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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 04, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 3 of 60 Viet deputies ask to visit Hanoi up sixty deputies almost half the members of Vietnam s lower House have signed a petition suggesting m to i Hanoi to investigate the possibility of setting up directs negotiations Between the two Vietnam it was Learned sat Urther petition was signed and submitted to the chairman of the2T Eouse a spokesman for the lower House said the Groupman stories was headed by Southern Deputy Tran Ngoc Chau. Of of Newton states clearly that both the Viet Cong and the Ameris a Fuld play subordinate roles in peace negotiations. Only thes Blic of Vietnam and the democratic Republic of Vietnam if fish Vietnam have the right to decide on War and peace in Vietnam it reads. Army takes Power in Brazzaville Kinshasa Congo a left Wing military elements overthrew president amm of neighbor Aville satyr Day 12 Days before his fifth anniversary of Power. A Young lieutenant Augustin Pougnet a tribal brother an defense minister of the fallen president was made chief of state. But the figure around whom the showdown swirled capt. Marien Ngo Abl was named commander in chief of the people s National army a Brief radio Brazzaville com Munique  communique referred to the absence of the chief of state but Masemba Debat was reported held near Braz Zaville. The coup followed a announcement thursday by Massamba Debat that he was dissolving the National Assem Bly and the leadership of the country s political party Rul ing by decree until new elections. Rivals tune in on Mao s thoughts i Hong Kong up chairman Mao tse Tung s favorite Vaca Tion Retreat has been bugged for 10 years by rivals seeking the chinese communist party s inner secrets a red guard publication said  smuggled out of China the document said Mao s rivals May have gotten away with As Many As 1.5 million words from Mao a conversations and writings at the hang How Retreat. It did t say How they were  rivals according to the document were former president in Shao Chi and other top leaders who have been purged m Mao cultural revolution. Their secret agents did the dirty work fit said. Canadian troops not getting mail Ottawa up the de sense department has confirmed that the nationwide postal strike Nas stopped All personal mail destined for Canadian service Nen overseas. The strike began july 18, when 4,000 Post office employer asked off the Job to Back de lands for higher wages and bet or working conditions. Media Ion to try to end the strike col lapsed wednesday when Neotia ions reached an impasse Over government wage offer. A spokesman for the defens department said consideration had been Given to setting up an overseas mail service for the Canadian soldiers in Germany and Cyprus and various embassies and diplomatic Mission around the world. However he said the defense depart ment was worried that such a service might be considered strike breaking by the postal unions. As it now stands the Only mail that is being carried by service aircraft overseas is military and other official  India Burma Border sealed new Delhi a India land Burma have sealed their Border in an Effort to prevent naga rebel tribesmen from re i turning to India after under going training in communist China. Prime minister Indira Gandhi told a meeting of of i position party leaders that All 1 movement within 25 Miles on either Side of the Border would be curtailed and special per Mission would be required to Cross the International Boun  nagas have been wag ing an almost continuous re Volt against the Central government for the past 20 years. They Are demanding an inde pendent Nagaland instead of just being a state within the Indian Union. The government estimates that several Hun dred nagas have already Boonton China for guerrilla training. Royal rider Britain s Princess Anne 17, sits on her Pony purple Star As she Waits to compete in a jumping event at trials in Ridge Kent. A photo allies deny plan to curb Berlin political activities Bonn doubts troop cuts i Bonn up the massive soviet Maneu vers along Czecho Zovak Border have persuaded the United states to Stop consider no troop withdrawal from Europe defense minister Der Aici Chroeder said saturday.  a radio interview on his return from the United states Ana Panada Schroeder said discussion of further . Troop with Dia Alipas stopped following the extended communist bloc Maneu vers. Spanish police official slain san Sebastian Spain up provincial secret police chief n assassinated in his Home Lear the French Border by a earned Young gunman touching fears of renewed violence in us Basque separatist Region of i Spain. Police official Melito Lanzanas Gonzalez 58, was shot a killed As he reached his Sec apartment in a Villa Bonn a Western Allied spokesmen saturday denied a published report that the unite states Britain and France were prepared to curtail political activities in West Berlin As a con cession to the russians. A spokesman for the British embassy labelled the report published by West Germany s largest daily Bild Zeitung As totally untrue All the Way through. The West German foreign ministry said it was in continuous Contact with the three Western occupation Powers in Berlin and knew of no plans to curtail we German and emigre political meetings in West  Bild report followed a Western Allied ban against meeting of latvian exiles in West Berlin. The allies acted to prevent provoking the russians during the tense situation in Czechoslovakia. The usually pro american Bild Zeitung which has a daily Cir in the nearby town of Irun. Lne wife struggled with the gunman who fired at her but missed and then  was secret police chief of the province of Gap Izcoa one of four provinces of the Basque Region Whoso outlawed nationalist movement has been pressing for Independence from the rest of Spain. Curation of 4.5 million said that the three Western allies want to make further concessions to the soviets in  the newspaper reported that the specifics though unconfirmed included a Western Banon All meetings of German and East european expelled Refuge and emigre organizations and the limiting the meetings of West German parliamentary commit tees and political parties in West Berlin. The report was printed along with a cartoon showing an Ameri can Soldier slicing a Salami which is labelled West Berlin and held by a French and Brit ish Soldier the american is depicted handing a slice to a frolicking Walter Ulbricht the East German communist party chief while a smiling russian trooper looks on. The . Spokesman said the Western allies planned no Blan Ket ban of political meetings. Cease fire declared by Biafra chief Aba Biafra Nigeria up the biafran Leader it. Col. Odimegwu Ojukwu saturday left for peace talks with Nigeria in Addis Ababa having first declared a cease fire for the Dura Tion of the  said he had ordered biafran troops to remain in their positions and make no attacks on the enemy except in self defense. In other words i have unilaterally ordered a temporary truce for the duration of the talks As an Earnest demonstration of our sincere desire for peace Ojukwu declared in a Dawn broadcast. He said at the preliminary talks in Niamey that Biafra had suggested a truce be declared by Mutual agreement but Nigeria whose military Aims Farewell known has not shown any interest in a  peace with Honor Ojukwu said he went to Addi Sababa seeking peace with Honor. For 14 gruesome months the people of Biafra have stood up against a vicious and callous enemy backed by two world pow ers he said. We have with stood All forms of atrocities barbarism and suffering in the knowledge that to do otherwise would mean death and total extermination for our people. The biafran delegation is go ing to Addis Ababa with sin c e r i t y and determination to achieve an honorable and just settlement of the current con  names of the other Mem Bers of the biafran delegation to the Addis Ababa talks have not been officially released but the former nigerian president or. Nami Azikiwe external affairs commissioner Matthew Mibu and economic adviser  Okigbo Are among those believed to have left with the biafran Leader. Viet killed Hurt ratio is 1 to 6 Denver up maj.  l. Steger commander of Fitzsimons general Hospital said Friday the percentage of deaths among wounded Soldier who were evacuated was lower in Vietnam than in any other  said the percentage of deaths was 8.5 in world War i,4.5 in world War a 2.5 in Korea and 2.1 in  said the decrease in the number of deaths was due to Quick evacuation of troops by helicopters directly to  killed to injured ratio m Vietnam is l-to-6, Steger said compared to one killed for every four injured in previous wars. Ice limb three charged with slur on Plato. _. _ i # a a 4 am to Nathens a a court of misdemeanours saturday ruled it self incompetent to try three greek journalists accused of of it 11 m Mit hearings were postponed until the article titled the dark Side of the third sex appeared  the memory of ancient in the weekly Magazine Eikon Sii hums �j.,., -. �.,  on i Cna greek philosophers by describing them in an article As prominent  three member court met briefly and decided to refer therase to an Appeal court because one of the defendants  is a lawyer and can not be tried for a Misdemeanour. Pictures in its july 20 Issue Tor lambrias chief editor Constantine Psichas and writer loan Nis Lampsas have been charge with violating obscenity Laws. All three were fired from their jobs by the publishers who Are closing Down the Magazine with i 1c l i Cay to -. Dosin Clown me ui6""" which was seized by police. The s last Issue this week and will article dealt with famous Homo publish a new one with a similar sexual in history citing Plato Sophocles thucydides and Solon As prominent homosexuals of ancient Greece  Jei Koues was originally founded by controversial newspaper pub Lisher Helen Vlachou now i the three men managing de self exile in London  
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