European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Porc 2 the stars and stripes a in soy March 37, 1968 . Must have political role says Frk Portland. Ore. A son. Robert f. Kennedy said tuesday the Viet Cong despite brutal acts of terrorism must be granted a role in Viet Nam s political life if the War isto be settled. The United states he said must recognize the powerful Force of vietnamese National ism if it wants to end the conflict. Launching his Campaign for Oregon s May 28 presidential primary president Johnson challenger from new York de tailed the elements he said arc essential to attaining peace in s handling of the Vietnam problem and the nation s unrest Over the War Are the Cornerstones of his drive to unseat the president at the democratic National Conven Tion in we Are doing he told a Portland reception monday night is taking on the old Polit ical system. Taking on the establishment in trying to break the tradition that an incumbent president is renominated. I think the Choice of the nominee of the democratic Par to must be decided by the peo ple themselves instead of by Pri vate decisions by convention delegates he an address prepared for Portland state College the the sixth College crowd he has visited since his Campaign be Gan less than two weeks ago Kennedy stressed elements he said must be recognized in any quest for a settlement of the War it must admit what Ovown rhetoric has always denied that though the efforts of i Are vital to their cause forces of the Viet Cong and National liberation front amour principal adversary j n Field. And that any setup ment must be achieved through direct negotiation with them Well As Hanoi. It must acknowledge that the i front will have full participation in the political life of South vie this country s adversaries i Kennedy said have committed facts of brutal terrorism that it a fact. But they Are part of South Vietnam and cannot be eliminated or excluded from impolitic to life and that is also we must recognize that if non communist vietnamese Areto play an effective role in Post War Vietnam then we Murt allow their nationalism room to breathe. We must insist that the Saigon government we have erected and preserved now be comes a True government of National Union including those political religious labor and Mili tary leaders who Are now ignored excluded from govern ment and even we must band Iii Fie Illy. Sion that vietnamese National ism can be broken by bombing. Taking those strategic and Tacti i Cal Steps that Are necessary to protect the lives of our troops we should halt the nonproductive bombing of North Vietnam and move this War a thu Confer ence in Vietnam a n d else where we must turn from the failed policy of Sekni military solutions to political and Diplo Matic problems. We must lean to turn to our own Benefit the Force that has stall mated oar efforts in Vietnam the Force of National Independence and resistance to the not is phrasing the letter is in the handwriting of Lee Hayes wearing glasses left photo. But it s not his phrasing according to his Mother. Mrs. Warren Hayes. Or. And mrs Hayes received the pictures and letter from North Korea where their son is held captive along with others who were aboard the . Intelligence ship Pueblo. I i Progress in freeing Crew Pueblo letters called propaganda Washington a a he said that a thirteenth state department spokesman meeting Between the . And monday the re North korean authorities at lease of letters by captive Crew j Panmunjom in Korea will be members of the . Intelligence held soon but the Date has not propaganda been repeatedly whether any Progress is being made toward gaining the release of the h2 american crewmen the a at securing ship Pueblo a Campaign aimed . officer Hubert j. Mccloskey however declined to comment on the substance of the twelfth private meeting be tween the United slates and North Korea on Friday or on an open session sunday night Washington said it is the . View that if the talks with North Korea Are to be productive the sub stance of the discussions an the private meetings must re main private. Election slated for ski officials spokesman recalled that he had said after the Friday meeting there was no Progress an there has been no change in that situation. As for the authenticity of the letters reportedly signed by the crewmen of the Pueblo calling for an apology by the . Government for trespassing inside North korean Waters me Closkey replied we Are aware that a number of letters have reached the fam ily and next of Kin. We do not want to comment on their authenticity. We have not seen Arlof them. Their delivery with the con sent of North korean authorities has propaganda Over tones he said. It los like a propaganda since Jan. 23, when the Pueblo was captured North Korea has demanded that the United Stales apologize for in truding a spy ship inside North korean spokesman declined to comment on of what would happen if the United states did apologize to North Korea. For Maying ukr special the Heidelberg International ski club will elect officers for the coming year at its final meeting of the current season wednesday night. The Heidelberg club with approximately 1,200 members won this year s association of Ameri Ca i duos in 1 Mirope races. Youth carries out murder essay i in h Point . A a 16-year-old High school youth was shot to death monday by another youth police said Hud written an essay detailing How he would do it. The dead youth was identified As David Lee Walker. Charged with the playing was Gerald i Ocelear a in year old lumber Indian. Del. St to. Ralph Johnson said the shooting occurred at highpoint Central High school Dur ing the lunch Clear was arrested As he walked along a Street about two blocks from the school. Motor Cycle patrolman Robert Noah who made the arrest said Lack Lear took a Holster carrying a,38-caliber revolver from around lits Waist draped it Over Bis shoulder mid put up hands As the officer approached. Johnson said ii Clear shot Walker four times hitting him in the shoulder Chest Side an Chin. Police chief Laurie Anchett said Here had been bad blood Between the two for weeks. After an altercation Between them about two weeks ago Anchett said wrote an essay detailing Huw he would kill Walker. T Withy said t Guaran chinese greeted negroes a peaceful Settlemir North Vietnam Fin might be the Strung tee against a re i i earlier monday he w. By thousands of cheers. Iri the Watts area of i us angles. 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