European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Pege the stars and stripes Ite Ogan. Rocky talk a Idolo gut to Day May 21 Ity new Orleans a a. Rockefeller of new York and gov. Ronald Reagan of California held an Early morning session in new Orleans monday and Rockefeller said afterwards there is no ideology Gulf Between them. Both men one an avowed candidate for the Republican Nomi nation for the presidency an the other unannounced were campaigning in the deep spent the night in the same hotel and Rockefeller went to Reagan s suite at 7 33 . Monday morning. Hews closeted with Reagan for More than a half , Rockefeller said go s widow still alien Greenfield mass. Up German born mrs. Marguerite Hallett whose husband died i Vietnam says she is disappointed that she has not be enable to take the oath to become an american citizen. Mrs. Hallett 40. Was All setto take the oath last january when her husband was killed i Vietnam. Federal officials then ruled shews no longer the wife of an american citizen and Wouldhave to wait the full five years to take the oath instead of the nearly four years she had Al ready . Hallett is still waiting emergency action by the on a Bill to allow her to become a , the Bill became part of a package of naturalization and immigration measures and was held up for other . Hallett will now take the oath next year when her five year waiting period is up. Food stamp funds lipped Washington up the Senate has approved a $20-million increase in the authorization forthe food stamp program for needy families. We talked about the Mutual problems of two big asked whether they discussed politics Rockefeller replied it could have been touched another question he was asked whether he considers that there is a Gulf in ideology be tween them and he replied no i would t say there is to said the question of a Rockefeller Reagan Republican ticket was not Haven t Given any thought to a running mate Rockefeller said. Not interested shortly after. Rockefeller went downstairs in the hotel. He was asked whether no would take the vice presidential nomination and he replied my position has t changed. I m not interested in the f second made that Clear in the will go to the gop National convention As California favorite son. I m in going to change my said. He said he an Rockefeller talked at length about the other explaining that he meant the democratic presidential aspirants. I was telling him wha Bob by is doing in and family Reajean said i reference to son. Robert of Kennedy of new said Kennedy has been speaking As an Arch conservative no a. Cr�mnaiqnin9 for the California presidential primary june 4. Rockefeller said he believe Reagan is being pushed by his supporters to run for the go nomination. Fie described Rea Gan As technically not a Candi but he said he believe that under pressure of a draft he would be observers generally consider that Rockefeller represents the Liberal elements in the Republican party and they see Reagan As a conservative. Rockefeller said he told Rea Gan that i would try for what Ever votes he did t hews referring to the votes of Southern Republican delegates to the gop nominating Conven then went to breakfast in the hotel with Hegop chairmen of 11 Southern states which have a combined total of 312 re Gate votes. Rea Gan met with the group sunday night lbs could still run. Rockefeller say a Pittsburgh acc Igor Nelson a. Rockefeller of be York said sunday that presi Dent Johnson could still be re nominated but it s not said the Progress of the Paris talks on Vietnam Are the key to Johnson s Politi Cal future. Quick Progress in the talks Rould prompt a draft at the democratic convention said Rockefeller but i Don t think he can get this accomplished i such a Short Rockefeller answered reporters questions in a taped television interview in governor rejected the Contention that the Vietnam War should be kept out of the presidential s a terribly important time to talk and discuss the question he said. Peace candidate after addressing University of Miami students sen. Eugene Mccarthy is presented with a strand of peace beads and puts them Oil the democratic presidential Hope Ful was in Florida to seek votes in tuesday s primary. A Pakistan cancels . Base lease Rawalpindi up Paki Stan announced monday the United states will have to give up the vital communications base in Pakistan from which u2pilot Francis Gary Powers took off on his ill fated flight Over Russia in May 1960. Foreign minister Arshad he Sain told parliament his govern i old that Tiger airline flight supervisor Wadad Nasr of Kuwait in t afraid to hold the paws of a Bengal Tiger. The Tiger ill a new York office in t about to bite. It s stuffed. A ment has informed the unite states of cancellation of the lease on the base at bad Bernear Peshawar about 100 Miles Northwest of Here. Speculation has been growing for months that Pakistan would not renew the lease on the controversial installation when it came due next year. Former soviet Premier Nikit Khrushchev threatened to destroy the Peshawar base following theu2 reconnaissance plane incident. The installation was hand Dover to the United states in 1959 under terms of a bilateral agree ment due to expire july 1, 1969. The soviet Union had Bee pressing Pakistan to cancel the lease on the base since then pakistani newspapers said the communist chinese also wanted the base closed. The Date of the termination notice april 6, was exactly 10 rc., wizard of id win top awards new Yorks a the wizard of id comic strips appearing in sunday s stars an stripes have won the 1968 Best humor strip award for cartoonist Johnny Hart Hart who lives in endicott.n.y., began his comic strip career in 1857 with . An launched the wizard of id in 1963 in collaboration with artist Brant Parker. The cartoon world s Oscar award Given by the National cartoonists society salutes both strips this year. They appear in a combined total of 500 news papers with an estimated readership of More than 35 million persons. Days before soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin arrived in Rawal Pindi on a five Day official visit. Husain said the lease Wouldhave been automatically renewed for another 10 years if notice of termination had not been served by either Side at least 12 month sin Advance of the expiration Date. He also told parliament that Pakistan s financial contributions to the Central treaty Organiza Tion Cento and the Southeast Asia treaty organization Seato for 1967-68 were respectively $245,265 and $97,165. Wetherill to visit 24th Munich is maj. Gen. is scheduled to Fly Here late tuesday for a three Day visit to 24th inf div units that Are still in Bavaria. The commanding general of the24th went to it. Riley kans., May 1. Two brigades of the Divi Sion Are in the process of moving there. Wetherill will return to the United states Friday. In bringing himself up to Date on the Progress of redeployment activities he general will inspect the 24th signal in at flak Cavern in Augsburg wednesday battalion which is preparing equipment for storage also Willet a new commander while Wetherilt is there. He will attend change of command ceremony in which it. Col. Harold b. Phil lips will take Over from it. Col. Richard c. , Wetherill will observe men of the 1st in 70tharmor, at work in an equipment pre positioning site near Karls Ruhe. Vii corps cos die in mishaps Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial two Vii corps cos were killed in separate Automo bile accidents near Schaffen Burg and Grafe Woehr saturday night. Staff sgt. William p. Jones 35,Btry a 3rd in 35th arty was killed in a head on collision with a a truck while attempting to pass in a construction area on the Frankfurt Wuerzburg autobahn a Vii corps spokesman was pronounced dead at the 9th general dispensary a Schaffenburg. The truck Driver received minor injuries and was treated by a German physician. Sgt. John ii. Mcmahan 22,1strecon so 2nd army Cav Reft was fatally injured when the care was driving left a Roadway near Grafe Woehr and Roll Dover several times. Mcmath j was pronounced dead at the 54/tn general dispensary. Rjones of Elizabeth City is survived by his wife living Wertheim where he was stationed. Mcmahan is survived this parents or. And mrs Emu j. Mcmahan of acc vice. Lex. Natural causes found in two wife s death Sci Weinfurt died of natural Ca spokesman said monday. Mrs. Desouter had been we by her daughter Early Day and rushed 1�, Pessary where she Hajj bounced dead of us Hetero cause
