European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Hington is pay is averaging Abou 5 per Kip been ordered into of in president Johnson for than 3 million members of1 forces and some 2 civilian the pay increases will be effective with the first pay period beginning on or after july 1.the increases Are the second of a three step package approved by Congress and sent to the White House last december. The we i a t first boost was retroactive to Las oct. 1, the second is the one just announced there was a Chanc Eit would be headed off by econ omy moves and the third is to occur in 1969. To Cushion the Shock of pay ing for the increases Congress coupled the raises with a hike in the Cost of mailing letters an postcards. The postal rate increases Are expected to generate $900 Mil lion a year in added Revenue when they re All in military t a raise expected to Cost $633 million the first year applies not Only to Menand women in the army Navy air Force marines and coast cont on Page 23, col. 3j l o Fitio newspaper of . Forc i in Europe North Africa and a Middle East if 21855 a thursday june 13, 1968 5 daily 10 sunday q France again forbids Street demonstrating papers aflame demonstrators in Pis Burn newspapers after overturning a press truck near the France sold build ing. Vast areas of Paris were again turned into battlegrounds As demonstrators fought with police in renewed violence. A after another night of riots across nation from a and up dispatches Paris the govern ment wednesday again banned Street demonstration throughout the nation and several Paris groups which had called their followers out for wednesday evening cancelled their appeals. But thousands of demonstrators wednesday night defied the government ban and Marche through the streets of provincial 2,1500 in arched in mar Seille singing the communist internationale and ,500 flocked into a Public Square in demonstrations were re ported from Dijon Bordeaux another regional centers. The order came after another night of violence had s w e p t across France shattering presi Dent Charles de Gaulle s Hope for a peaceful two week areas of Paris were turned into battlegrounds a demonstrators clashed with police tuesday night and Early cont. On pane col. So asks . Curb in a race United nations . Ori w president Johnson wednesday for urgent Early United nations talks n i a hit Jami a of strategic of and and def Ive nuclear Pons systems. Thier a noted states and Umon particularly v0 time finding own the nuclear in fog and 11 lie from washing l county basins his disclosed went a in the air motorcade to the Puuding where funeral Assem notes was read talks Geneva hailed in police to be told of gun mail Washington up the Post office announced wednesday that it will notify local police chiefs hereafter before delivering any guns in their announcement came As Tough new Bills that would require registration and Licens ing of All firearms in the unite states were introduced in the general w. Mar Vin Watson said he has ordered that All postmasters shall not related stories on Page 7. Make delivery of any firearm without first notifying the chief Law enforcement official of the Watson said he also had issued regulations that All firearms shipped through the mails be clearly labelled with the word firearms if the shipment is not so labelled it will not be accepted in the mails he said. Watson said he issued the orders because i have concluded that shipment of firearm through the mails under exist ing procedures seriously inter feres with enforcement of state and local Laws designed to control sen. Joseph Tydings mean while introduced legislation to require registration and Licens ing of All firearms in the after lie offered ins proposal sen. Thomas j. Dod introduced a Bill containing new recommendations by president Johnson. The Dodd measure would regulate the mail order Sale of rifles and shotguns. Tydings proposed in his legislation to outlaw Possession of any Type of gun by persons under 21, aliens anyone convicted of a felony or Misdemeanour involving violence or anyone Ever committed As an alcoholic narcotics addict or menial , predicting his Bill would trigger a Campaign of misrepresentation told news men he had asked the internal hint. On. I a Fig hoi. L cons release 21 hostages after paper airs gripes Atlanta up four convicts satisfied by publication of their grievances released 21hostages wednesday and dropped their " pistols out a window ending a 27-Iiour ordeal in the Bleak Alt Usu Federal penitent 10 men and five women held since us escape attempt was foiled tuesday morning were unharmed. Four other Shad been released previously. Tie convicts three Bank robbers and a murderer we retaken for interviews with prison officials and then to Clos Security cells. Less than three hours after Tho convicts surrendered the Fri announced it had arrested Tho girl Friend of one and charged her with smuggling the convicts two pistols to them. The Fri accused 25-year-Oldarlenfc Granito of Newark n.j., with smuggling the pistols 50rounds of ammunition for each of them and four Hacksaw Blades into the prison sunday. Prison officials hailed the Atlanta journal which published the convicts nine grievances in a copyrighted Story. The outcome of this entire Case rested on How they Tho inmates Felt Tho atlant journal handled their grievances i think die journal did service said William c. King Yonl. On. / a
