European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mccarthy trampled goes ambs ripes unofficial a a tap a . Fere i in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol. 27, no. 29 if 21855 a 5t daily 10 sunday thursday May 16, 1968 do Yacc has saved owner several times s4s, Gates s. Sgt Arnold Gutierrez and ladybird., impossible to resist mtrorabslm3mhei by Charles Graham staff writer Bamberg Germany is a real do face and Vietnam vet eran she s part pekingese an part Dachshund. Her name is ladybird and s. Sgt. Arnold  of the 4th army div Here said she saved his life Sev eral times when he was fighting in the Iron Triangle of warzone c. We were on a search and destroy operation when she came running out of a napalm Village with that sad look in her Eye that s impossible to resist said Gutierrez. After that he went on she sort of became part of the unit. Went with us everywhere an Learned to recognize different types of mines. She could sellout the enemy arid knew his positions pretty  recalled one incident in a Landing zone hacked fro the Jungle. Ladybird was the first off the helicopter and she headed for the Trees but stopped  stopped immediately and told the men to Stop said the wiry dark haired sergeant. As it turned out we were headed straight for an ambush but As it was we Only Drew Light sniper fire and called in gunships on the  also told of lady Bird s sniffing her Way through mine Fields leading the men safely behind her. There Werea number of similar incidents which brought the Little Reddish cont. On Page i col. V Reagan shows strength in gop Omaha neb. A sen. Robert f. Kennedy rolled to smashing Victory in Nebraska s democratic presidential primary tuesday. But Defeated sen. Eugene j. Mccarth spurned the new yorker s immediate proposal for an Alli Ance against vice president Hubert h. Humphrey. Former vice president Richard m. Nixon walked off wit the honors in the Republican contest and California gov. Ronald Reagan an Absentee from the Campaign surprisingly polled nearly a Quarter of the gop vote. Gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller Nixon s chief rival for the nomination got eager write in support. Mccarthy suffering a second straight defeat at the hands of Kennedy could poll Only around31 per cent of the vote. Humphrey ran around 8 per cent Ona write in and president John son whose exit from Competition came too late to remove his name from the ballot receive about half of that. The count from 95 per cent of the state s2,133 precincts was democratic Johnson 8,582,or 6 per cent of the votes counted Mccarthy 47,407 or 31per cent Kennedy 79,041 or 51 per cent Humphrey 12,942 or 8per cent and Nixon 2,164 or 1 per cent. Republican Nixon 130,224 or70 per cent Reagan 40,529 or 22 per cent Rockefeller 9,977 or 5per cent. Nixon apparently was assured of All except possibly one of the state s 1c Republican convention votes. With the democratic count still far from Complete Inthis category 15 delegates Back ing Kennedy nine uncommitted three for Mccarthy and one for Humphrey were . Renewed in a Victory statement his invitation for Mccarthy to join him in work ing together to change the course of the Democrat party. Both have been critical of John son s Vietnam course and of Many of his Domestic , who is seeking cont. On Page 23, col. 1 More go credit unions urged by Marc hurts a Washington Bureau chief Egton is rep.,?ran h col. 1 troops warned big killer Gas As cleaner by John Kruege staff writer Frankfurt is the Tollof usar Euil troopers turning themselves into human torches through the senseless suicidal use of gasoline As a cleaner has alarmed fire prevention and medical authorities Here Over the last two years 98per cent of fire deaths and in juries in the command have resulted from this agonizing fool Hardy form of self immolation said fire prevention specialist Tom Collins of the . Army Engineer come Europe. A Don t know what else we can do said Collins As he appealed to news Media to help drive Home the message of misery and death caused by the misuse of gasoline As a  the last two fiscal years he disclosed there have been 42injuries and four deaths Stem cont. On Page. 2, col. 3