Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, October 20, 1967

You are currently viewing page 7 of: European Stars and Stripes Friday, October 20, 1967

   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Moor of lob 20, 1967 the stars and St mks Page f end All cigarette ads cancer society urges new York a the american cancer society s directors recommended wednes Day that All cigarette advertising be  is too Persua Sive too valid and too vital apart of our american life to be used in the Sale of such a lethal product As the cigarette the directors said in a  society said three quarters of its Board of 104,about half of them medical personnel voted for the  Resolution added it is hoped that this goal will be achieved by voluntary self regulation and that governmental action will not be necessary. Cigarette smoking is not the result of an advertising conspiracy but the elimination of cigarette advertising May do much to destroy the social acceptance of this dangerous habit. It will make giving up smoking easier for Many and it will Stop the constant Media pressures on Heyoung to Start smoking. The end of cigarette Adver Tising will not be accomplished immediately. Many important actions which counterbalance advertising must be supported until the final goal is achieved. Cigarette smoking must Remaina matter of individual Choice but we want the Choice to be not Only in form but free from seductive advertising  s h o 1 i f of Louisville ky., one who opposed the Reso Lution said advertising was t a Factor that influenced behaviour Tony Curtis to portray strangled Hollywood up actor Tony Curtis was named wednes Day by 20th Century Fox to por t r a y Albert Desalvo alleged layer of 13 women in the movie the Boston  earlier in his career Curtis played a leading role in six Bridges to Crossa movie filmed in Boston which dealt with the Brink s robbery. To Start Jan. 1 filming of the Strangler based on the Gerold Frank Book is due to Start Jan. 1 in Boston and Hollywood. Henry Fonda will co Star As John Bottomly the former Massachusetts assistant attorney general who coordinated the manhunt that culminated in the arrest of Desalvo. And he objected to the limitation on advertising. The directors noted that som publishers and broadcasters Al ready have banned cigarette advertising. They mentioned new yorker Magazine saturday re View and readers digest. I of in near future9 electric car no pollution solution Washington a a government advisory pane wednesday ruled out the elec tric car As an immediate Solu Tion to the nation s air pollution problem and suggested a five year $60-Millkm Federal pro Gram to help develop cleaner vehicles. It said a Piston Type steam engine of advanced design potentially offers a satisfactory alter native to the present gasoline burning automobile but the panel did t specifically advocate development and production of such a vehicle. The recommendation was one fatal jump Harry Dougherty plunges to his death left from Philadelphia s Walt Whitman Bridge. At right the Rev. James Nugent i helped Down after his pleas failed. A photo of 18 outlined by the panel on electrically powered vehicle As a minimum program to meet what it called the serious threat of air pollution. It blamed the automobile Formost of the nation s air pollution and called for a National air Quality goal strict standards on automobile exhausts further government research and fed eral regulation of the amount of Lead which May be added to gasoline. The panel said development fan electric car is not feasible economically in the present state of technology but that re search indicates significant advances for the future. 10-year wait it will be at least a decade however the panel added be fore the new technology can to developed prepared for com Mercial use and installed in a significant number of vehicles. The panel rejected Gas tur Bines As a substitute for existing Auto engines but said they Aro reasonable alternatives to Gaso line and diesel Truks trains an buses. The $60-million Federal pro Gram it proposed would help develop new Energy sources for vehicles propulsion systems emission control devices Spe Cial purpose City cars and Gen eral purpose  report said motor vehicles produce 60.6 per cent of Allair pollution in the United states no Coward father of five leaps to death Philadelphia a some one in the Small knot of watchers yelled Only a Coward  Harry Dougherty 31, teetering on the rigging of the Walt Whit Man Bridge flicked away a cigarette and shouted i was never a Coward before watch this and jumped 200 feet to his death. For 24 hours wednesday spectators and policemen stood on a Little Walkway about 20 feet be Low Dougherty on the Bridge Over the Delaware River plead ing with him to come Down. A roman Catholic priest there. James Nugent climbed a ladder strapped himself to the rungs and pleaded for j/4 hours. Dougherty father of five who was distraught Over the separa Tion from his wife had stopped his car on the Bridge and climbed onto the rigging. People disbelieve lbs Percy says Chicago a the Ameri can people Don t believe the Johnson administration is Tell ing them what it is doing or doing what it claims  h. Percy r-h1., said wednesday. The country he said is fac ing a crisis of Confidence in  he charged the administration with mismanage ment of our National  Percy s comments were delivered to the annual convention of the associated press managing editors association. Percy considered by some observers As a potential Candi Date for the Republican Nomina Tion for president next year continued the Sharp attacks he has been making on president Johnson s handling of the office. Recalling that former presi Dent Harry s. Truman blamed republicans for the nation problems in his 1948 Campaign Percy predicted that Johnson court tips poor waiter $3 million Clearwater Fla. A a $4-a-Day waiter in Clearwater Fla., restaurant described by a Friend As to poor to go to College donned his apron As usual wednesday despite a Federal court ruling that he is Worth about $3 Mil lion. Charles Donald Belcher said the lawyers have to work out the figures and it May take a year As he prepared for another evening of weaving around tables with food Laden trays. The heir said he would use his new wealth to study Art at Jack Sonville University while his Mother travelled. He also said he was considering the Purchase of a  now lives in a Small stucco cottage with his Mother Mary who also Waits on tables. A Federal court ruling mad Public in Birmingham ala., wednesday awarded the27-year-old waiter his father s full share in the family s$14-million lumber business. . Dist. Judge h. H. Groom ruled that Belcher s uncles who control the family companies an corporations have engaged in conduct inconsistent with the interests of the Young Man regard ing a Trust left him by his  Belcher began suit for an account of the Trust fou years ago. His Mother said in that time a lawyer from outside died and a lawyer for their Side idea and we were afraid the judge would die and we d have to Start All Over  inheritance included shares in w. E. Belcher lumberco., Belcher sales co. Ltd., and Belcher Wood products  Belcher said the Compa Nies also control about 214,000acres of Timber. Belcher is the grandson of the founder of the firms w. E. Belcher who divided the share equally among three sons and two daughters when he died in1945. Would do the same in the 1968presidential race. But the gop is not responsible for the failure of the War on poverty or the Progress of the War in Vietnam or the fiscal and monetary mismanagement which has led to inflation and protectionism or higher an higher taxes Percy said. A major difference betwee republicans and democrats Percy continued is in their approaches to the business Community and local government where the parties differ while republicans want Touse the resources of the Busi Ness Community democrats Are suspicious he said. And while Republican know that local government can solve local problems the democrats always look to Washington for old answers which Are no applicable to new problems Percy  main problems facing the nation require sound manage ment he continued and clearly the Johnson administrations not providing  Percy listed the budget Defi Cit which he estimated at $30 billion and problems in development of the m16 Rifle and fill air plane formerly called the tfx As pointing to the present mismanagement of our National  . Picks up signal from russian a blast Washington a indications that the soviet Union set off a nuclear test blast tuesday were reported by the atomic Energy  said the United states a recorded seismic signals which originated from the soviet nuclear test area in the Semipalatinsk Region of soviet Centra Asia. Kirk averts teacher strike in Florida Tallahassee Fla. A a possible statewide teacher strike that would have close Down Public schools on monday was averted wednesday when gov. Claude Kirk announced he would Call a special session of the legislature. The Florida education association which represents about 55,000 teachers had demanded the governor make the Call be fore sunday so the legislature could vote More Money for Edu cation. Many resign the association said oct. 9 Thad 31,424 resignations from its members. A rally was scheduled in an Orlando football stadium sunday for a vote on whether to submit the quit no  showdown had been brew ing since the Spring when Testate association and its Parent organization the National Edu cation association invoked sanctions against the state for what it called inadequate Finan Cial support of the  the demands was a Call for teacher pay raises. Only one Winner. Pupils Kirk denied the threat of mass resignations had forced him into making his  s no such thing As Vio tory for anybody. It s a Victory for the children Kirk said. Association president Dexter Hagman said wednesday we Are not going to continue with sanctions activities. We Are not going to talk about them. Weill just set sanctions  the sanctions had include Calls to Industry and tourists to shun Florida and urgings to prospective new teachers not us accept jobs in Florida  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade