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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday february 13, 1969 barricaded Frenchman s hell kill children if police charge House Bordeaux Franco up i Andre Forquet who suffer police moved in again wednes-1 from & chronic mental  Day on an isolated farmhouse order has killed one policeman where a 58-year-old construction Foreman has barricaded himself with two of his children and threatened to kill them. Congo inspect of Carroll Fitzgerald left and his brother Ralph signal joint approval of a c7a after a test flight. The plane i army to the air Force. Switching from the of photo plane switches services but remains in the family Rhein main a Germany special when the air f accepted the last c7a Caribo aircraft transferred from the army Here wednesday the ceremony took on a personal touch for the Fitzgerald Brothers. After a Short test flight air Force maj. Ralph Fitzgerald 34 accepted the twin engine trans port from his brother Carroll. Carroll two years his elder Isan army warrant officer and has been flying the Peculiar looking Craft for the army aviation Sec Tion Here. Since this happened to be the Only Caribou in Europe and the air Force has t any theater qualified pilots yet Ralph was flown from Sewart fab tenn., where he teaches pilots to Fly the Canadian built transport. Some years ago the defens department declared that All army aircraft larger than a cer Tain size should become an air Force responsibility. High Tail the Caribou for those unfamiliar with this High tailed Craft is a Short Range transport which has the unique ability of taking off and Landing on almost no runway and does just about As Well on a Grassy Field. It issued extensively in Southeast Asia for resupply missions which bigger planes cannot do. On Jan. 1, 1967, Ralph was also the Man who accepted the first c7a for the air Force i Vietnam. His brother was also in that country teaching air Force pilots to Fly the new Bird. Ralph also claims to be the Only air Force Man to Fly one around the world. Wednesday s test flight was the first time the Brothers have been in a cockpit together. In a few Days Ralph will Flythe newest air Force acquisition to Robins fab ga., where twill receive modifications and undergo major maintenance be fore returning to service with the 7406th support so  is expected to go into operation As the air Force s Only Caribou in Europe in May. Three Crews and a team of maintenance men Are expected to take charge of it  for the Orange tex., Brothers Ralph will go Back to teaching in Tennessee while Carroll will have to Start flying something else. Near Miami Pilot thwarts attempt to take Over jetliner Miami a a Man at tempted to grab the controls of a tourist loaded British West indies airways jetliner in flight tuesday and was overpowered by the Pilot an airline spokes Man  Denicola manager in Miami said the Man entered the cockpit while the plane was Mak ing its final approach to Miami on a flight from Montero Bay Jamaica with 115 person aboard. He said the Man attempted Tothrow switches and flip the Jet s thrust levers while telling the Pilot that something is  Denicola said the Pilot Alle Percival overpowered the in Truder and forced him out of the cockpit. Outside the cockpit Denicola Aid several unidentified first class passengers held the Man Down while the plane landed. Percival returned to the cock pit and notified authorities who were waiting when the Pilot landed the Jet. The Federal Bureau of investigation identified the Man As James s. Pinckney. Denicol Asaid Pinckney told officials he was an american citizen of bahamian birth. Pinckney was charged with interfering with and assaulting the Crew of the Airliner. He was Heldon $100,000 Bond. Penny Ante burglars show their class  Guys Calif. A with crowbars and chisels burglars attacked a Safe in Brening materials co. Finally it broke open and revealed Only business rec ords inside. On the door of the Safe All along was printed the lock combination. The burglars looted a chewing gum machine of 50 pennies police said sunday. Essen soviet from air Portsmouth. A. Up a senator a rear Admiral and two congressmen made an Aeria inspection wednesday of the soviet bloc fishing Fleet cruising off the Virginia and North Caro Lina  the flight in a coast guard plane were sen. Williamb. Spong jr., a a. Rear adm. E. C. Allen jr., commander of the 5th coast guard District and reps. Thomas Downing d-va.,and William Whitehurst Rva. Allen briefed the legislator during the flyover of the two groups of trawlers and Factor ships some 85 vessels in All that have been cruising off the coast since last weekend. About 20 trawlers violated . Territorial fishing Waters saturday and were chased Back to sea an warned by the coast guard. Meanwhile the National aeronautics and space administration continued plans to launch a dozen rockets and Cannon shots wednesday night in a sky color ing wind Experiment from Wal lops Island va., not far from the location of the main body of trawlers. Low Cloud cover the Experiment had been scrubbed monday night because of Low Cloud  Nasa spokesman said the Nike missiles would release a Reddish Orangis greenish sodium vapor for testing winds thigh Levels from 50 to 186 Miles High. Nasa said that sometimes the brightly coloured Clouds have been sighted As far away As 500  experiments present no Dan Ger to the soviet bloc  said. Meanwhile three coast guard cutters were maintaining a watch on every move the trawlers made. The Fleet broke into two group monday. The largest unit of about 50 ships remained in High Waters near the space facility and the second unit with about35 ships moved to an area off Currituck Beach  coast guard first began watching the Fleet after about 20trawlers violated the u.8. J2 mile fishing limit saturday Cestas in southwestern a a  Iliou i in  injured another during the siege of his House near the Vil  Only words to police sur rounding the House were "1 awaiting for Yott a Forquet is re ported to have stocked enough food and arms to last several More  police official tried to con Vince Forquet to come out an release his children Aline 9, and Francis 11. Neighbors said that Aline has been ill. We will try nothing against you a policeman shouted through a Loudspeaker when the dialogue was resumed after a tense night we do not want to Hurt your children. But you d better come out. We Are going to wait. If you want to communicate with us let us know. A Manwill come with a White  Forquet Only repeated his warning "1 am wailing for  he stood by his tuesday state ment that Only if his estranged came and killed herself would he release the children. If the police charge the House Forquet said he will kill the Chil  sources said that for the moment their strategy remain persuasion rather than Force. Well wait As Long As Neces sary a week if we must one official declared. Munich police end students protest spree Munich a student carrying Viet Cong flags were forced out of Munich University journalism Institute by police Early wednesday after a 24-Hourspree of wrecking furniture. Police took 43 into custody after moving in to Clear the Institute located in the . Information service Library the America  Rector Audomar Scheu Ermann called police after unsuccessfully requesting the 120 occupiers to leave. During their protest the students Hung a huge Viet Cong Flag out of the window of the Institute. Police released All but four after issuing a criminal complaint charging them with  students were protesting administration refusal to cancel the policy of requiring final exams in first year courses. Man Anghis kills 2 a cml to i weather keeping up with the both mergers Russel Kan. Arthenew Telephone directory of this Central Kansas town of 6,300lists Only 10 Browns 9 Smiths arid 6  there Are 30 Boxberger 20 dumpers 26 Ehrlich ses 25krugs, 23 mate and 21 benders. It. Bragg . Up the army reported tuesday that two recruits lied of an infectious Typ of meningitis. Officials did not declare quarantine but said certain preventive measures were being taken in the Basic training Center. The army said pvt. Nathaniel Williams 24, of Philadelphia died saturday and pvt. Larry  of Eikon va., died Mon Day. Both were in he Basic training Center set up Here during the vietnamese War. I col. David e. 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