European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Set Furoy August 29, 1959 the stars and stripes believing u seeing1almost with the Aid of a seeing Eye dog Barbara card left models adress during a fashion show presented by Blind models for Blind women in los Angeles. Feeling the clothing is Ethel Miller. Describing the dress is Richard Blackwell of the fashion House which co sponsored the show with Blind industries of California. Up photo Blind girls show styles for 75 women All Blind los Angeles up eight Blind models walked across the floor of the fiesta auditorium in Plummer Park holding the leashes of seeing Eye dogs As they modelled their dresses for a Blind  occasion was the first of a series of Semi annual f a s h i a n shows for Blind women of the los Angeles area cosponsored by the Blind industries of California and the r. L. Spencer inc., fashion  few exceptions the Audi ence of about 75 women was totally Blind. Draft urged in crime fight Ames Iowa up a Large scale program which would draft about 2 million minor criminals to decrease crime in the . Has been proposed by Walter Lunden Iowa state University sociologist. Lunden in an article in the Ala Bama correctional journal said the plan would place minor offend ers in a Type of Camp or modified Correct onal program similar to the civilian conservation corps developed during the depression. He said the country s prisons reformatories and other institutions Are not capable of carrying out this correctional movement. Lunden said objections to this program May be raised by some be cause of the Cost involved. He said it would Cost far less to fight crime within the nation than Isnow spent to fight an enemy from  the time has come for Les theory and More strategy in crime prevention he added. Commentary for the unique showing was done by fashion de signer Richard Blackwell. He introduced actress Ann Blyth to the audience. She in turn led eight Blind models three of them Model ing for the first time into the audience to display the 24 gown sin the showing. Miss Blyth herself modelled two gowns and armed with a hand microphone stepped into the Audi ence so the sightless women could see them with their  introduced each gown with a detailed description of their styling color and fabric As each Model was led into the audience to be  the show was opened by David Strelow general manager of the Blind industries and himself Blind. He dedicated the fashion series As a Means of acquainting the Blind with current and coming fashion trends. He hailed the showings As a major morale Booster for the Blind women one of the major concerns of the Blind Stremlow said is neat and Correct attire. Commerce appointees approved by Senate Washington a the Senate has confirmed by voice vote president Eisenhower s nomination of Philip a. Ray of California As under Secretary of Commerce. Confirmed at the time were three appointments to the interstate Commerce  were those of Mcgregor Goff of Idaho a reappointment Clyde e. Herring of Iowa named to succeed Richard f. Mitchell resigned and Howard g. Freas of California also reappointed. For Job with steamship firm Mcneil May quit defense Post Washington up assistant defense Secretary Wilfred j. Mcneil who has Ridden Herd on the nation s vast defense outlays for the past 12 years said he is consid e r i n g resigning possibly to As sume the presi Dency of Grace steamship lines. Mcneil 58, has served As depart ment comptroller under every de sense Secretary in both democratic and Republican administrations since the military services were unified in 1957. Mcneil said his specific plans were indefinite. But he added in a statement that personal reasons have led him to give Industry of fers More serious consideration than in the past. One  offer Mcneil he said is from Grace line. There was concern in Congress Over the possible loss of the expert who has helped  Narl Many com plex defense spending problems and became a top fiscal adviser to Congress and presidents. Chairman Carl Vinson a a of the House armed services commit tee praised Mcneil As an out standing Public official whose de parture would be a big  rep. Daniel j. Flood a a a member of the House defense appropriations subcommittee said he would favor boosting Mcneil s salary to match any outside offer. Refused before he said Mcneil who draws $20, 000 a year for supervising billions in defense spending has resisted past Industry offers Only through an extraordinary Unbe Lieva Bie sense of  the House armed services investigating subcommittee headed by rep. F. Edward Hebert a la said it was watching the situation with  the subcommittee is holding hearings on the hiring of retired military officers and former lop officials by defense industries. Grace line is one of the country s major subsidized steam ship companies. Son killed Mcneil did not elaborate on what personal reason might prompt him to leave government. However one of his sons Navy cmdr Wil Fred j. Mcneil jr., was killed in a plane crash last May leaving a widow and five children. Mcneil s other son is an air Force bomber Pilot. Mcneil a native of Boone Iowa was special assistant handling financial affairs to the first two de sense secretaries James v. Forres Tal and Louis Johnson. In 1949 his office was elevated to the rank of assistant Secretary. Bar refuses to Budge on picture ban Miami Beach a press and television photographers who wan the american bar Assn. To abandon its stand against photographs inthe courtroom apparently Aren t making much Progress. Whitney North Seymour of Newyork chairman of a study commit tee told the Aba convention Here that most member lawyers Are opposed to any change in Canon 35 of the Aba  ethics Canon 35 asks judges not to per Mit picture taking in the court room on grounds it would detract from the dignity of the proceed ing. After Seymour s report the Aba House of delegates renewed the study committee for another year although the chairman said there was Little Progress to report fro the past year s work. Seymour said his committee and representatives of news Media we retrying to get together to determine whether the subject of relaxing Aba policy should be investigated any further. Six news Media organization shave asked for a preliminary sur vey. They Are the National Assn. Of broadcasters the radio Tele vision news directors Assn., the r a d i of television correspondentsassn., the radio newsreel Tele vision working press Assn., the National editorial Assn., and the National press photographers Assn. Put a Penny in the pot Nasty words Cost a lot Jackson Tenn. Of Jack son s no profanity club is going great. The co founders of the club Brooks c. Shaw and w. L. Franks said that More than 600 paid memberships have been received from16 states and England. The club was organized recently to help reduce cussing. A member pays a Penny to the nearest per son each time he makes a slip of the Tongue. Memberships Cost $1. Crazy Bamboo plants bring the cops los Angeles i i a 29 year old Inan was booked Here on suspicion of violating narcotics Laws when police uprooted 586 marijuana plants in the Yard of his Home. Well i la be darned said the suspect Mike i Cussio jr., a Singer. A did t  they were. I thought they were Bain boo  \ girl stands on Road waiting death Coachella Calif. A a pretty girl in a Black party dress stood in a lonely desert Road and quietly watched death come. Despite a warning yell from a Motorist who barely missed hit Ting her himself Jean Elizabeth Wood 26, stood in a Lane on . Highway 99 and watched a truck Roar out of the darkness at  hurled her 110 feet it was the worst thing i be overseen said the witness James Frye 25, of Torrance Calif. She just stood there  Frye s car was anywhere near the desolate spot where miss Wood was killed. There were no houses for Miles. Coachella the nearest town is 20 Miles North. It happened so fast. Suddenly there she was in front of me said Frye. I Slid off the Road and into the Sand at the shoulder. I could t believe it a girl there inthe desert. " what re you doing i shouted. I started to get out and grab her because i saw this truck coming. But there was t time. She did t move she was looking at the truck when it hit  Justice not Blind just sleepy Tampa up cutting the sentence of Otis Wilson jailed for stealing a policeman s gun from $300 or 150. Days to $150 or 100 Days acting City judge John menus explained i Haven t been Able to sleep nights and i be just got to reduce that Man s  ways to prevent ship collisions goal of . Research project Washington up the maritime administration has set aside $300,000 for development of new navigational devices to guard against ship collisions and increase safety aboard merchant vessels. Maritime administrator Clarence g. Morse said part of the Money would to spent for research on a radar data computer. Researchers also will study ways to improve Long Range radar Type detection of ships by the use of reflectors and adaptation of Mili tary equipment already in use. Other projects to be studied in clude better ways to launch life boats improved navigation Light systems ship signal detection and navigating by use of Standard radio broadcasting stations. Rights panel urged Relief in 13% of cases Washington up president Eisenhower s committee on government employment has reported it recommended corrective action in 13 per cent of the 238 discrimination cases brought before it in the past 18 months. The committee said 85 per cent of the complaints of discrimination came from negro government workers. The largest number about 33 per cent were filed for failure to get a promotion. The committee was set up to help Federal departments and agencies carry out the president s policy prohibiting discrimination in fed eral employment on the basis of race color religion or National origin. The committee said nearly 3,000top Federal administrators in 27 cities attended regional conferences aimed at carrying out the policy in the 18-month period. The report covered the period from Jan. 18, 1858. Through june 30, 1959. Committee encouraged ranch Rickey president of the Continental baseball league who serves As vice chairman of the com Mittee said in a separate statement that conferences with government administrators were held from Charleston s.c., to Seattle and from Dallas to  Rickey said the committee was very much encouraged by the re actions of those  Butler scores Dixie critics Washington a demo cratic National chairman Paul a. Butler told his Southern critics there is nothing new in his propos Al to have the 1960 party Conven Tion re adopt the 1956 Rule to Deal with a possible Dixie revolt. Butler showing no concern Over fresh demands that he be ousted predicted the next convention would follow the same course Ashe 1956 meeting by adopting a North South Compromise that sup planted a pre-1956 loyalty oath. Under this Compromise Rule seating of state delegations might be challenged if their states fail to give the voters a Chance Tovote for the convention nominees or fail to name electors pledged formally or in Good conscience Tovote for those nominees in the electoral  Southern states have taken legislative or party organization Steps to omit the democratic nominees names from the ballot and to elect free electors