European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Thun Day january 16, 1969 Rogers says . Will aim at a Quick and just peace Washington up Wil Liam p. Rogers pledged wednes Day the Nixon administration will proceed As fast As we can to reach a negotiated peace i Vietnam. Rogers Richard m. Nixon Choice for Secretary of state told reporters after a close Senate hearing on his appoint ment our objectives in Viet Nam Are limited. We want to prevent North Vietnam from taking Over South Vietnam by  As fast As we can he added that we want to work out a negotiated Settle ment i an honorable basis to arrive at an agreement that can be  we will proceed with that a fast As we can he said. Rogers had asked for the closed session of the Senate foreign relations committee on his appointment and chairman j. William Fulbright agreed tomake Rogers first appearance before the group private. Peace closer Rogers was asked after his appearance to comment on president Johnson s statement tuesday night that peace discloser today than at any other time in the past four years. He replied i do not want to be involve Din that kind of judgment. I do think there is a Hope for peace and that the world is realizing the use of Force is nonproductive. There Are indications the soviet Union also feel that Way More and  Rogers said he shared the View expressed by Secretary of defense designate Melvin  that it is important for the United states to negotiate from a position of Superior military strength rather than parity with its adversaries. In response to another query Rogers said he had some question about the Wisdom of setting hard and fast rules with respect to the possibility of requiring Senate approval of presidential commitment . Forces abroad. Rogers said he did not believe the Resolution would alter the constitutional Powers of the president. Walter j. Hickel told senator that As Interior Secretary he would assume major responsibilities for the Wise use manage ment development and conservation of our entire nation s natural  also told the Senate Interior committee at a hearing on his appointment that he would dispose of any interests that senators Felt might conflict with his Post As head of the Interior department. Hickel is one of Nixon s More controversial appointees As a result of saying recently that he saw Little sense in a policy of conservation just for conserva Tion  David Packard urged the sen ate armed services committee to permit him to become deput defense Secretary and keep his $300-million interest in an. Electronics firm he helped to found. Packard shares in electronic measuring government profits web distributed ties. Placing his Lett Packard which produces lament for the i a Trust whose automatically be designated Chari thar the Way the Money goes Washington up Interior Secretary designated. Hack cd having Learned who the lady the paid a Courtesy Call on rep. It Ella Butler Hansen  wanted you to Bear How embarrassed f am about that quote the Alaska governor Tow i. Hansen in reference to a comment he made recently in Seattle. Who s Julia Butler Hanson he asked at the time in response to a reporter s question. Mrs. Hansen it turned out is the chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee that goes Over the Money re quests of the Interior  extended his apologies in a a minute talk with mrs. Hansen in her Capitol of flee. Nixon to break washing Onard m. Nixon will depart from tradition and worship at inter denominational Church services inside the White House rather Nixon that the first family will at tend services Pesach sunday Hij Fth. Lurches mrs. Creary said aviation Board favors modest fare increase Washington a the chairman of the civil aeronautics Board says that the Ca favors allowing a modest in crease in airline passenger fares. But John h. Crooker jr., Dis finn9 dropped by Maini school Miami Fla. A Huckle Berry finn a Mark Twain Clas sic has been dropped from the required Reading list at Miami Dade Junior College a victim of Lack Power. Ambrose Gardner a school official said negro students complained it embarrassed  said the Book appears to create an emotional Block Forback students that inhibits learning. He also said members of the English department voted 26-11 in favor of keeping Chebook on the ground that it was a considerable whack at prejudice and discrimination. In his preface Twain who died in 1910, wrote persons at tempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted persons attempting to find amoral in it will be banished persons attempting to find a Plotin it will be shot. By order of the  closing this at a news Confer ence declined to say How closely the Board might go along wit increases of up to 7 per cent re Quested by five major airlines with a sixth indicating it also might seek an increase. Crooker said the airlines that have already sought an increase Are Eastern trans world Braniff International United and Northeast. He said Ameri can airlines indicated it might. He said the cab met with officials of the requesting airlines monday and was to again thurs Day. Crooker said airline profit shave declined but that part of the reason is Purchase of equip ment. Your attendance prize Phil. Phil Fergus Falls Minn. A guess who was absent from the monday night presentation of the kiwanis club 22-year perfect attendance award to Phi Kjaglien. Phil , Otter Tail county s veterans service officer failed to answer when his name was called monday night his first absence in 22 years and the meeting designated to recognize his perfect attendance. A different minister  the past1 presidents have either attended the same Church each sunday or in the card of president Johnson worshipped at a variety of churches. Nixon is a Quaker but during his eight years As vice president he rarely att idea quake services pre terring instead to warship at the metropolitan memorial. Methodist Church near his Home in the Spring Valley Section of Northwest  reason Given no reason was Given for the decision to worship in the East room but Security was undoubtedly one consideration. Regular Church attendance particularly at a single Church exposes a president to greater risk of assassination than almost any other Public appearance. For almost an hour he is in a Large crowd that cannot be screened in Advance. Another Quaker president Herbert Hoover went to the friends meeting House which he helped to organize Here. Franklin d. Roosevelt Wor shipped at St. Thomas Episco pal  s. Truman attended the first Baptist Church a 10-minute walk from the White House. Dwight d. Eisenhower went to the National presbyter Ian Church almost Ever sunday and John f. Kennedy liked to attend mass at holy Trinity Church in Georgetown Washington s oldest Roma Catholic Parish. During the first part of his administration Johnson regularly attended services at the National City Christian Church. But after his daughter Luc became a roman Catholic july 2, 1965, Johnson adopted a ecumenical policy. The defense. Department. Said tues Day Fol wily 375 flying saucers ? were reported in 1868, a drastic decrease from 937 re ported in 1967 and 1,112 in 1966. It was the smallest number offo sightings for any year since 1951 when 169 were  sighting was investigated by officials from project Blue Book the air Force Agency As signed to Check on unidentified flying objects. Of the 1968 sightings the air Force attributed 21 to satellites 37 to astronomical Phenomena,41 to aircraft 38 to balloons and 84 to other causes. Three were listed As unidentified 34 Are still under investigation and 117 provided insufficient data to reach a conclusion the number of unidentified cases was the smallest in the 21 years the sightings have been investigated by the air Force. Pueblo s seizure Cost $80 million Washington up the Pueblo s seizure by North Korea has Cost the United states a least $80 million so far apparently not including the value of the ship. Defense department comptroller Robert c. Moot told a con Gressional subcommittee tues Day that 80 million was the estimated Cost of ship and plan deployments and Reserve callus triggered by the seizure Jan. 31. He said that with the accomplished release of some of those reservists and the scheduled Early release of others the continuing costs Are rapidly diminishing. Vegas View Sun Imery snorts Are i Fuu suing at Las vegas. And a lot of the swinging summer sports Are steal ing glance at the like 9 Sally Ami Peter. She s a showgirl