European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and strikes saturday Morch 16, czech Leader s ouster forecast from a and up dispatches Prague a highly place informant Friday described pres ident Antonin Novotny As a physically and psychically shaken Man and predicted he would not much longer resist party and Public pressure to re sign. As a Power struggle continue Between Liberal party elements and the orthodox Wing Aroun Novotny the president dismissed Interior minister Jan Kudrna 6th deserter reportedly quits Sweden from press dispatches Stockholm the associated refs reported Friday that a sixth american Serviceman changed his mind about defect ing to Sweden and flew Back tothe United states. The Man turned himself in tothe . Embassy where he was Given an airline ticket to Newyork the a said. His identity was not disclosed but it was assumed he was from a unit in the United states. The practice in repatriation cases is to re turn the Man to the port of entry nearest his unit the a press International meanwhile reported that a american journalist was thrown out of a meeting of the . Deserters after he stood up and claimed that those who Westback to their units before Sun Day would receive Light sentences. The journalist identified by up As Bill Russell euro Pean editor of the privately owned army times said he had Good contacts with . Army Heidelberg Usa eur de Nied Russell had any authority to speak for the military in Europe later however Russell told the up that he had an official statement from the army head quarters at Heidelberg concern ing the return of . Deserters. The statement from the army Headquarters he read said that if a group comes Bac voluntarily both the fact that they came Back As a group an the fact they came Back voluntarily certainly can be used by their defense counsel and will be considered by any court mar tial and reviewing attack on Saigon feared Washington a South Vietnam ambassador Bui diem Eaid thursday he had receive information that Viet Cong and North Vietnam forces were plan Ning a second wave attack on the heart of Saigon Friday night. And state attorney Gen. Jan Bartuska after the presidium of the National Assembly notified him they no longer had the As Sembly s and Bartuska As Well As defense minister Bohumir Lomski and Novotny himself have been implicated in the Cas of the fugitive maj. Gen. Jan Sejna who is in the unite states. There was no immediate announcement of who would succeed the two officials. Novo Nyhas to appoint the successors. The oysters increased the num Ber of top ranking party and government officials purged tonight. The developments came after the suicide thursday night of col. Gen. Vladimir Janko Deputy defense minister. Observers believe the death of the 51-year-old general of the armoured troops who reportedly shot himself in his Ca is linked with the probe of a abortive january pro Novotny armoured division was mobilized at the time the eve of Novotny s ouster from his function As party chief under pres sure from a group of Young lib eral mobilization was seen As an attempt to frighten the foes of the old guard president into abandoning their plans to de throne him As party Leader. Another figure in the unsuccessful plot was Sejna who was a Novotny protege and a to party functionary in the defense who was in effect personally implicated in the conspiracy remained secluded in his palatial dictatorial practices of the communist party that has Rule Czechoslovakia for 20 years have isolated it from the masses of the people Oldrich Cernik Dep Uty prime minister said Fri Day. Cernik one of the 14 members of the communist party presidium voiced his criticism in a article of the party Organ rude naming Novotny cer Nik blamed the president for what has happened. From the 1950s," Cernik declared methods were slowly introduced into the party that were formed to its traditions. Instead of party leadership the redeveloped methods of direct and party was gradually led to the Edge of isolation of the widest masses of the the authoritative source who saw Novotny for the last time a few Days ago said he appear Din bad shape and was undoubtedly rocked by the flood of criticism directed against him. The source predicted that the president would Bow to a vote of censure expected from the part presidium in the near future. Multiple punch ultimate successor to the Polaris a3 missile left is the Navy s Lew Poseidon Fleet ballistic missile being checked at Lockheed s Sunnyvale calif., Plant. The new missile is armed with multiple separately targeted warheads. Up photo allies launch biggest drive of the War Saigon up american officials announced Friday the beginning of what they describe Das the biggest ground Campaign of the Vietnam War. They called it operation certain they said the offensive under the personal command of Gen. William c. Westmoreland com Mander of All . Armed forces in Vietnam was aimed at destroying enemy forces in and around , they said the opera Tion had accounted for at least215 enemy troops killed. The officials said the opera Tion involves 50 battalions some 30,000 men. A military spokes Man said this Force far exceeds that used in operation Junction City previously the biggest ground Campaign of the 1960 operation involved sweeps of the Jungles of warzone a Northwest of Saigon. Operation certain Victory informed sources said was de signed to sweep the capital audits surrounding area free of enemy forces. This in turn according to the american strategy would allow american an government troops to take the offensive elsewhere. Air men9s blood bachs boy Ann Arbor a with twice As much blood backing him us he was expected to need 5-year-old Dennis Lihou of Sault underwent open heart surgery at University Hospital men of the 507tn engineering squad Ron at Kincheloe air Force base donated paint of blood each to Dennis a son of or. And mrs. Melvin of the 507th Learned of Dennis need for blood through u nurse at War memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie who is married to one of them. Sgt. James Reeves talked it Over with Bis men and found everyone wanted to help so instead of the 20 pints estimated As necessary to Backstop the operation the Squadron donated 40 idea that i could save the life of a Little boy makes me feel i be done something very worthwhile said airman 1. C. Terry Heiztman. Financial reports by senators eyed Washington up the Senate ethics committee recommended Friday that senator be required to make detailed secret reports of their personal finances including copies of their Federal tax returns. A four Point code of conduct recommended by the committee after a two year study however would require Public disclosure of Only contributions an fees such As for speeches television appearances and Magazine articles above $300. Senators and their top assist ants would file their financial reports in sealed envelope before May 15 each year with the comptroller general who would keep them seven years. The reports would be kept confidential. The ethics com Mittee could examine the statements Only by a majority vote of its contents of the financial statements could be used a evidence in an investigation Only if a senator was Given due notice and an Opportunity for a committee said that to require broader Public disclosure would put senators at the mercies of the deranged the sensationalist and the Cru the Long awaited code of conduct was submitted by sen. John c. Stennis d-miss.,chairman of the ethics group. In addition to financial disclosure the code would cover outside employment contributions and political fund activities by officers and employees of the Senate. The House ethics committee issued recommendations thurs Day for a similar code for . Stockbroker idea new York a Harold. Bathe head of wat he & co., the world s second largest Stock brokers died thursday night in his sleep at his apartment. Congressmen suggesting that each member file annually for Public inspection a listing of interest in excess of $5,000 i any business doing substantial business with the government or subject to government regulation. Any income from such areas such As defense contracts or radio or television operations in excess of $1,000 also would have to be reported As would income exceeding $5,000 for professional or other services the proposed Senate code senators and Senate aides earning More than $15,000 would have to file each year with the comptroller general copies of their tax return Sand declarations. Details of their non Senate professional identity of each interest in property valued at $10,000 or on All fiduciary relations rusts Orwith a beneficial interest of $10,000 or More. Reports on All liabilities of $5,000 or More. The source and value w gifts. . 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