European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Of Curado october 26, 1967 Thi stars and stripes chief radio operator suspended purloined wire still rocks governors boat by William Thuc Lesnew York up the chief radio operator of the liner a Independence was suspended tuesday pending investigation of How a White House Telegram got into the wrong hands during the shipboard governors i Confer  after the liner brought the National governors Confer ence Back to new York Captain Charles w. Reilly announced hews suspending chief radio operator Charles Berger Veteran of 16 years with the a m e r in a n Export Isbrandtsen lines. The mysterious  As it came to be known during the governors eight Day cruise to the Virgin islands was sent by Whitehouse aide Marvin Watson to former gov. Price Daniel of Texas president Johnson s Liaison Man at the floating conference. But the message ended up inthe hands of California gov. Ronald Reagan who disclosed it contents. It specifically pressed Daniel to recruit support for Resolution backing Johnson s Vietnam policy. The Resolution was Defeated among charges of White House intervention inthe affairs of the conference. Reagan told a news Confer ence in Sacramento calif., tuesday that he had not broken any Federal Law intentionally or accidentally when he read an disclosed the radio Gram s con  did not intercept someone else s message or mail Reagan said. I did not read someone else s message or mail intentionally that  he said the envelopes containing thread Ingram were addressed to  assumed it was some kind of general distribution he said so i read it. The last few a were instructions  a couple of Republican  the governor were identified As James a. Rhodes of Ohio and John  of Rhode Island. The California governor said he made the radio Gram Public at tier suggestion of Michigan gov. George Romney who has been mentioned along with Reagan As a possible gop presidential candidate in 1968.Reagan said a copy of the memo which was later circulated among the governors simply turned up in his  accused Reagan of unethical  delivery of the Telegram to the wrong party could be the subject of an investigation either by the Marine inspection office of the coast guard or by the Federal communication commission. The Fri said it would Only conduct inquiries into the matter at the request of the Justice  coast guard Fri and acc said late tuesday the were not yet investigating the Telegram  . Criminal code makes it a crime for anyone not an agent of the sender to divulge a Telegram message without authorization except in cases of ships in . Reilly said he was suspending Berger because hews in charge of the ship s radio operations and therefore was responsible for insuring that telegrams were received Only by the proper persons. Shortly after the ship docked at 5 30 . Edt the governors began returning to their Home states after the eight Days of chatting with their Peers about presidential politics Vietnam the Urban crisis and of  purloined  Navy marines alter retirement by Marc Huet is Washington Bureau Gen. Marshall honoured postmaster general Lawrence Brien and retired general of the army Omar Bradley stand before an enlargement of a 20-cent stamp honouring the late Gen. George c. Marshall. The stamp was issued on the 20th anniversary of the Marshall plan under which Europe was rebuilt. A Washington is the Navy and Marine corps Are changing their voluntary retire ment and resignation policies for some 610 regular officers mostly Navy lieutenants because of Vietnam War needs. Enlisted men and Reserve offi cers Are not involved in the latest change announced Friday at the Pentagon. The Navy also said that Vietnam tour lengths for individual officers will not be affected by this action. Under the new policy the Navy said anticipated separations of about 550 naval officer Between next january and june will be postponed for one  majority Are unrestricted line and Supply corps officers including civil engineers and Avia tors. The Navy said its present requirements Call for officers who have had More than four year experience to fill billets at sea and in Vietnam. It is intended that the deferrals will affect officers in the rank of commander and below and will not exceed 11 months. In the Case of some 60 Marine regulars the same thing will happen for those in aviation motor transport and maintenance engineers and ordnance. All the services have selectively deferred officer retire ments and resignations in recent years. The Navy has done this since August of 1965. Last october its policy was revised when extensions were limited primarily to aviators in the ranks of lieutenant commander and be Low. The services did not say what effect ending of the Vietnam conflict would have on the plan. Mich. Demo won t quit under fire Detroit a Michigan democratic state chairman Zol  said tuesday he will not resign his Post while under fire for his suggestion that pres ident Johnson May not be the Best candidate to head the party s 1968 ticket. Emphasizing that he has no used the phrase dump John son Ferency told a news con Ference that Odds Point to a Johnson Humphrey ticket next year. But if the party can find a bet Ter candidate Ferency said then he would like to see that candidate nominated. Ferency s resignation was demanded last week by several Michigan democratic leaders after he deplored what he said were the Power tactics being used by the party s National establishment in an Effort to foreclose alternative Candi dates Ferency told newsmen How Ever i refuse to resign Forth with for i do not believe i have done wrong. My conscience is Clear the chairman who previously had said he was phasing out his Job and would not run for re election made it Clear that Hewill not do so under fire. Ferency defended his criticism of the National administration pointing out that he was merely reflecting the views of the Michigan democratic party s platform. He had been described by some critics of misusing his chairmanship to express private views. The party chairman said that when he expressed grave con Cerns about the direction of american foreign policy he spoke for the democrats of Michigan and there can be no mistake about  buddy can you spare a dime for the Treasury Washington a the Treasury department expects to begin melting Silver coins after Christmas to help accumulate enough Silver for Domestic use into the 1970s. Earlier this year the govern ment quietly began withdrawing from circulation some of the old dimes and quarters containing 90 per cent Silver. The withdrawal was described As a pre caution to provide a backlog of coins for the Christmas Rush an to make sure the Treasury had enough Silver to redeem certificates and feed the strategic  a. Wallace assistant Secretary of the Treasury said the department expects to have Between 350 million to 425 Mil lion ounces of Silver in bars and coins by next june 24enoughto Supply Industry for three to four years. June 24 is the deadline for americans to turn in their Silver certificates one Type of paper Money issued Between 1929 and the Early 1960sfor  Price of Silver Rose to a record $1.89 an ounce monday inner York 10 Days after the government announced it is Sav ing its purest Silver for the strategic  Wallace said there s plenty of Silver to go around. Priest exiled for Viet views Buffalo . Up lutheran minister charged tuesday that a Catholic priest was transferred to Toronto under pressure from the Federal Bureau of investigation because of his position on Vietnam. The Rev. Kenneth Sherman coordinator of the clergy and laymen concerned about Viet Nam s a i d the Fri pressured officials of the barn bite fathers of North America to Transfer there. Gian Pietra away from his teaching duties at Bishop Gib Bons High school Here. The Transfer was announce monday five Days after father Pietra turned in his draft Carat local selective service offices along with a number of anti War demonstrators. The Rev. Or. Sherman said the Fri put pressure on the barn bite order to Transfer father Pietra out of the United  said father Pietra is an italian citizen who has been Inthis country for six years and had hoped to become a .citizen next year. Both the Fri and the  Francini provincial of the barn bite fathers decline to comment on the matter. What began As an info malpractice Wallace said became a fixed Rule in late july and Nowall the old dimes and quarters Are being withdrawn from circulation when they return in the Normal course of business tothe 30 Federal Reserve Banks and branches. He said the coins retrieve through last Friday contain 150 million ounces of Silver. Another100 million to 175 million ounces is expected to be pulled out of circulation through june 24. In All probability he said the department will begin melting the old coins into bars after december. The Treasury is not bound bythe ban on melting of coins imposed May 18 when it also barred Export of Silver coins and limited sales of Silver Barsto Domestic users. The department has no plans to lift the melting ban or to re Call All Silver coins. Bill to finance . Elections put off a year Washington up a $100million measure that would have provided Federal financing for presidential and senatorial election campaigns is being shelved until next year. According to Senate finance committee sources the delay in considering the Bill will virtually eliminate chances for govern ment financing of the campaigns for the 34 Senate seats up for election in 1968. But if it is acted upon soon enough next year there still will be time to provide the Republican and democratic presidential candidates with unto $14 million each to cover 1968 Campaign expenses they  of time in the current congressional session and unexpected opposition to the controversial measure Are the principal reasons for the decision to delay the Bill until next january. Under the Bill a candidate electing to receive Federal funds could not receive private contributions. Some senators were oppose because the Bill would virtually assure them of Well finance opposition. Some who went along wit presidential Campaign financing just would t go along with the same thing for themselves one finance committee source said