European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday september 29, 1967 California s favorite Sim never brainwashed by Dick West Washington up be cause there is so much talk these Days about the credibility Gap we tend to Overlook the credulity Gap which lies at the opposite end of the Tell us a credibility Gap is formed by a Stream of false or misleading statements that the Public accepts As size May be determined mathematically by measuring the distance Between the official version and what actually happened. A credulity Gap on the other hand is formed by a Stream of factual statements that the Public finds hard to Good example of credulity Gap making came last sunday after the meeting in los Angeles Between gov. Ronald Reagan of California and gov. George Romney of two governors often mentioned As possible rivals forthe Republican presidential nomination said they had pleasant lunch and Conversa Tion but refrained from discuss ing politics. There was instant erosion in the credulity Gap. A Ove America seismographs registered a great wave of winks an knowing smiles followed by requests to Tell us the explanation that Romney is a never on sunday politician failed to close the Gap. Such sceptical reaction i regrettable. There Are Many things governors can talk about beside politics. We All know what the governor of North Carolina said to the governor of sout Carolina. But Romney does t drink either. So it May be presumed that the governor of California and the governor of Michigan talked about the weather. Since my wire tappers Don Twork on sunday i can t reconstruct their i imagine it went something like this or Good morning Gover Good morning Gover there is an awkward pause while each weighs the significance of the other s remark or what brings you to California governor Groh. Just looking around. Nice climate you have yes. California has a favorite please governor. I Al rather not discuss How s the climate in Michigan i be heard it s or i said no Well How do you like our terrain or frankly it looks i thought we agreed not to discuss rep. Pike claims firm overpriced f104 gear Washington up g. Pike d-n.y., wednes Day accused Litton industries,inc., of making a huge profit from Sale of navigation equip ment for the f104 Star fighter. Pike said Litton had refused earlier in the week to show its files to investigators from the general accounting office Gao. In the latest of a series of accusations of overpricing in defense department procure ment Pike focused on the ln3 navigation system made by the guidance and control systems division of Litton. The divisions based at Woodland Hill Calif. I believe that Litton has made very substantial excess profits on this system Pike told the House. The defense department said it will investigate these purchases promptly and thoroughly As is the Case with every report we receive of alleged overpricing in any of the 14 million procurement actions which occur Pike said contracts for f104aircraft for the . And numerous foreign buyer amounted to More than $3 billion so far and the navigation system was a not so Small component of later said he had asked Gao examiners to investigate but was told tuesday that Litton had declined to provide the with certain essential senator wants to let airlines use Mcguire Washington up p. Case r-n.j., said wednesday he has received some encouraging statistics to rein Force his position that Mcguire air Force base in Central new Jersey could be converted to military civilian Jetport. He said joint military civilian use of air bases has been successful in at least 21 instance without hurting National defense. I see no reason Why it should be any More difficult at Mcguire Case commented. The senator received a letter from Rober h. Charles assist ant air Force Secretary documenting the fact that the Mili tary Airlift command account for Only a relatively Small percentage of total annual Landing Sand takeoffs at in 1966, Mcguire operated be Low full capacity handling Only 117,621 out of a possible 175,000flights. Based on 1966 figures the Elim Lemay s Mother Dies mount Vernon Ohio up funeral services for mrs. Ari Zona d. Lemay Mother of former air Force chief of staff Curtis Lemay were held Here . Lemay died of a heart attack at the age of 80. Nation of training hobbyist and non military transient aircraft from the base would leave Mcguire with a surplus capacity of More than 144,000 movements year. Newark Airport by com Parison had 239,639 aircraft movements in Calendar 1966, splash Landing five dolphins at Losangeles Marine land of the Pacific act As grand standers at the dunking of stewardess Lynda Ray of Tempe ariz., following her graduation from stewardess school. Class mates Patricia Scremin left and Pamela Geith do the tossing. The dolphins were prompted by their Trainer to join the fun. A nuclear blast sways casinos in Las Nevada test site up scientists wednesday touched off a nuclear device that swayed High Rise gambling resorts in Las vegas some 70 Miles away. The atomic Energy commis Sion said the test had a Force equivalent to 20,000 to 200,000tons of int. The device was triggered at the Bottom of a 2,200-foot Shaft. Seismographs throughout South Ern Nevada recorded tremors. No damage was caused by the test and no radiation was leaked into the atmosphere a spokes Man said. Or. Fixity fixes it for Wilson s son Philadelphia a Theson of England s prime minister has found speedy Justice through an american newspaper. He sought an income tax refund from the United states and got every cent. Robin Wilson came to the .on a graduate scholarship in a gust 1965 to study advanced mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania. Last year to augment the limited expense Money advanced by Good old dad Britain s prime minister Harold Wilson he took a Job As fresh Man math instructor at Penn earned $2,500 and paid a $250tax. Then Young Wilson Learned British subject does t have to pay income tax if he teaches Les than two years. So he applied for a refund. Internal Revenue service after red tape and delays gave Wilson $39.54. So the mathematician now teaching in Massachusetts appealed to the Phila Delphia bulletin which runs a or. Fixity column. Speedily the afternoon news paper contacted irs in Washington diplomatically identified the complaining alien and the remainder of the $250 was re funded. The next move probably willbe by British tax collectors. To g o your or or pack 6hau.i count howmudhpoitw6i6h, it so wsffsskw1tmuni60p. Man admits killing girl to silence her Reading a up a machine operator admitted after his conviction of second degree Mur Der that he killed a 12-year-old girl to silence her in a rap attempt police said monday. That s not bad for killing girl John i. Miller 31, of Collegeville was quoted As saying after being told he faced a Maxi mum 10 to 20 years in jail. Wanted to rape her but she started to scream. I had to asst. Dist. Atty. John a. Hof fert jr., said Miller made the remarks to three Deputy sheriff while being driven from the Reading City jail to the Berk county prison on sunday. Hoffert said the deputies immediately in formed him and Miller later signed a statement admitting the crime apparently knowing he could not be tried for his life under the double jeopardy clause of the . was convicted saturday night of the death of Marshajean Behney of Womelsdorf. Miller s attorney Fred Knox expressed Surprise at the confession and admitted that his c could face trial for perjury having denied any connection with the in
