European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes monday january 20, 1969 Nixon is saluted m a. At inaugural gala Washington up ice president elect Spiro t. Agnew and nearly 10,000 other republicans saluted president elect Richard m. Nixon saturday night at an inaugural gala a theatrical spectacular featuring opera stars soul singers Cowboy actors and the entire cast of a Broadway show Nixon himself was not was not due to arrive in the capital until sunday the Day before he is inaugurated As toe 37th president of the unite states. ". But the party faithful paying up to $100 a ticket got a Chance to see Agnew and wife Eisenhower wife of former president Dwight f Eisenhower David Eisenhower grandson David s wife Julie youngest daughter of Nixon and Tricia her top republicans hand for the extravaganza included Robert Finch Nixon s Secretary designate of the department of health education and welfare and Interior Secretary designate Walter j. Hickel television s Johnny Carso was on hand for the two and a half hour show. So were ton Bennett Dinah Shore Roger Williams and Connie those who preferred their music on the highbrow Side the gala offered opera stars like Jan Peerce and Marguerite interspersed with these were Hines Hines and dad plus two big name bands Les Brown s and Lionel Hampton s. Red White and Bluet personality de Mcmahon served As Host against a Back drop made from hundreds of feet of red White and Blue across the Back of the stage was the Nixon administration s motto Forward to Long canopies extending outside the National Gua Darmory also carried out the red White and Blue theme. Mcmahon introduced an act featuring the cast of the Broad Way musical George cow boy actor Hugh o Brian was on the Star studded Billing along with soul Singer James Brown and company 200 medal of Honor winners the army Navy and air Force choral sponsors billed the show As the most spectacular Star studded gala Ever even part of the american olympic team was on hand to take a Bow. The olympic boxing team was introduced along with a Long list of track and Field Gold medal winners. All of the $100 seats along with the $75 and $50 seats were sold out by late Friday. The Money collected from the gala is used to defray the Cost of the inaugural. Admission to pres ident Johnsto s waa free but the Kennedy gala was priced up to too a ticket. Gala sponsor made a Point negro involvement. Lloyd x. Smith said toe Long list of Black athletes. And entertainers in the gala deadly a nostrates Ottnat All Ameri cans have a place in and Are supporting the Nixon administration. ,. Governors find pickpockets. Waste Angton up Attar leans of All sorts and of every aspect swarmed into their nation s capital saturday to take part in a three Day $2.7million round activities Fiat Wilonda Richard Gural Avat Jayc a we it a Audi a. Titi president of the Alhi Tfelt states Toa Gural years Ewh run our governors and notorious pickpockets bearded anti War protesters and medal of Honor banners. Cowboy.? i. Of. Ear. A. In Sci. Actors and Indian princesses astronauts just Back from the. And High school bands of their first trip Awa Isom Home. Motives for being Here were As various . A put theh Lon Oresic and new Prato i Laceful Ower to thers d be seen to spend Small fortunes on gowns hairdos hotel rooms they,.might get a of Dick and Pat to talk about Back , pair to. Exploit the. Port unities for chicane aise present at 6i?0ry some Hamff to some of the dissidents caused late raise on final work up res for ordered most of _ _ ii jul i _ _. A. A a. A. Z2dent Johnson saturday signed a birr doubling the salary of i successor then spent the rest of the final working Day of in term Clearing desk saying goodbyes and watching moving men prepare the White House for Richard m. Nixon. For All practical purposes Lyndon Johnson had removed belongings from the Whitehouse by saturday even Fiig by then All that remained Merethe Man family and Little More than their final legislative act of Johnson s career came shortly before noon when he signed a Bill to double the presidential salary from $100,000 to $200,000 a year the remainder of official duties involved the issuance of numerous required annual reports which had to be sent to Congress before he left office. For most of the. Day however Johnson involved himself with saying goodbyes to members of the staff and newsmen who had world Church group to meet in Tulsa Tulsa okla. Up the first executive committee meet ing of the world Council of churches will be held in Tulsa Jan. 27-30 to consider policy an program questions for the inter National leaders of world christianity will be present for the meeting. The religious leaders represent 235 committee Mem Ber churches in 90 nations on five continents. Russian asks Asylum Las Palmas a a soviet Seaman identified As Viktor Shi Balkin 28, of Kaliningrad has asked for political Asylum in the Canary islands local authorities reported saturday. Shi Balkin was a Crew member of a Russia fishing vessel which arrived Jan. 16. Office. His publicly Afi schedule showed meeting with Boston red sox baseball player Carl Yastro Ems. But privately Johnson made the rounds of the White House working quarters to say fare Well and thank you to the people who served for the Pas five years he visited with the Whitehouse Kitchen help messengers and Drivers As Well As other staff members. The Only goodbyes that remained unsaid were to the president s imme Diate staff people he would see until almost final minutes in office at noon monday. The last a the while Moshi fistere at work in the House living quarters removing pictures from last of the ,. A Nia Tor Job of moving Large files of Ontalon ing most of the 31 documents Johnson based since Early Dawrs m Congress and the pieces furniture which they brought with them when they came was completed Jan. 11. Young republicans told &., to develop leadership w Ashington Aej the National chairman of the 500,000 Young re pub people saturday a there Are Many can help change 1 without resorting to Vlier Nung draft cards. We As Young people want to Gen. Knapp assigned to . Post in Korea Washington a the defense department announced Here that . Air Force maj. Gen. James b. Knapp will replace army maj. Gen. Gilberth. Woodward As senior member of the military armistice com Mission of the United nations command in , of Blandinsville hi., currently chief of staff of the strategic air command will take Over new Post Jan.31. Woodward will be assigned to the office of the chief of staff for personnel at the Pentagon. 29soo news personnel the big event to be Well staffed Washington up More than 2,500 news personnel have been accredited to Cove president elect Richard m. Nix on s inaugural and its Mcconv paying events. Included m the total Are 1,000 newspaper reporters editors and publishers.500 photographers photo processors couriers and other photographic personnel. Between 350 and 500 people representing magazines Trad publications and other period cals.700 newsmen members of camera Crews technicians an others working with radio and television networks and news personnel Are accredited by the Vartou congressional standing committees which represent the different journalistic professions. Officials said in general the numbers of persons accredited were running about the same Asin previous years except for an increase in photographers the television networks scheduled coverage from morning tonight with c Hel Huuey and David Brinkley anchoring Forn both Walter Kronkit for lbs to and Frank Keyno Sand Howard k. Smith for Abc to. See changes said Jack my of Nashville tenn., As crowd atbail.? a la this particular generation there has developed a very boisterous and loud minority whose eff change for change s Sakei they Burn draft cards of the american Flag. But generally speaking the changes they Asl for offer nothing constructive to society and do not help develop any positive leadership Mcdonald said. He contrasted the actions of the minority with what he called the responsible movement for change made by three Young Republican congressmen who were honoured saturday night. A daughter of president elect Richard Nixon Tricia Nixon and the son of the vice pres ident elect Randy Agnew presented plaques to reps. Bill Rock of Tennessee and Donald e. Buzz Lukens of Ohio and stand in Loir rep. William a. Steiger of Wisconsin. Ste Gerwas in new York accepting an other Honor a one of the top 10jaycees for 1968. Weather h l4 3# Albany 16 04 anchorage01 m Atlanta 4b 33 temperatures 44 w Burtalo 3% Chicago 63 u cmrtnimtl48 m glvlan4 1 m dmmfw42 it Detroit to hourtoas�t3 Kim h l i 61 lot Anyei emt i Miami Boach m u minne4poll� 02 67 new orlcana47 42 now York 44 94 Philadelphia 4 Bow 43 to 8u us city4 4 tit fran i of � i Statt Law m pc route 4,7 m Amhi Nyun us Bering and slogans. On police when to some in activities with for distinguished National Nixon Kad attended such the supporting role Oft vice president this she was the Star attraction forthe 11,000 Republican women who rated or. Wangled invitations. The by steady Torbe Wear ing a dress of sky Blue and worsted stood in tie married Julie Nixon Eisenhowe. Former first lady Mamie tee Shower mrs. Spiro and the wives of incoming Cabinet members. Nixon off stage
