European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday August 20, 195? Gao charges Windfall gains in of housing Washington up the Gen eral accounting office said that private operator apparently were allowed Windfall profits in their Sale of off base housing projects to the air Force. The Agency which serves As congress1 watchdog Over the Treasury made the statement in reporting to Congress on its audit of the air Force s Purchase of 33so-called Wherry housing projects during the period ending in mid-1958. The air Force which paid $172, 957,000 for the projects denied any Windfall profits vere permitted. We believe that at least three vendors May have earned Windfall profits totalling perhaps $740,000," the Gao report said. Projects location it identified the location of these projects and the amounts of the possible windfalls As follows Robins air Force base in Georgia about $248,000 Loring fab in Maine about $36,000, and Castle fab in California about $455,000. The dispute Between the Gao and the air Force entered on whether air Force negotiators should have deducted an allowance for repair and replacement fro the maximum formula Price authorized by Law. If this had been done Gao said the air Force could have saved $20,655,000.the Wherry housing projects were built by private investor with Cha mortgage insurance. The armed forces Are required by Law to Purchase these off base project before launching new on base housing projects under the military housing program. Trial delayed in bilk Case los Angeles up retrial of former new York bookmaking Kingpin Harry Gross on grand theft charges was continued until oct. 7 because of Superior judge. Howard Ziemann s vacation. Gross 46, is accused of bilking two West Hollywood men of $10,000 in a Confidence scheme. At his first trial last june a jury failed to reach a verdict. The defendant is held in lieu of$10,000 bail pending his arraign ment on a charge of murdering his wife s 81-year-old Grandfather. Harry Black died july 28 of a gunshot wound and injuries suffered in a scuffle with Gross Overa $2,000 debt owed the older Man. Gross came to California last year after being paroled from a 12-year prison sentence for his new York bookmaking activities in which he headed a $20 million betting Empire. Check writer has politicians Sty Mied Atlanta a Herschel h. Hall sent the tax collector a $123 Check for City state and county taxes but it is being returned a being improperly drawn. Brandish Thompson tax commissioner said no one in his office was willing to endorse it. The Check was made out to our hogfish  couple vanished in Arizona desert last chapter near in 51 mystery los Angeles up the final chapter May soon be written in the mysterious Case of Klaus Martens and a pretty nurse named Maryjune Walker who vanished together on Arizona s Sun seared desert More than eight years ago. His former father in Law is Tak ing Legal action to have Martens who was 28 years old at the time of his disappearance declared legally dead. Martens a German born sales Man and miss Walker then 22 and a native of Malverne ., left Pasadena Calif., july 15, 1951, on a sunday morning flight in a rented plane for Blythe Calif. Their Small aircraft some Gas Oline still in its tank and its engine in working order was found 16 Days later in the desert 50 Miles from Yuma Ariz. The couple was never seen again. No Trace was Ever found of their bodies. A Case like this one is never really closed under these Circum stances said Yuma county sheriff t. H. Pete Newman. Newman is bothered by Many unexplained aspects of the Case especially Why the two Young people landed and then abandoned a still functioning plane. Newman said it was 10 minutes flying time to safety at the Small Arizona town of Welton just 30 Miles away fron where the plane was found. And he said tracks from the plane indicated the Cou ple walked across a plainly marked but Little used Road leading to Welton. It they could have made it to Welton they would have been Safe Newman said. But they did t turn Northern the  a Brief note found on the plane said the couple had walked  had their names and was timed "2010 hours  a postscript to the note also in Martens hand writing but much More firmly written added "5 45  Mon  there was no explanation in the note of the desert Landing. No Hope Newman has no Hope the couple Ever will be found alive. Nobody knows Why they landed. Nobody knows a lot of things about this Case. It s All a guess. He probably had enough Gas to Fly to safety but the location is in a Valley and if he was t up High enough he could t have seen Over the mountains to Welton. But that still does t explain Why  Beauty flashes pan american Victory smile Felice Gallagher 18 Cente holds her Symbol of Victory after winning the title of miss  in the pan american Beauty pageant at Chicago. Runners up Are Noreen Wallace 18, left and Caroline Ost 20. The Winner of Park Forest iii., will compete with beauties representing other countries entered in the pan american games. The Winner will reign at the games. Up Power Mower death toll brings safety tip list Chicago up a Florida woman was killed when a steel Blade sailed 50 feet through window pane and struck her. A Little girl died when her jugular vein was severed by a flying piece of Metal. A Veteran of three world War ii invasions was hospitalized whence was wounded by a flying Kitchen spoon in his own front Yard. These three persons were victims of one of the most common of the newfangled Home tools the Power Mower. 15 million in use in 1958, an estimated 15 million Power mowers were in use Accord ing to the National safety coun cil. While no National statistics Are available a study in Georgia turned up the following facts 1three out of 10 persons injured in Power mishaps were Hurt Merle Oberon mate reveal they adopted boy year ago Hollywood a Merle Oberon and her husband Bruno Paglia i have become parents by adoption of a curly haired boy. Miss Oberon said her husband thought it Best for the boy s Sake to avoid any publicity we be had the child for nearly a year now the actress said. The youngster not yet 2, is half Irish and half italian. Miss Oberon 48, was born in Tasmania. Her husband a native of Italy is an industrialist with holdings in Mexico by objects thrown by the Mower. 2one injury in seven resulted in some permanent disability. 3toes and feet were parts of the body most often injured. 4more than nine tenths of the accidents involved rotary Type mowers. The Council believes this is due at least in part to the great numbers of such mowers in use. Observe Basic rules the Power Mower is no More dangerous than any other Home tool the Council said if properly used and if a few Basic rules Are observed. For example Don t use an electric Mower when the grass is wet and slip Pery. Never allow youngsters or pets near a Power Mower. Never let a youngster operate one. Make sure the area to be mowed is free of Sticks stones wire and other obstacles. Always tend Mower shut off the Mower before mov ing it from Ona level to another or when you re working on it. Never leave the Mower unattended when it s running. When starting the engine stand with your feet planted in a Safe spot away from the Blades. Al ways be sure of your footing an balance especially when mowing on an incline. On Hills and Banks Cut sideways not up and Down. Swastika painted on sign at jewish building project Glen Rock . Up a red Swastika has been painted on a sign at the site of a future jewish Community Center it was disclosed Here. Abe f. Berliner chairman of the Center s building fund com Mittee said to was certain the reminder of nazism Vas painted by a Crank. Although the incident marked the third time a sign at the site has been defaced or destroyed Berliner Felt that it was not prompted by anti semitism. I came to this town 16 years ago when there were Only four jewish families and i never found a Trace of Juisti so nihilism Berliner said. Three charged for misleading and Campaign new York up a county grand jury accused three men and two corporations of advertising Ordinary cold Cream As a remark Able skin food that instantaneously restores Youthful Beauty to aged  District attorney Frank Hogan said the product was touted in a advertising Campaign As the Dis covery of a swedish scientist or. Max  advertisements said Hogan claimed that Lasarow s product transformed the skin texture of one 39-year-old woman into that of a 25-year-old. Hogan said that an investigation disclosed however that Lasarow had a doctorate of chemistry from a nonexistent College in a nonexistent City. A 30-Day Supply of the product said Hogan was offered for $4.98. Those indicted those named in the indictment were David , 38, of Hartsdale , Monroe Caine 31, of scars Dale ., and Herman Liebenson 34, of Stamford Conn. Ralke is the owner of the Parker advertising Agency in new York. Caine works As copy writer for the firm while Liebenson is Advertis ing manager. The Corpora Lions indicted were Borg Johnson electronics co., and Litigen Laboratory Salos co., both of new York. A fourth individual defendant not in the u.s., also was named. All were accused of false an misleading advertising. The old school Hogan said that during the investigation Lasarow produced a diploma certifying that he was graduated a doctor of chemistry in1925 from the Liberty College of chemistry in Kritsberg Latvia. The diploma was in English an Hogan said there was no such col lege and no such City. Further More an analysis of the typewriting on the diploma showed it was produced on a machine made in1934. Hogan said that l a s a r o a on his application for citizenship described his occupation As musician. Midwife cop s 4th assist delivers goods for his family los Angeles up the tables were turned when a Veteran police officer who has delivered three babies for parents who could t reach the Hospital in Tim wound up delivering his own baby in the family car. Austin Burt Fer Kalcl 36, now a father of four children nearly made it. He and his wife Anita 23, left their suburban Buena Park Home at 4 am for the 30-minute run to Kaiser foundation Hospital. They missed by about three minutes. I guess the actual delivery too about three or four minutes Fernald said after his wife and 6 Pound 10-ounce daughter were re ported doing Fine. He did a Fine Job a Hospital doctor said. His Wile is beaming she s very proud of