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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, July 31, 1978

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday july 31, 1976 believers hear proof of ufos humanoid Visil continued from Page 1 for study. Strong fled has compiled a lot or Sto Ries from various people around the country but refused to reveal most of their names and conceded that the accounts did not constitute "proof1 of the allegations. Stringfield also admitted that Tome of his two dozen sources might be lying. But even if one or two u lying be said what about the others where there s smoke there s fire and from my position i can certainly see a helluva lot of  mrs. Armstrong and the rest of the audience politely applauded. In 4973, the crates of bodies of to Danolds from a ufos that crashed in Arizona were brought to Wright Patter son Stringfield sold one of his sources told him. They were about four feel tall and packed in dry  Stringfield added that because of form fitting space suits the aliens were wearing us informant believed one to be  Large Chest explained string held. The ufos researcher s other stories included a mysterious or. To who alleged be saw ufos aliens in a military him Bat was instructed to keep his month shot and another about a group of military personnel who had to raise their right hand and take an oath from an air Force colonel not to reveal what they had seen. Struts fled said his main reason Tor presenting the information Wlosto pres sure the air Force Cia and whoever else might be covering up ufos to Start telling the Public the truth. Wright Patterson officials have said there is nothing to string lets Suhm tons. -"-5 but there s something got said mrs. Armstrong. I sink it s Ven possible that what or. Stringfield is True. The Manhattan project to ing the atomic bomb was a a Sceusi by kept secret and so a Odd to  although Many in the they bad seen ufos mrs. Admitted she had not and i Hope i never do she  be terribly  trawler towing 2 britons in Gondola balloonist ditch j 00 Miles Short of crossing Brest France a a French trawler found two British balloonist in the Atlantic sunday after they failed by Little More than 100 Miles to make the first bal Loon crossing Between North America an Europe. French maritime authorities Here said the trawler Elsinore located maj. Christo Pher Davey and Donald Cameron and the Gondola of their Craft sunday afternoon. The Elsinore began towing the Gondola. Rigged As a sailing vessel toward the smal Brittany fishing port of co Carneau South of Brest and was expected to arrive there Early monday. The two men refused to Board either British or French helicopters staying with their 14 a foot Craft All the Way to land the maritime prefecture said in Brest. Cameron a 38-year-old aeronautical Engineer and Davey 34, a Royal tank corps officer got closer to making the crossing than any other balloonist. There have been 18 known previous attempts. They had made fast Progress since Leav ing Newfoundland on the Canadian coast wednesday but were stymied by an eight foot rent in the inner helium filled bag of the hot air balloon. Although they jettisoned equipment an tried to carry on treacherous weather and unpredictable winds left them suspended Over the Ocean about 110 Miles from France. Exhausted from three sleepless nights they ditched and vessels went to their Aid although the Gondola was fully equipped As a Sailboat and they had said earlier they would sail to England if the venture failed. Go slow chaos spreads Over Europe i London a International airports in Britain and France were scenes of mass misery sunday As a French air controllers a go slow disrupted travel plans for thou Sands of holidaymakers Airport officials said in both countries. The busiest weekend for airways in Europe at the Start of the August vacation t month found hundreds of nights through French airspace delayed. Airport lounge filled up with irritable tired and often Hun a Gry and thirsty families some of whom slept there saturday night. Most were try Jing to get to Mediterranean suns pots. V the chaos also affected Italy Sweden Denmark and other West european coun gyres in lesser degree. " French officials admitted hundreds of thousands of travellers were affected in France. A harassed official of the British air Sadat. Continued from Page i net held a 3vi-hour meeting sunday but Cabinet Secretary Arieh Naor said  new decisions were taken on the Mideast Situa Tion. Instead begin and Dayan reported on the current situation and a special meet ing was scheduled for aug. 7 when Secre tary of state Cyrus r. Vance is expected to visit. Sadat said Egypt has gone much further than what the israelis asked for from car Ter and he stated the israelis offered in re turn two negative  the first he said was Dayan s state ment at the egyptian israeli talks in Leeds Castle England that there is  substitute for territorial  the second negative Point. Sadat said was begin s statement that the israeli cab inet would not return anything without something in return. This has pushed the whole problem to the Climax Sadat said. We refuse  is rejected 100 percent Sadat has said Egypt would not Trade one Inch of Arab territory to achieve a peace agreement. Israel has refused to commit itself to full withdrawal saying some land was needed to guarantee its Security. Ports authority estimated that More than 150,000 travellers were delayed Between one and 24 hours in Britain and said. It will get worse before it gets better French labor Union leaders said the con trollers dispute might last through wednesday when they Are to meet to de cide further action. The controllers Are de manding modernized equipment and More personnel which they claim Are essential for passenger safety As Well As an improved pay Structure a Union spokesman said Telephone equipment is so poor that controllers i Southern France were sometimes unable to place Calls to controllers in Italy. He explained that during a go slow regulations Are followed strictly so that a con troller May accept Only eight aircraft at a time in his control space instead of 15 or More. While French internal flights were Little affected delays ranged up to 36 hours for travellers at the two big Paris International airports orly and Croissy Charles de Gaulle where 89s aircraft movements were scheduled sunday. At orly Many flights taking North Afri cans Home on vacation were 12 hours or More late. Police cordoned off the Royal air maroc counter after angry passengers tried to storm it to enter the offices behind. The Luckiest passengers of the Day were three children of the Shah of Iran who left orly on an iranian military plane with only15 minutes delay. At Croissy Iso people booked to Tunis at 7 . Saturday were still at the Airport sunday afternoon. Airport restaurants serving double the usual number of meals also were bus heating baby bottles. Sports in Brief Cincinnati up Cincinnati s Pete Hose hit a ground bail past Philadelphia third baseman mite Schuta in be fifth in Ning sunday to extend his hitting Streak to 43 games second longest of this Century and one behind the National league record of 44, held by Willie Keeler. The reds went on to take a 5-3 Victor from the Phillies. Wethersfield Conn. Up vet eran Rod Fonseth fired a 7-under-Par final round 64 sunday for a total tt-under-par164 to win the  greater Hartford open his first tour Victory since 1873. Earlier Story. Page a american Leaour finl dome us  pm to 11mm re to  01. 411 Erl cuon. Metull ii a to ranuio Lowury. Cat Utji i my Mehmi. A of Cigut. M. A Kuni Uii. It h. Or a Lenou Kukuck  010 101 100 4 14 0 Dunn in m of Sno Amott. Mum in. Pct 4 m Summ. Pimmit m Wiki. Ortof in Tat Man. A Man. It.  u u my 4. Mntctmt4� Hoiu 4 to i Cmunt on it. Palm Mitt 000 001 oot 1 14 Tok Mimi 090 090 10. S 11 0 ctr Litmon. My m ind bom harm. Or menu  by b4ncli. Whom. To. 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Point 200 Miles East of the azores in her 1976. Another Bracknell Sayer said Davey and Cameron i Al Navy helicopter because they by wanted time to rest beforehand. The Elsinore is a 231-ton Stem whose Home port is co Cameau it i fishing in the area when the ditched. Balloon picked up the Brest be Conquet maritime station said a panamanian vessel the Gium express had picked up the itself and was in route to Belfast n.,. Ireland. Carey said in Bracknell the wanted to examine the balloon to it had ripped and Defeated the Pound about $285,000 attempt. He said there was speculation eight foot tear in the helium bag to caused by a combination of pressure a Strain at take off from Newfoundland when it could have swung around a lot we want to look closely into that because think there will be another attempt to Crotts the Atlantic using some of the equipment from this  the balloonist had detached the bag from the Gondola when they ditched an rigged the Gondola for sailing. 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