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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, July 20, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and strips paper cites extradition bloc Lanoit Union gave demos $100,000 after Rusk a new York a the seafarers International Union donated $100,000 to democratic party Campaign organizations shortly after Secretary of state Dean Rusk refused to approve extradition of a former Union official to Canada on a perjury charge the Wall Street journal reported Friday. The newspaper said the Union action was done without the knowledge of ," it said this sequence of events represents Sheeres coincidence. At any rate Secretary Rusk emphasizes that no political pressure was applied from any source to influence his  the journal said Rusk rejected the arguments several months ago of his Legal advise Rand overruled a . Commissioner in declining to Issue a extradition warrant for Harold c. Banks former Boss of the Ca Nadian District of the seafarers  had jumped bail in Canada and fled South across the Border to avoid serving a five year jail term on a conviction for hiring goons to beat up a rival labor Leader the news paper said. State department press offi cer Robert j. Mccloskey com menting on the journal Story quoted Rusk As saying no one at the democratic National committee Ever communicated with me on this mat Ter no one at the White House Ever attempted to influence my decision nor did any Congress  matter rested solely with the Secretary of state the state department spokes Man said Rusk had vowed Tothrow out any visitors who might try to influence him i such decision making. The Secretary is satisfied with the correctness and the legality of the decision in Thi Scase he added. Such quotations from Rask were included in the journal a  the time of Rusk s Deci Sion the state department announced he had turned Down returns to cell Sirhan Sirhan is accompanied Back Tobis cell by attorney Russell e. Parsons after a court appearance in los Angeles. Associated press photo democrats get nowhere in phone Appeal Chicago a Illinois Bel Telephone rejected Friday an a peal from High ranking democrats to reconsider the proposal for binding arbitration in its 73-Day dispute with the International brotherhood of electrical workers. John Criswell executive director of the democratic National convention which is seriously threatened by the dead lock said Friday that he and John Bailey democratic nation Al chairman hoped that Bel would reconsider the proposal for binding arbitration made bythe Union. Joseph o Brien a Bell offi Cial replied immediately that we have crossed the arbitration Bridge several times and after a lot of soul searching we feel it is in the Public Good not to  have no intention of sub mitting any wage negotiations to arbitration o Brien said. Criswell said. It is our judg ment in spite of the figures which Are easily bandied about on the subject that a very few Days remain in which an agree ment could be reached and thus the conduct of the convention could move ahead without Seri Ous , the Miami Herald quoted sen. George Smathers,d-Fla., As saying that vice pres ident Hubert Humphrey want the convention moved from Chi Cago to Miami Beach. Humphrey s response was Atwo line statement through an aide sen. Smathers is Florida s no. 1 Booster and a Good Friend but Chicago will be the City of the National  Sirhan granted new postponement los Angeles a Smil ing and Jaunty but still nervous Sirhan Bishara Sirhan receive Friday another postponement of his plea to a charge that he assassinated sen. Robert f. Ken Nedy. A judge set a new Date of aug. 2 after Sirhan s attorney Russell e. Parsons said psychiatrists reports on the 24 year old jordanian have no been completed. The court also authorized on of the two court appointed psychiatrists to employ another doctor to make an ence Phalo Gram brain wave examination of Sirhan. The 5-foot-3 defendant As in his last court appearance three weeks ago was Clad in tight Lack pants a Light Blue shirt and Black  took about 30 Steps from his cell on the 13th floor of the Hall of Justice to a make shift courtroom with Armor plating Over its windows. At one Point in the 15-Minuteproceedings Sirhan answered a question from the judge with mumble not fully intelligible Over the whirr of air condition ing. Apparently it was a request for sleeping pills either to be Given them or be allowed to continue them. The Point was not clarified in court 10 guerrillas killed by rhodesian forces Salisbury Rhodesia up rhodesian Security forces have killed 10 african guerrillas aftera new invasion group crossed into Rhodesia from Zambia Security forces Headquarters announced Here Friday. Security forces losses were on killed and five slightly wounded the communique said. About 100 spectators mostly newsmen gathered in the courtroom. The Bailiff will now bring inthe defendant said Superior judge Richard Schauer. A bail Iff opened a Side door. The wiry defendant strode in swiftly glanced quickly around to get his bearings then took a few Steps to a vacant chair at the counsel  shool hands with his attorney sat in the leather padded swivel chair and shot a smile at his brother Adel 29, who sat about 25 feet away against the White Brick Wall to Sirhan Sright. Sirhan smiled frequently across the room at Adel through the  Schauer asked if the two week postponement was agreeable to you or sir Han yes sir he answered. Personal income sets Mark Washington a by increased wages and Sala Ries personal income advanced by $4.8 billion during june to a record annual rate of $683.1 Bil lion the Commerce department reported Friday. Although the increase was less than the $5.4 billion Rise during May it equalled the aver age monthly gains Over the last 12 years. The department also reported 4.2 per cent decline in new factory orders for hard Good but said the drop was concentrated in transportation especially air planes and Automo  said hard Good orders exclusive of the transportation Industry remained unchanged during june at $18.3  transportation included to Tal orders reached $24.5 billion compared with $25.5 billion in May. Seasonal factors All figures Are adjusted for seasonal factors. The two reports continued pattern of mixed economic statistics for june including slower growth in Industrial output in creased unemployment a drop in housing starts and a leveling in retail sales. Economic growth Over All inthe second Quarter was the Sec Ond highest on record but government economists said they detect signs of an orderly Cool ing off of the inflationary Pace. Cuban exile faces charge of air piracy Miami Fla. A a 24 year old cuban exile identified As Rogelio Hernandez Leyva was charged Friday with air piracy for using a gun and a object he said was a hand Gre Nade to Force National airline flight 1048 to Fly to Havana. The Federal Bureau of investigation announced in Miami that the complaint was authorized by the . Attorney in new Orleans and filed before a .commissioner in that City who had issued a warrant for Hernandez arrest. Leaving Houston the plane with 57 passengers and a Crew of seven was hijacked As it was leaving hous ton the Fri said and landed inner Orleans for refuelling before going to  Hijacker who used the name a. Hernandez when he boarded the flight at los an Geles remained in Cuba outside the jurisdiction of american Courti Canada s extradition85 a ass however cover perjury. Technically the. Grounds the unionist hades a "j7 but rus that the perjury charge was fact related to the non editable charge. Canadian lawyers tried to  Rusk in an info Fri "fo6?8 it the sc"etary5state s office to Surrence Banks to Canadian officials to journal said. Instead the new paper reported Rusk let ban go free. Then a noteworthy than happened wrote journal � Porter Jerry Landauer. Within Days after the rus decision but unknown to the i a tary checks io$100,000 started flowing democratic party Ca coffers from seafarers Union Headquarters in  the Money was contributed into packets of 10 checks Eack the journal reported. Each of the checks was for $5,000, the maximum amount that an organization can legally contrib Ute to a single Campaign com Mittee within the course of a year it said. Blast kills five children Levels Home Earlestown . Up five children ranging in age from 9 to 4, were killed Friday when an explosion levelled a Home Here. Four adults were injured non seriously. Police said the fathers of the youngsters John Macdougall 31, and his brother Michael 29,were siphoning gasoline from an automobile in the basement garage of John s Home Here. The gasoline dumped into sump pump r of ice said Ana when the pump was turned on the electric motor sparked the  were Michael 4, and he sister Bonnie Macdougall of children of Michael and Johns three children Mark 9, Robbin 8 and Valarie 5. Pepi turns firebird 6antee, Calif. Up Wake up screamed Perl a 15-Wonth-Oid my Nan Bird. The commotion aroused Bobby Guiles the to year old owner of feel. The youngster discovered a fire in the Kitchen and Dasma from the House. A Bor citing i the  s Mother was out of House at jul Imp said Perl of a Learned to Sui Hawk Watt nil she said he patently Learned from neighbor who has  
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