European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes sunday february 16, 1969 reds test Berlin air jamming from a and up dispatches Berlin the russians appeared saturday to be preparing to interfere with the vital Berlin air lanes along with harassment of ground traffic lowest Berlin. A Western official in Bon said the russians and e a is germans have been practising jamming the radio and radar equipment of Western aircraft flying to the City. The jamming was describe Das tests lasting several min utes carried out to Check on the operations of three jamming stations in the Berlin air zone. It was feared that the stations might go into full scale opera Tion soon when russian and East German troops begin Maneu vers reportedly designed to interrupt the ground traffic that runs 110 Miles through East Germany to West Berlin. Traffic curb a new traffic restriction i retaliation for the March 5 West German electoral College meet ing Here went into effect at mid night. The Maneu vers were said to be designed to place More restrictions on Berlin traffic. Western officials said the Jam Ming stations two located in East Berlin and the other on the Berlin outskirts carried out the tests several times Earl this month. There was no interference with our aircraft an american official said. Asked whether there were contingency plans to guard against the jamming the Western offi Cial said we have plans for just about every possible contingency. Naturally we cannot d i s close meanwhile a . Presidential707 four engine Jet shot practice landings at West Berlin s mid City Tempelhof Airport despite snowy weather. It was understood that the Rea son for the practice was to see whether the Field ringed by tall apartment buildings can accommodate a plane of the 707 s size. Florida. Continued from Page v the Skyway Bridge is an extremely Large Winter storm farther South Thanet should be said forecaster Gil Clark at tidal damage to roads motels and Homes was reported in other areas including Clear water Ami warnings flapped along both Florida coasts and North Ward up the Atlantic coast. Travellers warnings were is sued in Georgia and the Caroll Nas As the Low pressure system spread rain and Snow Over much of the Southeast. . Ureah Hirw truce South Vietnam decrees 24-hour cease fire Saigon up the South vietnamese government announced a 24-hour cease fire be ginning sunday to Mark the tet lunar new year Holiday. A we Klong Viet Cong truce began saturday but they promptly broke it by the assassination of a government official and a raid on the american docks in Saigon. In announcing the 24-Hourcease fire by Allied forces a for eign ministry communique said it was prompted by Tho love of peace and respect for the sacred traditions of its people. A spokesman said the Allied truce would begin at 6 . Sun Day and end at 6 . Monday. The Viet Cong had declared week Long truce in Honor of the three Day Holiday beginning on monday. But military spokesmen said the cease fire was less than an hour old when Viet Cong shot to death a Hamlet chief in the Cen trial Highlands. A Short time later two guerrillas invaded the Saigon docks planted Viet Cong flags fire shots at . Guards and fled. The 24-hour cease fire was the shortest tet truce yet declared by the Saigon government. A three Day cease fire last Yea was shattered by the massive Viet Cong offensive across the country. Experiences in previous truces have shown that communist North Vietnam never com plies with the foreign ministry communique said. On the contrary they took advantage of this occasion to at tack our armed forces and popu lation it continued. In Case of violations of the truce by North Vietnam and its auxiliary forces the government of the Republic of Vietnam will take appropriate measures to As sure Security for the stale units population 1 tet la Vietnam s most important Holiday and is marked by gaiety and Hopes for Tho future it is a Spring festival a time when families reunite Sec photon on Page 3. Last year during tet troops launched Surprise at tacks on Saigon Danang Hue and More than 120 other towns while As much As 50 per cent of South Vietnam s armed forces were on leave to visit with heir families. This year South viol namese leaves have been can celeb until next saturday. Peace talks await Nixon continued from Page i to make a face to face report on the deadlock which became apparent with the first meeting. The last top level holdovers of the Johnson administration Cyrus r. Vance and William j. Jor Den Are leaving the delegation this week and will be gone when the conference convenes feb. 20 for its fifth full scale was Deputy to w. Averell Harriman who led the american delegation in the difficult preliminary talks with the North vietnamese which opened in May. When Nixon appointed Lodge to succeed Harriman he asked Vance to remain in his Post for a month or so to permit a smooth , who was Harriman s chief spokesman is leaving to join the staff erf former president Lyndon b. Johnson in Texas a Deputy negotiator. Vance conducted most of the secret bargaining with his North Viet namese opposite number. Van Lau preceding John son s oct. 31 halt to the bombing of North Vietnam. Earlier this month Vance reportedly took the initiative for another secret meeting Osten Sibly to protest a Viet Cong shelling of Hue but particularly to introduce the new Deputy Lawrence e. Walsh to officials were still hopeful that the secret dialogue with the North vietnamese could be reopened soon but Hanoi spokesman Here Nguyen Thanh be clearly indicated that his delegation was not interested. As the South vietnamese re fuse to negotiate on equal terms with the Viet Cong s National liberation front the old dispute Over the Elf s status would bar secret talks including All four delegations. And As Hanoi refuses to negotiate without the Elf some new procedural Compromise would have to be worked out before there could be any secret talks on the substance of How to end the War. Hopes that a phase of secret diplomacy might follow Nixon s visit to Paris apparently were based on the possibility of such a Compromise. Berlin Cap West Berlin aggressive now left massed and marched in the Snow saturday winding up shouting slogans while standing on top of piles of bombing rubble near the Span ish consulate. announced purpose of the Peru bullets hit . Tuna boat Lima Peru a peruvian torpedo boats fired Friday on a group of american tuna boat fishing 26 Miles offshore. One was damaged captured and late released. The other boats fled into ecuadorian Waters. The peruvian naval ministry said the captured boat the mar Iner was set free at the North Ern port of Tamara after the Cap Tain paid a Fine. The amount of the Fine was not disclosed immediately. No americans were reported injured. In Washington angry con Gressmen demanded . Navy Protection for the american sea men and called the peruvian action a threat to american live Sand property. ,-peruvian re lations have been deteriorating since Peru s new military government seized property of a .-owned Oil firm in Peru Las october. The incident was the latest of several Between . Fishing boats and authorities of Wester South american countries that claim territorial Waters far broader than limits recognized by the United peruvian naval ministry said the Mariner Vas taken by peruvian naval personnel to Tamara where the port Captai made a summary investigation and ordered payment of the Fine naval authorities said none of the Mariner s 13 crewmen was injured in the encounter. The peruvians said the Only shots fired were from rifles aboard the torpedo boat army bumps political stickers Washington is the army has re affirmed its traditional policy of staying Clear of politics by specifically Banning the display of political bumper stickers on automobiles operated by officers or enlisted met on Active duly. The ban is contained in a recent change Toast b00-20 covering command policy and pro array said it decided to incorporate the item in regulations because it Dees not wan soldiers to influence the political thinking of others Junior or senior to them through a Dis play of their own political beliefs a spokesman the ban is in no Way intended to limit Serviceman right to vote la an election. The Navy and Ajr Force with similar non Poi Pucul traditions have no Suca prohibition in their regulations. Demonstration was to protest Spain s Franco government. Among the More than 1,000 demonstrators were Spanish work of police were posted about the City s Center in front of the City s biggest department store a thin line of police charged with clubs flail ing when the column approached. This kept the demonstrators away from the store where demonstrators recently smashed every show window at a Cost of thousands of spokesman said one police officer was injured and taken Toa Hospital. Massive police formations pre vented the demonstrators my or ing with red flags and pictures of Mao tse lung from reaching the greek military Mission an the America House cultural Cen Ter. Burglars plunder pm in Frankfurt Frankfurt up burglars with Low priced but varied tastes broke into the pm her Early saturday. Ignoring More expensive stereo systems the burglars stole two $180 stereo systems portable radios and three sets of Silver plate and stainless steel flatware but left a fourth of Sterling missing items included several Hundred pieces of women s costume jewelry 10 men s pipe sets go men s rings a vacuum cleaner a Coffee Percolator an electric mixer baby blankets key chains and egg cups store officials estimated Che value of the loot at 12,600 to 13,0000,investigation showed that two or More people entered by saw ing through the bars of a win Dow reached from a split level roof. Winter Aims a triple blast at Germany continued from Pago 1 with occasional snowfall. While Italy and Greece on Joyed Spring like temperatures Spain got a real touch of Winters Madrid was blanketed by its first snowfall of the year a Inch having fallen by mid Ai Tor created chaotic traffic conditions in such metro Politan areas As Frankfurt Bor in and London. In England am Scotland at least a third of nil soccer games scheduled for sat urday were called off because of Snow and in Many parts of aus Tria was crippled by heavy Snow Falls. Soldiers were called out to weather partly Cloudy with occasional to 28 Paris p full 0 Pratt Wick Al gel 82 rom in i cup partly Cloudy 2nd Wither keep Railroad tracks open in lie province of Carinthia Neur driven by a chill wind from the North hit much of Spain extending to the higher ground of the South and and Strong to mod Erate rain covered much of the iberian Peninsula Friday particularly in the Northern Arens Leon province registered the nation s lowest temperature 23degrees. Kennedy Airport traffic at nearly Normal Pace new York a Passen Gers and Airport employee moved in and out of Kennedy Airport saturday at a nearly nor Mal Pace for the first time since the snowstorm last operations were report a Normal Viet Monk Burns himself to death Saigon up a Buddhist Monk burned himself to death thursday militant Buddhist officials said Friday. They said the self immolation occurred in Bien Hoa 14 Miles Northeast of Saigon they Hudnot further details but according to Tome unconfirmed reports the Monk sacrificed himself to sup port the militant Buddhist cull for an immediate cease fire in the vietnamese War
