European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 12, 1959 the stars and stripes Page f  finds new source to obtain nuclear Power Washington up the atomic Energy commission  has announced a Long Range program to extract nuclear Power from thorium. " thorium is a heavy Metal More abundant in the Earth s crust than uranium the Only existing natural source of fissionable material for atomic bombs and reactors. Conversion of thorium into a fissionable . Cops ask diet Wagon to Aid slimming Washington up Washington policemen peeved at offi Cial complaints that they Are too fat called on their superiors to establish a roving diet Wagon if they want the men to Lake off excess weight. It e. Harvey ring president of the policemen s assn., said hungry cops could summon the diet Wago for a Low calorie meal when they could t get such a meal at a restaurant. They could Call for the diet Wagon just like they do for the patrol Wagon he said. 30 rounds Over ring an admitted 30 pounds overweight at 210, said All City workers not just policemen should be included in any official drive to curb waistlines. He said there were especially fat employees in the offices of the corporation counsel an District attorney. Ring s retort was sparked by the announcement that policemen might not be promoted if they were overweight a Survey of almost All 2,500 Washington policemen who Pound beats past some of the most important buildings and monuments in the country and guar National and foreign vips showed that 41.7 per cent were at least 20 pounds too heavy. As a result or. John a. Reed director of the Board of police and fire surgeons issued a police die providing 800 to 1,000 calories daily. Ring complained that policemen on Remote beats or late night shifts would not be Able to find a restau rant that served diet foods Driver loses to Crafty cop Burlingame Calif. A the speeder was Crafty but the policeman was Crafter. Patrolman Robert Quinn cited William j. Mcdonald 20, for driving 45 Mph in a 25-Mph zone. Mcdonald went speeding off. Quinn annoyed at the fast de parture pursued. Mcdonald pulled into a quiet residential area parked and turned off his lights. The officer located the car found Mcdonald gone and removed the Cap from the distributor. Quinn came Back and was trying vainly to Start his car when the officer walked up ticket Book in hand. Quinn said Mcdonald re acted violently. In addition to the speeding Cita Tion Mcdonald was charged with reckless driving running a Stop sign ignoring a police Siren and red Light evading and resisting arrest and assault and Battery. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson victim of burglary Washington a a burglar stole $170 and some costume jewelry. From the Home of  Wilson widow of the world War i president police said. The Money and trinkets belonged to mrs. Wilson s personal Secre tary mrs Margaret Brown. Police said mrs. Wilson was in her bed room and the Secretary was out of the House at the time. Material by treatment in a uranium reactor would add greatly to the world s reserves of atomic  the  Cautis Ted the amount of known Tabri Pirn Ore that can be exploited for Commer Cial use is less than natural  sizable supplies do exist in several countries including India Brazil and the . New project to convert thorium into a material that can be made to undergo atomic fission with consequent re lease of Energy the commission ordered work on a new kind of nuclear Furnace the Thermal breeder  at the same time the  or dered a halt in efforts to develop fluid fuelled nuclear Power reactors and switched the work to develop ing a thorium breeder. In atomic fission reactions sub nuclear particles called neutrons Are released. Some of the neutrons split Over fuel atoms thus keep ing the reaction going extra neutrons Are lost or Cap tured by other material. In that event the material usually is changed into an entirely different element. Navy plane lands after .1,000 Miles on one engine Hilo Hawaii up a Navy Neptune p2v with 11 men aboard landed safely at Hilo after a Nar Row escape from ditching at sea because of engine failure. One of the two engines failed when the plane was approximately1,000 Miles East of Hilo. It was in route from Alameda Calif., to Barber s Point near Honolulu. The Pilot was unable to main Tain Altitude on one propeller engine but used auxiliary jets intermittently to stay in the air. He could not use them constantly be cause of their great fuel consumption. The plane originally from Whid Bey Island wash., was escorted Ohilo by another Neptune a coast guard amphibian and an air Force air sea Rescue c54. Tropical Lagoon urged at Frisco san Francisco a slate sen. J. Eugene Mcaleer has pro posed a tropical Lagoon in chill san Francisco Bay. Shielded from Sharks. He asked the state Park commission to Wall in an aquatic Park with a sliding panel allowing smal boats in and out. He said Large steam boilers could raise the temperature 5 degrees for swimming Comfort. Chairman Joseph e. Knowland said the commission is glad to consider the proposal. But financing is doubtful. Offered site for orderly demonstrations Khrushchev protesters warned new York a refugees rom communist countries have been offered facilities for orderly demonstrations against soviet pre Mier Nikita s. Khrushchev. The offer by Freedom House was coupled with a plea that no eggs or other objects be thrown at the soviet Premier during his Ameri can tour next month. The meetings would be held in the Wendell w i 11 k i e memorial building new York Headquarters of Freedom House. The latter is a nonprofit organization of prominent americans atoned at combat Vickie Kosmas of Washington Points to a new kind of Stop Sintha shows How one car owner feels about the forthcoming visit of soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev. The Stop Khrushchev bumper tags have been showing up along with other demonstration plans by refugee groups despite president Eisenhower s request that the russian loader be treated with Courtesy during his sep tember tour of the . Up photo designer of Stutz Bearcat Dies from cancer at 76 Miami Fla. A Charles e. Stulz 76, producer of a Pioneer sports car which helped put the Roar in the roaring twenties died today. He built and raced the Fame Stutz Bearcat More for Busi Ness than excitement he said afterwards. Racing in those Days was the Best form of advertising Stutz said. If an automobile won a big race the customers were in the inverted Art popular new Haven Conn. Up officials of the new Haven arts festival Hung their Heads when they discover a that two of the paintings on exhibit wore drawing considerable attention because they were Hung upside Down. Next Day with a fist full of $100bills. It was the quickest Way to sell  was a Well known racing Driver when he organized the Stutz motor car co. In 1909 with a Cousin Harry c. Stutz. The fir put out passenger cars As Well As the glamorous racing models which found favor with playboys of the flapper  Union City ind., native was on the Indianapolis Speedway tech Nical committee for More than 20 years. Stutz came o Miami after the depression ended manufacture of his  Miami Stutz worked for an electrical firm until he entered a Hospital about three weeks ago. Cause of death was listed As can cer. Bead removal leads to it up Mother takes Home wrong baby Warwick . Up a Young Mother was Given the wrong baby when she went Home from a Hospital. Shortly after mrs. Matthew Carson of Greenwood came Home with an infant she thought was her new daughter Cathi Jean two nurses rushed into the House. They brought with them the True Cali Jean an took the other baby Back to Providence lying in Hospital. I was upset something awful mrs. Carson said. At the Hospital i just took the baby they gave me without any thought of a mistake. I did t feel i had any reason to  All the baby passed through three checkout . Carson said Cathi Jean was her first daughter. She has two Young boys. Or. Harmon p. B. Jordan Hospital superintendent said the Mother was present when a nurse removed the baby s identification beads but she did not Check the beads because she did not believe there could be a  said the nurse should have been More careful. Ing totalitarianism by student Exchange programs seminars and the like. Freedom House said the space would be used for a constructive Public Assembly. At times and places removed from conflict with Khrushchev s schedule. It offered to cosponsor such meetings in principal critics. Orderly meetings Freedom House said will impress Khrushchev whether he admits it or  any disorders the statement added will be correctly taken Only As an exhibition of panic and  the statement continued Khrushchev has been invited Here not to work a new appease ment but to open his eyes to the reality of the american temper. The cold War is not about to end. Khrushchev is not coming to the United states to turn Over anew Leaf. Or to give away a single significant confession. The worst thing we could do now would be to relax because this Man knows precisely what to do when his opponents let Down their  China Premier visit urged Washington up rep. Charles o. Porter cd Ore has suggested that president Eisen Hower invite chinese communist Premier Chou in Lai to the .on a tour similar to the forthcoming visit of soviet Premier Mikilas. Khrushchev. Porter also urged that the . Grant diplomatic recognition to communist China. He said peace in the nuclear ago May depend on this. Porter s views were strongly contested by sen. Homer e. Cape Hart Rind. Capehart said the . Should insist that red China release american prisoners cease threatening aggression agree to a korean peace settlement and take other Steps to earn  and Capehart appeared on a televised debate. Porter saw Hope that by Deal ing with communist China the West might draw it away fro close Alliance with Russia. Capehart said . Policy to Ward isolating red China is Realis tic and is supported by  Les sons of previous dealings with communists. Dillon says red China further away from in Washington up under Secretary of state c. Douglas Dillon said that red China s chances of gaining admission to the United nations soon appear More Remote than Ever. To based his assessment on re action to the chinese communist actions in smashing the tibetan re Volt. Dillon discussed the problem briefly during a television pro Gram. A questioner asked him whether opposition to red China s admission would be weakened if soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev addresses the opening session of the general Assembly and appeals for communist China s admission. Dillon replied that he did t think such an Appeal by Khrushchev would have any effect what Ever this year. I think that on account of the recent happenings in Tibet the chances of communist China be coming a member in the near future  chief cig Aret taxer does t Tallahassee Fla. Up the temporary head of the state cig Aret and licensing division Tom a. Waits does t smoke