European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 09, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday october 9, 1967 president has some new Irons in the fire by Dick West Washington up just about everything a . Pres ident does is subjected to intensive study not Only in this country but in other nations As  May be sure that at this very moment the foreign offices of Many governments Are analysing president Johnson recent decision to give up drinking and take up  this country the main Point of speculation is How the president will reconcile this move with his image As a Man of reason and  president could and did drink in moderation but therein no such thing As a moderate  first time out on the links Johnson drove a Ball that almost hit another player on an adjacent Fairway. Which in bad for an Amateur. As his game improves he willbe making shots that land in the Sand traps and the rough. Buthe cannot be adjudged a Bona fide golfer until his scores Star Landing in the credibility Gap. It is difficult for even a president to arrive at a Golf score through consensus. We do not of course have any Way of knowing what significance other world capital attack to the switchover. I dare say however that preliminary reaction is running along these lines Moscow Kremlin experts on american affairs were stunned by the news that president Johnson has turned  fear it May Lead to a purge in their  a few Days previous they had advised Premier Kosygin that Johnson had encountered enough troubles this summer to drive any Man to  learning that their appraisal was 100 per Cen wrong they immediately began packing their bags for a trip to Siberia. Hanoi word that Johnson has started to play Golf is being interpreted Here As a sign that he is moving closer to the policies pursued by former president Eisenhower when he was in the White  View has caused great consternation among North vietnamese leaders. None of them was Ever Able to figure out just what Eisenhower policies were. Paris president de Gaull sees no reason to regard Johnson s golfing abilities As threat to his own personal grandeur. If it came to a showdown Degaulle is confident he could beat Johnson at the game. Johnson might have a smoother swing but Only de Gaulle would be Able to walk across the water hazards. Reconsider abm sen. Clark urges expensive flying erector set Washington up  s. Clark saturday called the proposed . Antimissile system a very expensive Fly ing erector  he urge administration reconsideration of the decision to build  Pennsylvania Democrat made Public the text of speech for Senate delivery monday which contends the thin shield against ballistic missiles approved by defens Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara essentially contributes nothing to this country s  Clark is a Long time opponent of deploying an abm system. In the speech he argued the proposed system is unwise militarily economically  he quoted me Namara s own statements to the effect that there is no antimissile system which would not be ineffective against a sophisticated soviet offence Clark also challenged the idea that the abm system could protect against a missile attack from red China. He said methinks China would be deterred from such attack by . Mis Sile strength but suggested the chinese could deliver nuclear weapons from submarines or even in suitcases if they wanted to risk an attack on the United states. In any Case he said Chin Awill be Able to overwhelm an beware of Chicago it s too faraway Chicago up in his first visit to Chicago 12 years ago fur Salesman Jack Harnish,51, of Flushing n.y., had $19, 000 Worth of merchandise stole from his car. On his second visit this week his car was picked clean of Mink Sable and persian Lamb Oats Worth $15,000. Outmoded abm system once i gets its rocket Force beyond the primitive1  result Clark said would be a waste of a great Deal of Money at a time when the War in Vietnam is costings two and a half billion dollars a month when the president i asking for new taxes to offset a growing budget deficit and our crucial Domestic programs Are being reduced to support the in creases in the military budget. What would we get for our Money a very expensive flying erector set which the russians could easily and cheaply Over Power by increasing their Offen Sive missile striking  the defense department agrees with Clark that the mis Sile defense against China willbe a Short term proposition but argues that attack will be come less Likely when the Chi Nese have a full scale nuclear Force. Ike joins Bradley on peace panel Washington up for Mer president Dwight Eisen Hower said saturday he adjoined an organization dedicated to a More sensible Vietnam War policy. Ending his 15-hour medical checkup at Walter Reed army medical Center Eisenhower said he had joined the group headed by former sen. Paul Douglas an whose membership included re tired army Gen. Omar Bradley. Douglas asked about the organization said a group of us has been forming Over the Las few weeks a committee for peace with Freedom. We Are Happy that general Eisenhower is a member. A full statement of principles and a membership list will be announced later. We have about 40 or 50 members  Eisenhower reported by his doctors to be in Good physical condition declined to comment on the Wisdom of invading North Vietnam. He said such a Deci Sion was up to those closer tothe War. But he praised Geri. William Westmoreland . Com Mander in Vietnam for doing a very Fine  Eisenhower indicating that reconsidered himself neither a Hawk nor Dove said the term suggested the extremes of either pulling out of the War or bomb ing peking. West protests Parade held in East Berlin Berlin up Western commandants protested Satur Day Over an East German military Parade held in East Berlin Friday night to Mark the18th anniversary of the East German state. The statement said such Mili tary displays violated four Power agreements Banning the station ing or parading of German military units in Berlin. Another new str store Germany