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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 4, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 7 horns a plenty for Morenon pageant blowing giant trumpets musicians practice on Hill can torah near Palmyra ., for the annual mormon pageant America s witness for Christ which starts thursday. Hill Cumorah has been called the Birthplace of the mormon Faith. It is celebrated As the place where 17-year-old Joseph Smith had a religious vision in 1825, leading him to organize the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints commonly known As the mormon Church in 1830. United press International photo bartenders told Story of bad Luck their own Washington up a judge warned bartenders and liquor Salesman that irate wives parents and victims of drunks could bring lawsuits against them. A convention on prevention of alcoholism also brought these gloomy words for folks who imbibe the hard stuff the average life Span of Alco Holics is 51 years some 19 years less than for nonalcoholic. There is nothing Safe a drinking Motorist can take which will fool police breath test. There is one Bright note. The number of women drinkers has titles decided in Bridge meet Chicago up mrs. Bett Goldberg of Baltimore and mrs. Dorothy Hayden of Riverdale ., won the american contract Ridge league s 1959 women s pair championship As part of the league s 31st annual tournament. The men s Crown went to Harryj. Fishbein. Of new York and John Gerber of Houston who took the pair title with a total of 460mi Points. Mrs. Goldberg and  scored 462\ Points in the women s division. Runners up in the women a Divi Sion were mrs. Elmer Schwartz Cleveland and mrs. Ralph Gordon Buffalo ., 458 Hugh bridegroom Points , 111., and mrs. John Ploehn Wil Mette 111. 457 Points. And  Klausner Beverly Hills calif., and mrs. Richard Ecker new York 449ms Points. Runners up in the men s Divi Sion were Eric Paulsen and mile Shulman los Angeles 449 Points Don Saale and Edward Wolter Chillicothe mo., 446 Points Sid Lazard new Orleans and  Fisher Dallas 442 Points and Jay Wendt Ardsley n.-y., and zek Jabbour Detroit 429 Points. V i dropped 8 per cent since the endow world War ii. Increasingly women Are deciding it s not Worth the Price to keep up with the hard pouring Joneses Andrew c. Ivy of the University of Illinois told the fourth annual Institute of scientific studies for the prevention of alcoholism. Judge Henry f. Todd of the Nashville tenn., general sessions court told the meeting that More Law suits were going to be filed against bartenders and liquor salesmen when their customers who Are soused or habitual drunk cause damage. Bartenders May have to Lear the hard Way that they have More responsibility than just pouring drinks and listening to the Trou Bles of the drunk chinning him self at the bar Todd said. The bartender May find himself telling his troubles to a judge who May not be such a  he said a woman could sue any one she could prove responsible for her husband s alcoholism. Parents he added could collect dam Ages from persons Selling liquor to their minor children. Patron injured by a drunk could seek liability payments from a . Ivy head of the department of clinical sciences at the University of Illinois said Only acetone atomic could mask the alcohol on a Driver s breath. Even that lasts Only 10 minutes he said less than the usual interval Between arrest and a police drunk meter test. 86 of every 100 Homes have to census shows Washington up eighty six of every 100 households have a television set and eight of every86 have two or More the e census Bureau said in 1950, when television was just emerging from its infancy there were sets in Only 12 of every 100  15, jailed in beating death of  Man 65. New York a a 15-year-old Brooklyn youth was accused  beating and stomping fatally a Man who chided him for necking in the Park. Edward Butler 65, was found stumbling near Highland Park in the East new a Cark Section of Brooklyn thursday night. He died in a Hospital Friday and detectives questioned scores of people who frequent the Park. Finally they found a Man who had been sitting on a nearby Bench when Butler was attacked. The Man recalled a pair of teen age Sand gave clues leading to the girl. The girl Only 13, allegedly told police she and Peter Manceri 15, were necking behind some Bushe when Butler saw them. You children ought to be  s not Nice to be doing those things he told them. She said according to police that Manceri first cursed Butler for interfering and when the Man repeated his admonition Manceri attacked. Police quoted the Jirl As saying she hid her eyes while her boy Friend viciously punched Butler knocked him Down then stomped on his head repeatedly. _ arraigned on a homicide charge Young Manceri wore an arrogant look until the magistrate told him Young Man you might face the electric  Thep the youth turned to his Mother and wept. Mundt lays blame for Road building crisis on democrats Washington up sen. Karl e. Mundt . Blamed congressional democrats for the Federal Highway program financing crisis. He said it was up to the majority party to find a Way to pay for the new roads. Responsibility in government Means More than merely approving program and talking about the wonderful achievement of getting it adopted by a Congress Mundl 1_said. It also entails the responsibility of paying for such a program and this the democratic majority con trolling Congress has failed to dqj1he added. Congressional leaders and presi Dent Eisenhower Are faced with a deadlock Over the Best method of changeling additional funds into the nation s projected 41,000-Milesuperhighway system which is financed by a special Trust fund buildup by user taxes. Gas tax plan or. Eisenhower wants the Gaso line tax increased from 3 to 4cents per gallon. The extra Money would be used to replenish the sadly depleted fund. The president has warned that the program would grind to a halt unless Congress takes some action at this session of Congress. But the legislative leaders Are loathe to impose any new taxes especially because the gasoline tax has been increased in a number of states in recent years. They also dislike the Prospect of trying to explain tax hikes to the voter next year. The House ways and Means committee has advanced an alter Nate plan to keep up the level of interstate construction. It is vigorously opposed by this administration. The committee called for a four year $1 billion government Bond How to help child trapped in plastic Bago Chicago Jupi plastic will continue to be used around the Home despite the rising number of child deaths due to plastic bags the american medical Assn. Ama Issue to be repaid out of later Trust fund receipts diversion fro the general Treasury of some car and truck excise tax receipts and a four year stretch out of the Highway system s construction schedule the slowdown would carry the program to 1976. First estimate when the Highway program was first adopted Mundt said it was Well known that additional funds would be needed to continue it  however he said no such pro Gram to pay for these roads has been forthcoming and now we Are confronted with a possible  Mundt said a halt in Many High Way projects could not Only delay bringing these highways into Earl operation but could also result in additional costs clue to a number of factors such As weather damage to partially completed construction and  
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