European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pogo 24 the stars and stripes 15 killed by Horn Bard to ills thursday May Viet c Saigon a the Viet con shelled Saigon and seven provincial capitals wednesday with harassing bombardments of mor tars and  shellings ranging from the Central Highlands to deep inthe Mekong Delta South of Sai Shell Saloon 7 provincial c 1 gon killed at least 15 people an wounded 37 More a South Viet namese military spokesman re ported. Most of the casualties were vietnamese civilians. The shellings also hit the Mienhoa air base 15 Miles North of Saigon but the spokesman said there was no damage. He said 10 rounds of rocket fire hit the South vietnamese Headquarters said All of the shellings around the country were Light bombardments. The largest was a barrage of 24 mortar round that hit Cao Lanh capital of Kien Phong province near the cambo Dian Border West of Saigon. One civilian was killed and four other civilians and two policemen were wounded a government spokesman said. Of promotion Outlook Best in 10 years Washington is pro motion prospects for air Force enlisted men starting july 1 willbe the Best in the past 10 years and officers promotions will Al so remain Good according to maj. Gen. John h. Bell director of air Force personnel  to and within the top six enlisted grades in the next fiscal year will be about 44,000 More than in the current year and will total about 215,000, the highest since the Korea War Bell told the Senate appropriations committee recently. These Bright prospects re sult from an increase in the to six Grade authorization of 507, 944 by the defense department the fourth consecutive increase in Grade ceilings granted to Theair Force. Because of added promotions a recent pay raise and the continuing favourable Impact of the variable reenlistment Bonus and proficiency pay Bell also said the air Force Hopes to raise the first term reenlistment rate a 19.1 per cent next year. This year it is expected to be 18.5 percent. Although the air Force plans to promote fewer Field Grade officers next year the promotion Opportunity and phase Points achieved in recent years will continue in fiscal 1969, the Gen eral explained. He gave the Fol lowing projection on temporary Field Grade promotions Grade actual 67 by 68 by 69 colonel 1044 1073 760lt. Colonel 2924 4012 2753 major 12728 4657 3737the Large number of new majors in fiscal 1967 was the result of Public Law 89-606 to eliminate the Grade  current estimates Indi Cate that through 30 june 1972when pl89-606 expires we will be Able to maintain favourable promotion Opportunity for our of  Bell told the committee. Credit unions pushed continued from Page it credit unions because of whats being clone to our servicemen by loan Sharks con artists an assorted  witnesses before his commit tee have estimated servicemen pay As much As $50 million year in excess interest rates. The subcommittee s files contain hundreds of cases of servicemen and women who have Bee charged rates ranging As High As 60 to 70  a year an victimized in every Way possible. Frauds and deception in the United states he added while shocking Are Pale in comparison to those used against servicemen in foreign countries although Many of the overseas frauds Are perpetrated by .  Texas congressman levelled most of his criticism accompanies in Europe and in and around military installations inthe United states but he pointed out that the same thing is going on in the far East. After much prodding and let Ter writing he noted the de sense department authorize credit unions at military instal lations overseas two years ago but since then Only six official credit unions have been set up All in West Germany. They Are at Wiesbaden Wuerzburg ram Stein Berlin Fuerth and Mann  they have been in operation Only a few months Patman said they have per formed beyond the wildest  retired army Brig. Gen. Evert s. Thomas jr., executive Secretary of the defense credit Union Council wrote Patman april 11 to give him these Ini tial West German results is of 31 March 1968 the sub offices had signed up 4,290 Mem Bers received share deposits inthe amount of $349,286.75 and made Loans in the amount of$2,030,711. Your attention is invited tothe fact that during the month of March Loans were made to . Proposes peace plan baseball scores american league Washington 300 000 0014 7 2 Boston 210 001 20x6 11 1 bosnian Higgins 7, Jonea 7 and Ca Sanova Santiago Lyle 9 and Gibson. W Santiago 5-1. A bosnian 0-4. Hrs Washington f. Howard 12mcmullen 6. Univ. Germans stage protest Bonn up a majority of West Germany s 300,000 univer sity students skipped classes wednesday in protest against parliamentary consideration of voting special Powers to Deal with National  Frankfurt Metal workers in 38 factories quit work in protest but a student Call for a general strike of Industrial workers appeared to have gone largely in  bundestag lower House of parliament began its second Reading of the proposed Legisla Tion an hour behind schedule after last minute efforts by Lead ers of the Christian democratic and social democratic parties to head off a revolt of Back Bench ers with Trade Union Back grounds. Continued from Page 1 other with terror and Barbari ties. But Harriman said let Snow look to the future and seek a basis for peace. I am struck by some similarities in our respective positions. Let me identify for you some of the areas in which it seems reasonable to Hope to find agreement. I Hope there May be others but i wis to speak of these  he went on to list five such areas. First we both speak of a Independent democratic peace Ful and prosperous South Viet Nam. You also speak of a Neutral South Vietnam. We have no prob Lem with this if that is South Vietnam s  we both speak of peace on the basis of respect of the Geneva accords of 1954, to which we add the 1962 agree ments on Laos. Third we both speak 9f let Ting the International affairs of South Vietnam be settled by the South vietnamese themselves which we would clarify by add ing without outside interference or coercion fourth we both speak of the reunification of Vietnam by peaceful Means. In our View this must not Only be peaceful but also through the free Choice of the people of South Vietnam and of North Vietnam. Fifth we both speak of the need for strict respect of the military provisions of the 1954geneva  pay grades ranging from the lowest ranking enlisted Man Al to the highest ranking officer 010. When the defense directive was originally signed for establishing credit unions it was my understanding. There would be no conflicts with the local Laws in establishing these credit unions Patman added. However a group of defens department Irwy ers apparently determined to Block their establishment. Decided that the credit unions could not be established unless military bases met All the Laws of the Hosl coun tries. I do not agree with their findings but nevertheless have gone along with their recommendations and attempted to work out agreements with the Host countries. The military has not take Nan Active role in working for the credit unions with the Host coun tries As evidenced by the fact that we have received Permis Sion for their establishment. Only in  in  w Seattle Wash. Up it was one of those sequences you see in comic movies and never believe. Imogene Chamberlain did quite believe it , mrs. Chamberlain a teacher was in the cashier s queue at a self service liquor store holding her Purchase which was a bottle of Bourbon. Suddenly she noticed that the Man in front of her was pointing a gun at the cashier mrs. Chamberlain raised her bottle of Bour Bon took careful aim and smashed it Over theman s head. He turned slowly around. Why be asked in a Hurt voice Why did you do that to tils head = i Don t think you should be doing such things mrs. Chamberlain said. E of i Don t know the gunman replied. They chatted for a few minutes the gunman e still holding everyone at gunpoint. Mrs. Cham Sherlain remarked that the Man certainly had = a hard head. Yes be replied proudly. Mrs. Chamberlain offered to pay for the e broken bottle of whisky. Clerk Dorothy Wirk Eman said she did t think that would be Neces e sary. Eat length the gunman herded everyone into s a rear office everyone but one employee in a Stock room. That employee called the police. E after a while the police arrived and arrested Ethe gunman without a fight. E  do face saved master often continued from Page l Brown dog a Bronze Star couple of purple hearts and a commendation medal from the4th in 23rd inf in Vietnam. But according to Gutierrez the worst part of ladybird s life was to come 1 years late when she made the big hop from it. Dix n.j., to Germany whether master was reassigned from his stateside tour. My original orders said Ber Lin so i shipped ladybird straight there from it. Dix said the sergeant. Then i got to Frankfurt and found out i had been diverted to the 4th Divi  called Berlin and was told the dog was t there but when Gutierrez reached Bamberg two Days later he found out through another phone Call that the dog had been in Berlin four Days. Sergeant there agreed to ship the dog to Frankfurt then Gutierrez could t get off for three Days to pick the dog  he got to Frankfurt someone had shipped ladybird to Baum older. I Don t know How that happened Gutierrez said but a Soldier there called around some located the dog and had her sent from Baum older to Bamberg. I came Back from Frankfurt on the train handpicked up ladybird a Short time  has the Little Long haired Soldier taken to her new life on the other Side of the world she really likes that German dog food. Won t eat the Ameri can stuff now. But her owner added she does t like to go near any Railroad  then overtime starts new York up a bar in Greenwich Village advertises open 24 hours daily until 4  government sources inlaid wednesday that at i South vietnamese troops their dependents were Kif during the North vietnamese 3zure of a . Special forces Camp in the Northern part of country near the laotian boric last weekend. A there could be More South vietnamese m i l i t a resource said. He said he had no breakdown on How Many of to victims in the weekend attack and subsequent evacuation were South vietnamese army rec. Ulars civilian irregulars an dependents. But american survivors trickling into Danang wednesday told How panic swept among the vietnamese at the Khamdu Camp when the order was give Ito leave. The survivors Sai mothers with babies in their a dashed for huge Airport trans i port planes As North vietnamese mortars slammed into the run Way of the special forces Cam Twenty five american marines soldiers and airmen were kill and 125 wounded in evacuation and fighting a desperate rear guard action at the Camp whili1,700 defenders and their families were lifted out last  vietnamese gunners ring ing the air strip knocked downpour american planes and five helicopters during the three Day attack including a huge c130 transport reportedly loaded Withas Many As 150 evacuees. The . Command meanwhile disclosed in a delayed re port that Viet Cong troops had heavily assaulted a second Amer ican Border outpost and radio relay station in Cambodia a converted Green Beret Camp 55miles Northwest of Saigon. The North vietnamese also pulled out their biggest artillery guns for the first time in several weeks to Pound Marine combat bases. Young Rocky wins in  Charleston . Kupij Young John d. Rockefeller in who has two Republican governors for uncles was net leading democratic vote Geteian West Virginia s primary elect Tion incomplete returns showed former soda worker,0" transplanted Nev yorker seeking his first state wide Post won the Democrat nomination for Secretary o state by More than 150,00  returns from received about 100,000 mor votes than any other democratic  contests for. Veteran congressman Aacen a Moore edged former gov. Wim h. Underwood for  nomination. On the cratic Side state party Man James m. Up o former Cia agent i King first bid for ,�5appeared to have Defeated state atty. Donald Robertson and other candidates. To 99,820 for three Way race