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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday september 13, 1977 Tiffin Paris up Vietnam s communist regime has secretly condemned the entire population of South Vietnam Between the Ages of 17 and 57 to eventual extinction a vietnamese refugee organization claimed monday. Doan Van Linh Secretary general of the association for the struggle for the rights of Man in Vietnam said in a press state ment that the communist regime has Given up on re educating the South Viet namese and will eradicate All but the very Young and the very old Over the next eight years. Linh said there will be no mass executions the vietnamese Are not Cambodia  instead he said All but the very old Chicago bus injured Chicago a eleven persons were arrested and four others were injured in violence that stemmed from a demonstration by Whites opposed to a voluntary school busing plan. Three of the injured were reported in serious condition monday. Police commander William j. Woods blamed the sunday night violence on a Bunch of Drunken  the main course of action this evening was by a Bunch of Drunken punks Woods said. After the older people left the unruly kids took  he said authorities had tried to Cut off traffic feeding into the demonstration area but some cars got through before the Barri Cades were up. Cars driven by Blacks were pelted with stones officers said. Some Blacks just got by my blockade before i Cut it traffic off Woods said. They were attacked by White  10 Whites arrested the school busing plan that went into effect this year involves transferring Chil Dren from overcrowded buildings to less crowded ones. Ten of those arrested in sunday night s incident were White. So were All the injun  10 Whites were arrested on a Vari Ety of charges ranging from disorderly conduct to failure to obey a police officer s order to disperse police said. The injured were struck in two separate accidents involving cars trying to pass through a Street crowded with the South West Side demonstrators. Three teen agers injured authorities said two teen aged girls and one teen aged boy were taken to holy Cross Hospital where both were listed in serious conditions. Michael v. Smith 22, a Black was arrested and charged with reckless driving leaving the scene of a personal injury Acci Dent driving without a City sticker and not having state License plates police said. The fourth victim an unidentified Man was injured in a separate Accident in which the Driver was not held. He was listed in fair condition at Christ Community Hospital authorities said. Police estimated the number of demonstrators at 1,000. Columbus Day Sale planned by cafes Munich cafes Europe will hold Columbus Day Sale oct. 6-10, according to Thomas l. Papst director of merchandising. The Sale will include special items one time buys and merchandise selected by Kocaj managers. Sale merchandise May be put on layaway Papst said. E9/me has condemned Backbone of population in South to extinction refugee Agency contends or very Young have been condemned to perish from hunger "2.2 pounds of Rice per person per month sold by the government $2.40 to $3.50 a Pound on the Black Market. Disease no More Medicine for the general population. Overwork "10 million persons will be sent into forced labor. In the Jungle with practically no Chance of survival. Nervous depression More than 100, 000 people have committed Sui cide. 100,000 people have died at sea in trying to flee the  Linh said the policy first came to Light Early last year through friends of a Isaf a lust be involved felted communist functionary. The organization s spokesman added that at least 10 recent vietnamese Refu gees have independently confirmed to him that the policy exists. No representatives of the vietnamese embassy in Paris could be reached for comment. In the past the embassy has ignored such accusations. An Ultra secret decision was taken by the communist party after the conclusion that it could not dominate the South the Way it dominates North Vietnam Linh said. Therefore the vietnamese born be tween 1920-1960 and living permanently be tween the 17th parallel and the Ca Mau Peninsula meaning All of South Vietnam Are considered As irredeemable and undesirable elements they number from 7 to 10 million people or 40 to 50 per cent of the population of South Vietnam. They Are going to die bitty bit Between now and 1985." As signs of South vietnamese refusal to accept the communist regime Linh cited the following armed resistance officially admitted by the authorities. Passive noncooperation. Religious movements openly opposed to the authorities. Passive sabotage. Northern functionaries corrupted by the wealth of the South. Too Many Southern functionaries in  Washington a the state department said monday achievement of a lasting peace in the Middle East will be impossible without palestinian involve ment in the peace making process. In its most explicit statement on the Issue to Date the department said that a peace agreement to be lasting must be positively supported by All the parties to the conflict including the  this Means the palestinians must be involved in the peace making process. The statement read to reporters by department spokesman Hodding Carter Iii they re bored just sitting at the tiny pit Stop by Dan Synovec Niernberg Bureau chief Mindel Heim Germany is they just dropped us off Here and said  said sgt. John Hooker a 24-year old no from the 493rd Supply and service co. Hooker a native of Farrell pa., is one of 21 soldiers overseeing the Mindel Heim pit Stop a tiny refuelling Stop for Nondi i signal units in the reformer exercise Carbon Edge. The 21 gis Are sleeping in Pup tents along the Highway which has become choked with a variety of mud spattered military vehicles. They told us we d have a pm receive our mail each Day get copies of the stars and stripes and be Able to take showers and was our clothes. But it was a Bunch of  said Hooker. The men Manning the pit Stop arrived saturday and will remain at their Post along the Highway until sept. 23, Hooker said. Six 5,000-gallon Tanker trucks painted dark Green and Brown sit waiting for Mili tary vehicles to pull up to refuel. We be gone through three tankers in two Days said sgt. David w. Delph 24, a native of it. Airy my. The Only Way we can survive like this is with the help of the  the soldiers said the German children bring them Beer and schnitzel sandwiches. We give pm c ration Candy and Money said Delph. The work Here is extremely Boring. We re just sitting around. We Don t even know if the War has  Hooker said they play cards and talk about each other s Mother to pass the time. Stuttgart Airport closed Stuttgart up Stuttgart s air port will be closed to All traffic until oct. 11 because of repair work. Appeared aimed at breaking the continuing Arab israeli deadlock on the question of palestinian representation at a reconvened Geneva conference. The consultations will continue in the coming weeks when Arab and israeli envoys come to the United states for the United nations general Assembly meet ing. The spokesman also said that All participants in the conference should adhere to the terms of . Resolution 242, which implicitly recognizes Israel s right to exist. Just two weeks ago however the Cen trial Council of the Palestine liberation organization refused to accept the Resolution because it ignored the National rights of our  until now the Arab nations who were invited to the original Geneva conference Egypt Jordan and Syria have insisted that Only the Plo should represent the palestinian cause at a reconvened Geneva conference. Israel would accept palestinian representation so Long As none of its envoys Are affiliated with the Plo. Syria hardest hit Demic of cholera Damascus up a cholera epidemic monday continued to spread throughout the Arab world despite intensive Public in formation campaigns and such strict pre cautions As quarantining travellers from infected areas. Unofficial estimates put the casualty toll since the end of August at nearly 70 dead and Over 2,300 others afflicted. Syria where the outbreak originated was by far the hardest hit with 68 deaths and 2,121 cases being treated. Health authorities in Beirut said four new cases brought the number of confirmed cases in the country to 15, but they denied that any of these victims had died. An earlier report said two suspected cholera deaths had occurred at the South Ern port City of Tyre but health officials would not confirm they were due to cholera pending lab tests. 191 cases in Jordan the pestilence spilled Over from Syria to Lebanon As Well As Jordan with 191 cases the israeli occupied West Bank with two cases Kuwait with one Case and saudi Arabia with several isolated cases North of Mecca. Jordan has taken the stiffest measures to combat the epidemic placing travellers from infected areas under heavy quaran Tine for at least three Days. Both Lebanon and Jordan have banned food imports from Syria. Syria has imposed a Fine of 300 syrian pounds $75 on anyone throwing garbage out on the Street without first putting it in plastic bags. Nearly All affected countries have launched intensive Public information campaigns urging people to eat Only cooked food and practice other personal and Public Hygiene measures. Authorities generally have been reluctant to talk about the exact extent of the disease and in Syria journalists Are in joined from printing information that is not officially released. Obtaining details on the epidemic was expected to be complicated by the three Day moslem feast celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan scheduled to begin with the new Moon s appearance tuesday or wednesday night. It is an offi Cial Holiday in Arab countries and shops and government offices close Down. However syrian municipal workers health officials and water authority work ers have been ordered to stay on the Job during the Holiday. 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