European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 24 the stars and stripes French election Campaign off to slow Stai Paris a the Campaign for France s legislative elections got off to a hesitant Start Mon Day As the Back to work move ment following the turbulent three week nationwide strike continued. When the lists were closed a Midnight sunday 2,298 Candida Tes had filed for the 470 seats a deputies from metropolitan France. Another 17 seats will refilled from overseas areas. Parties and candidates have had Little time to prepare campaigns. President Charles de Gaulle dissolved the old National Assembly May 30. Since then Many printing shops have been shut Down by strikes so that Little Campaign literature could be has been allocated to the parties on the state radio Tele vision networks starting wednes Day but radio and to personnel Are still on strike and it was unclear whether the political pro Grams Are rams the fused. British court charges Ray with murder continued from Page to appoint a lawyer for him. The charges were not read i court. The charge Sheet lists two offences under British Law but says nothing of the american charge of the murder of Yard clamped special Security precautions on the hear ing. Special Branch detective searched the 100 newsmen and other spectators who were Al Lowed into the room. It was one of the few times in British court history that such precautions have been than a dozen uniformed policemen and plainclothes detectives headed by detective chief superintendent Thomas Butler head of Scotland Yard s famed flying squad flanked Ray in the prisoner s Dock. As Ray waited in Brixton Pris on to Confer with his attorney sources close to police began to reveal some of the details of his movements since his first arrival in Britain Early last month. They alleged that Ray was Mak ing the latest of an undisclosed number of trips to the Conti nent to pick up Money purportedly deposited for him in a Swiss Bank when he was caught. Reaches Britai Ray arrived in Britain May 8, went to Lisbon to pick up Money forwarded there from a Swiss Bank and returned to Londo May 17, these sources said. They said Scotland Yard was alerted to look out for Ray on his scheduled return May 17, but missed him. Details of Ray s movements after May 17 were not known but the sources said he ran out of Money once More and was re ported to have flown Back to Lisbon. Perhaps because of his inability to receive another Cash trans Fer there he then decided Tolly to Brussels and was caught As he passed through sources said Ray stayed in two cheap London hotels. Heals stayed in a cheap hotel in Portugal but spent Money freely returning to his room in the wee hours every morning. . If on to of Cost fact9 continued from Page 1 ments would help the . Balance of payments problem in this the old agreement expiring june 30, the West germans Are understood to have offset approximately $675 million through Purchase of $500 million Worth of . Treasury Short Ter Bonds and ordering or paying in Advance for .-made equip ment for use by the bundles Wehr. The new agreement was understood to be in the same chief German negotiator Deputy foreign minister Rolf Lahr told newsmen the new agreement provides for 1. Purchase of . Treasury notes not Only by the West Ger Man Federal Bank As in the past Sirhan wants big lawyer los Angeles up Sirha Bishara Sirhan has asked for a big name lawyer to defend him against the charge of assassinating Robert f. Kennedy. A. L. Wirin noted constitutional lawyer and chief counsel of the Southern Californi Abranch of the american civil liberties Union acl Ehas been visiting Sirhan daily in his cell. The Acle is a private organization concerned with the suds. Continued from Page / civil rights Leader or. Martin Luther King in april. Graf worked out plans for his Bubble gun with his civilian two weeks of work and an outlay of $18,000, they devised foam Cannon. Mounted on an armed personnel Carrier pc the gun shoots out under pres sure a Stream of liquid soap and water mixture that forms in stantly into immobilized people Engineer Graf said. They get dizzy and lose their sense of direction because they can t hear or baseball monday s major league Lin scoresby the associated press National league Cincinnati. 1000002003 9 2 Chicago 010 100 20x4 8 2nolan, Lee 7 and Bench Holtzman Hartenstein 8regan 8 and , 5-4. A Lee 2-4. Hrs Clil Cuoq Bunow 2 11. Lbs instructs violence panel Washington a presi Dent Johnson s commission to seek causes and cures for Vio Lence which has seared the nation met with him monday an got what he called a simple direct charge to undertake a penetrating search for the causes and prevention of violence a search into our National life our pastas Well As our present our traditions As Well As our institutions our culture our customs and our spoke of the difficulties the commission will fac but said that the truth it sought would yield to search if Only stubbornly and that the search must Start now. Legal processes White House officials said the president had not directed the commission to look specifically into the assassination of sen. Robert f. Kennedy the even that sparked its creation. The matter of affecting Legal processes would be involved there. For about an hour the Mem Bers met in the White House fish room under the chairman ship of or. Milton Eisenhower educator and brother of the for Mer president. Johnson spoke to them and so did atty. Clark. Then the scene shifted to the Cabinet room where Johnson signed an executive order for Mally creating the commission. The commission is set up fora year s operation but Johnson aides said wants it to try touring in a report considerably ahead of the 12-month work Johnson said should help us move toward that Day when hatred and Vio Lence will have no Sway in the affairs of men. Since violence is an International phenomenon your work will be a service not Only to your countrymen but tothe rights of week Wirin will ask judge Richard Schauer of Losangeles Superior court to Call on the los Angeles bar association and other Legal groups to obtain a defense attorney for Sirhan. Superior judge Arthur Alarco rejected Wirin s motion at the arraignment for one or More out standing lawyers to be appointed to defend Sirhan but indicated he would reconsider the request emphasizes that the Acle has not undertaken the de sense of Sirhan. He said it has commended the courts and prosecution for vigorously protecting the defendant s rights rare Praise from the Acle. Sirhan is represented now by Wilbur f. Littlefield chief Deputy trial lawyer in the Public de fender s office. At his request entering of a plea of guilt or innocence was postponed until june 28.Sirhan remained under heavy guard monday in the second floor Hospital Ward of Central jail. Newspapers Are distributed in the Ward and deputies said Sirhan probably had seen photograph of the funeral of Kennedy whom he is accused of shooting on june 5. Two psychiatrists were appointed to examine Sirhan but their findings under the court instructions Are not available to the prosecution. Their opinions could Lay the groundwork for a plea of innocent by reason of insanity. Police and sheriff s deputies heeding a court order prohibiting pre trial statements from Public officials Are so tight lipped that there is a Complete news blackout. Authorities will not answer questions As to who has visited Sirhan and so far As is know no member of his family has be done so. Also by German private Rio 11 if q 2. Orders for $100 million Worth of .-made military and his fellow negotiator Treasury under Secretary Frederick doming planned to meet tuesday with German fed eral Bank officials on details of the Bond Purchase. Rusk comments in Washington meanwhile Secretary of state Dean Rusk said methods to achieve a reduction in nato and Warsaw pact troops in Europe would be discussed at a forthcoming nato foreign ministers meet ing. But he added that there has been no indication from the communist bloc of any interesting such a move. He warned that unilateral nato troop reduction could have most serious con testified in Trade hearings before the House ways an Means committee and strongly urged rejection of proposed import quotas on a Long list of items which might result in retaliation that could damage the favourable . Trade certainly would not solve our balance of Trade deficit by doing something which would prompt a descending spiral of world Trade he said. Drain noted rep. John Byrnes r-wis., Sale it seemed to him that the biggest Drain on . Gold reserves is represented by maintenance Pitr oops abroad and asked about the possibility of returning som of those now stationed in Europe Rusk said a recent redeploy ment of a portion of . Troops in Europe would represent a balance of payments saving. Regarding a Mutual nato communist troop Cut he said it seems to us that both Sid could recognize that whatever issues there Are must be Settle by peaceful Means if calamity is to be avoided so both sides might find it advantageous to seriously consider some reduction in this direct confrontation but at present he said the Warsaw pact forces remain a continuing strength and the soviet Union still has from 20 to 22 divisions stationed in East Germany. No sign he said there is no indication of any intention to reduce these forces and he has no Way o knowing if the Warsaw pact leaders would respond to nato Sug , he said the United states is encouraged by Rece increases in nato contributions although we Are never could go on presenting two St a Day � off been out. The Are occupied by thing students. Tar driven 9 refused to go Back to ask in Many ways Howe France was getting Back j Mal. Trains Are running 1are the Paris subways i buses. Postmen have Star Villi Yening the big backlog that piled up in three a Heaters Are reopening am Are flying to orly and Leb airports. Primary school ers Are Back on the Job Are being swept clean. Metal Industry the biggest trouble spot Metal working Industry employs about 750,000 peo Placial minister Maurice suck met monday with Union a Industry representatives. He later i have the Clear mision that the positions of the sides Are i the strikers have refused government sponsored Accortt a 10 per cent wage increase ing the year and other Benel one source said that Hopes a nationwide settlement n have to be abandoned and tracts reached in each Pla City. Workers in the chemical Nutry were Back in their ply monday. Production restarted synthetic fiber factory at i that was one of the firs Down when the strike started. Production lines were Sta up at the Peugeot Auto fad in so Chaux monday morning pickets prevented workers h going into the Plant after election figures the number of candidates the elections was under expo tons although slightly up w15 months ago. The biggest crease was in Paris where candidates Are seeking the seats. In 1967 there were candidates from metropol France. In 1967, 173 Candida filed in Paris. Only the communists w i represented in All 470 i for the first round of voting j 23. The gaullist Union or defense of the Republic has Dorset 462 candidates but of them owe principal Alijaj to other political by federation of the de maj. And socialist left i candidates and the us socialist party has in died prs y go Yanse Fatsy of 111? bib � -13"rali?y will be Init Lorenl skipper of Liberty to get top Washington a the medal of Honor will be awarded to the Navy officer who commanded the Liberty when it was attacked by Israel one year ago the Pentagon capt. William l. receive the award in Cere monies tuesday at the washing ton naval Yard. Navy Secretary Paul r. Ignatius will make the presentation. The Pentagon said Mcgon Gleis being cited for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the Call of duty in connection with the june 8, 1967, attack. Mcgonagle then a commander who has since been promoted was directing the Liberty insensitive operations off the Sinai coast when the communication ship was strafed and torpedoed by israeli planes and ships inthe Eastern Mediterranean. The attack which Israel said later occurred by mistake left 34 Liberty crewmen dead and 75wounded. The incident came at the height of the Brief israeli Arab War seno1mcgonagle, though wounded was Credi helping keep the Libe Floi Islai damaged that it Ion the inactive i the Liberty a described As a search ship let since act Eti engaged in a to a ii a Miner. Ii Between Israel
