European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Israel Egypt clash at canal . Lifts Mideast arms ban Washington a the United states has decided to go ahead with ship ments of selected items of military equipment to is Rael and five Arab states the state department announce tuesday. The action lifts a ban on .arms deliveries to the Middle East imposed since last june six Day War. Press officer Robert j. Mccloskey said the Washington decision Falls within the spirit of restraint aimed at holding Down the near East arms  the state department spokesman noted also that the soviets have been sending Large arms shipments to their Ara friends since the War and have offered military equipment soothers. The Arab countries which pre cont. On Page 23, col. 1 unofficial newspaper of . Forcht in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol. 26, no. 190 if 21855 a wednesday october 25, 1967 5t daily 10 sunday d neglected sgt. To get his boost Washington up sgt. A the airman who did everything right but never got promoted finally is going to get that extra Stripe. Sgt. A the designation Given him by protective congressional investigators is up in november for promotion to technical sergeant. Knowledgeable observers say he is Ashoo in. The sergeant a 15-year air Force Veteran came to the nation a attention aug. 2 when a House armed services sub committee investigating the promotion system for enlisted men in the armed forces made Public a letter he had written to  it he modestly mentioned he had a perfect performance cont. On Page 24, col. K tanks planes artillery fire from a and up1 dispatches egyptian and israeli tanks artillery and Jet planes clashed across the Suez canal in a full scale Battle tues Day afternoon. A . Cease fire went into effect at 5 30  after the fighting started. Despite the cease fire a . Military communique said there was sporadic firing continuing half an hour after it went into effect but Israel said All was quiet. Soon after the conflict Egypt requested an urgent meeting of the . Security Council to con Sider Israel s premeditated a  the Battle the first major fight following the egyptian missile sinking of the israeli de Stroyer Elath on saturday the egyptians claimed they had downed one israeli Mirage Jet fighter and damaged four tanks on the East Bank of the canal near port Tawfiq. Israeli gunners pounded Egypt front. On Page 2h col. 2 the Light fantastic a right you Here in London. All together now. No foot one smashed in the anti Vietnam Guys. I said Dainty. Easy easy. Up on accidents Here on the Steps of the . Protest. I guess everybody can see them toes. Lift them arms. No sudden embassy. That would be shattering. Through what we re doing now. It must leaps. We should had a practice session Well give pm a pane to replace that 12 be pretty transparent right a photo pm recalling million Chevy for correction Detroit a Chevrolet division of general motors said tuesday it is recalling More thana million Standard sized 1965 Chevrolet to replace a potentially defective part of the car s steering apparatus. Chevrolet said Only four such cont. On Page a col. 5 jamming complaints heeded Vietnam m16s overhauled Saigon a the .command has partly overhauled All m16 rifles in Viet Nam to reduce the controversial weapon s chances of jamming in combat a High army source reported  m16s with a further major modification Are being air lifted to Vietnam As fast As the Colt factory turns them out he said. So far More than 8,000 of these have been turned Over to combat units. There Are estimated to be140,000 m16s in the country. The Flap Over the .223-Caliberrifle, the Standard Issue in Viet Nam began last Spring when marines based South of the de militarized zone complained Many of their buddies died needlessly in Battle because their weapons jammed. The marines had just been is sued the m16, were unfamiliar with the care it requires an were Short of cleaning rods which can punch out jammed cartridges. The controversy reached con Gress and brought charges that the weapon had defects that should be done away with on a crash basis. The army which cont. On Page 34, col. 1 mass raid hits North s no. 1 base Saigon a . Air Force Marine and Navy jets in a coordinated mass raid tuesday afternoon bombed North Vietnam s biggest airbase the Phuc yen Airfield 18 Miles Northwest of Hanoi for the first time in the War. The Mig air base was one of about five major targets in North Vietnam on the Pentagon prohibited list until now. . Spokesmen said the raid ing american planes flew through challenging Mig interceptors intense antiaircraft fire and missile fire to attack the installation. They said pilots re ported shooting Down one lat Model mig21 and probably destroying a  Force jets from Thailand bases Navy planes from carriers in the Tonkin Gulf and Marine corps bombers from base sin South Vietnam All converged Oil the Phuc yen Field for the strikes. The raid was announced lat tuesday by Gen. William c. Westmoreland s Headquarters Ina special announcement. Headquarters had no Indica Tion of the number of planes participating but said the raiders bombed the Field s 9,140-foot Long runway a Concrete parallel taxi Way parking areas revetments and storage  31 reverted hard stands three Miles North of the Airfield and a taxiway joining them to the Airfield also were hit . Spokesmen said. . Headquarters made no mention of any american plane  said an assess cont. On Page 24, col. 1 weather partly Cloudy to Cloudy with morning fog and Haze. Continued mild thursday. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 63, Low 50. Temperatures recorded tuesday get 44 44 am pm 70 72 Adana p 64 72 Athens p 43 50 Valano p 50 55 Berlin r 55 59 Frankfurt cd 50 55 London r cd Cloudy p partly am pm 55 68 Madrid p 45 59 Munich p 57 59 Paris p 48 48 Prestwick r 57 68 Rome p 61 75 wheelus cd Cloudy a rain. 2nd weather win git was a Long weekend see Page seven