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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thur whey a Flat 6, t959 judge to allow probes to see f v quiz data new York a a court has authorized a House subcommittee to inspect transcripts of testimony Given during a grand jury s investigation of alleged rigging of National television quiz shows. The ruling by general sessions judge Mitchell d. Schweitzer also a Tell enable the subcommittee to see any exhibits or copies of such evidence received by the grand jury. But he ordered that a 12,000 word report by the grand jury on its findings be kept sealed Penda ing determination of the propriety of its  the House subcommittee on legislative oversight had applied for permission to study the min utes. The subcommittee which checks on the work of regulatory agencies including the Federal communications commission has indicated it does not intend to make the minutes Public. Schweitzer said an affidavit i support of the subcommittee s application clearly establishes this subcommittee s right to investigate any alleged irregularities in the conduct of to  ruling unexpected there is a Clear showing also he said that the committee seeks the inspection to facilitate the holding of its own hearing and the making of its own Independent findings with a View toward the reporting and recommending to the Congress of the United state possible corrective legislation or administrative measures which May. Be needed in the Public in  Schweitzer s ruling came unexpectedly. He had indicated Mon Day he would make his decision in about six weeks. The investigation was conducted by a new York county manhat Tan grand jury after several to quiz shows went off the air amidst allegations that some big Cash win ners had received answers to questions in Advance. The grand jury asked that it report be made Public but it has been kept sealed pending a Lega ruling. The question is whether findings should be made Public when there is no allegation of crime an a no allegation of misconduct by Public officials. Businessman admits fraud Miami up Henry Wolfson,53, head of a corporation that operates retail stores in new Yor City pleaded guilty Here to income tax evasion totalling $76,197. Wolfson a Miami real estate Man admitted guilt to four of 11 counts in a criminal information filed against him by the govern ment. The other counts were Dis missed. A government spokesman said the Treasury department claim Wolfson is still liable for $376,197 in taxes and fraud  judge Emett Choate withheld sentencing pending a investigation of Wolfson s record. None injured in explosion bombing seven persons escaped death when an Early morning blast and fire levelled. An apartment Structure above in Weirton . Another blast right occurred at the Home of or. And mrs. George Rayfield negro couple in White area in Wilming ton Del. They were not at Home As their House was Bombe for the second time. A worker clears away rubble As police investigate the explosion. A . Official says a shelters can be built for Washington up an offi Cial of the office of civil and de sense mobilization said a do it yourself basement fallout shelter can be built for about $150 to $200. Lewis e. Berry assistant director of ocum said he had one example in mind namely the shelter director Leo a. Hoegh built in his in  did t say exactly what the Concrete shelter Cost his Boss. But he said he was sure the Fig ures were  he also pointed out there Are plans Avail Able Tor Home builders who might want to incorporate a shelter inthe construction of new buildings. In bathroom we do have designs for putting fallout shelters for instance in a bathroom Berry said. He added that it was difficult to Jigger with the architecture of a. House so these plans were not included in a Home construction Booklet available to the Public. Berry said a More costly above ground s e  r a t e Block shelter could be built by a contractor for about $700. He urged citizens to build their own family shelters and added that they could be used As Protection against other forms of Dis Aster than nuclear attack including Refuge from tornadoes or Nat ural storms. Mrs. Sen. Langer s wife Dies Washington up Lydia Cady Langer 68, wife of  Langer  of cancer at George Washington University Hospital after a Long illness. The senator and their four Daugh ters were at her bedside. House action urged on Bill requiring trip Cost data Washington up  s. Reuss a wis urged committee action on a Bill to re quire congressmen and executive department officials to account publicly for Federal funds spent on overseas trips. Reuss said a Bill pending before the House administration commit tee is similar to one he introduced four years ago and has supported Ever since. The author of the Bill is rep. . Gross a Iowa who has repeatedly urged committee members to act on it. He charged the Bill was being bottled up in committee readers Aid sgt with no rhyme but reason Seoul up if it s a boy it s Barry Bay if it s a girl it s clods Tay that s the decision of army sgt Jack Lovett who had run dry of poetic inspiration after supplying Rex children with rhyming names. Lovett of Alexandria va., had appealed to readers of the Pacific stars and Stripe to come up with nerve of child no 7, expected about  had to rhyme with his other children Linda Fay Larry Ray Garry Jay Gunda Kay Brinda May and Winda  one month and More than 3,000 suggestions later the Lovetts picked the name Barry Bay for a boy and Cinda Tay for a girl my wife Hai received an average of 10 totters � Day once july 8," Lovett told a stars and Stripe reporter at Ascom where Lovett is  to the 6th medical depot. In two Days after the wire serv ices ran the Story she got 327 let ters from 35 states he said. We were both really . Lovett is r at her Home att Yatesboro Tex a iting for either Barry Bay or Conda to prevent its consideration by the House. It has been approved by a sub committee but awaits full commit tee action. Reuss said in a statement surely the disclosure of sums spent abroad by individual congressmen senators or administration official poses no threat to the nation s  he said failure to disclose expenditures invites charges that funds have been improperly spent and that congressmen Are merely taking pleasure junkets. Members of Congress and officials of the executive Branch Are not required now to make an individual accounting of such Over seas expenditures. They Are re ported by committees but no broken Down by individuals. Dry but not parched Jackson miss. Up a division of the state education Board is sponsor for a five Day conference Here on ways to help Mississippi alcoholics. Mississippi is legally dry. Giant scope to be built in California Palo Alto Calif. A a giant new radar Telescope second largest in the world will be built Here to explore secrets of space Sun and planets. This huge Eye can boldly pee through the foggy veil worn by Venus for revealing discoveries about that Coy planet. Scientists also Hope it can Tell How Dusty the Moons yield More facts about the Sun and accurately measure distances to other planets. Right now such distances Are so Uncertain that space travellers from Earth might miss. Mars by 200,000miles. Scope detail plans to build the giant Eye were announced by Stanford University and the Stanford research Institute sri. The Telescope will have a huge dish shaped Antenna 142 feet in diameter and stand As tall As a15-Story building. In size the an Tenna will be second Only to the250-foot dish at Jodrell Banks in England. Jodrell mainly tunes in on radio noises coming from Distant parts of the heavens or radio signals from Earth satellites. The Stanford Eye will be used primarily to broadcast radar Sig nals getting Back their echoes for valuable new explorations of the Sun and its planetary family. Its radio transmitter will require million Watt Power Supply to take a Yea construction is expected to be completed within a year on a Highhill overlooking Stanford univer sity. Costing $1.5 million the pro Gram has support from the air Force Cambridge research  radar beams easily will Pene trate the fog hiding the surface of Venus which astronomers have never yet seen. Because of this they Don t know How fast Venus rotates. The new radar promises to map Venus. By watching for some particular feature to reappear the time of rotation could be determined explained prof. Von r. Eschleman of Stanford and w. Ray Vincent of sri. Mars might be similarly mapped. 2 Jai Breakers caught in . Coventry . A two Long term desperate convicts who escaped from the state prison i Cranston Friday were captured without a struggle  men g e n n a r o Jerry d Amico 39, and Edward j. An Drews 28, were caught while the were crawling on All fours through underbrush off Matteson Road where the search had been going on. They were seized Only a Short time after state police had called off the search except for Light patrols in the belief the men were no longer in the Woods. Their capture came less than 24hours after the apprehension of Robert Hashberger 19, the third Escapee in the Jailbreak. Hash Berger was captured i"1 the Gen eral area where d Amico and an Drews were caught. Lost scout 12, Safe after 3 Days in wilds Fresno Calif a a 12-year-Ojd los Angeles boy scout miss ing three Days was found Safe inthe rugged sierras about 80 Miles Northeast of Fresno a nine Man mounted sheriff s posse discovered marshal m. Rubin in the desolate Rocky mole Creek Canyon area. He disappeared at the u,0mqqt Elevation while gather ing firewood for his scout troop  
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