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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday february 2, 1969 key congressman Ceol to All Volunteer army Washington a proposals to eliminate the draft and create an All Volunteer army May run into trouble when and if they reach the House armed services committee. Chairman l. Mendel Rivers,d-s.c., without taking a firm position for or against the proposals hinted broadly in an interview he is opposed to the creation of a Well paid All Volunteer professional  m not at All sure i d favor a Volunteer army Rivers  think i would rather have a mixture of Reserve and regu Lars. I think that mix would be Best for the  Rivers said one of the reason she would be against a wholly Volunteer army would be its allegiance to the defense depart ment and the president and notto Congress. I believe a Reserve officer Ismore Likely to talk to his con Gressman than a regular offi cer he said. President Nixon carrying outa Campaign Promise asked Secretary of defense Melvin  last thursday to set up a special commission to develop Aplan of action for eliminating the  the election Campaign Nixon promised efforts to eliminate the draft at the end of the Vietnam War and move towards Volunteer army. In a radio speech oct. 17, Nix on said if we find we can reasonably meet our peacetime manpower needs by other Means then we should prepare for the Day when the draft can be phased out of american life. A have looked into this ques Tion very carefully. And this is my belief once our involve ment in the Vietnam War is be Hind us we move toward anal Volunteer armed Force. This Means that just As Soontas our reduced manpower requirements in Vietnam will per Mit us to do so we should Stop the draft and put our selective service Structure on  on Jan. 22, however a bipartisan group of seven Senate republicans and two democrats led by Mark o. Hat fluid r-ore., introduced legislation which would make the change six months after their Bill to end the draft became Law. The Hatlem Bill would up Grade  living conditions and status of the military to produce what he called an efficient Mil itary Force with emphasis on Quality rather than  a similar Bill was introduce Din the House by rep. Edward p. Boland a mass. Mansfield urges talks with Cuba on hijacking Washington Upsy sen ate democratic Leader Mike Mansfield called saturday for direct u. S. Talks with Cuba to find ways to Stop the hijacking of american airliners. Some Day something might happen to one of these planes and the Crew and passengers he said in an interview. Then Well have hell to  Montana said he Felt talks could be held at a Neutral site S.C. As Mexico or the Bahamas even though the White House has its first female military aide Washington a the White House has its first woman military aide a Captain in the women s air Force and she was on duty at a diplomatic recep Tion this weekend in a full Long formal military  is Nancy Buzzard of Bruin pa., an attractive blonde who said she started on duty last month shortly after presi Dent Nixon took office on temporary assignment in the Mili tary aide s office. A former Art teacher capt Buzzard said she has been serv ing As a protocol officer has been in the air Force six years and confirmed that she was the first woman assigned to White House duty for the military. Educator cites new Hitler ism san Francisco a anew kind of Hitler ism from the left is behind troubles at Sanfrancisco state College Accord ing to or. S. I. Hayakawa who says he took the presidency to halt  showed us How you can get Power Over a great nation by gangsterism and confrontation the acting president told a meeting of the american College Public relations association Friday. I took this Job because i Felta new kind of Hitler ism was starting All Over again in this nation he said but this time from the left not the  noted semantic St said to has been disturbed about event son american campuses since the free speech movement atthe University of California at Berkeley in 1964."i saw that the professors thinking that All of the trouble was based on idealism were supporting their Young student just As professors in Germany supported the Young nazis of the p30s," he said. United states and Cuba do no recognize each other diplomatically. Contact could be made he said on the same basis that u. S. Fand red chinese representatives meet regularly in Warsaw. Mansfield said a. S. Official should first exhaust efforts to Clear up the hijacking problem through indirect contacts with Cuba through Swiss intermediaries. But if that does not succeed he said maybe the representatives of this government should meet with Castro s5 government to consider ways and Means to Stop  Mansfield noted that while Castro give Asylum to the hijackers he also permits u. , Crews and passengers to return to the United state unharmed. Mansfield said he did no know whether direct talks would work but argued that some thing must be done to prevent a serious International  House Commerce commit tee will conduct hearing beginning wednesday eleven planes have been hijacked already this year. The latest occurred Friday when ayoung Man shoved a gun against a stewardess head an demanded that the san Francis co Miami flight be diverted to Cuba. A returning passenger described the Hijacker As on the Edge of  remnants of riots president Nixon see rubble of last april s riots on i tour of seventh Street in Northwest Washington d.c., with mayor Walter washing too and George Romney right Secretary of housing and Urban develop ment in Nixon s Cabinet a photo chased wrong Man no one wanted to Bell this cat Miami Beach up cheetah chasing a Pojur Leraan on a motorcycle e must be unique even for a town that has every thing of it happened Friday on bustling Collins ave., main Street of this tourist playground. The cheetah named Chi Chi t reunion or Charlie a poodle that was believed kidnapped we a he went out without his glasses three weeks ago finally showed up at the Home of his owner Harold Nash of Berkeley Calif. He had the dog fitted with glasses after to noticed that my Charlie kept bumping into things. He seemed none the worn for his Captivity United press International photo was finally shot but not before causing much trouble for its owner Michael Allen Posen president of a Chicago pharmaceutical firm Posen was arrested an charges against him included Public drunkenness allowing dangerous animal to run at Large and letting a cat run Loose with out a Bell. All cats in Miami Beach must Wear Bells because the City is a Bird Sanctuary. In fort Lauderdale Posen discharged with causing a boating Accident and carrying a concealed weapon a Spear gun. The trip from fort Lauderdal ended Here when another yacht Captain reported that Posen boat made several wild circles before it crunched against the . About that time apartment manager Nester Tromell walked out to inform Posen that i could t berth his boat there. An assistant John Porto re ported that Posen whistled up the cheetah and Tromell ran Batik into the building and phoned the police. Then two boys wandered Upland started looking at the animal walking about the  of the boat. Suddenly the cheetah jumped off the boat and at tacked one of the kids said Porto Jeffrey Kenzel a was Bitt non the foot and scratched Sev eral times when the animal knocked him Down. An unidentified Man grabbed the cat s Tail and the boys scrambled to safety about hat time a motorcycle policeman pulled  big cat bounded after has and the policeman made a speedy Takeoff. Down the Stree they flew through an apartment area and out into the mainstream of traffic. The patrolman Robert Nieder radioed for help As he raced Down the Avenue then yanked out his service revolver and got off a shot. The wounded cheetah turned Back darting into a base ment. Another policeman cornered it and killed it with a pistol. Posen is scheduled for a court hearing monday she began Little went a Long Way Wilmington Del. A woman who weighed Only two pounds at birth celebrated her104th birthday Here saturday sprightly mrs. Florence Crum ush related How her parents were told she would not live for 24hours when she was born in 1865, me year the civil War ended. Three hours after i was born i was christened she said. They said i screamed when the priest put Salt on my Tongue and the. Priest said Shell live. She got a wonderful pair of lungs " mrs Crumlish who spurn glasses hearing Aid or Cane is legs than five feet tall and weighs Only 100 pounds but from 1962 to 1964 she campaigned to save her Home from being demolished to make Way for a Road before conceding defeat and moving into three of her four children Are living. She has 14 grandchildren and about 30 great grandchildren they keep coming  
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