts show that one of the Craft set a record lifting 44,350 pounds to a height of More than one mile. Air Force officers declined to speculate on the appearance of the huge Craft in North Viet Nam one obvious conclusion however was that the . Air pounding has rendered land communication routes so hazardous that the big choppers Are needed for the priority movement of military cargos such As surface to air missiles Sams which wont on Page a Dot. 9