European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes big israeli military buildup along Jordan worries . Washington up the United states is becoming increasingly concerned Over re ports of a Large israeli military buildup along the Jordan River state department officials tension in the area and reports that Israel was massing an estimated 30,000 troops tanks and other military equipment on the West Bank of the River these officials said Are causing speculation that another reprisal raid against Arab terrorists May be in the offing. The reports coincided with the sending of american military supplies to Jordan during the at the cart whee in president Johnson drives visiting aus Trahan prime minister John Gorton around the lbs ranch in a Golf cart. Another participant in conferences was the outgoing com Mander in Vietnam Gen. William Westmoreland right. Up Smith wins Dallas Tex. A . Preston Smith took a com manding Lead that never wavered saturday night to decisively defeat Houston lawyer Don Yarborough in the Texas demo cratic gubernatorial Runoff elec Tion. Related Story Page 6.with Only 19 of the state s 254counties incomplete Smith a 56-year-old Lubbock business Man had 753,829 votes to Yar Borough s 619,482.the nomination has meant virtual election As no Republican has won the governor s race in a built up a 2-to-l Lead in Early returns from smaller counties. Yarborough 42, was expected to show strength in the later reporting big cities but it never Johnson cast his vote in the race saturday in one sales from peking drop Hong Kong up communist chinese sales to Hong Kong dropped by 26 per cent Dur ing the first four months of 1968 because of the internal strife of the cultural revolution Hong Kong officials said saturday. . Temperatures h l 70 47 Albany 56 43 Anchorage 85 61 Atlanta 63 55 Boston 70 45 Buffalo 76 59 Chicago 75 57 Cincinnati 67 50 Cleveland 60 47 Denver 60 56 Detroit 89 65 fort Worth 68 74 Houston 78 64 Kansas City 77 h log Angeles h l 89 72 Memphis 81 76 Miami 74 47 Minneapolis 90 63 new Orleans 77 55 new York 74 52 Philadelphia 105 66 Phoenix 70 41 Portland me. 83 46 Salt Lake 71 58 san Francisco 60 54 Seattle 77 64 St. Louis 78 54 Washington of the districts of Blanco is no Kin to sen. Ralph Yarborough d-Tex., Al though their political philosophies Are similar. Last few Days. American officials Here denied that the delivery which appeared to have Bee made with unusual haste was re lated to the israeli buildup. The did say however that the re Supply Effort was intended to bolster the Arab state s sagging military posture. The state department added that the Airlift was part of the routine delivery of military hardware under an agreement signed this Spring by Washington and Amman. There Are persistent report that the administration will soon form a new and stronger policy in the Middle East. These reports followed the announcement by president John son that he would not seek an other term. The new policy it was said would take the shape of in creased pressure on the Israel government. Johnson who has remove himself from most political pres sures was thought Here to bin a better position to publicly lean a Little More on the israelis to get them to enter into a peace Ful settlement with their Ara neighbors. Peace formula another line of thought is that Johnson will not publicly change his position on the Middle East Ern question that he will instead publicly push his five Point peace formula announced shortly after last june s Arab israeli War. The five principles Laid out june 19 Call for recognition of the right to National life Justice for refugees maritime passage limits on the arms race in the area and political Independence and integrity for method of pressuring the israelis could come in the for of enticing Tel Aviv with the much needed and sought after supersonic f4 phantom jets. Israel s request for the plane Sis still under sympathetic re View and Washington May Holdback on a sales agreement until Israel takes positive Steps to Ward bargaining with its Arab neighbors. First Steps Ricky Wallenda 13, takes his first Public trip along the High wire under the Eye of his Grandfather Karl Wal Lenda at a Park in old forge . Watching proudly As the move put on the 50-foot-High wire is Ricky s Mother Carla a 2 big Bills passed Johnson legislation largely bogged Down Washington a wit the first National political convention Only nine weeks off con Gress has not yet acted on the great bulk of president John son s 1968 legislative program. Democratic leaders rotting up the score during the memorial Day recess were Able to list Only couple of major administration Bills sent to the president sofar. These were the omnibus civil rights Bill with its open housing provision and the truth in lend rehearsal Roxye Carter this year s Colo girl at the . Naval Academy rehearses for the traditional color Parade to be held tues Day. Rear adm. Draper l. Kauffman superintendent at Annapolis and midshipman Michael e. Leppert commander of the top ranking 1st co assist the 20-year-old student nurse from magnetic Springs Ohio. A photo ing credit disclosure measure which he signed wednesday. Fewer than a dozen other important administration Meas ures have been five months of the ses Sion gone it now seems Clear that Many of Johnson s propos als will not be passed this year. However he is considered cer Tain to win by mid june his top priority item of the session a10 per cent tax increase. Tied to this will be an unpalatable $6-billion mandatory Feder Al spending Cut which he Nas reluctantly agreed to Swallow. In addition the legislators Are expected to Send him a Broca housing Bill containing a new plan to subsidize Home owne ship for poor families an Anu crime Bill which still faces a Tough Senate House Confer ence i higher education he Extension of the manpower training act which is a part of the administration s pro Iram to provide More jobs Highway financing bul confining an. Expansion of ures dim prospects either bes use of Strong Gressional opposition or pressure of time in year these Raj j son proposals Appeal Only dim prospects thus Yea Extension of the leu a Trade program and Chang the Law. Needed to m de pledges m the Mosi in a for a revision of the it eral election Laws. Ran a enforce the equal Opportunity safety program
