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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes defense Secretary urges Senate of of Sentinel shield Washington up de sense Secretary Clark m. Clifford warned the Senate wednesday it would make a serious mistake if it blocked action on the proposed thin an Tiba Listic missile system abm. Clifford said such action would put the United Stales two years behind in building defense against chinese mis Siles. He said the system i important to the Security of the United  a letter to sen. Richard b. Woman Dies after 20-mile desert walk Yum a Ariz. Up two Young California women tues Day walked 10 Miles in 110-de-Gree heat seeking help when their car bogged Down in desert Sand then returned to the vehicle where another California found them. One woman died and the other was reported in Good condition. Pamela Stevenson of Chulavista died from heat exposure while being rushed to a Hospital Here. Authorities said miss Steven son about 25, and a Girlfriend Carol Napper also of Chula Vista were driving on a desert Road on the California Side of the col Orado River when their car be came stuck in the Sand the said the girls started to walk to the Picacho Peak Range station then changed their minds and returned to the car. Claude Williams of Watson Ville calif., found the girls in their car shortly after noon. He summoned Ranger c g. Lonnecker who brought miss Stevens onto the Yuma proving grounds Hospital. She died in route. Miss Napper was reported i Good condition at the Yuma prov ing grounds Hospital. Russell d-ga., the defens Secretary said president John son shares my  s letter read to the Senate said that the soviets Arenow deploying a missile defense around Moscow and that Weill continue our efforts to negotiate limitation of Bot strategic offensive and defensive weapons systems but inthe absence of agreement we must not suspend taking action in our own  the letter was released As the Senate opened debate on the$1.8 billion military construction Bill which contains $227.3million for the Sentinel abm. Supporters of the program declared development of the system As More vital than Domestic needs. First things first serious concern for Domestic problems is no excuse for any of us to lose our perspective on what comes first sen. Henry m. Jackson d-wash.,  what comes first in this tumultuous and dangerous world is the maintenance of the american nuclear deterrent Jackson is floor manager of a$1.8 billion military construction Bill containing $227.3 million forthe Sentinel abm. A bipartisan coalition arguing that Domestic needs were More important than More missiles is trying to eliminate deployment funds for the  his prepared speech Jackson said the $5 to $7 billion Sentinel a thin abm system involving Long and Short Range defensive missiles will have definite capabilities for defens against the soviet missile  Sec Busk still in Hospital Washington up rotary of state Dean Rusk remained at Walter Reed Hospital for tests involving a urinary infection the state department said. State department spokes Man Robert Mccloskey said Ruskis still scheduled to leave Satur Day for a nato ministerial meet ing in Iceland. 0, Anchor aweigh the Schooner America a full scale copy of its famous namesake leaves its pier at City Island n.y., As it  two month Goodwill tour. Apt America to visit u.k., Germany copy of famed yacht begins Toi new York a the Schooner America a copy of the original which outraged the Cream of British yachts in 1851 around the Isle of Wight sailed out of new York wednesday on a two month Goodwill tour to Bermuda England and Germany. Her primary destination is Cowes England where the 105 foot full scale re creation of the original America will Call to commemorate the United states entry into International yachting with her namesake s stunning Victory of aug. 22, 1851.a handful of Well wishers watched under a Gray overcast sky As the Schooner built in 1966 under commission from Newyork Yachtsman and Brewer Rudy j. Schaefer sailed fro the Minneford yacht Yard at City  escorted miss Leo Nore Storar acting British Consul general Here on a tour of the vessel before he sailed. Mis Storar presented him a British Union  America s be Newport. . Where Shellbe part of the Spectator m saturday for the Newport Muda race final stage of l International Union Patch � Gatta now going on among Ijain United states Canada Muda and  will leave Bern june 28 for England re Cowes by july 14 and ret Raj the Century old Isle d Ujj course on july Sheji Cowes july 22 for Tran Germany. Her return a new York starts aug. L. I Imam i   iimiiimimimmiiiimiiininiii"1111111card expert Jacoby loses game in court los Angeles a Mas Ter card player Oswald Jacoby testified As an expert witness and then lost a Gin Rummy game to a defense lawyer Allin full View of a jury trying to decide if Hollywood celebrities have been cheated at cards. The lawyer Grant b. Cooper volunteered to play Jacoby tuesday during the trial of five men accused of conspiring to cheat wealthy members o f the friars club out of huge sums of Money. The Jacoby Cooper match was arranged to show the . District court jury of 10 Menand two women How Gin Rummy is , who described himself As a better than average Gin Rummy greatest player in the but not the world was called by the government As an expert witness. He testified thata Gin Rummy player holds a great advantage when he know what cards Are held by his oppo  government charges that the five used ceiling peepholes to spy on games at the club and used electronic devices to Tel players what cards their opponents  the complained of were comedian celebrities who heavy losses Phil silvers shoe Singer Tony Martin an magnate Harry Karl. Jacoby testified he played Cooper s client Maurice h. Friedman on several Cocca to g o Sions m 1953 and 1954, Atman s Home and at me he said he played Pendant Manuel Money at the 1954 or 1955.also on trial die Selli 61 Benjamin Baum 53, and 1 Richardson 62.the columnist and books on card that if two player played 100 Gamos Nec and one Plajer Nehis opponent s in the player with hat a would prob Abb the games. / _ or Kheif he knew five i wine int Cooper of expert at  
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