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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes 2 negro boys shot to death in Louisville Louisville by. A police rushed reinforcements into the West end riot area Earl thursday to disperse crowds that gathered after two negro youth were shot to death. The police and National guardsmen continued on Alert after the streets were cleared of the crowds which began to form shortly after Midnight. The fatalities wednesday night were the first in rioting that began monday with a flurry of bottle tossing burning and window smashing. Police said one of the victims Matthias Browder 18, was killed by a liquor store guar who told them he fired into. A group of youths breaking storefront window. James Groves 14, was felled by a Shotgun blast fired by a policeman in the direction of five persons running from a cleaning shop which had been looted the police said. It. Col. Bert Hawkins assist ant police chief said the Early part of the evening wednesday was very threatening but the violence was not As serious As on the previous nights. The 2,000 National guardsmen ordered to the City by gov. Louie b. Nunn were used Only occasionally wednesday night As City officials tried to keep their part of. A bargain with militant negro youths. Mayor Kenneth Schmied me with the youths in a parking lot across from City Hall and prom ised to remove guardsmen from the streets if the negro youth would act As marshals and try to Cool tempers in the West end. Gis kill 150 attackers near Dak to Saigon up1 North Viet namese troops hurling grenades As they ran broke into a  infantry outpost near Dak to in the Central Highland thursday. The americans beat Back the attackers killing about150, . Military sources Aid. As the new fighting flared the american command announced that there were More american casualties last week than during any other week since the open ing of president Johnson s peace offensive two months  killed and wounded numbered 3,113 426 dead and2,687 wounded. The previous record was 3,469during the week that ended april 6.last week s deaths brought the toll to 23,926. The wounded totalled 146,363, and those missing or captured 1,215.the enemy death toll last week was listed at 2,5sffl, the lowest since the week that ended april 20, when 1,899 were reported killed. Along Vietnam s Northern fron tier below the demilitarized zone . Marines continued to press toward two Small villages where an estimated 2,900 North Viet namese troops were entrenched. The villages of Lai an and to in Are seven Miles fit Marine Supply base of Dong which has been the focal 8n�j of heavy fighting for a month spokesmen said at least marines were killed and were seriously wounded Eari thursday in the attack. No 3m.aies of enemy dead were Avable the americans were Una Ito penetrate their positions funeral delayed heart grafted family asks Richmond a. Up the funeral of a Richmond negro is being held up until the family can determine whether his heart was used saturday in a Success Ful transplant operation. The move guided by an attorney is aimed at forcing officials at the medical College of Vir Ginia Hospital to break their Wellington toys9 with Napoleon London is the Rahas won the Battle of Waterloo. In a conflict lasting two Days senior aircraft men Mick Bux ton Wellington and bomber Harris Napoleon re fought the Battle with a combined Force of3,000 toy soldiers. Their Battlefield was a set piece in the Stafford arts festival Laid out exactly As water Loo was in 1815. Left to employ their own tac tical and strategic methods the airmen re fought the conflict an once again Wellington emerged victorious. Frisco College gets Boss Tough policy san Francisco a san Francisco state College got a new president wednesday on the heels of a new get Tough policy which forced 300 student demonstrators to abandon a sit in under threat of arrest and sus pension. " or. Robert r. Smith 52, pro Fessor of education was named president by the trustees of Testate College system succeeding or. John Summerskill who left under fire and flew to Ethiopia last Friday in quest of a new Job. The acting administration of the 17,500-student Campus called in 100 police tuesday. The demonstrators who have kept the Campus in a state of unrest intermittently since last Decem Ber retreated. Ancient anchors found Rome up labourer digging the foundation for a fac tory unearthed two ancient anchors on the outskirts of Rome. Work on the factory was halted ending an investigation by the archaeological superintendency in Rome. Husband of Joan Baez convicted in draft trial san Francisco a David Harris 22, husband of Folk Singer Joan Baez was convicted wednesday night of refusal to accept military  was sentenced to three years imprison ment with possibility of parole at any , who appeared shocked by the sentence was freed on his own pending Appeal Harris recognizance the attorney for Harris who refused induction Jan. 17, was not allowed to raise a constitutional defense in the three Day trial. The defense was denied the right to show that Harris intent in refusing induction was to test the constitutionality of the draft act and therefore was a valid reason. Judge Oliver Carter in barring evidence bearing on the constitutionality of the act stripped therase of two issues refusal to accept induction and wilful in tent to violate the Law. Harris testified he refused induction because he was trying to create a new  silence on the details of the operation and Tell whether the live heart swapped from one body tothe other belonged to Bruce Oliver Tucker 58, As reported unofficially. There was no authorization for an autopsy or any trans Plant 1 said attorney l. P. Wilder concerning the disposition of the body. In fact no member Olathe family knew of the death until late  it had been reported thai Tucker s heart was transplanted into the Chest of Joseph g. Klett,54, of Orange. Va., a White Man. There was no official word either Way concerning the reports. Tucker died of massive brain damage after suffering a fall last  transplant operation was performed Early saturday after noon requiring about four hours. The attending physicians re fused to Issue details of the operation and said they would keep the names of the donor and recipient Anonymous. Helping hand a weeping Mother is led away from the Rains of a Hapeville ga., Day Nursery which was partially destroyed by fire and a  explosion. She was taken to nearby House where surviving children waited for parents to claim them. Seven children and two adults died. A photo first visit As envoy Lodge reassures berliners Berlin a Henry Cabot Lodge paid his first visit to Ber Lin As american ambassador to Germany thursday and strongly reaffirmed the . Commitment concerning the City. Lodge travelled from Bonn . Air Force plane but got a sputtering Start on his memorial Day trip. The first plane he took off in developed engine trouble and he had to land to change planes before continuing the journey. As the new american Ambas Sador to Germany the Veteran Diplomat declared in a state ment at Tempelhof Airport "1 assure you that we americans greatly Admire the people of Ber Lin and that the american commitment continues unchanged. We thoroughly appreciate it great importance. Also we be Lieve in keeping our  Lodge also emphasized that Berlin All of Berlin and Access to this City remain a responsibility of the four Powers United states Britain franc and the soviet Union the soviet Union has claimed that Only West Berlin remains under four Power responsibility but never has officially endorsed the East German claim that East Berlin is the East German capital. East Germany is no recognized by the West the russians have endorse recent East German encroach ments on travel to West Berliney certain West germans. The allies repeatedly have stated that these encroachments Are illegal holding the russians responsible for the Access ways Lodge added that american troops in Berlin along with their British and French allies Are Well aware of the responsibility they Bear in standing ready. ,. To defend the Freedom of  president Johnson sent his Good wishes to berliners i both parts of the divided City Lodge , apologizing that his German was Rusty said he would Arias wins in Panama try landslide Panama City up the National election Board thursday declared Arnulfo Arias the opposition candidate president of Panama by the largest margin1 in the history of the nation the announcement of Arias Victory sent thousands of his sup porters streaming jubilantly through the streets. Heavily armed National guard troops held Back a crowd of Sev eral thousands when Arias went to the chamber of Commerce building to receive his presiden tial credentials from Octavio Tri Baldos chief of the election Board. The announcement said aria was the Winner by 41,545 votes Over David Samudio the govern ment candidate. Have to read his German Lan Guage statement. He said he and his wife Felt at Home in Berlin and that they hoped to visit Here often. Lodge last was Here in 1962. The ambassador dressed in a Blue suit went directly from the Airport to a City Hall meeting with lord mayor Klaus  will be in Berlin until sat urday. He arrived at his Newport in Bonn last monday. He was not scheduled to Paya Call on the soviet ambassador to East Germany Pyotr Abras Siravo on this visit to Berlin. Weather h l65 47 m w 92 6776 52 71 a fam 7888 78 6257 51 624878 46 68 5167 50 & 5186 47 7049 63 5199 63 m43 784591 62 8471now u1 49 4 w7054 10376 77 64 . Temperatures Alban Albuquerque Amarillo atlant Atlantic City Birmingham Bismarck Bol Boston Buffal Caspar Chicago Cincinnat Cleveland Denver of Molne Detroit Al Pas Fairbanks fort Worth Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kanta City Las vegas los Angela h l 83 61 temp hot 84 71 Miami Beach 69 48 Milwaukee 6s 47 Mph St. Paul 88 61 new Orleans 71 63 new York to 38 North 87 68 Oklahoma City 71 48 Omaha 74 68 Philadelphia 107 68 Phoenix 67 40 Pitts Burgst 67 41 Portland me. 64 49 Portland Ore. 79 46 rapid City 84 41 Reno 78 48 Richmond 70 65 St. Tools 87 69 Salt u k. By 89 67 san Antonio 71 63 san dle qom m 8an Francsico 65 62 Seattle 89 60 Shreveport 68 47 Spokane 102 64 Tucson 77 63  
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