European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Thursday april 11, 1968 the stars and stripes Page f if one blinking thing or another _ my m .  a _ -. A d i =. J to Chicago. I. Up Avitto of Al Las have installed a flashing Strobe get in a Chicago Alley. It Marks the outer Limitt lighting for u runway at o Hwe International air or. Thomas Rocelo who lives next door to the Light pole has mixed feel Ings about  in t the Light flashing every two seconds that bothers mrs. Boccio anther family and the Nice officials agreed to move the Light pole a few feet away from the Boccio living room when the found while putting it up that it was shaking the foundation fit the  tree off class could t have been nicer when mrs. Boldo found that Light was interfering with the reception on her television set. They installed a electronic device so that now recep Tion on Only one Channel is  when the Light was being tested Friday night and someone called the fire department about the flashes the officials reassured the neighbourhood that nothing was wrong. Now there s Only one  keep Awakening mrs. Boc do during the Early morning hours task what that flashing ought is for. Rocky selecting policy advisers new Nelson York a . Rockefeller announced tuesday that he is assembling a staff of advisers and researchers to help him formulate positions on the great National and International issues before  he named four men and said he is preparing to state his poli cies on foreign and Domestic problems confronting the United  a statement issued by his office the governor said expert saudi Arabia turns Down British envoy London a the saudi arabian government has told the British foreign office that it will not accept Britain s new Ambas Sador because he is a jew. The saudi arabians at first agreed to the appointment of 50 year old Horace Phillips in Jan uary. Then they Learned that Phillip was a jew after a report in the London jewish chronicle Las month. Now they have changed their minds about letting Phillips rep resent Britain  foreign office last night regretted the saudi decision but accepted it As being their pre  foreign office spokesman pointed out however that Phil lips a known arabist had already served three years in Liddah As head of chancery and for a further three years As Dep Uty political resident in the per Sian Gulf. We arc confident that his experience and understanding of Arab problems would have enabled him to make an important contribution to Anglo saudi relations the spokesman said. Phillips who is not a prac timing jew will now be Given an other senior appointment. Circulation office phone numbers Germany Berlin Civ Tju a  Civ 4s3u, Mil 7wrank Urt Civ ou108 3 7, Mil Oft a Liao 765 a  Civ 57 117. 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Would be derelict or Uncan did were i to say  to now the governor has refrained from speaking out on Domestic and foreign problems because to do so he said might create the impression that he was a presidential candidate. In his statement tuesday he said crisis and confusion our nation is enduring As i said a fortnight ago a time of crisis and confusion probably without parallel in our history the tragic events of recent Days makes this obvious truth More Plain than Ever. This truth imposes on every american an especially everyone in Public life a special responsibility to know his responsibility and to speak his  have promised to make known to state clearly and fully Niy own positions on the great National and International issues before us. As a citizen As a governor and As the head of the policy committee of the re publican governors association this is my duty and my commit  a or /.j.-. ,.&�. So a skip it swedish actress Bibl Anderson and american girl Katherine Runcy join in jumping rope during a break while making a film in Rome. A s. Viet troops outdo great train robbery Saigon up South Viet namese army soldiers aided by police and some government officials in the Northern provinces have stolen More than 12.6 Miles of Railroad tracks and equip ment valued at $1.5 million twas disclosed tuesday. The great train robbery included the steel Brack 30,000 steel ties 21 expensive switches Railroad tools Railroad car doors floorboard and lighting  officials said Viet namese army soldiers did Mostof the stealing with an assist in at least one area from Vietnam Ese civil and military police. The theft occurred shortly after the communist tet offensive in three of the northernmost provinces of South Vietnam Quang tri Quang tin and Quang Ngai. It happened Between feb. 5 and 28. It was not until a month late that the losses were discovered by top government and military leaders in Saigon. Some of the Railroad ties were reported to have turned up in bunkers being used to protect government installations. Some were seen being sold on the Lack Market in the capitals of the three provinces. It was the 102-mile stretch of Railroad Between the Supply base of Danang and the Northern most railway station at k Don a which officials wanted opened to train traffic As soon As possible. Prior to the thefts the Lin could have been opened fairly rapidly with a minimum of re pair work on Bridges damaged by the Viet Cong. But the theft of track ties and equipment Means a considerable setback to the Effort to open the line. Hook Hal hubbub relations good9 says co by Homer a. Cables a assignments editor Hoechst. Germany is americans in this main River City get along Well with their German hosts despite German press reports to the contrary says it. Col. Dale n. Hoagland commanding officer of the 32ndsignal in Here. Hoagland who is also coordinator of sprawling Mcnair Cavern and american Community loader for the City maintains that Early press reports of incidents in Hoechst were exaggerated and gave a false impression of conditions in the Busy manufacturing  newspapers recently gave big play to two stories involving in Hochst based gis. In one instance a Largo group of soldiers was reported to have scuffled with German police then raided in wild West Stylo according to one paper a local police station to free their Bud  that although there was some truth to the Story press reports built up the event far beyond its actual importance. Actually it seems there was a comedy of errors with More slapstick than night stick involved. In the second incident four soldiers wore accused of the rape of a German chamber maid As she was described in press reports. According to american military authorities the alleged victim is of question political prisoners released by greeks Bonn a the greek government has freed More than half of the political prisoners arrested during the april 1967 Mili tary takeover and those still held Are mostly communist terrorists the greek embassy said tuesday. Spokesman Vlasses Samartzi told newsmen of 6,500 prisoners originally taken 2,437 Are Stillin prison. Able character and evidence has i been referring to the Good rela turned up that casts serious j tons and cooperation existing Between . Troops and the germans. Most German residents see to agree. Some have even Tele phoned Hoagland to ask How they can be of help in counter ing Adverse press reports. Doubt on the Story As reported inthe newspapers. Fuel was added to the fire when German newspapers re ported that Ludwig Jost Hoechst resident who is a Mem Ber of the Frankfurt City Parlia ment complained to Frankfurt s lord mayor and asked that step be taken to curb the activities of what he called american occupation  Hoagland however Points out that Community relations in Hoechst continue to be  officials and the local police chief meet with him regularly Hoagland said and their Coope ration is  admitting there will Al ways be minor incidents when Large number of troops Are garrisoned in a City Hoagland say that All things considered american soldiers and their Ger Man hosts get along in a Friendly manner. And in the past few Days the local press has again traffic moving lust. Lawrence Massena. . A ships Are sailing through the St. Lawrence Seaway a week ahead of schedule this year. The St. Lawrence Seaway development corp. Said All sections of the 2,342-mile-Long waterway Are open. The target Date had been april 15.the quebecois was the first unbound vessel to Clear the  lock at Montreal Mon Day morning. It is bound forgery ind., with a Load of Iron Ore