European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday Junt �. A wonder what is happening to this coun Washington up Hie nation s capital was horrified wednesday by the attempted assassination of sen. Robert f. Kennedy in los Angeles. Law makers voiced fear the world s gone Johnson issued a statement wednesday on the shooting there Are no words equal to Hie horror of this tragedy. Our thoughts and our prayers Are with senator Kennedy his family and the other America prays for his also Pray that divisiveness and violence be driven from the hearts of men terribly disheartened Senate democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said he was terribly disheartened and saddened that another member of the Kennedy family has been at tacked in this manner. I wonder what is happening to this Mansfield said. I m shocked that this violence is becoming so in los Angeles sen. Eugene3. Mccarthy who had gone to bed was awakened and went tothe Beverly Hilton hotel Ball room where he asked the stunned crowd to join him in a moment of silent prayer. Plans cancel Mccarthy cancelled plans to go to Seattle in furtherance of his Campaign for the democratic presidential nomination and said he would Fly directly to Wash new York Richard m. Nixon cancelled political activities wednesday for an indefinite time saying he was shocked and appalled by the deepest sympathies go to the senator s family which Al ready has known More than its share of tragedy said Nixon candidate for the Republican presidential in new York Roy Wilkins executive director of the National association for the advancement of coloured people said i shocked and horrified to think that this Type of attempted assassination has become a american habit As it would a Farmer civil rights activist said a terrible Contag Jion of political violence has struck again. Americans some How must learn that debate should be conducted with words and not bullets. Once again our hearts go out to the mayor John v. Lindsay said in new York this is shocking beyond belief. Thank god none of them was fatally hit. Every one prays Lor their recovery gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller of new York expressed Shock an sorrow at the tragic event and cancelled two scheduled appear ances in Washington wednesday. Secretary of state Dean Rusk who served with the former at Torney general in the Cabinet said i am deeply shocked and distressed by this senseless actor Washington s mayor Walter , said the nation s capital was shocked and dismayed by this tragic and sense Iii attack our of to senator Kennedy Fathy he said. The regret that is ours is . Stuart Symington Sayi he was shocked and Sadden at the shoo def Faid it ii Clear we americans must take t care Ful look at what is wrong in out presidential Candi Date George Wallace called the shooting another tragic blot on american former Alabama govern or said it is symptomatic of Victory and then. Sen. Robertf. Kennedy flanked by his wife and his California Campaign manager Jesse Unruh flashes a a for Victory sign moments be fore he left the platform and was shot. Vic tory speech Story on Page 23. A photo . Shots Echo around the world by United press International the shots that hit sen. Robert f. Kennedy echoed around the world causing Shock and sad the Vatican aides said Pope Paul i is shocked and deeply saddened. By this horrible London Lee Radziwill and her husband telephoned her sister Jacqueline Kennedy in new York to learn details and found them selves giving the first news of wednesday s shooting to the widow of the senator s brother. Moscow radio blamed the shooting on the notorious free Dom of capitalist society the Freedom to an unidentified soviet commentator called the shooting a political crime tied it to the irresponsible Connivance of the authorities linked it to the War in Vietnam and civil rights an hinted that extremist Ultra right forces. Supported by the reactionary ruling circles in Washington Are Dublin an Irish government spokesman called it a shameful horrible wicked and vile said presi Dent Guiseppe Sara Gat of Italy. Despicable crime said spokesman for Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger of West Ger Many. In Stockholm swedish foreign minister Torsten Nilsson said the shooting shocked the whole democratic the acts of violence that apparently tend to spread in political life today Are ominous and must be opposed he Tage Erlander,.speak ing at a social democratic part rally in Stockholm called the shooting a tragedy and not Only an american for All who hoped for development of the most valuable and Best traditions in american life this is a defeat if the As Sassin succeeds or not he minister of information and tourism Manuel Fraga Iri Barne said in Madrid the news of the attempt against senator Robert Kennedy touched off our feelings and the deepest amaze gis in Vietnam angered shocked Saigon up whether the favored him or opposed him american soldiers in Vietnam were angered and shocked wednesday when they heard f. Kennedy had been shot in los Guys Over Here Are fighting and people Back there Are killing each other said Marine Cpl. Robert l. Wolfe,20, of Dodge City Kan. It just Ain t it s really a tragic thing thata Man can t go out and be in a primary and run for president of the United states without being Cut Down like that Saipan angry sergeant William r. Grubbs 24, of Bristol s a tragic i think it s a horrible thing said capt. Neil Slocum 32, of san Jose Calif. I myself did not like Bobby Kennedy. I would not have voted for him had he been nominated but this is terrible some could not believe the news was True. If it s True All i be got to say is i Hope they find out who did it said army spec. 4 Walter Rosser 21, of Clairton a. I m shocked said Bodnar 38, of Toledo Ohio. I would t have voted for him but i m shocked. Marine gunnery sgt. De Bresof Minneapolis minn., said that i can t understand that mental Ity that Type of mentality that makes War i guess. If Youdon t like something kill sgt. James a. Spann 21, of Shelby n.c., said so far As the negro is concerned i thin this really hurts us. I just Hope he will still be Able to ment before the unthinkable fac that in Bur free and Christian world and right in the mos developed country once More murder is used As a commentators in East euro Pean capitals As monitored in Vienna strongly condemned the attempted assassination terming it the latest wicked deed of american reactionary forces and radio stations in Prague Buda pest and Sofia broadcast special news bulletins interrupting regu Lar programs. This tragic Evi Dence turns against the myth of free elections in the United states the official commentator of the bulgarian radio network said. Listen in Budapest in Budapest people gathered around cars which parked in the Middle of the streets their Dri vers tuning into news reports from los Angeles. The Paris newspaper be Monde asked will this crazy murder ing never Stop the paper added with the exception of George Lincoln Rockwell the victims of the Vio Lence have All been Liberal think ers. If the murderers Are crazy they anyhow seem to choose their victims from the same political Camp and prefer to attack men who reflect the image Belike to have of the United states Wajeh his invaded our if and threatens to destroy the fills nourished prayer to of senator Kenned the others wounded in Khisic by Wallace said m the widow of or. killed by a a in Memphis in april a expression of grief Var Nedy and said she was Praford the senator s recovery for the future of the states. _., comment sen. Ralph w. Yarboroug te., who was Riding with son two cars behind the dental limousine when Dent John f. Kennedy was by a sniper in Dallas tace horror of u is Tell tical assassination in this try is becoming As cont is America has to and take Stock of itself that has become so common in Public sen. Henry m. Jacksodwash., awakened in the Dawn hours like Many other eminent officials to be told a second Kennedy had Benin an assassination at said the world hasmad.". House speaker my god gasped h speaker John w. Mccormach being told of the shooting wis this country. And voice trailed off. It s Merit s president Johnson who gone to bed for the night i awakened by the White a situation room to be told of i shooting. He arose and Watt television accounts of the Trudy. Vice president Huber Humphrey visiting the air 1 Academy in Colorado said Hopes and prayers were Kennedy. It is a shocking and teething that has happened prey said. Our Hope and hers Are with sen. Kennedy those others who have be victims of this dreadful plagued with tragedy rep. Paul Findley r-i11., the world seems torn with iness sometimes. That family been plagued with tragedy terrible. It Points up the for immediate action to Esta Law and sen. Mark Hatfield a
