European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes monday november 19/1973 wounded knee total indicted up Sioux Falls . Up a Federal grand jury has returned four additional indictments in connection with the 71-Day occupation of wounded knee a government prosecutor said saturday. William Clayton . District attorney said the four indictments involved crimes allegedly committed during the occupation of the Pine Ridge reservation Village by american Indian movement aim sympathizers last Spring. He said . Marshals were attempting to serve the indictments but until arrests have been made the names of those indicted and the charges would not be re leased. More than 100 the four indictments bring to More than 100 the number returned by three Federal grand jury sessions in connection with the takeover and occupation of wounded knee. The grand jury which returned its indictments Friday also investigated the alleged shooting and wounding of aim Leader Clyde Bellecourt and the shooting death of fellow aim Leader Pedro Bissonette on the reservation last month. Bellecourt was ordered to testify before the grand jury in connection with his shoot ing but he invoked the 5th amendment contending his testimony might in Criminate him. Justifiable cause the grand jury recommended Bel Lecourt be held in contempt of court but . District court judge Fred Nichol said Bellecourt had justifiable cause to refuse to testify before the grand jury. Aim Leader Carter Camp and two other persons were initially charged with shoot ing Bellecourt. However witnesses re fused to testify when the government sought to have Camp bound Over to Federal court for trial. Bissonette 33, was killed last month when he was shot by a Bureau of Indian affairs policeman who said Bissonette resisted arrest and threatened him with a Rifle. Conservationist gets ticket for slowing Down Loveland Colo. Up seventy year old Jesse lovin took president Nixon s Appeal for slower driving seriously and decided to do his part to help con serve gasoline. Now he wishes he had t. Lovin received a ticket from the Colora do state patrol for impeding traffic. He was driving 46 Miles an hour in a 60 mile an hour zone. It was the first ticket lovin has Ever received. Americans David right and Peter Kunst walking around the world to help publicize the . Childrens fund pause at Perth Western Australia to look at photos taken of their trip. From around the world walk Perth the Brothers Are walking across Australia on the last Lap of the 15,000 mile journey. David began the trip with another brother John. They were am bushed by robbers in Afghanistan. John was killed and David was wounded. After a 4-month recuperation in the states David resumed the walking trip which has totalled so far More than 10, 000 Miles and 15 pairs of shoes. Up fewer americans seeing Europe by Robert Lindsey new York not travel by Ameri cans to Europe this fall appears to have fallen into its biggest slump in More than a decade. The state department estimates that visits to Europe during september and october lagged 12 per cent behind com parable periods in 1972, and it forecasts a 13 per cent drop this month. Estimates Are based on the number of passports issued by the department. A state department statistician said there had been no comparable three month decline in travel to Europe since 1961. Historically travel Between the United states and Europe has grown since 1962 at an annual rate of More than 15 per cent it jumped 25.1 per cent in 1972. Airlines first began noticing a slump this year in june when transatlantic travel fell one per cent. Travel agents interviewed Here and in several other cities around the nation attributed the decline principally to cautious spending by Many americans because of inflation and an Uncertain Economy higher prices abroad because of Dollar devaluation and inflation fears about the Middle East War and higher air fares. Transatlantic fares Are due to climb still higher. International airlines have approved rate increases averaging 6 per cent effective Jan. 1, and last week they agreed to vote on adding a further 6 per cent raise because of higher fuel costs since the Middle East War. The fares on some of the routes have become absurd if the airlines want to at tract Middle income people James Fine president of Marrakesh express a Man Hattan travel Agency said. He said one week package Tours to Europe in the $300 to $350 Range were still popular this fall but he said Many airlines were limiting the number of seats of these fares so they have been in Short Supply. John Hazleton of Phoenix ariz., noting that european bookings at his travel Agency were running 10 per cent behind a year ago said the Dollar devaluation is the most Bla Tant Edward Halpin of Chicago s Alladin travel service said it s just not a very Good buy to go to Europe the wrong Man gets caught up in army s draft by Laszlo k. Domjan Edwardsville 111. Up it was a typical Case of a bureaucratic foul up said Henry Guenther. Guenther 23, became a civilian nov. 2 after spending 123 Days in Uncle Sam s army because of a mistake. In october 1972, Guenther received a no Tice from his Edwardsville draft Board to report for induction within 30 Days. At the time he was enrolled at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville and held a Stu Dent deferment. He said he checked with the draft Board and had the University Send it the proper forms to prove he was a student and entitled to a deferment. I assumed everything was All right Guenther said. Then Early this year i got a visit from an Fri Man who asked Why i did t show up for induction. I showed him the papers that were sent to the draft Board and he said this was a big mistake an administrative screw up. He said he d make out a report that i should not be pros in addition said Guenther a draft Board clerk told him she would try to straighten out the matter and keep him informed by letter. But unknown to Guenther his Case ended up the Illinois attorney general s of fice. By this time he had received his Bach Elor s degree and was working toward a teachers certificate by practice teaching English at Belleville West High school. On june 19 i got a letter that said i had 10 Days to appear for induction or face criminal prosecution Guenther said. I thought it was the state attorney general s office advised him to report for induction and try to ask for release on grounds of mistaken induction. It was better to go in and try to fight from within than the outside said Guenther. So on june 30 the Day the military draft expired Guenther took the traditional one step Forward at the induction Center in St. Louis. Guenther went through Basic training at it. Leonard Wood mo., and Learned How to be a Stock clerk at it. Jackson the while Guenther s private attorney worked for his attorney. Francis Ruppert of St. Louis sent letters and telegrams to the Pentagon selective service Headquarters in Washington and military authorities at army posts where Guenther was stationed. In october the selective service head quarters admitted that a mistake had been made and recommended Guenther s Dis charge. A few Days later the department of the army advised it. Jackson authorities to allow Guenther to return to civilian life. He was discharged nov. 2."while i was in the army i Felt it was like a Nightmare Guenther said. Now Idon t mind having had the experience and. Have no bitterness Over the matter. What bothered me most was that the system was so huge. What Chance do you have of beat ing this system Well he said i proved that you can beat the system if you re in the right and if you can get the right lawyer
