European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday june we.  has . Ing Rin on this convictions. ,.  takes a position for or  she wont Iye an Inch or put item thief Vya i he won t budget 2.54 la Gross became an unmovable i i the path of a Bill to provide xxx for a study on whether if would be practicable for fio United states-rto1 adopt Tufe metric system. A Tjie Tooill came to the House floor re wiil mgl unanimous can bunt for approval " Serwas not in the mood for unan a v therefore sponsors of the measure Are seeking to circumvent this obstacle by bringing the Bill Back to the floor under Rule requiring Only majority approval. Gross says he will continue to oppose it. His opposition is not based so much on adoption of the met vie system As on spend ing $500,000. He figures that a a sizable chunk of Money regardless of hot it i measured. Gross contends that the. National Burea of standards already knows everything there is to know about the metric  it $500,000 for a further three year Survey would in his View be superfluous. It remains to be seen How the Issue will be resolved but one does t need to know get As much As the Bureau of standards to know that the metric system would greatly alter the pattern of american life. The machinist s Union recently looked 5nto the situation and reported these findings Many familiar advertising slogans would need revision. Prune juice for in stance would no longer be sold in the giant half quart size. Under the metric system it would be sold in the Gin Thalf liter size. Steaks chops roasts and other meat would be sold by the kilogram plus of course the weight of the Butcher s  kilogram equals 2.20462 pounds of which. Sled Colo. Project � a race a five Man Crew works to lift their bed on a Board Over an obstruction on Iho James Elvor near Richmond a. Trio Crew from Rich mond went on to win the second annual i Phi fraternity bed floating contest by finishing the course in one hour and 40 minutes up photo flyers charged with being too High Kentland ind. Jerry Elsinger 36, suffered a broken foot May 5 when he rammed his Auto into a police car to attract attention tothe Bandit who was holding a knife at his Throat. Elsinger has no been fined $5 for damaging Public property. All three were lodged in Newton county jail Here. Police said Belsha refused Totake a drunk meter test. The plane owned by Spring Cit flying service Waukesha wls., was damaged. Drive for degree is at destination Somerset a. Up Charlesf. Morocco figures he had to drive 100.000 Miles to get a College education. Morocco 42, a teacher of Somer set High school and the father office daughters just received a Bachelor of science degree fro the University of Pittsburgh. He earned the Orgree by com muting to the University s night school 63 times a year for 11  round trip distance 144 mile arid in 11 years. Morocco estimates he drove a total of 100,000 Miles. 14 educator Given medal by foun Datl Valley forge. A. Fourteen school  been awarded the anti educators medal by the free foundation it was announced Kenneth x welts found president said the medal Given for exceptional Leader within their schools and school terns in bringing about  which build better understanding of the Freedom Orion which the american Way of is based. They will be  ceremonies in Home commit titles soon. Of recipients were Charles h. Boehner  pendent of Public instruction Harrisburg a. Everett Kook principal of Papago schoo Phon to. Arjiz. Rat in. Do a superintendent of san Diego cant schools Harold etting superintendent of Columbus. Ohio schools and Richard e. Emery hurry e. Wood High school Lianopolis ind. Clarence , principal Wilmington. Del High school Wund j. Graff superintendent of Springfield mov pub Lic schools Lester j. Gont superintendent Decatur iii., Public schools Cecil d. Hardesty. Superb pendent san Diego calif., county schools. And mrs. Ruth d. O Kelley supervisor Jefferson county Board of education Birmingham Al Jlyle Siverson. Assistant superintendent Riverside catif., count schools mrs. Shelby Wegner Gen eral consultant Sunnyvale.  District Charles Wilson principal. Wakeham school Gar Den Grove. Calif., and Rusbelt a Winegardner principal Sunbury Junior High school Sunbury. A. Speeder s defense charts full  Memphis. Ten n. Upo Paula. Telsen r 66. A retired physic professor who claims to be n radar expert even had charts when retold the judge police erred the they gave him a ticket for Speed  said the margin of error can be As much As 3 to 5 per  judge fined him $13. Farmers beef stands As charged Jackson miss. Up the slate supreme court held that Many Mississippi Farmers Wouldhave no qualms about eating an electrocuted  Case involved two in mfrs who want the Mississippi Power and Light co to reimburse them for eight cows that were killed by a fallen Power one. A lower court had rejected the suit but the supreme court held that it must be tried in their arguments against the claims the Power company attorneys cited a biblical reference to the uncleanliness of persons who handle the carcasses of dead  the High court countered this by pointing out that the Sam biblical Book which the attorneys quoted also recommends grass Hopper and Locust for human con  said Justice Henry Lee dodgers in the Light of com men knowledge one would under take a herculean task to try to convince n Mississippi Farmer that he could not prepare and eat Chicken he had accidentally killed with a stick of stove Wood or Hadron Over with an  in their suit Albert King and Joe s. King claimed that the Mph rejected their pleas to turn off the Tine s Power immediately after the Accident in order that the cows might be removed for human con sumption. The Farmers snid that by the time the Power was Llna Bishut off the animals were no longer fit Tyr the dinner  lawyers argued that electrocuted cows Are worthless an4 cited Laws against the Sale of Ani Mals which meet accidental death. The High court said however these Laws do not apply to use of such animals by their owners