European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Unofficial Newt paper of . Forc in Europe North Africa and fhe middy East vol.27, no. 15 if 21855 a 5 daily 10 sunday thursday May 2, 1968 write ins top Volpe Nixon Boston up gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller of new York who polled a flood of write in votes Only hours after announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination won the Massachusetts primary tuesday in a startling upset. He Defeated gov. John a. Volpe of Massachusetts a favorite son candidate whose name was the Only one on the Republican ballot. Rich Ard Nixon was third. The win assured Rockefeller of 34 Delegate votes on the first ballot at. The National convention. Sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy of Minnesota easily won the democratic race As expected Oversen. Robert f. Kennedy of new Ike treated related Story Page 5 York. Mccarthy s was the Only name on the ballot. Vice presi Dent Hubert h. Humphrey finished third. Returns from 99 per cent of attack from a and up dispatches March fab. Calif. Former president Dwight d. Eisenhower the 1.734"precincts gave Rocke a progressing very Satis fac Feller 1,240 votes More than Torilyn after suffering a mild Volpe and 4,882 More than heart attack monday but was to remain in the cardiac care unit a de it s springtime in Norway Randi Kog stad 9 left shows 12-year-old american Visi tors Ingrid Grinde Center and Lisa Arnold How to enjoy the Snow that sometimes lingers Long on slopes in Southern Norway. When the tire of the plastic Basin sliding they walk across a Brook to the opposite Hill where the playmates discover that. See Page 24 Nixon. Blow to Volpe the results dealt a blow to Volpe who has been considered a possible vice presidential con tender. Rockefeller did not announce his candidacy formally until tuesday morning. Rockefeller said in new Yorkie was very surprised by the Massachusetts results. Asked what he thought Nixon reaction to the primary would of the March air Force base Hospital for four or five Days it was announced wednesday. A bulletin said the 77-year-Oldformer chief executive had spent a restful night and experienced no complications. Examination this morning by his physicians shows he is pro Gressing very satisfactorily the bulletin said. He has had no further Chest discomfort. Blood pressure temperature and pulse Are nor be Rockefeller said i Don t Mai. His intake of food is Bein think he is going to be influenced modified commensurate with co tit. On a Turco. 5/1 i cent on pay Cul l wow is a m i ?�ito x sit Iskow a is a sssk3 so he 8,000 Home of drug use increasing but manageable jag Sasin 4.1 shift Washington a the Pentagon announced tuesday that 6,000 american servicemen and 2,000 dependents have Bee brought Home from West Ger Many As part of a shuffling of forces committed to Europe s defense. Another 27,000 military personnel plus some 13,000 dependents Are due to be redeployed tothe United states by next sept. 30 under a redeployment plan author i cd last december by the North Atlantic treaty organi a Tion defense planning commit tee. The Pentagon figures that Basing the troops at Home will a ivc about ?75 million a year. Remain commuted although the forces and air Craft will be based in this coun try they remain committed to nato and will be kept i readiness the Pentagon Emphy sied. About 212,000 . Service men will stay in West major units involved two brigades of the 24th in Fantry division and associated units being moved to it. Riley Kan. The 3rd armoured cavalry i Gnu it which will be based it it. Lewis Wash. Three squadrons of the 49thtactical fighter Wing which will go to Lio Loman air Force base . And the 417th tactical fighter Squadron moving to Moun fab air and involved will re Tain Home these and ground units i cont. On Puro a. Col by join Reese stiff writer Wiesbaden is the air Force is finding increased use of marijuana narcotics and other drugs among its enlisted person Nel a problem but not an unmanageable one according to maj. Gen Robert w. Manss air Force judge advocate general. Manss was Here wednesday on the first leg of a three week tour of Safe bases. He addressed Alaw Day luncheon meeting of american and German Legal officials at the hotel von Steuben. The air Force s top lawyer made his remarks about drug use during a press conference a Lindsey air station. He said that nearly 400 cases involving use of or traffic in drugs came across his desk Dur ing 1967. This number did not include All such cases in the air Force he added but Only the ones involving p u n i t i v e Dis charges. Asked if drug use especially of marijuana was greater in South Oast Asia than elsewhere. Mans said it was not though Mari Juana is known to be readily available in South Vietnam. Lie said he knew of no cases of marijuana use by air officers. Manss pointed out that in mos cases the Possession or use of Ltd is not a punishable Federal offence. In a state which has Force such a Law. An airman could be prosecuted he said. Manss said the revision of the manual on the uniform code of military Justice is in final re Abc pays million for Julie special new York a the National broadcasting co. Will pay British actress Julie Andrews$1 million to do a television Spe Cial next network said the signing was part of its Effort to present specials with big names next sea son. The program will be tape next Spring. Miss Andrews most recent Tele vision special in 1965 on Abc won two emmy awards from the National Academy of television arts and sciences and a poll body award. Already scheduled for specials Are Brig into Bardot Bob Hope Elvis Presley. Frod Astaire Jack Benny and Bing Crosby Julie Andrews
