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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, July 15, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1 Pogo 4 the stars and stripes four Star Salute four year old Edgardo Rubio Salute army chief of staff Gen. William Westmoreland at a Pentagon ceremony during which Edgardo s father army capt. Euripide Skabo jr., of puerto Rico was honoured posthumously Rubio was awarded the medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam. A Rocky to find new York a  a. Rockefeller said Sun Day he has commissioned a nationwide Public opinion poll to see who the voters think would be the strongest Republican presidential  proposed an offi Cial Republican party poll Las tuesday but was rebuffed by gop National chairman Ray Bliss and his opponent for the Republican presidential Nomina Tion Richard m. Nixon. Tin very sorry that the did reject the proposal Rocke Feller said. I can Only draw the conclusion that they Don t want this brought out too  decided to go ahead any Way and undertake a National poll the governor said. It will be conducted by Crossley a surveys inc., of new York City he  spoke on the Abc program issues and answers taped saturday for airing Sun  governor declined to Dis cuss the Cost of such a poll but had said last week it could run at least an average of $5,000 per state. Rockefeller said the poll which was to begin immediate French Money still worrying . Official Washington up .Treasury under Secretary Joseph w. Barr expressed Hopes Sunda that France would reciprocate America s charitable attitude during the recent French Finan Cial  Hope our Charity will be reciprocated in the future bar said on a local to program. The under Secretary a High level . Financial policy maker said the French financial Situa Tion apparently has stabilized since the economic disruption caused by the earlier mass work , he said . Financial officials Are still concerned about the French Economy. Barr reiterating a favorit conversation topic of his predicted a real Donnybrook inthe near future Over How . Funds will be  said there would be a Battle Between those who want to us available resources to improve conditions at Home and other who want to continue our Mili tary commitments around the world. Barr was questioned about the potential savings if the . And the soviet Union were to agree to curtail development of anti ballistic missile abm  he was unable to cite a specific figure on How much Money the . Could save he said the funds would Likely run into tens of billions of dollars. Fears unequal enforcement Core opposes la j s gun Law Washington a a to official of the Congress of racial Equality voiced opposition sunday to president Johnson s proposed gun registration legis lation on grounds such a Law would be unequally enforced. Black people would be Dis armed and White people  be declared Roy Innis Core s associate director who is scheduled to become actin director this summer when Floyd b. Mckissick takes leave of absence. Innis said gun controls would be enforced by White racist policemen District attorneys Law yers and  Innis joined with Mckissick i reiterating Core s position that negroes should bypass the no vember presidential election rather than vote for any of the contenders. It s really irrelevant which one of these Guys becomes pres ident Innis said adding that Black people should refuse once and for All to accept the lesser of two  instead of voting he said negroes should Register to vote envoy jarring to report United nations a swedish ambassador g u n n a r jarring is coming Back hereabouts july 21 and 22 to submit a report by the end of the month on his efforts to Settle the Arab israeli conflict. And organize to show a Large Lack political potential and Force both of these parties to give us what we want at local  the same time the Core officials expressed a willingness to outline Core s goals before the platform committees of the democratic and Republican National conventions. And Innis said it is highly unlikely Core will Sake part in demonstrations planned by the Southern Christian leadership conference and other civil rights groups in convention Cit ies. Mckissick explained cores Black nationalism concept As a philosophy of an oppressed people and we re saying that Black people must organize to control those areas in which they  said Core did not abandon racial integration As goal. Rather he said integration has never been the goal. The goal has been to have a  official said Core s in come comes primarily from negroes. He added however that he has no qualms about accepting Money from any source. Because somebody owes Black people  Innis and Mckissick were questioned on the Abc Teledu Sion radio program meet  drawing draws a big beeline Mason Mich. A there was a Bee in the barrel but not in the gun barrel at the Michi Gan trap shooters association championships  Queen Bee ducked into a barrel containing 5,000 ticket for a prize drawing. A swarm of male bees followed the Queen and buzzed around a shed hous ing the barrel. Bill Patterson of grand rap ids the association official in charge of the prize drawing could t go near the barrel be cause he is one of a very few persons in the United states who Are allergic to Bee stings. Such stings Are potentially fatal to him. Patterson even carries Akit in his pocket for emergency use in event of a Bee or Wasp sting. The Day was saved by do Johnson of Lansing. Johnson who had just shot 197 out of possible 200 Clay targets walked Over to the shed Cap tured the Queen be and led the swarming male bees into Large Box allowing officials to remove the barrel by would allow his forces to break out key area key states key  this Type of analysis might enable the Rockefeller people to produce poll confirmation for their belief that the new Yor governor has great strength in major Urban areas and thus could command decisive elec Nixon assails travel tax As unfair new York a Republican presidential hopeful Richard m. Nixon called on Congress Sun Day night to reject president Johnson s proposed travel tax and said the answer to America s economic crisis was for an administration to rein in Haun bridled appetite for the spending of Public  in a statement released from his new York Headquarters Nixon said the administration s request for a 30 per cent travel tax on american tourist should be turned Down by the Congress. That tax is unfair unwise and  Johnson proposed a graduate tax on tourist spending outside the Western hemisphere. The first $7 a Day spent would be exempt the next $8 taxed at 15per cent and everything Over $15 a Day taxed at 30 per cent. The former vice president said As for the american Dollar its Trou Bles Are not the result of what american tourists Are spending abroad but of what this administration is spending in washing ton  Twal votes in november the Rockefeller forces a to overcome the Clead held by to 0 former president have Boon Al the voters with  and National ing and  was asked it Vietnam policy statement Day that american troop withdraw to population Center either mutually win the enemy or unilaterally amounted to 2enclave theory put Forth by tired Gen. James m. Gavin in a sense luit not quit the fi�,vcrn9r a Rockefelle said this Point was one of sever Al la a much broader to proach to peace. Rockefeller predicted that a would gel the Republican Noel nation on the fifth ballot at the gop convention in Miami each aug. 5. No one would get the necessary votes on the first or second ballots and Nixon be said would lose strength on in third and fourth to both him and California gov. Ronald read Aachen Rockefeller said there would be some motion som movement Back and Forth before he captures the Nomina Tion on the fifth ballot. Will support Nomine asked if he would support Reagan for president if Reagan got the nomination Rocke Feller said he would support the party  the new York governor also said he has detected a shift among Southern delegates from Nixon to Reagan because of the third party candidacy of former Alabama gov. George c. Wal  he also said Here Are fears that Wallace could carry three to seven Southern states. If that s taken away fro him Nixon Rockefeller said his Basic strength is  Pueblo skipper s wife in. Rose b la r t mar. Lloyd Bucher of be Pienio. 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