European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday August 28, 1959 wild primary seen with new Oregon Law Washington up the Ore gon presidential primary next May is shaping up As one of the wild est political rumbles since 1948 when Nebraska put almost every Republican in sight into a presidential popularity poll. The new Oregon primary Law gives the Oregon Secretary of state sole discretion to put presiden tial candidates on the ballot. He alone decides what candidates Are generally advocated or Are recognized in National news Media throughout the United  anyone so named can withdraw Only by filing a sworn statement saying without qualification that he is not now and does not intend to become a  petition provision a carryover provision of an old Law also allows a candidate 1o be placed on the ballot by petition of a thousand voters. This provision allows for no escape. At this distance the new pro vision would insure a contest be tween vice president Richard m. Nixon and gov. Nelson a. Rocke Feller of new York on the Republican Side. If Rockefeller decides to make a bid earlier Nixon Rocke Feller collisions in other stale Pri Maries can be expected. In contrast with this prospective two Man contest it is easy to visualize a Donnybrook in the demo cratic primary. Candidates generally advocated or recognized in news Media would include Adlai e. Stevenson and the Senate foursome of John f. Kennedy of Massa fuss lets Lyndon b. Johnson of Texas Hubert h. Humphrey of Minnesota and Stuart Symington of Missouri. By next Winter gov Edmund g. Brown of California and others could be among them Stevenson has said he would file the withdrawal affidavit even though Many democrats who both like and dislike Stevenson View him As a Likely Prospect to emerge As the party s candidate for the third time should the i960 Conven Tion be deadlocked. Prophet predicting Nixon for president new York Tim the Man who predicted the first horses in the 1989 Kentucky Derby in Correct order said vice president Richard t. Nixon would win the presidency in 1960. Or. Spencer Thornton of Nash Ville tcnn., predicted Nixon s unsuccessful democratic oppo nent would be sen. Lyndon John son of Texas. Previous predictions of Thorn ton which came tribe in addition to the 1959 Derby finish were several air plane crashes successes and failures in Thoon rocket attempts and Tho controversial Senate approval of Clare Boothe Luce As Rutn Bassadore to Brazil and her subsequent Resig nation. Relief fraud Laid to woman new Brunswick . A an 89-year-old woman has been charged with obtaining Money under false pretences after police found her with a Mediterranean cruise ticket and $2,000 sewed in the Waistband of her bloomers. The Middlesex county welfare department brought the charges against mrs. Nicolina Castagna on Relief since 1944, after getting Tele phoned tips she had put away As much As $17,000 and was preparing to sail from new York on the liner Olympia. Detectives searched her cluttered apartment. They found $2,000 in Cash in the bloomers and $1,500 in other clothing. No More has been found mrs. Castagna offered no explanation of where the Money came from. A widow who lived alone she has been receiving $82 a month on the ground that she had soother funds. Backer wants Rockefeller to announce now Des Moines Iowa up the head of the Rockefeller for presi Dent committee in Iowa said conditions Are right for new York gov. Nelson Rockefeller to declare his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. Dean Reed Des Moines truck sales manager said Rockefeller apparently has softened his stand on the matter and has indicated he might run if the conditions were right. Conditions Are right and could t be Righter than right now Reed said. He said the sooner Rockefeller declares his eligibility the better it will be for the governor. Statewide meeting slated Reed said he believed the Gover nor will declare his candidacy after a showing of National Effort in his support. Reed who asserted Rockefeller is the Only Republican who could win in the 1960 presidential elec Tion said a statewide meeting of Iowa supporters is scheduled tentatively for mid september. The Iowa Rockefeller group has been working with a similar organization in Michigan on an unofficial basis. Petitions will be circulated at the Iowa organization s meeting Here Reed said and he Hopes to have minimum of 50,800"signatures with in two weeks following the meet ing. A executive charged with soliciting bribe new Haven Conn. Up Fri agents have arrested a new York veterans administration official on charges of soliciting f $1,200 bribe from a Blind widow. Jerome k. Roth 42, of Califon ., was accused of accepting $600 from a Serviceman s widow who had applied for a claim from the a s new York office. Roth is authorization officer in the a s adjudication division. He was arrested when he appeared in Norwalk allegedly to receive another $600 payment fron the widow. Chicago cools off with Snow. 4," House panel rejects curb on school Aid Washington a a House education subcommittee rejected administration proposals to reduce Federal Aid to school districts affected by Federal activities. The subcommittee headed Byre. Cleveland m. Bailey d. . Issued a statement saying it would study the Aid program further next year a Gge whether any modifications Are heeded. The administration had proposed to reduce such Federal payments by about $61 million in the first year and larger amounts there after. Federal payments now Are running about $224 million a year to help in the operation of schools and construction of classrooms in districts with swollen school enrolments due to Federal activities. The subcommittee statement said it believed that the Aid programs had proven their Worth and that no drastic curtailment was advis Able. Nonetheless the statement continued it is the feeling of the subcommittee that certain modifications of these programs May be  summertime Monkey business makes Virginia Tuttle above look Cool despite Chicago s blistering August heat As she cavort in refrigerator Snow in a Christmas party sponsored by a local gaslight club. At right this Southern exposure in Miami gets a Hasty covering from two prudish sign painters. The Bare bottomed girl is part of Ahad Vert sement for a Florida made suntan lotion. Up photos and Miami with nothing at All senator hits mats5 plans for Jet liners Washington up sen. A. S. Mike Monroney a okla charged that air Force Secretary James h. Douglas has stalled a Bill to help commercial airlines develop and Purchase new cargo planes. Monroney also complained that equipment plans of the air Force s military air transport service Mats Bear As Little relation to the realities As would a proposal to re equip the tank corps with  in a Senate speech Monroney criticized air Force proposals for the Purchase of new Jet passenger transports for Mats. He said Mats should be booking As much of its. Transport and cargo As pos sible with commercial airlines and concentrate on strategic air trans  air Force luxury new cargo planes for the air lines he said would help them prepare to take on a greater part of the Mats cargo Load. Monroney was interrupted by sen. Stuart Symington do who said the operation of an air line by the air Force shapes Upas a  Monroney complained that ear Lier the air Force seemed willing to go along with an expanded com Mercial cargo capacity and the development of a new cargo plane. Firm chief admits stealing 17 /2 million Trade Stamps Geneva . A an official of the s & h Green stamp company has admitted stealing Llva million Stamps from his firm police reported. They said Morgan h. Westcott 59, of nearby Lyons a service Man jazzed up service sends methodist crowd Lafayette ind. A an overflow crowd of methodist Young people were real gone on the jazz accompaniment for a morning prayer service but their elders weren t so sure. It really gets you bubbled Lynda Humes a Waterford pa., teen Ager among the thousand who packed the Loeb playhouse at Purdue University. Another thou Sand were turned away. But the Rev. Stanley Gangel of Bloomfield neb., complained the music clashed with the words of John Wesley s order for morning prayer. Old John Wesley must be whirl ing in his grave grumbled an older Man. Edgar Summerlyn North Texas state College music teacher led the nine piece combo in the Miere of the jazz music he wrote for the morning prayer service arranged by Wesley founder of methodism. The service was optional for the 6,000 delegates attending the quadrennial National methodist youth Campus through convocation of on the Friday. Purdue it was filmed for later appearance on Tele vision and has been put on com Mercial records. God s love is to be celebrated in today s sounds said Roger Ort Mayer professor of christianity and the arts at Southern methodist University who gave readings from the old and new testaments. Wesley s service also includes the apostles Creed. It was strange enough to be interesting said Richard Celeste a Delegate from Cleveland service had Impact the Ager for s & a had signed a state ment that he took the Stamps valued at $43,750. Westcott also admitted taking $6,360 in company funds police said. He was charged with embezzle ment and held for grand jury action. Westcott s duties included distribution of Stamps to retail Mer chants. The merchants dispense the Stamps to customers on the basis of purchases made. 16th Street gets new name Hope Mills , up or. And mrs. Walter Street trying to decide on a name for their 16th child finally chose one they had seen in the newspapers. They named the baby Nikita Khrushchev Street