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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday France explodes 15th bomb Paris a France set of fits 15th nuclear explosion Satur Day the defense ministry announced. The blast of medium Power was exploded above the Lagoon of muru Roa the French test site in the South  experimental device was the third in the latest series of tests which Are expected to Lead up to the trial of France s first thermonuclear device a Hydro Gen  the statement did not specify it was believed in Mili tary circles that the device had been launched in the warhead Ofa strategic ballistic missile that France is developing for Polaris Type submarines and land bases. The first of this summer s series went off july 7, and the Sec Ond july 15.as for the a bomb tests France reportedly has More than one configuration to be tried. Two explosions Are anticipated. Pla Scall for a Power output of 500 Kilotons per  a bombs Are being devel oped for the third generation nuclear strike Force three Polar is Type nuclear submarines. On sub is in the water and the other two should be operational in1972 and 1974. The first generation in opera Tion consists of about 60 super sonic but Short or medium ranged Mirage in bombers and a Fleet of american built kc135tankers. The bombers carry atomic  second generation to be operational during 1969, is to con Sist of 25 intermediate Range bal Listic missiles in 90-foot-deep silos in Southern France. Of where can the Wallaby East Lansing Mich. A watch for the Wallaby was the message being radioed by police agencies in the East Lansing area saturday. One message transmitted by Michigan state University police said i am headed South still no sign of our bouncing Little  the search started when a Cit Izen reported he had seen a Kangaroo running Loose near the Campus. It was found that Sev eral wallabies miniature Kanga Roos were kept at the mus school of veterinary Medicine and that one had escaped. South koreans kill 8 in 3 Border flare ups Seoul South Korea up South korean troops killed eight North korean infiltrators i series of three Border flare ups sunday army Headquarters announced. A South korean enlisted Man was killed. All the three Border Clashe took place in the Western sector of the truce front.  am. Pm pm May be Ronnii virtually assured i u Ratic  
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