European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Unofficial Imit Paar of . Forc of in Ivroy North Africa and the Middle Eail a ten onto if21855a 5 Dally 10 sunday tuesday August 6, 1968 grim Landing the wreckage of a Light plane which collided with this North Central airlines con Vair is still embedded in the com Mercial Craft after its Landing in Milwaukee. The three persons aboard the Light plane were killed. A photo Plush Florida flyers injured As trains collide Winter Haven  around a curve the sea Board coast line s northbound Silver meteor passenger train crashed monday into the South bound Section of the train Send ing 40 persons to hospitals. Four wore reported in critical condition. The southbound train was stopped on the main track wait ing for the other of the two plus flyers to switch to a siding. For some reason it did  thundering crash derailed of 18 passenger cars on the northbound train bound from Miami to new York. A witness said Only about two of 18 cars on the new York to Miami southbound Section left the rails. It could have been a fault swi Oli or a dispatcher error said a Railroad spokesman. We just Don t  William Garvey a retired atomic Energy commission employee from Washington d.c., he was Riding in the last of Servat Contrain car of the moving and we were going at a6ood clip when we  everything went tumbling � i stands furniture Chil food children he said. Others with lesser hurts Lay inthe Shade under Trees along the siding waiting for their ambulance trips to hospitals in Lake land Lake Wales Bartow an Winter Haven. Three trainmen were trapped in the cab of one demolished diesel engine and sheriff s Deputy de Lockwood said they had to pry them out with Crow bars and acetylene  we thought he was dead Winter Haven Volunteer fireman said when the last trainman was removed. But when we got him out he started  spilling from one of the six diesel engines caused several Small fires. . Burnette a uniformed attendant on the northbound  Tion said it had 240 passenger aboard. Most of the injured were on this  southbound Section left Jacksonville with 250 Passen Gers. The Railroad Headquarters a Jacksonville said the North bound Silver meteor was due a Winter Haven at 12 35 . Edt and the southbound sectional 12 14 . Ambulances were leaving the wreck site two Miles South of Here in a steady Stream carrying the injured to hospitals. Emergency Calls were made forbore ambulances. Firefighting equipment also was dispatched when one of the diesels caught fire on  at Winter Haven Hospital too Busy to answer questions said the injured were pouring  Silver meteor starts its southbound run in new York goes through Philadelphia Balti More Washington Richmond a. Columbia . Savannah ga., and Jacksonville Fla Enro Ute to Miami. Republic won t hike ammo steel Washington up Republic the second biggest producer of steel for the armed forces told the de sense department monday that it would not raise prices on steel used in ammunition or for barbed wire. In a move to halt Price in creases the administration said it would have military service buy Only from firms which hold prices  provides about 18.7 per cent of the steel used by the defense department and defense contractors. Shell and barbed wire steel constitute about 90 per cent of the firm s defense production. Defense Secretary Clark  said he was gratified by the firm s decision. Decision announced Republic made known its decision on Shell steel in a Tele phone Call to the army ammunition procurement Supply Agency at Joliet 111. Later Navy Secretary Paul r. Ignatius met at the Pentagon with officials of the firm to discuss the agree  aug. 1, Clifford told Mili tary departments to shift order for new steel products to companies which did not raise , Republic had indicated it would raise its Price by 4.5 percent. The steel purchased by the de sense establishment from re Public amounts to about $100million a year. Most of this is bought by defense contractors. French Gold reserves drop again Paris up France has lost one third of its $6-billion Gold and foreign currency re serves in the last three months the finance ministry announce monday. The loss was attributed to the aftermath of France s economic and social crisis of May and june its worst since the  harsh austerity Mea sures taken by president Charlesze Gaulle s government after the fell by another $658 million in from various Western countries july to a figure of $4.8 billion a in it inn the finance ministry said. The loss in May was $302.8 million a a i a to i a to 11 revolution the Gold and cur and in june $201 million. Rency loss in july was worse thanin May or june monday s Fig ures  in the Bank of France France has also drawn he limit of $740 million from the International monetary fund an borrowed another $140 million in an Effort to avoid devaluation of the franc. The finance ministry did no specify whether the losses were primarily in Gold or foreign cur Rency but economic observers said Gold reserves had suffered More