European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 01, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Odne Day May 1, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 3 South Viet troops getting weapon army pays Premium prices for m16 rifles i Washington a the army suddenly under High lev icel pressure to increase sharply the flow of m10 rifles to South vietnamese troops is paying Premium prices for the Light weight rapid firing weapon. Until april 12, Colt industries inc., was the Only manufacturer of m16s. Colt s Price has aver aged $104 a  is costing the army far More than that up to $316 per Rifle to bring two More firms into production of m16s."we Are paying a Premium to get the Quantity and Quality we want an army source said. The pressure to Speed procurement of m16s resulted from the decision announced march31 by president Johnson to turn Over More of the fighting to the South vietnamese. Before that decision few South vietnamese units had m16s despite defense depart ment studies that called the Rifle the Best All around shoulder weapon in Vietnam and de spite repeated requests fro american Field commanders that the guns be supplied to the vietnamese. The two new m16 sources Are Harrington & Richardson of Worcester mass., and general motors Hydra Matic division at Ypsilanti  firm received a two year contract calling for production of 60,000 rifles the first year and 180,000 the  & Richardson will receive si5 million the first Yea for a unit Cost to the govern ment of �250 a Rifle. The second year the firm will receive $27 million or $150 a  costs under the contract awarded to general motors Are higher $316 a Rifle the first year $200 the  one either at the Pentagon or at the two new producers would predict How Large army orders would have to become before pm and or could prof Italy produce m16s for a Price comparable to Colt s. Draft Reform recommendations rejected by Hershey As far out i do Hairdo White blossoms appear to be sprouting fro the wedding headdress of Maria Graz la Buccella during a scene in her latest movie being filmed in Rome. A photo Kennedy greets Gary bystanders Gary ind. A sen. Rob Ort f. Kennedy staged a Long triumphal motor tour through this vote heavy Industrial town monday As he launched the final week of his Indiana presidential primary Campaign. If there is a backlash of re Ifcic nement at his pro civil rights record among the White Minori Sty groups of Lake county it was t apparent As the Kenned motorcade rolled past dozens of circulation office phone numbers orm Nybelin Civ t30368 a Bremer liven Civ 45341, Mil to Frankfurt Civ Vaios am Mil offenb cd to Vicau Oroke in on the Busy Yankee inn taproom shouted ill take it when someone offered him a Beer downed Short Beer in 10 seconds and toasted the bartender to the Yankee inn one of the finest bars i be been  Alabama gov. George c. Wallace ran Strong Yin Lake county in the 1964 Pri Mary. While Kennedy is believed to be Strong among its Large negro population some of his strategists have feared his championing of negro causes a attorney general and senator could produce a resentment vote among Blue Collar White minority groups. Washington up Selec Tive service director Lewis b. Hershey monday rejected pretty far out High level recommendations for Reform of the draft which he said would have restored the civil War  he said that a task Force of which he was a member decided to keep the present system unless Congress deems  also denied that the defense department would pre Fer a change to draft men on the ground unmarried 19-year-Olds make better  an hour Long news Confer ence Hershey was generally scornful of the recommendations for Reform made by the National advisory commission on selective service headed by former assistant atty. Gen. Burke Marshall. Most of its recommendations which he termed pretty far out have already been rejected by Congress. Talking about the use of computers to insure fairness in i the draft Hershey said the Marshall commission wanted to change the whole thing so the could use  he said one recommendation the use of a professional staff to operate the draft rather than unpaid volunteers As members of draft boards was the civil War  during the civil War the draft was so in popular that it led spread and bloody  contrast a task Force appointed by president Johns onto evaluate the Marshall recommendations for changes in the Structure of the draft did a very Fine Job Hershey  members were himself former defense Secretary Rob Ert s. Mcnamara and budget director Charles  task Force whose report urged rejection of the marshal commission recommendations. Reported to Johnson in  called for no major changes and it was accepted by Johnson Hershey said. The group of 13 representatives of the Pentagon the selective service system an the budget Bureau concluded that most of the criticism directed against the selective service Agency could be traced to resentment against conscription for service in the War in  Marshall commission advocated an end to All student deferments the Start of a lottery system and drafting of19-year-Olds first. It advocated 300 to 500 regional draft Center staffed by professionals rather than More than 4,000 local draft boards. The task Force defended the current system contending that under it. Local citizens Send their Young men to serve their country. Under the commis Sion s proposed statute a Federal official sends for them. In a unpopular War this could be of critical  Mccarthy new polities aimed at individual . Eugene outlined a new repudiates honest dissent ind. Up Mccarthy has politics which the idea that Mav at Best be nuisance but to get out of branded a tolerated As when it promises hand be subtly , in remarks pre pared for a Purdue University to wide audience referred to the new Royal birthday Denmark s Princess Benedicte left pay close attention to 90-year-old Lars p. Larsen right one of 200 Danes who travelled to Berneburg Germany for the Princess 24th birthday Celebration. Next to Benedicte is her German Hus band Prince Richard Zusa a Witgenstein la Leburg a photo politics As the Art of  he said the new politics was put to an Early test in new Hampshire in his firs state primary test of strength after he became a candidate of dissent against the Johnson administration and that it was based on the simple idea that the individual citizen  people is. Masses the new polities is also a repudiation of the idea that thyself governing people should be turned into a undifferentiated ass. There is All the difference in the world be tween the idea of the people and the idea of the masses he said. Persons have to be persuaded one by one he said. Masses Are moved. Like pianos from position to Posi  crowd of about 300 persons met Mccarthy at the Lafayette Airport before he drove Down town to speak at the Tippewan of county court House Square. Not Early critic in an interview at a Terre haute broadcasting station Mccarthy said he was not an Early critic of the War.""1 hoped that what they were doing Over there would mean possibility of working out a vietnamese settlement but i seemed less and less Likely he  said Indiana gov. Roger Branim will do Bette than the 22 per cent i Vuice a for us in the May 7 state primary. At Terre haute Mccarth Appeal e d for High school students to go Home and influence their parents and other adults to Voto for him