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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, July 9, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fog 2 Thi stars and stuits bed in Berlin Airlift tribute paid to . Pilot by James Gunter is Munich Bureau chief erd1ng, Germany is German and american fliers gathered Here monday to pay tribute to a . Air Force lieu tenant who slammed into Mountain during a night storm exactly 20 years ago while flying food to Berlin during the rus Sian blockade. First it. Leland v. William died in peacetime but his name must be added to the Honor Roll police seeking to starve out aussie gunner Sydney Australia a Sydney police Are trying to starve gunman Wally Mell shinto surrendering. No one and no food is going in or out of that House until Wally walks out unarmed said a detective monday night. He s completely Cut off from the out Side  but As the siege of Glenfield Road entered its seventh Day there was still no sign that Mel Lish 22, or his Bride Beryl would give themselves up. The also have her 11-week-old baby in the House. One Way traffic it s now going to be one Way traffic said supt. Donald Fer Guson in charge of the siege Inthy. Absence of commissioner Norman Allan. Mellish will get no further Foo supplies he said. The electricity which went out during the week end will not be reconnected. No further approach will be made to him or his wife by phone or personally said Ferguson. The police also have psycho logical tactics ready to persuade Mellish to give up. They Barbe cued sausages monday and the tempting Aroma drifted Down wind to the House where the Mel Lishes have had to make do withhold canned food. Plenty of food Mellish is reported to have sufficient food to last for another six weeks. He is armed with two rifles and 200 rounds of ammunition. He also has a Shotgun pistol and possibly some hand grenades. Public criticism of police handling of the Case continues. Late monday it was still being Dis cussed by the police association  Public is treating it As big joke. One suggestion has been to Send in the army. As the police and presume prepared for another miserable night with ground temperature expected to be close to the Freez ing Point there was no sign of the siege of Glenfield Road com ing to an end. Of those courageous american who have valiantly fought and died on the battlefields to pre serve Freedom and the principles of democracy said col. Wil Iam f. Chandler vice commander of the 86th air div who came Here for the ceremony. Several Hundred people met Ata Small Stone Monument to the memory of Williams which stands in Williamsville the american housing area on or Ding air base which is named in his Honor. He was stationed Alerding a Small town 18 Miles from Munich before flying in Heberlin Airlift. A Large Wreath of red and White Flowers was Laid at the Monument by the mayors of or Ding and the nearby towns of alte nerding and Lange Geisling. F102s in Salute four american f102s flew Overin Salute to the Young officer who died on the night of july 8,1948. When his heavily Laden c47 crashed in the Taurus Mountain sin a storm. It. Williams by performing his difficult and heroic duty in keeping with the Best tradition of the . Air Force was a fit Ting inspiration to others an was symbolic of the american spirit that was to feed and give new Hope to three million fright ened and anxious people Chan Dler said. A German band performed Anda German american Honor guard was drawn up under command of staff sgt. Joseph Spiegel. Extra cowboys yield Bonsai for Saloon san Antonio Tex. Putt Flthe crowd was whooping it up1 the Golden Garter Saloon Thil the a c6wtopys one on is two the audience  their six guns during the can. I can. Beautiful match Wendy Marshall is on a Beach la Perth Australia to show off next season s bathing suits a Bikini with jacket to match and the form that earned her a Model of the year title in Victoria. A photo 68 death toll on . Roads 1,000 Over 67 Chicago up the nation Al safety Council Csc says the traffic death toll on United state highways during the first five months of 1968 exceeded the number of fatalities during the same period last year by More than 1,000. The Council counted 20,380 traffic deaths through May 31, com pared to 19,270 during the first five months of 1967. It said this was an average of 134 a Day about 6 per cent More than last  Pyle Csc president said however that because of the greater number of vehicle Mijes driven the number of fatalities per 100 million vehicle Miles has dropped slightly fro about 5.1 at this time in 1967 to 5.0 at the current  figures showed 4,770 traffic deaths in May about 7per cent More than the 4,460 Dur ing the same month a year  safety Council estimated that costs from accidents this year Are nearing $4 billion. No. Prison loses 80% of its guards to illness Rahway . A More than four fifths of the correction officers at one of the state s six penal institutions called in sick sunday a state official reported. Albert c. Wagner state director of correction and parole said that supervisory personnel filled in for the absent officers at Rahway state prison an there was no disruption. He said there were no Absen tees at the other five institutions despite a threatened strike by about 400 officers. A strike Leader Richar Dreisbach said there was an extreme emergency Ai the Rahway prison. He contended that 70 of 75 officers called in sick on the first shift. Dreisbach claimed that nearly every supervisor at the prison had been called in to  can t stay on forever he said. They have to get  Frank j. Ginesi another spokesman for guards seeking the group of higher pay an improved benefits said some 140 . Woman holds 20 cops at Bay Auckland . A pretty 32-year-old Indian woman brandishing a Shotgun and Wear ing a Bandolier Over her Sari is holding 20 policemen at Bay fro her Home in the North Island town of  is mrs Prito Dass. Inside the House Are Here husband Par Thotam and daughters Shindo if end Bimla 3. The police say they have no i think War in their  fears for the safety of her family mrs. Duss used a neighbor s Telephone earlier in the Day an was heard to say her House was Black had a taboo on it later she was seen with the  shots were fired one at random and one which police neighbors describe mrs. Dassas a Nice quiet Little  police do not think the husband and children Are being held As hostages but taking a Cue fro the present Sydney Australia siege of Wallace Eilish police Hope that by playing for time they can induce the woman Tolay Down her gun. Guards at Yardville Reforma tory had voted sunday to join the sick Call tuesday  said he had no plans to meet with the strike Leader Sand said he did not consider the situation critical. He said Secu Rity at the Rahway prison was not in  officers refused to re Wrt to work in a dispute Over higher pay and improved benefits. But a spokesman for the officer said he objected to the term  is not a strike he said. We did t walk off the Job an there Are no picket lines. The men just called in  Rahway prison the other five institutions Are the Trenton and Leesburg state prisons and state reformatories at Yardville Bordentown and  Are More than 4.000 in mates and 792 correction offi cers in the institutions. The correction officers Are seeking an annual salary of $10,059 after three years serv ice. The present scale reached after seven years is 17,888.they also Are demanding better vacation benefits. One of these Days Taunton mass. A Dar Ryl r. Bayer 7, won two first prizes in the Massachusetts music teachers association contest but he does t want to be a Musi Cian when he grows up. Darryl who began music lessons at theage of four says he would rather be a comedian like Jackie Glea son his favorite. "1 Don t know any jokes yet he says but aa1 get older i la learn  Lear o Shae a Canadian Showl who works for the Golden Garter at Hemisfar 68. Each night i walks out on the Saloon s elevated stage and adds to the Frontier flavor by firing a few Blanks into the air. The other two wore not part of the show although the audience did t know it. After All both were in Cowboy attire and stood up at the same time As o Sha came on the stage pulling re vrivers from their  of Selling even when pieces of the red velvet walled Saloon s White ceiling started falling on then the audience figured it was just part of the show. They were de lighted As the pair one on either Side of the big stage peppered the ceiling with Bullet holes from a .357 magnum  .38-caliber revolver. They did t even notice whet Gordon Robson the Saloon i manager asked the pair to Ste outside for a quiet talk. There Robson had a Security guard Dis Arm them and clap Handcuffs on  booked two 23-year-old canadians in the Case charging them with unlawfully carrying pistols and with malicious mis chief. Meanwhile Back at the Golden Garter the True Story of last week s incident came out an business promptly improved. This has been great for Busi Ness Robson said. Everyone has been coming in to look atthe Bullet  pups feel Kitt Enish Salt Lake City a miss Kitty cat the heroine of our Story when the came to the Rescue Richard e. Cars family s dog was killed and Lebe Hind four 2-Day-old pups. Miss Kitty cat had four Nurs ing Kittens of her own but she found room for the  pups Are now a Utti i Over a week old and  As any puppies 1 seen said Betty  Kitty cat s Kittens Art doing Fine too. 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