European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes log 101 via \vori.1 Flemings win in Louvain strife Belgium a the biggest roman Catholic uni world has bowed to flemish nationalists Bishops who Rule the 24,000-student University have to remove the French Section from Louvain to Brussels action the participation of students in running earlier this year rioted and fought the police St months asking that the 11,500 French speaking student this flemish town. Their action led to a political crisis and Down the government of Paul Van Den Boey Nants their belgian Premier in a Long time. By government implied that the French speaking students Frethem foreigners would have to leave. The Bishops had taken a Clear stand. Wednesday night they did agreeing on need to increase As much As possible the autonomy of the acc makes bid to Vatican and for he two de Gaville warmly praises role in 1918 Victory Villers Cotteret France up president Charles de Gaulle thursday paid a War tribute to the United states contribution to the Allied Victory Over Imperial Germany in 1918. At ceremonies commemorating the beginning of the French led offensive on july 18, 1918, know Nas the second Battle of the Marne the French president also upheld the role of Gen. Philippe Petain As one of the architects of the military Victory. One must say that the United states entry into the War the arrival of their first units the certainty that these reinforce ments would be increasing boosted the countries in the Campos Fredom the president said. He spoke under a Hill called la Butte Chaumont in the heavily wooded area 60 Miles Northeast of Paris which was used As the observation Post by Gen. Charles Mangin. Two american divisions took part in the Start of the 16 week Battle that ended with Ger Many s capitulation nov. 11,the French president upheld the role of general later mar Shal Philippe Petain for the sue cues Sui restoration of the morale of French troops shaken by mutinies after the bloody wasteful 1917 offensives. The president flew in by hell copter. He made the speech be fore several Cabinet ministers High officials ambassadors and other dignitaries after reviewing French British american and italian troops. Uppsala Sweden Impi the fourth Assembly of the world Council of Churche Rocc passed a Resolution to Day which brought uie roman Catholic Church a step closer to membership in the organization. The Resolution All but asked the Church to apply for membership in the acc which in eludes most other Resolution on relations with the roman Catholic Church welcomed the Vati can s decision to set up a joint working group with the we to consider the principles for it urged the working group to concentrate on the question of membership for the Catholic Church. T poles fire hot play director Warsaw up Kazymierz Dejmek whose production of a19th-Century polish play was ordered closed by the ruling communist party at the Start of student troubles in March has Bee fired from his directorship at the National theater sources said a production of the classic a Shady forefathers eve was criticized for Over emphasizing anti russian lines like the rus have Ben sending Here for 100 years fools spies and Jack rss6s.the closure inspired a demonstration of students calling for greater cultural Freedom which was a prelude to More violent demonstrations when the students clashed with police. In a Way Dejmek s production of the play by Adam Mickiewicz ignite Poland s recent political unrest which reached a Climax in a purge of top government and party officials. Bridge disappears in India Bombay up officials in Goa Are checking a report thata Bridge there has mysteriously the Bridge was ordered built last year at a Cost of $105,000.then there were reports that it was finished and already in use. Inquiries however showed it did not exist. The chief minister of Goa has ordered an investigation and noted this is the first Case of its kind in the country. New iraqi chiefs flex Muscles talks to Viet reds dramatist Miller fears More years of War Baghdad a Iraq s new revolutionary leadership Council thursday confiscated All property belonging to 26 members of the former Council was swept to Power in a coup d eat in t h Early hours of wednesday. Those deprived of their property include the former Premier Taher Yahya National Oil company president Adib Al Jader and four former Cabinet embers. In Baghdad life was returning to Normal after a 24-hour stand still in which the coup Leader consolidated their position. Meanwhile cheerful looking Abdel Rahman Aref visited his wife in a London Hospital thurs Day 30 hours after being ousted As president. His plans were not deposed Leader flew to London by Way of Istanbul wednesday night and has been in stalled in his country s embassy. Prospective Princess Harvath str Mullah 20, of Pak Stan is to wed jordanian Crown Prince Hassan 20, brother of King Hussein. The Princess to be is the daughter of the late Mohammed Ikra Mullah former Pakistan for eign Secretary and High com missioner in London. A Paris a playwright a thur Miller said wednesday Fol lowing talks with ambassador Xuan Thuy and North Vietnam Ese officials that i go Home be Lieving we May Well be in for several More years of War unless the United states unconditionally stops bombing North Vietnam. Miller who came Here witha group opposed to the War in Vietnam said he proposed Tothy and the . Delegation in the Paris talks that the dead lock in the talks be broken by arranging a cease fire in the War. Miller proposed that thousands of mothers and children be exchanged by the United states an North Vietnam to serve As hos tages insuring a halt in the fight ing. He suggested two thousand to be sent by each country Tolive in the other with a ratio of two children to each s a far out suggestion the Connecticut playwright told news conference but i thought it might help to get around Miller and his associates were refused a meeting with . Ambassador Averell Harriman. Anaide sent a letter saying that Canadian mailman strike Ottawa up Twenty four thousand postmen walked of Weir jobs thursday plunging Canada into its Sec my mail strike in three the last strike in 1965, mailman refused to deliver letters or three weeks. Again the Issue i . J. Houle president of the Canadian letter carriers Union to wed that working conditions for postmen were Rotten an dismissed a government offer of a 10 per cent increase Retro Active to August 1967 As a big postmen want a 75 per cent increase. Security risk in Rhodesia elude africans from parliamentary government a move that would have made any Compro Mise solution of the rhodesian peking orders troops to smash civil strife / Salisbury Rhodesia up Ujj onesian Premier Ian Smith a parliament thursday he Dis wed his right Wing minister a fraternal affairs Williamr per because he had become a Security risk. A Dif Missal of Harper earlier this month brought to a head right Wing resistance the ruling rhodesian a party to continued african presentation in Rhodesia s Bali a dominated led a movement to sex problem ruling party has disclosed plans for a Republican Constitution which gives africans rep Plantation in a multiracial parliament but places the bulk of african political Power in the hands of government appointed chiefs and headmen. It also pro Vides a built in guarantee of a White majority for the foresee Able future. Hong Kong a Stillmore bloody fighting among red guards is flaring through South Ern China and regular army troops after six weeks of stand ing aside have been ordered to crush it chinese travellers an communist radios reported thursday. Travellers from Canton capital of Kiangtung province said troops there have erected Street barricades at main intersection Sand on outlying highways. Radio Canton quoted the offi Cial local newspaper As saying peking had ordered leaders of people s liberation army units in Kiangtung to smash the wave of violence but gave no details. Similar reports of army move ments to Stop factional battling came from sources at Nanning capital of Kwangsik province and from Zuchow an Industrial town and Highway River boat transportation Center in the Sam province. Kwangsik has been torn by strife since May. Many re ports say it has been half Laid waste by the new reports reaching Here Are True and their multiplicity and the Way they agree would indicate they Are the army is finally moving after a still unexplained six weeks of ignoring the warring red guard the Zuchow area More than 2,000 have been reported killed hundreds in outlying districts surrounding was a belief Here that there has been a split in the army leadership with one group backing the red Banner re guard faction and others Back ing the East wind , they said would explain How both reportedly became armed with regular army Wea Pons grenades rifles Automa tic rifles and machine guns. The scene of sensitive negotiations should not be an Arena of argument. Some members of the group however saw an aide of Harriman informally. Bonn recalls envoy probes War record Bonn a West Germany has called Home its ambassador to Portugal Herbert Mueller Roschach for a probe of his alleged role in nazi War crimes. The move followed the Dis closure wednesday that the Hesse state prosecutor in Frank Furt has opened a formal investigation against the envoy after his testimony As a witness in the War crimes trial against former nazi Diplomat Fritz von Hahn. Public attention was cent Redon the trial earlier this month when Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger made an unprecedented court appearance to give evidence for the minister Willy Brandt questioned about the affair at foreign press luncheon Here thursday commented investigatory proceedings do not amount to a criminal charge. Ambassador Mueller Roschach will be questioned and subsequent Steps will depend on his the Lisbon envoy s court appearance in Frankfurt led to two key discoveries he was Vonhahn s predecessor in the jew ish affairs department of hit Ler s foreign office in Berlin. He has since then changed his name from Plain Mueller adding Hia wife s Maiden name. Soccer officials charged Buenos Aires up Buenos Aires judge ordered charges of negligent homicide placed against 12 personnel of the River plate soccer stadium where a june 23 Stampede killed 71. Chinese get in swim to Mark Mao s dip Tokyo a peking s new China news Agency reported wednesday that Many people flocked to the Rivers and lakes throughout the Mainland tues Day for a swim to Mark the anniversary of chairman Mao tse Tungos swim in the Yangtze River two years a broadcast monitored Here the Agency said red flags fluttered across peking s lakes and reservoirs As people swam inseam formations behind portraits of chairman Shanghai commanders and fighters of an air Force unit swam in the Yangtze behind a giant portrait of Mao it was re ported
