European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday february 11, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 3 i grim memory Tor yank a in hush survivor he was on fire and. Running i heard a Volley of shots vhf 2 Long Binh Vietnam a Johnson was on fire and he was running. I heard a Volley of shots and Johnson crashed Down. He got up. They put some More rounds into him and Down he i saw this kid take Johnson s grim memory dwells in Floyd g. Key the Only on of three unarmed american civilians to have survived a ambush on a lonely Road 19 Miles cast of , 23, was severely burned in the ambush Satur Day morning that killed Billy j. Walker and Ronald l. John son his 24-year-old compan ions and fellow workers Atlear Siegler inc., an aviation electronics firm under con tract to the . Army Here. The . Command which is investigating the attack says three other american civilian employees of the firm were on the same Road a about the same time and have not since been gave an account of that morning of horror monday atan army evacuation Hospital. I d been out late the nigh before and i was asleep in the Back of the jeep. Walker was driving. Johnson was in the front passenger seat key said. The three lived in Sai gon and bad been making the 30-mile trip to Long Binh for three months leaving the Cap ital about 5 45 every morn ing in darkness. About two Miles North Oblong Thanh on Highway is it happened. I Don t know what it was but the first one missed key said. The second one hit right atthe door. It blew Walker right out. Everything burst int flames the second it the jeep veered ont of control and overturned on the Driver s Side. I was on fire and i could t figure him Roget out key said. Key s Gray working clothe were on fire from head to toe. He clambered out and rolled Down a slight embankment. At the Bottom he was still Bonfire. He rolled Over and Over. It was too soon. Nothing Hurt. Everything was burned he said. Key s army Issue Jungle boots were soldering and he was trying to get them of when he saw Johnson run and fall. Johnson was Only 15 fee away. Then i saw this kid take Johnson s Wallet. He wore a Gray uniform. I m sure hews an Nova North Vietnam Ese army. He wore Abush Type hat. He had a gun key recalled. Then he said he heard two motor scooters. Johnson was dead. Walker was dead. Idon t think they bothered Walker key said. The Road has been the scene of several Viet Cong ambushes in the past. Key said he worked his payback u the Road flagged Down a fellow employee an was taken to a . Hospital at Bear cat about 10 Miles away. Today orld strikes threaten Ireland paralysis Dublin a the Irish re Public moved toward Industrial paralysis monday with Squab bling unions trying to extend strikes that have brought a bread famine to Dublin and other major estimated $12 million in exports have been lost since 3,000key engineers and factory maintenance men went on strike almost a week have closed More than 200 plants and made another50,000 workers Idle. Dublin s five big bakeries were shut Down and housewives toured the City looking for loaves Toby even at inflated prices. Twenty hotels in the capital will shut Down thursday unless the strike ends by then. Actor trades Scalpel for Dagger Birmingham England up lovers of american television s most sought after bedside practitioner the nimble fingered Tumble hair Eddy. Kildarc Are in for a Shock. The obliging Richard Chamberlain who has cured Many a shapely patient with the touch of love will Swap his scape for a Dagger next month. He opens March 6 As the brooding Youn Prince in Shakespeare s Hamlet at the Bir Mingham repertory was dumbfounded when i was offered the part said Chamberlain who began it will be Chamberlain s first appearance in Shakespeare since his College Days and his first Ever As Hamlet. Mystery shrouds radar visit Moscow a Janos Kadar hungarian communist party chief left Moscow monday by train for Budapest ending a mysterious four Day visit with Krem Lin leaders. Beyond a Brief formal announcement thursday there have been no official reports on Kadar s visit or his activities Here. Informed sources speculate that one of the chief subjects discussed with Kadar was preparation for the world communist conference scheduled to be held in Moscow in May. While Hungary is lined up wit the Warsaw pact countries which invaded Czechoslovakia in a gust the hungarian party is regarded As a relatively Liberal one and in a strategic position to help smooth Over the rift in the communist world caused by the developments in Czechoslovakia. Wet and ready a . Infantryman stand knee deep in an irrigation canal As be covers his buddies with a machine Sun during a search operation Southwest of Saigon. A photo pro Moscow plea Falls Flat Bologna Italy a a pro Moscow plea to support the soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia fell Flat at the italian communist party Congress plea an attack on the party s official line enunciated Satur Day by party Secretary Luigi Longo was greeted with icy silence by the 5,000 delegates and observers in the sports Palace of the red ruled italian s condemnation of the czech invasion had brought Thun Derous applause Aud a walkout by the head of the three Man so Viet delegation. Ambrogio Donini a hard line pro Moscow member of the party s Central committee countered Longo s stand monday. He said the soviet action in Czechoslovakia should be viewed As a example of soviet responsibility in defending the socialist Camp from what he called Bourgeois relapses. The Hull remained silent. Bombay violence claims 17 lives Bombay India up police clamped a curfew on the sprawl ing City of Bombay monday in the Wake of three Days of violence that has taken the lives of at least 17 curfew went into effect at noon and was due to last unto tuesday morning. At the same time the government alerted the army to stand by As tension spread through the City. . Ships Dock Iff tar hey amid threats of protests Istanbul a four ships of the . 6th Fleet arrived Here monday for a week Long soldiers and police took measures to prevent any anti american violence. The warships Are the aircraft Carrier Forrestal and three de riot police and Mili tary units patrolled the diem reformer go found dead in Barracks Heidelberg sets the army monday released the name of the Only reformer i Soldier Todie while on Maneu vers in Ger Many. Spec. 5 Paul White jr., 23, was dead on arrival at the Grafen Woehr dispensary native of Gulfport miss., was found unconscious in his Barracks. Attempts to revive him failed. An autopsy is being conducted. White was a member of the dual based 1st in 34th inf. 24th inf div. Bar Kation zone As sailors pre pared to go on Shore leave. Left Wing groups of turkish students have vowed to Demon Strate against the americans an the government has said it will not allow any disorderly conduct. We cannot ask the american ships not to visit vis because of the wish of a few thousand peo ple prime minister Suleyman Demirel told the press. That would be very detrimental to our National about 20 sailors were injure during anti american violence that flared up Here when units of the Fleet visited Istanbul in have detained two youths and Sei de thousands of handbills protesting the current visit and authorities have de Nied permission for student ral editorial comment is critical of the visit but has advised restraint. A big reason behind the anti american mood is a widely held Assumption that the Fleet pre Turkey s Landing attempt on Cyprus Early in 1964, during bloody fighting Between the tur Kish and greek cypriots partners Turkey and a recce have been at Odds Over Cyprus since. De Gaulle s visitor makes presents known i Paris up president. Charles de Gaulle has frequent and abundant visitors at the Ely see Palace but officials at Lebourget Airport were surprised sunday morning when a Panther two giant turtles two parrots and two tiny monkeys arrived addressed to the general. The presidential office announced that the animals were a gift from president Jean Bedel Bokassa of the Central african Republic who was to begin his first official visit to Paris tues Day. Some antelopes Are also expected in the next few Days and de Gaulle has apparently decide to contribute the entire gift to the Paris zoo
