European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes Viet Cong kill major in ambush Saigon up a . Army major was captured and killed by the Viet Cong saturday on Road 135 Miles Northeast of Sai gon a military spokesman said monday. The name of the major a senior adviser to the South Viet namese forces in the province of Binh Thuan was withheld until relatives have been  spokesman said the major and his interpreter were driving along route 2 on their Way to the scene of a Battle when their jeep was ambushed about 10 30 .  interpreter was wounded escaped and returned to the nearest Village whence a search team of vietnamese and Ameri can troops was sent to the scene of the ambush the group found the major s body. He had been shot in tieback of the head. Except for two Sharp clashes along the Eastern flank of the demilitarized zone and one Farto the South in the Fertile Mekong Delta Little significant ground action of any sustained proper fill a stress limitations9 Wing breaking tests matted 2vorma fort Worth Tex. A the president of general dynamics said sunday that de sense department ground test ing of the Type that reportedly broke the wings off an f111a fighter bomber was  fort Worth general dynamics Plant builds the controversial plane. Testimony at a Senate hear ing made Public saturday revealed that wings of an f111abroke off in testing two months before the first fellas were sent to Vietnam. Before we finish testing every part on the plane will be broken Frank w. Davis Gen eral dynamics president said sunday. That s what we test for stress  we be had no failures of an planes at stress simulation to be expected in combat he  to a news Story sat urday the wings broke off anf111a in an Over test of the aircraft s  defense department said a structural adaptation designed to Correct the condition was not incorporated into the planes sent to Vietnam. The defense department said Tho fellas sent to the War zone were operating under limitations to reduce the amount of  said sunday that it is Normal for new planes to oper ate under restrictions in lieu of continuing flight  Wing tests were brought out by sen Carl Curtis  a closed hearing april 24 of the Senate military prepared Ness subcommittee. 2slfi"  of the in aircraft i used Lally intended to Huby the Navy. Funds f 0rnavy s f111b have been Cut by Congress and Tho  a plans possibly to Dev Clonnen warplane. The fort Worth built has been the Center of Versy throughout its Histo twas originally called the tr.5i three of the first ill fellas sent to Vietnam Era or were shot according to poll demos favor Humphrey Washington a Vic president Hubert ii. Humphrey holds a Clear Edge Over sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy As the pre Ferre among presidential democrats candidate but the tons was country. Reported across the Saigon quiet Saigon under threat of a major enemy assault some time this month was quiet  senior . Officer said one apparent reason for the pro longed Lull in the War is that the enemy forces Are evading Al lied troops apparently pulling Back to secret base Camps to prepare for new attacks. Over the weekend .marines advancing behind tanks launched a major attack to Stop infiltration from North Vietnam. Thus far in the Border Bat Lethey have killed at least 201 Minnesota senator enjoys even wider preference among inde pendent voters the Harris pol reported monday. The Survey showed Humphreys the presidential Choice of 48 per cent of democratic voters questioned while 40 per cent picked Mccarthy. But among in dependent voters asked to state a Choice for the democratic Nomi nation 54 per cent named my n Edge of 50 to 37 per cent Over Mccarthy. At the same time the demo cratic party shows great strength at the congressional level de Pite losing 47 House seats to the gop in 1966, according to Thel Allup poll. The poll organization said on sunday that frequent error of political thinking is the asumption that midterm congressional gains for the party out of Ower represent a trend that will be translated into gains in guerrillas said. Military spokesmen Carthy and Only chose Humphrey ported. 30 per Cen the poll re in a collateral inquiry among democratic hard Core support ers of the late sen. Robert , Humphrey was Given . Intelligence sources said the marines charged into what was probably an entire North vietnamese division the 320th and pushed it Back two mile just below the demilitarized  casualties included 10 men killed and 81  was no official word for Security reasons on the marines goal in the drive. But there was unofficial speculation that for the first time this year the americans might go into the Doz. In Saigon vice president Nguyen Cao by said in a week end interview that in the future when his country is secure South Vietnam might invade North Vietnam in its efforts to reunify the  also advised the United states to dominate China before peking has nuclear warhead intercontinental missiles. He predicted a third major enemy at tack on Saigon this year to come within the next two months. Anti gun. Continued from Page 1 with boxes of petitions pile around him. Bennett said the Over Al outpouring of Public sentiment on this Issue May Well turn outto be the largest demonstration of Public feeling in the shortest time on any Issue in the history of our  Bennett said More than on million signatures had been obtained on the petitions in Les than one month. He said they urged registration of firearm and licensing of their owners As Well As the ban on mail  subcommittee is trying to Complete its hearings prior to meeting wednesday of its Pat ent body the Senate judiciary committee to consider gun control . Thomas j. Dodd d conn., the subcommittee chairman said he will offer an amendment to put into Effe immediately the firearms import controls provided for in to recently enacted crime Bill. The import curbs will not Tak effect until mid december a the Law now stands. Dodd Sai csome importers Are making last ditch attempt to flood the county with cheap foreign sur plus military then. Weapons before the next  1966 the republicans won 48 per cent of the total popular votes cast for members of the House compared to 52 per Cen for the democrats. But Gallup reported that re publicans today Are getting Only 42 per cent of the congressional vote in National surveys com pared to 58 per cent for the democrats. A major problem for the go Pis the 13-state Region of the South Gallup said. Lbs cheered at close of latin tour continued a Jit gunman kills 2 in $169 robbery Baltimore my. A two employees were killed and a third employee and one customer were wounded monday As a Bandit emptied his gun at the after robbing a Sandwich shop of $169. Baltimore county police were seeking a neatly dressed Man in his late 20s or Early 30s.capt. Charles ii. Hickey jr., head of Baltimore county Detec Tives said the shooting was a brutal senseless  dead were Joseph b. Mike Reilly Iii 18, an James Burns 17. The wounded treated at a Hospital and re Man wearing a Brown suit and rown sports shirt sat at a table with a cup of Coffee while number of customers cume and Eft. When Storf was the Only Cus Omer remaining officers said the Man pulled a .38 Caliper re Volver and demanded All the big Bills from mrs. Cooper. She stuffed the Money into a Bank Bug and handed it to the Bandit. Then the gunman ordered Al four of them to lie face Down on the floor behind the counter leaned Over the counter and emptied the revolver at them. Leased Cooper were mrs.30, also an Vanzula employee. And David Storf 20, the customer. The people complied with every whim of the Holdup Man and yet he shot them said  wanted to kill every one of them. We re Lucky we have any witnesses  the shooting occurred at Harley s Sandwich shop on York Road just North of the Balti More City line. It was 1 . And a crowd was leaving a movie theater in the shopping Cen  said the heavy set gun bus plunge kills 2tibogota, Colombia a an intercity bus plunged froma Cliff Early monday killing 26 people. Many of the dead were children. Wild West in Germany tearing gis lift a a ties Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial assigning an army unit to tear Down a Gasthaus sounds like a strange task but for a Vii corps unit stationed Here closer German american ties resulted from doing just  City officials proposed their plan to col. Allen h. Nottingham 35th arty up commander from Nashville Tenn. An old Gasthaus on a Small plot of land was the Only thing preventing the officials from erecting a museum in Honor of Karl May a famous German poet and author of stories dealing with americas wild  they needed assistance in Clearing the  Long Vii corps 82nd engr in soldiers were busily at work in Bamberg s a in Park tearing away Board by Board the old Gasthaus. The Tusk was completed in one Day. May s works Are very popular among German readers Childr Erand adult alike. The museum will be built in storybook fashion and designed with children i mind. Feel it in their hands. Talk a Simpatico that s what till word  the windows of hit air conditioned limousine to president could see the Hung Rel children beggars and House that could Only he called Hovel that was Why to was Hert pledging american dollars til help Al Salvador move into i greater society. But he also saw a sea of swing faces. The poverty crowd and the president Ca together. He stopped his car i got out again und  on the running Board the limousine something none ill the presidential entourage half seen since the 1964 president selection. His outstretched hands ered across the stretching Lii Gers. A couple of egg splashed on the Slimy car. Secret service bodyguards a perhaps the local troops Ceuta ing sub machine nuns and Doit the crowds May not have Lik the president s embrace1 will the people too much. But tin crowds did. So did l.yndonj1 Stit. Britain gets Large credit London a Britain raised$2 billion Worth of credit for about 10 years from industrialized nations of the West to stave off another devaluation of the Pound Sterling sir Leslie o Brien Bank of England governor disclosed monday. On his return from a Basel Switzerland meeting of Central Bankers representing 14 nations Obrien told Airport newsmen we have Only got to turn the Corner and show evidence that we Are getting Over the problem and i am sure our financial difficulties will be  said he detected no fear of a second devaluation of the Pound. Britain last full Cut Back the value of Sterling by nearly15 per cent. Advance signs of the base agreement eur lifer in the Day had sent the Pound climbing More than half u cent to 2.388 on the Exchange  Brien described the new credit arrangement As some thing quite different from the emergency props that have been made available during the past three or four years. This is a medium term arrangement in the Region of about 10 years he Salt Blaiberg. /. I l id All Franco yesterday doctors said a was reported ready to j natural death Early Sun has improve talking again i Noii Kli to about a planned overseas trip but observers were cuu troib but observers predicting diction Blaiberg s � they recalled St heart transplant first hear Louisa Ella we ii 4u-t�." lied shortly by form Russia launches Moscow up Union launched a new cations satellite on a a officially announced m us sputnik carries thu i l " equipment