European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thi stars and strips is i Sissas " "lil1 "_7 Nixon wins in a Gallup but continued from Page said to be vital to a Republican  the Nixon forces seize on the same poll figures from Rockefeller to argue that be cause they show Nixon would carry for of the states new York California new Jersey and Ohio this indicates a National trend to Nixon Over Mccarthy or Humphrey. Offering a Little something for everyone Here Are percentages from the late july polls Gallop Nixon 40, Humphrey 38nixon 41, Mccarthy 36 Rockefeller 36, Humphrey 36rockefeller 36, Mccarthy 35. Harris Nixon 36, Humphrey 41 Nixon 33, Mccarthy 43 Rockefeller 40, Humphrey 34 Rockefeller 40, Mccarthy 34.the polls have a built in margin of error of 3 percent age Points. With a Sample of1,56 persons Pou can be within 3 per cent of accuracy at least �5 per cent of the  the margins of Dif Ference on for example Nixon and Mccarthy in these recent polls translates int enough votes to swing an  has Nixon with 41, Mccarthy 36, five Point apart. In 1964, about 70.6 million persons voted. Five per cent of that is about 3.5 million  has Mccarthy 41 Nixon is eight Points or 1.1 million  Gallup however says his average deviation from accuracy since ims has been 1.7 percentage Points. In 1961, Gallup was off less than1 Point. Harris who started in 1�63, called the 1h4 elec Tion within i Points. The polling organization shave Long maintained thai they Are Only reporting what mop think or feel at the tone they Are interviewed brents affect the answers so Many findings May not to directly comparable they say Bat some delegates to the political nominating conventions faced with conflicting findings May prefer the Crystal Ball to the computer. Senate rebuffs Johnson oks lowest Aid Bill Washington a in Amajor Rebuff to president John son the Senate approve wednesday a record Low foreign Aid Bill More than $1 billion under what he asked. After rejecting All efforts to restore funds the Senate passed an authorization measure of$1.94 billion for the current Fis Cal year and called for a Broa reappraisal of the entire Aid  vote was 46 to 28. The Bill now goes to a Confer ence to resolve differences with the House which set a $1.99 Bil lion figure. In a Surprise move the sen ate voted 37-36 to freeze some $122 million in unspent carry Over Aid funds until the administration releases �91 million tha Congress added to the program to Aid federally impacted  after this action pres ident Johnson told a new conference that he has decided not to spend the $91 million which the administration had not  program aids school districts with a High enrolment of children of Federal employees. Johnson criticized Congress forsaking that $6 billion must be Cut from the budget and the asking him to add More fund for the  had asked for $2.96 billion in foreign Aid. Volcano toll climbs to 78 san Jose Costa Rica a a new explosion and renewed eruption of mount Arenal killed eight More persons wednesday increasing the total dead in the Costa rican tragedy to More than 78.reports said the most recen victims were Riding in two Rescue vehicles. Four other persons were reported injure however details were not Avail  new explosion occurred late in the afternoon and Strong winds spread ashes Over the province of Guan caste. American patrol reportedly kills . Marine leading enemy troops Saigon up a band . Marines two weeks ago shot and killed a White american male identified As a Marine who hey said was leading communist rooms into Battle the Marine Parol Leader said thursday. The caucasian wore Green fatigues regulation webbed gear and a red Sash around his Waistband carried a .-made m14 Rifle Marine Cpl. Charles  told up cameraman Harles  said four of the five american troops who saw theman identified him from photo graphs As a . Marine missing in action since september 1965. A fifth Marine however Dis agreed and said the Man was an other american Marine also isted officially As missing in  report from House s patrol was the first Concrete Indi cation of an american fighting on the communist Side in the Vietnam War although there have been numerous unconfirmed Drumore. House with the 1st Marine div said his nine Man patrol had set out on a reconnaissance mis Sion in the lowlands around Phu Loc about 12 Miles Southeast Ofphy Bai on june 13. It was two Days later he said and they had just finished eat ing around noon when i saw this caucasian walking from be Hind a big  wore Green fatigues Reg ular webbed gear and a red Sash around his Waist House said. House said the Man held his Rifle in the Marine fashion weapon held out in front of his body and that the Viet Cong or North vietnamese were behind  House said the caucasian glanced behind him and tha this gave me time to go for mym16." at the same time he said Lance Cpl. Perry c. Gordon opened up killing the . Or North vietnamese and wounding the  the White Man slumped House added and was in  head the Man cried out in English help me help  must have had 10 bullets n him House said. I did Astie asked and shot  almost simultaneously head another Marine Lance Cpl. Kim Wilker threw a hand grenade which lifted the Cauca Ian off the  White Man was in his death spasm and we were receiving heavy fire from a Ridge o the left then about 20 to 25of the enemy came charging Down Wilker  said he pulled his patrol together and we High tailed it make no Mysteak about it Sacramento Calif. Up the state Assembly has vote unanimously to Correct a Bill governing the selection of textbooks for the University of Californi athe word education was mis spelled. Out of  eight men in the platoon who survived were lifted out the next Day said House. The ninth pfc. Curtis Brown was killed by a Bullet through the  said that when the patrol members told their Story to Mili tary authorities in Phu bal they showed us pictures of peo ple who had been missing in a  was from these pictures he said that four of the five who had seen the Man s face identified him As one missing Marine while the fifth pointed out another  said he and Gordon re turned to the area three Day Slater but by that time the bodies were  both hailing lbs sent to democrats Washington a demo Ratic politicians and friends of the administration have Bee sent copies of a new Book which portrays Lyndon b. Johnson As the most energetic president we Ever  the White House confirming the distribution said recipients also got a letter signed by Jamesr. Jones a Johnson assistant saying in effect the president thought you might like to have copy of  the Book which Sells for $8.95,contains 47 Johnson speeches and 10 essays by close associates an admirers of the president. It is entitled to heal and build the Progress of president Lyn Don b.  the prologue was written by Abc television commentator Howard k. Smith the epilogue by Longshoreman philosopher Eric Hoffer whom Johnson appointed to the commission investigating violence in  House press Secretary George Christian said the Bookas the inspiration of its authors and not so far As he knew of the administration. He said he did t know How Many copies were printed. Diplomat s son girl arrested on marijuana charge san Luis Obispo Calif a Benson Lee Kaukonen 22, whose passport indicated his father is a . Foreign service officer and a girl companion were arrested wednesday on marijuana charges. Deputy sheriffs Dale a. Kelly and Pete Osteyee said they found Kaukonen and Ruthan Friedman 24, in a camper truck parked near san Simeon stat Park. They said the couple had marijuana and possibly Ltd. They said the pair gave the same address in Al Granada. Kaukonen s passport listed his father As Jorma l. Kaukonen a foreign service officer at Stock Holm since 1962, and his address there As the . Embassy. Young Kaukonen and miss Friedman were charged with Possession of marijuana an Kaukonen with Possession of dangerous drugs. Anti riot helmets for cops new York a Newyork cily police Are getting new plastic helmets designed to shield the entire head neck an face from flying bricks or bottles. . Jets mistakenly attack three Allied vessels Saigon up american Jet carried out a rocket attack against three Allied vessels Las june off South Vietnam s North Ern coast in the belief they were shooting at enemy helicopters . Spokesmen said  announcement of the re sults of an investigation into the incident confirmed a United press International report last Sunda that . Planes Sank the . Navy s pc fast patrol Craft 18 and rocketed the . Cruiser Boston and the australian de Stroyer Hobart. The warplanes thought the were attacking enemy helicopters in the june 16 incident spokesmen confirmed. They said that no disciplinary action would be taken against the pilots. Five americans and two australians were killed in the sink ing of the pc 19 and the attack on the Hobart. Five aussie sailors aboard the Hobart were wounded the . Ambassador to Viet Nam Ellsworth Bunker made an official apology to the australian government Over the bizarre attack . Spokesmen said. The report released thursday said the investigation had failed to find any evidence that enemy helicopters were operating in the Gulf of Tonkin around the  said the shooting was carried out As a positive reaction to a reported enemy air  they said the Jet Crews had difficulty in determining the difference Between air and sur face targets on aircraft radar screens and added there had been inadequate coordination be tween Friendly  the planes reportedly were air Force f4 phantoms from Danang. Investigators said they were scrambled rushed int action when ground observers reported sighting a number of enemy  paper says Romney May be mexican Manchester . Up the Manchester Union Leader said wednesday that documents gathered by Union Leader investigators in Mexico indicate that gov. George Romney of Michigan is in reality a mexican National and not a citizen of the United  the newspaper said one such document disclosed that rom Ney s father in recording the birth of his first son stipulated to mexican authorities that he wished the son Gaskell Maurice Romney to retain his mexican nationality " the Michigan governor who withdrew from Contention As a Republican presidential Candi Date has claimed american citizenship on the ground that his father was a native Amer ican the Union Leader  newspaper said however there is some be Lief that Gaskell Romney the governor s father May have be come a mexican citizen some time Between 1885 and 1896. It disbelieved the elder Romney renounced his american citizen ship in order to receive land Grants from Gen. Porfirio Diaz then president of  Catalina protests loss of ship Avalon Calif. A Ca Ytalina Island businessmen Haws wired president Johnson an gov. Ronald Reagan to Calm Plain their once beaming Tou Rwjr business is fading away us their big band Era theme i left my heart in  telegrams appealed a help to revive steams service which until last san brought tourists by tons o Hou ands monthly to the resort i slant26 Miles West of Iris Angeles. Owners of the ship in ithe by 7 White Steamer they could no longer operate cause of Union demands on size of  businessmen say and smaller boats Don t the Steamer s old Load business has Falla by a cent. _ jordanian Shell hit israeli car kills one a of Haim Israel a two Bazooka shells Slaninko an israeli armoured car pm trolling near the thursday killing one s wounding three others. The troops were or i patrol through a near this Shell scare in the blistering hot be Ujj Tufley. The shells came a Iolj j meandering River and w off an hour Long Batty e w israeli and jordanian Tooi in along the Jordan