European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              , july 24,1968 the stars and stripes Page. Buckley or. . Film Only sour note at Hemisfar san Antonio it it a pity a Moil of the publicity Given to san Antonio t Hemisfar hat entered on the documentary presented at the . Pavilion a 25-Mlnute him of tur pasting tech Nical Beauty devised by Fromelt Thompson which however Endt it up in a wagnerian Telier of despair Over America s shortcomings. Indeed one hat the Imrei lion at the end of the narrative written by w. H. Auden that the Only patriotic thing America could do is to cease to exist a Fate Many of America t critics would seem to desire for us except for the inconvenience such an ending would cause to our poets of despair. Mrs. Lyndon Johnson confessed to being made very unhappy by a film which makes no mention of America s efforts to help the needy or to Tamo the Rampa Genus effects of the machine or to ease the strained relations be tween the races. A foreigner see ing this particular film would probably reason a that Ameri Ca is a very foolish and ungrateful country and not a Little neurotic so to stress its imperfections on occasions that Are suited to heraldic exuberance and b that we Are a rather endearing peo ple who have never got rid of the censorious ghost of Cotton Mather. It is a pity that the film absorbs so much attention away from a fair which is a great and insufficiently celebrated Delight and alas has Only 10 weeks left to run. The size of the thing is quite staggering when one thinks of the resources of san Antonio a City of less than a million peo ple. The Effort must have been a Strain and clearly it has involved an assertion of Unity by a biracial Community which does not always work effectively together. The result is altogether pleas ing. It is anything but a Provin Cial production. It has been Cre ated with great care following rather the idea of the fair which attempts some kind of Harmony and closeness rather than the fair which encourages mutational individuality. The National exhibits Are of course smaller than those in new York and Montreal but they Are thoughtful and Bright and interesting for in stance the mexican exhibit and the French. The transportation facilities Are altogether adequate with monorails lacing about the 90-acre spread and sky gondolas arching Over the whole. There is an entertainment area several times the size of new York s in 1964, with everything except Hootch Koolich Sally Rand was not invited. There is the altogether unique contribution of the Girard Trust which owns the largest collection of miniature Folk Art in the world. Girard the architect and inferior designer hat put together 30 Odd Tableaux made up of 10,000 pieces from hit hundreds of thou Sands piece collection which Are enthralling whether to an artist or a child scenes of the nativity of latin american weddings and funerals and cock fights and bullfights Market places and toy stores. It is the single most memo Rable feature of the fair and it is no wonder that cities from All Over Are scrambling for the favor of Girard. If the exhibition re Mains in san Antonio As the fair s directors Hope it will sur Vive the Hemisfar As lustily As the Eiffel Tower has survived Paris s exhibition almost a Cen Tury ago. There is the finest exhibit of photographs of sports Ever assembled. There Are a dozen of the most exquisite pictures from the Prado museum Worth probably $30 million or to and Spain has served notice that this is positively the last time such was the fuss and bother and the local fear that something might go wrong that is the Way the spaniards feel about their paint Ings that if they Are damaged so would be Spain s psyche. The Spanish Pavilion offers a Flamen co troupe with the incomparable Victoria Salcedo of Madrid the Best i be seen in a dozen years. There Are Small and numerous restaurants but the distinctive eating feature of the fair is three clusters of Arcade Type food dispensaries where you can pick up not Only hotdogs and Hamburg ers but quiche Lorraine crepes Suzette tamales shish Kebab and sit Down in the open with your Beer or your wine or your chocolate malted milk and a Book of poems by Auden and figure that just maybe life is Worth living in America after All. Washington Star Syndicate inc. Huh hints at Viet enclaves below Olympus by Interlandi Vera Glaser Washington vice presi Dent Humphrey predicts the . Military will initiate new tac tical and strategic changes in South Vietnam which he hinted May include retirement to protected enclaves. He does not fore see escalation of the War. In a conversation with Nana upon his return to his desk after an eight Day bout with the flu Humphrey offered some hitherto unpublished views on Vietnam and indicated that during his illness he had studied new York gov. Nel son Rockefeller s recently announced four stage peace. Humphrey said he is working on a speech on Vietnam to be delivered before aug. 1, but indicated it will offer no Strong departures from Johnson administration policies in line with the course he has adopted in his presidential Campaign. Humphrey dismisses Rockefeller s proposals As primarily Bor rowed from the administration s idea Bank on ways to resolve the conflict. The Republican presidential hopeful s plans for phased de fusing of the War was categorized by Humphrey As not new with me or with  the four elements of Rocke Feller s plan As spelled out in double face advertisements in plan for major daily newspapers Call for a Mutual pullback an International Buffer Force composed mostly of asians a food Faith withdrawal of 75,000 . Troops and elections in which the Viet Cong could participate by for swearing violence. Humphrey described As not extravagant Rockefeller s Esti mate that it would take about six months to implement the plan from the time of a cease fire. Humphrey also noted that Gen. William Westmoreland until recently commander of . Forces in Vietnam said he expects to withdraw troops Early in 1969. Gen. Creighton Abrams West Moreland s successor undoubtedly will bring some new tactical and strategic changes which i do not wish to disclose Humphrey said emphasizing that he does not believe the military situation has deteriorated. Will Gen. Abrams escalate the vice president hesitated for a fraction of a second then said  the strategy he indicated might be holding and defeating the enemy As they come to  Rockefeller and others have advocated a pullback of . And Allied forces to populated areas a strategy sometimes de scribed As the enclave theory. On his return to the . In late May Westmoreland said Over 100,000 North vietnamese had been killed in the first five months of 1968, More than were lost in All of 1967 and double those lost in 1966. The Only question is How Long they will hold out Humphrey said. Their losses have been staggering but they will try to launch another  Humphrey admitted we May have made a mistake Here and there but emphasized that the . Purposes of helping the Viet namese toward self determination and protecting their territorial integrity Are Noble and supported by most  he defined phase one As getting the struggle off the Battlefield to the conference table and pronounced that completed. Now he wants the peace Offen Sive to work toward a stand Down then a cease fire then Mutual  what Rockefeller is doing he said is spelling out some of the things that have been stated within the government and some of the realities As we see  c North american newspaper Alliance Gons fishing i take it for granted Bundy s kidding circulation office phone numbers 0rmnyberlin, Civ t38388 ?�ra.vh�ven. Civ 48311. Mil Tutti j. F. Ter Horst h Civ 1 Civ Civ Dow 4jott9, Hll memo. A read awns Civ 986188italy leghorn Civ 83001 Spain in. Oto 2238mo, ext 8011unl a Ken Odom Civ subscribe now government housing Only Washington thanks to the foresight of its sympathetic Boss former White House adviser my George Bundy the Ford foundation is providing generous Grants to Young intellectuals on the staff of the late sen. Robert Kennedy who must find jobs in the out Side world. J was so impressed by the magnanimous gesture that i mythic ally dashed off a letter to Bundy. Dear Mac i can t think of a nicer Way to spend your Money than by help ing Brainy people in need. You be obviously thought of All the lbs men like Marv Watson and Walt Rostow who la be leaving the administration shortly especially if a Republican or Gene Mccarthy moves into the White House next january. Heck even Hubert Humphrey says Dean Rusk deserves to Lay Down his Toga and i can t imagine a Guy who could use your Money More. But i was thinking. How about providing Grants to ease the transition from private life to Public life for All the people who la be coming into govern ment with our next president i m not so concerned about Cabinet types after All Dwight Eisenhower had a millionaire s Cabinet and i m sure Dick Nixon could do just As Well. So could Nelson Rockefeller he has his own foundation going for him anyway. Ronnie Reagan would t have much trouble Aither with All those Rich Holly Wood actors available for Washington jobs. I m really worrying about the second Echelon Fellows the Young brain trustees and College profs that the republicans and democrats will have to import to run the government. Take me for example. Up to now i be never been quite Brave enough to quit this business and take the plunge into government. One reason is i m scared of that civil service exam. 1 Don t Type too Well. Another reason to be Frank about it is the Money. A Ford foundation Grant would make it possible for me to live a Little better than your typical Federal employee. I could even take you out for lunch if you came to town some Day. But mainly Mac the reason i Haven t switched is the Pace of most government work. I d pro the opinion expressed in the column ind cartoon on this  represent those of the authors and Are in no  to be considered As represent. Ii the to lews of the stars and Stripe itself or Al the United states go eminent. Ably become a nervous wreck trying to slow Down to those government hours those Long Coffee Breaks and having to face Rush hour traffic twice a Day. Now if you could give me one of those Grants to ease the transition and free me from immediate financial concern Why i probably could scale Back my work habits and living standards enough to be a pretty fair Public servant in 12 months time. So you see Mac the Ford foundation would be performing a genuine humanitarian service by providing Grants to those will ing to make the jump from Pri vate to Public life. After All it in t what the country can do for the Ford foundation but what the foundation can do for us. Hoping to hear from you soon Jerry la North american  Alisa ii