European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fag the stars and stripes saturday october 31, 1964a blonde at the bar is Worth six in the Survey by Dick West Washington up Sev eral weeks ago i undertook to interpret the results of a rather unusual Survey conducted by the National federation of inde pendent business  to a press release put out by the federation a poll of its membership on a certain Issue showed 85 per cent favor Able 1j per cent opposed and 8 per cent  dint of some intricate Arith metical computations i was a Leto figure out that the total came to 104 per cent. This i jointed out was a better show than most surveys , i am now in receipt of a communication from Nic heard assistant to the federa Tion president reporting that the poll was not As successful As it , who used to be a news Paperman himself paid that hem Ndoc a mistake in preparing the press  find that somehow inadvertently a 2 per Cint vote was transposed to 8 per cent he wrote. Believe i can rive logical explanation for this. At the time i went to col lege a modicum of mathematics was a prerequisite to getting into the school of journalism. When i protested thin seemingly ridiculous requirement i was told that some knowledge of arithmetic would come in Handy in making out expense  on when i went to work As a reporter i found this to be quite True. So. From Long training when saw a figure As Low As a 2, i apparently subconsciously raised it in 8, helping that it would get by the business office and thu reimburse me in part for the Money i spent at the bar on the blonde who had absolutely no connection with the assignment i was  heard May have a Point there although Personalty i know very Little about that sort of  own talents happen to he in the Field of contraction rather than expansion. Let me give you an  Reader s digest currently is running a condensation of Book i wrote a couple of years or so ago. There is of course nothing unusual about that. Book condensations Are a regular Fea Ture of the  dare say however that i am one of the few authors who can claim the distinction of having had their books condensed to two  two St it Rico condensation of my Book appears on Page 251 of the october Issue. And i will let you in on a Little  you should desire to read the entire Book All you have Todo is clip out the condensation and add boiling  mention this Only to illustrate what i am up against. If threader s digest condenses a 210-Page Book to two sentence you can imagine what the bin Ness office does to my expense accounts. 30 states allow time off from work for voting Chicago up the Law in30 states provides for the employee to take time off from Worktop vote in the general election a Urvey  Survey by the Commerce Clearing House said that in 18f the states employers must pay heir workers wages for the time hey Are absent while voting. Sch a reporting authority Onax and business Law noted that n a number of states time offi allowed Only if the polls Are not open Long enough during non working hours. States requiring pay for voting Ellnor party hopefuls have few Hopes Cobb Gage Beauty Queen apparently tries suicide Hollywood up former Beauty pageant Queen Leona Oage was found in critical Condi Tion in a Sunset Boulevard Motel. Police said they discovered a note in which she said making her exit now was the Wisest thin to do. Mist Gage 28, who reigned briefly As miss . In the 1157 miss universe pageant was taken to general Hospital. Police termed the Case an apparent attempted suicide. A Doc Tor said the sometime actress Hue taken an undetermined amount of an unidentified  Gage who Tias had fre quent problems relating to he marital life and career was dressed in a White sweater with Heckerd leotards and High boots. In the left Boot was a half ounce of marijuana police said miss Gage received nation notoriety after her  Tion As miss . In the miss universe contest. Judges found she not Only was married Babad two children. She was divorced in february 1958. From air Force sgt Gene Ennis and worked As a Las vegas showgirl. Her first marriage when she was 14 was  Gage wed her third Hus band. Nick Covacevich in 1958and later wed Gunther Collaz. Time off. Sch said Are Alaska Arizona Colorado Hawaii. Iowa Rimsas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Nevada new York South Dakota Tennessee. Texas Utah West Virginia. Wyoming and  states Alabama Illinois Kentucky and Wisconsin require time off be granted but do not require pay for time off. Cd said. In eight other states Arkan Sas Georgia Indiana. Maryland. Massachusetts. New Mexico ohioans Oklahoma there is no specific provision regarding payment for voting  Clearing House re ported us Survey also showed seventeen states require the worker to notify the employer of his election Day plans. Three states decree put it in  Tennessee the employee is subject to penalty if he takes time off and does not vote. Employers in Missouri Wyo Ming and Hawaii must give time off with pay Only if the worker actually votes. Alaska California and Kan Sas limit the pay period to enough time to give two voting hours be fore or after work. Iowa extend this to three hours. Minnesota s p e c 1 f i e i that workers May take the Forenoon off for voting. Arkansas Calls for total suspension of work or change of shift by 4 . On election Day. Missouri and Tennessee Law state that if the polls Are open for two consecutive hours during non working time the employee has Opportunity to vote without time off from the Job. South Dakota and Hawaii Rule that two consecutive hours during non working time Are sufficient. Pm rather lose in a  a Joseph b. Lightburn does t want to be counted out of the presidential race. If it goes into the House they would t have to put Johnson or Goldwater in. They could easily put me in says Lightburn the presidential candidate of the Constitution party. E. Harold Munn however takes what he considers a Realis tic View. Of course there s no possibility of it he says regarding his chances next tuesday. Munn i running on the prohibition party ticket seek write ins Lightburn and Munn Are amongst least eight minor parly presidential candidates running Inone or More states or seeking write in ballots next tuesday. Each has his cause few have much Hope. In 1980, the minor party nominees polled fewer than one of every 200 votes. For Lightburn. A Jane . . Merchant and a hurried substitute when Alabama  c. Wallace declined to accept the Constitution part designation the cause is a re turn to  for Munn. The cause is to apply Christian principles to government attacking creep ing socialism encroaching communism growing secularism pornography and  for Thi states rights party Iii As vice presidential Candi Date j. B. Sinner of Birmingham put it to repeal All civil rights  and for Henry Krajewsky these caucus n.j., pig Farmer turned tavern keeper it is to 2 students miss bus Hie in crash red Bud. 111. Up Bev Erly Ann is and Donald rein Hardt 12, missed the bus to school. Walter Wetzl a neighbor offered to Lake them to school in his pickup truck and the Chil Dren climbed into his cab. It was foggy along Illinois 154which runs parallel to the Gulf Mobile and Ohio tracks just before it crosses the rails. Visibility was Only fair authorities said and that is Why wot Al probably was unaware fan approaching freight train As he came to the  train hit the truck killing the run Hurdt children . 40. Died about a half hour later in St. Clements hos pm enl. The mangled pick up truck was pushed about to feet along the tracks. Beverly was n student at Redbud Community High school and her brother went to St. John lutheran school. They were the Only children of or. And  Chin Hurdis. Who live about three Miles East of red  was the father of two children. Run against two millionaires Asa poor Man s  two of the minor parties Are socialist the marxist socialist Jabor party whose candidate Eric Hass of new York is Mak no his fourth race for president and the trotskyite socialist workers party led by missis Sippi born Clifton Mcberry now of new York. Besides Krajiwski at least two candidates Are running solely on a write in basis Louis e. A Ecklof Lancaster. S.c., the american parly candidate and Bisho Homer Tomlonson of the Church of god founder of the theocratic not All Campaign some of the candidates Are campaigning for votes. Munn a Hillsdale mich., College professor has made speeches from coast to coast and Lightburn made a is ally tour of Texas. Others like segregationist John Kasper who Heads the Stales rights party ticket have stayed at Home. What do they think of the democratic Republican contest or. Johnson s a Wheeler Anda dealer and Goldwater just can t make up his mind says Lightburn. "1 do not care for either on of them says Munn. Why do minor party candidates run since their chances Are so Small Munn put it this Way i d rather lose in a cause that eventually will win than Towin in a cause that eventually will  unwanted Indian baby gets tribe of prospective parents new Orleans a Twenty four couples in 20 states have application Blanks for adoption o a 9-month-old Indian boy. The boy quince born in new Orleans last february is Avail Able for adoption because his Mother cannot care for him. Twenty five couples who wanted to adopt children were not inter ested in quince. Ills pure tugged at the nation s heart , the main problem is to screen the  mattock executive Alrec Lur of the fruit Stant orphans Home Here said that 1,575 letters were received 933 letters have been answered and letters Tele Grams and Telephone Calls arc Mill coming in. The flood of in quiries began after associate press stories and pictures late in september let it be known that quince was looking for a Home. All inquiries will be answered said miss Matlock. But the Field has been narrowed Down to 24applications. Given priority in consideration for adoption Are american Irit Louiia. Caucasian families who Al ready have adopted american indians. Ruled out arc persons over40, , parents who already have two or More Chil Dren and persons who Are de pendent on some form of Public support. But said miss Matlock som of the persons who have been ruled out so fur As quince is concerned have been referred to agencies in their respective communities whip h might have what hey want. Quince was so named because in the reception process at the Home which is a private age Cyan alphabetical system is used the letter a was up when the infant arrived. Quince a robust healthy toy. Has an Olive complexion dark Brown eyes am heavy Black Hull. The Only int about him now that in t Indian is his Crew  final say so As to where he goes is up of a Board of worn in which administers the Home Rise Stevens met Star says quiet Goodby Houston a else Steve says she probably has Sung her last  guess i have Given that up she told a newsman. She said she will continue concert engage ments. She said her last role was in orfeo at the metropolitan opera. There was no Farewell performance. I Don t believe in that sort of thing she said. In the 28 years since her me debut miss Stevens 51, became the most famous Kosenka Vau or of her Era. Sang a wide repertory of leading  with the world s great opera companies and became first rank Star of radio movies and recording earning $250,000 car. May.  is devoting most of her time to her new Rote As co general manager of the projected metropolitan opera National co. She is the first Wom an opera manager since Mary Garden ran the Chicago Lyric opera in the 1930s. Beginning next year the com Pany will present a 38-week sea son of 220 performances in 70cities. Leading singers Are now being selected. Miss Stevens heard auditions at Rice University s Ham Man Hall