European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Wednesday August 5, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 3 far sited workers overcome problem four bricklayers of Springfield minn., use this plane daily to get to and from work located 60 Miles away. From left Vic Bummel Archie Foster owner Pilot Mike Kieper and Don Malison. A Christmas wish realized German widow kids meet . Santa dad new York up the 40-year-old widow from Langerfeld Ger Many who made headlines last year when her daughter wrote Aletter to Santa Glaus ind., asking for a daddy for Christmas arrived Here with four of her five Chil Dren 13 pieces of Luggage and a Volkswagen. Mrs. Astrid Manns her children Edith 11the one who wrote the letter Klaus 10 Lothar 8 an Mechthild 6, arrived on Board the Holland America liner maasdam. They were met by the Man who brought them Over 70-year-Oldlokie g. Lynch of Oxford miss., a widower with a farm. Lynch denied however that he was going to marry mrs. Manns. I have been a widower for 19years," he said at the Hoboken pier where the liner docked. I gota Little farm and a Small govern jury indicts 10 As smugglers Memphis Tenn. A a fed eral grand jury has indicted 10 men on charges of smuggling More than $1 million Worth of contraband herbs from red China into . The incidents charging 13 counts of smuggling trading with the enemy and conspiracy were unsealed Here. They were returned last april but kept secret in Hope that three alleged Canadian Mem Bers of the smuggling ring might be picked up in this  san Francisco e. A Mons Koff chief enforcement officer of the Treasury s foreign assets control Section said the herbs weresmuggler1 into this country by Way of Canada. Minskoff said the herbs were labelled dried vege tables in new York and shipped to distribution Points in chicagoan Memphis. From there they were routed to chinese population centers in Many sections of the country As far West As Honolulu. The herbs Are considered Neces sary medicines by Many chinese the imports were illegal under Alaw Banning Trade with red China. Ment pension and i be been Batch ing it living alone. I just figures these German people they Are so clean and neat and Nice it would be Nice to have one As a housekeeper. That s All. There was t any talk about  Edith wrote a letter last fall to Santa Glaus ind.,. Asking Santa Glaus to bring her a daddy for Christmas. The letter was published in american newspapers atthe time. Lynch was later reported to have visited mrs. Manns anther children at Langerfeld near Dusseldorf and to have made arrangements for them to come an live at Oxford. Met in German Lynch said he met mrs. Manns at a hotel in Germany during his visit there last year and offered to adopt her two boys and give her a Job As a housekeeper. That s Al there was to  he said he had been getting letters asking if american women were not Good enough for him. He said All the publicity had wounded my children and  Lynch revealed that mrs. Manns eldest daughter Astrid 16, came to America some weeks ago and has been acting As since. His housekeeper mrs. Manns told newsmen she has come Here on a two year visit or s visa. They All drove off in mrs. Mann s Volkswagen apparent Lyen route to Mississippi with Lynch at the wheel of the car. Clams in bathing suit cause woman to drown Jacksonville Fla. A a52-year-old woman drowned in Ribault River and officers attributed the drowning to More than 10pounds of clams she had stuffed in her bathing suit. Police said mrs. Ethel Lambre ton swam the River and picked clams on the other Side about 40yards away. She stuffed the clams in her bathing suit and about mid Stream on her return trip she went under. Riot Breaks out at reopening of Casino in Venice Venice a about 3,000 striking Casino workers and their relatives including women and children battled with police out Side the Venice gambling House As imported croupiers opened it forthe first time in 43 Days. In the Melee a police truck was overturned. Officers used tear  policeman and one woman demonstrator were injured seriously. The Casino had been closed since june when its 500 employees including croupiers walked off the Job to protest the firing of 17 employees. Tourist attraction Casino officials determined to open the gambling House for the foreign tourists Venice brought from italian and  strike Breakers arrived by boat at a Landing outside the Casino located at the Lido Beach on an Island across the Lagoon from the main part of the City. Strikers gather gathered at the Landing in front of the Casino were the 500 strike Sand an estimated 2,500 of their rela Tives. When the situation looked like it might get out of hand six trucks of police waded into the demonstrators. Police charged with the trucks and fired tear Gas but  refused to disperse. A num Ber of strikers were arrested. N o w thronging in 40 croupiers French Riviera Gorilla s comments Columbus up Columbus zoo director Earl Davis received letter from a woman demanding that Colo the zoo s Gorilla be Givena new name. The letter was signed by Katherine Colo. Rips red tape Ike warns governors More centralization could Cost liberties Washington up president Eisenhower told the nation a governors that heavy Hnnry into Luau to Greet hawaiians Washington  Scott a a has suggested that Congress make a big Hawaii an Luau party out c f the swear ing in of the new state s Congress men and that Hawaii provide the leis.1 in a Telegram to gov. Williamp. Quinn of Hawaii Scott said i respectfully suggest that you use your Good offices to have All members of Congress provided with hawaiian leis to Wear when Hawaii s two senators and one representative Are sworn in. We Are looking Forward to this important Day in the history of the United states. Mahalo and Aloha Eurlyne Howell. Marriage License wet 58 miss  plans to wed Shreveport la. A eur Lyne Howell the 1958 miss United states appeared at the Caddo county courthouse for her marriage License. She told newsmen later i be never seen so much red  miss Howell 20, who turned overhear Crown to her successor last month and her prospective Bride Groom Paul Lacava of Hollywood spent More than two hours meet ing marriage License requirements. Their first Stop was at the of fice of miss Howell s family doctor. While receiving a physical examination a requirement of Law the Ivy were informed by a nurse that they would have to furnish birth certificates when they applied fora License. The couple rushed Back to miss Howell s parents or. And mrs. E. M. Howell of nearby Bossie City and picked up her birth certificate. Paul s birth certificate is  Eurlyne said. We went to St. John s Catholic Church and got his baptismal record from the  the couple plans to be married saturday at St. John s Church Here. They plan a honeymoon i Mexico City. Lacava 28, is a Hollywood con tractor. He is attending Law school in California. Universe9 beauties prepare for films los Angeles up two contestants in the recent miss universe contest have applied for social Security numbers at the Hollywood office of the social Security administration. They were Pamela Anne  England who reported she was available and Donna sue Needham miss Arkansas w h said she had a role a "30"a Tele vision series of Jack Webb s mar Vii productions. Others reported planning to work Here included Jorunn Kristiansen. Miss Norway and Zuzanna Cem bomb firm miss