European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 2 the stars and stripe11 will focus on Ile Ferise of Europe . Will Cut forces drastically London up the British government announced thurs Day a six year plan for drastic cuts and streamlining of its armed forces aimed at concentrating their focus on defense of Europe. A defense White paper out lined plans for elimination of at least 2ft army and other military units by 1971 and closure of 20 Royal air Force bases and sup ply depots by the mid-1970s. Withdrawal of British Force from the persian Gulf and far East areas will be Complete by1971, it said. The armed forces will reshape their training organizations to adapt to new needs within the framework of Britain s obligations to nato. If Britain wishes to exercise the same influence As other european Powers with similar re sources in a Europe expected to become increasingly self reliant she must be prepared to continue contributing to its joint defens Eon a scale comparable with them the White paper said. By the end of 1971, the concentration of Pur forces in the nato area will have the effector strengthening not Only the Mil itary Power of the Alliance but also the political Solidarity of the european members of nato it said. It is therefore the govern ment s intention that Britain shall play her full part in the defense of the British Force of Polaris submarines will be the Only european element in nato strategic nuclear deterrent the document major redeployment and refocusing of forces on the Nat area does not exclude the possibility that British military Power May occasionally be needed to help in areas that were for Merly British. Thus although the government has decided to retain no special capability for major operations overseas Britain must preserve some of the special military skills which might be needed there and must keep the ability to Send her forces outside Europe if she judges it her duty or interest to do so the White paper five Power Commonwealth exercise proposed for the far East in 1970 should help make Clear that Britain is still Abl effectively to deploy significant forces overseas it forces could include a substantial number of combat ships an amphibious Force Sev eral squadrons of combat aircraft and at least a brigade of Abo loses round new York a a fed eral judge wednesday denied an application for a temporary re straining order sought by the american broadcasting co. Tob lock Howard Hughes s efforts to buy a controlling share of Stockin the company. And troops according to White paper. British defense policy would require that its armed forces Ake part in overseas training the during peacetime retaining operational techniques and skill in different climates and White paper stressed Brit Ain s intention still to have a highly professional and highly trained army a t the j&ly1970s, but one whose objectives Are far narrower than they have been. Second Mig shot Down firm denies Poseidon has poor design san Francisco up Lockheed missiles and space co. Denied wednesday that the sub Marine launched Poseidon myth Sile was poorly designed and Ca Pable of serious malfunctions. A design Engineer for 0$Poseidon charged in a Federal court suit tuesday that the mis Sile could malfunction and Lead o the annihilation of the Amer ican he asked the court to Block tests of the mis Sile which he said were scheduled for later this month. The Poseidon is capable of firing Hydrogen bombs in clusters. The design Engineer Harry , 57, a senior Engineer fired by Lockheed in May charged that if the missile were used in Battle it would miss it target and reasonably risk destruction of american and Allie noncombatant populace places and suit answered in an answer to the suit lock heed said we wish to reaffirm emphatically our Confidence in the Poseidon design. The Poseidon Isan improvement upon the Polaris missile which was designedly Many of the same people and under the same direction As the Poseidon and which in Over 150 firings from land ship and sub Marine has proven to be extremely accurate. ". The Poseidon is the newest most advanced most accurate deterrent to attack on at a news conference Forste conceded that tests of the mis Sile without thermonuclear War Heads would not be dangerous to wants tests halted Forster said he was not advocating that the Poseidon be scrapped from the nuclear Arsenal but that testing be halted until corrections can be he declined to answer a ques Tion on whether Poseidon mis Siles under test would be equipped with destruct mechanisms which can destroy missiles on command from ground controllers should they stray from their programmed course. In his suit Forster said his complaints about the safety of the missile had led to his Dis Missal by Lockheed a 2 Days s a if it pol Cilcus a. 4 Aji a in ii m i nil fat it inf of us _ Navy a i. G 0 n u.sjot8 hot Down their Ulas Many leaving court actress devise Darcel and husband Rober Atkinson leave a Miami courtroom after Hiss Darcel was Eoa evicted of shoplifting and fined 3t. The French actress testified that she had gone outside a store to Hail a taxi and intended to return to the store when she was arrested. Ott greeks Unver Constitution Athens a Greece army backed regime unveiled a draft Constitution thursday that would drastically slash the pow ers of King and parliament. The regime announced the referendum on the draft would be held sept. 29 instead of sept. 1. Strongman Premier Georg Papadopoulos told a news con Ference that the vote was postponed at the request of Many groups and the current dictatorship it is assumed that the Constitution will be approved by the estimated five million greeks eligible to vote on it. But there was no firm indication of How soon after the referendum the Constitution would take effect and elections would be held. We shall see after the sep tember referendum commented Constitution while Grant ing some concessions toward parliamentary Rule would put both parliament and political parties As Well As the monarchy under the tight control of a government that would virtually Rute by decree it is taken for granted Here russians release two . Students Vienna a two Ameri can students held by soviet police earlier for alleged smuggling have been released and Are on their Way Back to Vienna the Stanford University of Austria disclosed University spokesman two californians James Howard Kratzer of Davis and Larry Robert Watson of North Ridge Are expected to arrive Fri Day after driving through University was informed of their release through the . In Moscow. Embassy Here the spokesman said. The incident was reported wednesday by the soviet communist party Organ pravda which said Watson and Kratzer had been caught at the soviet polish Border crossing Point at Brest in an attempt to smuggle out anti soviet literature and russian to pravda they had obtained the propaganda material from the chinese embassy the . Embassy in vie Nawaa informed thai the pair reached Warsaw by car lat wednesday night after having been detained for five Days. Twas not known Here How the re leases were obtained in Moscow a spokesman for the . Embassy so Viet government has not provided any official information about the Case the embassy made inquiries wednesday alter the appearance of the pravda article. That when and if elections take place the government will be made up of the same leaders of the military Junta who seized Power in the coup d eat of april21, 1967. Since the coup the top leaders have All turned civilians. The draft document prohibit the King from appointing and Dis missing premiers. This Power was a source of the political clashes Between the Royal House and political parties that ultimately led to the coup. Mrs. Hellish Hopes to wed yank Sydney up Beryl Mel Lish who spent the first week of her marriage As her husband shortage said wednesday she would seek an annulment or Quick divorce. The 19 year old Australia Bride told the Sydney daily Tele d. To it i Luc an pkg. Captured a regimental . In fighting near the demilitarized zone Milita Rvl spokesmen said. The spokesmen said a two Man Crew of an f4 phantom let blasted the maj with a heat seeking missile As the Russia built Jet flew in a four plane Ion West of the coastal its they other jets scramble Pilot ejected. I Navy jets were targets of i 0-air missiles As they. A radar site trucks and a Bridge 20 Miles Northwest Oil Vin the american planes evaded tie missiles the spokesmen said red group caught . Forces caught a guerrilla band on a main communist route to Saigon and killed 23 of then in an eight hour Battle late wednesday military spokesmen helicopter gunships spotted the communists in Bun kers 32 Miles Northwest of sail gon near the cambodian Border and killed 10. . Soldiers swarmed in two hours later scrambled through a heavy burst of machine gun and rocket fire and killed at least 13 More. I a Pite a massive Hunt and recj�r4-breaking air raids the number of communist troops re cd killed last week was the i is in a year and a half of Rutial military figures showed. . Losses Cut the number of american troops killed and wounded in combat last week was the Ond lowest total of 1968, military spokesmen reported. South let namese casualties also dropped while the decline reflected a prolonged Lull in the ground War . Sources reported an intensification of the air War and Sald a there is an increase in the Nuro Ber of communist migs played in North Vietnam since Jan. 1, 1961. According to . Figures 25.752 americans have been killed in con Bat. Another 160.693 have been wounded. Of this number 84, were hospitalized and 76,2" treated and returned to duty. Aph she hoped to marry a american Soldier if he still wants she said she was engaged to the Serviceman be fore she became the hostage of Wallace Mellish 23. Me Lush an sex convict with history of mental illness married the former Beryl muddle july 2after threatening to shoot her and her 12-week-old son if permission were denied him. He kept police away from a suburban cottage with similar threats until tues Day when to surrendered. Mrs. Me Lush said she met the american Soldier while he was on leave in Australia from identified him Only As Terry me Lush is in the maximum Security Ward of a mental Hospital weather . Temperatures h u i m Albany 0 w Albuquerque 7 a Amarillo 4 m Anchorage k 70 Atlanta 90 m Birmingham w 70 Bolt m Borton 7 04 Buffalo 1 m Calgary 1 m or 84 79 of lit a . 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