European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes 13, Dirksen and Mendel Rivers nominated Agai Washington a an old a four Way race for the party s Man of the House armed serv for a Chance to serve out the the democratic Nati a old political pro Senate Republican Leader Everett m. Dirksen Leda Parade of familiar faces to fresh political triumphs tuesday in Illinois South Carolina and , 72, Defeated an obscure truck Driver in the Illinois primary to win nomination for a fourth term in the Senate. For Mer Chicago sheriff Richard b. Ogilvie opened a wide Lead in Choice for governor. Dirksen will be opposed in the november election by democratic atty. Gen. William g. Clark who did not have a primary foe. Gov. Samuel Shapiro who recently stepped up from Lieuten ant governor when gov. Otto Kerner resigned to take a fed eral judgeship also had no Pri Mary opposition. Rep. L. Mendel Rivers chair a f ices committee turned Back a Challenge from a negro Law Erin South Carolina s democratic primary. Rivers has no Republican opponent in the november  sen. Ernest f. Boiling won nomination for full term by sweeping past John Bolt Culbertson the Man he Defeated in the 1966 Senate primary for term of Olin Johnston who had  will Ace another re match in november against re publican Marshall Parker whom he edged by Only 11,000 vote two years ago. Gov. John Connally longtime personal Friend and political ally of president Johnson won control of the Texas delegation to the National a favorite son party proved a unit Rule 104-vote delegation to until he releases them. Vision sparked party liberals. The Texas Republican convention backed sen i. Tower As its favorite Date. Near Khe Sanh reds hit Marine positions Saigon up rockets pounded the Saigon area Early wednesday for the 12th Straightway wounding two americans. North vietnamese forces Hurle Satchel charges and grenades at . Marines near Khe  at least 14 and wounding 115 in a Short but bitter  handful of Viet Cong blasted the area around Tan son Nhu Tair base with 10 rounds of 122 millimetre rockets. Four Viet namese children were killed 24 vietnamese and two american were wounded. Damage to the base was  clash tuesday near Khe Sanh lasted less than two hour but was described by officials As one of the heaviest fights in rec ent weeks in South Vietnam s Northern  . Spokesman said a com doctors very worried Over Cape town South Africa a doctors remained extremely worried about Phili Blaiberg wednesday even though they reported a slight improve ment in the condition of the world s longest surviving heart transplant patient. Although his blood pressure which had apparently been Caus Navy family is found in rabies scare Mcguire air Force base,. A authorities Here said they have located a Navy sonar technician his wife and three children who were believed to have been exposed to Rabic cats in Spain. A nationwide alarm had Bee broadcast for sonar technician . Leo f. Hafer and his fam ily after Spanish authorities re ported that cats which had Bee pets in the Hofer s rented Home in Rota were dying of rabies. According to medical authorities at Mcguire a scratch by one of the animals could have infected a member of the Hofer , formerly a crewman aboard the submarine tender canopus based in Spain arrived at Mcguire with his family Las week. He was driving to Cali fornia for assignment to his next duty station at Mcclellan air Force base about a month fro now. A military spokesman at Mcguire said All the family were in Good health when locate tuesday in Wyoming. Ing concern was said to be satisfactory doctors were re ported to have privately expressed pessimism Over Blai Berg s chances of surviving Aliver ailment. Blaiberg s wife went to the Hospital with their daughter Jill and revealed her anxiety about his condition. We Are All very worried and1 am hoping and praying for my  first time i saw my Hus band after his relapse he was talking a Little. But he seems to be drowsy now although the doctors say there has been a slight  mrs. Blaiberg has a heavy cold and was Only Able to see her husband through a sealed Glass partition. A bulletin issued by groot Schuur Hospital wednesday morning said there has Beena slight improvement in or. Blaiberg s condition. His blood pressure and circulation Are satisfactory. The patient remains under close  a Hospital spokesman said the retired dentist is fully conscious. Bavaria s or. Goppel visits Usa eur he Heidelberg special the minister president of Bavaria or. Alfons Goppel visited us a eur and seventh army head quarters Here wednesday. The German visitor met wit Gen. James h. Polk Usa eur and seventh army commander in chief and received a com Mand briefing. He received Brief Ings on computer systems at the Headquarters also. Pany of enemy troops opened barrage of Small arms fire at elements of the 3rd Marine div s3rd and 4th regts in Field positions Southeast of Khe  marines dived for Coyer and shot Back As the North Viet namese fired rocket grenades and then hurled explosive Satchel charges at the americans. Helicopter gunships and fighter jets were summoned and laced enemy positions with shells an bombs. The North vietnamese retreated leaving 28 dead. Wednesday s shelling of Saigon was lighter than tuesday s 10 minute rocket attack which inflicted the heaviest civilian casualty toll of the Vietnam  military sources warned that the communists could quadruple the intensity of their daily shellings. Viet Cong troops also slammed b40 rocket into a police Sta Tion at Dalat late tuesday an dropped 16 rounds of 82mm mor tar fire on a government infantry battalion near Khiem Cuong City. A South vietnamese spokesman said at least 93 Viet Cong were killed tuesday in clashes near gip Linh just South of the de militarized zone. A government spokesman re leased figures wednesday on civilian casualties from May 5when the communist command launched its peace talks Offen Sive against Saigon up till june 10. The report covering casualties and damage from Street fighting and Viet Cong rockets lists 433killed, 3,660 wounded and 10,645 houses destroyed including 5,626in suburban Gia Dinh. Vietnamese paratroopers searching gutted houses in Gia Dinh for Viet Cong infiltrators found the bodies of 30 guerrillas who had been killed last week. . Warplanes flew 137 mis Sions Over North Vietnam s Southern part tuesday and the pilots reported antiaircraft fire ranged from Light to moderate. Loose wolves Are checked Prague up six wolves recently escaped from the Prague zoo and four of the had to be killed czech news papers reported  remaining two were re captured. The escape was kept secret to avoid panic the re ports said. Ion ends crisis in Brussels a the socialists wednesday returned to the belgian government in a coalition with the social christians after More than two years i opposition. Both parties agreed to unite Ina Cabinet headed by social Chris Tian Gaston Eyskens 63, who headed the belgian government in 1960 at the troubled time of Congo Independence. The social Christian party voted for participation with the socialists by 97 votes to 14, with six abstentions. The socialist voted to rejoin by 712 votes to 303, with 18  longest political crisis in Belgium since world War ii the127-Day crisis was caused by flemish students of the Roma Catholic Louvain University who rioted in protest against Bilin Gual French flemish teaching at the University renewing the Century old feud Between the country s language groups and which toppled the  Compromise program including the gradual removal of French faculties from Louvain on which both parties agreed was worked out by resigning pre Mier Paul Van Den Boey Nants who declined to head the new government if the liberals re fused to join. A a longer stay Daniel Cohn Bendit left Leader of student uprisings in Paris wednesday rallied student leaders in Londel from nine other countries. The rally protested a 24-hour Mon his visa and British authorities gave him permission to Start for 14 Days. Cohn Bendit was in London to appear on a bbl television program students in  Cohn Bendit said Hel also Hopes to study student life in the . And Russia. Of 61 Bill civil Rig criticized by t hts Hull Turmon Washington up  Thurmond r-s.c., said tuesday that veterans soon will lose benefits under the i Edu cation Bill unless institutions the attend comply with the civil rights , saying that the veterans administration a plans to announce the new policy soon denounced the move in Senate address. I have information that Theva is to announce in the near future that veterans receiving i Bill education and training assistance will no longer be Al Lowed to attend a school which has not signed the statement of compliance with the 1964 civil rights   said the policy would be unfair to veterans unfair coeducational institutions and an Extension of a pattern of coercion in the use of taxpayers Money the civil rights act forbid payment of Federal Aid to institutions that fail to meet  standards. But the i allowances Are paid directly to the Veteran not the institution Thurmond  procedure would certainly indicate the Congress had no intention of trying to dictate to the Veteran where he should at tend College Thurmond said. Thurmond said this ruling would Force institutions seeking to retain their enrolment of vet Erans to meet Federal antics imitation standards even they receive no Federal  the i Bill monthly cation payments Are a directly to the Veteran. But a must certify the teaching Stit ution. It is my understanding thai this action originated  department which become increasingly arro with Power and has begun w ing itself into More and a aspects of the lives of amen cans Thurmond  . 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