European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 24 the stars and stripes saturday March 9, 196, mortar sidelines priest9 continued rom Page / priest then at Khe Sanh. An other Catholic priest it. Ray mond r. Brett of Collingdale pa., was killed feb. 22 when mortar round exploded at the medical evacuation Point a key target at Khe Sanh. After father Brett s death father Driscoll shared the care of the Khe Sanh marines spiritual needs with three protestant figure one third of them Are catholics that s the Genera average in the services even though there Are generally afew More in the marines father Driscoll routine was largely de pendent on the communist artillerymen who infest the Hills around Khe Sanh. Father Dris Coll would sneak out Between the barrages revving up his motorcycle to go from place to place to beat the incoming rounds. He might spend a few hours one morning with the 1st Battal Ion 9th marines lunch with the artillerymen in the Eastern end of the base and then go Back tothe regimental Aid station which was Large enough to per Mit a mass. There would always be noise in the choir loft he laughed referring to the enemy Seabee built a special Bunker for the priest after Shell fire demolished his wooden of miners. Continued from Page 1 Ashby said. It was just like lying Down and going to miners gathered around the mine Entrance. Some of them had been working without sleep for 60 hours collapsed in tears when Clayto Tonnemaker a Cargill vice president made the announce ment that the first 16 bodies were found. 3 women collapse at the docks at Calumet la., a few Miles from the nearly inaccessible mine Cargill executive Evan Williams walked into a steel warehouse and told sobbing relatives the women collapsed and were taken away in victims were Homer b. Smith of Smithdale miss. , John Christensen Den Nis Romero. Leroy Sanches Harry Touchet Leroy Trahan and Paul Granger of Franklin la. Michael Boudreaux Roy Byron Minos Langlinais Ches Ter vice and Wilbur Jenkins of Abbeville la. Dallas Oliver Luke Boutte Louis Friot Arthur Olivier and Albite Olivier of Jeanerette la., and Percy Peltier and Hilton Primeux of new Iberia la., and Harris touche1, Franklin Rescue efforts were suspended until 9 .a.m. Est saturday. 45% of government civilians unionized Washington up the civil service commission said Here that 45 per cent of Federal civilian employees total of 1,238,748 Are represented by labor unions. The american federation of government employees Al Cio is the largest representing 326,432 employees. The Post of fice department has the largest number of workers covered by Union representation with 608, 833, about 86 per cent of its work Force. The commission said the figures did not refer to Union membership Only to the number of employees covered. Fice above ground. In his new Bunker there was always a Box of a rations and a Mug of coffe for visiting marines. On a shelf at his Bunker s in trance was the shrapnel scarred prayer Missal carried by father Brett the Day he was killed. Father Driscoll who arrive Dat Khe Sanh last october was at the medical evacuation Point tuesday when the enemy rounds began coming in. A Man newsman . Kaul from the Bild Zeitung of Hamburg was nearby when the priest was did t have to be there but he always Felt he should be around to Comfort the wounded a medic told Kaul. Father Driscoll s motorcycle was owned by a French Catholic priest of Khe Sanh town Fathe Poncet who presented it to him for safekeeping when he evacuated the town three Miles South of the Marine base. The Tow fell to the communists Jan. 21. The French priest was killed in the fighting at Hue in mid the machine sits outside father Driscoll s Bunker await ing the new priest for Khe Sanh. Wreck scene this Aerial View of a train wreck near Frankfurt see Page 1 shows the result of a missed Stop signal. Photo is by red Randy chief stars and stripes photographer 20 kitted in Calif. Crash l continued from Page it flames which twisted and gutted the bus its roof yawning open. Black smoke and fire were visible throughout the normally still Clear air of the Valley inthe Mojave desert. A drizzling rain turned into a near downpour after the flames were quenched. My husband and i were driving by when it happened said Patricia Hurst an expect ant Mother who lives in this desert town 45 Miles West of the Nevada California Border. I heard people screaming and saw them inside the bus trying to get out and waving their arms. It was a night Mare she flaming bus flipped Over on its Side in the Sagebrush covered median strip. The door and Side windows were buried Inland. Those who escaped were either ejected by the Impact or climbed through the Windshield. A Marine sergeant bleeding from the head pulled two persons to safety and was attempting to Rescue a third woman when the flames be came so intense he was pulled away by firemen from Bak Market after Ile Eline new York a gains out numbered losses at the close of the Stock Market Friday As theist pared its decline consider ably. Trading was considerably slower than on thursday. Gold mining shares enjoyed a rally most of the Day As they responded to feverish Gold buy ing in Europe. The Gold shares were dampened late in the ses Sion after a . Treasury official reaffirmed president Johnson s pledge not to change the Price of from is Able gains american South african Camp Bell red Lake and dome mines showed losses in late dealings. Silver mining stocks continued in plus territory As a result of the climb of Silver to record prices in Europe. Glamor stocks were under diminishing pressure. Ism Xerox . Smelting and Sperry Rand showed losses. Or b a r s t o w and Hesperia rushed to the scene some from As far away As 90 Miles. Physician stopped and administered first Aid to survivors. Oneman became hysterical scream ing my wife and family rein Coroner Edward p. Doyle said it might be a week before he would be Able to release the identification list of the dead. He said a seven Man team off i investigators was to arrive Friday from Washington to Hel with identifying the bodies some of which were burned beyond recognition. Doyle positively identified the Driver of the car As Barry. The car was registered to a North Las vegas nev., woman. Beatrice Dabney manager Ofa restaurant in Baker said she saw Barry get into the car involved in the crash and drive away about 10 minutes before the holocaust. Barry 39, was fired thursdays a Cook at the restaurant after being employed for eight Days. Mrs. Dabney said he had been despondent before he was fired apparently Over a i Terry Deputy Coroner for san Bernardino county said he would go through the wreckage again and attempt to recover any items which might help identify the victims. Terry and some 40 men who sifted through the wreckage for More than five hours worked until after Midnight removing the charred bodies some intact and some dismembered. The bodies were wrapped in plastic sheets and loaded in panel trucks destined for mortuaries in Barstow. The Federal Bureau of investigation was asked to Aid in the identification and representative of the . Transportation department from Sanfrancisco was on the scene. The 12 survivors were treated at Barstow Community Hospi Tal. None was injured critically. Closing . Stock Market prices Admiral Alcan Alii. 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A now . Mili tary command took charge there to neet a threatened enemy offensive. . Marines and South Viet namese troops hunted Down the remnants of the North Viet namese battalion they caught thursday in a pincer two mile Northeast of the american Border command Post of Dong said the marines suffered 15 men killed and 124wounded and the government troops Light losses in driving the North vietnamese Force against a blocking Force of other . Marines. . Commanders called it to biggest Border Battle since a communist tank assault overran the special forces Camp at Lang Vei just South of the surrounded Marine fort of Khe Sanh on feb. 7. In Saigon Gen. William i Westmoreland announced he placing army it. In. Wila b. Rosson in command of army 1st air Cav. Univ and to Marine 3rd div facing an estimated 70,000 North Viet Nane who american intelligence sch Are poised for Hanoi s a push of the War. Story on i. Rights Hill Washington Al a Senate completed action i w on amendments to f " Tion civil rights Protection Ope housing and anti riot no. The Senate then approx � Bill in its amended form substitute for the civil measure brought up m -111uary. A vote on passage i Pec Ted next week. Karl a Mui Llo Wever before tin1 k k lion can be brought to a vote it May be Necessia again to obtain a two in 1 Jority to put the Sena Bate limiting Rule into i
