European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Monday ,1�6 the stars and stripes Page 9 Jtj Channel s no. 1 Anne Longworth. 20, Waves happily at Dover England after she became the first person to swim the English Channel this year. She lost 28 pounds during the 12-hour, 4-minute swim from Cap girls Nez France. It was tougher Thani thought she said. Associated press photo scandal rocks Italy what a ?9 Ascoli Piceno Italy up boy what a wine was More than a television advertisement for the firm of Ferrari and sons. It was an indirect boast for the entire Rich and respected italian wine Industry. So when winemaker Brun Ferrari 65, and his twin sons Gian Carlo and Giuseppe 36,went on trial last week in this Small Central italian town the nation s wine Industry stood unwillingly in the same Dock. The Case involved the systematic manufacture since 1954 of synthetic wine by one of the big Gest names in the Industry. The trial is one of the mos important in Italy since world War ii bringing to Light a scan dal which for once does not touch on sex or  stake is nothing less than the Good name of Good wines the red White dry and Sweet blends of lambrusco frascati Chianti barolo Val Policella so liked by novelist Ernest Heming Way that he made it the favorit drink of his hero in the novel across the River and into the Trees the italian wine Institute anxious to safeguard the pro ducts of this Vino Loving nation by predicts decisive assault against Saigon Saigon up vice presi Dent Nguyen Cao by saturday predicted a big and decisive attack on Saigon in the next two months coordinated with North vietnamese and Viet Cong As saults in the Northern part of South  i have no doubt we can win it by said in a four hour exclusive interview Over a wide Range of topics. But i a concerned about Side of the Battle. The political the communists will try desperately. It will be an All out Effort and they will coordinate the military pets and political Asky said the communists needed a Victory to strengthen their bargaining position at any negotiations on the  other subjects the 37-year old vice president complained of men bulls on run in i Pamplona \ Pamplona Spain up a rocket burst Over the town sat urday to open the 1968 san Fer min festival the Days of Bull Sand wine drinking immortalized y the late Ernest Hemingway kinds Book the Sun also  thousands of basques Landfa Barrans joined hundreds of jurists in the festivities in the streets of the City. At 1 p.m., an hour after the festival began Mary Heming the author s widow veiled a bust to him on in the Roet renamed Calle Heming 7 . Sunday another rocket exploded Over the town announcing the first Enci Erro the running of fighting bulls a the narrow streets from corrals to the Bull ring Inere they were fought in the afternoon. A Sci and youths ran through be streets ahead of the bulls King jury to show bravery. Letters to Prague czechs allies still fear party will lose control Prague a Josef Smrkovsky chairman of the Czecho slovak National Assembly revealed saturday that the soviet Union Poland fears that this country s communist party will lose control in the loosening up process going on in East Germany and have again expressed that  said communist leaders of the three countries made their views known in let ters to the czechoslovak party. Yes we have received a let Ter not Only from our soviet friends but also from East Berlin and Warsaw Smrkovsky said in answer to questions from delegates at a regional meeting of the communist party in the party presidium will Dis is the whole affair he  we have already explained to our friends Many things that have happened since january. They have understood and acknowledged Many of them. But it is True that the com rades still fear that the Czecho slovak party will lose its ability to act in the regeneration process and that forces could Gro which could jeopardize arid finally thwart that for which we Are working. It s not necessary to get an Gry about this. When we meet we will explain to them the re sults of the regional meetings now in  earlier in a speech Lack of Unity in the South Viet namese leadership said he wanted to work closer with presi Dent Nguyen Van Thieu and announced he planned to retire from politics and become gentleman Farmer when his term expires in three years. By said he could overthrow Thieu easily but had no intention of doing this despite pres sures from both military men and  about his position in the government by pounded his fist on a table and said i am tired of politics. I am not  by a general in the air Force expressed a desire to have a warm working relationship with Thieu. Unity lacking sent an official observer to the trial. Altogether 217 of Ferrari s relatives and employees face charges of conspiracy falsehood commercial fraud and other crimes in the making of win without grapes. Not Only were millions of Gal Lons of fake wine sold abroad the prosecution claimed but twas sold under labels identifying it As Chianti Mellini and Chianti Fattori labels instantly recognizable overseas As the Best of italian wine. The scandal could not come Ata worse time. Government statistics show wine exports Are slipping in the face of Strong Competition dropping from a 1966 figure of 39.3 million Gal Lons to 38.8 million Gallons last year. Production at Ferrari plants insight towns exceeded 100 million quarts a year much of it sol abroad All of it publicized through a million Dollar Advertis ing Campaign featuring a Jovial Mountaineer exclaiming boy what a  not wine at All it was not wine at All the prosecution charged. It was a chemical concoction of water citric acid ammonia Salt sugar potassium tar the scraping from banana skins and the Dregs of pressed  was smooth and fast. Water was turned to Winein eight hours the prosecution said an operation netting Ferrari a daily profit of $3,232 on each 607  mistake by a Ferrari Driver about 16 months ago started the government investigation. The Driver reported the theft of sugar from his truck. Since a Law bans everyone knows that in South the movement of sugar into win Vietnam what we Lack is Unity factories police decided to Lockky said. I told Thieu that since into whole Ferrari operation we Don t have Unity at the top How can we ask other people Tobe United. I can assure that from my Side i m trying to work for Unity. The Thieu by split is now  think we need More under standing before we can have Unity. We need to meet together More often. I Don t want to have Power to decide things. But what is the role of the vice president if not to discuss and give advice to the president by said some of his most powerful allies had urged him to Thieu. Questioned anti Thieu elements overthrow about the by said some men they come to me and try to push me to do some thing or Only ask my permission to give them the Green Light an they will act by themselves. These men Are both military an civilian men. Some suggested a coup. Buti say no to All suggestions. If i chose to fight i could overthrow him. It is easy to overthrow a Man you Don t need much. But i we have an internal fight now. Investigations by government agents included use of helicopters to Trace Ferrari tank trucks along Central and Northern Itali an roads. Arrests began when 10.000 Gallons of synthetic wine was seized. 100 defense lawyers More than 100 defense lawyer were hired. Presiding magistrate Mario Mandrell was told nearly1,000 witnesses would be called. Pre trial evidence filled four vol Umes. Lawyers said the Case could drag on for 14  of the government s Case rests on a 1965 Law containing119 articles and 31 supplementary decrees Banning the manufacture of adulterated wine. Ferrari attorneys charges were filed insist the through a misunderstanding of the Nee to bring the manufacture of wines up to Date in an age of industrialization. Smrkovsky made it Clear thai i Only the communists  the new czechoslovak leadership by said the communist Offe would tolerate no interference in his country s internal affairs. Radio aids English lady mind equestrian pumps London a when 81-year-old i warn her when she is about three housewife Adrienne ferryman trots into Steps from the jump said her husband be ring on her steeplechase Mercury for Colin who operates a radio transmitter Royal International horse show tills when his wife is in the Riding ring. South she will have a miniature radio a director said mrs. Ferryman who u her pocket has been sightless since an illness three mrs. 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