European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page Thi stars and strikes thursday May 30 marines besiege n. Viets Saigon up . Marines fought a blazing Battle just South of the demilitarized zone wednesday with two dug in North vietnamese regiments. Marines and North vietnamese troops already had killed 410 North vietnamese in three Bat Les near Dong a. Then they attacked and tried to encircle the two regiments holed up in the villages of Lai an and True  artillery and snipers drove them Back. The two villages Are seven an three Miles North of Dong a. Maj. Gen. Raymond Davis the new commander of the 3rd Marine div just missed being caught by gunfire when hear Rived to inspect the  communist artillery is so heavy that the marines cannot be resupplied by helicopter. Each Craft Landing becomes a tar get. Fighting began to taper off inthe Saigon suburbs As .. And South vietnamese forces gained the upper hand. In the Central Highlands b52s and fighter bomb ers kept up an almost non Stop bombing of communist positions near Dak to. Hanoi Calls lbs a liar Paris a North Vietnam rejected wednesday president Johnson s Appeal for serious quiet discussion at the prelim Inary vietnamese peace talks Here and accused him of false hypocritical lying words about peace and peace  the icy blast from the delegation spokesman made it appear that the conference May be dead locked for a Long time. The talks recessed since Mon Day will reopen Friday. The North vietnamese spokes Man Nguyen than be commented on remarks made by Johnson after consultations with Cyrus Vance Deputy to the chief negotiator w. Averell Harriman. Vance in Washington for consultations said the United states is determined to persevere with patience in Paris. The most recent statements of president Johnson Are false hypocritical lying words about peace and peace negotiations the Hanoi spokesman said. Yesterday after he saw Vance Johnson s statement showed that the United state still persists in not stopping unconditionally the bombing and allot her acts of War against Viet Nam that it persists in its absurd demand for reciprocity which has been rejected by the democratic Republic of Vietnam and people who love peace and Justice inthe whole  each Side is accusing the other of mounting offensives for their effect on the talks. Nixon Man Kentucky Victor pro Humphrey slate wins in Florida rain sweeps Greece lightning kills one Athens a torrential rain swept the greek Mainland and the Peloponnesus Peninsula tuesday and wednesday Caus ing extensive damage to Vine Yards Olive Groves and or  reports said one person was killed and two were injured by lightning in the Peloponnesus. From a and up dispatches Florida democrats gave most of their 61 convention seats tuesday to a favorite son slate headed by sen. George Smath ers who will retire and nominated Leroy Collins a former governor to run for Smathers seat.smathers1 slate which favors the candidacy of vice president Hubert Humphrey won the 37 at Large seats and at least 14 of the 24 congressional District , in Jefferson county ky., judge Marlow w. Coo gained a landslide Victory in the contest for the Republican sen ate nomination and said he plans to help Richard Nixon in his race for the presidential  the democratic race Kath Erines. Peden the Only woman on president Johnson s riot com Mission scored an easy Victory Over former rep. John Young  Peden was seeking to became the first woman .senator in Kentucky history. The seat is currently held by retiring Republican sen. Thus ton b.  the Runoff for the demo cratic nomination for the .Senate, Collins proved his name was still magic with Florida voters As he edged state . Earl Faircloth for the nomination in a close bitterly ought Battle. With More than 91 per cent of the precincts counted the Sil ver haired former governor Hadan apparently insurmountable Lead with 384,942 votes to 347,170for Faircloth. Collins piled up huge margins Urban Southern Florida. He won the right to fac Earch conservative three to e r m congressman Edward Gurney of Winter Park in a november fight for the.Senate seat abdicated by Smathers after 18 years. The.Senate thre Smathers was n a s favorite son in i960was not nominated abstained when is the a ply Call of states. Tiree congressional Nomina sons also were decided. The democratic Nom ithe 10th District Wah ton Gissendanner. Louis p2 jj1., a Winter Park attorney be gop nomination i d strict and Paul Saad attorney won the rep nomination in the 6th District a a. A a. Rl1 ?67 72 a 0 72wheeli