European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the Star and stripes Iraq says planes Alt troops in Jordan Friday january 31, 1969 Beirut a Iraq claimed thursday that israeli jets at tacked iraqi forces stationed on jordanian territory but the Jor Danian government merely re ported that the israeli fighters had violated its air  Tel Aviv an israeli army spokesman denied the iraqi re port and said there has been Jun turn Bucu ititus Sims be ii absolutely nothing like this along the cease fire  the iraqi report followed Mon study Laird orders Pueblo by Pentagon continued from Page i vital if the Nixon administration is to fulfil a Campaign Promise to end the draft and go to an All voluntary military Force when the Vietnam War i ended. On other matters Laird announced thai Packard his second in command will conduct a wide ranging review of the Johnson administration s defense budget including whether some key programs should be decreased or increased to insure maximum National Security at the lowest pos Day s Public execution in Bagh dad of 14 convicted spies including nine  raised fears that the israeli had struck another Retalia tory blow against the. Arabs escalating the already High ten Sion Here. An iraqi army communique broadcast % Baghdad radio said seven israeli jets attacked Trail units on the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River and one of the attacking planes was shot Down by antiaircraft guns. It was Seet flashing it flames the iraqi re port said. A jordanian army spokesman announced three hours later that six israeli jets violated Jordan Ian air space but were driven off by ground five. It made no mention of any . Jordanian communique said two jets crossed the cease fire line Early thursday and four others flew later Over the area where iraqi troops Are stationed. Gen. Polk Calls Dud Basing second Best sible Cost. Said he will be going to South Vietnam soon. Said the military situation in Vietnam has improved somewhat in the past 12months and that the South Viet namese army is on the upgrade Laird declined to discuss possible . Troop withdrawals from South Vietnam saying "1don t think it would be useful to talk about unilateral withdrawal now that we Are in substantive talks in  the goal for . Nuclear strength is sufficient Power to deter the enemy in line with president Nixon preference for the use of the term sufficiency Over superiority contended that the Johnson administration s final defense budget reporting that Russia was fast closing the Gap in intercontinental ballistic missiles bore out Nixon s Campaign claim that a Security Gap threatened the United states. The new defense Secretary a d he believe . Power is unit sufficient As of today but that the tremendous soviet strategic weapons and naval buildup raises serious question for the future. Eur feel continued from Page v preme Allied commander rope also is reported to that keeping a division readying America is no substitute for having it in Europe. Polk answered a newsman questions on the dual Basing concept during his tour of the press enter for Carbide ice the army s biggest Man Euver incest Germany for years. Asked to evaluate the dual Basing concept and How 4f," is working from a top commander s Point of View. Polk replied i would rather have the Divi Sion a place. The next Best option is to have it ready Backhoe with equipment ready to go  described the Airlift necessary to bring the troops whereas the easiest part of the prob Lem Polk also said that the seventh army has equipment in storage for about two More divisions plus support units. Asked whether a dual base unit would be used immediately Tea. Combat Situ such a front line division immediately it initially would go into re serve. But we operate on the theory that u would go into action very  j oy1-Oiir a school students a 5"_" a a i a wre ainu Uick hiyjslmi10"161 their a a one of the boys is missing. Taf Fol Altay from left Are Craig Park,17 Robert meaner 18 his brother William 16, missing and presumed drowned and Randy Navy blames Zuni rocket for. Navy said fire aboard up the wednesday that a the Carrier enter prise apparently started when an air to ground rocket explode because it was overheated by the exhaust from a machine used to Start Jet planes. In a preliminary report on the findings of a Board of investigation the Navy placed damage to the Enterprise at $8.4 million but said it will be out of action less than three months. Describing7 fire the tragedy  Navy said the initial explosions apparent by caused a fire and subsequent bomb and rocket explosions on the air planes parked nearby. Jet starter carts have a Small Jet Turbine which vents a hot exhaust the Navy explained. Indications Are that the cart May have caused the overheating and explosion of a Zuni rocket attached to the Wing of an air plane to of Pentagon statement other aboard Tow enter Rose jail Jug recalled Vuja investigation of the Zunt rocket was undertaken in  a fire that killed 134 men aboard the aircraft Carrie Forrestal off Vietnam in 1967, the rocket in question i currently under test As part of an extensive investigation into the effect of heat on air carried ordnance the Pentagon state ment said. The a Ujj used against Ojah targets by Lavy jets i five inches around nearly 10 fee Long and weighs 107 pounds. It is carried beneath the jets wings. The Navy said that in addition to other explosions on the Enterprise which was 75 mile South of Hawaii at the time Between five and seven ,500 Pound bombs blew up. Howard 18 on an inner tube. In Center the going gets rough and in Bottom photo the raft has been overturned by the 20-mile-an-Hourcurrent and a hidden five foot dam. Normally such a Channel is dry but the heavy rain that swamped Southern California turned it into a torrent. United press International photos Paris talks go 7t/2 hours get nowhere Paris a the four delegations at the vietnamese peace talks held a session of record length thursday 7& hours but when it was Over they agreed that they had failed to make any Progress. . Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge said the other Side did not agree with our proposals on re establishment of the de militarized zone and on prisoner exchanges. I am sorry to say this the american said. It is too  there will be another session next thursday. Charges distortions t. In the meeting Juan Thuy the North vietnamese ambassador sad i once again reject All distortions by the unite states and the Saigon administration As Well As All their ill intentioned  emerging from the meeting Thuy said it had brought Noth ing  ,. We continued to reject the erroneous arguments of the United states he told news men adding that no Yob Vietnam still insists in its four Point proposal including withdrawal of the United states and priority for political questions Over Mili tary ones. Political settlement North vietnamese spokes Man said that what Dectis discussing the dm8 in Isola Tion without any discussion Ofa political  he added a at z2ne As such a part of i95geneva agreement to which North Vietnam says i wants the United states to and Here strictly. He to Cwm Amassa Pham Dang Lam Siml the meeting took place in the Sam manner As that of last saturday with the communists delivering Jure propaganda and  of had warned in the meeting that propaganda speeches would prevent Progress we Are waiting for the communists to show a More positive serious attitude Lara said