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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                S inevitable that people will visit other planets Frank Boraux says at Bonn. Is Rohde ure by Herb Scott assistant assignments editor Bonn 8&s a love songs about the romantic Blue Moon should have been written about the allure of the Good Green Earth american astronaut Frank Borman declared Here tuesday. In making the first venture around Mankind s nearest neighbor with such Cool precision Over Christmas Bor Man Apollo 8 commander and an air Force colonel had been accused of shattering the lore and romanticism of the Moon Ages old inspiration of lovers. Calling his Apollo 8 flight with James a. Lovell jr., and William a Anders purely a scientific contribution to posterity Borman told a press conference audience of about 300 newsmen when you Are 240,000 Miles out in space nothing looks As Good As the Earth. For my part i must say All the love songs about the Blue Moon should have been written about the Good  Borman his wife Susan and two sons Frederick 17, and Edwin 15, arrived at Bonn Cologne Airport from the Netherlands on the fifth Stop of their eight nation euro Pean Good win tour. The air Force c135 Jet landed 30 minutes late from the Hague because of fog in the dutch capital an upset stomach had compelled Borman to cancel a luncheon Date with Queen Juliana there monday. Borman was unable to attend the luncheon after hear Rived from Brussels by train complaining of stomach trouble front. On panic so. Col. I it of huge new York a with Snow lows working around the clock the northeastern United states started digging but tuesday from a big weekend storm that Para Fly Zed transportation Cut off flood supplies in some areas 5ind throttled  ninety four deaths were attributed to the storm which Blank lated an area from new Jersey Ito Maine. Three of the dead apparently were asphyxiated in a stalled car at new York s Ken indy  seven of the fatalities were at r trl buted to Snow , rail bus and Auto traffic began to move sporadically latest monday. However a return to Norma traffic proved impossible tues Day morning As stalled car blocked Access roads to major Bridges tunnels and highways heavy Snow still blocked the tracks of commuter trains an bus service was slow. Airport reopen Kennedy Airport closed for two Days officially  morning As one runway was cleared for  supplied food to 6,000 passengers stranded at the Airport monday. They also car ried out several heart attack vie urns who otherwise could not Haye been helped. Story on Page about 4,000 people remained marooned at the Airport Oyer night. They bedded Down on floors benches and chairs and in planes. When one airline ran puff diapers mothers Whf do on Page a pos diverted from Bayonne to Philly Frankfurt is ship loaded with 180 autos of servicemen and civilian who Are about to return to the United states fro Europe has been diverted front Bayonne n.j., to Philadelphia the Frank Furt transportation move ments office said tuesday. Persons who shipped their cars to Bayonne from Bremer Saveu Between jan.10 and 27 May find that the vehicles end up in Phila Delphia sgt. Charles Rya it said. The Bluejacket on of two ships loaded during that time was diverted for unknown reasons be  said a list of per sons whose vehicles were diverted has been posted at the flight reservation coun Ter at Khelu main air base. Persons reporting fora return flight to the six Tea states should Check the list to see whether their Auto was affected lie  cannot be ban died by phone he added. Unofficial new Pap a of . Fore in Europe North Africa and the Middle Matt vol. 27, no. 298 wednesday february 12, 1969 if 21855 a5 daily 10 sunday weather Cloudy with Snow becoming partly Cloudy with snows Howert. Partly Cloudy with occasional rain thursday. Frankfurt Heidelberg High to Low 25. Temperatures recorded tuesday get 44 4 4 am pm j am pm 45 61 Adana p 57 28 & 30 21 54 Athen. P 36 Aviano p 27 Berlin s 34 Brussels s 19 cop no an. T 27 32 Frankfurt p a Clear cd Cloudy a Rains Snow. 44 London p 47 Madrid c 43 Munich p 32 Paris s 42 Prestwick r 41 Rome p 55 wheelus. Cup party Cloudy 2nd weather Wing teen age hostage escapes As police kill her captor Mesquite Tex. Up a16-year-old girl who had been held hostage for More than 10hours in a cafeteria ran to Freedom monday night just a police killed her captor. Families of the gunman and his prisoner waited outside the cafeteria in separate Automo Biles. A Young Friend of the girl s tried to break through police lines to reach her but police took him  girl Jeannie c. Lewis the daughter of a Forney Tex.,ranch Foreman was not injured in her Long  Man identified by police As Ralph Mullins had held the girl at gunpoint since about 11 30 a.m., when he broke away fro police who had stopped him for questioning and raced into the crowded cafeteria in this Dallas  officer j. B. Warren who was inside talking to Mullins said the girl escaped by jumping away from the gunman. As she leaped out of the Way police opened  was shot three or four times with a  spent much of the Day trying to get Mullins to give himself up. At times the police were sitting Only 20 feet away from the gunman and his worried Young  doctor was allowed to give the girl a sedative after she had been held captive about four hours he said miss Lewis was slightly upset but was quite Cairn considering the  wept occasionally As she sat across the tame Fromon Page a col. / Jenable c. Lewis is escorted hurriedly from a cafeteria she had been feel hostage by a gunman. A photo  
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