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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 24 v d the stars and stripes saturday june probably world War 11 German sub Navy checks out Hulk it s not the Scorpio. It _ a a Fin Vinuto or fishing draft  that the  ,, a. A . Atlantic Fleet he said Friday Navy divers searching for the missing nuclear submarine scor Pion have inspected a metallic Hulk about 70 Miles off Cap Henry va., and have tentatively identified it As a world War i submarine probably German. The Navy said there is no possibility that this Hulk is the scor Pion because there is a gun mount located Forward of the conning  scorpion has no such gun mount on its  Friday the Navy re ported locating a metallic object the size of a submarine off Virginia but even then an Admi ral said chances were almost nil that it was the scorpion. Vice Admiral Arnold , commander of the Overall search for the missing nuclear sub scorpion and its Crew of 99, said the vast sea Hunt which has now been going on four full Days has turned up nothing significant. The Hulk is resting at about 180-foot-deep water on a bearing of 065 degrees from Cape Henry asked what he thought the chances were this could be the scorpion Schade had said i think it is almost my be cause if it was the scorpion at that depth i m sure we Wouldhave heard something. He would have been Able to Indi Cate his  the object was described a about 250 feet Long and 45 feet High. The scorpion is 252 feet Long. At the same time the Admiral disclosed that the code name of the scorpion was Brandy wine and he said a Check of the Atlantic area showed there were at least eight pleasure boats or Craft using same name operating there. This he indicated suggested the Navy thinks the mysterious voice broadcast wednesday night using the name Brandy wine May have come from on of those non military vessels. Schade said the coast guard is trying to locate those vessels to determine if they have sent message. Since backing away from the possible authenticity of the Brandywine message the Nav is concentrating its search far ther out to  a sub on the Bottom in the relatively shallow water the Continental shelf Vive its Hull is no withstand the pressures tired at greater Depths. While doggedly keeping Ihunt or the lost Shipfs Atlantic Fleet headquarter ported Crank Calls were gum families of the Scorpil Crew. The callers pose As officers and give the of false information on the c tons of their loved one said. Some 60 of the scorpion s Mead families in the Norton area. French finance chief foreign minister switch continued from Page foreign minister throughout the 10 years of de Gaulle s fifth Republic switched jobs with finance minister Michel Debr for the crucial work of repair ing the damages of the 15-Daystrike wave which is estimated to have Cost the nation billions of dollars. Earlier Story on p. 3. Andre Malraux an old Degaulle confidant and one of France s most eminent writers Rome students seize control of University Rome a student seized control of the University of Rome Friday As Italy s far left parties stepped up plans for mass demonstrations in support of the workers in France. Police units went on the Lerlin the City in Case of violence at a Twilight rally called by the pro Moscow people s socialist party Psi up allies of the italian communists. The communist party biggest red party in the West issued a second Appeal in less than 12hours for a vast Unity Moye ment to demonstrate Solidarity for militants in France and to agitate for political and Socia changes in Italy. More than 2,000 student joined to take Over the Mair buildings of Rome University assembling with Little advances notice they marched under Jhuge red Banner onto the univer sity grounds. They swarmed into building and blocked entrances to the schools and painted Walls with slogans Reading red europ starts in Paris arms workers and students and Power is in Rifle  a poster at the University Entrance declared Rome Liki  last March during an Earli takeover University authorities called in police to Clear out the buildings. A Savage riot ensued. The left Wing rally in Republic Square Between Rome s main Railroad station and the . Embassy was first called to Cele brate gains made by the Psi pand the communists in the May 19 general  since thursday when the communists and Psi up parties issued appeals for nationwide demonstrations for French work ers and against president Charles de Gaulle organizer switched the theme to make the rally a Solidarity meeting. And Art historians continues administer of state for cultural of  important figures were dropped. They included Interior minister Christian Fouchet who my been under Strong criticism or his handling of the student lots information minister Georges gorse held at least Par rally responsible for the continuing strike of radio and television pm ploys and Justice  Joe who was in charge of the government during part of he student riots when Pompidou was visiting Afghanistan. The entry of three new men known to belong to the left Wing of the gaullist movement indicated a slight move of the Cabinet toward the left. Chief among these was the new jus Tice minister Rene Capitan left Wing gaullist. Seven of the 23 ministers inthe new government including defense minister Pierre mess Mer and agriculture minister Edgar Faure remained unchanged. Meanwhile three brigades of French troops armed with scores of tanks and heavy guns moved into Camps within a 30-mile Radi us of Paris. Officially they were returning from  but responsible military source said they could move swiftly in to the  of de Gaulle held demonstrations Friday in Lefavre Marseille Lyon Anjou Leme Limoges Lille Strasbourg and a dozen other cities. Only in Nantes where the first strike movement broke out May 13 in a plane factory was Therea counter demonstration of about 25,000 strikers students and peas ants. No incidents were reported. Directing committees of Politi Cal parties were hard at work preparing for the legislative elections set for june 23 and 30 to replace the National Assembly that de Gaulle dissolved thurs Day. Under French Law the parties have until june 2 to name their candidates and the Campaign will open june 3, or 20 Days before polling Day  
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