European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse D. Decision nation and up dispatches Calls plan to run in Rouni War the ..?rep0rted in its Jaily Jiei that action scattered j Fen. Winant sidle v,.atioti said the halt Wert tas president Johnsona speech in washing Ling the at 10 . Monday be. " s order for this first be escalation ran count positions believed held St All of his top military iders in the War zone. William c. Westmoreland frail . Commander of will leave soon to belief of staff has consist id the air and sea blow Sarth Are vital. A leaders in South Viet a ardently were unaware of ils of Johnson s order on Page 34, col. 3 w a s h in g t on a president Johnson stunned the nation arid the world sunday night by announcing i shall not seek and i will not accept a. The nomination of my party for another term As your he called the decision "irrevocable.". In a 40-minute speech carried nationally on radio and television the president also announced that All bombing of North Viet Nam except for a narrow strip along the Demili related stories pages 2, 3, 4, the president tells nation he won t run Taried zone would be halted immediately. Said that the . Troop level in Vietnam would be increased by 24,500 men. Said that several thousand reservists would be called to Active duty. Announced that because of the Vietnam War an additional spending of $5.1 billion would be Nec Essary during the current and next fiscal years. Renewed his Appeal to Congress to pass a tax cont. On Page col. 1 reserves these Arsand unofficial newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol. 26, no. 348 if 21855 a tuesday april 2, 1968 5# daily 10 sunday q in ton up the administration plans to substantially More than Serviss perhaps More 900 in the weeks an ahead defense depart facials said Callare expect Jome in the next three Ley will Supply some of weather i o u d y with occasional rain 0nesday. Frankfurt Heidelberg pm 38. Temperatures recorded Jet 4 4 am pm a 46 63 Madrid p is p 45 61 Munich c Jno p 39 61 Paris p Jin r 39 39 Preo Tolck r a Kurt p 45 61 Rome p Ion r 66 90 wheelus cell Cloudy a partly Cloudy r 2nd weather Wing the 13,500 support forces which president Johnson said sunday night he was sending to Vietnam to bring certain units to maximum combat in addition officials disclosed some . Marines recently sent to Vietnam on a emergency basis Are expected to be returned to this country and they will be replaced by some army reservists to recalled up for combat duty. On top of All this authoritative sources said the Pentagon is studying plans to replenish the Pool of Active forces in the United states w i t h a Reserve Call up of up to 50,000 men. Those men the nearly 50,000 7ont. On Page 23, col 5 s Lodge envoy to Germany Washington a presi Dent Johnson announced in the Cabin of his plane monday that his special ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and his ambassador to Germany George my ghee Are trading jobs. Lodge formerly was ambassador to Vietnam. Johnson said he had asked him to become ambassador to Germany and Lodge has approved the assignment. Mcghee the president said will come Back to Washington and be special ambassador. Former under Secretary of state Mcghee has been ambassador to Germany for nearly five years. Lodge was the Republican candidate for vice president in 1960. The president told of the change on his return from Chi Cago where he went to make a address
