European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday january 26, 1969 deserter hijacks Jet to Havana Miami a a Navy deserter who said he did t want to kill in Vietnam hijacked National airlines Jet to Cuba Friday forcing along 46 other persons including a grieving widow taking her husband body Home. Stewardess Kim Tatum said four minutes after the plane de parted key West for Miami the Hijacker grabbed me around the neck and put a knife to my neck with the other hand Anc demanded the flight be diverted to Cuba. From the Navy stewardess sue Morrill said the Hijacker told her he was a19-year-old american who had deserted from the Navy at Sandiego Calif. Miss Morrill said he told her i Don t want to kill. I Don t want to go to  czech Martyr funeral held Prague a Jan Palach who set himself on fire to protest the soviet occupation of his Homeland was buried saturday in quiet dignity As tensions that had surged through Prague since his immolation were lost in the grief of mourning. Czechs by the tens of thousands turned out in drizzling rain to watch the funeral procession that officials had feared would spark a new outburst of anti soviet demonstrations. But whatever Wrath t h mourners might have Felt was spent in a somber Farewell tothe 21-year-old student they re Gard As a new Martyr to free Dom. There were no reports of incidents during the procession. In courtyard saturday s funeral observances began in a courtyard of Prague s Charles University where Palach s coffin had Beeton Public display for two Days beside the statue of another Jan who burned to death Jan Hus who died at the stake in1415 for his defense of truth. In Vatican City exiled czech Josef Cardinal Beran went on Vatican radio at Pope Paul of request and appealed to his countrymen to Stop taking their live sin protest Over the soviet hold on Czechoslovakia. Suicide is never human and no one must repeat it said the 80-year-old Prague archbishop inthe first address to the people of his nation since the communist imprisoned him 20 years ago. Vatican sources said that Pope Paul asked the Cardinal to make the broadcast because the Pope was embarrassed by a Vatican radio commentary thursday that praised youths in Eastern Europe who Burn themselves to death for the cause of Freedom. Booc hints at Winnie on Way As parents wed new York up a new Book of Jennie Jerome Mother of sir Winston Churchill indicates evidence Points to the possibility that the statesman was conceived before his parents were married. Senttie by Ralph a Martin noted that miss Jerome married lord Randolph Churchill at the British embassy in Parison april 15, 1874, and sir Winston was born seven months later reportedly prematurely but healthy and robust. The marriage was always reported As taking place in january 1874 in later publications including the encyclopedia Britannica. According to Martin neither the Duke nor Duchess of Marlborough lord ran Dolph s parents attended the wedding Al though he was their favorite child. The Marlborough had opposed their son match to the Beautiful daughter of an Amer ican financial Speculator As socially unsuitable because the Jerome were identified with new York s fast set not its Aristo Cracy Jennie s Mother mrs. Leonard Jerome also opposed the match because she did not think lord Randolph Good enough former daughter who had enjoyed the Atten Tion of princes during a visit to the court of Napoleon n. At the last minute mrs. Jerome changed her mind and became instrumental in eliminating All settlement obstacles to the ?" asks the biographer. It is not too Remote to suggest a connection wit the birth of Winston Churchill Only seven months later. It is possible of course that the birth really was premature. However it is not difficult to imagine that the two lovers with too fins intensified by their Long separation and the fear their chances of marriage were dribbling Down the leg Aldrain might determine to Force the marriage or simply let their emotions overwhelm  Martin said the situation was underscored by a Brief wedding startlingly unadorned although it was one of the first great International marriages of the tune and should have been the social splash of  when the couple s son Winston arrive nov. 10, 1874, the London times announced that he was premature causing some snickers in London society the biographer said. Bambi winners among the to and film stars on hand in Munich to receive West Ger Many s Bambi awards Are from left Uschel Glas Omar Sharif and lome Greene. A thousands of students riot in Italy to of tic / a to to 1_. 1 _ _ a Rome a hundreds of neapolitan students clashed in massive riot and Naples University was set afire saturday a students across the nation staged angry protests against the soviet Union to Mark the funeral of czech fire Martyr Jan  cities the entire length of the italian nation from thelps to Sicily thousands of students clamoured against the soviet bloc occupation of Czechoslovakia in the third stright Day of protest and violence. Scores of students and police were injured when pro czech demonstrations in Naples flared into clashes Between righting and left Wing groups that fought with Sticks stones cans of Burn ing gasoline and Molotov cock tails. It was the worst Street rioting in Naples in years. Helmeted club swinging police battled for hours to put it Down. Nearly 1,000 students fought outside Naples University on Corso Umberto the Souther City s main Avenue. Police joined leftist students to beat off an in Vasion of a local communist police free Delon after questioning Paris up French film idol Alain Delon was released by police Early saturday after being held for 35 hours of questioning about the slaying of his body guard last fall. French officials did not say whether they would recall Delon for further questioning. Party office by righting  hurled stones and Molotov cocktails against windows of the University buildings front ing on the Avenue. Several Home made bombs exploded flames spread through room inside the school driving teach ers students and administrator from the buildings in panic. Ambulances and fire engines rushed to the scene As dense Clouds of smoke billowed into the  on Aerial ladders car ried Down More than 20 person stranded on top floors. It took More than two hours to put out the flames. Downtown Naples was Para lazed by massive traffic jams. Frightened store owners clanged Down Metal shutters to protect their shops lbs rejected War expansion Mansfield says Washington up Strong suggestions that he expand the Vietnam War int Cambodia and perhaps Laos and possibly North Vietnam were rejected about a year ago by president Lyndon , Senate democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said Friday saying that people in very significant positions urged the move Mansfield credited then defense Secretary Clark Mclifford with persuading John Sor to turn Down the idea Mansfield referred briefly to the Johnson administration dispute during a series of Brief Senate speeches Eulogi zing Clif Ford. Secretary Clifford bad a great Deal to do with keeping the War in Vietnam from expanding into Laos Cambodia and perhaps North Vietnam 1 Mansfield  did not elaborate. But a newsman asked him whether hews referring to a specific decision or merely to Clifford swell known dovish views on the War. I was referring to suggestion which had been made and Clifford s opposition to it Mansfield replied. He declined to identify those favouring expansion of the War saying Only they were people in very significant  he declined to give further details. . Hamlet threatened by Wall of ice East Branch . Up a huge ice Jam at the Confluence of the Delaware an Beaver kill Rivers near the new York Pennsylvania Lin broke Loose Friday night and began moving toward this tiny Hamlet followed by tons of water that had backed up behind the ice for two Miles. All 600 residents of East Branch were evacuated. The order to evacuate was Given about 9 p.m., soon after a major part of the ice dam which measured about 16 to 18 feet High six feet thick an stretching above the town for a half mile or More broke  ice had been weakened by warm rain earlier Friday Andy warm weather All week. Rush to car residents rushed to cars and trucks and moved to higher ground on the far Side of the Village. At 9 30 p.m., up reporter reached Howard Lacy operator of the East Branch Genera store by Telephone. Everybody s gone i m Leav ing i m too Busy to talk Lacy said As he Hung up. Police reported that some evacuees were taking shelter at the Catskill Mountain Boardinghouse which had been set up for emergency Relief. Others went to a local methodist Church and its parsonage located on very High ground on the Edge of town. Most people were in Good spirits. Just sitting they re just sitting Here in rocking chairs laughing an drinking Coffee one Man at the parsonage said. East Branch is situated in Valley surrounded by mountains so people did not have far to Goto escape danger. Even so most fled without their posses Sions. 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