European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Oral on flow " " Mumm indent Cut studied by Herb Scott assistant assignments editor Brussels is a prolonged Battle wipe out the nation s worrisome Gold in problem could result in sending Home i several Hundred thousand defender its of. Re iceman in Europe. I ithe balance of payments deficit is Yery cd on the minds of the american Public is of grave concern to the government re Clifford . Defense Secretary said i Pentagon has no immediate plan for the return of dependents from overseas bases As a Dollar saving measure Clifford declared in answer to a question. But he said in a Brief talk with american newsmen at the close of nato s Semi an Nual meeting of the defense planning committee de that because of the severity of the problem studies Are being conducted on returning military families from bases abroad As a step toward erasing cont. On Page 2, col. S Starsja coupes Mcra Bessai isg&fe5tey unofficial newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol. 27, no. 25 if 21 855 a sunday May 12, 1968 St daily 1 0 sunday d ire i 58 India Jura Zawada in la i at least 58 people St of them women died Yuri aes and panic Friday ii. Scrambling wedding its overturned a gasoline lip which set fire to a co Dpi Leaf enclosure built for ceremony officials said Day. 4 he Bride and Groom escaped aping Over the Wall of the Josue at the Village of gop Fig Eden about 30 Miles from a Awada in Andora surging Forward for a or look at the Bride Andora broke the lamp. Tore than 200 people were Totalizer with Burns most of Foont. On Page 2it, col. It 10,000 protesters invade Bonn inn up an estimated a persons mainly students including some organized ters invaded the West Ger capital saturday to protest used legislation to give the piment special Powers inns of War or other Emer be demonstration which Cliea with a mass meeting in iof Garten facing the former a now used As the univer. Was held without and demonstration or planned and Coor in order to Helmut Ridder of Law at Bonn univer i. N one of the initiators of Rany demanded that the Lestag lower House of Warpage w h col. 11weather a. Clis with occa8" Nal afternoon.ll9 monday. Frank to Adana p Athens c Aviano c1 in p Frankfurt p1 London p 8ari a partly c 4 4am pm 46 75 Madrid p 48 73 Munich r48 60 Paris f 48 60 Prestwick 59 86 Rome p 72 73 Vic climb t Oudy a rain. 2nd weather by p together Foreman Frank Davis is caressed by his wife after he and 14 others were res cued from a West Virginia mine where the had been trapped stories a 2 a photo lbs wants Cut held to $4 billion h9t Springs a a president Johnson urged the nation s leading businessmen saturday to join in tie Fig lit against inflation but indicated a $4 billion Federal spending Cut is the most the Natish can stand. Johnson renewed his Appe Alfor adoption of the 10 per cent income tax surcharge in a talk to the Spring meeting of the business Council comprising100 presidents and Board chair men of the nation s largest firms. Johnson flew Here without prior announcement for the meeting held behind close doors. A tape of his talk was released later by the Whitehouse. Urgent needs Johnson did not mention the agreement last week by Senate House negotiators on a Bill coup a no the surcharge with $6 Bil lion in spending in noting his reluctant agreement to accept a $4 billion Cut in spending next year John son said you know i know All americans know we have urgent needs at Home an abroad. I doubt there is a Man in this room who wants to bring to a halt his government s program that Are essential to the Pursuit cont. On Page 2 col. 2 army officers More face Early Viet return by Marchueta a Washington Bureau chief Washington is growing number of army officers and cos will be spending Les than 29 months Between Short Tours in places such As Vietnam and Korea Gen. Harold k. John son chief of staff told a Senate the Ai my s goals a minimum of 25 months Between repetitive Short Tours and except for Avi a prs it has been Awe to meet this goal so far a deploy meet increase however we expect the. Rtumbei1of others who return with less than a 25-month interval to in crease he said. Most of those affected will be officers and enlisted men in the Middle grades in the combat maintenance communication and Engineer Fields he said thursday the chief of staff also said the army Hopes to hold Grade and skill imbalances within manageable limits and to maintain tour length policies for presently planned Force Levels through training programs just an initial strategy Rawlins Veyo. Up when vice president h u b e r t was Given a branding Iron with his initials on it Friday by democratic supporters Here he said he knew what to do with it i would t be surprised if you find it implanted on some Parton the Anatomy of Richard Nixon during the election Humphrey said but i Don t want to be restrictive any Republican will do bounced through voluntary Viet namese tour extensions and through promotion Speed up policies now in effect the army still intends to continue the one year tour policy for Vietnam and the 13-Monthrule for Korea in spite of Short Ages of trained officers Anongos Johnson praised Young office Sand cos particularly in Europe where they have had Tofill a leadership Gap since 1966 because of the vietnamese 31/3 years Sabeur units have been filled with a High cont. On Page col. V
