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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, June 16, 1968

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 24 the stars and stripes red travel curbs fray tempers West Berlin traffic stacked up for five Mil Berlin a outbound West Berlin Holiday traffic was snarled in a Gigantic traffic Jam saturday As the isolated City s residents got their first taste of new East German travel restrictions during a Peak travel period. At the height of the delay i Clearing the East German Bor Der police said traffic was stacked up five Miles Back int West Berlin with a line of More than 4,000 cars reduced to mov ing Forward a car length at a  the morning Sun turned hot some women sat in sweltering cars in their bras upper Gar ments removed. Babies tossed on rear seats. Men cursed. The temperature was in the High 80s. By midday the waiting Tim had gone Down from about five to about two hours and the Stream of newly arriving cars got  at a second crossing Point leading to a Road conned Ting to Hamburg virtually had been eliminated by  the West German end of the 110-mile autobahn link West Ern customs officers reported no delays for traffic bound to West Berlin and said the West Berli traffic coming out also was not being delayed. The outbound traffic Jam be Gan at 3 . And although it habits causes in a mass exodus be cause of a three Day Holiday weekend extending through Mon Day West Berlin police said the Molly Bee Singer Hurt on autobahn Darmstadt Germany is country and Western singing Star Molly Bee who came to Germany 12 Days ago for a tour of servicemen s clubs was injured in a collision on an Auto Bahn South of Here saturday. Miss Bee in route to Baden Soellinger for an engagement at a Royal Canadian air Force club was treated at the army dispensary Here for injuries Toher ankle and Back. It was Uncertain whether she would be note found in Albuquerque threat made on Mccarthy s life Albuquerque . A a threat was made on the life of sen. Eugene Mccarthy,d-minn., the secret service said , seeking the demo cratic presidential nomination was to visit Albuquerque Satur Day night but his arrival time was indefinite after the threat. Secret service agent Arthurw. Blake Saiu a postcard was slipped under the door of Mccarthy Headquarters in Albuquerque saying sen. Mccarthyism next. We Haven t found out any thing yet Blake said. We Haven t been Able to associate the threat with any known hand writing or person. But we will take All  Mccarthy s previous sched ule his campaigners in Albuquerque said called for him to arrive in new Mexico s largest City at 9 . Met and appear at a Midnight rally after democratic precinct conventions Are concluded. Molly Bee Able to keep a scheduled engagement sunday night at Hahn air base. The 28-year-old . Television Star was thrown from her rear seat to the floor As a car i which she was Riding was involved in a collision during heavy rainstorm at 5 45 . Julius Caesar a retired Ameri can Serviceman who is her Driver was injured when struck by another car As he stepped out of his vehicle to Survey the damage. Miss Bee who performed Fri Day night at an no club at Baum older returned to her hotel in Frankfurt after receiving treatment at the  Bee was planning to re turn to the United states tues Day after completing her tour. Poverty rally is last Call Washington up there. Ralph d. Abernathy said saturday the mass rally by the poor people s Campaign wednes Day will be a last Call to  the National crisis on poverty and violence will Only deepen unless the nation heed the voice of the poor people Abernathy said. As he spoke contingents of puerto Picans began arriving Here for the one Day rally i support of the poor people s Campaign. The puerto Picans we rescheduled to Parade through resurrection City the shanty town Camp used to House the poor people campaigners. Later they were to hold a meeting to outline their demands and then March to Arlington National cemetery to visit the Graves of president John Kennedy and his brother Robert. The poor people were Given a one week Extension Friday on their resurrection City camping permit making the new deadline june 23. Abernathy and Sterling Tucker who will organize the mass rally were embarrassing caught in a situation Friday when newsmen traced them to a luxurious Sauna in nearby Takoma Park my. Abernathy said of it i have no apology  meanwhile in Atlanta the poor people s mule train arrived saturday morning. On Friday leaders of the train were arrested on a traffic violation charge but were later released. Gen. Raoul Salan de Gaulle frees Salan continued from Page 1 immediately after France s de feat by the nazis. The announcement said 48 oth ers also condemned on similar charges who had been release last March were amnesties. A Pardon Means simply that prisoner is released. An amnesty Means the sentence against hims wiped off the slate. De Gaulle signed the Pardon sat a moment when the five week old French crisis appeared to be easing and Only eight Days be fore the nation goes to the pol sin National Assembly elections. De Gaulle s action was interpreted As a move for reconciliation with leaders of the French men who revolted against him in 1961-62. Jazz guitarist Montgomery Dies new York up we Montgomery one of the nation s leading jazz guitarists die saturday at his Indianapolis Home at the age of 44, his agent announced in new York. The spokesman said Mont Gomery suffered a heart attack saturday morning and died soon after. Montgomery was at Home Between  began his career More than 20 years ago but did not achieve Fame until the past few years. At his death three of his albums including his latest Down Here on the ground were near the top of the jazz charts. Montgomery s two Brothers Monk and buddy were members of his  is also survived by his wife and seven children an four grandchildren. His last engagement was earlier this month at Caesar forum in Phoenix Ariz. The negro guitarist in the Las two years finally had achieved financial Success to match the critical acclaim that had been his for years according to Friend jazz drummer Elvin Jones. His Best known album was Aday in a life and his Best known single record was Cali fornia dreaming gov. Shafer bocks Rocky Tulsa okla. Up1  Rockefeller saturday won the endorsement of Penn Sylvania gov. Raymond p. Shafer for the Republican presidential nomination. It was the first break in the solid front of gop favorite sons. Shafer s announcement re Mored for Days at the Republican governors association con Ference in Tulsa was a big boost for the new yorker in his drive to overtake Richard m. Nixon. Rockefeller telling newsmen that his stepped up Campaign now has taken off left the conference before the Shafer announcement but said he such thing would Welcome endorsement to  said he an keep Lead expected to vast majority of Pennsylvania s 64 delegates into the Rockefeller Camp. Report from Pennsylvania indicated that Rockefeller would get 45delegates, Nixon 17 and califor Nia gov. Ronald Reagan 2.on that basis the National up count of Delegate strength of the three Republican Conten Ders would become Nixon 409,Rockefeller 122, Reagan 112. The votes of 667 delegates willbe needed to win the nomination at the gop National convention starting aug. 5 at Miami Beach. Shafer said there was an unsettled condition through out the country with the voters looking for new  i believe gov. Rockefeller est Able to give the country the kind of leadership it needs.1 storm lashes Frankfurt Frankfurt up rain and Hail thunderstorms of Tropi Cal intensity swept Frankfurt saturday and firemen were unable to Cope with the hundreds of Calls from flooded Homes. The storm lashed the City for about half an hour and left Road ways and sidewalks inundated by water. Hailstones were so thick that they blocked Streetcar rails and caused one car to derail. There were no casualties or damages. A Frankfurt fire department spokesman reported More than 200 Calls from homeowners whose cellars were flooded. Dimension were 6 Man passport and tons implemented t,us1the new regulations germans and West Beri Inin lthf6 Cut a fore the first time. Left was non German which has had requirements for tear facial Allied travel handled " East encountering difficulty. A Soldier at one of the i British and French chec however described the silk Autiat he Peak of the traffic �1 As a real  a a few British military vehicle moved to the left of the linlf1 German cars and were wave ahead by East German a guards along with truck buses. But just inside East Geraw Lall traffic had to pass " single Lane openings i Walls before finally separate lanes for buses ail trucks cars and Allied Raili idl traffic the latter going Toa Viet checkpoint. Only the berliners asked if she had encounters any delay getting to the Allitt checkpoint past the Long  cars a Young i s Rita said no Only the Berliner have to  Western observers see the Neil East German regulations Asil Power play endorsed by the soviet Union to get West Germany to recognize East Germany Anil to accept the East Gernal claim that West Berlin does toll belong to West Germany but ill an Independent territory. Secretary of state Dean my Friday had protested the in travel restrictions to soviet it jul Uty foreign minister Vasily a Kuznetsov and russian an Sador to the United state Stoly f. Dobrynin. Similar protests were a Friday to the russians m Wei Don and in Paris by the bold and French governments. The radio came Back Hanford Calif. Up when a radio was. Stolen w Leo Watson s airplay March he filed a claim gift j insurance company to a  like the original w company  w on then someone radio had been Ono of stolen and resold by a baseball saturday. Major  by the associated Baltimore s 000 Oox-3 Minnesota. A ble Ary 1 Minnesota Allison Chicago 7, Detroit 4  9, Cleveland 3e National league Cisco 9, Nek pub. At Anu 3,  sports Philadelphia manager Gene a Jajio fir Philadelphia pm Jef s by a saturday and r Peplau year Oil to Sec Joe Ujj of the Phillies san w team i the league. Us carib  
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