European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Pentagon Board taking Over promotions to e8 and e9 Washington is the Anne has announced plans Tor Cut Rimize promotions for the two sup grades of e8 and e9o assure what it Calls the most equitable system for selection and promotion of Thebes qualified individuals promotions to e9 will Starton Jan. 1 and to e8 on March 1 As a result of Central Board tar 3% i Efti be action at the Pentagon level following a selection system that is patterned in Many respects like the one for offi cers. Super Grade promotion boards will be made up of Field Grade officers and senior noncommissioned officers. The change approved june28 by Gen. Harold k. Johnson in one of his last acts As chief of staff before retiring has been under discussion in the army for Many years. Army officials pointed out they Haven plans for centralized pro motions for any other enlisted cont. On Page 2., col. 5 the stars unofficial newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol. 27, no. 89 if 21855 a 5 daily 10 sunday tuesday july 16, 1968 further reduction of gis in Europe urged by Clifford French 4th of july the Eiffel Tower glows brilliantly Las fireworks in the background Light up the sky. Parisians were celebrating the 179th Bastille Day anniversary up photo brother is convinced Lay Sneyd same Man Washington up defense we Are bringing 34,000 Clark m. Cliffor Dafter they get Back i would wants further reduction in . Like to review that problem troop strength in Western Europe again and i would like events it was reported monday. Ally to bring some More Are bringing men Home the defense Secretary made from nato now Clifford says. I his remarks May 28 in closed Saigon jittery As police impose full scale alarm Chicago a the Chica Jjo daily news said monday in a copyrighted Story that a letter written by James Earl Ray to a brother removes any doubt that Ray and Ramon George Sneyd Are the same person. Sneyd was the name under hich Hay was arrested in Lon Pon in connection with the assassination of or. Martin Luther or. The daily news said the letter As written to John Ray and was signed lord r. John Ray said the hand writ a was his brother s and he added a Don t know where begot the name of Sneyd but he lots of names about the title lord asked John Ray said that s Proba Bly his idea of a the daily news published portions of the letter which in part read i could Appeal my extradition hearing but i am getting tired of listening to these liars so 1 might close it up about there was no indication which tuesday the letter referred Ray said he interpreted cont. On punt. Col. L France explodes new bomb Paris up France Mon Day exploded the second nuclear bomb in its 1968 series of Tessin the South Pacific. The announcement made by the minis try of defense described the bomb As medium Saigon up National police imposed the second f u 11 scale attack alarm on Saigon Ina week monday when Intelli gence reports indicated a noon hour terror raid. None developed but the City remained extremely tense. . Military sources said Saviet Cong munitions dump found 15 Miles West of Saigon c o stained enough supplies to sus Tain a unit of 150 men for a pro longed period. A similar Cache discovered near Hue the o 1 Imperial capital 400 Miles to the North could equip a battalion of 400.despite the Saigon Alert. De sense Secretary Clark Clifford be Gan a round of top level briefings with . Military and diplomatic officials discussing the Pentagon plans to beef up the South vietnamese army. He will have his first meeting with South Vietnam s govern ment leaders tuesday when recalls on president Nguyen Van Thieu at the presidential War communiques late monday afternoon reported no major Bat Les but front reports said Amer ican helicopters flew several re Supply missions for . And 1 South vietnamese troops trying 1 of seize superstition Mountain a Viet Cong stronghold in the me Kong Delta near the cambodian Border 120 Miles Southwest of Saigon. The Saigon alarm was Orde Redas squads of National police in Battle gear stopped hundreds of cant on Paje. Col. 2i door testimony before a House appropriations subcommittee. The transcript was made Public monday. Earlier in his remarks Clif Ford had defended past troop commitments to 23 years we have not had a War in Europe and the invest ment we have made there com pared to what a War would have Cost us has been minimal. I would like to get our bal Ance of payments in shape he added. I would like. To get us Back in the posture where we were Strong internally so we could be even a greater Force for peace in the troop reduction is backed by Many congressmen led by sen ate democratic Leader Mike Mansfield who has urged bring ing Home four of the six . I divisions in Germany. If Troy . A Patricia Brien just wanted to Cool off to a municipal Pool but the 12-k a old girl s dip turned into a weekend of extreme pain when111 was caught in a Drain l Toncia of nearby water went to that City s Schuyler Ark Pool saturday afternoon. At about 4 30, her left Arm be ume lodged up to her shoulder a drainage pipe that protrude several inches above the con f the base of the shallow ? Albert told re that Patricia slipped and that her Arm went into the four Inch steel pipe As she fell. The Pool was being drained atthe time causing suction. Police and firemen tried Athirst to extricate her Arm by us ing grease and Oil. When that failed they broke the Concrete wit i air hammers and separated the pipe Section from the base after five , under sedation for pain and the piece of pipe still around her. Swollen Arm. Was taken to St. Mary s Hospital a second ordeal lasted for nine hours sunday As members of tory s Rescue squad Cut away the pipe with hacksaws. The delicate Job was completed at about 8 0 . With files an portable pneumatic drills. We bad to work slowly an carefully to avoid cutting into her Ami Saul Russell Slu Hun Troy s Deputy fire chief. Her pain was terrific ". Hospital officials said Patricia was in Good condition but added that they would not know whether the Arm had been damage seriously until the swelling sub sided. Water girl Brazil s Martha Vas Coucellos newly crowned miss universe splashes Fetchin Gly the surf at Miami each fla., delighting Beach bound onlookers with her smile Aud her statistics 3g-25-3c. A
