European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes april 30, ,96j this group is High before starting to Drini by Dick West Washington up earlier this year four congressmen Paida visit to Vietnam while the tet offensive was in  an interview at the time the lawgiver expressed them selves As extremely optimistic about the favourable outcome of the fighting and said the damage did not appear As bad As report Shad indicated. Although the Impact of Cheviet Cong attack is still being evaluated and debated there is no doubt that the congressmen made a remarkable on the spot analysis of the  made it so remarkable is the fact that their visit to Vietnam consisted entirely of a three hour Stopover at the Saigon Airport. And the quoted impressions were based on what the had observed from the air. This proves that congressmen can see things from the air that May not be apparent to Ordinary passengers. Or to people on the ground. A lot of people who were on the ground in Saigon during the offensive saw less cause for optimism. My reason for bringing this Upis to show the importance of the action recently taken by 20 other congressmen concerning free drinks and movies on  congressmen persuaded the civil aeronautics Board to suspend an order under which All passengers would have Bee charged $1 for drinks and $2 for a movie. They complained that the charge amounted to a fare in crease for first class passengers who customarily get those St Elev ices thrown in with their  congressmen All of whom live in either California or Hawaii noted that they do quite a bit of air travelling  congressmen Are Able to appraise the situation in Vietnam by flying Over Saigon we May assume they can do the something at Home. Cross country flights help them most airline passenger that a couple of great Aid is Aerial properly stoked they can things. Can go fact finding at soon sex astronaut aiding Kennedy Campaign friends say Bobby might name Glenn Nasa chief Cape Kennedy a a former astronaut John h. Glenn stumped the Campaign Trail with Robert f. Kennedy in Indiana last week the Story circulated Here that if Kennedy is elected president he might name Glenn to head the National aeronautics and space administration. Glenn says he is helping Ken Handy weapon a Young woman in new York City Demon Strates that Teeth Are not always on the Side of the Law a War protester with a temper she put the bite on a plainclothes co who s trying to drag her off to a Paddy Wagon. Dozens of demonstrators were arrested after a clash with police. A photo Nedy Campaign for the demo cratic presidential nomination because he is a Friend of the new York senator. But close associates of Glen said he has had a Long time de sire to hold a High government Post and that he had discussed with Kennedy the possibility of becoming Nasa administrator if Kennedy wins the nomination and is elected in november. Glenn s governmental ambitions Date Back to 1962 when he became the first american to orbit the Earth and vaulted into the limelight As a National  a result he met president John f. Kennedy and became close Friend of the Kennedy family. Glenn withdrew from the space program and retired from the . Marine corps in 1964 to seek the Ohio democratic Nomi nation for the United states sen ate. But a bathroom fall hospitalized him with an inner ear in jury and he dropped out of the race. There were some who said that if Glenn had won the sen ate seat he might have aimed for the presidency. Since the recovery from his injury Glenn has been vice president of a soft drink company. He also serves As a consult ant to the space Agency. Another astronaut air for Ecol. Frank Borman criticized Glenn s political activity on the behalf of Kennedy. Borman who commanded the14-Day gemini 7 flight and who is slated to take an Apollo Earth orbit trip next year said Glenn John ii. Glenn longtime desire should make it perfectly Clear that whatever he does he is doing As a private  the one thing that does con Cern me personally Borman said is that when a person comes from a group As publicized As this he often Speaks Asan astronaut rather As a private  the present Nasa adminis Trator is James e. Webb appointed to the Post in 1961 by John f. Kennedy. Webb has been the key Man in organizing an keeping on schedule the pro Gram pledged by the former president to land astronauts on the Moon in this decade. Norway s King visits fair at san Antonio y a 21-gun Salute Tea whirlwind tour of san Antonio s Hemisfar exposition sunday then was whisked out of the fair grounds As Texas skies boomed with a wet Salute of their own the King and his party went to Randolph air Force base to take off for los Angeles. The group left the grounds of hemis fair just ahead of a Thunder storm that dispersed the crowds who had come to see the fair an the first Royal visitor to see it greeted by Connol Lythe 64-year-old King looking casual in a dark double breasted suit and soft Soled sandals and Blue socks was greeted by gov John Connally who called him a championship Yachtsman skier and a great fighter for free Dom ? he has been a Tower of strength in the North Atlantic treaty organization Connall said in the welcoming Cere  olay made a Brief address. It is indeed a pleasure for me to be in san Antonio and in the great state of  Don t think anyone is unaware of the fact that Texas the Lone Star state is one of the great states of the  Royal trip was made in return for one paid by then Vic president Lyndon b. Johnson in 1963. Ola v had made one Previ dus trip to the United states in 1953 As a guest of president Dwight d. Eisenhower. Delta business crippled negro Boycott a Success Greenwood miss. A a negro Boycott organized by ministers and run like a Mili tary Campaign has crippled business in this Mississippi Delta town forcing one group of White merchants to seek out the Boycott leaders and make  april 11, two Days after or. Martin Luther King or. Was buried sign carrying members of the Greenwood movement have paced up and Down the i sidewalks of the downtown Busi Ness area and a shopping Cen Ter. They Are asking for a meet ing with the City Council to present  far As i can Tell it s 100 per cent effective the manager of a downtown department store said saturday when Busi Ness from negroes is normally Good. I Don t mind telling you m Down this month when i should be up because of  ,. The Boycott has been maintained by picketing and by Lead ing in Public meetings lie names of negroes who Cross the picket lines. Although the membership of the movement is almost entirely Black its Cochin Nan and chief tactician is a while Roma Catholic priest the Rev. Nathan Iel r. Machesky 48, pastor Oft. Francis Church lie has been on the staff of Hie negro Church 18 years. Greenwood a town of 20,000people in the Center of the Fer tile Delta of Northwest missis Sippi is a shopping place for negroes who live hero ail inthe surrounding Rural area. They make up 45 per cent of depopulation in town and about go per cent in Leflore  of the 13 grievances the movement says it wants to Dis cuss with the City Council is lie Lack of negro policemen. All