European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse July 27,1968 the stars and stripes \yorl1 Fraeli colonel killed in clash 1". T it Cha to Venn Villi a a thousands of youths held and a an israeli in a Captain were running Battle with m a guerrilla survived a wounded and taken s a spokesman said. Arabs crossed into Miles Southwest of Bridge spanning Jordan the eel israelis the Jorda Valley Basin has been the scene of a number of clashes Between Arab Comman Dos and israeli soldiers in the past month. Twenty seven arabs have been killed this month in clashes on the West dead officers were identified As col. Arieh Regev an capt. Gad Manela. Four other israeli soldiers were was the highest ranking israeli officer to be killed since the War last june ported. It was re Britain to go metric by 1975 in a the government Friday accepted plans for to adopt the metric system of weights and measures by minister Anthony Wedgwood Benn told the House " Board would be set up to advise Nohe of the metric system will be gradual through democratic procedures based on the widest consultation Benn compulsory Powers will be sought. There will be no com ration. The costs of adopting metric weights and measures must lie where they i French students assail reforms red guards army clash Hong Kong up chinese troops authorized to shoot to kill have arrested thousands of red guards in Canton in the Pas few Days right Wing Hong Kong newspapers claimed said clashes Between red guards and the chinese army also had occurred in peking. A pro nationalist chinese newspaper said 300 people had been killed and another 200wounded in an armed clash be tween rival red guards East of Canton july 8. The sing Tao Jih Pao said that in Canton South China s larges City the military control com Mission had arrested several thousand red guards in the Pas few Days. The military control commis Sion will stage a Public trial inthe near future in which several red guard leaders will be sentenced to death to serve As a warning the paper said. The Canton Garrison was under orders from peking to main Tain Law and order and since july 15 the soldiers had Bee authorized to shoot to kill red guards the paper soldiers took this As their Chance for revenge it added. Earlier every Day there were reports of soldiers being Mur dered by red guards and raids on Arm Paris up the National French students Union Kunef Friday criticized harshly a pro in for University Reform Laid out by the new education minis Ter Edgar , which has about 90,000 members out of France s 500,000 University students was one of the leading forces of the May and june student Kunef communique said Faure gave a remarkable monologue lecture to the National Assembly wednesday but meanwhile the repression against the students complained that police Are kept in the colleges and our summer universities Are forbid Den a reference to government bans against summer classes the students attempted to run by themselves. Swiss apology ends Border War Vaduz Liechtenstein a the Switzerland Liechtenstein Border War ended Friday with the Swiss humbly apologizing to the world s smallest hereditary monarchy. Three Days earlier the Liechtenstein Volks Blatt newspaper indignantly protested that Swiss traffic cops were repeatedly violating Liechtenstein s sovereignty by chasing offending motorists Over the Frontier. Demanding an investigation the paper warned of the possible effects on Swiss Liechtenstein relations. On Friday the police commander of the neighbouring swi Scanton of St. Gall officially presented his apologies to the Liechtenstein government. The 21,000 population happily pro claimed Victory. The Swiss obviously decided not to risk tangling with their 18-Man army. Bolivian Cabinet resigns la Paz Bolivia up the Cabinet resigned enable president Rene Barrientos to form a new government before the us. 6 resumption of Congress. The resignations had been foreseen since thursday when two ministers quit because of a dispute with Barrientos Over his Han Ging of the current political crisis stemming from the government minister Antonio Arguedas. Arguedas fled Bolivia and took Asylum in neighbouring Chile after " " of Good mixer from mixing medicines pharmacist trained Birgit Bengtsson 20, is heading toward a film career in Den Mark. United press International photo no apology no release n. Korean official says Moscow up a High North korean military diplomatic official Friday said that the Crew of the captured american ship Pueblo will be punished an never released unless washing ton apologizes for their crimes. The american should be clearly 1 forces accused him of having smuggled a copy lie Guevara s diary to the cubans. 1 Marine sentry kills filipino a a to death Friday by Marine at the main Gate of foreign Secretary Narcisco Ramos to express regrets. The victim was identified As Rogelio Gonzales. Vul. The statement said initial re he nth a information came ports indicated he was shot of Nen Wiir amass actor g. Men Ter he failed to halt upon being Williams who called on challenged. Still Adamant on pact "sstaspir111?081 German finance minister Franz Josef proliferation tre-1 is Opp sit Ion to Bonn s signing the nuclear a Mait Mast few Ith the Washington correspondent of the West await the n i n newspaper Bild Strauss said we must i know the ome of the american presidential elections. Only Opean a Nair Levi american president s views on America s astern lion America s future role in the Protection of Strauss sail i Cun we decide on whether we sign or Bonn to Force if a Eves that the Strong american pressure on f10 a m not at a11 for barring american 111 Ope but there also must be a reverse imperialist aware that if they do not apologize for the crimes of the Pueblo Crew col. To Nam Zoong military attache in Moscow said at press conference and if they do not guarantee there will be no repetition of such crimes Weill never return the at a hastily summoned press conference at the North korean embassy to said if the organizers of such crimes will not assume responsibility for the Fate of the Crew we will have no alternative to making the Crew pay for their there was no elaboration on the colonel s threats and no questions were asked since no Western or Neutral correspondents were present. The . Intelligence ship Pueblo with its Crew of 83 offi cers and men was seized jan.22 by North korean patrol boats and taken into the port of won san. All diplomatic efforts to re lease the ship failed thus far. And men have dancing blow kor Westheim Ger Many special soldiers from All nations Are much the same world Over Asan Accident report illustrated Here at Vii corps 540th engr up head a m i n o r fender Bender Between Agerman and an american Soldier the sole entry inthe comments Section of the report was girl on Loos Prince urges . To halt bombing Paris up laotian Prem Ier Prince Souvanna Houma Ina Surprise statement Friday called for the Complete Cessa Tion of . Bombing raids on North Vietnam and the prompt formation of a coalition govern ment in Saigon wedding the present pro american regime and its insurgent enemies. Speaking at a embassy news conference the visit ing Premier said he was certain total cessation of the Ameri can air strikes even without reciprocal restraint by North Vietnam would help get the Hanoi Washington talks off the ground without raising great risks for the United optimism about the future course of vietnamese developments the laotian Neutral is Leader said he considered the current Lull in Viet Cong attacks in South Vietnam a hopeful development and possibly a Good will gesture on the part of the National liberation front Fol. Souvanna Houma said that the United states has said it will Stop its air attacks at inappropriate moment. I believe that we Are rapidly nearing such a believe that the bombings should be stopped. What would this do to the situation in the South the South is sufficiently Strong militarily to defend itself. If i had to make the decision i would Stop it he said. Souvanna Houma was quo Tedas telling newsmen upon his arrival in France for a healthcare last month that he would not Stop the bombings unless North Vietnam withdrew All its troops from South Vietnam. He said Friday he was misunderstood at that press Prince said it would be desirable to have a coalition government in Saigon wedding All the representative political forces he said the coalition should Lump together the present regime the Fol the democratic Alliance and allot her representative factions. Guru to open Center Geneva a maharishi Mahesh Yogi the former guru of the beatles who claims to have a following of 200,000 Dis filpes the world Over arrived Here thursday to open a mental teaching Center Here. Nasser arrives in Russia for cure Kutaisi user a egyptian president Nasser arrived Zamalin this Abde soviet georgian City by air from Cairo Friday and immediately went Toa nearby resort for medical treatment Tass official soviet news Agency said Nasser went to the spa of ask Hallbu about five Miles Northwest of Kutaisi in the caucasus mountains. Tsakh Alturo is famous for its curative Springs said Tass. The Agency did not say How Long he would stay in the soviet Union but reports from Cairo said it would be two to three weeks. The nature of his ailment has not been egyptian sources said it May be a stomach ulcer or diabetes
