European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 10, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 3 curbside breath tests Start Green Means Slop for Drivers in Britain London a Britain strict new drink and drive Law went into effect monday but police Are expected to go easy on motorists at  were issued boxes of breathalyser West Ger Man made plastic bags contain ing chemical crystals which change color to Green when exposed to alcohol  a Driver is stopped and asked to take a curbside breath test he May be arrested if the Reading shows More than 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 Milli liners of  organizations and correspondents have criticized the tests As inaccurate on newspaper claiming that even the vinegar on that old British Staple fish and chips could change the crystals from White to Green. But the police and transport ministry has waged an information Campaign to say that the curbside breath test is Only an indicator and not sufficient to convict a citizen of Drunken  the Driver passes the first test he is let go. If he fails he must go to the police station and submit to a blood test or a urine test. If one of those shows an alcohol level above the new Legal limit it can be used As evidence against him in court. Critics of the tests say that the effects of alcohol vary in individuals according to a person Sage weight physical condition and capacity for food and  of the possible errors in testing police Are expected to give the Benefit of the doubt to motorists during the first few Days. A margin of 10 per cent error on the test is expected Tobe allowed a motoring source  problem police May face is a Lack of doctors who by Law must administer the sub sequent blood or urine tests. Medical society spokesmen said that it was unlikely that doctors would be too willing to be called out of bed several times a night to test suspected offenders orto spend valuable practice time in court to give evidence of their findings. In any Case the Public seems to be taking it seriously. Bars in Many parts of England re ported sunday night that sales of Beer and liquor were Dowland soft drink consumption was  in London s normally Busy West end almost disappeared when the new Law came into effect. Thousands of motorists apparently stayed Home rather than crowd into the City for a sunday night drink. Bars reported a Sharp drop i business although they close earlier on sunday nights than on week nights. But there was a surge in sales for Beer and liquor to be taken Home. London policemen administered 14 breath tests during the night. Of these three indicated positive reaction and the Drivers were taken to police station for further tests. The first was Given right i front of Buckingham Palace. But the Driver passed and was let go. Winner Jennifer Gurley 22, of Cheshire is miss great Britain 1967, chosen by judges of the 23rd National bathing Beauty contest. A photo ready on Bill Washington up con Gressmen who have demanded Sharp cuts in government spend ing will vote wednesday whether to give 2 million politically potent Federal workers their 15th pay raise in 22  of their own committee clerks and other aides would Goto about $28,000 a year. The $30,000-a-year congressmen them selves would be assured Semi automatic pay raises every fou years starting in 1969. The sensitive salary boost was coupled with an increase in pos Tal rates which would produce$884 million a year in new Revenue. But the added pay would Cost $2.6 billion in an 18-month  Johnson asked rate increases to help offset a perpetual Post office operating deficit which hit $1.2 billion in Fis Cal 1967. He also said Federal salaries must be increased to keep highly competent career employees and the administration proposal for a three stage $2.6 billion increase was accepted by the House Post office com Mittee. Its Bill however would bring Federal workers to their third and final comparability pay raise six months earlier than Johnson  pay proposals however Are not for military personnel who Johnson said should also be increased. The House armed services committee has pledged to draft a pay Bill which would equal the raise Given civilian workers. This could nearly double the total pay package. The Public would pay $568 Mil lion of the new rate Revenue through a Penny increase in Reg ular letter and postcard Stamps and a 2-cent increase in airmail and greeting card Stamps. Another $29 million would be raise from government mail which is the franked privilege give congressmen and Federal Agen cies and paid for out of tax Rev Enue. New publications and Busi Ness mailings including junk Trail would yield $268 million  omnibus measure it also provides expanded mailing Privi Leges for gis overseas and at tempts to curb mail advertise ments for obscene materials dependent wins Brush with of Mill Valley Calif. A the United states air Force has changed its mind about Grey Ruttledge s Beard. Two months ago the17-year-old son of a Navy Pilot killed in a military plane crashing 1952 was refused a depend ent s card by Hamilton air Force base because of his facial  air Force found a Regula pot smoking principal suspended Nicasio Calif. Up the principal of Nicasio elementary school in Scenic Marin count was suspended sunday after admitting she has been smoking marijuana almost daily since 1949."the three member school Board ordered the suspension of mrs. Garnet e. Brennan 58, until further notice pending re View by this  the action followed a Clay and a half of inquiry by the Board. Mrs. Brennan has been Prin circulation office phone numbers Germany Berlin Civ 739368bremerhaven, Civ 45341, Mil 7664 Frankfurt Civ 06108-2047, Mil Offenbach 755 Kaiserslautern Civ 5117, Mil Vogel Weh 7050 Mannheim Civ 871402, Mil Rhelna 618 Munich. Civ 5165923, Mil 7356 Nuernberg Civ 776647, Mil 6513 Stuttgart Civ 854225, Mil 7230wiesbaden, Civ 420779, Mil 28595 Greece Athens Civ 985189italy leghorn Mil Camp Darby 1455 Spain Madrid Civ 2228200, ext 3011 United kingdom London Civ Ruislip 32264, ext 127 subscribe now government housing Only pal teacher at the picturesque elementary school North of san Francisco for five years. The country school has 47 pupils and free teachers. I do not consider marijuana  drug. But for me nicotine is mrs. Brenn Anold reporters. As of now i am no longer going to break the Law. I will smoke no More marijuana until itis Legal to do so. I m not Stop Ding it because of the school District. I m doing it because the one Way i can prove it is All right is to quit using it and show Noil effects from stopping. I m just As Good a school teacher now Asi was on  the school Board accused hero immoral conduct in a Reso Lution adopted unanimously an presented to her sunday. Board member and housewife mrs. George f. Rogers said mrs. Brennan has done a Good Job but a school teacher must be above  president Wilfred v Lafranchi said this comes a quite a Shock to us All. Mrs Brennan has always been a  an affidavit signed by mrs Brennan was introduced in Superior court Friday As part othe defense for Melkon Melko Nian 34, convicted last month aiding and abetting the Sale o marijuana called pot by user sin the statement mrs. Bren Nan said she smoked one two marijuana cigarettes each evening to relax and soothe Hei self. She said she never Felt the iced for marijuana during school hours but has been using Mari Uana since 1949, almost daily with Only beneficial  mrs. Brennan who lives alone and has been teaching for 30 years said she never real Zedler revelation would create such a sensation in the tree shaded town. But she was the main topic of conversation this weekend. Sheriff s deputies and Mem mers of the county District at Torney s office tried saturday to search mrs. Brennan s Home but left after failing to produce search warrant As demanded by the  were particularly interested in my sources of Mari Juana said mrs. Brennan but i told them i was not going to Point a Finger at  Ion which said dependents had to be groomed in a Way commensurate with the accepted radiation and decorum of Mili tary  if Ruttledge had been give the card he could have got his Jeard shaved off at the Bas Barber shop among other  Mother mrs. Laverne Ruttledge said she d stand by her son and his Beard. Even Gen. Ulysses s. Grant had one she pointed out. New commander this week the new base com Mander col. Charles l. Praul saw Young Ruttledge. The colonel was very Happy and smiling the youth  told me they d reconsidered my Case and decided the Beard was not a fad since i d had it for a year and a  dropout Dies a millionaire Dublin up the death of Denis Guiney 74, one of ire land s few millionaires was announced Here sunday. Guiney left school at 14 and Rose from Draper s apprentice to the owner ship of one of Dublin s largest department stores. Would create a quadrennial commission to recommend once each four years what the level of congressional Federal judicial and executive salaries should  president would follow this up with a specific pay proposal to Congress which would go into effect automatically unless con Gress took action to Block it. The measure would boost salaries of White Collar Federal workers by 4.5 per cent and postal workers by 6 per cent retroactive to oct. 1, 1967. Additional pay raises would be Auto Matic on july 1, 1968, and again on april 1, 1969. The effect of the three stage increase would be a 17.2 per cent boost for White Collar workers and 12.8 per cent for postal  pay raise would include top level executives whose salaries would increase As much As $2,000 a year. The Deputy associate administrator for the National aeronautics and space administration for instance would go from $26,000 a year to $28,000. His Superior the Deputy administrator of Nasa would be in creased from $28,500 a year to $29,500.three republicans All Mem Bers of the committee which tacked the Bill together plan to offer an amendment to put postal rate increases and pay raises into separate Bills. If this fails they will propose eliminating the second and third stages of the pay raise  House gop leadership looking for a consensus of it sown members planned a party caucus wednesday morning shortly before the amending process gets under Way on the floor. Democratic leaders took a nose count of their members especially on the proposal to split the Revenue and pay raises into separate  publications and direct mail advertisers were expected to lobby hard against promised floor efforts to go Over the 23per cent proposed for second class rates and the 32 per cent boost recommended for third class rates. Hussein shakes up Jordan army Amman Jordan a King Hussein announced a major shakeup in the jordanian army sunday following losses in t h Arab israeli War. He appointed longtime commander in chief Field marshal Habes maj Ali a defense minister and pensioned off two High ranking  new commander in a h i e f was named Hussein himself i supreme commander but the army s no. 2 Leader Gen. Amer Hamas was named to control and supervise the a r m y and push through the King s or Ders for its improvement a n cd  shakeup was wider than the army. Jordan got a new government saturday headed by Bahjat Talho uni As Premier. The defense ministry Post that was Given to maj Ali had been he Din the past by the prime minister. Jordan s 56,000-Man army suffered heavy losses during three Days of fighting in the six Day War in  commander of the Western front where the fighting occurred brigadier Mohammed Ahmed Salim was pensioned off the announcement said. Also pensioned off was t h e number two Man in the former Jerusalem command brigadier Atta Ali. The changes in the government and army were Hussein s first moves following his return a few Days ago from Moscow the first the pro Western King h a Smade but they were n o t viewed As necessarily connected with his talks in the soviet Union