European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Pork denies close ties with tip Seoul up ton Sun Park Centra figure in an alleged influence peddling scandal in Washington said saturday korean prosecutors had questioned him at length on his relationship with House speaker Thomas tip o Neil. Park told newsmen he attended parties where o Neil was present but that it is simply not True that he had anything but a social relationship with the then House majority Leader. Park was summoned to the Seoul District prosecutor s office for the second straight Day saturday and said afterwards the questioning had been 41-year-old millionaire who lived in the . For 25 years is under a 36-count . Federal indictment charging him with bribery fraud and corruption of highly placed american officials in the scandal. He said that during three hours of questioning Friday by senior prosecutor Ann Kyung Sang most of the time was spent discussing o Neil. He is an important Man heading the legislative Branch Park said and i Felt we Are obliged to the world and the Ameri can people to Tell what the truth is and in doing so i Felt his name should be Park said he had no idea whether he would be indicted in Seoul but that the local prosecutors had demanded thorough and Complete answer to their questions. Asked if he would see . Investigators if they came to Seoul Park said he would decide that matter when and if they arrive Here. Car train crash kills seven Algiers up seven people were killed when an express train rammed a car which stalled at a crossing the official Al Gerian press service reported. It said the train pushed the car 200 Yards along the track. Sunday september 11,1977 just horsing around gov. Dixie Lee Ray of Washington rides a horse on a 1913 merry go round in Greenfield Village a Village of restored historical buildings near Ford motor co. Headquarters in Dearborn mich., where governors attending the National governors conference gathered for a picnic supper. A photo Black Market prices asked . Strike starts bread rationing London up Long lines formed outside family bakeries saturday As a strike by 57,000 workers in major bakery chains began an official strike at 6 . Many of the Small stores sold out in an hour in spite of unofficial rationing of one loaf to each customer. And reports came of bread going under the counter for Sale at More than double the Normal Price of 50cents a Large loaf. One Small store in East London opened its doors at 2 . And had sold out two hours later. It s just like the War with under coun ter supplies and Black Market prices said one disgusted housewife. It could get worse. One Man bakeries fear they May be forced to Stop baking if vow bus 4th in div tank collide German Driver killed Leitheim Germany a German Driver was killed when his Volkswagen bus and a . Army tank collided South of Stuttgart saturday morning. The German Driver who lives in tubing in was killed when his bus collided Withan m60 tank assigned to the 2nd in 34th Armor 4th inf div. No other injuries were reported. The tank was in Convoy on Highway 464 South of Holz Gerlinger. The Accident is being investigated by . And German authorities. The Union carries out its threat to Stop flour and yeast reaching them. Morris Zimmerman director of the National association of master Bakers that represents 4,000 Independent Bakers said if the Union carries out its threat to Stop flour supplies there will be no bread he criticized some Bakers who were charging extortionate and labor member of parliament Marcus Lipson said housewives should report bread bully boys to the prices and consumer Protection Secretary Roy Hattersley. The strike came after a week of sporadic unofficial strikes by Bakers had failed to get the employers to agree to payment for August Bank holidays for men who re fused to work. A television news shot Friday night showed one Driver of a Baker s truck who had stopped in a Side Street and was Selling his bread to passing in Britain s labor problems that Stem largely from the ending of a two year control of wage hikes the Beaver Brook newspapers daily express and eve Ning Standard were still strike bound at their Fleet Street printing aimed at settling the week old Dis Pute resumed saturday morning. But Bot sides appeared to be in entrenched positions with Beaverbrook management saying the engineers had dismissed them selves and the engineers saying they had been sacked. Wire Security barriers were in place Over the dispatch Bays of the daily express offices after reports of attempted sabotage. But one improvement in the rash of Dis Putes was the ending of the 10-week-old strike of the Lucas Auto components com Pany s poolroom workers which has crippled a Large Section of the British Auto Industry. A mass meeting of the 1,200 Lucas strik ers voted saturday to accept an improved management offer and return to work monday. The strike has stopped production of seven of British Leyland motors models forced them to Lay off 16,000 of their work ers. German Border police hold reds on Way to rally Kassel Germany up West German Border police held about 200 Mem Bers of the West German communist party for four hours at the Herle Hausen Border crossing Point when they refused to have their passports inspected. The communists came from West Berlin in four buses and were bound for a party rally in Offenbach near Frankfurt. After police summoned reinforcements the communists finally allowed their papers to be inspected and were permitted to go on their Way. The stars and stripes Page 23 Man Euver to stress controls Bureau chief Leitheim Germany is German and . Military authorities Are request ing soldiers taking part in the reformer 77 exercise Carbon Edge to make a special Effort to hold Down the number of Maneu ver damage incidents. We Are going into a Virgin part of Ger Many and if the weather does t turn cold we can cause some Man Euver damage said maj. Jack h. Gimbert operations offi cer for reformer control Headquarters. Umpires will be Able to halt the action and Stop units from going across country or through towns to keep Down Gimbert said that 1,949 umpires will be on hand to control the Carbon Edge exer Cise that kicks off South of Here at Midnight monday. Some 50,200 personnel 7,500 wheeled vehicles 4,000 tracked vehicle Sand 590 aircraft Are participating in this year s exercise. Prior to the Start of the 10-Day exercise All military personnel were slated to receive a briefing on Man Euver damage control and environmental Protection measures. Authorities said that each sol Dier taking part will receive a control card that lists the do s and Don to of Maneu Verdamae. Man Euver damage reaction teams fro the 78th engr in and the 503rd engr co Light equipment will be in the Field throughout the exercise to coordinate damage reports and repair efforts. Authorities said the two units will have nearly 550 men in the Field to repair and Survey damage. A spokesman for the Vii corps staff eng inner Section said that some Man Euver damage problems Are dependent on weather conditions. He said that weather and soil conditions will be continuously monitored by authorities and Man Euver damage condition forecasts will be issued at least once a Day. Conditions will be listed As either red or Green officials said. If conditions Are declared red units will be not allowed to leave highways and move across coun try. Authorities said that with the Large number of vehicles being used Oil and Gas spills Are Likely to occur and that heavily saturated soil will be removed and re placed. Authorities also said that to reduce noise complaints helicopter pilots will avoid flying Over towns villages and bodies of water when possible. Ohio schools facing reduced schedules Columbus a some Ohio Public school systems will operate on reduce schedules and May have to close class rooms next year because of a taxpayers revolt against school taxes. Education taxes Are about the Only ones voters can say no to. They Are saying i have More control Over my taxes than 1do my legislator " said Mary Poston assistant director for elementary curriculum in the Ohio department of education. Proposed increases in property taxes to fund Public education have been rejected recently in Toledo Cincinnati Dayton Columbus and other cities. About 2.1 million students entered classes this week in Ohio with nearly one fourth of them in financially trouble schools including 375,000 students in six of the state s eight metropolitan the state s 609 school districts 37, a record have said they May have to curtail class schedules Between now and Christ Mas
