European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Yanks die in icy Munich River the stairs and stripes unofficial newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol. 26, no. 341 if 21855 a 5 daily 10 sunday tuesday March 26, 1968 red tanks ambush . Unit sak1on up North Vietnam made its deepest penetration yet of South Viet Nam with a tank column Mon Day and ambushed a 1st air Cav div unit in a Ravine 20 Miles u Ost of Hue. The americans suffered "mod-jjerau1" losses before pulling free Fiorin the tank ambush and a a Trump ing heavy sniper fire. 15 Miles Dee the communist tanks had penetrated 15 Miles into Northern Job Ruth Vietnam and Cut off the cavalrymen As they were push in Westward toward a communist stronghold in a Shau Valley. The first use of tanks in Southi Vietnam was on feb. 7 when a column of 10 tanks overran Theill s. Special forces Camp at t Lang Vei guarding the Western approaches to Klie Sanh. The Hanks had come in from lao Laloifi a East West Highway 9. Tie tanks encountered in the Hue Region monday apparently tame across a new special High Lva tie North vietnamese  Able to build across a Shau a Alley from i tos 30 Miles below Khe Sanh. Tie conic units drove i in in Beret unit out of a Shau Alley a year ago in heavy fight army twist a Brush with tradition Washington up the mustaches sprouted by flying Aco Robin Olds and Many of his admirers in the air Force May have Ini in ended army policy. Army regulations Are be ing revised to state that a neatly trimmed Mustache will pose no medical disadvantages and will not re strict wearing of the Gas  army policy on the Wear ing of mustaches shall state the face will be clean shaven with the exception that wearing of a neatly trimmed Mustache is permitted the army command ruled. Previously policy on mus taches had been left up to local commanders. Students dive after soccer by James Gunters a Munich Bureau chief Munich is two american students drowned monday on a Munich Outing that began with a soccer game and ended with dives into the icy Isar River to re cover the Ball. The tragedy was marked by heroism As students leaped into the River in an attempt to res Cue their comrades who were struggling in the fast flowing Stream. The drowned youths both 18and enrolled at the University of Maryland Branch Here were identified As Troy l. Hutto and Richard c. Chabot or. The students seven in All were on a picnic along the River Bank near the Deutscher museum. They lost the Ball in the River in an Early afternoon game. Hutto plunged after the Ball inthe treacherous Stream swollen with melted Snow carried Dow from the bavarian Alps. He soon found himself in  h. Nichols went after Hutto and found himself being swept away by the current. Chabot braved the Stream to pull Nichols from the River then went Back into the water seeking to Rescue Hutto. While a growing crowd of spectators watched the struggle for life from the Bank Patrick cont on pm pc 2 ,. Col. 3 from a and up dispatches Panama City president Marco a. Robles monday ignored a National Assembly vote to oust him from office terming i he americans were More successful in the Saigon area Mon on Pae 2i. Col. By Bobby sen. Kobert of Vinedy does t let handshaking in to i re with study ing his spi i re in los Angeles. The democratic a Tsi Len Ial hopeful is on a Luce Day sweep of California. Al it  National g u a r d troops swinging Rifle Butts and using powerful tear Gas bombs smashed into the political opposition Headquarters and arrested 181 persons. No trouble was. However re ported in the .-operated canal zone. The assault on National Union Headquarters nerve Center of a five party coalition opposing the government of Robles came two hours after the opposition Leader sex president a r n u 1 f o Arias called for a nationwide civil resistance movement under stood to mean a general strike in support of the National As j Sembly s conviction and Suspen-1 Sion of Robles sunday on charges of unconstitutional political ac-1 Ivity. Arias charged it is nothingness than a military coup d eat. They have taken Over the coun try/"1 maj. Raniro Silvera. A National guard Leader said three of his platoons found a Quantity of arms at alias Headquarters. Kielh pistols three rifles and a Shotgun and 1,000 rounds of ammunition were reported found in the Headquarters. In fighting around the  capital a National guardsman was shot dead an four Molotov cocktails Wero thrown one burning up an Auto  National Union includes Arias Paname nista party an four other parties supporting his presidential candidacy. The Early morning develop ments edged this tiny Republic toward its most explosive moment of a month old political crisis. A make or break show Down seemed imminent in the tussle Between the factions sup porting Robles and the National Assembly. The National Assembly with Only opposition members participating met sunday As a trial court and voted 30-0 to re i a r a. F 1.5o on the Dollar High taxes Chase briton London a Alan Clore the 23-year-old son of British millionaire builder Charles Clore said monday that Britain s Aew budget will a him so much that he has to move to tax exile la Switzerland Clore receives $882,100 a year in dividends from a Trust fund set up by his father he said til Ike Dally express this could be a wonderful country. But my tax position now would mean that 1 would have to pay taxes of nearly 59 per cent More than my total income if i stay Clore explained that new upper income bracket dividend taxes on top of a surtax already levied on the Rich would come to$3,2? for every my he earns in dividends. The Young millionaire added the Labo government just Aren t interested in r i c h people. 1 Don t think they taut anyone to earn Over 12, new a year Clore who produces films will move to Switzerland and won t come Back to Britai for the next 13 months to comply with British tax Laws