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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 5, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 24 the stars and stripes to i y n the of Israel hits Jordan bases As fighting flares Tel Aviv a a Tankard artillery Battle flared across the Jordan River sunday As israeli warplanes streaked Over the Frontier to destroy Arab Fatah guerrilla bases israeli army sources said  planes crossed the Border at 1 . To strike at the base around the town of Salt 15 Miles West of  is in a mountainous area and was selected by the fat ahas a substitute base for Kara Meh the army report  was knocked out by the israelis in  israelis said there were about 12 bases and command posts of various sabotage organizations in the Salt Region an Between 300 and 400 guerrilla  3 40 ., about 30 minutes before the planes returned to base the jordanians opened up with a tank barrage on Israel troops dug in near Abdullah Bridge North of the dead sea spokesman said israeli forces fired Back he  jordanian troops then wheeled up heavy artillery an the Battle still raged at 5 45 ., the spokesman  Arab tank was hit and seen to erupt in flames the spokesman said. The Ait swoop followed month of intensive guerrilla activity along the Muddy twisting Banks of the Jordan River. A Jordan army spokesman claimed that an israeli skyhawk was shot Down but Israel said that All planes returned to base  chief of staff Mai. Gen. Haiti bar lev declared that Al bases attacked were completely  told a packed news Confer ence the raid had dealt a sub Stantial blow to the  he said he could not yet Esti mate the damage. Bar lev repeated ration followed a report. Raids in one month by Arah Oters. The jordanian t and saboteurs have to learn that a cannot violate a cease of expect Israel to stand f0? fhe said. A israeli into la ence claim five captured saboteurs reveal details of the bases Dow where the Fatah sleep cat train. � expos expect other releases continued from Page i just grabbed our names out of a  As to whether their View on the Vietnam War had changed while they were in Captivity Low said it s a Little premature to comment Here but remember we were air Force officers when we were  the freed fighter pilots were being accompanied to a John f. Czech Reform to continue Dubcek says continued from Page it Bratislava  assured his fellow country men that no other document had been adopted in Bratislava than the one published in sunday papers. He also emphasized Czecho Slovakia s allegiance to the Alli Ance with other communist coun tries. His speech was designed to explain in simple language the results of the conference. Some czechoslovak had expressed fears following the publication of the Long joint statement that the new leadership had foldout to the russians and their allies. We must see and understand that Czechoslovakia s position in the socialist Community and i Europe must rely fully on an Over All International cooperation with the countries of the socialist Community and with the inter National communist movement Dubcek said. Therefore in everything behave done Over the past month. We took care that our relations with the soviet Union and the other socialist countries note weakened but on the contrary  Kennedy Airport reunion wit their families by Jim Murphy a state department official from Vientiane Laos where they arrived Friday from Hanoi. Three american pacifists reportedly also aboard the jetliner made no appearance during theone hour Layover Here. The associated press reported from Cairo earlier regarding a Stop there the three Amer ican quakers said the three fliers slept most of the time on the plane Between Bangkok and Cairo. They looked very tired they  but Here the pilots Walke jauntily Down the ramp from the plane to Board the bus. Al three wore new sport Coats fancy sport shirts and Cotton , held prisoner five months wore sandals with no socks Low imprisoned seven months had on socks and san does while Thompson a pow four months sported a pair of shiny Black pm loafers. Prison life routine Low acting As spokesman said their prison life was pretty routine until they were brought together and released without any  said there was no political indoctrination and no  All they were allowed As Reading matter were the English translations of Hanoi newspapers. Carpenter and Thompson had been kept in solitary confine ment Low said but i had Roommate. We had two meals a Day. The food was Good soup and French bread with each  a Shower every Day Thompson  i was shot Down Over North Vietnam 1 expected fish Heads and Rice Low said. Thompson said he fell into hands of the enemy in the South of North Vietnam and the Trento the prison Camp took 10 Days. As villagers came out to see him on the Way to Hanoi Thomp son said i saw hatred in the Reyes but nobody harmed  plea to . Catholics Back encyclical Cardinal urges Washington a Patrick Cardinal o Boyle called on catholics sunday to support Pope Paul its encyclical on birth control in the face of pro tests which he said the Church on  Are setting speaking from the pulpit at St. Matthew s Cathedral the Cardinal acknowledged the difficulty of asking Catholic couples to obey the Pope s ban on Allar Tifi Cial birth control  he added let s Pray for the strength we Lack. Let s accept the Cross that Christ is ask gop platform finished has Viet Compromise continued from Page to underworld and re establish ment of the principle that men Are accountable for what  cities we will not tolerate violence in the cities the plat form said. It called for decisive action against civil disorder and measures to alleviate frustrations that Breed violence and de Spair. The platform also endorsed a variety of housing pro Grams including help for Home ownership by the poor and at tacks on air and water pollution transportation shortages and other Urban  to reduce the time a Man is liable to military draft and ultimately to replace the draft by a Volunteer  platform endorsed 18-year old voting Laws by the states urging those with higher age requirements to change the now. Inflation describing inflation As a robber the platform prom ised fiscal integrity and sound monetary policies. It said control by Congress Over Federal expenditures should be tight ened and taxes should be re formed and simplified. Tax reduction was promised when Vietnam Money demands less  the Vietnam dilemma the statement contended obviously requires new Leader ship one capable of thinking and acting anew not one hos Tage to the Many mistakes of  the platform proposed we pledge to adopt a strategy Rele vant to the real problems of the War concentrating on the Secu Rity of the population on devel Oping a greater sense of nation Hood and on strengthening the local forces. It will be a strategy permitting a progressive de americanization of the War both military and  then the platform called for avoiding actions that unnecessarily jeopardize the lives . Forces for supplying them with the highest Quality equip ment and for inducing the South vietnamese to assume in creasing  in condemning what it called the administration s breach of Faith with the american people respecting our heavy involve ment in Vietnam the go document said every citizen bitterly recalls the Campaign oratory of 1964." it quoted president Johnsons saying then we Are not about to Send americans boys9,000-10,000 Miles away from Home ought selves. To do what asian boys to be doing for them of. Ing us to Bear. Cardinal o Boyle s statement was read sunday by pastors an their assistants at All masses inthe 123 churches of the washing ton archdiocese a Center opposition to the encyclical. It came Only a Day after dissident priests at Catholic univer sity of America Here announce that the number of american Catholic theologians opposing the birth control ban had reached 222. Taking note of the protes Cardinal o Boyle said  Paul listened to the theologians and to the rest of Church in related stories pages 3,8 fact to the whole world forgive Long years. Now it is our turn to listen to him. I am surprised and saddened by the actions of these Gen be men actions which Are setting the Church on fire he said. There Are Many excellent and competent Catholic theolo Gians and i am sure the enuresis in need of them. But tha Church can do without the Dis sent of those gentlemen who for get that in the Catholic Chur Ceven the most expert theologia must accept the teaching authority of the Church that authority which resides in the Bishops and especially in the successor of  Cardinal said the encyclical was difficult for Many toc ept because of the number Catholic couples who have concluded in recent years that i would be All  for them Touse the Pill or to do something else that Catholic teaching for  the Point now he said i not Only the Church s moral teaching but her very unit which is entered in the Pope baseball scores 28 Hurt in race violence continued from Page 1 stoning cars and looting stores. The gangs were made up mostly of negro youths. In new York Jacob w. Hose late sport Adenau Germany up Jackie Stewart of Scotland won the grand prix of Germany and Europe formula one Auto race in a Matra Ford sunday on the nuer Burgering circuit. Chicago a Jack it Klaus breezed to his first tournament Victory in More than nine months sunday win Ling the Western Golf open forthe second straight year by a three stroke margin. Nicklaus hot a 273 to take the $26,000 top prize. City director of Public safety said sporadic shooting was still taking place As some 40 police men moved in. York was the scene of disorders which continued for five straight nights in mid july an sunday s disturbance was Cen tired in the same general  started shooting out the windows of a meat store about Midnight Hose said. As far As we Are Able to learn 10 per sons were taken to the Hospital with  Hospital said one was admitted nine treated and re leased. Hose said there had been no instances of looting and no exchanges of gunfire with  Don t know now How Many people Are involved or How or Why the shooting started Hose said. There has been no Rifle fires yet to our knowledge. All re ports from the area indicate that Only Shotgun fire a been  they Are literally shooting up the area Hose said of the disturbance in the City s South West Section. He described the situation Ashe most serious of the summer at York where mid july disorders involved the throwing of bricks bottles and firebombs. The City also underwent disturbances following the assassination of civil rights Leader  Luther King in april. Sunday s major league line Corea american league completion of june 13 impeded Gam California 0010000001 3 1 Boston 010 000 0 Ami Klehe Torre Barber Peterson is nil i 1" Phoebus 12-10. Lilian la a 5 Washington 00� i a Chicago i "oox7 a Boaman Elk Kuna imm inc u Casanova Fisher.  i7 a a Nertney. A of thur i. 7. I. To Mara Washington Casanna. Boda via 0. National Philadelphia Houston Wuo 7-h  0111 010 001-3 0001 11 Uoo-2wilson. Wibu uni aim a a 8. Bhea by and . A 1. Oln climate w"1 " " Atlanta " a Rita cloning or Carroll in. L d 11 and by ii Hinh Kro. 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