European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday is 19m the stars and stripes Peg 5 end urged to Legal birth curbs Washington a the so preme court was asked to de Clare unconstitutional connect Cut s 89-year-old birth control Law. The Law prohibits uie of contraceptives und makes it illegal to give advice about he ruse. The statute wus attacked in Ana peal by or. C. Buxton medical director of the planned parenthood league of connect Cut and mrs. Richard w. , executive director of the league from their conviction on charges of giving advice on the use of contraceptives. The league has fought for repeal of the stale Law for More Thun 40 years. The Appeal said the Cas raised fundamental questions of personal Liberty and proper rights. The slate Law the Appeal papers said regulates the prac tace of Medicine in an arbitrary unreasonable und unscientific manner so that ii seriously re Stricos physicians in the practice of their profession and Leopard the life and health of of the Appeal said the slate May impose reason Able regulations on the practice of Medicine but a Law which permits a doctor to abort his patient to save her life but pro he bits advice for the use of the most effective Means of prevent ing pregnancy and death has negligible claim to reasonable National policy cite the Appeal added the Wor of these appellants Buxton a mrs. Griswold in advising am giving instructions fur the use effective contraceptive Agen Cic is in line with and indeed promotes National policy As denied by the extensive research programs of the Public health service to develop Throst effective contract priv agencies and the policy of making available technical Assis once a a part of our Orel Gaid program to the other nations seeking methods of population control. A Federal program to abolish poverty has begun but to fight poverty Wilhour birth control is to fight with on hand tied behind the Back. The work of these App Lanwill contribute to the red Clio of the increased rate of Popup ton growth in the United stale unless effectively Contro Lewithin a half Century popular to in this country will Rise from present 1 0 million to 1 billion Buxton and mrs. Girls Mowere fined $100 each on a charge of violating the s ule Law by gling advice on the use of co Irace Tives. The same Law wus before i supreme court in im1, but to High tribunal declined he Rule on its constitutionality i the grounds that no one had Evleen prosecuted and the state thus amounted to dead word that were ignored by the Sta and in residents. Sex legislator s Case reversed by court Richmond. A. A Federal appeals court held that courts not inquire into in motivation of speeches made by members of Congress within Neir Chambers. In so deciding the 4th court of appeals re versed the fraud and conspiracy conviction of former it a. Thomas f. Johnson of Maryland. Youthful so Pooht among the 14,000 persons who Larne Dout in Santa for n.m., for democratic rally featuring vice presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey were bottle toting Kayek ails left and quizzical Mabel Garcia. Up1 photo hut ii ordered a be mar Law trial fur Johnson on conflict of interest charges brought in Oiler events in hut complicated Maryland savings an loan association scandal. In upsetting Johnson s conviction. The court held that although the evidence supported conviction on All eight counts of the Federal indictment the conflict of interest conviction had been tied Loo closely to the improper inquiry into the a och Johnson made on the House government also had lie on of neighbor provided the idea Man builds tree House for 45 children Kansas City to. Api a see it one afternoon and he was above the Entrance. It can in mall one room House with Cudar Shingle roof Silling annul s feel above the ground in therms of u Maple tree is u Home Tway from Home for a group focal children. I did it for the explained. He referred to about 45 children in the 9400ilock of Wyandot a St. In the Outh West part of the City. Lynch. 39, said the idea Force tree House came from a Young son of it next door neigh Bor. Thomas Pardon. The of Nosler and another boy came0 me last Winter and asked if i would help them build there were no suitable Trees the Lynch backyard but the Maple in the rear dons Yard was Ideal. The rear dons have seven children and their Yard is1 gathering place for the neigh Rhood. Lynch has a daughter. 17. Anda boy 14. But they Are Loo old to Lave More Thun a casual interest tree houses. Lynch went to work on the treehouse about iwo months ago. I even look some time of from the office said Lynch. I think my Boss thought i was Little nuts but 1 look him out to woman s appointment to right group of president Johnson. She sneered Spottswood Robinson Iii of filch mond a. Also a negro who has been appointed a Federal District judge Here. Jur tid off or on in the tree House or from a switch at hip Side of the rear dons House. The parly they the kids gave me was a very Nice sur said Lynch. It was a elaborate ceremony recently to Mark the completion of " 14 treehouse a St it cled by Lynch from More than 40 submitted by the neighbourhood Chil Dren. There was singing. Hip pledge of allegiance to the Flag u rib ism culling and Lynch broke bottle of Champagne on hit Stair Way to launch the first season of"64 try i Lynch also was hip recipient of a Token from the children a red Felt Triangle inscribed Goodni Uhlir award. You know what kind of a go Yip is1. " Pardon said of Lynch. He had a Toner built a Clit pour Yards. Then he Guys and builds a Walt a Fountain in his backyard and has a hint cd it air Alx iut three feel High Pill in i defence so the kids can go through to get a drink when it a used Johnson of representing the associations in an attempt to have the department of Lustie drop fraud charges against the said in his Appeal that ally. Gen. Robert f. Kenned did nothing to. Disco rugs his visits to the department and that there was no evidence to show lit was Oping compensated frills efforts. The convictions of .1. Kennethk Dlin and William l. Robinson principal officers of the firs Colony savings and loan and first Continental savings and Ian on the same counts were was sentenced to six months in prison und fined j5.000.ktllln was Given a one year Orison term und a got six months. Tin first count of the eight a to u n t indictment contended Johnson was paid to make speech in Congress favourable to savings and Lim argued he could not be Rosi ruled because of congressional immunity. This is the first Case within our knowledge squarely raising the question a it Lucr the con Gressional privilege deprives a court of jurisdiction to try member on a criminal charge of accepting Money to make speech in the House of which he is a said the court s4u-Pagp opinion written by chief Ludge Simon k. court said the privilege derived that the constitutional provision is to be interpreted mix rally and not added that whenever the Mai Lvalion for making a speeches called into question the Privi lege applies. The indictment required an inquiry into Johnson s reason for delivering the flip court said though a find the evidence sufficient to support a guilty verdict on ail counts. The invalidity of count one As applied to Johnson was obviously prejudicial to his right in Ftp unbiased consideration Ofir jury on the remaining Case was remanded to Baltimore Federal District court for a new trial on the conflict of interest charge. Bill to increase some Veteran pensions okd by Senate unit passed hit Scalp six limes but waiting mrs. Urls a Hocke Friler smiles As she leaves � while Plains. . Court upon completion of arguments in the Case which she expects to re sult in a decision that so May regain custody of her Foar Chil Dren by Lier former husband or. James mar by. A Washington api the sen ale finance committee approved a mouse passed Bill inert . Cunnup eted veterans pensions by Alx iut 172 million the first , it threw hip prospects fur enactment of the legis lation this year into some doubt by adding to ii u provision for reopening of the National service lift insurance i opener. Sponsored for years by sen. Russell b. I . A finance member has Wei veterans Call selves forgotten men Chicago up the Battles were Long ago Cartigny Verdun St. Mihiel Argonne and Marne. The men who fought them the White haired american veterans of world War i. Sat in convention and some called themselves for gotten men. Some Shook their Heads and muttered we forgot to take care of ourselves. Nearly 8,000 former doughboy opened the 12th annual Conven Tion of the veterans of world War i Intlehouse Here. Swank Palmer we re forgotten men Sai Dcharles v. Falkinberg of Chi. Cago former judge advocate of the veterans group. Livery world War i Veteran with an honorable discharge de serves a pension whether he was disabled or whether he had a million in the he e. Dupont a Monroe Iowa Delegate can a Man live on j78 a month it ought to be at least$100 a Dupont waved a Finger at his follow dlr Gate. Frank Cusimano of new it was t for Frank and other Guys like him lie said our National language would be German instead of Lut Jackson. Mich i Don t have much to complain about. I be saved u few dollars and i watch my retired from my Job recently so i would t go Over the i can earn each year and still collect my Veteran s my social Security and the in Tsiun. I Duall an ill Niimi Veteran who ask Edlo remain Anonymous agr to. Some of the boys get riled up when they should be trying to work out u sensible in said. "1 Don t Iii tilt Island All this talk Ali us the to Golien men i we re victims it s because of our bad went on a lot of Veteran got hit hard by the depression when the second world War ended they set up programs for those it urans. But it of Tirol to Takt cart of bus always in in rejected in hell oust. An estimated 10 million Veler of world War ii and the korean War would be Givon Avi a under the reopened to Lake oat life insurance policies of unto 110.000. Those who served be two in oct. 7, 1140, and Jan. 1,1057. Would be eligible. Tin Iron eur has been strongly Pix Isid by the insurance Industry in the past. The has received Testi Mony Hal premiums for the Vail Ilins Art 1-uiu.lilmbly leu than those fur commercial poll tic pension Bill would Benefi chiefly world War i veterans who comprise about 1 million of the 1.277.000 in the program. The monthly Rales would braised Tor some of the neediest veterans and income limitation governing eligibility would be budget Bureau opposed the Bill for the Johnson administration in testimony before us Senate group estimating the cos would Rise to tilt million by the fifth year
