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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 08, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 8, 1967 the stars and stripes . Unions Flay Wilson Over economic policies Brighton England up Britain s Trade unions angrily censured prime minister Harold Wilson s handling of the nation s economic problems in stunning no Confidence votes wednes Day that sounded open revolt against the labor government. The unions which traditionally constitute the main financial and voting support for the Labo party unleashed their indignation against soaring unemployment and living costs at the 99th annual conference of the giant trades Union Congress Tuc. It is Britain s equivalent of thearl Cio in the United states with a membership of 8.7 million workers. Adopt Resolution the conference first adopted overwhelmingly a Resolution condemning virtually All the Wilson government s economic policies in particular it attacked unemployment which topped the 555, 000 Mark in mid August and i expected to soar to 750,000 or 800,000 next Winter. The voting figures were 4,883,000 to 3,502,000 a majority of 1,381,000. More criticism then it adopted by acclamation a number of other resolutions critical in varying degrees of the Wilson government s econ Omic policies. Among them was a Resolution calling on the government to repeal its controversial legislation holding Dow wages and prices. A Lone Resolution supporting the government s incomes policy was Defeated by 168,000  Tuc member unions cast their votes in a bloc. Wilson himself was not hereto defend his handling of the Economy As he had been in re cent years although Only eight Days ago he named himself Brit Ain s new economic  the revolt by the labor unions did not in itself seriously under mine the Wilson government position. Tuc resolutions and speeches from the floor Are regarded by the labor party Hier Archy As a form of annual blow ing off of steam that has to be  it reflected mounting anger among Broad sections of the Brit ish electorate including those voters who put Wilson in powering 1964 and returned him in a landslide in 1966 against the government s failure to hold Down unemployment and prices. Senators say Liam los hurl secrecy abuse claimed Washington a some senators Are irritated because they re unable to use in debate classified information they acquire in dealing with military and foreign policy. They com Plain that secrecy requirement imposed by the defense and state departments often hinder them in making an effective Public Case for viewpoints uncontroversial issues. The protests have appeared with increasing frequency in floor discussions committee hearings and official reports. No senator has suggested elimination of the authority of the defense and state depart ments to classify material in the interest of National Security. The authority extends to Tran scripts of testimony of congressional committees at which representatives of those depart ments appear. But some Mem Bers say the authority to keep information secret has been abused. The members of the executive Branch of the government have gone far out of line in classifying material to which the american people Are entitled if you enjoy Comfort have stars & stripes tin delivered at Home the circulation office phone numbers Germany Berlin Civ 739368bremerhaven, Civ 15341, Mil 7664 Frankfurt Civ 00108-2017. Mil Offenbach t55kalseralautern, Civ 5117, Mil to Gelwich 7050 Mannheim Civ 871402, Mil thei Viau 018munich. Civ m65923, Mil 7356 Nuernberg Civ 776647, Mil 6513stuttgart, Civ 854225, Mil 7230 we Abadan Civ 420779, Mil 2859s Green Athens Civ 985189italy leghorn Mil Camp Darby 1465 Spain Madrid Civ 2228290, ext 3011 United kingdom London Civ Puls lip 2264. Ext 44 subscribe now government housing Only commented son. Joseph , d-pa., during a debate on defense  John c. Stennis d-miss., of the Senate prepared Ness subcommittee has said Congress should insist upon our rights and not be satisfied when the administration Send matters Back and declares they Are  he suggested any Agency seeking to keep secret the mate rial it has submitted to con Gress be required to appear be fore the appropriate committee to justify its position. In debate Over whether  Aid to underdeveloped nations should be curtailed for example each Side insisted it could prove its Case to the Public if it were not for these Crecy requirement imposed bythe executive Branch. Debate impossible1"true debate is impossible under such a Handicap said sen. Albert gored Tenn. Urging approval of the Cut Back he questioned whether National Security required secrecy for the amount of . Military Aid that went to other  j. W. Fulbright d-ark., of the foreign relations committee said if All the fact about military Aid were known it would be difficult for the administration to obtain the Mon  tapes stolen italian tragedy a truck straddles smashed sports car that ran under the truck after the car missed a curve and swerved Over on the wrong Side of the Road near Rome on wednesday. Both the Driver and passenger of the sports car were killed. A photo school Board cuts ban Oil Long hair Trenton . A Testate Board of education ruled wednesday that local school boards cannot Tell students How Long they can Wear their  a precedent making 6-0 decision the Board ruled tha Francis j. Pelletreau should not have been expelled from new Milford High school for refusing to Cut his beatle hair style. I ordered the school to admit Pelletreau for the current fall term. The Board s action reversed decision of former acting Edu cation commissioner Josep Clayton who on March 8 had upheld the expulsion of the15-year-old freshman. A school regulation forbid Ding Long hair in effect regu lates outside of school conduct the Board s six Page decision , whose dark hair covered the tops of his ears and if combed Forward would have reached his eyebrows when hews expelled has not attended school since the new Milford school Board ordered the expulsion by a 6-3 vote last novem Ber. Air service approved Washington up presi Dent Johnson wednesday approved a civil aeronautics boar decision permitting British Over seas airways to serve Chicago Ona route from British Points to United states cities. Marshals again fail to serve order in Montgomery Ala. Up . Marshals tried for the Sec Ond time without Success wednesday to serve gov. Lur Leen Wallace with a restraining order barring Alabama school children from choosing the race of their teachers. Mrs. Wallace s husband for Mer gov. George Wallace re fused on behalf of his wife tues Day to accept a copy of the or Der. Wednesday a . Marsha found mrs. Wallace absent when he visited the Capitol but he left a copy of the order on the desk of Hugh Maddox the governor s Legal adviser. I Haven t looked at it and 1don t know what it is said mad Dox. Specifically the order handed Down tuesday by a three judge Federal panel restrains Testate from implementing a newly passed Alabama Law which would allow students to choose the race of their  court set a sept. 16 hear ing on the new Law but said twas issuing a restraining order in the interim since negroes would suffer irreparable harm if the Law delays integration of faculties and then is found to be  Suid the . Marshal who came to the governor s of fice wednesday told him that lie had been advised by his superiors to come Back and see if you would accept service of the or Der i told him we would not Maddox said. He said he was told to leave it on someone desk even if it was a Secretary s desk. I said in effect you know what you have to do. He left a paper on my . Wallace announced ear Lier in the Day that the state bar association would provide a panel of prominent lawyers to help defend the teacher Choice Bill in  said she received notification from James e. Clark presi Dent of the state bar that the executive committee had agree to furnish the lawyers in response to her earlier  were not immediately named. Dallas Tex. A six computer tapes containing nuclear physics data under preparation for the National aeronautics and space administration have been stolen a South Ern methodist University professor revealed wednesday. Prof. George w. Crawford told police the tapes involved three and one half years work and Cost about $100,000 to As semble sgt. C. D. Mallicote of the University Park police said. Part of serie Mallicote quoted Crawford As saying the tapes part of a series of 18 gathered from All parts of the world would take four months to reproduce and involve expenditure of $20,000.three of the tapes Mallicote added belonged to the King of Sweden Gustav i. Sonokey the Bear gets Chicago backing Chicago up Cook county commissioner Charles Bonk said tuesday he will vote for proposed 5-cent increase in the Price of cigarettes sold i county Forest preserves. Boink who smokes said to Bacco smoke pollutes the clean air and is contrary to Smokey the  Cash in i limit to totter than Tiger in tank Pittsburgh a. A Alaw student who cracked a Gas station Giveaway game is going to collect if he does t Tell How he did it his lawyer said wednesday. Although nobody would say How much the student Barry Tumpson is getting the lawyer admitted i think it will very handily help him get through Law  figured out How to beat a game called Heads or tails sponsored by Esso stations. He collected enough win Ning cards to be Worth $20,000. The game was cancelled  
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