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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes sunday March 17 b  to  9 royal9 trappings put on for Meg new York a Princess Margaret and her husband lord Snowdon dined danced and made merry Friday night along with some 400 new York socialites and theatrical personalities who gathered to Honor the Royal couple and raise some Money for  men almost Oul shined the women in the fashion depart ment among the guests who danced to the music of Peter Duchin s orchestra supped on Salmon and Steak and were entertained by a group of perform ers including Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones Dionne Warwick Lisa Kirk and Tony Randall. Actor Richard Harris one of those performing was in a red velvet jacket. Several men re placed dress shirts and Black Bow tics with turtlenecks an necklaces adorned with jewelled medallions. And actor Georg Grizzard stepped out on the dance floor in a Blue uniform with red epaulettes which even he was hard put to describe. I guess you could say it s a uniform he said. Doug fair Banks was staring at it. I think he thought he wore it in Gunge Din socialite Susan Stein Griz Zard s Date matched her escort s Fine feathers by sporting red White and Blue striped silk crepe formal and huge red White and Blue  re kind of like the Shields of the african Masai warriors said miss Stein of the earrings. Most of the women wore floor length gowns. Only one miniskirt was spotted the White organdy froth of pop Art collector Ethel  Margaret in a Long White lace gown with jewelled Collar and Snowdon in a mid night Blue Tuxedo and White Turtleneck arrived shortly after 9 p.m., posed briefly for hers then went v � other guests and enjoy selves until the seethe morning. Ouis of the party billed As a Gal evening of musical theah was held m the Rainbow room atop the Ria building Overly my Midtown Manhattan of proceeds of the $125-p  went to the new York a Socia Tion for brain injured Chi Kennedy will seek presidential nomination re continued from Page 11candidate in the Field. I can win he  new Hampshire Mccarthy said i walked alone. The were afraid to come Down onto the playing Field. They stayed on the Hill and lit bonfires and danced in the  he could have used Aid in the new Hampshire primary Mccarthy said they stayed out and threw messages Over the  Kennedy promised to support Mccarthy where he himself could not run. Mccarthy said he could have used some help in new Hampshire and kind of waited around for  he ran strongly against Johnson in Las tuesday s primary there. Kennedy said his entry against Johnson the Man Cho sen by his assassinated brother was not in opposition to the individual but to his  he added the Only Way to Canterbury England a Scotland Yard launched a nationwide Hunt saturday for thieves who picked the lock of Canterbury Cathedral packed Dud explosives around two Church safes and escaped wit about $41,000 Worth of Cathedral  Sticks to blast open the safes in the Cathedral treas Ury did not go off but the Rob Bers ransacked the Church andean altar and stole 24 items. Scotland Yard flashed descriptions of the articles including a 15th-Century italian Silver Al tar Cross Worth $12,000 to police throughout the  said All the treasures could have been packed into suitcase and carried away by one Man even without a get away ear but it was assumed that several people staged the burglary. Mother Church the Cathedral is the Mother Church of the anglican communion and its archbishop is know Nas the primate of All eng  Rosewater dish a baptismal ewer several chalices and Flagon dated 1664 also were  thieves got through an Iron Gate to the great cloister and a heavy Oak door into the Becket martyrdom without Leav ing any Marks. To assume they picked Helock said the Archdeacon of Canterbury the venerable Michael Nott. In 1 said police had never sufi espied improving Security measures in the Cathe dral but Church authorities Hue been concerned about safeguard ing the Church s great  the break in was discovered by a cleaner Early saturday. Change the disastrous Divi Sive policies of the Johnson administration is to oppose theman himself. Kennedy said he will enter his name in the june 2 California primary and also those in Oregon May 28 and Nebraska May 14 because the Laws of those state require that his name go on the  stated at the same time he intends to both support and expand Mccarthy s valiant Cam  he called for the biggest possible majorities for Mccarthy in primaries next month in wis Consin Pennsylvania and Massa  said he made Clear to Mccarthy that my candidacy would not be in opposition to his but in  desire is not to Divide the strength of those forces seeking change but to increase it the new York senator , my decision reflects no personal animosity or disrespect toward president Johnson. He served president Kenned with the utmost loyalty and was extremely kind to me and Mem Bers of my family in the difficult months which followed the events of november 1963." i run because i am con Vinced that this country is on a perilous course and because have such Strong feelings about what must be done that i am obliged to do All i can Kennedy  do not lightly dismiss the dangers and difficulties of challenging an incumbent president he added in his formal announcement before a National television audience from the old Senate office building caucus  these Are not Ordinary times and this is not an Ordi nary election he said. At stake is not simply the Leader ship of our party or even our country it is our right to moral leadership on this  the new York senator said i have previously communicated this decision to president Johnson and late Friday night his brother sen. Edward Ken Nedy d-mass., went to wis Consin to communicate my decision to senator  Kennedy said he is running to end the bloodshed and to close the gaps in America be tween Rich and poor Young and old he said his aim was tomake America stand for  behind Kennedy at a Large table were his wife Etheland some of his 10 children. The Large room was jammed when Kennedy came in. He was greeted by applause and at the end of his formal statement he again got an  said he avoided the new Hampshire primary be cause if he had won it or had done Well it would have Bee reported As a personal feud with Johnson. He was asked if his entry into the race now would Divide the democratic party assure John son s renomination and pave the Way for election of a Republican president. Kennedy replied he had give deep thought to this. But he said his objective is to broaden the opposition to present policies he said he has listened to the nation s Young people about the War they Are sent to fight and the world they Are about to  he said the course of the Warin Vietnam risks a wider War. I cannot stand aside fro the contest that will decide the nation s future he added. Site is caucus room the site of Kennedy s new conference the caucus room of the old Senate office building was not Only where his brother announced his candidacy in 1960but also where last week Secre tary of state Dean Rusk tangle with the Senate foreign relations committee Over Vietnam  How he would change . Policy in Vietnam Kennedy said basically 1 am in favor of de escalating the struggle there and letting the South vietnamese take Over More of the struggle. He said the United state should make it Clear to Saigon that corruption must end 18-and 19-year-Olds must be drafted and the National liberation front political Arm of the Viet Cong should play a part in the future government of South  said the United states should Stop the bombing to bring about peace talks. If they fail he said the United states can Al ways resume the bombing. Kennedy said the most important Domestic priority is jobs for the men in the ghetto we Delta Eastern Kentucky the Indian reservations. Sideshow As sen. Robert Kennedy tells Washington news conference of his decision to run his wite Ethel keeps an Eye on Christopher 4, who is  with Matthew 2, a mayor Fop Lead Irish new York up the weather was gloomy but marchers were cheerful bail Day As they stepped into the a. Patrick s Day Parade at no Sharp behind a real irishman and a once a year Adit rent patrolman Terry  and mayor John Lindsay. Connaughton h Froin a league county Kos con i blew the whistle to Start Luj Parade. Lindsay stood in. His Side and an Irish uol"lulj25scampered at their heels As marching units fell i"10  if the Date was a blah Mutof the traditional Marroli i the opening lacked Las drama when the he through snowy skies Jun the parades did not scare  
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