European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                And stripes May 3, 1968 nato he meeting to draw 400 shape Belgium a More than 400 leading generals admirals and air marshals from 13nato nations will gather Here tuesday for three Days of talk son military matters concerning the Alliance. The meetings which run through next Friday represent the biggest military get together since the new supreme head quarters of the Allied Powers i Europe was put up near this South belgian Village of Casteau last year. The conference called Shap sex 68, will be under the direction of Gen. Lyman l. Lemnitzer supreme Allied commander Europe. Iceland to attend Iceland which has no army Isth 14th nation of the Alliance expected to attend and be represented by civilians. There will be no representatives from France. These conferences have Bee held regularly since nato was formed this being the 16thsuch meeting. Last year How Ever when nato s Militar Headquarters were Busy moving out of France the meeting was skipped. Some living space for an Esti mated 1,000 officers wives aides Drivers air Crews another staff is being found at supreme Headquarters and i nearby Mons. Many will have to drive Back 20 Miles to hotels i Brussels Over a not too comfortable Road. Withhold details according to an official announcement the officers will discuss military matters concerning Allied command eur  no details were Given and reporters wore told that none would be either before drafter the meeting. Newsmen and photographers were to be Al Lowed to watch the participants filing into the Headquarters build ing and no More. Friday after the generals have finished at shape the defense ministers of 14 allies All but France will meet at nato s civilian Headquarters in Evere a suburb of Brussels. The French will participate Only in a meet ing of nato foreign ministers at Reykjavik Iceland next month. Viet Supply roads Cut allies claim Victory at a Shau Saigon up about 10,000allied troops have won the Battle of the a Shau Valley driving North vietnamese forces from their Sanctuary and cutting of major Supply routes into South Vietnam . Military spokes men said thursday. Military sources also said the two week drive through the 25 mile Long Valley captured sophisticated russian weapons never before used by the communists in the Vietnam War including122mm artillery shells and transistorized mine  seizure of a Shau a Bas Tion that the North vietnamese took two years building snapped the key lifeline to enemy Force which Allied intelligence said were threatening Hue and other bases with a second invasion in thre  the Hue area . Spokes men said american paratroop ers have killed More than 500north vietnamese since monday. Allied casualties totalled 63men killed and 307 seriously wounded the spokesmen  heaviest fighting occurred in the Village of Phuoc yen five Miles Northwest of Hue where the paratroopers crushed reinforced North Victar be  other companies of Para troopers fought a second North medal of Honor at White House tiny i told no Tail tales Moline 111. Up maybe if you took a look at 105-Pound sgt. John f. Bakerjr. Standing five and one half feet tall it would be hard to imagine him hero. Perhaps that is Why a lot of people did t believe it until wednesday. When Baker returned on leave from Vietnam last August word leaked out from his family that he was in line for the nation s highest military award the medal of Honor. The Moline dispatch printed the Story of How Baker then private replaced a Soldier who was killed at the head of his platoon column was blasted from his feet by a grenade but rallied to race repeatedly int enemy fire kill 16 Viet Cong and sgt. John f. Bakerjr. Israel celebrates 20th anniversary yes Frankfurt store announces new hours Frankfurt is the be Frankfurt department store will maintain new operating hours each thursday beginning May 9, the area Exchange commander has announced. The new thursday hours forthe store will be 12 noon to 8 p.m., the official said. Operating hours for All other yes facilities in Frankfurt however will re main the same. Jerusalem up Israel controversial military Parade celebrating the nation s 20thanniversary of Independence rolled through a Jam packed Jerusalem without incident thurs Day despite a storm of protest from the Arab world. Even residents of the Arab  Tor of Jerusalem joined in at first timidly and then More openly with the half a million spectators gathered to watch the most massive Parade in is Rael s history. The Celebration of modern is Rael s anniversary and survival of three wars against neighbor ing Arab nations followed a Day of prayers of remembrance forthe More than seven thousand jews killed in fighting for Israel Independence. There was an additional re minder for Israel s Arab neigh Bors. The Parade was televised on Israel s new television net work and descriptions we rebroadcast on channels that could be heard in nearby  the 4,500 members of Israel s citizen army Marche along the Parade route an Eye was kept on the possibility of Arab attacks. Armed soldiers Many of them sharpshooters manned strategic rooftops and windows. Helicopters patrolled Long the Parade route. Arab anger and diplomatic pro tests at the United nations had been aroused by Israel s decision to hold part of the Parade through the previously Arab held sector of Jerusalem which was captured in the six Day War Las june. For More than an hour across Section of Israel s military hardware and military units paraded by. Many different types of tank including russian tanks captured from Egypt rolled past along with British made cent riots american made world War ii Sherman and Light French made  last contingent of vehicles contained the Booty captured inthe six Day War arousing whistles and shouts of derision. On russian tank caught fire towards the end of the Parade. Overhead flew the Mirage fighter planes which helped break the Back of the Arab air forces and the newer but slower sky Hawks recently obtained fro the . Drag american casualties to safety. It could have been Baker s reluctance to talk about it which caused someone to Check history with the Pentagon. But the official reports had not yet reached Washington and his division commander could not con firm the Baker heroism. Suddenly Baker was no longer Hometown hero. News Media retracted their earlier stories. Reporter Dot Buresh of the dispatch recalled we stuck with ours which was the original Story. He was such a shy modest kid. I interviewed him and Heddin t want to give any details. He was in civilian clothes whence came out and was shy about changing into his uniform for picture. We believed him because of his manner she said. In Addi Tion he already had the Bronze Star and a couple of purple  but Many did not believe  Mother began to get Crank Calls. Kids on bicycles Rode by her House shouting fakey bakey.",it was too much for Baker one of 14 children of mrs. Marbaker and the late John Baker. He Cut Short his leave and re turned to Active service. The pack literally drove him out according to one resident. Wednesday president Johnson presented Baker with his medal of Honor in the East room of the White House. In the same ceremony Johnson presented the medal to capt. Robert f. Foley of Newton mass. Foley and Baker were cite for bravery during a Battle nov. 5, 1966, near Dau Tieng when their company met a Strong Viet Cong Force in a Well concealed defensive position. During several hours of fighting Foley was knocked Down by a grenade but refuse medical Aid and continued to Lead his men in attacking the enemy single hand edly destroy ing three Viet Cong gun emplacements. Foley whose parents live i Kissimmee fla., is now stationed at it. Belvoir a. Bakeris now serving at it. Jackson . Eisenhower has comfortable i a March air Force base Calif. A former president Dwight d. Eisenhower spent an other comfortable Day at March air Force base Hospital thurs Day and his physicians said his latest heart attack does not see to be As severe As the two he suffered previously the general s Progress to this Point has been very encouraging medical authorities said in statement. Onset of the heart attack occurred monday at the Gener Al s Winter Home at Eldorado country club Palm desert  the statement said there had been no complications since Eisenhower was rushed Here by  most critical period for any patient with a heart attacks during the first three to four Days the statement said. The danger progressively diminishes during the subsequent weeks through the period of co Vales  statement said Eisenhower s son John has not come tothe base but the physicians have been in frequent communication with him keeping him apprised of the general  mrs. Eisenhower is staying Ina private Hospital room. The statement said the former presi Dent has had no visitors other than his  the evidence thus for would indicate his attack is Notas severe As the general s two previous attacks the state ment paid. While it is difficult to Render a prognosis the Gen eral s Progress to this Point a been very encouraging 1 vietnamese battalion a Mil. West of Phuoc yen and in still another action about 12 Miles Northwest of Hue . Airborne cavalry troops fought a 300-Man North vietnamese Force. The spokesman said at least40 . Helicopters were shot Down or damaged in the assault but once the allies had a foot hold the North vietnamese  by intelligence at to oof men were not to be found. Apparently they fled into Laos. Marine it. Gen. Robert Cushman jr., commander of . Marines in Vietnam gave details of the a Shau Campaign which earlier were withheld for Security reasons. We re sitting right on their Supply line for everybody South of Dong a the Marine base just below the North South Viet Nam Borderre said. It s a main Supply route for the North Era three provinces and maybe All of i corps the five North Ern province in Saigon . Spokesmen re ported that last week 302 Ameri cans were killed in action and2,458 wounded. Allied forces killed 1,920 guerrillas in the Sam period spokesmen said. Many of the casualties came in and Neara Shau. Reds employ gals to seduce and destroy Washington up nude girls swimming in pools or lingering in doorways and Bushes Are being used increasingly by the Viet Cong to bait traps for . Servicemen i Vietnam a Marine corps publication said wednesday. The sea Tiger a weekly newspaper published by marines in Vietnam said troop commanders on All Levels have been asked to warn personnel Tobe wary of attempts to seduce and destroy the paper said in one recent Case five marines joined three pretty vietnamese girls swim Ming in a River and apparent were captured. The body of one of the men naked and mutilated was found a few Days later but the other four Are still  another Case the newspaper said a Marine was invited into a hut by a scantily Clad girl who asked Nairn to have a  he has not been seen since. Army intelligence reports two cases in the past month the publication said. In one ayoung Soldier was lured into Bushes by a scantily Clad  was jumped by five Viet Cong and captured. 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