European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday May 29, . Nuclear submarine scorpion of Ord i continued from Pogo 1 Marine came in a routine Mes Sage stating her position Speed and course Over a week ago on May 21.the Pentagon said it is nor Mal Foi a submarine making submerged passage to observe radio silence for extended periods. Adm. Thomas h. Moorer chief of naval operations told newsmen that tie scor Pion was a few Miles South of the azores at the time of thelast communication. The Captain of the submarine is cmdr. Francis. A. Slattery of Virginia Beach a. Moorer indicated however he feels the submarine would have been nearer the United states atthe time it encountered difficulty at one Point Moorer suggested the scorpion May have chosen to ride out severe weather by remaining submerged. He also suggested that in bad weather a message informing Norfolk that the scorpion was being delayed could have been  acknowledged however that the submarine Wouldhave attempted to Contact Shore in event of a delay. I its radiocommunication had failed the scorpion could have sent other signals. So far we have not received any emergency messages Moorer said in response to questions. By Early morning tuesday the Navy had sent 36 surface vessels and submarines to search along the azores Norfolk track. They came from bases in Norfolk Charleston . Key West and Mayport Fla. Newport . Mississippi synagogue dynamited Meridian miss. A dynamite exploded at the door of a two year old Reform jew ish synagogue in North Meridian tuesday doing heavy damage tothe educational building and breaking windows in nearby Homes. No one was injured. Police said the explosive was expertly placed inside the door of Temple Beth Israel s educational building blowing a Crater in the Concrete floor breaching the ceiling and demolishing the Walls of 10 to 12 classrooms. It was the sixth incident of violence at a House of worship in the Meridian area since de Cember. The five others were a negro churches which were burned. Threatening Call a Baptist minister reported to police that he received a threat ening Telephone Call about two hours after the bombing. The Rev. Harold o Chester pastor of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and chairman of the new committee of conscience which was formed to rebuild burned and bombed churches said a soft spoken mail asked do you know what happened the Rev. Or. O Chester said he replied that he did and the Man said you re next then Hung up. Neither the synagogue no rabbi Milton i. Schlager has been identified with civil right causes in the past. Several of the burned negro churches had been used for civil rights activities. A Imp gum Mainz Kastel Germany is the chewing gum sweepstakes has a new challenger who also claims to be chomp on in two other categories. A Young paratrooper Here we. Christopher Young of the 5th in 81st arty Naa item kerch Goeins sgt. Mel Ferdinand s Neucom record of chomping 120 Sticks of Gam at one Morith Ful v Bat Young also offers the following heartburn Mark for other servicemen to shoot at six cans of c rations Ham and Lima Beans consumed in 29 minutes and six grilled cheese sandwiches in 15 minutes. Young known to his buddies As tapeworm Hopes eventually to immortalize himself by consuming 50 hard boiled eggs fat an hour. New London conn., and from Rota Spain. The primary search Lone Attis Point is the Atlantic area adjacent to Norfolk and extend ing along a 2,100-mile stretch covering the track the Scorpio would have followed from its last  Atlantic ranges to 18,000 feet deep in some Points along the scorpion s route Home but she would have had to pass Over a mid Ocean Ridge Only 600-feet-deep at one  search for the vessel is being directed by rear Adra. Cmdr. Francis a. Slattery turnout is Large in Oregon voting -. -. Portland Ore. Up oregonians  after a hotly contested presidential primary Campaign. A photo Fin ish was expected Between democratic Sens. Robert f. Kennedy and Eugene j.  the Republican Side Richard Nixon was rated a sur Winner in his biggest test yet of 1968/a record turnout was predicted despite overcast skies and fore casts of scattered showers. Nearly 75 per cent of the 996,662voters were expected at the polls. Early reports said voting was heavy. While Nixon stayed in port land to await the results Ken Nedy and Mccarthy planned to spend the Day in California where they compete in their Las primary showdown next tues Day. Both were scheduled to re turn to Portland  s main concern was his margin of Victory Over gov. Ron Ald Reagan of California and gov. Nelson Rockefeller of Newyork. Reagan a non Candi Date whose backers put on a intensive radio television Campaign is on the ballot while candidate Rockefeller had to be con tent with a write in  for Mccarthy who lost to Kennedy in Earl primary matches in Indiana and Nebraska believed they scented the possibility of an upset needed to keep their candidate  s backers hoped to maintain his  Oregon primary binds 33 of the state s 35 democratic National convention votes to sup port the  republicans will have 18 votes at the convention. 4 generals Washington is . Clyde Box commander of the 3rd air Force Safe i England is being transferred to the. Air staff Here As Deputy inspector general on aug. 1, the air Force announced monday. Box will be replaced by maj. Gen. Lawrence s. Lightner director of the air Force s legislative Liaison  army has announced new assignments for two officers i Europe Brig. Gen. Glen c. Long and Brig. Gen. William m. Fond Ren. Long now add of the 3rdarmd div in Usa eur and seventh army is being transferred to Vietnam in Early july and Fondren Deputy director j-4, of the european come is going to the pm army corps he at for Devens mass in late july. 29 on Jet die in India crash Bombay a All 29 occupants of an indonesian Garda airways con Vair Jet in route from Bombay to Karachi were believed killed when the plan crashed monday night seven min utes after Takeoff near Nallas Opara. The plane was carrying 15 Pas sengers and 14 Crew members. Seven houses were reported damaged As the plane disintegrated on Impact. Seventeen Menand women most of whom were asleep in the houses were injured two critically. The reports said six passenger got aboard in Bombay four for Karachi one for Cairo and on for Amsterdam. Baseball National lea0u Chicago at Puiu Delphiia postponed american m Agu Washington at new York ppd., rain lbs reports red speedup continued from Page 1 pared to make future restraints Johnson said. That sour position today and will remain our  the North vietnamese have refused to Promise an reciprocal de escalation of Mili tary activity and have insisted that the Paris talks cannot proceed to actual peace negotiations until the United states Stop All bombing of it territory. Using the talks Johnson charged that the other Side has been using the talks for wide Range propaganda and has been unwilling Tenter a serious dialogue. On the other hand Johnson said the United states has attempted serious discussion son the key issues including re establishment of the demilitarized zone total settlement of the War and withdrawal of military forces with a political  said the United states has shown restraint and that it would continue patiently to Serif the Paris talks can move from fantasy to reality an genuine peacemaking. Johnson also disclosed that heis setting up a conference at his Texas ranch with Gen. Williamc. Westmoreland and prime minister John Gorton of Australia. The session is expected Totake place thursday or Friday. Australian officials said the expect their prime minister who has been in Washington fora round of conferences with Johnson and administration officials to go to the ranch near Johnson City tex., thursday. Yugo plate who Isth destroyer William cruising off the Virit Vitwo other admirals vessels which were thu area Vicc Auu Ischade commander of 2ntl"ee s a Marli Force. Tubman be pareo 2 rear adm. Lawrence Bern commander of submarine Poffi la 8, aboard the submarine be vehicle petrel. Is the first submarine with the name scorpion was report lost March 22 1944, in the  presumably sunk by 2 Nese forces. Y apathy loss of the new would be the Navy Marine disaster since the Thresher also nuclear  was lost with 129 men i april 1983 in this country s word submarine disaster. Although the Navy embarked at that time on a big program to improve its deep submerge Rescue capabilities Moorer acknowledged that so far As  is concerned the Navy has essentially the same Rescue equipment available now As ii. Did at the time of the Thresher the Navy is building a Small Fleet of midget Rescue subs known As deep submergence Rescue vehicles which will be capable of attaching like leeches Over the hatches of disabled subs and bringing up As Many As two dozen crewmen at once Moorer said the scorpion under-1 went a routine overhaul Only last january through october among other things its piping was checked out and the strength of its Hull tested. It Wasa failure in the piping that was suspected of sending the Thresher to the Bottom by Al lowing Salt water inside the Hull. Commissioned in 1960 the 3,075-ton sub commissioned june 27, 1960 As one of a class of six successors to the Thresher Type had been on extended training operations wit the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. She sailed from Norfolk feb. 15. On Jan. 26 of this year the israeli submarine Dakar was reported missing in the easter Mediterranean about 100 Miles West of Cyprus with 69 me aboard. The search was finally abandoned feb. 4. Also missing two Days after the Dakar disappeared the French sub Marine minerve also Wasi re ported missing in the Mediterranean with 52 men a Board about 25 Miles Southeast o to French naval base of Touko the search for the minerve abandoned Jan. 31. In the search for theand French subs the states sent ships to join in a 6fthe scorpion set an endure record for sealed atmosphere for 70 consecutive Days in with its atomic Power ply the sub is capable of travel 60,000 Miles without  is 252 feet Long and i equipped with six army e2s get a Stripe pics an Ary a 41u a j  n a. I a. _.  ilm a 111iv to continued from Page i new insignia Between now and june 30, the army said stocks of the new stripes Are on Handall Over the world and the timing of the actual changeover will debased on local command instructions the army pointed  third order affects Only about 6,600 cos in grades e5through e7, who Are now Wear ing an insignia one Grade higher than their actual Grade As a re sult of the 1958 stripes  8,800 once As High As 192,000 must change their in Signia to reflect their actual Grade by june 30, the a r a y  these men will lose a Stripe the army emphasize that this does not represent a Grade reduction since they will continue in their present pay Grade and retain their present privileges and benefits. The changeover problem which the army realizes will be unpopular for the 6,800, Gresback to june i 1058, when the army revised its Grade Struc Ture to preclude the removal of any stripes the army Zed those in grades eat Ujj e7 to continue to Wear Toneu i insignia. Sh0viiextensive surveys have Sunj that the great major g o Juji mandatory a to the vast