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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 04, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday philippine quake toll Sony North Viet troops attack Marine radio unit hits 145 Manila up weary res Cue workers reluctantly halted their search sunday for an estimated 300 people entombed in the rubble of an earthquake shattered apartment House. The death toll stood at 145 forthe 45-second earthquake which shocked the Philippines capital Friday  a shocks rumbled through out the City. The weather Burea Uhas recorded 185 Small quakes. Late saturday night 109 bodies had been extricated from the debris of the Ruby towers apart ment House a five Story dwell ing in the Santa Cruz Section which collapsed. Another 254 people were pulled alive from the wreckage of the apartment House but 26 of the died in hospitals. Six others were killed in other parts of Manila and four More died in the prov  teams which included . Sailors marines and airmen brought out heavy Earth moving equipment to Aid in the search for survivors but Many used Only their Bare hands to Pic their Way through debris. Miners joined the search using Tunnel ing methods to approach the wreckage from the  the Early hours of the Rescue searchers were spurred by moans of survivors trapped in the wreckage but As Tim fled the stifled cries diminished. A school building across fro the wrecked apartment in t h e predominantly chinese Section was converted into a combined Rescue Center first Aid station and morgue. President Ferdinand e. Marco Sand his wife have been at the scene most of the time since the quakes struck. Miss x gets Back wages Washington up con Gress agreed Friday to pay Back wages to a polish woman known As miss a who spent eight years in a communist jail on charges of being an american  House completed Cong res action and sent to the House a measure that would award the woman$9,940.31, the amount she would have earned had she continue to work for the american . Clarence Long d-md., sponsor of the Bill said miss a who used the name to protect relatives still living in Poland was arrested by secret police while she was an employee of the . Consulate in Cracow. Long said the woman endure hardships in prison to the Point where they permanently broke Down her health she emigrated to the United states after he release in 1956. Saigon a North Viet namese troops spraying tear Gas forced their Way into Small . Marine radio relay station overlooking the abandoned Khe Sanh combat base killed six americans and wounded another 11 from among the Small unit of defenders military spokesmen reported saturday. It marked the second time that Small . Marine units had suffered heavy to set in the Northera provinces. Two earlier at tacks South of Danang left 14marines dead Ami 3s wounded of a total of about 40 men. Communist losses in these two at tacks were 36  Headquarters at Danang announced in a delayed report that an unknown sized communist Force began the at tack on the Hill late thursday night with grenades and mor  Friday morning the communists mounted a ground assault and seized the Landing zone for helicopters resupply Inythe marines at the lonely out Post. Using tear Gas the North vietnamese troops also penetrated the marines perimeter officers said. Just before Dawn the marines counterattacked driving to North vietnamese out and i. Taking the Landing zone in other action . Jets Anil Lery and helicopter gunshot zeroed in on two of carts Load with rockets on a Trail neat cambodian Border and Sortell arrested rep off a couple of is later. Two satellites to be launched Washington a the space Agency said saturday it will launch thursday two Satel Lites with a single rocket to study atmospheric density and Radia Tion characteristics 435 to 1,550 Miles above the Earth. If it succeeds this will be the second time the National aeronautics and space administration has orbited More than one Satel Lite with a single scout rocket. The four stage 20-ton, 72-foot-tall scout is to be launched from the Western test Range Lompoc Calif., Between 1 19 . And 2 19 . Edt. Its policeman shot in tense Las vegas Las vegas armed police Nev. Up cordoned off several blocks of a predominantly negro suburb of this gambling resort Friday night after a police sergeant was shot in the Back twice and a suspect was wounded five times by other  Hundred persons Gath ered in the area. No further serious violence occurred but the situation remained tense forbore than two hours. All available police units fro Las vegas North Las vegas and Clark county rushed to the scene. Police reported sgt. Jerr Zohner was shot with a Derringer his own  was in critical condition after surgery at Southern Nevada memorial Hospital. Not immediately identified the suspect apparently was Jcj fatally  arrived after the suspect had disarmed two other officers who had responded to a Call that someone was firing Agun. When Zohner arrived theman reportedly threatened to kill the other officers an disarmed Zohner. Other officers arrived an the suspect reportedly shot Zohner when the police sergeant tried to leap behind a vehicle for  then opened fire. Dual satellites Are called a i density i and explorer c. Once in orbit the 178-Poundpayload will separate into a polka dotted balloon like plastic sphere 12 feet in Diame Ter and weighting 21 pounds Tobe used for research on air Deji sity and heating of the Atmos phere. After it is in orbit it will be designated explorer 39.a six sided Metal Cylinder 29 inches Tali and 30 inches wide weighing 157 pounds. It will contain 12 devices to Meas ure the bombardment of the up per atmosphere by charge space particles and provide in formation on the intensity of very Low frequency radio emis Sions in the ionosphere. This spacecraft will be known As explorer 40. Woman has baby sues drugstore Santa Ana Calif. Up Cynthia j. Green is suing a drugstore for $15,000, charging that its pharmacist filled a prescription with birth control pills different from those specified by her . Green gave birth to a child july 1. Hong Kong a Tavete Lafrom Canton reported saturday Al that More than 10,000 re guards in that City were a rested by the army and that i number were shot and when they  unconfirmed reports my at least 100,000 people Jujj killed in the factional Fig null in Kwangsik and  in the past few Mon i Canton streets Are full of Siguard Wall posters Deyound Fol and accusing the army of a pressing the cultural revolution but the army is further pressing the red guards Andjel factional fighting the tra new said. . 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