European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 24 Thi stars and set lips strayed Jet with 229 yanks continued from Page Boon turned off. The Pilot and Copilot were quoted As saying that the plane was intercepted by migs and that two of the fighters escorted it to what appeared to be a russian fighter base. It apparently strayed of course the Pentagon said and was intercepted by soviet aircraft at 7 15 . Edt and escorted to a Landing on the soviet Island of Sturup in the   department of state has been in touch with the soviet embassy in Washington since sunday  details were sketchy but indications were the trans port was 80 to 100 Miles off course. This much variation tothe North would have put it in the Vicinity of the soviet islands. The Pentagon said the Pilot of the Jet Joseph Tosolini reported that Mig fighters had intercepted him and was forcing him to land at what appeared to be Amig base on an Island. The control Tower of Tokyo International Airport said t h e plane reported at 7 17 . Soviet aircraft Are interfering with our flight at 150 degree East  asked what happened the plane told the control Tower we Are on course and Don know Why they Ore  five minutes later the airline radioed it looks like we Are Over soviet  spokesman for the airline in new York said the Crew of the aircraft had flown the route numerous times and that Wedon t see How it could Hove been off course unless there were some extraordinary  what we hear is they were intercepted by russian aircraft and forced to land he  said that in addition to the four regular crewmen and six stewardesses five special checkers were aboard because it was the plane s first flight in commercial service for sea Board. In Moscow . Ambassador Llewellyn e. Thompson asking downed Pilot gave running account Tokyo up the Pilot of the forced Down american air liner carrying 231 persons gave running radio account of his predicament to another plan flying just ahead of him. Capt. Dick Rossi of Losangeles Pilot of a flying Tiger airlines plane was just ahead of the civilian Airliner that was forced to land in the  directed him to Fly to one of the Buriles. He the Pilot of the downed plane kept talking All the Way until he got on the ground and to the  described the runway Rossi , who was flying a Turbo prop plane to Japan said the forced Down Pilot talked All the Way into Captivity apparently so that Friendly aircraft would know his exact  Pilot said there was a big reception committee on the ground to meet him and said that would probably be his Las transmission Rossi said. Rossi said he saw no american military planes in the area at the time the chartered pcs Jet was forced to land. I Washington a state department spokesman said the downed plan strayed off course causing the soviet action. Ross said he heard the Pilot relaying distress messages by radio to another plane in the air nearby and to a radio control enter in Tokyo. Rossi said his plane was flying ahead but slower. We would have been pretty close to him. I Don t know just How close. There were Clouds underneath us he said. He said the japanese control Tower at Tokyo was having an awful time translating what the Pilot said. The Pilot asked them to notify his company and the military that he was being escorted. He had no Choice Butto obey with All those people on  yes issuing new French Gas coupons Nuernberg Germany is a new series of euro Pean Exchange service Coupon for quartermaster gasoline in France Are going on Sale this week at pol counters in major yes shopping centers. French pm Gas books marked to expire june so 1968, Are no longer valid an yes spokesman said and any unused coupons May be redeemed for Cash at pol counters where the coupons Are sold. The new books for France be came valid monday and will expire june 30, 1969. Yes coupons for French Gaso line Are valid Only at Esso stations in France displaying the yellow quartermaster Seal. De Gaulle. Continued from Page it by the ministry with comparative settings in the last Assembly were last new party Assembly Assembly caul list and Independent 242 350 Republican include include re Allied 42 re 51 re Independent re publicans not Allied to of Gaulle 0 7 federation of the left 118 57 common ii 73 j4 Center 39 29 other left Liu 2 movement for Reform 1 0former finance minister Valery Giscard d Estwing an former Junior coalition partners of the gaullist already challenged them. They said 64 members of the gaullist majority belong to their group not the 51 announced. Voting for the seat for poly Nesia and that for the tiny Wai Lis and Furtuna islands will take place later this month. Weather sunny and warm. Ult tie change wednes Day. Frankfurt hol Delbern High 88. Low m. Temperature to recorded monday get 4 4 am pm 90 Adana p 79 00 Athens p 70 84 Avian  81 Berlin c m 88 Frankfurt e 79 8 London o 4 4 am pm 72 97 Madrid a 82 Munich c m 01 part c m Ai Prei Tolck p 70 m Rome o 6 8t who slut. A Cigar p partly cloudy.2nd Maui a wino economic conference lib plans Salvador trip Washington a president Johnson will Fly to Al Sal Vador saturday to take part Inan economic meeting of presi dents of the Central american republics. Ship strike is settled new York up a nation wide three Day strike of seamen was settled late monday after noon when an arbitrator awarded the Union a 5 per cent pay hike and 15 additional Days of Vaca Tion. A spokesman said the me would return to work immediately. The settlement was announced after nearly four hours of intensive meetings betwee the National maritime Union Emu shipping line representatives and mediator Theodore h. Kheel. Retroactive to june 16 Kheel who said the contract awards were retroactive to june 16, announced the strike is at an end Andall of the seamen will be directed by the Union to return to work at  the strike could have affected More than 600 american Flag ships whose Crews Are members of the Emu. The three Day tie up did Idle an estimated 100 ships docked at Ocean ports. Lemnitzer. Continued from Page i nato s land Southeast head quarters Izmir. Lemnitzer told a news Confer ence that Only a balanced reduction of forces Between Nat and Warsaw pact countries could be considered but added that Warsaw pact Powers Are modernizing their armies. He referred to problems Cre ated by France s withdrawal from nato s military Structure and described Turkey As a coun try of vital importance for nation the face of the increasing soviet presence in the Mediterranean. The White House said the president will depart with mrs. Johnson from Texas spend the weekend in the capital san Sal Vador and return to Washington monday morning. There was no confirmation from the White House of a re port from diplomatic sources inner York that Johnson planned to accompany four president son their return flights Home stopping at each Airport for Hal fan hour. Foreign ministers of the Cen trial american nations Raul it Castro the . Ambassador Toel Salvador and Deputy assist ant Secretary of state Rober Sayre Are joining in preliminary meetings tuesday in san Sal Vador. They Are to shape the pro Gram for the meeting in which president Johnson will participate on saturday and also to draft a possible document that May be presented for signatures of the presidents state depart ment sources said the Central american presi dents Are to be involved in Amajor review of Progress Over seven years of the Centra american common Market and what its direction Wilt be in the future. The United states has sup ported economic integration of Central America with Loans to governments and to the Centra american Bank in an Effort to stimulate economic projects. Presidential press Secretary George Christian said the White House had timed its announce ment of Johnson s trip to Coin cide with a simultaneous announcement being made in a state of the Union address bythe president of san Salvador. Christian said that further de tails on the trip would be announced As we have  yanks drive Oft fierce attackers continued from Page i helicopter gunships which hit Cheviet Cong attack positions. On the ground the americans Hurle grenades into the gaps Between their Foxholes to Stop the  guerrillas had crawled to within 30 Yards of Forward .positions before attacking but the americans were ready. The had seen vietnamese Farmers scurrying from the area the nigh before a sign the Viet Cong were coming in for a , Monk released South vietnamese president Nguyen Van Thieu has released Tulch Tri Quang the militant Buddhist Monk who has led demonstrations against . Involvement in Vietnam the government announced  Quang had been in police detention four months. The government called it protective Cus Tody four other senior monks were released with  Quang who once led Buddhist movements that helped overthrow several Saigon government was arrested after the communist lunar new year offensive in february. The govern ment said it jailed the Buddhist Leader because it feared the Viet Cong would Kidnap him an Force him to join a communist engineered coalition government. Hijacked i�c3 Baek in key West Fla. Up Southeast airlines dc3 hijacked Over the Florida key saturday returned from Havana monday with its 15 passenger Sand two of the three crewmen. The Pilot a defector from Cuba eight years ago wag jailed in  Relief Pilot who flew to Cuba earlier monday on a refugee air lift plane brought the pcs Back hero where it was bound suture Day when diverted at gunpoint to  behind when the plane left Havana was  Antonio pre Miezo who was being held As a deserter fro the Fidel Castro regime for Rejeane of the piano a representations mom Lav to is Premier Alexel n. Kim Kiwas told the matter a s w investigation. A . Embassy spokes announced Thia after the had lined the nuclear Iufer Atlon treaty at a Ceil a which Kosygin attended. Reporters said Thompso talked apparently about downed plane for five minus in a huddle with Kosof in 5? eign minister Andrei a from Yean defense minister Andrei Grechko. Marshal Grechko is command. Ier of the air defense forces who la made the american plane land under soviet Jet fighter escort. The Island on whih sock planes forced the . Airline u. S. S. R. 40q Kurile Gryp mond Man Yokota Pacific Ocean to land belonged to Japan Man world War h. Japan is still seeking to re cover it from the soviet Union which insists the Issue is  dispute Over this and nearby islands has kept a soviet Japan Ese peace treaty from Ever Bing signed. School lunch Bill advances Washington up it House monday approved jew million yearly for free and Cut priced school lunches for needy children a major go in of the poor people s Campaign. Mor than four million youngsters would Benefit. The House approved 274 to 73the three year program and sent it to the Senate Over the objections of some farm bloc congressmen and appropriation committee members who termed it Back door spend ing. The Money would be appropriated automatically from so called Section 32" Jairin Aluir department funds provided Over 30 per cent of to  receipts for pm Mase of surplus farm Commini itis to bolster Farmers prices. Agriculture Secretary of Villal. Freeman told the con Stu at recent hearings on hunger no needed congressional an t Monty to us for that purpose any pan of up to 1300 million a year Ihui he normally holds in Reserve from the customs collections. Private study groups told Tho hunger hearing More than f " r million poor children i t school lunches either Beni their schools do not offer tremor they cannot afford them he full Price paid by children Between 35 and 40 cents Ami reduced priced lunches Are u 11tot 19 cents to � cents