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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              48 killed As British Turboprop crashes in Field near Munich weather sunday. Frankfurt 4 4 Ait p"1 no 90 Adana p 73 go Attini c 4 m Valano p 14 12 Berlin p 3 m Frankfurt cd g$--f1 London p  cd Cloudy up rely Cloudy 4 4am pm 4 84 Madrid c m a3 Munich p h 75 a he p41 m prot Lack p 3 78 Rome p84 m wheelus p unofficial newspaper of . Force in Europe North Africa and the Middle fast vol.27, no. H4 if 21855 a 5 daily 10 sunday saturday August 10, 1968 la i this is part of the wreckage of an Eagle airways Viscount which was in route from London to Innsbruck. Three killed before violence subsides in Miami negro area Miami up More than 300national guardsmen and Deputy sheriffs patrolled the streets of the Liberty City negro District Friday picking their Way through the rotting remains of racial violence that left three people dead and 48 others injured. Dead fish and chickens dragged out of looted groceries littered the  of ground beef Drew swarms of flies and the stench overwhelmed the remains of tear enormous which had been held is. Miles Georgij Lee Jones  leaders argued about whether the convulsion had anything to do with the re publican National convention away. The Rev. Kenneth major  cite minister repeated his thursday statement that hundreds of people were hired for the convention but no one from Liberty City. This leads us to believe that the republicans Don t give a  Nuernberg autobahn is blocked by debris Munich a a British Turboprop Airliner spew ing smoke and debris skimmed Over a bavarian Village and slammed into a Field Friday killing All 48 aboard. British Eagle airways Headquarters in London said its four engine Viscount in route from London to inns Bruck Austria was carrying 44 passengers and a Crew of four. Bavarian police had put the death toll at 57, but later a police official said that an accurate count was impossible at the crash scene 25 Miles North of Munich because of the state of the bodies. Witnesses said the plane burst into flames As it crashed. Burn ing fuel and debris fell onto the Munich Nuernberg autobahn which was blocked just before the surge of weekend traffic. Flaming gasoline turned the autobahn and adjoining Fields into a fiery sea. Traffic piled up for hours until it was re routed while hundreds of firemen fought the Blaze and combed the Countryside for bodies. Light traffic police said the Road was lightly travelled at the time but one Motorist Jakobus Van Arkel. Dutchman living in Munich was reported injured when Hiscar was struck by debris. Wreckage and dismembered bodies were strewn Over a Large area. The remains were taken to morgues in Lange Bruck Manching Winden and Weissen Feld. Georg Leber West German transportation minister ordered _ an investigation. An airline investigation team also was Dis  Airliner piloted by capt. E. Dawdy of Frimley Green Surrey England had left Heath Row Airport at 12 37 . Get an hour and 12 minutes behind schedule. The delay was caused by a flooded Road at the air port. Contact lost the last radio communication from the plane was received at 2 ., at which time the Pilot reported no difficulty Munich Riem Airport officials said. Contact was lost at 2 05 and the plane reportedly crashed at 2 08, near the villages of Hoeg Andl Ankenbruck. German Federal aviation authorities said the Pilot apparently a county Community relations Board said it has nothing to do with the convention. This is Miami problem Homegrown right Here in our own  however later cont. On Page mrs. Jones 4, col. S wanted to land at Munich be cause of bad weather. It was cont. On Page col 2 from a and up dispatches Miami Beach Richard a xon Republican presidential or Niue announced Friday that be will Confer with president Johnson saturday at the lbs ranch in Texas. Nixon told reporters that John son had invited him and gov Spiro Agnew his running  said they would be briefed by Secretary of state Dean Rusk and presidential troubleshooter Cyrus Vance As Well As by  said he would make the trip to get a rundown on the Progress of the .-North Viet namese talks where Vance is the no. 2 . Diplomat. Nixon held a fairly informal news conference after meeting with the newly elected Republican National committee and the finance committee the morning after completion of the Republican ticket for the nov. 5elections. Nixon also told newsmen that his proposed trip to Russia had been put off until after the elec  is no Way that i can make it Nixon said adding that with visits to other european is capitals it would run up to 10 Days and there just in t  thursday night Republican overwhelmingly ratified Nixon s selection of Agnew after a brie revolt by some delegates who offered Michigan gov. George cont. On Page 24, col. It  
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