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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, June 25, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Peg 24 the stars and stripes gaullist Given big vote Lead Paris up resurgent gaullist aided strongly by frenchmen s fears of More blood shed and perhaps civil War Rode to a triumphant Lead in the first round of National Assembly elections  the government demanded another All out push to Clinch their Victory in the decisive second round next sunday. The gaullist raised their popular vote by nearly 7 per cent compared with the last National Assembly elections i March 1967. They did so partly at the expense of the communists and the non communist left Wing an partly of the Middle of the Road parties. The Only leftists to show gain were the Small unified socialist party Psia grab bag group of dissident communists Trot skites and other extreme left wingers. But their Leader former pre Mier Pierre Mendes France fighting for reelection at Gre Noble was pushed Humilia tingly related Story on Page 2 into a Runoff by gaullist Jean Marcel Jeanneney who edged him by More than 3,000 votes. Voters elected 162 deputies i France and overseas depart ments an All time High number for the gaullist two round voting system on the first ballot. Of these 148 were gaullist six communists five centrists two mixed moderates and one an extreme leftist. The gaullist total included 28independent republicans allies in the current government coalition. The lineup of the 148 gaullist Assembly deputies elected out right on the first round showed the majority will be largely a Center right group. Under the French election sys tem Only those candidates who win More than 50 per cent of the popular vote in their District in the first round Are elected out right. In All other cases a Runoff ballot is necessary in which a simple plurality is sufficient. According to the ministry of Interior gaullist were leading in 150 voting districts where therein a Runoff ballot compared with 48 leftist federation candidates,23 communists and 17 centrists. All of president Charles de Gaulle s ministers except ailing cultural minister Andre Malraux were running. Twenty one were elected outright and seven face runoffs next sunday. Among those elected were Premier Georges Pompidou finance minister Maurice Couve de Murville who was beaten in1967, a n d foreign minister Michel Debre. Gifts total $1.6 billion new York a Ameri can College and universities received an estimated $1.6 billion in gifts last year and Harvard led All institutions with $38.3 million according to a Survey. . Pledges support to German Reykjavik up the United states monday pledged it support for West Germany in the Berlin crisis and urged the West Ern allies to present a Strong United front against the latest communist pressure tactics. Secretary of state Dean Rusk addressing the first session of the North Atlantic treaty Organiza Tion summer ministerial meeting said America is deeply Dis Turbed about Berlin and declared the total Solidarity of the Alliance is  in the private meeting rus classed the East German demand for passports visas Aid payment for travel into Berlin As yet an other soviet policy of pressure and  s explanation for the new soviet move sources said is that Moscow still backs the More hard line communist regimes i Eastern Europe and is firmly opposed to National Independence and internal liberalization by countries such As Yugoslavia an Romania. Both of these countries have recently established formal Diplo Matic relations with West Ger Many and Bonn has invited other european communist countries to follow suit. The other Side should now be Clear about our determination with respect to Berlin sources quoted the Secretary As  German foreign minister Willy Brandt who sunday won Rusk s open backing for the Bonn government and the pledge of a flying visit to Chancellor i a attempts Torios Between n one nation like just recently by in c Are doomed to fail re but he warned bin nobody wants a Cri l 1m, these new Reail Arbnot be tolerated a Chi Lemony it. Gen. Donald troops at Kelley Barracks. Brig of stall is standing at the right. A Bennett addresses Vii corpsmen. John Freund corps chiefs a photo Rohde police shut resurrection c continued from Page 1 proceedings was the request Ofa police official to the demonstrators with Abernathy those of you who desire Tobe arrested we will be systematic and we Hope that you will cooperate with us As ladies and  in turn Abernathy who lineup with the others to await being taken to a patrol Wagon told the police official his followers would be most  evacuation ends chief John Layton of the Washington metropolitan police signalled the end of the evacuation of resurrection Cit about 12 30 . Not reporting the area had been cleared wit no injuries and virtually no  Gas grenade exploded at one Point in the police sweep but there were indications that Bennett Given big Welcome Vii corps by Steve Gibson staff writer Stuttgart Germany is it. Gen. Donald v. Bennett Vii corps cd was welcomed by corps soldiers Here monday in an Honor guard ceremony on Jay Hawk Field at Kelley Barracks. Bennett assumed command of Vii corps on Friday shortly after receiving his third Star. Heis a former superintendent of the military Academy at West Point,n.y., and served with the corps in 1944 and again in 1956. High ranking guests Gen. James h. Polk com Mander in chief of Usa eur and seventh army and it.  a. Heintges Usa eur Deputy commander in chief for seventh army were among the High ranking army guests Wel coming Bennett. Several German army generals also attended the ceremony. Bennett succeeds it.  t. Mildren who now is Deputy commander of the army in Vietnam. Music for the ceremony was provided by the 3rd inf div band. Apollo is ready test Crew says Houston up with eight Days growth of Beard giving an old West look behind their space age faceplates three Astro nauts finished a mock space flight in the Apollo spacecraft monday and proclaimed it read to take men into orbit. The astronauts Joe Kerwin Vance Brand and Joe Engle went into an examination room and planned to rest until wednesday when they will Tell the world More of the details. Spokesmen for the National aeronautics and space administration manned spacecraft Cen Ter said the mock flight had been interrupted by faulty test equip ment from time to time but not by anything of the spacecraft itself. The Cone shaped spacecraft worked correctly at All times Nasa spokesmen said. The three astronauts an their Craft were at a simulated Altitude of about 110 Miles in the worlds largest vacuum chamber. The test was designed to Sho Apollo can safely carry Astro nauts Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walt Cunningham on the first real manned Apollo flight this september. The test Craft is a duplicate of Schirra space vehicle. The test crewmen got into the Craft More than a week ago Buran into some delay by trouble maintaining the right vacuum in the chamber and by problems with the make believe suns in the chamber Walls. Senate votes go ahead for  system Washington a the Senate overrode stiff opposition monday and voted a go ahead for administration plans to be Gin deployment of the thin shield Sentinel anti ballistic mis Sile defense system. The authorization is part of a$1.8-billion military construction Bill already passed by the House for hundreds of projects around the  pending in Congress Are the military procurement Billand atomic Energy legislation which also include Sentinel funds. As ohm convicts riot Ico it Niue from Pate i guardsmen were alerted at 8 30a.m. And ordered to the prison at noon to prevent further disturbances. Six Hundred other guardsmen were ordered Rostand by. Officials estimated damage Atwell Over $1 million from the 10 tires. One major fire temporarily trapped nearly 100 persons inthe prison s Hospital. Maury c. Koblentz state corrections chief said there is a degree of control within the prison by various Law enforce ment  no shots were fired Ward Nernie Maxwell said. Koblentz said at least 20 per sons were injured including 10 prison guards. Maxwell said the Hospital fire was the most critical of the disturbance. He said 92 to 100 in mates and employees were in the Hospital but were brought out by armed guards and  of inmates milled in the prison Yards but an official said he believed the disturbance was led by a cadre of Only 15 to 20  cause was not known immediately and Koblentz said there had been no communications with the rioting  said he had no knowledge of any demands by the convicts. The incident was Layton said there had firm Deal with the a March leaders on the Cli the City but observed leaders had been notified indicated there would resistance offered exp await the symbolic arrests Only a handful of  at the Muddy a when the evacuation Kyj shortly after 11 . Emm bulk of the residents followed Abernathy to Hill. The Clearing of  took one hour Anil minutes according to the last to be arrested tent City marshal who guarding the front Gate Fosea Williams a to Nathy aide told newsmen the arrests at the Cam went off peacefully except i one instance when he said f White youth was beaten i stomach and hit with a jul blow by one of the police at the Capitol arrest Art Abernathy talked quietly newsmen before being i off to jail. He pledge despite the closing of resin Tion City and the mass arrest the poor people s canr""1would continue with him i ing it from  la be coming Backi and Over again he said Layton said police would be stationed at re Tion City to keep the inhabitants from returning said it would take two or i Days to dismantle the Shack City. Soccer. Conli nixed de ramp one of sever , the Gates were wide open a slowed by a Row. Thev piled up ap1"8 screaming writhing mass. Hospitals All Over the sued urgent appeals nations to treat ing into their Ethe game was traditional rivals. And club River Wyas the biggest Gam in Argentina. The & plate Diaz Sai. Ingen taken   
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