European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                18T it to pm a "t,1i i / f it. " s ii j i. I u. At x " wednesday july 8, 1959 the stars and stripes Page s delay asked on Academy.  diplomats Washington a the state department has asked Congress to postpone action on Bills to establish a foreign service Academy to train future  w. Henderson Deputy under Secretary of state told the. Senate foreign relations committee he Felt such an Academy would not be in the Best interests of the country or the foreign serv ice at this  Henderson Testi fied after sen. Sen. Stuart sym i n g t o n do urged approval of his own Bill to set up such an Academy patterned along the lines of the Mili tary naval and air  said the state depart ment did not advocate outright rejection of Symington s or other proposals but wanted time to Al Low the state department More experience with training facilities that Are already available such As its foreign service Institute. He said that through the armed services academies private educational institutions arid the use of the foreign service Institute the qualifications of our officers Are being raised each  said he Felt needs for a stronger diplomatic career serv ice embracing greater proficiency in foreign languages can Best beet by selection of qualified graduates of existing colleges and universities supplemented by foreign service Institute training. Expert says soviet hid toll to pose As military Power new census doubles russian War losses Washington up a popu lation expert says the latest soviet census indicates Russia lost 15 Mil lion to 20 million men during world War ii More than double the toll previously  ,.Cook, writing in popu lation. Bulletin said this showed Russia was far weaker in Man Power at the end of the War than the West  course would history have taken in the postwar. Years had Russia s actual manpower Situa syi1 a. If Henderson Tion been known.Cook asked. The population bulletin is published by  reference Bureau a nonprofit research organization which gathers Popula Tion facts and interprets them i relation to world problems. Cook said that during the Post War years the user actually lacked the manpower resources both to rebuild her War devastated country and to Back up a position of military supremacy in  yet he said Russia managed to accomplish both these objectives largely As the result of a rigid blackout on population statistics combined with  he said that immediately after the War in 1945, Russia had Only about 25 million Able bodied males Between the Ages of 2q and 45 and that about 10 million of these were mobilized for military service. This High wartime male mortal Ity he said is reflected in the new census figures showing that As of plan seeks 17-Man court Washington a a plan to abolish the present supreme court and reorganize it As a 17 Man tribunal of state judges has been introduced by rep. Overton Brooks a la the proposal was in the form of a constitutional amendment. The Resolution would abolish the High court within a year of adoption of the proposed Amend ment. Congress then would establish judicial districts of contiguous states. A Brooks aide said the plan As now written Calls for establish ment of 17 judicial districts16 of three states each and one of two states. Brooks said the reorganized court would be formed of justices selected from the highest appellate court of each District. Each would serve a three year term and justices would be. Selected in turn from each state in the District. He said each supreme court jus Tice would return to his state court on expiration of his term. Senate votes sympathy for vol reds captives Washington a the sen ate passed a Resolution voicing american encouragement for the aspirations of All r captive nations whose p e o p i e seek recovery of their Freedom and Independence its sponsor sen. Paul h. Dou Glas d-i11.said it will serve to show the feeling of Congress and the american people that the tactics used for communist subjugation of other countries shall not prevail in the Geneva talks on West  Resolution which now goes to the House for action there authorizes president Eisenhower to designate the third week in Ulyas captive nations week for appropriate demonstrations of Amer ican sympathy for All satellites of the sino soviet  listed East european satellites As Well As Mainland China North Korea and North Vietnam among a Long list of red subjugated a  it said it is vital to . Security that the Hope of the Cap Tive for people for Liberty an Independence be steadfastly kept  in Mother s footsteps . Will auction $2 million in gems Uncle from Washington up Sam got a Green Light House subcommittee to auction off$2 million Worth of surplus Dia  House armed Sei vices subcommittee approved a proposal of the general services administration to dispose of the diamonds As Wellas $1.5 million Worth of osmium rhodium ruthenium and zirconium. The government originally acquired most of the gems an minerals for its strategic Stock  said some of the Dia monds were confiscated from smugglers and were of Gem qual Ity however. Last january russian women numbered men 2-1 at Ages 32 and Over. In the under-32 bracket the number of males and females was about equal he said and the Man Power crisis has recently become less  new census put Russia a total population at 208.8 million an increase of 38 million Over the 1939 census. About 20 million of this is. Attributed to postwar territorial annexations such As Western re Gions of the Ukraine and White Russia Lithuania Latvia and Estonia. The total . Population is Esti mated at about 177 million. Cook said the new soviet census also shows that the traditional concept of Russia As a vast nation of peasants is outdated. He said 48 per cent of the soviet s population is now Urban compared with 32 per cent in 1939.however, agricultural employ ment still is higher in the user than in any Western nation with 45 million russians working on farms compared with 7 million americans. About 65 per cent of the  population is entered in urban1 areas. Cook said Russia s rapid Urban growth also reflects creation of some 200 new cities during 1956-59. Cook also noted that the census claims Russia has the lowest death rate in the world7.5 per thousand while the birth rate which was Down sharply during the War years is now 25 per thousand and the marriage rate is 12 per thou Sand. The census asserts the marriage rate to be a record but does not specify whether it is a record for Russia Only or a world record. Cook said these figures reflect the favourable or Youthful age Structure of the user As compared with that of Britain France or the United  cig Aret tastes change new York up filter tips and Mentho lated brands now account for about 50 per cent of the . Cig Aret Market according to Trade sources. Christina Crawford 20, daughter of actress Joan Crawford Speaks hopefully in new York of her desire to follow the career of her Mother. United press International photo surgeon s Aid too late for son who drowned health programs of d Washington a legis lation continuing programs for training professional health serv ice personnel and professional nurses was passed by the House and sent to the. Senate. The pro Grams originally launched in 1956, expired in june. Airman learns lesson dad wears the Pant sin this family Minneapolis a it was too late said a doctor who pronounced his own son dead after he pulled the 5-year-old boy from Alake and gave Mouth to Mouth respiration for 10 minutes Rhet Bernhisel had been in the Burlington it. A it s All a question of who wears the pants in the  a/2c Francis a , jr., of the Vermont air National guard unable to find his uniform pants slipped into his father s trousers for an inspection he stood stiffly at attention As the inspecting officer maj Gen Francis ranks. W. Billado toured the Billado Vermont s adjutant Gen eral noticed something wrong when he came to Young Francis. Where did you get those Pant she said. They re yours sir re plied the younger Billado. The general s army tans were a different Shade than the air Force shirt worn by his son. Francis jr., pulled extra duty for school pay clerk jailed on forgery Oakland Calif. A after thinking it Over mrs. Berteene m. Moura 43, surrendered to police and admitted forging $7,650 in teachers payroll checks during thelast two years. Mrs. Moura payroll clerk for the Oakland unified school District was booked on six counts of forgery. The District attorney s office was called in when some of the teach ers finally realized they were entitled to checks during their Vaca , Moura said she spent most of the v Money on a we rewind flinging Reno which included a sudden the incident the guard reported. Marriage quickly annulled. Water 12 minutes before lifeguards located his body. Or. Harris  helped a guard pull the boy out of Bush Lake. I did t even have a pocketknife said Bernhisel a neurosurgeon. But if he had been under water Only two or three minutes i d have gotten into his Chest or Trachea anyway. I a have clawed it open if i had  Rhet and his brother had been swimming with their father when the boys left to join mrs. Bern Hisel on the Beach. Apparently Rhet doubled Back planning to re join his father. His body was found in three feet of water. He was real Brave and completely unafraid of the water eve though he could t swim or. Bernhisel said i construction sets record Washington up construction spending climbed to a record $24.9 billion in the first Hal of the year or 15 per cent More than in the comparable period Las year the government reported. Total 1959 outlays Are expected to hit $55.1 billion if activity does not diminish in the second half of the year. However tighter credit conditions May Cut into Home building and possibly other construction lines it was said. Total construction outlays for allow 1958 amounted to $49.1 billion. In a joint report the Commerce and labor departments said spend ing for private housing construe Tion Rose to a record $10.2 billion in the january june  private residential activity failed to show the usual seasonal Rise in june possibly because of a. Tightening in credit  outlays generally hit a january june record level of $17.e billion. Public spending for High ways housing hospitals and Otheir Community facilities amounted to$7.4 billion also a record. Change of heart Montpelier it. Up  Brush 75, a life Long re publican donated $5 to the democratic party because i m an in dependent now. I Call emas i  Hospital hires girl just to pet mice Denver a sixteen year old Carol Ann Adams of Denver has a summer Job that s different she s a Mouso Petter. Carol works at veterans hos Pital Here. Researchers at the Hospital say the White mice they use in the Laboratory grow better learn faster and stand the experiments better if someone shows them  Carol was hired to pet the mice Dally and to help keep them Happy