European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the Star and stripes bombs rip la. Area businesses los Angeles a bombs believed detonated by anti Castro cubans ripped through four travel agencies and an office of the Shell outbuilding Friday police said. Damage was minor in each Case and no one was injured Al though employees were working in the Shell building s sixth floor data processing Center when that blast occurred. The first blast rocked the offices of the mexican National tourist Council in neighbouring Beverly Hills. Within 17 min utes bombs dropped through mail slots Shook the mexican travel Agency the tourist offices of air France and a Busi Ness office in the Shell fifth explosion occurred two hours later at Japan air lines. Cuban powered White and Blue stickers Reading unite cuban Power in Spanish were found on door frames at each location investigators said. Six similar explosions have occurred at foreign tourist and diplomatic offices in the Newyork City area. In addition one bomb was dismantled july 14 atthe French government tourist office in Rockefeller Center an another was defused at a mex ican consulate in Newark n.j.,july 16. All of the offices involved represent countries that Trade with Cuba. Two other bombs exploded a taverns frequented by cubans. Police said witnesses told them a Man and woman both described As latins in theirmid-20s, were seen in the area lust before the Japan air line blast. The explosions blew out win Dows scorched Walls and scattered furniture. Damage in each Case was estimated at $1,000 to $1,500. Quiet Market closes lower new York a the Stock Market closed lower Friday in a relatively quiet session. Some losses were pared in lat trading but there were some serious losses. Multi Point declines were registered for ism and Avon products. Computer stocks were hit Glamor growth Section of the Market was weak and there was Little to redeem it among Blue chips. Standard Oil new Jersey was an exception performing strongly All Day. Volume was 14.63 million shares compared with 17.42 Mil lion Dow Jones Industrial aver age dropped 4.03 to 913.92. House cuts Aid funds to $2 billion Washington a the House dealt president Johnson a stunning setback thursday night cutting his embattled for eign Aid program to just below$2 billion for the first time in its end result of nearly nine hours of debate upheld cuts by a House foreign a fairs com Mittee and More slashes inflicted on the floor which totalled $967.85 million Johnson had issued a special Appeal to Congress wednesday not to go beyond the nearly $600 million Cut by the committee. He final total in the Bill a Thorsteing Bunde for the Al year which Bejan july i was$1,993,929,000. It compares with an original administration re quest of $2,921,680,000. There when a could be separate further cuts Bill actually providing the funds comes out of a House appropriations sub passing the Bill the House wrote in language direct ing the president to negotiate with Israel for the Sale of 59 a phantom it fighter. Other amendments similar to those approved last year in a appropriations but provided that no Grants sales or loan shall be made under the Mili tary assistance program Lor Purchase of sophisticated weapons such As Jet planet by Lea developed countries. If the countries go ahead an buy the systems with Thel fund it provides Dent withhold eco Ance in alike a provided arid Korel. The Lar Cut Back a ing 1350 million House initially series of other amendments relating to cd assistance the Allie Progress International nations and support Ingance. This was these were All on a package Cut later passed on a 267-Lso Roll Call % Senate gets Gong Leader for contempt Washington a a Chi Cago Street gang Leader who re fused to answer investigating senators questions was cited for contempt of the Senate in unanimous vote Friday. Eighty senators voted to direct the . Attorney s office of the District of Columbia to proceed with the prosecution of Jeff fort vice president of the Blackstone rangers. Fort walked from a session of the Senate permanent investigations subcommittee july 9, refusing to give senators his address or answer questions other than giving his name. Senators were attempting to query fort on his relationship to a federally funded Job Tram for the bangers Jim T to from a. Ier Chicago gang the Devil s disciples subcommittee chairman John l. Mcclellan a arc told Senate for action cons flagrant contempt of Power ate to to investigate the spending of i taxpayers Money. The to danced to from the office apor Unity. 7th Cut a killed by car Wuerzburg Germany is a Soldier was fatally injured Early Friday As he stepped froma taxi outside Ledward Barracks in Schweinfurt 3rd inf div a there reported. The victim is spec. 4 car Taylor. 22, of he he too 3rd in 7th Cav regt who. To spokesman said was struck by a German Motorist at 1 30 . He was rushed to Wuerz Burg army Hospital where hews pronounced dead. Surviving Are his parents mrs Harry r. Taylor of Merrimac mass. 8miljing Jose former president owing fat i. us famous smile at reporters at Walter Reed Hospital endorses Richard Nixon s East Tracy. He s feeling great says the lettering on us Robe. A photo sex Klansman gets life in murder of negro Hattiesburg miss. Up a former Kun flux Klansman was convicted of murder charge Friday in connection with the 1906 fire bomb slaying of a negro Leader. The guilty verdict was re turned by a jury of 12 men and women three of whom Are negroes. The defendant William t. Smith was sentenced to life imprisonment by circuit judge Stanton Hall when the jury re anti-. Rioting spreads in Turkey Izmir Turkey a the wave of anti americanism in Turkey spread to a third Cit Friday with a clash in Izmir be tween turkish youths and visit ing . Sailors. A group of youths attacked the sailors on Shore leave in this nato port City. They fought with fists until police moved in. The Fleeup followed clashes in Istanbul and Ankara in which 36 sailors were reported Hurta the clash broke out Here incident occurred in the capital City of Ankara where american sailors were splattered with Ink and eggs thursday. On Friday demonstrators broke windows of the . Agency for International development. Four youths were arrested. The wave of anti american in Eidens broke out after ships of the . Oth Fleet arrived a Istanbul monday on a visit. Seventeen american Sailor were Hurt in clashes with Stu dents there and 30 turks we rearrested. The Rector of the technical University of Istanbul and Mem Bers of the school s Senate re signed to protest the anti Amer ican behaviour of students involved in the clashes. A clamorous campain by the anti american party against ship and ties Tornato Pai Kish Tabor member with the United states has been picked up by wide sections of the turkish press and by nationalistic turks accuse the United states of no exerting its Power to Settle the Long standing trouble Between ported it could not agree on punishment Smith was the second Whiteman to be convicted of murder in connection with the death of negro Vernon Daixner More than two Yean ago. Be was the fourth of 13 defendants to be tried on murder or arson charge stemming from the night attack on the Home and grocery of Shraer. Mistrial were declared into previous trials and Cecil v _ Tor sessions is serving a life sen tence after his murder conviction in the first trial. Denies role in slaying Smith 32, of Laurel took the stand in his own defense thurs Day and calmly told of his Initia Tion into the White knights of the Kun flux klan on a dark night in im4. He readily admit Ted he had been a member of the klan but swore he had not take part in of the the planning Oraid in which or execution Dahmer Rural Home was burned Jan 10, 19w. Dahmer died that evening of seared lung. Dah Raer had been Active i negro voter registration work and was a former Branch chair. Turks and greeks about Cyprus. I Man of the a act. Fortas says he s against red teachers Washington a abeofte8 fighting to win Congo. Motion As chief Justice of the United states said thursday he if opposed to having Contra lists teach in the schools or work in defense supreme court Justice in a third Day of testimony before the Senate judiciary commit tee also said he disapproves of extreme forms of protest and he readily registered i recognition of the authority o Congress and state legislature to investigate subversion i have said on Many Occa Sions that i believe in the exer Cise of investigative Powers Inthis Field Fortas said in response to a question by Thurmond . A certainly believe in the necessity the Validity and the right of Congress to Zoh hour quiz Hurmond quizzed the Justice for 2% hours before chairman James o. Eastland d-miss., adjourned the hearing until Friday morning when Fortas first Nomi Nee for chief Justice Ever to Beca led before a Senate commit tee was finally excused As a wit Ness. Senate floor consideration Fli Fortas nomination appears cer Tain to be delayed until after labor Day. This would mean a simile wait for appeals court judge Homer w. Thornberry John son s Choice to replace Fortay As an associate Justice. Hearing son Thornberry s nomination Are scheduled to Start with increasingly no tile questioning of committee con Flynn Tion hearings and be threat a filibuster Senate leaders Nan virtual abandoned Hope bringing up the nomination do fore the conventions. Temperatures h in Albany 97 m Ambo Querqui w 97 Amarillo 91 99 Atlanta 93 u Billing a 17 Birmingham 79 00 Lamarck to m bolt99 of Baton 4 78 Bulo 93 62 caaw94 78 cd Uton 8.c. 94 f7 cd a run w.v�. 97 71 Onar totto 7 7f a the to 9j n Cincinnat Ift 71 Cave and m caluwbtm90 m on a 7 70 dm90 79 patrol 91 m 94 h wrth47 Halana 79 hot ton 787 h9? toe 96 92 76 a i i w 78 Miami 86 74mhw" 65 88 b7 67 omm 107 82 a 63 m i s3 s Toi 74 m 79
