European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday March 22in life grim Gold going seize the railroads by Dick West Washington up the National austerity program proposed by president Johnson May be a Wise move but i dovish he had Given it another name. The term simply does not in spire Confidence As a remedy for economic ills. For that is what the British have been calling whatever it is they do when the Yare in financial difficulty. And if National austerity haste same results Here that it has had in Britain the United states will end up with a devalue Pound and Twiggy. Mark me Down As a sentimentalist but i sort of Long for the Days when . Presidents reacted to emergencies by seizing the railroads. There was something reassuring having the government take Over the railroads. It provide drastic action without drastic consequences such As causing the trains to run on schedule. Gold panic hits Paris mar Ket lbs seizes . Railroads i daresay a headline like that would do More to restore Confidence in the Dollar than a train Load of austerity  is a Good Chance How Ever that National austerity Millwork better Here than it has in Britain. For one thing our approach is different. The British undertake austerity by listing things they can do with out. The american Way is to be Gin austerity by listing the sex  the time we have named All of the things that should t be curtailed by austerity the crisis probably will be Over. But should worse com to worst some sacrifices May be required. With that in mind have already started thinking in terms of government services would be willing to forego in the interest of International monetary stability. One thing i would voluntarily give up is overseas trips by con Gressmen. I fully realize the lawgiver make these journeys for my Bene fit. But they do Cost Money and As Long As the balance of pay ments is unfavourable , myself a do while it would pain me to so i also would pm Sirlei Jup the new Senate code of the key segment require ors to make an account their personal finances in a a"5e. " to i a \. To i ii . This i s to secret  w the data could conce Vahl serve some future purpose but a time of National austerity we afford the extra filing charities taxis olympics Brundage sues irs Washington a the internal Revenue service says Avery Brundage president of the International olympic com Mittee owes $15,547.59 for 1963 income taxes resulting from a dispute Over charitable deductions . Tax court papers showed wednesday. Brundage filed suit against the internal Revenue service saying the contributions he made were to organizations sup ported largely by governmental agencies or Public donations and he is therefore entitled Totake an additional 10 per cent charitable deduction from his income. Normally the maximum charitable contribution Deduc Tion allowed on income taxes is20 per cent of an individual s in come. But if some of these contributions go to agencies sup ported substantially generally at least one third by govern rent agencies or Public donations an additional 10 be r Cen deduction is permitted. The largest amount involved is a $293,150 contribution the City and county of san fran Cisco to expand the f. H. De Young memorial museum. There were also lesser amounts Given to the Art Institute of Chicago the Lover memorial Library and the Chi Cago historical society. Blin Dage is a Chicago hotel Man. 5,000 sheep die next to test site full Load Model train fan William Schreiber drives a $2,500steam engine outside the Chicago museum of science and Industry at the third annual exposition of the Chicago Mode engineers association. Up photo irate senators refuse to Tell Kin s finances Washington up the Senate refused wednesday to expose the personal finances of its members and their families after an angry debate during which the leading supporter of Public disclosure was charged with covering up the Bobby Baker scandal. The Senate rejected by 44 to 40 an amendment to it proposed code of conduct which would have forced senators an top Senate aides their wives and minor children to reveal details of their finances to the Public. The amendment was Defeated after a bitter desk pounding debate during which Republican Leader Everett m. Dirksen charged it would turn every senator into a a Java b  the  Exchange came when sea. Carl t. Curds it neb., accused a  of the amendment sen. Joseph s. Clark d-pa., of doing All you could to cover up wrong doing in the celebrated Bobby Baker Iii i estimation. Curtis was forced to Slop am take hi.-, be biological and chemical warfare test site have died in the Pas week from a mysterious Poison agriculturists said wednesday. Sen. Wallace f. Bennett r Utah called for a full investigation by the army and the department of agriculture. Sheep have been dying in the Skull Valley desert Range adjoining the army s Dugway proving grounds 35 Miles West of Tooele Utah. The desolate area is near Utah s great Salt Lake and rimmed by the tin Cedar mountains. Three experts representing the . Department of agriculture and the state agriculture department told newsmen they Felt the deaths were caused by some kind of  i wish we knew what caused the deaths said or. Jordan e. Rasmussen of Thesda s agricultural research service. We Don t feel it s contagious disease. We Haven t found any poisonous  herds of about 2,800 sheep each on the Desere livestock co. Ranch and near an Indian reservation 25 Miles away were affected at an estimated Cost of $300,000. David r. Waldon stat agriculture commissioner said it appears a Poison i involved in what he called nearly a wipe Oul of the herds. Waldon said about 200 sheep were still  from one Herd and 400-500 from the other Herd. A Veteran Lexicology is  a. Nelson of the National animal disease labor Atory at Ames Iowa was called in wednesday. He said he had no reports of similar outbreak sin other areas. Waldon said the sheep were dying a few at a time from the disease which appeared to disturb the Central nervous system. State agriculturists said dug Way proving grounds officials told them no tests which would be harmful to animals were con ducted recently at the germ War fare testing station. At to reports Rise in profits new York a the american Telephone & Tele graph co. Reported wednesday income for the 12 months ended feb. 29 Rose to $2,092,251,000 or $3.87 a share compared with$1,979,989,000 or $3.68 a share in the previous year. Revenue were $13,196,100,000 As against $12,294,518,000 for the year ear Lier. Income for the three months ended feb. 29 was $536.897,000or 99 cents a share on revenues of $3,375,297,000 compared with$472.785,000 or 88 cents a share on revenues of $3,125,426,000 for he year earlier period. A Quarter dividend of 60 cents share will be payable april 1 o shareholders of record March Power Tower dynamited at u. Of California Berkeley Calif. Up a 65-foot electrical Tower furn Ishing Power to the University of California was dynamited wednesday. The explosion Cut off All electricity to the ump Rity and the Lawrence radiation Labora tory and caused periodic blackouts throughout Alameda and Contra cos a  was taped to three of the Tower s four la s about nine feet off the ground and set off about 1 30 . The Tower located in a Remote Hill Section of Tillen Regii jul Park toppled severing the 115,000 Volt Power  Gas & Kin Trie co. Slowly restored partial Power tothe University through Nate  and nip v cars from Page sealed off in  sit and began search info clues. Scattered fragments of Detona tors fuses and tape indicate dynamite was used. Six us buildings v. No thou Power most of the  and atomic accelerators ind computers at the radiate i a closed Down. Mckinney a Indianapolis  Frank e. Mckinney in ported will be appointed Ami Sailor w Spain has resigned As Board chairman and chief ext Totive of icer of the amen a National Bank and Tki i co. I put a new friends Ste Wondu incl you. Extreme Appeal Al Appeal