European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday october 19, 1964 flawless octahedron Are Cirfus Best Friend by Dick West Washington up if it is Rue that diamonds Are a girl sect Friend the smithsonian institution has just acquired on that could befriend the entire senior class at  weighs a lady 253.7 carats and is he largest uncut Diamond Ever displayed measuring about a by 14 inches. Believe , it is peachy keen. The Stone wus donated to the smithsonian by Harry Winston a new York Diamond merchant who also gave the institution the legendary Hope Diamond. The presentation ceremony was held Here and i attended for two ecu sons 1 i am interest Din worthy causes and 2 it makes me feel Good to be around lot of Money. The worthy cause in this in stance is Winston s dream of is photo on Page s table Shang a National jewel col Lection that would be u mulch for the Crown jewels of Oilie countries. Unfortunately a touch of the virus prevented him from attend ing the presentation. But i a Sulc to discuss the project briefly with his wife who took his place at the ceremony. I noticed shut mrs. Winston us wearing pearls and i asked if she preferred them to Dia monds. I like All Beautiful things in eluding diamonds mrs. Winston said. My husband says i m his est  i suggested to mrs. Winston that the thought of Ihler husbands giving away a 253.7-Caral Dia mond would lie More than Many women could Bear. Well you have to think about other things besides yourself mrs. Winston said you have think of the image of the country. We Are the Only major country that does t have a National jewel . Winston was being so gracious altruistic and patriotic about the whole thing that i did t think i would ask her How much the Diamond Cost. I did put the question to  Seltzer the museum s curator of Mineral sciences. He described the Crystal As a Pale i yellow octahedron transparent $4.7 million for gop $4.2 million for democrats two parties pouring Money into to Campaign Washington up Bohu i impugn and Jacl fur television a vim and that Coldwater is Strong political parties Are pouring Money into television Campaign ing on a major scale. The republicans arc trying to sell sen. Barry m. Gold ulcer and  million for the democrats j and or. Int Mimi weak on i he Pic Anil 14.7 for the republicans. Turo Tux. They also believe that the gop budget is larger be-1 Goldwater s joint  the party has Ixia Cal net work time for eight half hour. Ulvi  Mill ill the democrats Are trying to Sug programs most of ilium acc Gest that his election to the pres-1 corded appearances by Gold id ency would be a disaster. I water. Each. Purly Hus earmarked i. Each of these costs $129.000 or More Thun a third of its National i More. The republicans Are con with former president a Wight  lust month Eon Al Rcd Eisenhower fun that thee president is giving unqualified support to  democrats have made no similar investment. In network vets pension raise Bill signed into Law Washington a presi Dent Johnson has signed into Law a Bill that guarantee some in crease for every Veteran or Veteran s widow now receiving pension under the Federal veterans pension program. The White House disclosing this said the president signed response of spec Fli inquiries i connected disability. Another that or. Loh sur Hud not then compensation program lakes signed the Bill. Cure of veterans Wilh service it Hus been climate thai the i cycled  new Law will add $80 mall him i j11 h be no of � nor run Cdr � la Havel Lic 3?of the or if rum. Moly. Widows Are included. As under previous Law Ihei to be Bill s provisions on p e n i o n s i u v time for president Johnson. The have reserved an hour for the nigh of nov. 2, eve of the elec Tion. Most of the television one from both parties is going into spot announcements. Each i spending about $1,000 for five minute spots at the beginning Orend of commercially sponsored programs in prime evening Lime. They also arc buying spots Ofa minute or less on Many local stations. In addition the demo Cruls Are buying one minute sints. Which May Cost $.15,000. Inge Middle of commercial pro Grams. Work from suggestion the television skits came from groups working for the Advertis ing a Gendics under contract to each purty. After getting Sugges of be eligible for u pension i Lions from the parties these Pluran or widow must have groups bring Buck Prog Isid former escort Carrier will be launching pad As an escort aircraft Carrier has been named As the space Agency s first sea going rocket launch ing pad. The Crouton fully re commas cloned after a fire at Mobile ala., last april 28 in which firemen  More than 40 scientific packages to altitudes of up to 170 Miles pc up to Heights of 40 or the Nul Onul aeronautics  administration suld this would be ils first attempt to launch rockets from u ship. The Coralan will be provided by the military sea transportation service. " waca As part of an International  old huk Down cruise. Ing rocket program. " it lne equipment and tech program. The Vessol will go on a three month expedition not yet fully arranged. However a number of the experiments will be launched in he South Pacific Ocean. E Nuques. Will be conducted full. The launches will be coordinated with other scientific studies being conducted during the inter National quiet Sun cur which 1im and the shipboard  launching vehicles will in 1 will emphasize  of elude two stage Nike Apache and Nike cajun sounding rockets 13 it Long and weighing 1,900pounds, capable of lifting 90.Pound payloads to altitudes above Nellc Equator. The so called equatorial electro jul a system of electrical cur rents circulating in the Iono sphere in the Region of the Mug 100 Miles. In addition the vessel will launch 34 smaller weather Rock ets areas and Harp Craft 7 fee Long and Welgh. Pounds ouch Curry ing up to 77rying 11-Pound burglar it Gem of knowledge Carlsbad . A _ Marfurt entered the Carlsbad school system administrative offices and made off Wlla Type writers adding machines and other office equipment value Dat an estimated Jiuu. They apparently had a thirst Lor knowledge too. A copy of Webster unabridged dictionary was taken. Nasa suld the electro Jet is be a Evl d responsible for an i Lensi flu on of the equatorial mag m Lac " old Lynul Noll d Ali . Not Complete ring it does not form a Complete ring around the Earth but move around the Earth Vilh the Sun. Nasa  current systems Are Esti mated to reach magnitudes of several Hundred thousand am Peres. The currents Range fro about 6 degrees North to de Grees South of the magnetic Equator. The electro Juls probably Are caused by radiation from solar regions ionizing the near Earth space environment and tidal motion in the atmosphere setting up electrical  widow children Divide $650,000 donation Dallas a donations of nearly $690.000 to mrs. .1. D. Tip pit und Luemily will be divided so that she receives $312.218 und her three the democrats kicked up protest from republicans at least with a Campaign Commer Cial playing on fear that Goldwun Ler us president would willingly trigger nuclear bombs. It showed u smal Lyrl pulling Petal from u Daisy followed by a voice in a mock countdown for anatomic explosion. Gop National chairman Dea Burch called it a horror Type police officer j. D. Tipple who us Luln Las nov. 22 As he at tempted to arrest be Harve Oswald killer of president Lohn f.  distribution of donations sent from across the nation o practices committee. The democrats have no plans for further use of  aim at Region another democratic political commercial scoffs at Goldwa Ler s assertions of support for Theise to pal family we defined social Cury  ,." ?& i T.-. A i. Id City of Dallas which Hud held the funds until  Money came from 42.000  John Crawford representing the Tuppits. Suld the Chil Dren s share will be set up in a Trust fund at a Bunkthey la be Bulc to Luke out the Money when they need ithe said. The trustees Are mrs. Tipple and the  donations were Given to the Tuppits except for i3.70hwhich wus earmarked fur the Dallas policemen s and fire men s welfare fund. Were  of the democratic Tele vision spots Are aimed at Region Al audiences. One reminds East Ern voters that Goldwater once said he thought the nun lev might be better off if the Kuster Seaboard were sued off and Al Lowed to float  Republican commercials feature appearances by old we Ler some of them emphasizing his views on Pence and prepared Ness. All of them end with the gop Logun. In your heart you know he s right. Vole for Barry  and flawless except for a lev Small Black inclusions of car  but he would t estimate its value. Apparently the smithsonian1policy is never to look a gift octahedron in the Price , i think the idea of establishing a National jewel a Lection is a splendid one that de serves the support and Cooper Atlon of All Good citizens. I intend to gather up All or surplus diamonds around my House and pack them off to a smithsonian at once. And i Trust you will do likewise. I powdered former Vic president Richard m. Numa powders Bis face As be wails to address 3,�00 people la Cleveland. He is campaigning for sea. Barry Goldwater. Up boy makes Early bid to Santa Fairbanks Alaska a William lot of Pemberton . Believes in netting his bid la Early and he s willing to pay Lor it Loo. When Christmas comes i buy you a present too he wrote j Kanta Glaus. Billy s letter arrived at die North pole Post office after a assist from the air Force. The Teller had been addressed m Headquarters alaskan air com Mund United suites  b was re addressed at Elmendorf air Force base near Anchorage. Among Billy s requests were a real Puppy and a toy car you Cun get in and  $2.1 million gift planned for Disney s baby j i Audist one in history Here any sound urls a who Mim ii Al in in a his week  All because u movie Muk million. No ppm.  8j1jd a ghz a i Wou  s offspring will be 10 yours the Money the youngster of course. Disneyland. The c r e u i u r c spawned by the Fertile in Ugino lion of Walt Disney. Will boost the out ton of the great total invest. Rot no with or. Lincoln As permanent fixture Atencen-1ment to $52.4 million compared with an initial outlay of $17 Mil lion that Hud been spent when its Uncle Walt s other children j he. Doors opened to a wondrous pub Mickey mouse. Donnld Duck so Dumbo Pluto it Al by now ure Dur ii in the  old hat to several generations of the world s  Disneyland is the baby. During its ambitious year Lone Tencen Lul Celebration. Disney land s 90 Millionth visitor will pass through its portals. Null Celebration ride Dicaula Day expansion of traditional Disneyland events such Ai the big bands night Spring fling i grud nation notes Christma parades Etc. And opening of a. � seat open sky restaurant a Plaza inn Wilh a look in chefs Kitchen