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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 7, 1959 the stars and stripes does president fear draft Ike asking no repeal of third term Law by Lyle c. Wilson Washington up if the Eisenhower administration has switched positions on repeal of the 22d amendment to the Constitution perhaps there is a Good personal reason. The 22d amendment was proposed by the 80th Congress in 1947 an ratified by sufficient states in 1951 it forbids a president to serve More than two White House  general William p. Rogers has informed Congress by letter that the administration opposes repeal of the ban on third Page $1 billion a year fund increase said needed by nation s colleges Reserve unit restaurant in race incident Tallahassee Fla. A the manager of a bus station restau rant said a a act officers account of an incident involving a racially mixed army Reserve Unitas highly exaggerated. Albert Jones the manager said the commanding officer of the Tampa unit a it Hammond re fused to allow White and negro members of the outfit to cat i separate facilities while in route to it. Benning a. The restaurant manager said segregation in eating facilities was required by City ordinance and the orders the group was travelling under made no requirement that the unit eat together. Up to owne City clerk George White re ported there was no City ordinance requiring segregation of eating facilities but attorney Genera Richard w. Ervin said state Law allowed a restaurant owner to refuse service to anyone. Jones said Hammond adopted provocative attitude about the matter and arranged through a officer of the a act Here for the group to eat As a unit at Florida a University for negroes. The Rev. David h. Brooks presi Dent of the Tallahassee chapter of the a act who arranged for the Florida am facilities said the negro soldiers refused to accept segregated service and the Whit boys naturally declined to eat unless the coloured boys got  Jones said he had received notice from Tampa that the group was coming through and was told there would be eight negroes out of a group of about 50. When they showed up it was exactly the opposite he said there were Only eight White boys and the rest about 40 negroes and the commanding officer was a negro. The White boys did t appear to have much say so about the  terms. Chairman Este Kefauver a Tenn of the Senate constitutional amendments subcommittee remarked that the administration had reversed its position on this matter. May be precaution if so or. Eisenhower May have ordered the reversal because head been struck by a terrifying idea if the amendment were re pealed quickly he or. Eisenhower might be eligible for renomination when the Republican National convention meets next year. Such Speed would be unlikely but i would not be impossible so maybe the president is taking precautions against a draft. It i astonishing but not unreasonable to suggest that a Man of or. Eisen Hower s age and medical history might be summoned to a third presidential term. It is astonishing because it does not make any sense. But it is not unreasonable be cause politics More often than not do not make any sense either and besides the precedent would be for Republican strategists to run  again if they could. He would enter the White House fora third term in his 71st year. It might kill him perhaps i would. That is the Way it happened to Roosevelt Back there in 1944-45. For Case the files relate that just before the 1944 election vice adm Ross t. Mcintire said for was in Good health and without organic difficulties at All although under weight. James a. Farley and others Are on Public record that it was widely known among political leaders that Roosevelt was a dying Man when he was renominated in1944. Jonathan Daniels a White House Secretary wrote that for was dying in 1944 and that some of his associates knew it. Henry a. Wal lace was deposed from second place and Harry s. Truman subbed with the warning word that the 1944convention yrs not nominating a vice president but a president of the . New York up the nation s colleges and universities will have to increase their spend ing on Plant and equipment expansion by More than a billion dollars annually Over the next seven years to keep Pace with soaring student population a education group says. The Council for financial Aid to education cafe said the school would need at least $11.5 billion in new Money by 1967, and costs of new land and replacement fold buildings could push the total higher. It based its estimate on questionnaires returned from 885 Pri vate and Public institutions. The Price lags would require$1,150,000,000 a year in new to funds and private philanthropy. The cafe said the nation s  on higher education in 1969-70 for All purposes will be $9billion, compared to a budget of $2.4 billion in 1949-50. Governmental support would account for half of the $9 billion forty two per cent would be split evenly Between tuition and fees and private gifts and Grants. Frank h. Sparks cafe presi Dent said that it was within the Hammy Harmony in Hawaii Aqua Eque Trienne the of redhead Arthur Godfrey joins former swimming Star Duke Kahanamoku in a Little hawaiian hokum upon arrival at Honolulu where he will film part of his first to show since he was stricken by lung cancer. Up photo Godfrey soaking in Sun and surf at Waikiki Beach Honolulu up Arthu Godfrey was up at Dawn to work on a television series a Sun Tanana a weight problem. After a swim he said boy twas. Wonderful i had the place All to  Godfrey is trying to gain weigh while most of his associates Are trying to lose some by Riding surf boards and paddling outrigger canoes. I lost 16 pounds Godfrey said but gained Back six. With the help of some Good hawaiian food think i la be Back up to Normal by the time i leave  Godfrey and his Crew worked on the grounds of the Royal hawaiian hotel. A series of Tele vision shows featuring hawaiian Talent will be released in septem Ber. He said he hoped to visit som of the neighbouring islands during his 10-Day stay but he was not certain if shooting schedule would permit. City s Uncle v Dies in by. Bowling Green by. A mayor Clifford w. Lampkin once told his aides watch for Young sters in worn out shoes. Then he bought 500 pairs for children who were shabbily shod. For six years his $333.33 monthly salary plus part of his Fortune from hotels motels and real estate went to boys clubs children parties the needy churches mis Sions and civic improvements. Lampkin died of a heart Condi Tion at the age of 74, jus 12 hours before the Southern Kentucky fair opened at Lampkin Park which he created with a $10,000 payment for its 85 acres. Bowling Green Jias been Good to. Me he once said. I want Tobe Good to  Tua caring Anu Maia rides a bucking boat Instate of � bronc in Cyprus gardens Fla Vii Senate unit approves Strauss successor Washington a the sen ate Commerce committee unanimously has approved Frederick  s nomination to be Secre tary of Commerce a Post left openly the Senate s rejection of Lewis l. Strauss. Mueller s nomination submitted by president Eisenhower july 21, now goes to the Senate for confirmation. Mueller has been acting Secretary of Commerce since june 30. No fare Indianapolis a bus Driver Leonard Butrum told police a gunman robbed him of about $10and, with the gun in his coat pocket and passengers unaware of the situation Rode three Miles free before getting off. Nation s capacity to meet the cos of new buildings and equipment. The american Public already has demonstrated that it can in crease its Aid to education Asen Roll ments increase he said. The Survey disclosed that the Cost per student of Plant invest ment would reach $3,834 in 1967,if the total $11.5 billion were spent on that purpose. It said that 53 per cent of Plant expansion Money was needed by Public institutions and 37 per cent by private colleges and universities. Junior colleges would require 10 per cent of the total. Vermont town does it itself builds school Washington it. A the do it yourself trend has really caught on in this Orange county town of 650 persons. Washington residents Are building themselves a new school. They Hope to save $35,000 by donating their own labor. Last March the Washington Grade school was gutted by fire. Only two rooms were usable after the Blaze. Some youngsters attended classes at the town Hall and town clerk s office. Paul Vermette a school Board member who is a building con tractor Drew up plans for the new school. Vermette along with five other townsmen is working ultime on the construction project other Washington residents reworking nights and weekends without pay to get the school built. About 20 of them put in a full weekend. They poured foundation for the new school. Vermette says he Hopes the new school will be completed by next " Christmas. Before Washington townspeople started their new school state officials had estimated it would Cost about $114,000. Now Washington resident figure it will Cost about $79,000. Cable tangle halts Carrier Norfolk a. A the 30,000-ton Supe Carrier Independence limped into port with a length of two Inch Cable wrapped round its no. 2 propeller Shaft. Navy divers snipped the Cable which Sank to the Bottom of the tampon roads Anchorage and Theng warship returned to sea. Officials were Uncertain of the origin of the Cable that coiled 30 lines around the Shaft and crippled he propeller. The Accident of Pitt d while the Independence was operating 80 Miles off Cape Henry a. Workmen Bug Bugg House explosion finishes the Job Blytheville Ark. Up the Buggs finally got rid of those Pesky bugs but they also got rid of their House. Or. And mrs. Ben a Bugg were having trouble with bugs so they had their two Story House  after the Workman finished spraying an explosion rocked the House built in 1885. The blast was heard for More than a  injuries were reported and no fires broke out. But the Roo of the House sagged miserably the Stone Walls bulged outward and furniture was scattered through out the House. Glass from broken windows was spread Over the Lawn the blast lifted a chair and wedged it in some  explosion was believed caused by spark from a Short circuit which ignited the Gas base of the Spray firemen said  
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