European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday August 14 181 Viet Cong killed during 4 Delta fights Saigon a . And South vietnamese infantrymen sweep ing the Southern approaches to Saigon killed 181 Viet Cong in four fights that swirled through therice paddies of the Mekong Delta military spokesmen reported tuesday. In the most spectacular one american soldiers smashed into a Viet Cong local Force battalion and wiped out nearly a third of the communist troops before Theresa fled under heavy american  reports said that troops from the . 9th inf div killed104 Viet Cong soldiers in the fight 21 Miles South Southwest of Sai gon that raged until Dawn tues Day when Contact was lost.  were reported As 13 killed and 30 wounded. 13 captured the americans also reported capturing 13 prisoners and 36  Saigon there were two dam aging blows to communist Sabo Tage plans. Government agents raided Ahouse tuesday Only four blocks from the sprawling Tan so Nhut air base and seized a munitions Cache containing 11 communist chinese assault rifles 200 pounds of dynamite and 50rounds of Bazooka Type rockets. The government agents acted Ona tip from a captured communist woman agent who had Bee operating in the capital South vietnamese Headquarters  vietnamese chauffeurs As signed to Gen. Creighton  . Military command Headquarters at Tan son Nhut were arrested As part of a Viet Cong sabotage and assassination squad. . Military command spokesmen confirmed that the two men were dispatch Drivers at the command motor  chauffeurs were reported to have taken part inthe Viet Cong commando raid on the . Embassy last Jan uary 31. I s daughter Dieso of asphyxiation Friedberg Germany is the 2-month-old daughter of a 3rd army div Soldier died her monday of asphyxiation. Angela Casabar had already stopped breathing when her father pfc. Nester Casabar Ofha co 2nd in 97th arty took her to the 3rd brigade dispensary a 3rd army div spokesman  to revive her were unsuccessful the spokesman said. Irish Premier in Tokyo Tokyo up Irish prime minister John m. Lynch arrived Here monday for a week Long visitant the invitation of the japanese government. Calls Tor f restraint from North Humphrey eases stand on bombing Washington up Vic president in Ibert ii. Humphrey revealed monday he has softened his insistence on reciprocity by Hanoi before halting the bombing of North Vietnam and is now calling instead for restraint and reasonable response by the North vietnamese. Humphrey a candidate forthe democratic presidential nomination outlined his View sin a letter to or. Clark Kerr chairman of the National committee for a political settlement in Vietnam. In an earlier letter to Kerr july 27, Humphrey wholeheartedly endorsed an eight Point peace program by the commit tee which included a Call for an immediate standstill cease fire by All sides starting with Amend of the bombing of North  elaborating on this Point in his first letter the Vic president said i believe the present limited bombing of military targets in the North should be terminated As reciprocity is obtained from North Vietnam. The seeking of such reciprocity thus making Possi ble an immediate end to the bombing should be and la prime objective of our negotiators to  in monday s letter released by Humphrey s office the vice president said he would re place my use of the word reciprocity with restraint and reasonable response he explained that the word reciprocity has unfortunately been interpreted As a harsh or rigid word. This certainly was not my  second plane ruled ouf in Munich crash Munich up a Federal aviation safety spokesman said tuesday there was not another plane within five Miles of the British Eagle airlines Viscount when it crashed and killed All aboard  spokesman commenting on a British newspaper report said it was absolute nonsense to suggest the Viscount had tomake a Sharp turn to avoid colliding with another Airliner an thus lost its Wing tips. Our investigations showed there were Only two planes in the Ullersberg area when capt John Dawdy of the Eagle plane requested permission tomake a slow descent for a land ing at Innsbruck Airport at 2 02p.m.," he said. The second plane was a boeing727 Jet approaching Munich air  Jet i believe it was a pan american plane was flying at a higher Altitude than the vis count and was coming from be Hind the spokesman said. We have definite proof that the Jet was guided Down by radar to Munich Airport at a Safe Dis Tance from the  the spokesman said he had no exact figures available but he knew the internationally impose distance of five Miles Between aircraft was far  admitted however that the movements of the British Turbo prop plane could not be traced after its radio message at 2 02p.m. When it was flying at an Altitude of 20,700 feet Over Al Mersberg. Austrian Prince Dies in Spain of heart attack Malaga Spain up aus Trian Prince Maximilian Hohen Lohe who with his son amassed Fortune As a Pioneer Developer of Spain s Costa Del sol die tuesday of a heart attack. He was 71.Prince Maximilian is survived by his widow Princess Lead member of Spain s aristocracy. Singing Bird wed British Singer Shirley Bassey 31, an hotel manager Sergio Novak 34, of Venice Italy were married Early tuesday in Las vegas Nev. She has two children from previous marriage. Story on Page 5. Associated press photo Navy missile strikes vessel off California Santa Barbara Calif a a Navy air to air Side Winder missile was identified tuesday As the object that smashed into an Oil Survey vessel and set it afire monday night Navy officials said. A spokesman at it. Mug naval air station said an Examina Tion of the parts found aboard the Pacific Seal confirmed that it was a non explosive training sidewinder that hit the ship 15 Miles from Shore near Santarosa Island the 124th fighter Squadron from Miramar naval air Sta Tion near san Diego was firing sidewinders at flare targets inthe sea test Range nearby. Three members of the 18-Mancrew were injured and flown to it. Mug by helicopter. The injured were identified slurry Canfield Oxnard calif., listed in satisfactory condition after undergoing abdominal sur Gery Jerry Fullerton Oxnard satisfactory with lacerations and Gary Muceia port hueneme calif., who was released after treatment of  Dampens scots9 spirits by Tom Reed London a warm sum Mer Sun returned to London an the rest of England monday after the wettest Early August in Man years but it Only served to Illus trate the old saw that one Man Blessing is another Man s curse. North of the Border in the Landof the pics the summer has been beating Down All summer and the pics now the scots Are burned up about ? the drought conditions Are drying up the Burns those Lovely winding Brooks that pro vide the Clear cold water needed to make scotch whisky. Threaten a scotsman s Supply and life becomes dour indeed. It s quite immaterial that therein a 10 years Supply of scotch quietly aging in Bond. What does matter is the future. Warning signals Havn gone upon the Island of Islay Argyll. Eight distilleries with a total annual output of Between five and seven million Gallons Are badly in need of water and May have to delay their seasonal program which is always care fully planned to meet a Market years ahead. Water shortage has hit other parts of Scotland As Well and in the hebrides Springs and streams have dried up grass is burning and Dairy herds Are suffering. While London and Southern England had something like Only seven hours of Sunshine sinc August 1, Tiree had 104 hours of it in the first nine Days of the month. Even Glasgow which can get grim had 69hours. The worry about the whisky seems just a wee bit premature however. There Are More than600 million Gallons mellowing in their kegs. Scotland exported 43million Gallons last year to 160 countries. The . Took 190 Mil lion bottles and shelled out $153, 600,000, a balance of payments ten. Regarded in British govern ment circles with considerable affection. So it s Pray for rain at least a Scot land. � North vietnamese of and their negotiators i have repeatedly rejected cans Calls for reciprocally restraint to match president Johns bombing North have instead Complete halt to before formal a begin. Humphrey told Kerr Monda that i believe that the discussions now taking place i Paris have readied a Stap. I where real Progress May a possible. Huh backers win in Ohio after Wrangle Washington up Force backing vice president Hubert Humphrey won a numerical vie tory but May have Cost their candidate Good will with the  delegation observers re ported tuesday. In a Wrangle which lasted into the Early hours of the morning Humphrey collected 58 /2 of Testate s 115 convention votes but the tactics used by his support ers angered Many in the delegation. Before the caucus Humphrey was believed to have 85 of the Ohio votes but there apparently was a slippage during the Long session. Most of the controversy entered on the move by Humphrey backers to Force a head count of the delegation before the convention opens in chicag aug. 26. Votes retained Humphrey s main rival  Mccarthy retained the three votes he won in the stat primary sen. Stephen Young held one favorite son vote 2jvotes were listed As uncommitted and there were 25 absentees. Sen. Walter f. Mondale and Fred r. Harris co chairmen of United democrats for Humphrey claimed after the caucus that Humphrey brought Home 11confirmed votes. They said the extra votes came from delegates who expressed their preference by Telegram of Telephone. Up s latest did ale count be fore the caucus gave Humphrey More than enough votes committed or leaning to him to obtain the nomination which re quires 1,312. 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