European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and St Pis leaking rocket fuel pc forces evacuation of 150 at Rhein main a Rhein main a Germany is a highly explosive fuel leak from a rocket engine in the two ton cargo of a c124 Globe master forced evacuation of More than 150 persons and shut Down a portion of the South run Way Here Early Friday. One airman was listed in Satis factory condition at the Safe Hospital at Wiesbaden after con tact with the fuel s toxic fumes. The other eight to embers of the Crew were examined at the base dispensary and hospitalized Man was a tech sergeant from the 303rdmilitary Airlift come Mac Wing a Reserve unit on Active duty from Richards Gebaur air Force base in Kansas City were detected at 6 30 . By Crew members during the preflight Check. The aircraft with a cargo of rocket engines by Marion Lee staff writer loaded on three enclosed pallets was scheduled for Takeoff to the states a base spokesman Type of rocket engine involved was not named. The base explosive ordnance disposal unit supervised evacuation of a 1,500-foot radius around the c124 s loading ramp. This included the Aerial port s Passen Ger arrival lounge the cargo storage area and a portion of the South runway. The runway was blocked until the c124 was towed to a More isolated Section. Routine operations were restored by 10 45 . The three pallets were taken to the base s ammunition storage area for examination. The number of rocket engine aboard and the amount of fuel each contained were not Avail Able for release. Reward As Joka w. Enyart my pall into Heidelberg Robert receives birthday cake from he Mother while his father Marine it. Col. William Hickman Adhis sister Hilde who did the baking join i the greetings for the explorers. Is Dhoi 285 reds die in Doz Battle Saigon up . Tank fired at Point Blank Range into North vietnamese fortification Friday As Allied troops pushed a drive into the demilitarized one that reached the Boundary Between the two Vietnam. The . Command reported at least 285 North vietnamese regulars killed in the Doz offensive and related action just South of the six mile wide Buffer strip. It was the first Allied in Vasion of the zone in five wee Sand touched off the bloodiest combat in two months. South vietnamese infantrymen bore the Brunt of the fighting with support from american artillery air strikes and tank columns. One tank was knocked out and Field reports placed South vietnamese losses at four killed and 50 wounded. Waves of air Force b52s unloaded tons of blockbusters late thursday and Early Friday on targets in the Doz. Tanks open up american tanks lowered weapons to ground level and opened up on the network of enemy trenches and bunkers. At least 100 bunkers wit North vietnamese army troops inside them were destroyed . Adviser said. A North vietnamese rocket crashed into one . Marine tank and destroyed it. Miss universe creator Dies following stroke Granada Hills Calif. A Oscar Mainhardt creator of the miss universe Beauty pageant died in a Hospital thursday two months after suffering a was 69. The Philadelphia born show Man created the pageant in 1952. When the festivities moved to Miami in 1960, he originated the miss International Beauty pageant. Stuttgart to Heidelberg Tiuch finns9 follow River a week by Amis Nixon staff writer Heidelberg is birthday cake was waiting Here Friday for two venturesome american boys who made a Huckleberry finn trip Dew the Neckar River from Stuttgart in a b. Hickman and John w. Enyart left Stuttgart aug. 9for a 10-Day ride which ended on Hickman s 16th birthday seven Days later because Enyart unlike Mark t w a i n s finn wanted to be Home for a dance Young Hickman boys mothers were opposed to the trip but the father overruled them. Mrs. Enyart telephoned and asked her Are you going along with this crazy scheme mrs. Hickman replied i guess there is nothing i can say or do. Bob s father is All for the idea and even wants to go the boys set out with plenty of Spaghetti Ravioli and other food and with a tent and bedding strapped to. Their kayak. They planned to sleep under Bridges but found this was prohibited and settled for camping Sites along the River except for one night when they slept in a Farmer shed. Their mothers demanded that they Telephone once each Day and the trip was conning through the lock at Heidelberg the boys paddle their kayak to the Bank at Tig old Bridge Here. Young Hickma beamed when his Mother handed him the cake even before he left the kayak. Enyart s father air Force a tool. John Enyert could not meet the boys but mrs. Enyart came with Marine it. Col. And mrs. William Hickman and their daughter Hilde who baked the cake. Both fathers Are Assize to Neucom ill in Stuttgart More backing for Mccarthy Washington up j. Mccarthy made it Clear Friday that he is counting on Battles before the demo cratic National convention s credentials committee to boost his Delegate strength for the presidential nomination. The minnesotan said in a Tele vision interview that the credentials fights could be one of themore important issues of this thursday a spokesman for the committee said it had received challenges to nearly 1,000 delegates and alternates from 15states. Most were filed by Back ers of Mccarthy the spokesman said. Vice president Hubert h. Humphrey meanwhile swung through Pennsylvania. At Allentown he declared that a victorious War on poverty would be the great est achievement of in a separate development sen. Stephen m. Young of Ohio state s 115 Delegate from their pledge to vote for him As favorite to a up tabulation More than half of the delegation were leaning toward Humphrey. Earlier Mccarthy labelled Humphrey and Richard m. Nixon the earliest and strongest sup porters of the Vietnam War an called for an end of National leadership by those who end the War. Sgt. Is killed in car wreck Worms Germany is a 39-year-old army musician died in a fiery crash Early thurs Day when the station Wagon he was driving struck a House i nearby Ilof Heiju overturned and burst into flame. Sgt. . Edward a. Lutz member of com z s 76th army band was pinned under the vehicle and burned. The Worms fire brigade an military police from Worms and Mannheim rushed to the scene of the crash which happened As Lutz swerved from a curve inthe Road As he drove toward native of West Haven conn., he is survived by his wife Hui Lutz and two Chil Dren Roger and Joan Lutz informs. 3 hippies get Hilgh for fast Boulder Colo. A three hippie leaders have perched themselves atop a 1.200-foot pin Nacle overlooking the City and vowed not to descend until 10members of their clan Are re leased from Boulder county three who Call themselves Larry the teacher Friar tuck and Canadian John said they Are also on a fast which will Las until the rest of 23 p Ople arrested tuesday Are Pinnacle known As the third Flatiron is the most prominent feature in the Boulder area. It is also known As Colorado Skiller n. Korea again hints at Pueblo Crew trial Washington up stat department officials said Fri Day that North Korea s latest statements on the Pueblo Inci Dent carried what appeared Tobe a new threat to put the ship s Crew on stressing that there was no immediate evidence the North koreans actually Are mov ing toward trying the 82 surviving crewmen of the captured . Intelligence ship the officials made it Plain they feel there is cause for comment came after study of a Long transcript of press conference in which 25 of the Crew members were inter viewed by North korean journalists this the Issue of a possible trial which the United state contends would violate International Law the transcript renewed puzzlement Here Over Why North Korea has refused tallow the red Cross to visit the captives. No clues As reported by their captors the Crew members declared in their interviews that they were getting Good food and proper medical attention. If this is True sceptical .officials said Why not let the red Cross confirm it they suggested some of the statements attributed to the sailors might not have been voluntary. But the officials said they saw nothing in the interviews that Sheds Light on the ultimate future of the Crew Uncer detention since the Pueblo was seized off the North korean coast in lat january. The Crew members were Sarto have reported they were Al Lowed adequate exercise plenty of free discussion and entertain ment which included watching movies about North Korea and Reading North korean Maga press conference apparently was used by some Crew members to indicate they were receiving mail from Home. Be Pueblo skipper capt. I a Bucher 39, even took the Opportunity to wish a very Happy and sincere birthday to is sob Mark who was 15 years on wednesday. Weather h l 77 6684 54 94 66 8� 70 81 71 89 71 78 60 68 51 7v 66 77 51 79 69 8� 67 8-1 to 80 60 84 68 80 60 to 61 86 61 a 76 93 80 88 72 76 64m 73 m 61 80 63�o n . 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