European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse F Page 24 the stars and strikes a ten Day lbs bars More de escalation blames Hanoi continued from Page it marched outside Cobo Hall As the president spoke. They carried signs Reading beat lbs into ploughshares and chanted up against the Wall up against the a Junior High school military band drowned out shouts of the bearded or mini skirted demonstrators with the strains of this is my the president said he wanted to know what the people who would Stop the bombing Are demanding of Hanoi in Exchange. Why do we hear nothing of any demands on Hanoi Johnson said he was ready to Stop the bombing whenever Hanoi was willing to Stop its s Don t be hoodwinked the president told the vow. Weare not going to Stop the bomb ing just to let them step up their Bloodbath Johnson deviated from his text at this Point. On March 31 we stopped 90per cent of the bombing he said. Have they stopped 90 percent of their infiltration or 80 per cent or even so per cent no they did t Stop anything. They increased their infiltration100 per cent. That was their answer to our stopping Johnson s firm statement apparently ended mounting speculation that he was about Toa Nonnce a halt in the bombing Over North Vietnam in time for next week s democratic National convention in flew Here from Austin Ohio prisoners threaten to kill 7 hostages Columbus Ohio a rebellious inmates at Ohio state Penitentiary threatened tues Day to kill seven guard hostages unless authorities meet three prisoner demands. The prison ers put a s . Edt 8 .cet deadline on their demands and threatened to Burn the guards alive. More than a half hour past the deadline the guards were alive and unharmed. Prison official expressed the belief they were not in imminent danger. At 5 . Edt Ohio corrections chief Maury Koblentz briefly left a negotiating session with prisoners and told news men it s a he re entered the prison with out further comment. Calls through window it. Sam George one of the guard hostages called to news men through a cell window i m Okay. I think it would be silly to say we re not scared. There has been no mistreatment of any kind by the the guards were taken Host age after about 55 inmates were released from two cell blocks atthe ancient prison. Five inmates who asked to meet with newsmen said that they were spokesmen for about150 prisoners and that they had one half gallon of gasoline and40 ounces of lighter fluid to sup port their a 35-minute meeting with newsmen the prisoners demanded amnesty for the disturbance immediate dismissal of 12guards or supervisors they termed sadistic and a investigation of prison conditions by an impartial meeting took place in a prison courtyard in front of Cellblock where the guards were being held. Heart seizure the prisoners originally took eight guards hostage but re leased one when he apparently suffered a Light heart seizure. They blamed the disturbance on the fact that 89 men were held in solitary confinement i connection with the june 24 riot and fire at the prison. That riot instill under investigation. The prisoners contended that prison officials were trying to make fall Guys out of the 89and that the june riot involved the entire prison termed some of the guards sadistic brutal and in competent and said they liked to play god behind callers offering their hearts to Ike Washington up Wal Ter Reed army medical Center is getting Calls from All Over the country from persons wanting to help former president Dwight d. Eisenhower fight for his life. Some offered their hearts for transplants. A Hospital spokesman said that some 20 to 30 Calls have been coming in daily since s seventh heart attack from Well wishers Man of whom say they Are offering their prayers. Others have medi Eisenhower transplant ruled out continued from Page brought him near death after his seventh heart attack. In a late afternoon bulletin Doc tors reported Gen. Eisenhower remains uncritical condition and there have been no major changes in one of the questions asked by newsmen inquired As to the other major medical conditions which the doctors reported monday night were one of the factors involved in their Rul ing out a transplant operation. The doctors said they referred to the chronology of Gen. Eisenhower s illnesses Over the years including his ileitis Gall bladder trouble cerebral stroke prostate gland trouble and other illnesses. What Are the general s prospects for survival was another question submitted and the doctors Only reply was guarded a term that they have previously defined As meaning , monday they affirmed for the first time the possibility that he might die Al though they did not indicate anytime element. Swedes hold 2 americans Malmo Sweden up two unidentified 20-year-old americans one of them a de Serter were charged tuesday with Selling were arrested monday together with a Young swede Inan apartment in this town in Southern said they found 2.2 ounces of hashish in the apart ment known As a hangout of addicts and a pair of Scales inthe car of one of the americans. Cal remedies to of the Calls come from Faith healers some from me who served with the general during world War h and other from widows of men who lost their lives in the War. Monday evening a Man called from California saying he was about Eisenhower s age 77, and was willing to give his heart to the general. Some of the callers wished to speak directly with Eisenhower and their Calls were diverted tothe Hospital s Public affairs officers or to the general Saide Brig. Gen. Robert l. Schulz who has an office at the Hospital. One woman called fro Texas and spoke for 10 minutes Reading her favorite Pray Rover the Telephone. Some evangelists also have phoned and offered prayers to be transmitted to Eisenhower through the Public affairs officer. Bomb halt stand cached by Nixon f continued from Paat drove to the Airport for a flight to Harrisburg pa., and meeting with gop leaders began the final Day of a two Day Campaign swing wit the annual exhibitors breakfast for the press at the Ohio stat fair grounds. In Detroit Nixon said monday night the killing of american boys in Vietnam should Stop before the United states stops bombing in North had interrupted a swing through five key states i search of electoral votes for a nonpartisan appearance atthe National convention of the veterans of foreign arrived in Detroit for a Surprise appearance before the vow convention moments after Nixon finished Nixon motorcade bound for the Airport passed Johnson inbound motorcade on the Edsel Ford expressway at 50 Miles a hour. A Nixon aide said Nixon called Johnson and talked to the presi Dent by radio phone As the two motorcade whizzed by. I have warmed the audience up for you the aide quoted Nixon As telling the aide said Johnson thanked told 2,000 cheering delegates that he has differences with the president but whatever our differences Are let s Back the men who Are fighting in me make my position very Clear Nixon said. We weather partly Cloudy with aft noon to Hovver. Little Chana thursday. Frankfurt had a Kera High 72, Low m. Top Ratum re corded tuesday get t4 4 am porn 77 75 Adana p 78 79 Athene p 48 78 Valano p 60 m Berlin p 48 m Frankfurt r m 72 London p 4 4 am pm 70 97 Madrid p 48 m Munich 73 Parl p 41 70 Rel Wick. P h 76 Rome o 77 m we la p a clean a partly Cloudy a rain. Find weather Wing jockey Earl Sonde 69, buried Salem Ore. Up jockey Earl h. Sande who booted Home three Kentucky Derby Winner Sand won a place in the racing Hall of Fame wac buried her tuesday. Sande died sunday in a Jack Sonville Ore., nursing Home. He was 69.sande was born in Golden s.d., and began his Riding careering Idaho in Quarter mile racing. He also was a Bronco became a jockey in 1018, winning a total of 967 races an piling up winnings of some $3 million. His Kentucky Derby win were in 1923, 1925 and 1830. Are for peace. We would like nothing better than to see an end to this War in Vietnam Onan honorable basis. We would like to see an end to bombing on an honorable basis. But i say that what mus come first is not just stopping the bombing but stopping the killing of american boys be in his Brief speech to about 100 peace picket outside the convention Hall Nixon said that no matter who is president that office deserves respect wherever he travels in the United guardsmen to stand i at convention Springfield 111. Up gov. Samuel Shapiro ordered the adjutant general of Illinois tues Day to Call National guard troops to Active duty for the democratic National convention in Chicago next ordered maj. Gen. Leo f. Boyle to Call up such troops As Are necessary to Aid civil authorities in order to preserve life property and maintain order in the City of Chicago in connection with disorders in that s office said More than 5,000 troops would recalled by Boyle in connection with the governor s said Brig. Gen. Richard t. Dunn would be in commando the troops. Shapiro s executive order directed that the troops report to their armoires by Friday or saturday. Officials said some units were to report Friday an the remainder by 8 . governor said he acted at the request of Chicago mayor Richard j. Daley and because of fears that demonstration by dissident organizations May result in a tumult riot or he said it is deemed that time of Public disorder and danger loosely Strung coalition of Vietnam War protesters Blac militants nipples and hippies has threatened to bring 100,000demonstrators to Chicago by the time the democrats Convene monday. Tex. Tie president a Nat the Airport by in Westmoreland Arrn staff who redeem by torn intend to mme further Mihas reason t n believe that the Iother intends a rejoin with us in do Scala to War and pm Vin towards Pone,.,"hip we Are willing t0chances l by cannot make Foolhardy r for which our filing must the Price " the president said that no matter who is elected to Folio him in the White House new president will have s Choice but to follow his Bas policies on the War. "1 doubt that any americ president will take. A subsist tally different View was bears the burdens of office and has available to him All the information that flows to the president and is responsible Lour people for All the consequences of the alternative before him Johnson said. Johnson s observation about his successor came As the democratic Larty prepared Ora fight Over the Vietnam Plank in the party platform Between vice president Hubert it Humphrey and son. Eugene . In the sensitive decision against a bombing halt Johnson said ask yourselves when would the position of this nation and its Aries to if having taken a major Stop toward de Escala Tion and Ponce we respond to their Hanoi s hostility wit still another unilateral step if you were in Hanoi would you then de escalate and negotiate or would Yon demand yet another unilateral step until the whole foundation of Freedom Forth nations of Southeast Asia was gone beyond repair this president this administration win not move Dow that Slippery poll shows opposition to bombing halt Washington a 1public is strongly opposed to j full halt in the bombing of no Vietnam and to inclusion of Viet Cong in a South Virt namese athe poll reports 61 per cent., bombing halt Whu vietnamese rope Asp the Paris talks have made Weir no. 1 a cent f such a course am 1 i per said they were � lilo of the vie cent in said hey opposed any for the pc unless
