European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes August 28, it s easier to enter Kremlin than democratic convention it. X editor s not the author of this dispatch just re turned to the 1.1 filed states from Moscow where he re ported the soviet scene forever three years. Up by Lut Hal i Lanca Voth Chicago up it easier to ret into the Kremlin than to enter the heavily guarded Hall where the democratic party is holding us convention. An american newsman or Diplomat can infiltrate important Public meetings i Moscow s red walled Citadel with a Quick Flash of a press card or official invitation. No russian would have a prayer of seeing the democrats at work. Even for the most Loyal of americans it a chore. No less a Patriot than speaker John w. Mccormack was temporarily turned a Washy the convention s super Security system on opening night. A Driver to the International Amphitheater where the convention is being held passes beneath armed police men on overpasses spots More guards lurking in the nearby stockyards and goes through at least five police Road checks three More Thanet takes to get into cast Ber Lin. The number of policemen firemen and other Security guards on duty Here is Classi fied police say. But they Are crowning touch and Mccormack s downfall is a electronic sentry with one red Eye and one Green Eye. It Job is to validate the magnetic cards which everyone Delegate newsman Spectator and Sandwich Salesman must show to gain Entrance to the person carriers one of these cards on an Clastic string around his neck. L difficulty hearing sounds Wahidi do not appear in their colloquial . Further More children do not under stand the no dial it speaking teacher and cannot cur without Yuppie Atilio Rizig Chicago police beat newsmen Chicago a four news men were hospitalized tuesday after they were reported beaten by police while covering an Antiwar group police confrontation near Chicago s Lincoln Park. They were among 17 newsmen who witnesses and reporter said were set upon by police while covering clashes sunday and monday night Between police and peace demonstrators mostly members of the youth International party who Cal themselves hippies. The four hospitalized were Steven Northup 27, Washington Post photographer John Lin Stead 27, Chicago daily news their pins Are purely misleading Chicago up the Virgin islanders pins Are the hit of the democratic National Conven Tion. They Are in far greater demand than the pins for any of the presidential candidates. The pins three Inch White discs with Blue lettering say at the top i am a Virgin Anat the Bottom in much smaller Type they add reporter John Evans 33, no newsmen and Jim Stricklin 35, Abc cameraman. All were Lister in Gooc condition. One witness the Rev. Larr Morkert 29, of Chicago said some 20 police had just charged a crowd of hippies to disperse them when they spotted nor thu. The Rev. Morkert said a policeman shouted he s got a camera and three officer grabbed Northup. Two of the policemen held Northup while third hit him twice Over the head once when he was up an once when he had fallen to the ground the priest said. All the newsmen were identified with White Arm bands holding press badges issued by the police department As Well another clearly visible credentials. Daily news editor Roy sent a Telegram to police supt. James 13. Conlisk said Linstead was at tacked without provocation by police who struck him on Tho head and body with their clubs. Fishe said the action must Beconi trued As a deliberate at tempt to suppress the lawful right of these newspapermen tothe duties of a free student flight space soon scarce cab Driver testifies in Graf a Woehr slaying f v Frankfurt is a plea of innocent of unpremeditated murder was entered by pfc. Tom my l. Kelly 20, of he and he Btry 5th in 77th arty before general court martial Here tues Day. Kelly is on trial in the bludgeoning death of Donna Harriman correction tuesday s stars and stripes Story about the court martial of pfc. Tommy l. Kelly charged with unpremeditated murder inthe death of Donna Harriman reported that the defendant entered a plea of innocent. Stripes report was the time the Story was writ ten Kelly had not entered formal plea. 44, wife of air Force m. f. Harriman. In Grafin Woehr Germany april 23.testimony was heard tuesday from Otto gras a Grafen Wuhr cab Driver who heard a struggle outside the liar Rimens Home next door to his on alter Amber Strasse. Gras said he saw a tall Youngman leaving the Vicinity. Taking High Wyo Omsk England is dependent students who have been visiting Europe forthe summer May find it difficult to obtain space on military Ana raft for their return to the United states after sept. 2. The 2 2i\ \ air div manager of airlifts m Europe the Middle East and Africa reported that military and Charier Airlift scat ing will l e reduced after labor Day when planes in Tho Are for exercises leave the theater. Traffic officials in Airlift head quarters at High Wycombe re ported that during May and june students came into the theater to spend the summer with parents stationed from England to India. To Date just 50 per cent of these students have returned to America via military officials urge students to return promptly to avoid lat arrival for fall classes. Apparent suicide identified by com z Hanau Germany is Soldier who apparently committed suicide at Wolfgang Cavern her saturday while on guard duty was identified tuesday As spec. 4michael a. Geanto by com z he in , of the h 7lh my det in Marian was found shot through the right eve. His .45-caliber Pis Tol was found near the body the com z spokesman said. The 19-year old Soldier is sur Vived by his father Carmen Geanto of Chicago. The investigation is continuing. His flashlight the cabby Wen i into the Yard and found the Wom an s body near a Small shed. Harriman railed Back to Ger a Many from the tinted states for the trial stated that he had left his Economy quarters about 11 . April l l after a birthday party lie said be int the nigh at a Barracks at the 7th weather . 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