European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes thursday May bids offer Speed m16 probes told Bob knows comedian Bob Hope a giant in the Eskimo kiss Field rubs one on actress Shirley Eaton just before the premiere of their new film in London. A photo husband e. Kimmel adm. In Pearl Harbor tragedy Dies Groton Conn. A re tired adm. Husband e. Kim Mel 86, Pearl Harbor com Mander who once said he took a bum rap for the japanese destruction of the base died tues Day of an apparent heart attack at his Home dec. 7, 1941, the Date of the japanese attack which brought the United states into world War a Kimmel was America Sno. 2 Navy Man. He was in command of the combined Pacific fleets. My principal occupation what s kept me alive is to expose the entire Pearl Harbor affair Kimmel said in 1966 to an associated press charged president Franklin d. Roosevelt and other persons in Washington with making him the Scapegoat forthe disaster but said he could t prove it categorically. Published Bookin a Book published 13 years after the japanese sneak attack which ended his naval career in disgrace Kimmel asserted that he was a victim of a secrecy imposed by High officials of the Roosevelt administration. Kimmel accused these officials of suppressing information which could have tipped off the attack enabling him to face it with a Battle ready Pacific , the enemy bombers knocked out eight battleships and 10 other . Naval Craft caught unaware in the Harbor and killed 3,435 cannot excuse those in authority for what they did Kim Mel said in his Book and i do not believe that thousands of mothers and fathers whose sons perished on that tragic 7th of december will excuse them. In my Book they must answer on the Day of judgment like any other he and Gen. Walter c. Short in command of the hawaiian department of the army were quickly relieved of duty. An in Quiry Board headed by supreme court Justice Owen j. Robertson 1942 held that both had been guilty of dereliction of As a result of this finding trial of the two officers by court martial was ordered on feb. 28, 1942. The order specified How Ever that the trial would be deferred until such time As the Public interest and safety would in practice neither was eve tried. Both retired from the armed forces in 1942. Short die Din Dallas tex., in 1949. For Security reasons con Gress did not get around to a full dress hearing on Pearl har Bor until 1946, after the War had ended. Kimmel told the committee that Washington naval officials had withheld information which might have enabled him to turn the sneak attack into an am Bush. Kimmel declared that Dat available to Washington from intercepted messages told when and where Japan would strike but that his superiors never passed the information along. The congressional investigation disclosed that the unite states had broken japanese codes Long before the attack thus learning in detail Many of the diplomatic and naval order transmitted from1 Tokyo. The committee said the code breaking Success dubbed operation magic was unknown to either Kimmel or Short. The congressional investigators concluded that neither Kim Mel nor Short had measured unto his responsibilities but said the errors made by the hawaiian commands were errors in judgment and not dereliction in Kimmel was born on feb. 26,1882, at Henderson ky., the son of Manning Marius and Sibbie Lambert s Blue four starred adm. H. E. Kimmel Admiral s Flag was hoisted Over the battleship Pennsylvania in Pearl Harbor on feb. 1, 1941. At59, he was one of the youngest Fleet commanders in modern history. Upon his retirement in 1942,Kimmel had reverted to his per manent rank of rear Admiral. Kimmel is survived by his widow Dorothy Kinkaid Kimmel of Groton and two sons Navy capt. Thomas k. Kimmel and Edward Kimmel. Washington a a assistant Secretary of the army told a special House subcommittee tuesday that the two successful bidders for contracts to Supply m16 rifles were rated a better qualified than a third firm which offered to Supply the rifles for less subcommittee then went into closed session to get details of the army s evaluations of the . Robert a. Brooks assist ant Secretary of the army i charge of logistics told the sub committee the four firms which sought m18 contracts were evaluated on the basis of degree of Confidence in their ability to produce Quality weapons under the desired production schedule. 2-year contract two year contracts to Supply 240,000 rifles each were awarded to the Hydra Matic division of general motors for a ceiling Price of $56 million and to Harrington & Richardson of Worcester mass., for a ceiling Price of $42 corp., which produces the army s m60 machine gun at its Saco Maine Plant was prepared to produce the same number of m16s for $36 . Peter n. Kyros d Maine told the subcommittee that the course of events on this particular procurement gives every indication that the procurement was structured and handled so As to give Gen eral motors a negotiated con contract without regard to Price. Kyros said that mar Montand the other firms participating in the negotiations were told not to submit Cost was not a Factor Kyros said until after the successful Powell files to run again in Harlem new York a Ada Clayton Powell filed petitions tuesday to run for reelection tothe Harlem congressional seat from which he has been excluded for 16 months. His petitions to enter the june18 democratic primary bore 9,807 signatures. Filing in opposition to Powell in the primary was John h. Young a Public relations Only Republican to file in the 18th congressional District was Leon Applewaite. Powell was denied his Soat inthe House Early in 1967, because of contempt offending against York Over his failure to pay a libel judgment. In a special 1967 election Tofill his vacant seat Powell easily won reelection. He made no attempt to be seated however. Court action Shim in new bidders had Boon chosen the fourth firm that sought contract was Cadillac Gago Warren Mich. B of Brooks said that by award Nethe contracts to pm and h Angton & Richardson we Wii be Able to move the needed rifles to Vietnam seven Mont sooner than would have Bee possible under Normal Price Competition and and sooner than he contracting with either of the competitors not selected " huh makes first speech in negro area Detroit a vice Hubert Humphrey campaigning in a negro area for the first time since he announced that he was running for the democratic presidential Nomi nation was applauded tuesdays he urged that foreign Aid techniques be used in american ghettos and slums. And Humphrey speaking atan african methodist episcopal Zion Church meeting Only a few blocks from the area of de troit s rioting last summer suggested that White businessmen Welcome negro partners i ghetto areas. There was fairly heavy police Security in the negro neighbor Hood and along the route of the vice president s cavalcade to a hotel in downtown Detroit. But there were no disorders spread the word Humphrey told the negro elders in the Church audience to spread the word among the Young that Progress cannot be gained on a Tightrope with a balance of but the 700 or so applauded him As he said Well have to apply the same techniques tothe ghettos and slums As we do in our foreign Aid he referred to Long term Low interest Loans to help negroes get businesses started and he declared that if Ameri cans can show that much consideration to Tii Ose abroad the can do the same for someone at America must decide this year the hard any with no Quarter asked and no How barred How to make civil rights into civil results Humphrey said. Senate oks ambassador Washington Iti has approved by unanimous voice vote the non1111 Tion of g. Mermen Williams w to -. Ambassador to a Philippines. To g o
