European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Elvis Presley Dies at 42 Rock w Roll superstar stricken at mansion author Leo unofficial Ruby cation for the Forcet 121 August 1977 lie of Olla owl Snoor if 21855 a a Elvis pres the Mississippi boy whose Rock n Roll guitar and gyrating hips launched a new style in popular died tuesday after noon at Baptist police he was authorities carry weapons by Ammil ton cases and what Federal officials said was one of three boats to be used in raiders raided a raid on the weapons were seized in where one Man also was arrested in the officials said the would be commandos came under surveillance after a to show on militant cuban a photo 68 3 pos to review Mia cases Washington up1 the administration has decided to review the status of 712 americans currently listed As missing in action or prisoners of War in Southeast Sonny d said the on a Caseb Casc would be to determine whether they should be changed to a killed in action Montgomery said an announcement from the Pentagon was imminent and that families of the 681 mias and 31 pos were Noti fied by the defense department chairman of the House select committee on applauded the presidents decision to review the status of mias and pos to dete Mirte if they should be classified As Al it is neither nor to the families of the mias and pos to continue to hold out false Hopes that these Ameri cans Are still Montgomery who was part of a group that went to Hanoi to seek information on the said the decision is right and proper and represents a humanitarian approach to a very sad Montgomery said most of the service men classified As mias or pos have been missing for More than 10 years and said his committees investigation found no Evi Dence to support a belief that they were being held captive by the Benjamin a member of the House committee on the criticized the wholesale status reviews will Deal the final blow to this nations internationally acknowledged right to obtain All available information on its missing in oilman oilman said there arc some who feel this nation should Bow to vietnamese re and by changing the status of mias to Kia killed in action extinguish what they refer to As the last troublesome Trace of this nations painful Vietnam sex who parlayed a trip to a re cording studio into a multimillion Dollar was taken to the emergency room of Baptist suffering from what Hospital officials said was respiratory his physician said he May have suffered a heart Presley had been a frequent patient there Over the past two Robert director of the fire departments fire services said Presley was unconscious when a depart ment ambulance arrived at Presley Graceland the Call for the ambulance was received at 7mile trip when the ambulance with a Driver and a there was a doctor with and he accompanied the Singer on the seven mile trip to the hos when Presley was rumoured to be suffer ing from various incurable his physicians had blamed his hospitalizations on Eye a twisted Colon and on sex earlier this he cancelled several performances in Louisiana and returned to where he was hospitalized for what his physicians said was he had rarely been seen in Public re and his weight was said to have bal Presley death was confirmed by a police department spokeswoman shortly after 4 t can confirm his but not the time or the the spokeswoman shocking in50s hips were Only mildly suggestive compared to most of today Rock when he appeared on the de Sullivan show in the late his sexuality seemed so overt that he was shown Only from the Waist his rattle and Roll showmanship with such million Sellers As you aint nothing but a hound Heartbreak Blue suede shoes and love me kept teenage girls he performed with Slick Aback hair and Presley went from driving a truck to driving the girls crazy in the they jumped and hollered As he gyrated about the stage in sequined skin Light Frank Sinatra had had that Impact on females a decade but with a differ ent no one else did until the beatles came along almost a decade he once asked his you think ahm vulgar on the stage Elvis said his Mother replied youre not but youre Puttin too much into your keep that you wont live to be Elvis Aron Presley was born in a two continued on Page it 3 police cruisers crushed in 50mile Chase he Kepf on Bruckm and up a wild trucker drove Over three police cruisers with his i wheel tractor trailer Rig tuesday and sideswiped at least 20 other cars and trucks during an incredible Chase that covered 50 two of the tractor trailers he hit were Jim information officer of the Tennessee Highway said the trucker finally was stopped in Jackson when the windows were shot out of his he came out and it took five officers to subdue Henderson said he identified the truck Driver As Melvin of he was checked into Madison county general Hospital for Henderson said he did not know whether the Man was the incident began at about when the Jackson Highway patrol Dis Patcher received a Call from another trucker that he saw a trailer Rig weaving All Over the Road Between Nashville and the dispatcher sent trooper Lynn Allen to Allen stopped the truck East of Jackson and pulled him Over and told him he would have to go into the rest and the Man told him tie would Henderson he rolled to the next exit and started Back up the interstate toward the when Allen caught up with he ran the trooper off the he Allen shot out one of his tires but he kept according to the patrol spokesman said that Many continued on Page i
