European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday september 10, 1967 tm6 stars and stripes Page f opponents May speak acc keeps Rule on cigarette ads makeshift classroom students at the Charles r. Drew Junior High school in Miami Are doing their Best in a makeshift classroom. Asks congressional probe the new school has not yet been equipped wit furniture and the students Are doing their Les sons on borrowed tables. Up photo Washington a the Federal communications com Mission unanimously denied Friday requests from the Broad casting and tobacco industries that it reconsider an earlier decision. The acc stuck to its Rul ing that broadcasters who air cigarette advertisements mus Supply time free if necessary for antismoking announcements. The 6-0 denial was accompanied by concurring opinions from commissioners Nicholas Johnson and Lee Loevinger. Loevinger said he was concur ring with great doubt and reluctance because while the re sult seems to me to be socially and morally right he believe sit May not be Legal. Johnson disputed Loevinger doubts by saying that Advertis ing messages Are part an important and substantial part of Ford questions value of Iet Watt Washington up House Republican Leader Gerald Ford called Friday for an immediate congressional investigation of plans to build a Barrier across the Northern Border of South Vietnam. The Michigan lawmaker said the project apparently does not have the solid backing of military leaders. He took no stand on it himself saying he did not know whether it would deter the flow of men and arms goes with Goatee Randall Stephens a Sunbury pa., area High school teacher has been suspended by Princi Francis Hatton because of Stephens refusal to shave off his Mustache and Goatee. A 260, combat gis Home in 67 Washington up approximately 260,000 servicemen will return from Vietnam in 1967,the Pentagon said saturday. The defense department Esti mated that 104,000 would remain in military service forming Pool from which the nucleus of the army s new 6th inf div will be selected. The estimates were based Ona continuing retention rate of 40 per cent. In 1966, 48,000 of120,000 who returned from Viet Nam remained in service. The formation of the army Snew division to replace the remainder of the 101st airborne div being sent to Vietnam was announced thursday by defens Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara. The new division will be stationed at it. Campbell ky., with the exception of one Bri Gade that will be in Hawaii. Assignments to the new outfit willbe made from All areas of the army although the division scare the officers and specialists will consist mainly of Vietnam veterans. From North Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara announced the Deci Sion thursday to construct the Barrier of barbed wire min Sand electronic alarm devices. It was a Climax to Long debate among military leaders on whether the move would be effective. A major objection to the plan has been that unless the Barrier were extended across Laos i would not touch the main infiltration route the to chiming Trail which has not been attacked by the United state except from the air. Ford said in an interview we ought to find out what the costs Are the benefits and whether they really intend to go through with it. Apparently this idea does not have the wholehearted endorsement of our military leaders. In fac Secretary Mcnamara himself was for a time Uncertain about its effectiveness. With All this indecision an doubt on the part of the military leaders and Mcnamara himself it seems to me that committees in the House an Senate and particularly the armed services committee should undertake an immediate investigation Ford said. Scientists observe heaviest atom Ever Livermore Calif. A discovery of the heaviest atom Ever observed was announce saturday by or. Glenn t. Sea Borg chairman of the atomic Energy commission dec. The atom is an isotope of ele ment 101, or Mendel Vium with 258 mass units of isotopes of an element differing Only in the number of neutrons in their nuclei. The heaviest atom previously observed was an isotope of ele ment 100, Fernium with 257mass units. The new heavy atom was product of bombardment of the element einsteinium with helium ions at the Lawrence Radia Tion Laboratory at Berkeley,Calif., Seaborg said. Seaborg made the announce ment in remarks at a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of he Laboratory at the Livermore dec location at which a new Radiochemistry building was dedicated. The information put before the Public by television and radio he noted that commercial occupy about one third of each radio hour and advertising Mes sages should no More be granted automatic immunity from considerations of fairness than any other category of he said that if an advertise ment takes a position on an is sue that is controversial the fairness whether As a matter of acc rules or common decency requires that an Opportunity be granted to ventilate fairness doctrine the acc ruled last june that cigarette advertisements come under the acc s fairness Doc Trine. This doctrine requires that when controversial issues Are broadcast opposing views must also be broadcast if those in opposition request it. The Case of cigarettes was the first in which the acc applied its fairness doctrine to Advertis ing material. The original decision was inthe Case of webs to new York City. But requests for reconsideration later were filed by All three networks a number of other broadcasting companies and the tobacco Industry. The acc in turning Down the request said products other than cigarettes Are not affected by its ruling denied the ruling had an Adverse effect on the broadcasting Industry said it will not curtail cigarette Adver Tising and added that broadcast ers whose stations carry cigarette advertising Are obligated to provide information pointing out hazards of cigarette smok ing. May be hazardous the commission said that cig Arette advertising encourages the Public to use a product thatis habit forming and May in Normal use be hazardous broadcasters have expressed concern that Extension of the fairness doctrine to cigarette advertising would eliminate a major source of Revenue for the stations and might open the Way for Extension of the doctrine to Host of other products. In its 43-Page order the pc said the ruling is really a Sim ple and practical one required by the Public Contact father James Perrone of St. Odilia s Catholic Churchia los Angeles has no rouble attracting children to his Parish school. He lures the youngsters with his jaz saxophone. Father Perrone As buddy James played with the Louis Prima Anil Tony pastor bands Back in the 1940s. Associated press photo racial violence flares in Toledo Toledo Ohio up policeman was beaten and two other officers injured Earl saturday As hundreds of negroes hurled bricks bottles and Roc sat cars and stores in a Toledo area where racial disturbances had broken out in july. The officers were treated a hospitals and released. Three Young negroes were arrested on disturbance charges and one was jailed As a Burg Lary suspect. Police said four or five cars including a patrol Wagon were hit by debris. The plate Glassi Lulov of a clothing store where police apprehended a burglar was smashed. The outbreak began when groups of negroes started throw ing things at passing cars
