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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, April 23, 1962

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Peg 5 these to Japan will m a rat sounding week to a joint pro a Eien Tiftic apace Plora Aimei ated Frew photo victim fakes serious injury new York tipi a Man struck by an Auto in Harlem could have escaped death if heh adn t taken someone s advice to pretend he was seriously injured. Police reported the unidentified Man was injured slightly when struck by Acar driven by Sidney Arnett 34. Police said. He got to his feet Bata bystander advised him to lie Down in front of Arnett s car an pretend he was Hurt to collect insurance Money police  Man did As he was advised and the car roiled Forward an crushed him to death police booked Arnett on charges of vehicular homicide driving while drunk and leaving the scene of an Accident. Philadelphia woman sets up own dollars for India fund Philadelphia a about year ago mrs. Lucy Bricklin a rebel against formal Charity made up her mind to help somebody Ina highly personal Way. Since we in this country Jive Ina Paradise of plenty she decided to do her Good work abroad. She chose India because she explained she has Long had an Affinity for that land. She is also an ardent admirer of Premier Jawa Harlal Nehru. So Ever since last May m r a. Bricklin who is in her Middle 30s, has been sending $1 a week to Nehru. Acknowledgements come regularly from p. N. Sahi of the prime minister s secretarial staff. This unusual personal foreign id came to Light in an announce ment from the Indian government in new Delhi. It said the checks Are put in Nehru s National Relief fund which helps indians in Dis Tress. This came As a disappointment to mrs Bricklin. I wanted it to be Reaty person Al she said. I wanted a Man representing the prime minister to go out and find someone Desper needing help. Perhaps eve the extreme of life or death i d like to think my dollars and i wish they were More might save such a person. It just in t the same when help comes from a government Geney. We d All be a lot better of if we d Stop standing on ceremony Stop going through  what an improved world wed have if we d resolve to Dogwood without protocol mrs. Bricklin has a 10-year-Olddaughter and an 8-year-old son. Her husband Herbert is in  business. Gift piano proves tragic for music Loving girl 10 Sodus Mich a ten year old Brenda Harrison who love music was a Happy Little girl she had just been promised a rickety old piano from an abandoned schoolhouse in this Village of 50 inthe Southwest Corner of Michigan. The building had been bought Bya nearby Church and was being torn Down by Volunteer Church workers who told Brenda she could have the piano if she could awol midget runs fowl of Law new York a a police Man was startled at seeing what at first appeared to be a midget in impeccable formal evening clothes if it Bronx Park Bat it turned ant to be Char Ley m Penguin Awot from the Bronx zoo about a mile away. A was returned to the too. Get someone to move it. Brenda always had wanted piano so she could study music. She went Home and told her parents the Good news. Later after school she returned to the abandoned Bui iding to and mire her piano again. It was stand ing on a 6-Inch-High platform i what had once been a schoolroom. Apparently trying to figure out How to move her gift she tested its weigh. The piano fell backward fro the platform onto her. Brenda s 12-Yearold , and three other children heard the piano fall and ran to see what had happened. Straining desperately they lifted the piano of Brenda Laid her on the grass out Side and ran for help. Brenda was taken six mites to a Hospital where she died a Short time later of head injuries. Tielor Alc adopts 2 korean boys i ,. I. Is to Juvik i b?vj5f of it j " j it negro family lured into quitting South new York  
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