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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, June 9, 1962

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page. 6 the stars and stripes saturday june 9, l mses probe of defense buying 7 1 Washington prep Earl Wilson rr-ind., has called,.for, a Home investigation of defense buying and predicted it would Mak e the Teapot dome look like a ladies Tea  Wilson said a special committee. Should1 be appointed to make an investigation which he predicted would Jeshow How elimination of sole Soi Irce purchases lacking competitive bidding could save 510 to $12 billion a year. The Teapot do me affair was scandal in the president Warren g., Harding administration Over Oil land i in Wyoming which affected some Cabinet members. In a speech prepared for the congressional record Wilson cited a Navy department contract for a portable ultrahigh frequency radio set for the Marine corps. The Navy he said proposed to buy the equipment under a sole source contract with a firm Wilson identified later at a news Confer ence As Collins radio Cedar rapids.  March 22 order signed by Navy Secretary Kenneth m. Be lieu certified that the equipment was so urgently needed that competitive bidding would unduly de Lay procurement at his request Wilson said a company he identified for news men As Arvin industries of Colum bus ind., submitted a bid for the contract labor and material costs were almost identical he said but Arvin s offer was s1.3 million lower. Wilson brought the matter to the attention of Navy Secretary Fred Korth with the demand that the contract be awarded to the Low bidder. Korth then said the Jim treat award was to be delayed pending an investigation Wilson said. The urgent nature of this procurement has already started slipping  Wilson told newsmen Korth a texan probably was a protege of vice president Lyndon b. John son of Texas. The firm chosen by the Navy for the radio contract has a Plant in that state Wilson said and democratic chairman George h. Mahon of the House de sense appropriations subcommittee is from Texas " a quit contests la w Man-out7 vote Mobile ala.1 Cap Alabama s j Tow Man out method of eliminating ils congressman is heading for a court-battle.1 �. " 1 of. I ? i a i Jig Mobile j build Uig and trades t Council business manager s. At Alsip filed suit in . District court Liere seeking to nullify the. May 29.democratic primary on grounds the legislative act which set it tip was unconstitutional = v he named Alabama democratic chairman Sam Engelhard Secre tary of state Bettye Frink and. .ahy.. Macdonald Gallion As  out us rep. Frank Boykin of to bile ran ninth in the statewide. Low Man out bal Joling and was retired to private life Alabama lost " one of its nine congressmen As a result of the 1960 census / a is ugly complaint contended the a gtd legislative act violated pro visions of the Federal Constitution which prohibit states from discriminating or passing any Law restrict ing .the1 Freedom to vote for any qualified american citizen As a con Gressional representative the sult asked an injunction halt ing the defendants from proceed ing1 under provisions of the act and also requested a declaratory judgment declaring the act null ,. Android. A probe Waterford ,conn." Ujj Jau the cities examined the  a is Navy tv2 Jet Trainer that cashed and burned Jyh a densely Ivo Oded assess killing a Marine re serve  the victim was identified As Copilot. Charles h. Shockey jr., about Richmond  was1 in i uniform for a two week train in program. " the -.pilot, capt Richard Gustaf , Vai parachuted rpm the plane at 3,000 feet he landed safely in the Quaker hb1 Section an d summoned help. Gustafson told., author ties that there was an apparent Generator failure causing a flame out " no show worthwhile unless censors Busy vis Battu 1 apr a ii tote More nudity Iii world s fair shows has"1been us est a by a fair official who says Fortuna lately people a longer Are shocked about " Harold Sli Awot new York who has Cut Akk of fair s show Siree Ald in Tan Inte Ryt a there in t show worthwhile unless to is keeping the censors at j a a s t one of the shows girls of tie Galaxy has had. Trouble with both City censors and far officials because of l its it beauties. " in Adol sprouts Farmer Forrest Todd of Oconomowoc wi�., hauls a King size crop of kids plus a few mothers and teachers around his  kids Are on a study trip. Up photo in the army said William h. Mahoney went awol from it. Lewis wash., just about the time his application to marry a korean girl was to be forwarded to the army command in Korea. Mahoney., of Riverside calif., has told West coast newsmen a Story of being stymied by the army in his Effort to marry miss song in Cha while he was stationed in  other things Mahoney said officers told him there was t time to process his marriage application that his request for a six month duty Extension in Korea was refused and that his bid for reenlistment was rejected in response to questions an army spokesman said Mahoney never applied  marry the korean girl while he was in Korea. He applied for a six month Here s a whopper of a fish Story Pontiac Mich. Up Dean Barker of Orchard Lake celebrated the opening of the 1362 Bass fish ing season in a big Way. Barker got a double strike hooking iwo Bass with a single  his excitement to land the Bass he capsized his boat and joined the fish in the  Fisherman pulled bar Ker from the water and he was still clinging to his Rod and reel with the two Bass in Tow. Duty Extension but bypassed his company commander and was told to  Back and apply through channels. Mahoney did nothing about this for several months then came in with an application on Jan. 26. By this time Mahoney s orders to return to the United states were at hand and it was too late to act on the Extension request. Returning to it. Lewis a seeing Eye dog Given Gold tag by . Official Kew gardens . Up a clog which works full time at a Center for training guide dogs for the Blind has been Given the nationwide animal service award. Sheba a 3-year-old German Shep Herd was Given a Gold dog tag by Borough president John t. Clancy of Queens at ceremonies in the Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gar Dens. Sheba belongs to Gerard Walsh who is a staff member at the second sight guide dog foundation for the Blind on Jericho turn Pike in Smith town . Besides acting As eyes and ears for her master she has guided 100,000 Visi Center in the tors through the a St two years. The German Shephard was chosen from among 128 dogs of foundation students All Over United states and Canada. The Honey applied for permission to marry. Sixth army Headquarters held this was a matter the 8th army command in Korea should handle. An army spokesman said the 6th army was about to Forward a a prey s application when the sol Dier went absent without leave. Army records show Mahoney was arrested and convicted by a court martial at the Presidio of san Francisco. The army said he was sentenced to serve six months in the Stock Ade and to forfeit $70 a month in pay. Mahoney actually served 66 Days in the stockade the army said 56 of them after his three year enlistment had expired. It was Mahoney s second awol sentence the army said. . Teslof . R  
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