European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stats and stapes Modt Cong ional p expert urges Lobotomy to relieve hopelessly Iii by William Arbogast Washington Survey of the House rules committee and the House leadership has indicated that the Lodge Gossett Bill to abolish the electoral College is dead foe this session of the Bill would submit to a proposed constitutional amendment if ratified by 36 would discard the present system of giving the winning presidential candidate the entire electoral vote of a state split up the electoral vote among the candidates in ratio to their popular vote it already has passed the Senate and is in the Bouse rules com the b bag i t if it Clear the rules com it must get a two thirds vote of the House before being submitted to the for two Many republicans in the House dont think much of the they believe it will Hurt them in Large Northern states which they normally carry for their presidential nominee and in which they now receive the entire electoral vote under the so called Many of them want to kill the proposal because it bears the name of Henry Cabot who has Dis agreed at times with the policies of the regular Republican Leader ship in in addition to the Republican the Bill is distasteful to Northern democrats in the they suspect that one of its major objectives is to give to Southern democrats a More potent voice in parly a co sponsor of the proposal is de Gossett four Northern democrats on the suites committee have let it be known they will oppose the Bill and try to keep it up in the a Clarence of a Champion of Robert Taft has openly opposed there Are 12 members on the and any six of them keep a Bill the Feur Southern democrats Are backing the leaving the final decision in the bands of three the republicans Are Leo of Christian of and James of new Allen usually takes a sind similar to that of House Republican Leader Joseph of Mas who has said he is in dined to oppose the oops body done it George Hall built a 19foot boat in his base ment Only to find that hell have to tear up the foundation to take it outdoors address letters to b bag the Stan and Apo inc Tad name address names Are deleted to space letters May be but provided Well editing does Sot alter of the wants Texas division reunion in recent months i Bave spoken to Many of the former members of the 36th Texas one of whom is the present cd of the 1st inf Jmaj Gen John wartime cd of the 36th during our Conversa All Bave expressed the desire to get together with other former members for a reunion and to form a european we know there Are Many former members in the command who would be Happy to join we Are asking the assistance of the stars and stripes in publishing this we also have in mind a reunion to take place in sometime in arrangements there Bave already been made by Herbert formerly Curmal Candy now the wife of it col Eitt 36tb executive officer of the 3fith inf As so Many of us know was with the red in charge of the 36th div Camp in this Well remembered town in the offer made to us by the people there is very attractive and Well Worth All former members of the division Are requested to Send their names and addresses to it Henry he 26th Apo details of our plans will be sent out immediately upon receipt of this Henry Bramley Germany can be egged on Tokyo Hen that was reported to have Laid seven eggs in one Day has not Laid a single since when she was put under apparently disconcerted by Roundt Hemlock the Hen has refused to duplicate her the stars and stripes 321 editor chief managing editor sports editor March 1550 it cot William Summers Ken Zumwalt Phil Taylor executive manager Cotef of distribution Maurice Kirkwood Louis Brown news bureaus Frankfurt 3218132361 s4gb80 b41330 Bremerhaven the european edition is published daily at for the occupation under the auspices of the army air forces troop information and education Frankfurt the stars and Darmstadt correspondence should be addressed to the stars and Apo Mai to the York office should be sent to Washington this la riot an official publication of the reentered As second class matter at the Posto Tuce at new under tie act of March Apa noted psychiatrist said medical science has a Means of relieving hopelessly us patients of unbearable pain without resorting to so called mercy the said Karl Wen is a delicate brain opera Tion known As the prefrontal just now the Public is inter ested in so called mercy be said in an this is mercy a he added that the operation could be considered Only As a last resort and should reused Only when All Means of siem Menn Loger that in the the doctor tales a Small portion of the front lobe of the brain which is a sensitivity of the pain of any organic disease can be relieved by the Lobotomy be but the a seats Outlook on life must toe at test six otherwise its usefulness would be of Little he explained that it takes Sev eral weeks id months for the patient to recover from the opera Tion and he might die from the producer scouting skid Row for show material Virginia Macpherson a Hollywood Dere ii lists in downtown Pershing Square Are feeling a Little sett conscious these every time they Start to Swap hard Hick theres always a Nosey Guy in a Gray overcoat listening he drifts from Bench to Bench in the skid Row some times taking sometimes making sometimes just the Nosey Guy is producer William if the Downend outer knew what he was Snoop ing they be mighty Trenk is working on a musical stage Snow version of columnist Matt Wei Stachs my u and his Pershing Square he la going to be the bit of the fantastic characters the been going Down there every he Ive found characters i would never have dreamed of putting into the there fantastic and weird end any one who Ever walked through Pershing Square will recognize the they might even recognize a couple of the derelicts in because Trenk has talked two of pm into joining the cast and the ideas Ive gotten from my eavesdropping be did you know almost any bum can predict business conditions by the things people throw away one old Man who goes around picking up cig Aret Butts told me when people loss expensive brands away  in for Good but when All he can find b cheap smokes burned Way Down were heading for a same Way with another bum who was an aristocratic Down Hes on salary now and then driving e garbage when be collects Cham pagne bottles he knows times Are Good enough to keep him working the As of according to is for Good Long cig Aret Butts and Champagne empties Are plentiful these Vav organic ailment just about the time be was recovering from the Menninger said Are Many who Are living several years after such an operation has been the function of the be is to diminish the patients appreciation of pain with out diminishing his awareness of the world about the psychiatrist pointed out that the operation is not he said it bad been used at the win Ter general veterans Hospital Bere for the last five Wenninger is a consulting psychiatrist at the Nespital the operation was pioneered by Antonio eg3s Moniz of por Tugal in 1935 and was first for mental he about four years ago it was discovered it could be used to re Lieve physical Menninger recommended the Lobotomy in preference to and other drugs As pain drugs used extensively As pain killers Wear themselves out As relievers of be he added that in Many cases they Bave a comte effect and make the patient video set new records by Oliver new York continuing its dizzy will Speed by a couple More Milepost this it will pass the Mark in total acts in use before the month is tremendous jump Over the one million at the Start of it will Start on its second Hundred stations As the Way Rev at is for Mally during the past the Bell systems television network Hookup was pushed southward from Louis to unless there is a general Busi Ness setback or some other unforeseen it now there will be from 000 to sets in use by there May be a temporary Lull in new stations until the Federal communications commission ends its freeze on construction permits that has been in effect since october Only 10 stations that already had permits when the freeze was imposed still Are not on the and of two Are due to Start operating this three in april and one in but the commission has 350 applications for new stations on file and the big Parade will resume As soon As it gives the years March 1947 the supreme court upholds the contempt convictions of John Lewis and the United mine work ers for refusing to Call off their Coal strike last March 1948 candidates for the Pero Niata supporters of president Juan win a two thirds majority in Argentina congressional 1949 a new York Federal grand jury is called into special session to hear the governments Case against Judith Coplon and Valen tin russian United nations Force outline personnel policy a statement of military personnel policy of the department of defense has been approved by Secretary of defense Louis the which was pre pared by the personnel policy Board of the department of under the chairmanship of Thomas Schneider outline the policies which guide the Rah itary services in their Dayto Day problems in human relation the text of the statement lot lows Success in modern War Requina of the department of defense the maximum effective management of one of our Moat valuable not tonal men and of our armed to this Eft the following objectives of a Mil itary personnel policy Are stated objectives of professional competency through policies that provide for the efficient utilization of human skills and physical of a High state of morale t h r g b com Petit leadership tit All department of Defeee requires from each Serviceman unswerving Devotion to United states in accordance with Bis oath of respect for constituted diligent performance of High standards of Perjons respect Lor individual dignity and development of his own Poten tial abilities and of those who come under in the armed is the highest form of Public it requires curtailment of individual Freedom More severe than that required of and commitment to immediate in military action if the situation demands it it will be the Mil itary personnel policy of the1 department of defense to afford the highest mental development Tii rough in accordance with the highest standards of military offer Opportunity for spiritual and moral medical care promote physical Well the provision of food medical equipment and provide adequate remuneration during a military measure of economic Senri upon its honorable Bender All practicable and to provide for the general being of dependents of re provide readily accessible Ance on personal provide opportunities for Vandement with  and inducement to take adv of insure Opportunity to individual ability by App Opria training and provide information on american ideals and rent to the end that each Man realizes his personal respond a Sivility for the general afford a variety of Opportunity to engage in wholesome interesting recreational Pursuit during of duty provide adequate periods Relief military duty application of the Nob i enunciated above is intended accomplish the following develop in the individual and woman of toe Armel f the maximum effective Rosita and develop in the individual and woman of the armed for enhanced personal dignity