European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page t4 the stars and stripes a in today october 25, 1967 no. 1 North base hit in mass raid continued from Page l Merit of the bomb damage was not available immediately. Re ports on damage probably will await further pilots reports and Aerial photographs. Latest intelligence reports said the North vietnamese kept about 20 of their Small Force of Mig interceptors on the Phuc yen base. Another 10 migs reportedly Are kept at the so far unit Airfield at Gia Lam just outside Hanoi and about 50 More North vietnamese migs Are in Safe Haven in communist China to the North. It was not known at once How Many if any migs were destroyed on the ground in the Phuc yen strikes. One reason the air base Hadnot been hit before was the fear by . Chiefs of a High loss i american planes to the ground defences and Mig interceptors. Apparently untouched in theraid was the joint russian Chi Nese North vietnamese air de sense command at Phuc yen. This is the nerve Center for coordinating defences against . Raiders with missiles migs an conventional antiaircraft fire. Intelligence reports indicate russian and chinese advisers work in the defense command enter the russians primarily to direct missile fire and the chinese to advise on Mig operations on the basis of their excl 6 rifles. Continued from Page 1j has been using the m16 in Viet Nam since 1965, had reported some trouble with  m16 has been capable of turning out 150 shots a  modification made in Vietnam was fairly simple. A heavier Bolt in the recoil system slows Down the entire action somewhat. At the. Oldrate of fire sometimes the extracted Shell did not have a Hance to Clear the Breech be fore a new one was being jammed Home. The factory modification includes not Only the new Bolt but Chrome plating in the  Chambers where the Cartridge rests during firing had become pitted in Vietnam and this caused cartridges to  minor problem has not been solved. The army wants a30-round clip for the weapon in Stead of the present one that carries 18. No such clip has been found that will stand up under Field conditions in Viet Nam. Malik on visit the Hague up indonesian foreign minister Adam Malik was to arrive Here tues Day night for a three Day official visit to the Netherlands. Prience in the korean  raid on the command Cen Ter with its big radar and communications facilities would be Likely to cause russian or Chi Nese casualties. With the Phuc yen base no bombed for the first time Only a handful of really important tar gets in North Vietnam remain off limits to american pilots. Those include the Gia Lam air Field close to Hanoi the docks at Haiphong the piers at the auxiliary port of Hon Gai and a Railroad terminal and Power Plant in the town of lao Cai which is directly on North Viet Nam s Border with communist China. With the raid on Phuc yen four out of North Vietnam s five Mig bases have now been bombed. Only Gia Lam on the outskirts of Hanoi . Egypt Israel in full scale fight at canal continued from Page j Tian Oil refineries at port Suez at the Southern end of the Suez canal during a heavy Artiller Battle which Cairo claims Israel started. The Israel army said Intel Aviv that one Soldier was wounded. Israel sources said the refineries which produce an Esti mated 80 per cent of Egypt Petroleum needs were in flames when fighting stopped. The army however did no confirm the damage. Cairo said several fires were raging in the refinery Complex. Israelis said the egyptians opened fire on israeli troops from positions in port Ibrahim the waterfront Section of port Suez at 2 30 . 12 30 . Get. But the israelis poured their Wither ing mortar and artillery Barrag Eback into the refinery Complex in port Suez itself. Reply to sinking the fury of the bombardment was seen As the reply to the sinking of the israeli destroyer Elath by egyptian missile three Days ago with the loss of 19 men and possibly another 28. Israel military source claimed special observations conducted by air monday had registered visible evidence the Elath was attacked 14 mile from port said and therefore out Side egyptian territorial  Tel Aviv an army spokes Man denied the egyptian claim that one Mirage Jet was shot Down and four tanks destroy Din the canal Battle tuesday. Award army Secretary Stanley r. Reso pins legion of Merit medal on 8th inf div sgt. Maj. Fredric ceremony in a Hopkins during a military Heidelberg. Is Hunter or visits army units in Germany Heidelberg is formal military honors were held tues Day for army Secretary Stanley. Resor who visited Here to open a five Day tour of army units in Germany. At the ceremony Resor pinned the legion of Merit medal on 8th inf Day sgt. Maj. Frederic Stock dips sharply Trade Active new York a the Stock Market closed sharply lower tuesday after backing away from an Early Advance. Trad ing was Active. The initial Rise was a technical rebound due to an oversold condition analysts said and it faltered at a disappointingly Early  the same time news that general motors was recalling Over a million cars and word of new strife in the Middle East did nothing to enhance Confidence. General motors common erased a gain and declined. Gains were wiped out else where and a wide variety of is sues  saw the list As penetrating the August Low in the Dow Jones Industrial average thereby violating an uptrend Lin and signalling a further decline based on technical theory. This engendered further Selling. Volume was 11.12 million shares compared with 9.69 Mil lion  Dow Jones Industrial average fell 6.47 to 888.18.cities service off % at 46% was the most Active  hit St. Louis area St. Louis to. Up tornadoes rumbled through the St. Louis metropolitan Are tuesday battering Homes and businesses and toppling House trailers. Heavy damage was reported near suburban Maryland Heights where at least a dozen Homes were hit by the roving funnel Cloud. Roofs were ripped off and Walls wrecked. A second twister was sight Dover nearby Arnold mo., and a rash of funnel Cloud reports came into the weather  Bureau issued a Tornado watch for Southern and Centra Illinois. The watch later was extended As far South As Evansville ind., and northward to the Chicago  newsman in North St. Louis county reported that several Homes were damaged in the Westlen  Crews rushed to the area to repair Power  . Coast guard reported three vessels were adrift in the Mississippi River. The coastguard sent two boats for  funnel Cloud was reported in Freeburg 111., and Alton 111.reported gusts up to 86 Miles an  Missouri Highway patrol said a Tornado dipped Down atthe West Edge of Wentzville. The Highway patrol said three House trailers had been blown Over and a drive i restaurant canopy and roof had been blown  m. Hopkins who retires next month after 24 years of service. Hopkins was cited for out standing performance of duty As the division s chief intelligence co and division sergeant major from August 1965 to october1967. Resor later met with it.  a. Heintges Usa eur Deputy commander in chief for seventh army for a command briefing preliminary to a tightly scheduled swing through Ger Many. Resor s schedule Calls for visits to the 3rd and 8th inf dive 4th army div 7th army support omd to corps come 32hd army air defense come and the56th arty group. " Resor flew sunday fro i the United states to Brussels and spent monday morning at Shap Headquarters flying on to eur com Headquarters at Stuttgart that afternoon. Friday Resor will go to Bonnand then on to Berlin where he will stay until taking off on Sun Day for the states. Pm recalling million Chevy continued from Page 1 cases had been found but that1,143,000 cars built Between sep tember 1964 and May 1965 would be recalled to have the steering idler Arm Assembly  decision to replace the parts without Cost to the own ers was reached after some studies revealed that after extended mileage the original As Sembly in some eases May sep Arate and result in a severe pull to the right when brakes Are applied at Low to moderate car Speed Chevrolet said. Owners of .1965 Chevrolet involved whether the cars were purchased new or used will be notified by certified letter to take their vehicle to their Chev Rolet dealer for inspection and replacement of the  said All the cars were Well beyond the general motors warranty plan of 24 months or 24,000 Miles but that the program would be carried out As part of pm s Long established policy of assuring the integrity of its  sgt. To get hike continued from Page i record had never been in trouble had recently spent a year in Vietnam and was the Holder of a Silver Star medal an the purple heart. While in Vietnam he took part in 56 Rescue missions As member of a helicopter Crew. On one occasion his chopper was shot Down 35 Miles Southwest of Hanoi and although hews badly burned he managed to make it Back. But still no  Barracks scuttlebutt was that the unit he was in had used up its quota of  the subcommittee headed by rep. Alton Lennon d n.c., found out that one reason sgt. A had not been promoted was that such items As the Silver Star and the purple heart were not recorded. Somebody had lost his  air Force officials admitted that their personnel system broke Down in this  they promised tomake it up to the sergeant the next time around and even hinted he might be eligible for Back pay for the two year that his record did not show his Vietnam decorations. The air Force also promised to hold a full scale investigation of its promotion system to see that it did not break Down again. During a Public hearing on the Case subcommittee counsel John Ford got an air Force witness to admit that if sgt. A had shown a Little less. Resourcefulness he would Al ready be a technical sergeant. Under regulations captured airmen Are virtually assured of promotion the next time they re eligible for advancement. Had sgt. A got himself captured instead of making it Bac safely he probably would have made tech. Sgt. More quickly