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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page ,4 the stars and stripes thursday May  is but to must not v Bobby leads by mile in magnetism league by Jack Bellap political writer Omaha neb. The Mes Meric Power of the Kennedy name and the millions of dollars behind it have helped Speed sen. Robert f. Kenned farther along the Road toward the democratic presidential nomination. The Well oiled Kennedy machine routed sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy in Nebraska s presidential preference primary tuesday sending the first opponent of president Johnson s policies to the Brink of disaster. Mccarthy s casual acceptance of the Short end of a 51-31 percentage of the vote did Little to support his optimistic prediction that he will run eve with Kennedy in the May 28 Oregon primary and might Winthe june 4 California test. The truth of the matter almost politicians see it is that Mccarthy is now a poor third in the democratic race and it probably will take miracles to boost him Back into a contend ing  said As much by naming vice president Hubert h. Humphrey As his chief tar get in future campaigning and inviting Mccarthy to join Himin combating Humphrey As the apostle of what he Calls the Johnson administration s unsatisfactory  about every category of Nebraska voters City dwell ers farm voters factory work ers negroes and ethnic groups a reflected the immense a peal Kennedy can  Victory was assured by an intensive and expensive Campaign that followed the Pat Tern set in Indiana. The Kennedy simply Smoth ered Mccarthy and those who hoped that Johnson with his name on the ballot despite his withdrawal and a Humphrey write in would deny Kennedy a majority. He had failed to ketone a week earlier. The Kennedy Are  new York senator has As Many As 26 Advance men Avail Able to fan out Over a primary state. They make the arrange ments for the candidate s appearances fit them into schedule arrange for cars buses and even trains. They scour the towns 9nd cies for supporters a i 11 turn out for rallies and warn them they May have to Stan around for quite a while before the senator s arrival became he customarily runs behind schedule. Ina they talk school officials int letting students out of classes provide an automatic cheering Section. They distribute  Nam Kiwi. ,.i 5i Sun of a gun a i protects himself from the Sun As he sits beside the gun on a tank in Saigon s Cholon area. He was with a . 25th div armoured column standing by in Case of an All out attack by the Viet Cong in the area. A photo 1 hair styles f Cost gals i $10 billion i Athens a the presi Dent of an american hairstylists group says american women Are spending As much As $10 billion a year on hair preparation materials and on hair dressing and Beauty salons. Ralph most who Heads the american Section of inter coif Fure an International Organiza Tion with members from 39 countries claimed that the Industry ranks third in the United states behind steel and Auto Mobile manufacturing. At a world Congress of inter coiffure being held Here most said that no longer does the United states look to France for hair styles of the future. He said that new York an London As Well now set the styles. World is airlines show huge growth since 1958 United nations up airlines throughout the world increased the number of plane by one third and carrying capacity nearly four times Over the last 10 years a report of the International civil aviation organization Ciao showed  1958, there were 4,600 transport planes in service inthe 116 countries which Are members of Ciao at the end of1967 there were 6,200 planes in commercial airline  of the higher payload and Speed of the new planes mostly jets the total carry ing capacity zoomed from 12billion to 44 billion ton Miles in the same period the report said. Composition of the Fleet As for types of equipment changed radically during the decade. In1958, More than 90 per cent of the planes were Piston Engin and some 9 per cent Turbo Jet or Turbo prop. But in 1067, the percentages were Turbo Jet 35, Turbo prop 22 and Piston 43.despite the Advance of the Jet however the report noted that More than 1,000 average air Speed increased 4 per cent from 301 to 313 Miles Kennedy thus is provided wit the kind of hoopla that used to Greet the circuses and carnival that once travelled from town to town but Don t get around much anymore. Whether this sort of campaigning in the smaller towns and Street and Park rallies inthe cities really harvests any substantial support is consid ered doubtful even by the candidates. Mccarthy who depends Pri barfly on volunteers and who is Lucky to be Able to put three or four Advance men in any Pri Mary state plainly discounts it value. He roams around seemingly haphazardly talking quietly about issues such As Vietnam that used to be pertinent but have lost their zing since the Paris talks began. There Are no real differences Between Kennedy and Mccarthy and they Are hard put to whip up much of an argue. Ment with Humphrey whose record of supporting social change parallels their own. The crowds Don t really listen to much the candidates say. Teen aged Hoys and girl who make up a Large percentage of the assemblies Are More interested in each other than in any message the candidate May have. Their parents May listen a Little but soon they Are trading appraisals of the candidate looks his manner of speaking which in Kennedy s Case grows More foreign the farther he moves from the Hudson an whether the speaker is really As smart As he is cracked up to be. The kids of course Are read to jump and squeal and close in on the candidate As soon Asne has stopped speaking. No other candidate has demonstrated that he packs any thing like an equal  would be the first o admit that he can t compete in that  Charisma hears its penal per hour in 1967 As compared to Kennedy cannot falter. He cent of the total Fleet. The d.c3first went into service before world War a the Jet component of the total world air Fleet by the end of with 1966. Payload capacity Rose by 5 per cent in the same period from 11.6 to 12.2 metric tons per plane. Must win them All to keep glowing for the Chicago Dele Gates who will want nothing Mil a Winner. Col european edition Usa 1967 was 3,418 ordered 2,263delivered. Of these 2,876 were of american manufacture 287 Brit ish 246 French and nine dutch  percentages 84 per cent were .-made, 16 per Cen British and the rest French and dutch. The soviet Union was Nota member of Ciao in the 10 years covered by the report. An unofficial newspaper of and for the . Armed Force commander in chief u. European command and print id daily Germany military and Dreeli the Stan and Stripy Apo 09178. Internal the stare and stripes poet Fach 1w4, Perr Tadt Germany. . C prefix w1m 071j m Darmstadt Alro trip prefix we 741. Telex it York office i Wash Leaton it new York 10pm, Teu a a code " a a second elate Pottage paid at new Yerk , the appearance of Dpi u Mente in Tola newspaper concerning commercial publications do no to endorsement by the department of defence or any Fiu component. The United states is in open society in which theto now w cherished and of lorded president Lyndon  
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