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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              June 23, t968 the stars and stripes Page s Ophrey old talk peking Egton up vice t Hubert h. Humphrey t a willingness Friday to chinese communist Lead 4 is elected president. Heated a Domestic Marshall i rid America of poverty of Shrey told a Minnesota Atic Farmer labor party St. Paul that if he is land the world situation id he would be willing to readers of the peking gov in an Effort to . A in new York  the Domestic i plan in an address to tonal newspaper publish Ocia Tion a negro  americans who in deprived in the  better than equal Joity in the future inn jobs and health. Closer to poor prey s chief opponent fora Brauc presidential Nom sen. Eugene j. My i said he plans closer rap eith the nation s poor Jarthy speaking from ton by Telephone to Chi Campaign workers Fromon said i Hope to spend Jime with the Rural poo so More time with the poor during the rest Zofja pain. Minnesota senator said Jor issues Are the Viet a and the Domestic prob of poverty employment i education and health. Other candidates other political develop Senate panel finds resentment of us. Viet refugees victims of corruption. A. _  _. In 4-1 it ill i for in i a v ii f of 3washington a a Senate subcommittee reported saturday that South vietnamese refugees Are the victims of rampant inconceivable corrupt  and it said . And Sai gon authorities Are not doing enough to Correct the situation. It says refugees Are victimized both in the siphoning off of commodities and in the steal ing of meager assistance and resettlement  report of the Senate Judi Ciary committee s subcommittee on refugees estimates the number of South vietnamese uprooted by the War at More mormon Colls his Church anti negro Salt Lake City a one of the nation s leading educators sharply criticized his own mormon Church Friday night for what he termed its anti negro policies and  he called them reprehensible and immoral. The comments came from  m. Mcmurrin former . Commissioner of education in the Kennedy administration and now Dean of the University of Utah s graduate school. Mcmurrin said the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints mormon withholds full religious Fellowship from negroes and has failed to engage responsibly in the Field of civil  is a lifelong Mem Ber of the Church which has it Headquarters in Salt Lake City and claims a worldwide Mem Rockefeller York governor said he Eer take Richard Nixon apr the Republican presi nomination because re a leaders want to  Eller said i be got a very Hance to win the presi Ige Wallace speak Jackson miss., the third presidential candidate said mississippian who votes Ratic or Republican would sting his ballot because Don t stand for anything pippins stand  the Alabama governor said Pas not "10 cents Worth of Nee in the democratic Republican parties. R g e Romney Thean governor and former ate for the Republican tial nomination urged to to include his  neutralization Nam in its 1968 platform. Sard Nixon the for ice president appeared to solid favorite to Nab pity of Montana s Republic Iati Onai convention Dele in voting saturday. Virtu u of the 14 delegates Ander nates were expected to on men. Bit racy but two Young lovelies enliven Britain s Royal Ascot racing event by wearing Micro mini dresses and seem to be winning Over the gent in the Gray Topper and morning dress. Berushi million. Of More than 2.5 Mcmurrin said at a banquet of the Salt Lake City chapter of the a act that discrimination against negroes has no basis in mormon doctrine but nonetheless is deeply rooted in the Church by traditional prejudices fears and ignorance. Failed to Clear Book Marine col reprimanded Pittsburgh a the Marine corps has reprimanded a Veteran officer Over a Book and cleared him for retirement. It charged him with offering for publication a Book sharply critical of . Vietnam policy without submitting official clearance. It first for tic Case involves it.  r. Corson 42-year-old Veteran of More than 25 years inthe Marine corps. Corson who headed the Marine civic action platoon program in Vietnam has  Book entitled the Book is due out on july 1 the Clay after Corson is due to dire under an application filed arlier this year. Brig. Gen. Frank e. Garretson said the Content of the Book was lot at Issue. As fur As the Marine corps i concerned the action is now com to off profits to to Juk Library shooting irony Ashing ii building Byington a while use judiciary committee improving tight new con Juver firearms last week in committee was approx e construction of a pistol in a House office building. Appropriations commit Ted to spend $113,500 on arrange for Capitol police in Tbs ement of the Rayburn building. New York a author William Manchester and the Harper & Row publishing House have donated $750,000 from the profits of the death of a presi Dent which touched off a highly publicized dispute with the Kennedy family to the John f. Kennedy memorial Library a Harvard University. The donation As called for inthe original agreement for pub Lishing the Book was made latin May Kennedy family and Manchester sources said thurs Day night. The gift was acknowledged in a letter by  m. Kennedy prior to the assassination of sen. Robert f.  new York times quoted mrs. John f. Kennedy As saying i think it is so Beautiful what or Manchester did. I am glad that sen. Kennedy knew about it before he  All family spokesmen agreed that the donation and How the Kennedy family accepted it had ended the . Kennedy after several of her advisors read proofs of the Book in late 1966, objected to some portions of it As being toe personal. Sheri against look brought Magazine Sun for serializing parts of it but the suit was settled out of court in january 1967, with an agreement on cuts in the text. Than three million and perhaps closer to four million. Its findings and recommendations Are based on extensive hearings Here and on an investigative trip to South Vietnam last january by sen. Edward , d-mass., the chair Man and staff  subcommittee says that Over the last three years the United states has contributed approximately $100 million for refugee Relief and adds there is general knowledge among . Officials both in Vietnam and Washington that the program has been crippled by rampant corruption an thievery. In staff interviews with the hard pressed american refugee personnel it was repeatedly estimated that less than half the supplies Ever reach the  officials of the govern ment of South Vietnam and the province chiefs supported by them have the keys to the Ware houses and they diverted much of the goods to their own  report says also that while refugees Are supposed to receive an allotment equivalent to $43 at the time of resettle ment a top . Adviser Esti mated that 75 per cent of this was being siphoned off before it reached the  from corruption the subcommittee reports deplorable conditions in refugee Camps with shortages in food and sup plies inadequate school and sanitation facilities and an Al most total Lack of work. It reports also a Greal Deal of resentment toward the United states among the  in fear the majority of refugees interviewed claimed they were either deposited in Camps by the americans or fled to Camps in fear of american air planes an artillery the subcommittee  and medical care also Are reported inadequate for civilian casualties estimated by the subcommittee to be Runnin Between 150,000 and 200,000 a year prior to the tet  subcommittee recommends the United states ass Moa far greater medical role in South Vietnam and Calls on . Military to control the distribution of medical supplies. It urges massive inoculation arid immunization programs. Plated a Marine spokesman said. He said the reprimand which Gorson can Appeal  affect his retirement. Earlier the Marino corps had suggested it might hold up the colonel s retirement while i looked into his Book. The reprimand was issued Mycol. . Jensen jr., co of the Marine corps he in after what was termed a non judicial proceeding. A Marine spokesman said this was a commanding officer s action not a foist mar  told a reporter to would decide on whether to Appeal after he sees the wording of the letter of  said lie will retire As planned. Another of its recommendations is for the establishment of a special investigatory team under president Thieu s person Al control to initiate  problems the subcommittee says Thoret offensive and the More re cent Viet Cong attacks on Sai gon and other Urban areas have compounded the problems of refugees and civilian casualties. Some of our desired goals of resettlement and rehabilitation Are now clearly beyond our capabilities and those of the South vietnamese government in Par because of the Lack of adequate Security throughout South Viet Nam and in part because of a Lack of current capability in the South vietnamese government the report says. River is Israel s Security Border Tel Aviv a Premier Levi Eshkol reiterated saturday that the Jordan River must be Israel s Fumire Security  but he stressed that there were differences among a Security Border a political Border and cease fire , informed sources said this moans the occupied West Bank of the Jordan could revert to some form of Arabad ministration but that no Arab military presence would be Al Lowed on Israel s Side of the meandering  an interview with the slate radio Kol Israel Eshkol emphasized Llinat the Jordan Security formal government Frontier is  he made it Clear that Tho cease fire lines will stay As they Are until Israel agrees on a peace formula with the Arab state after direct talks  
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