European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 d the stars and strips March 30, labor Survey shows lbs trailing in i. A. � t i. I a. u/i0wtmf�t a 4% _. Washington up Vic president Hubert ii. Humphrey told a cheering labor audience thursday that president Johnson will be renominated by the democrats in from labor source came a private and pessimistic prediction on the president s chances in next week s Wisconsin Pri officials who took their own private surveys in Wisconsin said they showed sen. Eugene to. Mccarthy of Minnesota would out poll Johnson 2 to 1 on tues-1day, partly with the help of he publican crossover votes. T h e labor officials who undertook the surveys put much of the blame of a lackadaisical Effort by Laporto help the president. These other candidates made political news sen. Robert f. Kennedy Tak ing a nostalgic Cue from the 1960campaign of his assassinated brother came to Indianapolis ind., thursday night and leaped into his first head on primary fight against Johnson and Mccarthy. The new York senators did John f. Kennedy eight years ago filed his own petitions for entry into the state primary. The filing carried out in Anear mob scene in the state House in downtown Indianapolis pitted Kennedy against Mccarthy and Johnson s proxy gov. Roger Branigin in the May 7 , Kennedy had addressed 15,000 cheering students at the University of Nebraska Mccarthy supporters mean while beat Kennedy by Fuin petitions bearing at least 5.500 signatures in Indianapolis to qualify for the Indiana primary. The Minnesota senator campaigned in upstate Wisconsin after a Milwaukee speech wednesday night where he took Johnson to task for sending out Cabinet members to Campaign for him. He said postmaster general Lawrence o Brien was making political speeches in us Wisconsin while the postal ice was deteriorating Richard m Nixon the for. Mer Irke president in wide radio address said United states could not go alone in the cause of world my and he urged other up their responsibilities if they wanted to remain his last full Day of campaigning in Wisconsin Nixon addressed overflow crowds at re a captions in Sheboygan and Osh Kosh. Secret Parley reported Saigon up american embassy officials have me secretly with North vietnamese government representatives inthe first known direct contacts Between the warring nations diplomatic sources said Friday. They said the discussions too place during the past several weeks in Vientiane Laos an resulted in the release Friday of three North vietnamese seamen captured by the . Navy in july 1966. Top Vietnam red deaths 320,000 Mark Washington a ene my losses in Vietnam Are re ported by the defense depart ment to have reached 320,129 killed through March 16. The death toll has mounted steadily us the War grew in in Tensity. Since Gen William c. West Moreland took command in a gust 1964, the allies have reported killing 253,000 North Viet namese arid Viet Cong. This is almost twice As Many men Ashe enemy was said to have had in South Vietnam when West Moreland took Over. Many enemy deaths 143,028were inflicted during the past two years when both sides were pouring More men into South Vietnam. On the american Side the War has brought death to 20,096 . Servicemen from Jan. 11%1, through last March 16. An additional li.555 have died in the War zone from causes not directly connected with enemy action. Enemy forces in the South recurrently estimated at 248,000, compared with 128,500 when is Moreland took command in 1904. H l temperature .9 Albany 2 Altius Juri i. E i ainu Willu 6 i rom a Ham a Uini i k Tuoi a 0 Hoft i n c Jar i Juo 1 c to i Cleveland la la i 1 1. I 1 1 Moi be / u l t 0 1 t i Al p. 11.0 ill la pkg j ? u i t a1 u m f i i hum a 1 m. ,t a i , j., it ii. Lie 1 it in 1 1 t. F 1 1 v. J 1 1 x 1 " 1 i t c & h 7/ 714 new a Fedi \ s i n co0 in a / i 1 �. T l 6/ a i w 37 to v to i 4i i1 � t i ii i 1-. I-i4 44 o to v mar Phil i inn u Majl to. A f. R. O h c r revs or in . City oiii.ih.1 f liil., f . I la in it la Vijh 1 i , t . G i._ it no by Loul i Sikir of i ill ,11.1. b i ,1 1 Kin tit a tilt b 1 1c. C i 1 by k .1 no i u a n ,.ul me. It was not known whether the prisoners were the Only topic of conversation Between the Amer can and North vietnamese representatives. According to the sources the americans approached the North vietnamese. They asked for discussions to be held specifically to pave the Way for possible future prisoner exchanges the sources said. . Spokesmen told newsmen the three seamen were freed in response to North Vietnam s re lease on feb. 16 of three Ameri can airmen shot Down Over the communist country and Cap tured. The spokesmen said . Government Hopes the Exchange will Lead to further re leases on both sides. According to american officials in Washington Hanoi has brushed off More than three dozen . Government bids for talks to end the War in sources in Europe said last week that president Hochi Minn of North Vietnam wanted nothing to do with such talks at least until after the american presidential election in november. Say cheesecake italian movie Star Sophia Loren shares the spotlight in Rome with her five year old Niece Alessaudrs Mussolini who seers to want to display her Teeth for the photographer. Alyssandra is the daughter of Romano Mussolini and Sophia s sister Maria. Romano is the Soa of former dictator Imit Mussolini United press International photo British labor jolted loses in 4 elections London up Britain slab or party reeled Friday from the worst reverse suffered by prime minister Harold Wilson s government since it came to Power four years ago. A massive swing to the oppo sing conservative party thurs Day in parliamentary by elections a three constituencies in. The midlands and one in i Ndon was seen by political experts As firm reflection of nationwide Dis Content with Wilson s policies and with squabbling inside the labor would take All of labor s resilience to recover from the blow they said. Rapid succession in rapid succession labor los Dudley Meriden and Acton All former labor seats and failed to break into the conservative bastion of Warwick Leamington spa held for the tories by a almost tripled majority of 21,922 , which Winon had or dered held at All costs went tothe conservatives by an 11,658 majority Meriden vanished with a majority of if and Acton was wrested from labor by a conservative majority of 3,720 in a six Way fight. Finance ministers meet France fights monetary Reform f a. Wet Tiit ,.� of uni not Ila him wit German economic the . Govern no Stockholm up the United states and Britain Friday overcame a French filibuster against discussion of a revolutionary plan for a world monetary Reform. French f i n a n c e minister Michel Debre agreed to discuss it when he found France isolated in the crucial talks. Finance ministers of the non communist world s 10 richest nations opened talks Here about the plan which would help ease a growing world Gold shortage an take some of the heat off the hard pressed Dollar. Students shout the nations arc the United states Britain. France West Germany Italy. Belgium the Netherlands Sweden Canada and before the conference began Friday morning about 200stockholm University students shouting anti Vietnam War slogans tried to storm the Entrance to the suburban hotel where it As taking were driven Hack by police shortly before . Treas or Secretary Henry Fowler strongly Cruthied the heavy american International deficit. He reiterated attacks by him self and president Charles de Gaulle against what he termed the unfair and privilege position of the Dubre argued that sweeping Reform of the world monetary system is essential and called forthe official Price of Gold to be increased above the level of $3uper ounce paid by Washington for the past 34 reiterated the demand made by de Gaulle for a return to the Gold Standard and scrap Ping of the Dollar As the world leading Reserve currency. He said France wants Complete Equality among currencies. Wes minister Karl Schiller said Bonn disagrees completely with the French position. He said the Pur pose of the Stockholm meeting was to wrap up agreement on the plan for so called special drawing rights sch in the International monetary fund the plan backed by the United states Britain and others of the10 countries italian Treasury minister Emilio co Lomax sup ported Schiller. Fowler told the conference bluntly it was Here to discuss the Sadk plan and not carry out abroad general review of monetary problems. Fowler said in the Witas Smo Heij the Bear Pittsfield mass. Up where s a warm Safe Placebo Park a Teddy Bear Why in the oven of course. That s win it the three children of or. Utida mrs. Norman Hopkins put their Teddy Bear along with two other stuffed animals. Unfortunately they did t Tell their Mother ubut mrs. Hopkins turned the broiler on to make some lunch the resultant fire caused smoke damage to the Kitchen ruined the stove and chased seven persons out of the House. No one was injured. Fireman gave the children a ride on their engine to helpmate up for Llu loss of us cherished toys. The everything the balance of Fowler said nothing to Donot designed balance Tif a the Hank of London announced regulations de Slu in Doii As he Bullion Market. Trading tothe London March 1 after a Ion Gold. Trail i ii1. Resumed monday the London lie. All commission Elu of Gold but of i. Nil per cent. The Hank of while balled Ward Gold " a ill 30, till of w i 1 special Peiin Bank Punim effect Bari Cut the Bank Al Tut in de l"1cuneiu-y to nun i Ulm " was doing to lower us deficit. Plan h Illel lire All for us Itc-inm1 will to. To
