European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Ottawa up seven experienced Raimato Fttie paratroopers were feared dead thursday after 33 2a in a training jump dropped 1,000 Yards off target into a wide Section of the Ottowa River know i Aiumu Tif Lake. A spokesman for Canad an armed forces Headquarters said the bodies of two men had been recovered. The search for the other five was continuing. The seven were among 26 men who jumped from three Buffalo aircraft on an exercise to test new Tacti Cal equipment. The jump had been scheduled for 2 30 . Wednesday from Bonne Cherie Airport 30 Miles from Gamp Petawawa. It High winds forced postponement. A spokesman said the men jumped at dusk. Twenty two plunged into the 40-degree water and the others landed on a Bank. The spokesman said the parachutists drifted fur ther than assault Landing Craft in the Vicinity rescued 15 men. On thursday 300 men assisted by two helicopters and two Light spotter air Craft continued the search. Fires red offensive rubble a sorrowful resident of Saigon turns his Back on the ruins that had been his House before he Viet Cong began their Spring offensive against Saigon. Thousands of refugees were caught in the fighting and watched their Homes Burn. A . Adds 2,000 gis to Battle Saigon up Large areas of Saigon were in flames thursday night As the Viet Cong pressed a bloody Spring offensive on the eve of the Paris talks Between the United states and North Vietnam. Thousands of refugees were caught in the fighting and watched their Homes Burn. Military spokesmen said the United states threw 2,000 reinforcements into the growing Battle and sent in More Tan Sand helicopter gunships. But the Viet Cong and North vietnamese also reinforced and Saigon was ringed by a series of Battles that lit up the sky. The spokesmen said a band of 200 Viet Cong had penetrated Allied lines and swept into the cont. On Page 2 col. 2 Runoff idol newspaper of . Forc in Luppp. North Africa and the Middle East vol. 27, no. 23 if 21855 a Friday May 10, 1968 5 Dally 10 sunday d red envoy pc to seek end to w by John m. Hightower Paris a North Viet Nam s special ambassador for preliminary peace talks with the United states arrived Here thurs r d in Poland Warsaw a some West Ern diplomats were stopped thursday from driving in the Olish Countryside amid fragmentary reports and rumours of Oviet troop movements near the Border Between Poland and Echo Slovakia according to informed sources a Western military attache was to by police to return to War saw from Zak Opane on the czechoslovak Border where he was reported to be British military attaches were turned Back outside the polish capital i no sources said that military attaches positively identify eur soviet troops wednesday on the Movo East to West South of the of Krakow about 35 mile the czech Border. In Washington state depart ment sources declined to confirm that they have firm knowledge of any troop movements but ack knowledge that there was such a report from the Western embassy official driving about 30 Miles Northeast of Warsaw was overtaken by a Sedan and told to return to War saw sources said the polish foreign ministry was asked for an explanation and an official there replied there must have been a he said the Road was open to the Diplomat cont. On Page 24, col. Z Day hours ahead of . Ambas Sador w. Averell Harriman and promised to work with a serious attitude for an end to the War in Vietnam. The talks Are expected to open Friday afternoon in the inter National conference Center but final arrangements awaited the related stories on Page 4 agreement of both the principals on details through the French government. Either Side could pull a last minute Surprise. Xuan Thuy 55, landed at Lebourget Airport in mid afternoon about three hours after his announced arrival time. He Casein a russian built plane having travelled to Paris from Hanoi by Way of Moscow and peking. Harriman 76, and his delegation flow in from Washington thursday night. Thuy coupled with his Promise of serious peace efforts a claim of new military victories for communist forces in Vietnam fighting what he called Ameri can aggression. About the same time in North Vietnam president to Chi Minh called on those forces to press their fight and said that if they endure All sacrifices and difficulties the United states will cont. On Page 2$, col. S Ethel expecting no. 11_ j _.,-. K.3 i t a we an Al 4y % t i l\i1\new York a sen. Robert f. Kennedy s office said thursday that the now York Democrat and his wife Ethel Are expecting their Lith child in Janu , the Washington Post had quoted Kennedy friends to that effect. Maxine Cheshire a Post society columnist said she was told the child would be born near the Date of the the Post said mrs. Kenned was asked wednesday about the when she report arrived Here by plane from campaigning in Indiana where her husband placed first in tuesday s demo cratic presidential primary. I never answer that question and i m not going to answer i now mrs. Kennedy was quote Cas saying. The Kennedy have seven boy Sand three girls aged 13 months to 16 years
