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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, August 27, 1959

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A trip of 5,1? r  " " Raugust i the stars and strips californians begin move too., draft Nixon a Airfield Calif a the first Effort in California to draft vice president Richard m. Nixon As a presidential candidate is under  movement to put Nixon Forward in his Home state s re publican primary next june was initiated by Solano county s re publican Central  committee with 16 of its 23 members present and voting unanimously adopted a Resolution calling upon Nixon to declare him self a candidate. The Resolution read in part to be it resolved that this com Mittee declare its support of his candidacy and its willingness to make Steps to qualify him on said ballot upon his consent and in accordance with  h. Power of Vacaville chairman of the committee said the group thought the time had come to Start drafting Nixon regardless of the vice president s intentions. Where there s a line there s a Way Urcla buys Dickens lore los Angeles up a rare collection of Charles Dickens manuscripts has been purchased from a London Bookstore for the University of California at los Ange Les Library it was announced. The 12-volume collection Pur chased at a Cost of $1,200, includes500 letters Dickens exchanged with friends and acquaintances ranging from american author Bret Harte to Queen Victoria. There also Are photographs orig Inal cartoons and playbills in the collection. Ada b. Nisbet associate professor of English at Urcla and a Dickens scholar located the col Lection and arranged for its Pur Chase. Among the rare letters Are those from Washington Irving Richard Henry Dana sir Walter Scott George Cruikshank William Thack Eray the carlyles Alfred lord Tennyson Robert Browning and the Duke of Wellington. Planned to develop system for missile defense by North american newspaper Alliance Chicago the advanced research projects Agency has let a Mammoth think contract in an attempt to achieve an effective defense by 1979 against intercontinental  project is called Lipar for guide line identification program for antimissile research. It involves nothing More nor less than some heavy thinking on the part of some of the nation s top scientists. The University of Chicago which it takes a Lively sea Breeze and Mother s clothes line to dry the hair of this 14-year-old Southampton n.y., girl. Up photo with assist from dad boy corrals 3 airmen in texans War game Senate oks land for for shrine Washington up the sen ate has approved a measure setting aside 27 acres of government owned land along the Potomac River Here for a memorial to former president Franklin d. Roosevelt. The Resolution already approved by the House also would set Upa Competition for the Best design for the memorial with $135,000 in  memorial would be located in a portion of West Potomac Park Between the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials. Columbus ind. A a Quick drawing 8-year-old armed with Atoy six shooter turned in three captured Texas airmen for Bounty of a $25 savings Bond each7 he owed big assists to the in Diana heat and his father a Sharp eyed Quick moving and fast talk ing Hoosier construction worker. The three were among 10 Mem Bers of the All Texas 433d Trp car Rier Wing who were taken 20 Miles italian americans pledge Boycott on shows about mafia Bosto Nup the order sons of Italy in America Osia have voted to Boycott movies an television shows based on the mafia and the products of firm sponsoring such programs. The order which held its. 26thbiennial convention Here has waged a Campaign against Indis Criminate use of the word  Contention is that it is unfair to a nationality group and in accurate the Resolution adopted by Dele Gates said . Attorney general William p. Rogers said of the mafia ". There is no such organization consisting solely of criminals of any particular National origin from Bakalar air Force base an told to make their Way Back with out being captured. Residents of the area were offered the Bondas rewards for catching them. A touch constituted capture. The airmen were simulating the experience of survivors parachuting from a crippled plane. Intense heat the three maj John w. Ander so capt Pelman n. Norris an capt James w. Kumpf All of Dallas were equipped with sur Vival rations a Compass and a Aerial map. They built two rafts and tried to float Down Little Blu River but shallow water spoiled that Effort and they set out on  d. Drake 30, of Shelby Ville spotted them trying to hide in weeds. He said he tagged one and talked the others into sur rendering because of the intense heat. The temperature was in. The Middle 90s.Drake s 8-year-old son Douglas kept the captives covered while Drake drove them Back to Bakalar. Their superiors released them,.but Drake said the boy thought they should go to jail. A Squirrel Hunter Willie Giles of mount Auburn captured two others and said two More got away from him. One who escaped was capt Hoarace r. Brandenberger chaplain from san Antonio who had previous infantry training. Vet students of tiered tips on finances new York special three Money reminders to the 500,000veterans planning to train this fall under the korean i Bill have Bee issued by a. B. Kellyn manager of the new York veterans. First Veteran students were re minded to take along enough Money of their own to tide the mover the first two months of i training. It takes that Long under the Law for a Veteran s first monthly i allowance Check to reach him. Certified attendance his second reminder has to do with monthly certifications of class room attendance. These should be signed by the Veteran and a representative of his school and sent to a promptly after each month of training completed. Late certifications mean late checks Kellyn said. The third reminder is for Veteran students who get part time jobs. There s no limit on the amount Gist dents May earn. They do not report earnings to a. 17 negro children of marines enter . White schools new Bern . A seven teen negro children of servicemen at the Cherry Point Marine air station near Here have been accepted into two while elementary schools Here. The children have been attend ing the James City negro elementary schools but now they will attend schools in the Havelock school districts. Approval of their attendance inthe White schools was announced by Robert l. Pugh schools super  17 children come from nine families. They Range in age from 5 to 12 years. An expensive defrosting Streator 111. A wit the temperature at 94 degrees mrs. Linda Deets slipped on a piece office and Tore ligaments in her left leg. It happened while she was de frosting a refrigerator. Handyman held in slaying of �.�. Widow pioneered nuclear research during world War ii is the Only academic institution among the 12 participants in the contract. For six months the dozen groupware engaging in brainstorming sessions among themselves. Then the scientists from All the groups will meet together to sift out the most promising leads for future experimentation. Bullets Lor bullets one of the scientists participating in Lipar said that everyone working on the project is persuaded that the current defense against missiles such As the army s Nike zeus program is about As primitives trying to shoot Down bullets with  the scientists Are certain that an effective defense against missiles impossible exclusive of burrowing into the ground for Protection. Lipar is called an unorthodox High risk  no one can predict at this time in which direction the scientists thinking will Lead. And no one wants to. The experts Are encouraged to let their imaginations roam where they will and every idea no matter How Buck Roerish will receive serious study. Possible solutions among possible solutions for the missile problem nov being consid ered by the scientists Are a death Ray of intensive radiation that will detonate or Demol ish any approaching missile before it reaches this continent. Gravity Waves which will deflect a missile or satellite off course audit to miss its target. A Gravity curtain could be Hung around the . Magnetic Fields or Walls which would provide a permanent protective shield and cause anything that tries to penetrate it to crash or explode. Most logical fantastic As they May seem. These Are regarded As the most rational of the suggestions coming out of the brainstorming ses Sions. Chief criticism of the program according to scientists Here is that one cannot consciously turn on one s inventive capacity. They Point out that great discoveries often Are made by Chance and they add that the solution for missile defense May come from a scientist not associated with Gli Parat All perhaps even from someone working in an entirely different  of this the Lipar men Are close observers of All Fields of research for possible clues or inspirations for their own world. Atlanta a a nationwide search for a 43-year-old Handyman wanted for the slaying of a prominent Washington d.c., woman has resulted in the arrest of Larry lord  Fri arrested Motherwell at the Atlanta Airport As he was about to Board a plane for Cleve land. Motherwell was unarmed an offered no resistance he went to jail under a $50,000  Federal warrant was issued in san Francisco charging Mother Well with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for murder. Earlier California authorities had charged Motherwell with the slaying of mrp Pearl Ida Putney a wealthy Washington widow whose Skeleton was found aug. 16 in a lonely wooded area in Sierra county Calif Motherwell told police he did t know she was  Fri said mrs Putney and Motherwell were reported to have left Washington together More than a year ago after the 72-year-old widow had sold considerable . Putney was the widow of Albert h. Putney onetime stat department official and University professor. She was reportedly carrying about $60,000 in Cash and securities when she was last seen Ina gust 1958, leaving a Motel in Marysville Calif., about 60 Miles Southeast of the area where Hersk Eleto i was found. Motherwell told the Fri he had been living in Atlanta since july and had been unemployed Here. He said he planned to seek work in . Putney s Bones were found near Downieville by a woman a cation St looking for Pine Cones. Identification was made through dental  Large sum of Money she reportedly carried when she was last seen was for what the elderly widow called a last  after she and Motherwell checked out of the Marysville Motel she was never reported seen . A 6-foot 185-Pounder, was arrested Jan. 18 in Las vegas,nev., in connection with mrs. Put s disappearance but he denied Alren that he was the Man the widow planned to marry. He said he had not seen her in a year. This first nationwide Hunt for Motherwell also involved his 14 Mon i old daughter whose Bod was found last november buried in a pet cemetery at Frederick my. The child died in 1954.in january a grand jury refused to indict Motherwell on a charge of murdering the child. The jury said it Hart insufficient  Fri said Motherwell has masqueraded As a doctor and re tired military officer and at times has affected a scottish Brogue. His wife Josephine 0, lives in Washington. Boy Dies despite blood of 40 marines san d1k.go a three year old Charles Roberts died despite the blood of 10 marines and five hours of open heart surgery. The Sou of Marine capt and mrs. Charles d. Roberts jr.,Camp Pellet of was born with a heart defect. He was kept alive with a heart inn machine during the operation at the naval hos Pital. The marines supplied blood for the machine. Charles died several hours later  
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