European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 5, 1967 the stars and stripes lbs nominee under fire As a Bobby Page 7 Washington a presi Dent Johnson s nominee to be chairman of Washington s Newcity Council has come under congressional fire As a former Bobby Baker crony and for his military service Max m. Kampelman a Washington lawyer and political scientist declined to reply to the criticisms levelled by t. Curtis r-neb., and rep. H. R. Gross a Iowa. Kampel Man said the time for discuss ing his qualifications would be when the Senate holds hearings on his confirmation. President Johnson recently named a nine member Council in a reorganization of Washington metropolitan said monday that Kam Pelman s nomination follows o h n s o n s appointments of other Bobby Baker associates be Fortas to the . Supreme court and David g. Bress . Attorney in Washington. Baker former Secretary of the Senate s democratic majority is appealing a conviction on charges of income tax evasion theft and said he and other re Public is on the Senate Rule committee wanted to subpoena Kampelman while the commit tee was probing Baker s Finan Cial affairs but were voted downy the democratic majority. He said Kampelman was an official of the District of Columbia National Bank which received the first charter granted in the District of Columbia in25 years. This is made More interest ing when one remembers that Humphrey Mcnamara boost employment Effort Washington a Vic president Hubert h. Humphrey and Secretary of defense Rob Ert s. Mcnamara gave a High level administration boost tues Day to an Effort by private Busi congressmen won t read All that junk Washington a Michi Gan s congressmen who get lots of mail anyway Are going to get some More a Van Load of junk mail received by their constituents. V band of angry Michigan women brought the unopened mail to Washington monday to protest against probable in creases in first class Mai rates. The hike in the first classmate the women contend in effect subsidizes the third classmate under which advertising circulars and similar material enter virtually every Home. Rep. Martha Griffiths,d-mich., one of the representatives due to receive part of the junk mail collection says the idea for the protest to Congress began in Rochester mich., a suburb of Detroit. After word got around junk mail began flowing into the pile from other areas of the state As Well. Ness to Spur employment of hardcore unemployed negroes and other minority group Mem Bers. Humphrey told a regional meeting of plans for Progress a s i a year old organization whose 380 major company members have pledged to train and hire minority workers that a private Enterprise employ ment program is necessary to forestall massive governmental work programs. Mcnamara told the business men of three major defense department programs aimed a breaking segregation affecting servicemen and training servicemen for jobs in private Indus that military readiness remains his department s Pri Mary responsibility Mcnamara said he had found it possible nevertheless to provide training Aid and other help to negro another minority member service noted the recent defense department crackdown against apartment and trailer court operators who refuse to rent to servicemen. Well be working in califor Nia next Mcnamara said of the nondiscrimination housing program the department ultimately wants to make nation wide. The defense chief said a department study found that 60 per cent of the 750,000 men who leave the service annually feel they need skilled training to get along in outside life. For six years Kampelman was Senate administrative assistant and that he and Baker were Woof the Bank s original Stockhold ers Curtis told the Senate. Kampelman was once administrative assistant to then sen. Hubert h. maintained Baker got some highly unusual loan from the Bank including a $125,000 unsecured loan to buy Home. Conscientious objector the Nebraska Republican said if Kampelman had appeared before the rules committee he might have told us if any High government officials were beneficial owners of this Bank Stock although not stockholders of Gross told the House that con Gress should investigate the nomination. He said that during world War a Kampelman was a conscientious objector but later obtained a commission As a Captain in the Marine Reserve Sand then resigned his commis Sion when the fighting got Hotin ?�,Yal,?t7"britain s Princess Alexandra second from right talks with Elaine White 9, during a visit to babies Hospital at new York s Columbia presbyterian medical Center. A Folksy meeting by Francis Lewine Washington a presi Dent Johnson called in White House reporters and photographers tuesday to look on while he had a relaxed South Law meeting with the san Francisco Longshoreman author and so Cial philosopher Eric Hoffer. Held at a distance the group of some 25 newsmen and women watched while Johnson and the65-year-old Hoffer strolled then sat and sipped soft drinks on Flagstone Patio in the Rose Gar Den. The finest Day of my life said Hoffer As he Shook hands in Farewell after his visit of some40 minutes. Presidential press Secretary George Christian said president Johnson has always admired or. Hoffer who has written books and essays about social changes and mass movements. Hoffer was in Washington to speak at the . Foreign serv ice Institute. He was accompanied on the White House visit by ambassador George Allen who Heads the Institute and John Roche the president s special consultant whose key role is to keep the White House in Contact with tin educational and intellectual president obviously wanted his meeting with Hoffer to be hosts a philosopher publicized and his press office made sure this meeting was fully observed by the fact the news representatives found themselves in therole of eavesdroppers As the two men exchanged chit Chat. Hoffer told How he thought his adopted grandson was Rotten spoiled but he turned out to be Rupal worked his Way through school and never took any Money from his family. President Johnson told of his recent visit with former presi Dent Harry Truman now 83.Johnson noted that a number of social welfare programs no being adopted had been introduced by Truman including medicare. And Hoffer then recalled that Johnson had Given Truman a medicare card. Truman thought everybody had forgot ten he recommended it 20 year before Johnson said. When one of the presidential Beagle dogs came up for a Tail wagging greeting Johnson said the do seemed to like Hoffer. At this Hoffer Bald headed with a Whie fringe of hair had a ready told the president about a Man who came to apply for Ajob knowing that the employer would be judging him by How his pet dog reacted. He put Indge twiddles while go gos turn Miami fla., a the judge twiddle his thumbs. The three topless go go dancers did their stuff. It was All in the cause of Justice. Judge carting h. Stedman recessed court monday and went to a Miami night club to watch three Bare breasted dancers perform after he said two policemen were unable to Demon Strate or describe adequately what they saw.1 Princess Victoria Vanilla Wil Liams appeared before judge Stedman to Dade county Crimi Nal court on a charge of disorderly conduct. She was arrested in january at the Tomboy club. Police said she was dancing top less. Defense attorney Max Koge opened his Case with an invitation to judge Stedman to see the dance in a night club with my Herbert Lane 50-year-old co owner of the Tomboy was Tso sure it was a Good idea when judge Stedman god he brought his wife we Haven t got a Chance Lane moaned. Carmen Stedman marched into the dimly lit club on her husband s Williams no longer works at the club but three other dancers were on hand to per form in Bikini briefs and name Francis Schwietert was the first dancer. She is 24, a native of new York City and says her dancing is a living like anything the Rock n Roll band Flung it self into a hammering rendition of shake rattle and Roll an Francine gyrated around a Cir Cular Stedman watched care fully. The judge hardly move except for the nervous rotation of his thumbs one around theother. Then came Star of the show was next. She billed As Bambi the it s different that s All i Dhave to say Stedman commented while the girls took breather. Right now folks we re Gonna let the girls show you what they got the announce bawled As the three girls moved Back under the one number like that Stedman and his wife headed for the door. I Haven t made up my mindset Stedman replied when asked for his views on the danc ing. Friday the 13th at 9 o Lockwell have a hearing. That s when i la make a decision he said. Some stewed liver in the cuff of his pants Hoffer related with a he left Hoffer told the president if i were a praying Man i d Pray for manager says Dick vein Dyke May Ebay Juk Hollywood a Dick Van Dyke s manager said tues Day the comedian is being considered to portray president John f. Kennedy in a film but that no contracts have been signed. The London daily express re ported earlier that Van Dyke had been chosen for the Lead inthe film to be based on the Book with Kennedy by Kennedy spress Secretary Pierre Salinger. In new York Salinger Novice president of International affairs of Continental airlines called it a misunderstanding. No actor or actress has Bee selected to play in the movie adaptation of with Kenn Dyno has anyone been selected to write the screenplay a spokes Man quoted Salinger As saying. Byron Paul Van Dyke s Busi Ness manager said the actor had been conferring with the National general corp. Which has acquired film rights to the role Dick wants to play the role he said. A spokesman for National general said the company has rights to the Book but there has been no talk of casting we Don t know How this Story got out the spokesman said. If the picture is made said Paul there is a Strong possibility that Dick will portray president Van Dyke was quoted As say ing i know the casting seems a bit improbable but i think ican do
