European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday october 19, 1967 1o3 communists slain in 75-Minufe Battle  kill 58 yanks in ambush near Saigon Saigon up a Viet con ambush near Saigon tuesday killed 58 americans including Romany officers in a . Infantry battalion the unit was declared no longer effective As a fighting Force a military spokesman re ported wednesday. Another 61 americans were wounded. Al though the americans killed 103 communists in the bloody 75-minute Battle . Losses were the heaviest in  spokesman also disclosed heavy air losses four planes an their pilots in raids 10 Miles from the chinese Border tues Day. The communists claimed five  australian destroyer the Perth was hit wednesday by communist Shore batteries off the coast of North Vietnam and four crewmen were injured when the no setup in Viet War fride the tiger9 auth Watt lb9 Washington a presi Dent Johnson said tuesday night he can say clearly an with Confidence that the United state will ride the Tiger i Vietnam until it sees the Strug Gle through. Johnson gave new voice to his consistent posture of determination in a Toast prepared for a intimate White House dinner honouring prime minister Leek an Yew of Singapore. Noting that Lee at an arrival ceremony earlier in the Day called for patience prudence Resolution and restraint in Southeast Asia Johnson said the unitec1 states will follow that kind of course. That is the vital question the president said. Part of the answer is being Given now by rave men in Vietnam. Another part lies in the hearts of our people at  the answer he said is that America has the Resolution and the restraint to see the struggle through in  he went on i cannot put i More clearly or with More Confidence. You have a phrase i your part of the world that puts Pur determination Well. You Cal lit Riding the Tiger. You Rode the1 Tiger. We  Johnson said the unite states is fighting to secure the future of the new  he said our interest Anjou. Friendship in Asia will re main Long after the guns have fallen silent. That is our prom ise to you and to ourselves. No aggressor can break it. No near sighted critic can  the chief executive plainly was delighted by the remarks Lee made at the arrival Cere Mony. Lee said the decisions of the american people in the 1968presidential election will strengthen the capacity and the already known resolve of their government to create peaceful and stable  accused John Steinbeck in son of the novelist sits behind Arain spattered car window with a military policeman right after army spec. 4 Steinbeck was charged in Washington with violating the narcotics and drug Law. Associated press photo governors examine policy gop wary on War aboard the Independence a republicans opposed wednesday any action bythe National governors Confer ence in support of president Johnson s Vietnam War course. Preparatory party meetings Are being held aboard ship prior to the conference in the Virgin islands. Confronted with a democratic Resolution which would put the conference on record a declaring its Resolute support of the . Position in Vietnam Republican governors said after a caucus they do not think the National interest will be served by any policy statement at this time. Their action announced by Goy. John a. Love of Colorado chairman of the Republican governors association seemed to Point to defeat of the demo cratic Resolution since three fourths approval would be needed for its adoption. The caucus was attended by 21 gop Gover nors. Love read to a news Confer ence a statement in which the Republican chief executive said next year the presidential election year will be the time of underground a test conducted in Nevada Washington a powerful underground nuclear test was set off by the atomic Energy commission wednesday at its Nevada test  announcement said it was of intermediate yield meaning it had a blast Force equivalent to from 200,000 to one million tons of int. A great debate on the foreign policy of the United states. At that time the policies of the president will be fully and appropriately Analysed and subjected to searching scrutiny. Accordingly we Republican governors do not see that the National interest would reserved by discussion among governors at this National governors conference of the subject of  8 gov. George rom Ney of Michigan urged the gov see Story p. 6, picture p. 17 errors conference to Back a $4.4-billion tax sharing plan of Federal Grants to the  reported to a Confer ence panel that there must be a mass attack on the problems 01 cities Only possible by a vast enlargement in the amount of resources Chanele toward alleviation of these Rob  conference committee rom Ney Heads recommended a sys tem of Federal Grants of nonnegotiable . Treasury Securi ties the states could Cash 18 months later or could convert into interest earning Bonds for later expenditures. A share of the Grants would be channelled into programs aimed at curing the ills of the big City slums. Gov. Otto Kerner of Illinois co chairman of the president s commission on civil disorders told the news conference that some programs for cities should be expanded and others phased out. He declined to specify the programs. Scratching surface we have found the programs we have Are Only scratching the surface he said. They do not help the individual who will not go out after Aid. We Are going to have to seek out these individuals and get help to  Romney also called on his col leagues to press for reduction and control of Federal spending so we be got More room to Levy state  he said the Gover nors should oppose any Federal program that bypasses Testate and seek to enlist private financing for work in  sounded a bit too critical of the Johnson administration for some democrats. Gov. Philip a. Hoff of Vermont interrupted Romney at one Point to note that the Michigan governor was talking Only for himself not for the conference panel. Steinbeck s son booked in dope raid Washington up spec. 4john Steinbeck in son of the american novelist was arrested Here tuesday on charges of maintaining a common Nuis Ance where narcotics Are illegally sold or  s arrest followed a police raid on his Northwest Washington apartment less than a Block from the Whitehouse where 20 pounds of marijuana was seized in two suitcases. Police said the common nuisance charge against Stein Beck 21, concerned any place whatever which is resorted to by narcotics drug addicts forthe purpose of using or a place which has the illegal keeping or Selling of narcotics  under District of Columbi Alaw marijuana is considered a narcotic. Steinbeck was released on his own personal recognizance inthe custody of military authorities. He is currently inthe . Army and is stationed at the Washington Navy  will receive a hearing on nov. 16. Lebanese ship sinks 19 dead Copenhagen up a Leb anese vessel went Down with heavy loss of life off West Den Mark As the worst storm in half a Century swept across the Northsea tuesday and slammed into  wednesday 19 bodies had been  nag Sena identified As a lebanese freighter registered i Beirut was carrying 22 Crew members on a journey from East Germany to Esbjerg Denmark with  Man was picked up Early wednesday in a Lifeboat bearing the nag Sena s name. The Man identified As Eman Uel Abdels of Greece told rescuers that the ship had gone Down late tuesday afternoon. Abdels was found by the Esb Jerg fishing Cutter Vilde Plet which sounded the alarm. The air sea Rescue Center i aarhus mounted an All out search. Esbjerg fishing cutters also went out. Enemy gunners zeroed in on Gundeck mounting. The Duel was near than Hoa about 85 mile South of Hanoi. Among the casualties in the ambush Battle fought through an old rubber Plantation 41 mile Northwest of Saigon were the american battalion commander two company commanders two key staff officers the battalion sergeant major and their radio operators almost the entire command. The battalion of the . 1st in div was to pull Back to its base at Laik Khe 10 Miles from Theattle scene to undergo re organization. Gen. Willia Westmoreland commander of . Forces in Vietnam flew into inspect the unit. The communists sprang their ambush against one company of the 1st brigade of the 1st div.  it was about 2,000 guerrillas against 200 americans. When the americans finished throwing in reinforcements a Force of 4,000troops was involved. Hiding in Trees Viet Cong hiding in tree poured sniper fire in on top of the americans As they tried to pullback and drag out their wounded so that artillery and air strikes could hit the positions. But firing was so heavy that 22 bodies had to be left behind and were not recovered until wednesday morn ing. When the ambush was sprung a second company was sent in against the Viet Cong and then battalion command group. A military spokesman said the were up against major elements of the 271st Viet Cong  major part of the Battle lasted an hour and 15 minutes but Small scale skirmishing continued for Many hours. Westmoreland division com Mander maj. Gen. John Hay and other officers described the action As a meeting engagement Between two forces on the move a Headon military engagement with the communists learning i Advance of the american move ment in time to set the trap. French cd in Germany visits Heidelberg Heidelberg special maj. Gen. Francois m. Valentin Deputy commander in chief for French forces in Germany paid a Courtesy visit to Usa Eurand seventh army Headquarters Here wednesday. The French general met wit Gen. James h. 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