European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Three Kille the stars and stripes Worcester. Miss Van we shed i35.fpot Teu on a Busy Street wiling Thiec persons exploding a pfc Fife and swamping Otler Jecies with tons of debris tue. Flay eight persons were injured five of them Hosp Tato one of those killed was the resident of the firm construct ing he Bridge. He was crushed death helping Rescue persons trapped in their cars. Steen girders each weighing 15 tons crashed Down pm. Traffic in Southbridge Street beneath the unfinished four Lane Highway shortly before 1 . 250 tons of debris at least 250 tons of. Debris swamped three cars and three in hit the truck arid there was a big explosion. There were flames everyplace one witness one girder went and the the rest went like a stack of dominoes said another came Down gradually mrs. Frances Sagnella who watched the mishap said part of the Bridge came Dowland about five minutes later the rest came Down kind Frederick j. Barletta st., 56president of the project contractor was killed when he raced to free motorists trapped in their vehicles by the first falling girder officials said. Workmen helping Barlet escaped when the beams began to Tumble but he was other dead were ident Liec As Carmen fester of Auburn and Leo Snyder of Boston s Back Bay. Po0 actress Dies Fay Bainter Academy award Winner in 1938 for her supporting role in Jez Ebel died tuesday at the age of 74. She was Best known former frequent portrayals of a wife understanding Mother or faithful Friend. She appeared in 39 films. Washington a the United states is giving South vietnamese troops lightweight rapid firing m16 rifles ahead of american soldiers Manning the defense line in South Korea the Pentagon has response to questions it also said that plans Are in effect to triple m16 production and reach an output of about 100,000 month by november 1989. A major . Goal is to pro vide South vietnamese regular forces with modern weapons an greater fire Power so they can shoulder the biggest share of the fighting. . Combat troops and som support units in South Vietnam Are already equipped with them16. So Are elite South Vietnam Ese army outfits. Asked whether the South Viet namese forces have a higher priority for receiving m16s than Dothe 50,000 . Troops in South Korea the Pentagon replied South vietnamese forces presently have a higher sources said american troops in South Korea facing More aggressive North korean probes in the past few months carry the heavier and older m14 Rifle. The m14 still rates As the Standard army Rifle. The Pentagon said increase production of the Rifle now 30,000 a month will give the weapon to other Allied soldiers in Vietnam South koreans thais australians new sealanders and filipinos. These troops in Viet Nam total about 60,000. Also ticketed for rifles out of Sioux reservation poverty outrages Bobby on tour Pine Ridge . A the nine children huddling on sagging Beds in the one room Shack gazed up fearfully at the White visitor. Don t be scared Don t sen. Robert f. Kennedy whispered As he stroked the knee of a wide eyed Sioux in Dian girl of about six. But she was a Little scared and it took a while for the Desti tute indians on the Pine Ridge reservation to warm up to their visitor and the dozens of report ers and cameras and Micro have is delivered phones that crammed their cardboard lined cubicle. The Prairie wind whistle through the cracks Between the logs of the Little Shack and the democratic presidential Candi ate walked outside into the Dusty door Yard. As he left the Shack of the Prettyboy family which is occupied by 11 people four India sin Gay feathers broke into a Sioux dance kicking up the dust with their brightly beaded Moc assigns and Tennis shoes Bell dangling around their Ankles. Kennedy watched the dance attentively but the Shock of his visits to two Indian hovels in the Village remained etched on his and got a warm near endorse ment from sen. George Mcgovern who said Kennedy would Leone of the three or four great est president history. In our nation s the additional production is . 8th army in Korea units in stateside training and other .army overseas units the Penta gon said. At one stage in the testing of the m16 some years ago it was reported the Rifle had a tendency to malfunction in very cold Cli mate. Korea is very cold i Winter. Complaints from Congress an elsewhere that the m16 jammed in Vietnam combat have eased off in recent months. Asked whether the army now feels the m16 is free of Mal functions the Pentagon replied that an intensified care and cleaning program and some modifications have successfully reduced the incidents of about 700,000 m16s have Bee produced so far with about 285, 000 of the rifles still to be delivered under existing contracts. Teachers ask Protection Boston a some 70 teach ers at the City s Jeremiah e. Burke High school for girls Are threatening not to return to school next monday unless the Yare afforded police Protection. The school is in the predominantly negro Section of Roxbury. used the word Outra coed defends life with Boyfriend people in a hurry stripes delivered find it More convenient to have circulation office phone numbers Germany Berlin Civ 738368 Urc Borhaven Civ 45341. Mil Tom Greece Athena old &8s18t Raven Italy Frankfurt. Civ 06108-2047. Mil Osenbach 783.wsersluutern Civ 57617, Mil Vogel Wah 7050 a Ogliore Civ Civ 430778, Mil 28595 kind London Civ Rural up 522. To 12t Genus time after time. And his mood seemed to Promise continued emphasis on the plight of the american Indian for the rest of his Campaign and Quick drastic measures if he wins the the Kennedy party motored through the reservation atthe Southern Edge of South Dakota a dozen indians appear Dat the Roadside. They had marched from wounded knee site of the White Man s Massa Cre of the Sioux in retaliation for the defeat of Custer. Indians pleas they bore signs pleading Foxfire Protection a doctor in their Village and a Kennedy toured the Reser vation Little Christopher pretty boy followed him holding his James Fitzgerald a Jesuit priest on the reservation gave the Kennedy party a run Ning commentary As the bus rolled past the Indian shacks and tents past the hulks of ancient autos in which Indian Chil Dren sleep and past the Well constructed Frame House of the White Man of the Bureau of in Dian affairs. Kennedy meanwhile announced tuesday his entry into South Dakota s june 4 primary new York up wit tears in her eyes and determination in her voice a Blond Barnard College Sophomore told a school disciplinary hearing tuesday it is none of the school s business that she i living with her Boyfriend in an off Campus Leclair 20, and Peter Behr a 20-year-old Columbi University Junior then returned to their two room Manhattan apartment to await the school s decision expected next week on whether or not she will be expelled. Controversial Issue the decision no matter what it is promises to set off plenty of controversy either among the students or the alumnae of the predominantly women s sympathy is largely on the Side of the couple and 70barnard girls have already signed statements that the have also lived off Campus with a number expressed of alumnae Shock and some have reportedly subscribe now government homing Only have anger. Threatened to withhold contributions to the College. Barnard is seeking to raise $7.5 couple began living together two years ago when Linda was on a leave of absence from school. When she reapplied for admission she lied about her address saying Shehad a live in Job As i Barnard rules girl whose parents live outside a 50-mile radius of the Campus must Ive in dormitories until the Yare 21, unless they hold live in Obs. According to Linda moving i with Peter actually improved her grades. Both Are sociology majors. My parents attitude waste least you could do is get two places " said Peter who comes from Middle Village Queens. He added however that his parents were More concerned that he burned his army induction notice and turned in his draft card. To Linda s parents pillars of the Community in a Small new Hampshire town it was a gutting a real moral Issue Peter said. Rules disobeyed speaking on behalf of Linda at a College hearing were a philosophy professor and two Campus affiliated clergymen one protestant and one jewish. Al agreed that the present housing rules Are often disobeyed an should be amended. Wheelchair speeding curb Sacramento Calif. A speeders in motorized wheel chairs would be outlaws under legislation proposed in the state Assembly. Assemblyman John Stull introduced a Bill monday to Clamp a 15 mile per hour Speed limit on wheelchairs and invalid tricycles. Is i i Pat s old unit shifted to . � a i _ Cui a o a St Washington up the boys in Pat Nugent s old air National guard unit who feared the presence of the commander in chief s son in Law was going to mean a tour in Vietnam can Stop worrying for squadrons of the 113th air National guard fighter Wing including the one that until a week ago had airman . Patrick j. Nugent were Given a training assignment men and their 50 planes will be transferred in the immediate future from Atlan tic City n.j., and Andrews fab md., to Myrtle Beach,., the Pentagon said. Nugent who upset come of his companions in the 113th by expressing a desire to serve i Vietnam left the unit last week and flew to Saigon with ambassador Ellsworth Bunker to join a new unit
