European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Poge 2 the stars and stripes Friday october 23, 1964 lbs report on act of off i acc explains equal time Rule Washington a the i an act of office that did not re Federal communications com-1 quire broadcasting networks to Mission said president Johnson s i offer free and equal time to other report to the nation on the inter presidential candidates National scene sunday night was the ruling was announced Man Barry kept off station lbs owns gop says Austin the. Up the we re doing our level Best to Johnson family television Sta lion denies that it is keeping sen. Barry Goldwater s speeches off the air. One of Goldwater s speeches was scheduled for broadcast 7l.ursday night a station representative said. Goldwater s Texas Campaign manager Tad Smith charged that president Johnson is Black ing out the views of his opposition through the use of his monopoly television station a tic Smith said the television Sta Tion the Only one in Austin had refused to carry the Republican presidential candidate s nationally telecast speeches. But j. C. Kellam. The station manager said the Goldwater speech was Only delayed for scheduling reasons and not re said the time Slot requested by the network interfered witha one hour program we ordinarily carry. We offered a delay and the network has accepted it. We re in the process of working out a delayed offer to carry the said the station had done the same thing with a democratic Campaign film slated for saturday rescheduled it for later showing because of a sched ule conflict Clear All requests for political time he said when it docs not completely disrupt our regu Lar Day. But the acc s explanation came later in a letter to Dean Burch chairman of the Republican National committee. One commissioner Rosel Hyde dissented from the finding. Burch has said he will file suitto overturn the acc decision. The commission said that the events on which the president reported the replacement Oft a head of state of the soviet Union and the explosion of a nuclear device by communist Chi a Are news events of an extra Ordinary the opinion went on we think that the networks that the Johnson family owns the i uld p is a trolling interest in the Texas T it Tl.s,"l,.controllin broadcasting co., which includes tic to. But or. Johnson turned Over control of the Sta Tion to a group of trustees after i became president. Under i heteros of the agreement he will have no Power Over the stations Long As he remains in office. I Idy Bird Johnson owns Mosto. The Stock with some shares held by the Johnson daughters Lynda Bird and Luck. Smith called the station s actions a suppression of free speech and free dissent and a obstruction of the free american democratic Dallas television station. Wafaa to. Reported that it switchboard was flooded with Calls from angry Republican when the Gold Alcor speech. The soviet shift and . Pol icy was not broadcast wednes Day night polio victim Dies in Mainz Mainz Germany is Lydia Nach Sheira. 22, a polio victim at the University of main clinic Here whose Story appeared in the feature Section of the stars and stripes on june 11, is had been in an Iron lung since 1m2. Her first Iron lung was furnished by the american March of dimes. She had Benin the same room at the clinic for almost 12 years. Several american soldiers stationed in the Mainz area visited of them encouraged her to learn painting and writing busing her Mouth. She became proficient at both and sold he paintings. Pfc Dennis c. Rebek of the245th transportation co who has been working during off duty time at the clinic for the past two years assisted in handling funeral services. I weather Zuj. Temperature a units pm in Tuti Fui High prices Hurt tourism French told Paris a the French National Assembly has officially accepted & report blaming sky High prices As a leading reason for a decline in tourism in report drawn up by Gaul list Deputy Louis Salic note with regret that tourist Agen Fred of fluently advise clients to Cincinnatu Pania pm wart i Hamora Luwauna no. Oreana naw Varic s. Pra Claca Lama cites Pattni City Kanaka City � _. _ _ _ Lau Lavylla m what Nataa hat Laal anal m a h at harm Cam. Camarat Pat in Ilia . Ii Atomi Inbur a. Cles spen Only to hours in Paris and to avoid travel in France the most expensive country in the also singled out the cover charge that is added tothe Bill in almost every French cover charge is particularly misunderstood by tourists he said in his report and its suppression has been profession is hostile to Abol Ishing the charge but some com Promise ought to be found. Regional wines the Price of wines also is often excessive and it should be possible to serve regional wines at reasonable prices in medium Price the report also said thai French hotels. In general can not be considered in step with he times and blamed this on the fact that hotels do not show initiative in realizing their own pointed out that figures Ifor the first seven months of in year indicate that tourists numbered slightly More than Heyi did for the same period in us but it noted that these tourist stay for a Shorter time. I there is no doubt that France As a tourist attraction. Is being dethroned by its Sunnie neighbors the report said. The situation seems to be one that will Worsen and be aggravated by the fact to it the French them selves Are travelling in increasing numbers to other countries for their the balance Sheet for France tourist Industry shows a steady decline Over Fivi years. No the . Government s policy relation to those events was a spot news event. That twas not Only a report to the a Ion setting Forth the govern ment s position but that ii also advised other nations As to that weltion and the response of the United states to the events. Statutory sense in Short we think that the networks could reasonably con clude that Statem Elf setting Forth the foreign policy of this country by its chief executive in his official capacity constitute news in the statutory sense. Sim ply stated they Are an act of office of the president of the United , in calling for equal time pointed to a sept. 30 pc decision that presidential news conferences carried in Fullon radio and television during a Campaign would subject net works to equal time demands. But the acc said that ruling i irrelevant to the Case at hand. My casette acc darkened Back to a similar Case in 1050, when pres ident Dwight d. Eisenhower addressed the nation on the sue canal crisis in the Middle East. The acc ruled against equal time then As it did monday. The Law provides that station that carry political appearances by one candidate during a Campaign must offer equal opportunities to other candidates for the same office. Hyde s dissenting opinion was not published. The acc said it would be issued shortly. Royal attention Greece s King cons Allne wearing military Cap. Helps his wife Queen Anne Marie main lain balance As she Steps out of wet shoes. The two Louring the provinces were walking Down the Street in to Mollno when a downpour drenched them. A Phon prize winning writer near dentil new York up prize winning negro playwright Ixia Raine Lansberry whose the sign in Sidney Brusten s win Dow opened on Broadway Las week is near death in University Hospital. A spokesman for the production said miss Lansberry 34. Was suffering from a a Malig Nant disease in its terminal she was placed on the critical list tuesday and her con Dillon has worsened since. Miss Lansberry won the drama critics Circle award in 1 51 for the Best play of be Yea for Raisin in the it has been produced in Many coun tries abroad and its film version won a Cannes film festival Spe Cial award in 1h1 and the screenwriters Guild nomination for the Best american drama. 2 nazis Tell of killing 400 jews Dusseldorf. Germany a two former is guards of the to Blinka death Camp admitted in court thursday that each personally killed at least200 jewish inmates who were too weak to walk to the Gas Cham Bers. They were sex suts will menu,00, and August wll hem mete 55, who Are along with nine other former nazi elite guard members charged with murderer complicity in the death of almost 800.000 victims at the amp in Poland. Mentz told the court that the of cos most of them old men women and children were slaughtered with pistol shots inthe neck. The massacre took place in a said he used a belgian omm pistol and slated without hesitating that he estimated he killed 200 said he also shot to death 20f people and said this was necessary to ensure an Undis Turbed process of the gassings. Too Long a wait Gustav Murnz Burger another . Explained that to weak jews were shot because otherwise the. Healthy ones would have walled too Long in the cold in front of the Gas Chambers. The Ras victims were killed by monoxide piped from running truck engines into scaled Cham Iwers a slow and tormenting process once described As in efficient by Rudolf hocus. Com Mander of the biggest extermination Camp at Auschwitz where fast killing Cyclone b was rat Arthur Matthes 62. Said it took 45 minutes to kill 80 to 100 inmates in what he called the Small , who became a male nurse after the War. Said he commanded a group of work jews slave labourers who had to haul of the and Bury them in mass said sometimes the Gas supplying engines inmates about half dead then had to to eyes Shine brightly at the gift of sight i"1" 8 " Calogero cried about in a shaded room. In a new Days they will be Given dark glasses then regular performed the opera lion free after hearing that to people of the Village of Campo Ocllo do Lucata and emigrants i Belgium Switzerland and Ger Many had taxed themselves to we can see five sicilian Brothers All r �10 Ca. 1 my Oivinn. 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