European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday. April 11, american air Power helped reds at Khe Sanh . From wades in surf mrs. Lyn Don b. Johnson with shoes in hand wades in the Gulf of Mexico after dedicating padre Island making it a National seashore. See Story p. 6.ap Saigon a senior . Officers say Titio tremendous amount of american air Power thrown against the North Viet namese around Khe san helped break the 77-Day siege of the Marine combat base prevented the enemy launching a mass attack. The 71 Days Between Theof the siege on Jan. 81 and March 31, . 95,430 tons of explosives around the base in the Northwest Corner of South Viet Nam. That was about one sixth the total amount dropped in the entire korean War. . Fighter bomber Pilot flew a total of 21,901 sorties in support of Khe Sanh during those 71 Days an average of 308 a Day. A sortie is one flight Byone plane. Perhaps even More significant were the 425 missions flown by the air Force s giantb52 saturation bombers each of which can carry up to 2r tons of bombs. Usually 3 to 12 of the big bombers Fly a Mission and theb52s dropped a total of 59,542 tons of bombs or More than half the total tonnage that rained Down. We really just levelled that area said one general. Never in the history of warfare was there Ever such a concentrated a Tomk the North vietnamese pulled out of Khe Sanh gradually and decided not to try a Mas attack. There arc wife Almyrea sons for this t believe but i a Settle on the obvious on it was the tremendous amount of get we put on them b52s and tactical air. I think it was part of the ene my s original plan to launch a mass attack. But he never Didget quite to the Point where he soft to Fickli to Kate we have no Way of evaluating the damage done by the bombing. I suspect he suffered High personnel casualties. But i can t in cd claim. But " ��.,= v i s i _ of Firo Power must have had tremendous effect. This is the most significant deterrent to weight of firepower we put on the general Lawrence political savant i Nita minister 1960. Wag Amajor Fluke needy s Senatt aligns in 1952 and 1958 an presidential Campaign in no sign of restraint Rusk enemy has t let up Washington a Secre tary of state Dean Rusk said wednesday the United states has seen no sign of the enemy res traint president Johnson set Asa condition for a Complete halt in the bombing of North commented amidst re ports that a total halt of bombing was under consideration. But he told newsmen the policy set by Johnson March 31 still stood. Johnson announced then pause in bombing of most of North Vietnam he added House passes civil rights housing Bill Washington a the House wednesday passed and sent to the White House a civil rights Bill that includes a Broad ban against racial discrimination in the Sale or rental of hous ing. Voting in a capital still patrolled by armed troops be cause of the violence that Fol Lowed the assassination of or. Martin Luther King jr., the House rejected a last ditch Effort to delay action. A move to Block the vote on passage so the Bill could be sent instead to a conference with the Senate was beaten 229 to 195, just before the final vote. A combination of Democrat Sand republicans turned Back the delaying move and provide the votes to pass the far reach ing measure. President Johnson was expected to sign it quickly into Law. Sailor pleads guilty in death of . Nurse Rota Spain up . Navy Petty officer 3.c. Donald r. Cowles of Mansfield. Pa., pleaded guilty tuesday in the slaying of a British nurse Susan Edwina the reporter to halt publishing new York up the re Porter Magazine will cease publication with its june 13 Issue and Many of its editorial Fea Tures will appear in Harper Magazine it was announced tuesday. Joint announcement of the planto consolidate the major editorial features of the biweekly into the monthly publication was made by Max Ascoli editor and pub Lisher of the reporter and John Cowles jr., president of Harper Magazine inc. Starting with the july Issue of Harper a the reporter s sub scribers will receive Harper each month. Taylor 21, of Fulham Hospital London last july. Cowles 22, originally was charged with murder by Spanish authorities but the charge was reduced to manslaughter after an investigation and turned Overto the . Navy. Cowles has since undergone psychiatric examination in Ger Many and Italy. He had Bee attached to the Polaris submarine George g. Marshall at the Tim of the crime. Cowles faces a maximum sentence of 10 years imprison ment and a dishonourable Dis charge. The Sailor s defense attorneys Are expected to try to prove that the killing took place in a heat of passion caused by adequate the attorneys attempted Mohave the charges dismissed tues Day on grounds that Cowles had been deprived of his Constitution Al rights because he had not Hada speedy trial. Skipped state paper says Sinatra ordered to testify in Miami trial Miami Fla. A Frank Sinatra was ordered wednesday to appear to testify in a Miami libel suit or be held in contempt of court and face jail if he re turns to Florida. Circuit court judge Grad Crawford issued an order for Sinatra to appear in Miami to give a deposition in a $10 million Law suit. He said if the entertainer does t appear to give a deposition and testify in the suit trial april 22 he will be in con tempt of court and will be Miami Herald reported wednesday that Sinatra left Florida abruptly a Day earlier to avoid testifying under oat about his relationship with the owners and operators of the Fontainebleau hotel on Miami each. Sinatra could not be extradited on the order but could be arrested if he comes Back to newspaper sought to subpoena Sinatra in defending itself against a suit by the hotel charging that the Herald libel Edthe Plush Oceanside resort. The newspaper ran a two part series purporting to show that the hotel was deeply involved with underworld figures. Sinatra was reported in Losangeles wednesday. His press agent Jim Mahoney said Sina tra had not been served with a subpoena and had nothing today. Mahoney said Sinatra left Miami sunday morning after completing a series of appear ances at the Fontainebleau. Sinatra had been appearing nightly at the hotel s nightclub and making a movie during the daytime. Lie lived in a guarded Penthouse in the entertainer was the first witness in deposition session last year but the newspaper attorneys wanted to Call him Backford More questions. The Herald reported that it lawyers wanted to question Sinatra about his relationship with persons the newspaper de scribed As mafia newspaper said its attorneys would try to Force Sina tra s appearance As a material witness for trial. Even this limited bombing of the North could come to an end if our restraint is matched by Rusk told newsmen wednesday that this country had seen no evidence of restraint. The infiltration is continuing perhaps at an increasing he declined to View North vietnamese withdrawals from Shekhe Sanh area As a de escalation suggesting there had been what he termed sidestepping there. Rusk said the withdrawal could have been a result of heavy casualties from . Bombing rather than a move to encourage peace Secretary commented after a closed door session i which became under fire from members of the Senate foreign relation committee for a major . Offensive under Way in the Saigon area at the same time efforts to arrange talks Are going told reporters . Forces were continuing Normal opera and was his lunch in a paper bag Thurmont my. A when the nation s diplomatic and defense chiefs lined up wit president Johnson for a final photo tuesday before leaving the Vietnam strategy session at nearby Camp David All but on carried a glistening attache Case. Secretary of state Dean Rusk Secretary of defense Clark m. Clifford ambassador Ellsworth Bunker chairman Earle g. Wheeler of the joint chiefs of staff All gripped the trim mini suitcases bearing presumably very important Docu ments. The exception was peace envoy w. Averell Harriman who was born to a multimillion Dol Lar rail Fortune probably big enough to buy out the carried his papers in a Brown Manila envelope. I killed in crash on Stuttgart autobahn Kaiserslautern Germany is a. St. George 11. Rum Yun 23, of he Btry 3rd on 71starty, was killed instantly i a head on automobile crash Mon Day morning on the Stuttgart autobahn the . Army reported wednesday. An unidentified Driver s car crossed Over the Center line and crushed into Llu nyan s Auto according to u preliminary investigation. Runyon is survived by his Mother mrs. Olive Runau of Columbus Ohio. Tons against the enemy who has not let up in the slightest degree in his own . Of. W. Fulbright dark. Committee chairman was Hesi Tant to give details of the session because of the delicate stage in which he said the negotiations regret they Haven t moved faster to open talks he Saidof the administration adding they Are trying to work out de tails of where to meet and should do so in the very near Auto mishaps kih2gls from 3rd inf Wuerzburg Germany is two 3rd inf div soldiers were killed late monday night in sep Arate automobile accidents in Aschaffenbur and Schweinfurt a division spokesman revealed . Monty l. Bagley. Attached to b co 4th in 64th Armor died when a privately owned vehicle in which he was a Passen Ger collided with another Auto Mobile directly in front of ready Cavern a Schaffenburg. Bagley 20, is survived by his parents Arthur r. Bagley of South Gate calif., and Palmer of Kansas City second fatality occurred when pvt. Jimmy w. Reynolds,21, attempting to signal a 5-ton truck at a motor Pool driveway at Conn Barracks Schwa Furt was struck by a , who was attached to he co 3rd in 64th Armor i survived by his father James e. Reynolds of Gibson . Weather . Temperatures h t 66 4 Albany 66 41 Albuquerque 60 43 Amarillo 80 67 Atlanta 76 03 Atlantic City 76 m 66 87 Blum Rock 67 48 Bolt 61 42 Buffalo 65 2ft Casper 64 48 Chicago 64 47 Cincinnati 60 44 Cleveland 69 39 on a 66 33 Dei Molnes 64 4 Detroit 62 29 Duluth 71 63 Elpa of 16 09 Fairbanks 56 �0 Faroo 66 64 pert worn 6 60 Honolulu 64
