European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Pago 24 the stars and stripes monday april 8, 1968 Congress speech sees Washington a thet press Secretary George Chris White House announced saturday than said the delay was dictated that president Johnson s planned address to a joint session of con Gress monday night has been postponed. No now Date was set. Of tuesday s funeral of or. Mar tin Luther King m Atlanta. He said that when the address was ii run of Iff Ronij Hurt thought the funeral was to be held Mon Day. Rite press Secretary said John son Post  a the address after consultations with leaders on Nair i Hill Johnson said Friday to wonted to present Congress suggestions for action constructive action instead of destructive action in this hour of  Jim Clark Dies in crash t emf thu it Row part i Drivers interviewed in the pad Dock later speculated that mechanical problems probably in the steering apparatus could have been the cause. Other Drivers speculated that Lark might Nave Nad dry weather tires on his wheels de spite the fact that it had been raining for some time before the race. That however was quite speculative As a drive of Clark s Caliper could Nave brought the car under control. At this time mechanical breakdown would seem the Only logical conclusion. Clark known affectionately by millions As the flying Scot began Nis career in sports cars in 195g in club sports car events. He won the world s driving championship in 19g3 and 1965. Jean Pierre Beloise of France driving a Matra Ford won both heats of sunday s race. His team mate Henri Pescarolo in another Matra. Took second. Piers Cour age of Britain in a Mclaren cos Worth was third. Race goes on this is the wreckage of Theca in which Jim Clark was killed at hoc Ken Helm Germany. Officials estimated hat he was going 170 Miles an hour. A photo hushed into Chicago rioting continued from Page 1 Lence began following the murder thursday of the negro civil rights Leader Rose to at least 27 As Washington authorities late Satur Day night reported four More deaths two of them negroes. Chicago had 11 dead washing ton 8, Detroit 2, Baltimore 2 and Minneapolis Memphis Oakland calif., and Tallahassee fla., 1each. At least 19 of the victims were negroes. As the violence mounted the number of injured climbed above1,200 and the number of arrests passed 5,300. More than 50 cities from coast to coast were hit by violence. With 11,600 troops and 1,440 policemen on the streets of Washington and machine gun emplacements on the Lawn of Capi Tol Hill Deputy mayor Thomas Fletcher toured the City late sat urday night and reported it is so quiet it is eerie like a science fiction  a 4 . Curfew was impose sunday. Eight deaths have been reported in the nation s capital while 781 persons have been injured 575 fires started and 4,186 arrests made. Insurance assessors estimate that the damage of the past three Days of rioting in Washington amounts to around $10 million. The request for Federal troops to help quell the Chicago rioting was made saturday by it. Gov. Samuel h. Shapiro who termed the widespread disturbances a insurrection. The Federal troops with rifles and fixed bayonets moved into streets whore roving bunds looted and burned. Snipers opened up on the South Side As the troop moved in. Of the 11 persons killed i Chicago eight died by the gun fire of snipers or police two by fire and one by slashing. Almost 1,000 persons have been arrested and at least 300 injured. Heavy damage was reported from fires which spread across Block after Block. It. Gen. George r. Mather commanding general Iii corps was named commander of task Force Chicago and Given command of All military forces in the City. A total of 5,000 Federal troops have been or Are being airlifted into Chicago Mather said. In Maryland gov. Agnew ordered the National guard int Baltimore after five hours of racial disorder and on the recommendation of Baltimore City police who said the problems were becoming too widespread for them to  guard was ordered in after consultation with mayor Thomasd Alesandro Iii and at the May or s request. Maj. Gen. Georgem. Gelston Maryland s adjutant general was placed in commando All Law enforcement agencies in the  least two deaths were re ported in Baltimore As the result of fires. One negro was shot dead i Oakland calif., and four persons were wounded including two policemen when snipers opened Rifleman three in Church Indianapolis a a Man carrying a Rifle walked into an afternoon Church service Sun Day and began firing killing three people and wounding three others before police Cut him Down with Rifle and pistol  said the violence arose from marital difficulties. 12 More gis get Asylum 111 Sweden Stockholm up another 12 american soldiers who fled to Sweden to protest the War in Vietnam were granted Asylum in this Neutral country in recent Days. The swedish aliens commis Sion said in a Brief announcement that the soldiers had been give Asylum on humanitarian  May be a Fine state but it lacks a policy Lansing Mich. Up Testate of Michigan is a poor risk figures an insurance company that cancelled the department of state s heft policy after 16robberies within three months. The shooting was at the Bible missionary Baptist Church a negro Church located in a predominately negro neighbourhood on the Edge of the business District. All the dead and wounded were  lieutenant Thomas Bryant identified the gunman a Norris Edwards. He said Edwards drove to the Church in a pickup truck walked into the service with a Bolt action Rifle and started shooting. His estranged wife Gladys his sister in Law Sheila May Bell and an 8-year-old girl  were killed. The minister the Rev. Williamh. Blue his wife May Bell and Roosevelt Jenkins were  other members of the congregation  police arrived Edwards barricaded himself in the  threw in tear Gas grenades driving him  he came out he came out shooting said Opal Tandy Deputy Coroner. A half dozen officers opened fire on Edwards with rifles and revolvers hitting him at Leas six times. A Large crowd mostly negro gathered in the area but police reported the situation quiet. Fire on police saturday nigh from a Home. The gun Battle began when the two policemen stopped a car for a routine traffic Check. The occupants ran into a nearby Home and fired on the officers Withan assortment of weapons. In Jackson miss., sniper fire was reported saturday night after police using an Arm Redcar moved through a negro Sec Tion to disperse a group gather ing on a Street Corner. Police reported looting in at Lanta four blocks from a Chapel where thousands paid their Las respects to King. Roaming gangs of Young negroes in North Carolina fire bombed threw rocks and looted at Raleigh Greensboro Wilming ton and Goldsboro. Police in los Angeles reported that nothing is happening at All in the Watts area scene of violent noting in 1965. In now York mayor John  made an unannounced four hour walking tour of Newyork s negro areas saturday and said he found less tension Thanh did Friday. Calm prevailed in Detroit under the watch of police an National guard troops after hours of sporadic violence. Two persons were killed 35 fire reported and More than 200 arrested. In Arkansas gov. Winthrop Rockefeller ordered the National guard into Pine Bluff Earl saturday after gunfire broke out Between negroes and stat police. Three negroes were wounded and 354 arrested. Europe fair to partly Cloudy. Lilton change tuesday. Fran must held Elbert High 67, Low 39, temperature recorded sunday get 4 4am pm 64 84 Adana c 67 70 Athen o 62 66 Valano cd 32 62 Berlin p 36 64 Frankfurt c 34 46 Condon p 4 4 am pin 34 66 Madrid o 39 43 Munich r 30 62 Paris o 28 41 pre Tolck 0 64 61 Roma p 66 66 wheelus Csc dear cd Cloudy p partly Cloudy r 2nd weather Wing been made Cut whether few & pm Saland to discuss to autary problem in Vale than a  a Suc Csor to the general. A another topic it was suggested concerned questions arising out of the North vietnamese offer to discuss a halt of the . Bomb ing preparatory to agreeing on conditions for peace talks. Borne to the White House by helicopter just after 8  the american commander i Vietnam was met by Johnson on the White House Lawn a Tran quil and sunny spot seemingly far removed from the second Day of looting and arson touched off by the murder of  conferee at a lunch Eon in which Westmorelan briefed top officials and White House staff men. Was a presidential ambassador at Large w. Averell Harriman. As Johnson personal representative Harri Man would conduct any talk looking toward a cease fire or settlement in Southeast , in a Brief account of Johnson s activities during the Day made no direct reference to any peace conversations. He did however men Tion that the president and the general discussed among other military appointments the matter of a military adviser 01 advisers for ambassador Harri Man for anything he might be called upon to  Christian s account much of saturday s White House Par Ley was devoted to discussion of a successor to Westmoreland who will step out of the Vietnam command in july to become army chief of staff and to the filling of other military pos Snow vacant or soon to need fill  two also discussed the situation in South Vietnam and the Panhandle of North Vietnam Christian said As Well As the re Lief of the Garrison at Khz Sanh the bombing restrictions i North Vietnam and the modernization of the army of South Viet Nam. Talks. Continued from Page i Ferince table. On Friday the state depart ment disputed an allegation by a North vietnamese Diplomat i Algeria that Johnson had turned a deaf ear to Hanoi s newly proclaimed willingness to talk. In North Vietnam the authoritative newspaper nhan Dan de fined for the first time what Hanoi meant when it said bomb ing and All other acts of War against North Vietnam must be stopped unconditionally. The paper criticized Johnson for continuing War violence. But significantly it gave no suggestion that Hanoi was backing away from talks. The newspaper said the term All other acts of War meant the United states also mum Stop commando air drops into North Vietnam reconnaissance flight Over North Vietnam the dropping of propaganda leaflets a gifts As part of its psychological warfare smuggling of in from Laos into North Vietnam and the bombardment of n 1nivietnam by naval artillery or the coast and ground int ilk South of the demilitarized hone the White House disclosure put another piece into a comply 11 pattern which had the opposing sides toward Fuce to face