European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday january 30, 1969 Hickel aide is seen As Washington up president Nixon tuesday nominated Russell e. Train a . Conservationist to be the no. 1 assistant to Interior Secretary Walter j. Hickel whose views on conservation were challenged in the Senate. Saying train would be his right hand Man Hickel him self announced the president nomination of train 48, pres ident of the conservation foundation at the White House with train standing by his Side train s title will be underscore tary of Interior. Hickel s confirmation As Cabinet member was delayed following an uproar Over the former Alaska governor s state ment in december that he did not believe in conservation for conservation s  s appointment of train was seen As a Concession to the Senate by the administration to win confirmation of Hickel a Interior Secretary. Train s up coming appointment was announced from the floor by sen. Everett m. Dirksen during debate Over Nickel s new Job. Hickel took some ribbing from reporters Good Nat redly tuesday. He said he had discussed the appointment with train a native of Washington,d.c., on Jan. 3 and made up his mind he was the Man for the Job on Jan. 6. When asked his conservation views train said i believe in  Hickel rejected implication that train an activist in conservation was named As Concession to those who questioned whether he Felt strongly enough about conservation. Train said he would appear before the Senate Interior committee next tuesday. For confirmation hearings. He said that he had disposed of possible conflict of interests by Selling his Oil stocks in Gulf Oil and the Diamond Shamrock co. Train resigned As judge of the United states tax court in 1965 to head the nonprofit conserva Tion foundation. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Columbia University Law school. A member of the District of Columbia bar since 1949, he also served As a specialist i tax Law on Capitol Hill and became the Republican advise to the House ways and Means committee. Coronado  Admiral who had operation control of to Pueblo Salt intelligence Idne Day its a. Chine guns appear if me to pro vide it a significant defense Ca  adm. Reran l. Johns commander of Faval forces -j4bs& _ _ Leblo a de Allinder hich emergency i  of the agers Ali Nivy  for the Pueblo Type Diligence ship Johnson told a Navy court of inquiry. Wish a successfully apr red ?16i i8il Intel new commander maj. Gen. Woodrow  left takes command of com z from Brig. Gen. Edwin l Donley in a ceremony at Worms Germany. At right is command . Emil v. Eulenstein. Vaughan previously was with the defense Supply Agency. Is vow plans new $112.5 million Plant heart recipient Dies Cleveland up the world s 100th heart transplant recipient Wylie Julliard 22, of Babylon n.y., died Early tues Day at Cleveland clinic. Juliard who was Given a new heart dec. 16, was readmitted to the clinic sunday complaining of stomach pains. He had been released Jan. 21. Wolfsburg Germany up the Board of directors of Wes Germany s automotive giant Volkswagen wednesday approved a new $112.5-million planto meet growing demand for it wide Range of models from Domestic and foreign customers. The new works according to company spokesman will prob ably be erected on the premises of the Bonn government owned Sal Gitter a Industrial concerning Sal Gitter. Volkswagen turned out a record1,775,000 cars in 1968, an increase of 32 per cent Over the previous year. The company s 1968 turnover jumped 25 per cent Over the pre Vious year to $2.9 billion with exports accounting for $2.2 billion of the total business. A total of 1,104,000 vehicle were exported against 813,000 in 1967. The company s 1968 investment in new plants and equipment was $187.5 million. The company said in a recent letter to shareholders that num Erous overtime shifts were introduced in its plants to Cope with the continuously growing demand for its various models. The spokesman also said that Volkswagen was founding a joint sales Agency with porsche maker of sport and racing cars based in Stuttgart. The chief task of the Sale Agency will be the distribution of sport cars developed by Volks Wagen and porsche. The new Plant according tothe company spokesman will have a daily capacity of 500 Pas Senger cars and 10& delivery vans providing jobs for about3,000 workers. He also said that the swedish truck manufacturer Scania Vadis a of Soeder Taele and Volks Wagen have jointly founded a new company Sven ska Volks Wagen a in which Volkswagen has a 33% per cent  new company will take Over from Scania Vadis As Volkswagen importer. The staff of Scania Vadis former Volkswagen sales Agency will be taken Over by the new firm which will sell and service Volkswagen and porsche car through the existing outlets. Reds 7-Day cease fire Saigon up the Ieong announced wednesday tha they will observe a cease fir during the seven Day lunar new year s Holiday tet feb. 15-22 the guerrillas made the announcement in a radio broadcast monitored Here. A South Viet namese spokesman said a truce s under consideration by the americans and his government. The spokesman said that inight of last year s tet when the Viet Cong announced a cease ire and then launched their big. Rest offensive of the War against Kangaroo Hunt by sailors protested Brisbane Australia up coordinators with the bus com said a Resolution condemning the the Royal society for the pre Pany to organize the four Dav Hunt Hari in in 0tv a mention of cruelty to animal said tuesday that it would pro test Hunting trips by 38 Ameri can sailors who killed 70 Kanga Roos. The society said it would Lodge formal protest with the australian Navy and with a Brisbane bus company which sponsored the trips by . Sailors on  australian Navy acted As coordinators wit compan the y trip for 38 sailors from three destroyers visiting Brisbane. In two trips in the St. George District 385 Miles Southwest of Brisbane the sailors shot More than 70 kangaroos. The men arrived Back from their visit tothe sparsely settled Timber coun try late  president of the Spca Queensland Branch c. Cormie said a Resolution condemning the Hunt had been passed at a coun cil meeting of the  said the society was very concerned that the Hunters had left injured animals which would die in agony in the Bush the sailors used Bunting methods which Are not allowed in their own country spotlight ing to hold the animals and shoot ing at them from moving vehicles he said South vietnamese cities it was too soon to announce a Date for an Allied  president Nguyen Cao by said in Paris monday that his government might declare a 24 to 48-hour , american military spokesmen said Viet Cong ground fire downed two american Heli copters tuesday and one monday Over South Vietnam. . Air Craft losses for the year total 31,the spokesman said guerrilla forces have improved antiaircraft defences around theft strongholds in South Vietnam and have moved a battalion of antiaircraft gunners into Thela Bodian Border Region. Balloon blast in bar Burns eight in Naples Naples up eight peo pie suffered Burns tuesday night when a Bunch of Hydrogen i i balloons exploded in a bar patronised by . Military  hostesses in the new York bar suffered Burns on their hands and faces. Five men including two . Sailors we repeated for minor Burns. Unarmed,"t-.did consider Janight Well be provocative calipers did not appear to me to provide a significant defense capability . -1 Johnsoh was the Flost witness after several Days of closed hearings for testimony about classified matters. Johnson said tie was aware of certain communication difficulties . Intelligence ship were having with his Headquarters in Japan he said mountains on the islands of Japan made it difficult Ftp link radio frequencies. Q. Capt. William jews Omen counsel for the court did you consider this or Yucai Johnson i did not consider it critical. /. There was no instance that at any time this created a critical problem in  the Pueblo s skipper  m. Bucher has said he was worried about problem with this communications link up and had no Confidence Init. To support intelligence mis Sions Johnson said he re Quested that the fifth air Force provide aircraft assistance a special Alert of aircraft on the runways and that the com Mander of the seventh Fleet As sign me a destroyer to remain about 30 Miles distance from theager Over the  Johnson said the air Force provided the special Alert but in at least one instance for a least one intelligence Mission off Shanghai the seventh Fleet did not provide the destroyer i asked  they directed a destroyer from the Taiwan defense patrol to remain in the Northern sector of this Shanghai patrol area. It had a reaction time of 16hours," he  then became More Orless the Standard procedure for requesting special  Johnson said to activate this support he had to request it from the commander of the seventh Fleet who would have to relay the request to the com Mander of the Pacific Fleet who had to go to the commander of the Pacific forces to get final authority to utilize the destroyer for this  but Johnson said the destroyer usually started during this Exchange of messages and was re called if approval was not Given. Cretan Village threatened Athens up the entire Village of Roda Kinon on the Island of Crete is threatened by land slides caused by recent heavy rainfall officials Aid tuesday. 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