European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes hot line hummed in Mideast War new York a presi Dent Johnson and soviet pre Mier Alexei Kosygin waged War of nerves and wills Over the Washington Moscow hot Lin during the Arab israeli conflict in june 1967, an article in the a gust Issue of Reader s digest said copyrighted article by Lester Velie was a condensation of a Book countdown in the holy land to be published in1969. Velie said that on tuesday june 6, for the first time the russians used the hot line be tween Moscow and Washington in said Kosygin sent an Early morning message insisting that the United states persuade the israelis to pull Back. Wit this demand wrote Velie came a thinly veiled threat i effect get them out of there or we said Johnson refused to apply pressure on Israel despite second similar message later the same second angry confrontation was four Days later on sat urday Velle said after the israelis had advanced on that message the article continued Kosygin demanded that the United states halt the israelis forthwith. His tone was even tougher than it had been on tuesday. It was immediately Clear that this crisis was much earlier More serious Velie said Johnson told the so Viet Leader that the United states could no More control the israeli than Kosygin could control the egyptians or Kremlin sent Back two More messages Velie said each stronger than the last. At this Point the president made a fateful decision on his orders three task groups of the sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean headed toward he coast. They a i i Xiv. Their in pai"01 backs incl won a v 0� Navy Man said e a Velie fluid. , r the United states am the Clas Union stood toe to toe i5? for thou in Vert to line both were saved Bybell. At 12 30 p m he june 10, a by Israel and s into huh refuses to rebuke lbs on War Washington up Vic president Hubert h. Humphrey saturday emphatically rejected the support of Antiwar democrats who want him to say president Johnson and his Vietnam policy were wrong. To those who say that must repudiate my president and repudiate my government and its policy or they won t support me then i say to the that they will have to find somebody else to Humphrey said in an exclusive up interview. I happen to believe that our stand in Vietnam to resist aggression and to permit the development of self determination was Humphrey said in commenting on the War Issue As a possible democratic National convention platform controversy. No gain seen but. He said there was nothing to be gained in getting bogged Down in who was right and who was wrong about the we need to do is try to examine the lessons we relearned out of this struggle in Vietnam the things that we redone right the things that May have been wrong he said. Humphrey said he hoped the platform would Lay Down some suggestions and proposals that will Aid and influence the peace negotiations in Paris including a recitation of Long Range policy goals and a reassessment of our goes into detail the vice president went into some detail on his own ideas for current Vietnam policy such As letting the South vietnamese know that they must be ready to defend themselves to build their own military resources. To expand the base of their government. To improve i do not want to see this War americanized i believe that the vietnamese have the major responsibility for the defense of their own country he said. Humphrey denied that there was any conflict Between himself and Johnson on How the democratic platform should treat the Vietnam Issue. That s a lot of nonsense he said. There is no conflict. The president would be the last Nan in the world to expect me to spend my time just applauding the yesterdays even though i think Many Good thin shave been i am a Man ready for the future and intend to have something to say about it Humphrey said. . Loan Tor India new Delhi a India and the United states signed an agreement Here Friday provid ing for a ? t�3 million loan to Hel India finance fertilizer imports. Smiling defendant Sirhan Bishara Sirhan charged with the murder of Robert Kennedy has a smile after a Day in court during which he was Given another postponement of his plea. His brother Adel was in the los Angeles courtroom and Sirhan smile frequently at him throughout the proceedings which lasted for 15 minutes. Associated press photo i Ull Timo officer suspended priest to become a cop Monterey Calif. A a roman Catholic priest who was suspended from his priestly functions for carrying a gun while working As a Reserve officer will become a full time policeman at nearby Rev. Terence a Mangan 30, was ordained four years ago and became a founding member of the congregation of the Orato Riun fathers in Monterey. The order serves As Mangan was Dean of a boys Catholic High school lec tured in theology at the univer sity of san Francisco and also helped celebrate weekend mass at the Carmel Mission night while doing research on a doctorate he worked As Reserve police Man for a year in Seaside a City of 15,000. He wore a uniform arid badge and carried a on duty he arrested a murder suspect administered last rites to 46 people and counselled fellow november Church superiors Learned that his off hours occupation required him to carry a gun. This is against Canon Law but father Mangan appealed to the Pope. This week his request was de Nied and the priest was suspended. I have no quarrel with the Church and intend to remain within it Suid father Mangan who will become officer Man Gan on aug. 1. � � we of machine gun burst fired from school new York a police seized a Man saturday mho allegedly fired a burst from a machine gun out of a fifth floor window at Power memorial Academy in Imd Manhattan at 6 30 . No one was injured. Officers said the Man told them he bought the american made weapon and ammunition at a West 42nd Street store the Man was identified by police As Sam fal a n 30 native of Malta who has been employed at the Academy a roman Catholic prep school for five years police found the fully loaded weapon under a mattress in Falzon s room. Beneath the bed were six boxes of ammunition each containing 50 rounds police said. Jesuit asks to be freed to marry new York a the for Mer Dean of Ford Harn University s graduate school wants to renounce his Jesuit Priesthood and marry a woman who re signed last month As Dean of the University s new Liberal arts col lege for women according to a spokesman for the roman Cath Olic order. The Rev. Joseph f. Mulligan,48, has reportedly asked for re lease from his vows As a Jesuit priest to wed miss Patricia Plante 32, former Dean of Thomas More College. According to a statement is sued Friday by the very Rev. James Somerville Jesuit provincial for higher education in new York father Mulligan Ison a leave of absence and Fol lowing prescribed procedures in his request to be relieved of his priestly this respect he differs from the Rev. Edward j. Sponga the former Jesuit provincial for Maryland. It was disclosed recently that father Sponga had left the order without Permis Sion and had married a Divorcee with three children. Acting couple divorce Hollywood a actor Robert Lansing Star of television s twelve o clock High was divorced Here by actress Emily Mclaughlin of to s Gen eral said he no longer wished to be married miss Mclaughlin testified in Superior court u.1v. Urged to study Viet defoliation new York a the Board of directors of the Ameri can association for the advancement of science has called on the United nations to under take a Long term inquiry into the effects of defoliation Chemi cals being used in Vietnam. The herbicides Are used by . Forces to destroy vegetation that can conceal enemy in filtration routes. Some scientists have expressed concern about possible harmful effects on the land and people. Volt is septic ism the Board said it could no share the defense department s Confidence that seriously and verse consequences will not occur As a result of the use of Herbicidal chemicals in Vietnam. 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