European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 4 the stars and stripes nato to follow red ships in Mediterranean by Endre Marto Washington a soviet ships cruising in the Mediterranean will be shadowed in the near future by vessels and air planes of Atlantic Alliance a . Officials in reporting this referred to the two last meet Ings of nato ministers in Brus Sels last december and in Reykjavik Iceland in june where measures designed to safeguard the Security interests of nato members in the Mediterranean area were considered. Officials denied growing con Cern Over the presence of 40 to 50 soviet warships in the Mediterranean but acknowledged that the increasing soviet military and political penetration of the vital Gibraltar Suez shipping lanes is causing problems i Western capitals. The allies want to know what the soviet Fleet is doing in the narrow sea route Between Europe and Africa and a close surveillance of russian ships was decided upon officials said. The surveillance will go beyond shadowing and will involve sophisticated electronic equip ment to read signals sent to the soviet Fleet vessels they . Officials said they were pleased by French cooperation in the Endeavor which had not Bee expected after France disassociated itself from the Reykjavik nato decision to coordinate Al lied surveillance activities. Roger Seydoux the French Delegate refused to share the concern of the other 14 members of the Alliance Over the soviet presence in the Mediterranean. Despite France s separation from nato s military Structure the Alliance trusts that the French Are keeping a watchful Eye on mers Lel Kebir the huge naval base in Algeria which France evacuated earlier this year. Thus far nothing indicates that the soviet Fleet would use mers Lel Kebir which the French built when world War ii broke out. But the soviets May have approached Algeria with a request for its use recently when mar Shal Andrei a. Grechko the so Viet defense minister visited Al Giers. The soviet Fleet is using Alexandria in Egypt and Latakia in Syria As bases for its operations but probably would Wel come another base in the Central Region of the Mediterranean . Officials said. In addition to the surveillance another plan under consideration  six countries Are hip United states Britain Italy Green Turkey and the Netherlands the Allied vessels in  in inc ing the p Ful us. 6t Fleet Are oper Tingas Independent National fleets they would contribute to the planned new command without the mixed Manning of of several nationalities a concept considered under the now discarded proposal for a Multi lateral nuclear naval Force lbs warns . Of Rural Urban crises Washington a presi Dent Johnson said monday a future historian May find Ameri Ca s greatest Domestic failure was the Lack of National Atten Tion to the mass desertion of Rural areas for the cities in the 1950s."we would be a better nation today the president said if we had faced the Rural crisis in the 1950s." now he said the nation must face an Urban As Well As a Rural  a statement made to offi cers of the National association of counties meeting Here John son called for balanced development of America s cities her suburbs and her Rural  urged bipartisan Effort to overcome what he called geographic inequality. Weak ening the fabric of our  the 1950s, Johnson said millions of americans pulled up stakes and left the country especially the South and Appa Lachia. The wave of migration struck our cities and found the unprepared to provide the hous ing the education the welfare and social services that a de cent life  said this massive Migra Tion in turn pushed the Cit Dweller to the suburbs producing suburban  said the problems of the current Urban and Rural Cri Sis raise questions not of poli tics but of government not of states rights but of people s rights not of separate responsibilities but of shared response  Tei don9t Bug me9 says pad lbs Washington up this Story was making the rounds of the White House  monday about 6 a.m., National Park service worker were spraying Trees in the White House South grounds As a Protection against insects and Plant  Spray Crew was moving around the circular driveway spraying the Trees next to the White House when a tall Man in pyjamas emerged on the second floor Balcony in an angry  seems that on a Cool night president Johnson had Bee sleeping with his bedroom window open and awakened to find insect Spray floating into the  president suggested rather firmly that the men Spray elsewhere. They did. Cleveland mayor feared Slaughter pullout of White cops is defended Cleveland up Mayo Carl b. Stokes a negro monday defended his action i withdrawing All White police from the embattled East Sid last week saying they could have walked into a wholesale Slaughter. Police chief Michael Black Well agreed. He said White officers would have been mowed Down by Black nationalists with machine  statements came amid complaints from police rank and file that the withdrawal was a slap in their face. Stokes said he wanted to prevent More police from getting killed. Three White officers were slain in the first30 minutes of a gun Battle with negro snipers last tuesday night. Seven negro civilians also were shot to death. My concern that night was that no White policeman be killed that no confrontation would take place that would Lead to wholesale continuation priest nun join protest against draft Portland Maine up a roman Catholic priest and nun were among 10 person quietly handing out anti draft literature sunday. To 21 men who underwent pre in Luction physicals. The Rev. Matthew Audibert chaplain at St. Francis College in Biddeford said the action Wasin the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi the founder of the order. He also expressed concern Over the Structure of the Cath Olic Church that makes it difficult for other members of the clergy to voice their opinions on such matters. I know of several in the port land diocese who privately have expressed sympathy with our opposition to the draft he said. Not opposed to idea he said that he was not opposed to the idea of conscription but that he would like to seethe selective service Laws Over hauled to Widen the qualifications for conscientious objectors. Father Audibert a Youthful looking Man with a Crew Cut and a Quick smile was joined by Sev eral St. Francis students two members of the new England resistance an anti draft group and sister Marie a member of the Sisters of the Assumption based in Millbury mass., who is at St. Francis to take summer  a Black Sash around her Waist she wore a Button that read i  Headquarters notified  maj. George Hanusek commanding officer of the Fores Avenue induction Center said he As a matter of routine had contacted 1st District recruiting Headquarters at it. Meade Mel.,to inform them of the Demon  the sinless demonstrators stood in front of the building inthe mid morning Shade occasion Al angry and derisive shouts came from passing motorists. But there were no incidents. Good skate Peggy Fleming looks up after approving ice skates of Lonnie Hall 7. Miss Fleming America s Only Gold medal Winner in the 1968 Winter olympics was Host to 100 ghetto youngsters at a Santa Monica calif., skating  photo of the Slaughter Stokes told news conference. Blackwell said police should appreciate the mayor s withdrawal order. They can thank their Luck stars they weren t sent in last wednesday Blackwell said they would be dead today. On Friday at City Hall took a statement from a reliable informant that if White policemen had gone into Glen Ville an East Side District they would have been mowed  Blackwell safety director Joseph Mcmanamon Stokes and Frank Schaefer fraternal or Der of police Fop president met for an hour monday to discuss police grievances. A second Man was charge monday with first degree murder in the ambush of police car and Tow truck last tuesday night that touched of the disorder. He was Lathan Donald 19, confined to the prison Ward of a local Hospital with Bullet wounds. Last week Lack nationalist Leader Fred Ahmed Evans was charged with murder. Machine gun Blackwell said a police informant had seen at least one tripod military Type machine gun and that Black nationalists involved were wearing stitched ammunition belts which would be useless for any other weapon. I Don t know where the Gunis now Balckwell said Ine danger is still  Blackwell said the police had wanted to search Evans apartment for guns but lacked sufficient evidence to obtain a search warrant. Thief better drive far Baltimore Mel. A the fief who stole a car from a paging lot near the municipal coup building better not get  belonged to the chief judge i. Sewell Lamlin. Dldn9t make lineup frustrated soft Baller wounds 4 Indianapolis ind. A a Man was arrested sunday night after police said he wounded four persons with a Shotgun because he had Bee left out when two Sancelot soft Ball teams were  said that when Rob Ert Bailey 26, of Indianapolis was not chosen for the game at Belmont Park on the City North Side he reportedly said then you la never play an left the Park. Witnesses told police Bailey returned and drove his car into the Center of the soft Ball Dia mond. The witnesses said the 12-gauge Shotgun in Bailey Shand discharged As he was step Ping from Theca. D the four persons of were 60 feet from Buiey and Hind a Backstop Smen. James r. Edwards 11, i Jared critically.  was arrested on Minary charge of Asbed Battery with intent to Mwau