European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes military opens 9,645 jobs for women by Marc hurts a Washington Bureau Washington is the defense department is raising its goal for the number of women in the armed forces to 32,106 by 1970. But it is s t i 1not satisfied with the Grade limit placed on women Law holds them to col Onel or Navy Captain and the Pentagon would like to see women have the same Opportunity As men to become generals and Flag Force Brig. Gen. William w. Berg Deputy assistant de sense Secretary for military personnel policy told a Senate armed services committee thursday of a drive to recruit9,645 women to reduce the num Ber of men who must be in voluntarily called to duty nurses not include new authorizations will be in the wac was Waves an marines and do not include the 10,000 women nurses in the army Navy and air Force. The increase and the june 1965strength follows wac Waves a marines increase3,556 1,1503,550 1,389 1965strength 9,9805,450 5,4501,581 total 9,645 22,461 earlier this year the defens department said it was planning to increase the women s strength from 22,000 to about 27,000 by mid-1968, but did not make projections beyond that Date. Berg said that opportunities have opened up for women in a variety of staff and support positions in logistics intelligence data processing Legal financial and personnel management and of course in the nursing an medical Fields. Berg in support of a Bill to remove Grade limitations said the restrictions were unfair to officers of All the women s serv ices including nurses. Five nurse colonel sin the army nurse corps for example Only five nurses can get the permanent rank of col Onel and 107 can hold the per manent rank of lieutenant col Onel but these quotas were established on the basis of an army of 500,000 personnel and the army now stands at 1.3 Mil lion he have been Many obvious inequities in the past Ber explained. This was illustrated last year in one service when woman lieutenant colonel who retired was immediately re placed by a male officer in the Grade of colonel the proper ran for the after hearing Berg the com Mittee approved the Bill. It recommended that women should bellowed to Wear stars temporarily while serving in a position calling for a general or an Admiral. Widow enlists to take her husband s place Manchester . Up a teen age girl whose husband was killed in Vietnam a few weeks after their wedding has joined the women s army corps wac. Mrs. Felicia Nancy Dickinson,18, of Northfield Falls vt., told personnel at the armed Force Entrance and examination Sta Tion Here Friday that she was enlisting to take the place of her late husband. Sgt. Eugene. Dickinson. Rusk sees g to change in objectives monday october 23, 1967 wider Viet go als ruled out Washington a i Secre tary of state Dean Tusk predicted saturday that the unite states will neither Widen its Viet namese War objectives nor go beyond limited Means to achieve cannot be a Prophet on when the War will end Rusk Tolda questioner but As to whether the United states will broaden its goals in military attack if the conflict is not settled in the coming year Rusk said i see no change whatever inthe limitations on our own objectives in the War and i Haven doubt whatever we shall continue to use limited 18 incidents Rusk was interviewed oct. 16for european television. The state department issued his re Marks saturday night. The . Foreign affairs chief said Washington is willing to Stop bombing North Vietnam if it sin fact a step toward but in reaffirming this .offer, he also stated again that no one has been Able to say what Hanoi would do if the air attacks were undeclared cessation of the . Bombing As some critics have advocated Rusk said would cause difficulties. He explained that if the bombing halt were permanent and unconditional As War slows Down As s. Lets vote Saigon a the War slowed Down sunday As the South vietnamese voted in the quietest nationwide election of the five held in the last 13months. Up and Down the country only18 incidents of Viet Cong terror harassment sabotage and Shell Ings were reported during the Day and most of these were no related to the elections. No major fighting was reported around the country where 58 Allied operations of varying sizes were under Way. In the largest reported clash units of the . Army s 25th inf div reported killing 22 Vietcong in a Brief engagement 47 Miles Northwest of Saigon near the cambodian Border. One . Infantryman was wounded. Near hoi an 365 Miles North East of Saigon the . 1st air Cav div reported finding 15enemy bodies after a fight in which two americans were killed and 14 wounded. Over North Vietnam .pilots flew a below average 96 missions saturday concentrating All but two of their strikes in the Southern half of the country. Operation ends the . Command announce the termination of operation Akron Iii a search and destroy sweep by the 1st brigade of the 9th inf division 30 Miles East of Saigon which uncovered one of the largest arms and Muni ions caches of the War. The infantrymen working their Way through a vast Tunnel Complex which was five Levels deep income sections captured 1,147 Memy weapons and More than110,000 rounds of ammunition grenades mortars shells min Sand rockets. In the air War b52 bomber mounted two raids before Day break sunday. One hit at North vietnamese positions in the de militarized zone six Miles North Northeast of the . Marine 3ase at con Thien just below he zone that divides North and South Vietnam. The other raid struck at enemy troop concentrations 40 Miles North North West of Saigon where units of toe . 1st inf div fought Arleavy engagement last tuesday with a Viet Cong regiment. South Vietnam s voters in sub Stantial numbers sunday named a House of representatives. The nation went ahead with plans to inaugurate a president and get he new government machinery nto operation before the months out. There have been four nation wide elections. The most important was last months which named it. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu president. Official government figures indicated the turnout sunday was about 76.4 per cent of the 5.8million qualified voters or about 4.4 million votes. This did no approach the 83 per cent reached in the presidential elections. Abstentions in Saigon were marked. South vietnamese officials . Authorities however viewed the election As heartening particularly since the Vot ers Are evidently wearying of so much balloting activity and since the elections had failed to stir much outward enthusiasm. The Vanguard of 3,600 Amer ican troops arrived from the United states sunday and moved into Danang to bolster beleaguered american forces in the Northern provinces. About 1,850 troops of the 198thlight infantry brigade arrived by ship to join the american division a newly created army division now operating out Ofchus Lai about 40 Miles South of a remainder of the brigade is expected to arrive brigade underwent train ing at fort Hood tex., before being shipped to Vietnam. The communists demand this would harm the Allied forces in South Vietnam because the would be receiving no communist Concession in return. But if the United states re fused to Label a bombing halt As permanent he said Hanoi would quickly denounce the pause As an ultimatum and refuse to Cometo the negotiating table. As for participation by Ameri Ca s european allies in the Viet namese struggle Rusk said Mostof the Atlantic allies do not be Long to any pact involving South East Asia and he doubts that the North Atlantic treaty Organiza Tion is inclined to accept a responsibility in Vietnam. Rusk also cautioned against supposing that what i s called the cold War is finished just because East West relations have improved in Europe. He said Large communist Mili tary forces remain deployed in East Europe and the major prob lems of a divided Germany and Berlin communists Are still committed to a world revolution rather than a system of world order and i do not myself be Lieve that we should exaggerate prematurely the idea of detente Rusk said. Appeals the Duchess of Medina Siwonia is appealing a sentence of a year in prison and a Fine of $156 for leading an illegal demonstration i Palomares Spain. She charged that the United states had failed to pay All claims arising from the collision of two air Force planes last year. Up Buddhist nun9 22. Burns self fatally Saigon up a 22-year-Oldbuddhist nun doused herself with gasoline and burned to death Early sunday to protest alleged persecution by Nguyen Van Louis pvt s death blade9 will be som Paris up the Guillo Tine Blade which reputedly sliced off the head of King Louis Xvi in 1793 will be put up for auction Here will Start at 1,500 francs $300. The Blade which was trans feed from executioner to executioner until 1893 was last inthe Possession of a reportedly important French citizen who recently died and whose identity s being kept historical relic is to be auctioned at the hotel drouot he Paris equivalent of soothe by a a London auction House. Thieu the South vietnamese president elect. The nun was identified Astrich Hue Lac. It was the third self immolation in the Buddhist dispute with the government Buddhist sources said she killed herself about 5 . At the Vien Giac Pagoda on the out skirts of Saigon near Tan son Nhut Airport. This was just two hours before polls opened in National elections to select members of the House of representatives and Complete the government which Thieu will head. The nun was described As Follower of Thich Tri Quang militant Buddhist Monk who ended a 13-Day sit in outside Independence Palace oct. 10. His Vigil was aimed at reestablishing himself As a political was protesting Thieu s decision to recognize a More moderate Church faction As the official , however has agreed to withhold recognition for a whiles that a Compromise can be worked out. Tax increase will get of Fowler says hot Springs a. Up Treasury Secretary Henry Fow Ler predicted saturday that president Johnson will ultimately win congressional approval of his proposed tax surcharge now stalled in the House. Fowler s forecast agreed witha prediction by Gardner Ackley Johnson s chief economic adviser who said Friday that the administration would be Able to dislodge the proposal from the House ways and Means commit tee. But neither Man would say How or when. Fowler told reporters there will be a tax increase. You can count on spoke to newsmen after several leading businessmen expressed fears the administration will impose wage Price controls if Congress refuses to approve the tax increase. Johnson s Bill calling for a 10per cent surcharge on income tax payments was pigeonholed by the ways and Means commit tee when the administration re fused lawmakers demands that it whack $5 billion off the Federal budget As a complementary measure to head off and Ackley were attending the semiannual meet ing of the business Council composed of the nation s to businessmen and industrialists gathered at this Virginia Mountain resort. Humphrey to attend Thieu s inauguration Washington up the White House announced Friday that vice president Hubert Humphrey will head the . Dele gation to the inauguration of South vietnamese president elect Nguyen Van Thieu in Sai gon on oct. 31. Press Secretary George Chris Tian said the other members of the delegation Are publisher Wil Liam Randolph Hearst jr., and James Suffridge president of the retail clerks International association in Washington. I weather h u s3 44 . 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