European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday my 35, Marine company Imam. By. Saigon up a company of . Marines outnumbered by four to one routed two battalions of North vietnamese in a two Day Battle just South of the demilitarized zone Doz an killed 20.1 enemy troops . Officials said Friday the v marines used tanks artillery and air strikes to drive off the North vietnamese in heavy fighting near the Marin base at con Thien the spokes men said. The marines lost 23killed and 86 wounded. To the South. North Vietnam arrests in Washington police arrest 18members of the poor people s Campaign outside one of the House office buildings in Washington. A Large number of Hunting demonstrators de Mand in i a meeting with rep a tiber Mills re fused to Brevik up into Small groups. A marchers gain first Concession More food promised poor areas Washington up the poor people s marchers gained their first Concession from the government thursday when the agriculture department Promise to provide More free food for hunger earlier in the Day some of the group s demonstrators had their first confrontation with police during a protest on Capitol an action that caught most people by Surprise Capitol Hill police arrested 18 demonstrators in the outside the Longworth House office build ing. The chanting demonstrators demanding a meeting with 2 held in Russia on drug charges Moscow up two Ameri cans Are being held in a soviet jail for investigation of hashish smuggling charges carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years in rep Wilbur Mills d ark., one i of the committee said its for a a most p0""1. Me in mation is by no Means to Beir a Cut act o of of tiny re 4 a. . I. 1 considered a buckling in of con Gress because Congress has not into Small groups. Break lip officials identified the two As Dale Reed Warren 32. An Oakland Calif., native who lives with his British wife and children in Torr Molinos Spain and Pedro Generalao 28, whose parents or. And Generalao live in Somer ton Ariz. Warren s Mother Wentz lives in Elmerito Calif. Both were arrested earlier this month in Tashkent the capital of soviet Uzbekistan when the went through soviet customs after flights from Kabul Afghani Stan a leading hashish Market. . Temperatures u 69 37 Albany 80 52 Albuquerque 83 56 Atlanta 85 58 Birmingham 70 39 Bose 65 48 Boston 66 Buffalo 63 51 Chicago 70 50 Cincinnati �9 52 Cleveland 66 47 Denver 69 49 de Moinet 62 52 Detroit 89 68 Elpaso 60 35 Fairbanks 89 76 fort Worth .80 74 Hano Julu 87 73 Houston 7 54 Jonq the i polls 60 h l. 57 55 Kansas City 83 54 Las pc Oas 72 55 los anodes 77 67 Louisville 85 68 Memphis 82 75 Miami Beach 60 50 Milwaukee 60 44 mils St. Paul 87 66 new Orleans 67 53 new York 80 70 okla City 69 49 Omaha 63 49 Philadelphia 53 45 Pittsburgh 69 55 St. Louis 61 37 Salt Lake City 59 59 san Diego 69 64 san Francisco 66 50 Seattle i6 58 Washington the arrests were the firs since 3,000 demonstrators started arriving in washington12 Days ago. The 18 arrested were later released in the Cus Tody of March officials. Later with 200 supporters jammed into a first floor Confer ence room in the agriculture department Midway Between the capital and their Muddy amp the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy heard. Agriculture Secretary 0 r v i 1 i e Freeman Promise to do More to feed the poor. He promised that some of the$227 million in agriculture department contingency fund that were to have been returned unspent to the Treasury on julj1 instead will be used Foi emergency food distribution programs in some of the 331 hunger sat Side by Side at Small table with Abernath who wore Blue denims. Aboul 200 marchers Sal facing them listening to them debate whether the government could not do More to feed the poor. Amen the demonstrators called out when Abernathy would make a Many babies will have to die before you exercise the full Power and authority that exists at your command Abernathy demanded. Repeat that Back up and say it again the demonstrators called obliged them. We do not understand and we will never understand How you can continue to turn Back tothe Treasury hundreds of millions of dollars this Yea approximately $227 million which you can use to feed poo people now. Abernathy said. Meanwhile a bipartisan group of 34 House members and Sena tors formed an and hoc commit tee on poverty to help t h e marchers present their Realis tic proposals to Congress and to push for approval. Sen. Edward w. Brooke r-muss., organizer and chairman. he said creation of t h e group had the backing of re publican and democratic leaders of both houses. He said the demonstration during which the marchers were arrested was exactly what the committee hoped to avoid. The informal committee wit no Legal standing will meet with Abernathy and other leaders of the demonstration on monday and tour resurrection City on tuesday Brooke said. Reps. Ogden Charles c. Diggs d-mich., a negro and sen. Philip a. Hart.u-micn., were named co chair men. Washington a t h e . Federal communication commission has authorized the construction of a fifth transatlantic Cable the largest yet linking the United states an Southern Europe. The $70.4-million Cable Parton a total $89.8 million communications facility is to be in operation by March 31, 1970.construction of the Cable had been opposed by the communications satellite corp., which argued that it is unnecessary and will Handicap the economic potential of satellite communications. The Cable which will have capacity of 720 voice circuits will be operated by american Telephone and Telegraph co., world communications inc., an Western Union International inc. It will extend from Green Hill,r.i., to san Fernando Spain. It will have a connecting microwave radio relay link to ses Imbra Portugal another be tween san Fernando and Este Pona Spain and a connecting Cable Between Estipona and Castel Fusano near Rome. So � Kojl i about 800 men. The marines culled in , tanks artillery tactical air strikes. The f l staged for 18 hours Brea fists of cry thursday most Alfew hours Nir n i reported killing ration raids against North Var namese forces believed for assault against the Klong the Border Awine bombers mounted seven raids near Dak to scene Ota epic Battle last november which was costly to both the Ameri cans and North vietnamese. The b52 raids hit North Viet namese troop concentrations gun positions bunkers and anti aircraft positions 13 to 16 Miles Northwest of Dak to. In the curtailed bombing Campaign against North Vietnam american fliers once again staved below the 19th parallel and concentrated on and Bridges. The . Command announced thursday that two More Ameri can warplanes were shot Down Over North Vietnam and All three crewmen were reported missing. A . Spokesman said a Navy rf8 crusader photo reconnaissance plane was downed near the City of Vinh 145 Miles North of the Demili Turied zone and an air Force f4 phantom was lost in the Vicinity of Dong hoi,45 Miles above the zone. Tunisian chief visits Spain Madrid up tunisian president Habib Bourguiba arrived Here Friday to begin a two Day official visit to its Given four years circulated Antiwar leaflets it. Ord Calif. Up a Mili tary court has sentenced two gis to four years at har labor for distributing Antiwar leaflets among defendants pfc. Kenneth Stolic. Jr., 21, of Palm Springs,Calif., and pvt. Daniel Amick 24, of Yorba Linda Calif., were also ordered Dis honorable Dis charged and deprived of All pay and allowances. The two had circulated aboutl50 copies of a pamphlet written by Stolte criticizing the were charged with promoting disloyalty among the Board of review must sex Echo i makes plunge to fiery finish Colorado Springs Echo i the balloon sat Iolite that has offered a nightly show to millions around the Orul since its launching nearly ight years ago fell to a fiery Leath thursday night off the Ivest coast of South America he North american Norad said. Amine the two testified in their de sense that the contents of the pamphlet were similar to a View Point on the War widely held an widely proclaimed in the country by some leading citizens including senators and retired military go has As much right As anybody to question the wars Aims because we Are the ones who must fight thu War Sai Stolte during the two Day trial. Their attorney said they would Appeal the valid. After it was announced the two were escorted to the it. Ord stockade. Pro piously they had been restricts to the base. Sharp earthquake Hocks new zealand . Up a Sharp earthquake rocked the West coast of South Island Early Friday causing widespread dam ago to Homes communication centers and railway lines. One woman was killed whether Home crumbled and Feu into a Valley. There were an undetermined number of injuries. The mining town of reef ton Miles Northeast of Grey Mouth was the hardest hjt4 officiate said. A state of emergency was of the Homes were mostly toppled chimneys collapsed roofs. The Force of the a Felt As far North As aug Jwj where the Duke of
