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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 2 d the stars and stripes psychiatrists probe drowsy tirade1 classroom time is sleepy Himeji Haeford . Ufi Athirst one or two children in mrs. Hazel Galbriath s first Grade class at Upchurch school would fall  it happened More frequently and More children joined the group of Sleepyhead. They fell asleep in their chairs or standing up. Mrs. Galbreath reported the problem to her supervisors about two weeks ago. This touched off an extensive medical investigation. It is still incomplete but doctors suspect some sort of psychological phenomenon. When he found out about the problem the superintendent of Hoke county schools had the children moved to another room while their regular classroom was Choc cd for Carbon monoxide or other toxic gases. No toxicity was found and some of the children fell asleep in the other  the problem persisted North Viet shells rockets Jolt Khe Sanh from a and up dispatches Saigon North vietnamese gunners slammed 1.100 shells and rockets into the . Marin base at Khe Sanh saturday in their heaviest attack in a month on the besieged Garrison . Spokesmen Here  spokesmen said the exploding shells hit at the rate Ozone a minute for 18 consecutive hours. While they fell b52 bom Bers launched seven strikes against communist positions sur rounding the base in retaliation for the artillery barrage. Marines at the base Light casualties in the  tack which began at dusk Friday. It was the heaviest since feb. 23, when More than 1,300rounds of mortar a n d rocket shells struck in a 24-hour  the opposite end of the country . Helicopters pounced on a Sampan Fleet moving communist w a r supplies through Mekong Delta canals near the cambodian Border. They Sank 30of them with a furious machine gun and rocket attack . Officials said. An army spotter plane locate the samoans. The plane sounded the Al Armand patrol helicopters moved in on the Fleet of samoans running arms and ammunition to Viet Cong guerrillas in the  troops pushed across Rice paddies and mangroves amps against Light resistance and reported sinking another 15sampans just South of Saigon. In the air Over North Vietnam,. Warplanes streaked to within 18 Miles of the chinese order and guided their bombs with radar against the  Yard a critical link Between Hanoi and  another raid air Force f105 thunderchief pilots pounded a Convoy of what was described As tracked vehicles"33 Miles East Northeast of the Mugia pass Supply funnel that leads into the to Chi Minh infiltration Trail. Adam s Back Adam Clayton Powell lights up at a Harlem ballroom after returning to Newyork to face contempt charges. He plans to try surrenders to sheriff again for tin House of representatives sea that was denied him because of alleged misuse of funds and Defiance of the courts. A photo Powell returns to Harlem new York up sex congressman Adam Clayto Powell returned Early saturday to a frenzied Welcome in Harlem after ending an 18-month self imposed exile by surrendering Toa sheriff waiting to arrest him for criminal contempt. After being paroled almost immediately by a judge Powell burst into a democratic party dance and was mobbed by 300people shouting Adam s Back Adam s Back Powell his coat off his tie missing and his shirt open to the Waist with buttons ripped away delivered the opening Salvo in his Campaign for the House scat denied him in january 1967 by his colleagues for alleged misuse of Public funds and for defying the courts. Any negro crazy enough Torun against me in Harlem would be crucified he , living on the Bahamas Isle of Bimini since the con tempt citation against him november 1966, told newsmen these Are my people baby my people Powell later announced his plans for a Welcome Home. They included parades through Harlem saturday and sunday with the latter to Start at the abyssinian Baptist Church where he has Senate passes ethics code Washington a the Senate voted 67 to 1 Friday to establish the first comprehensive code of ethics for senator Sand employees. Passage came after the code was described As too weak by several longtime supporters of strict standards. These include democrats Joseph s. Clark of Pennsylvania and Wayne Morse of Oregon Leore d. Ail. I Ion  ram vote Cali ii.1 i  Senate i Lus Urc prov limited Jyro j by   by sen. John the code also places tons on moonlighting by ii publican Vermont. Lib no Ali a i i in i i i a card Bro Deijs in la or of a Ion recommended committee headed Stennis d miss restrict Senate employees an outgrowth of the scandal Over Bobby Baker s lucrative outside business activities while serving As Secretary to Senate  those voting for the code was sen. Thomas j. Dodd d-conn., who last year was censured by the Senate for using Campaign contributions for per Sona expenses. His Case and that of Saker provided much of the background against which the code was draw. As the Hie Amire stands Sena tors and employees earning More Llian ,000 a year a Ould have to Lile detailed annual state ments Uilah the comptroller Gen Era including tax returns out Side income debts and gifts of More than $50, but these would not be made Public. Each senator and covered employee would make Public list Ings of the sources amounts and distribution of Campaign contributions and of each fee Over $300 for speeches television appearances and articles. Contributions from individuals or organizations could be used Only for political Campaign expenses. Senators would have to designate which of their aides would be permitted to solicit or Dis tribute Campaign contributions. Tin effective Date of the measure is july 1. Before passing the measure the Senate modified action taken thursday by voting to  of Campaign contributions for trips Home postage news letters television appearances and newspaper  action came on a 44 2s Roll Call on the amendment offered by Sens. Ralph Yarbor Ough i -tex., and Jacob k. Jav Ita . Been minister for Many  surprising series of events that marked the former con Gressman s return Home began Friday when Powell s attorney Henry Williams called judge Arthur Markwich of the new York supreme court and Newyork sheriff John Mcclosky to Tell them Powell wished to sur Render. Williams made arrange ments for his client s Quick release. Powell arrived in new York late Friday night and surrendered to Mccloskey in front of Markewich s Home shortly be fore Midnight. Markwich held a hearing in his Home for Powell who faces up to nine months in jail on the contempt charges and allowed him to go free. Under the agree ment he would immediately a peal the contempt citations to the appellate division of the state supreme court the appeals court had refuse to hear Powell s Appeal until he had complied with the supreme court s order to surrender to authorities. Powell had asked to appear before Markewich who had signed the criminal con tempt order that was the out r o w t h of a defamation of character suit a asst Powell brought by a Harlem Niilow. Head defied seven court orders 10 appear in connection uth therase. I Odell was Ives a cd last april 11 to us House seat from which he was excluded. He never appeared to claim the seat reportedly hoping to win his seat Back through the courts and re Tain his 22 years of seniority. Moke county called for n from or. Harry h. Mcl consultant to the state Board health office in nearby Ville. I became aware of the problem tuesday March 12th� Mclean said. He said school reported one child fell asleep thursday March 7 there were four on Friday seven on monday and seven on tuesday the Day Mclean was called. About five had gone to sleep when i got there and the rest were drowsy. They had moved them out and wore walking them around when i of  he said that since the investigation has been underway the children have gone to sleep Fol five different locations in the school including the auditorium and cafeteria. There Are about five Persis the my Mclean related bus an they a together. Tent sleepers of children in the class said. They Are noisome ride the school some walk to  necessarily play All Are negroes. Mclean said investigators have definitely concluded there  no health a an and nothing physically wrong with the children. We worked with it awfully intensively quite a while until we were assured Seu re no dealing with disease or toxicity of any form he said. As the problem -.in-w, some of the parents kept their children Home. The most absences we had was nine said Mclean. Bui doctors told the parents there was no danger to the children they did not break up the class because it lurked Betterto work with the situation like it is. The psychiatrists u eded the class pretty Well like ii was to work out the  Mclean said doctors sup atthe answer to the in Erv lies in the psychological approach the psychologists and psychiatrists we called in a consultants do feel this is a source. They have not pinpointed actual diagnosis. The investigation   Mcl Ean said his own guess is that the sleep is pattern that has been strongly reinforced by that Verv time they rot sleep they got extra attention an frequently were earned Nom this is supposition trusts Are working it s one of the things i have Ever rut my life Mclean a in habit the fact the on it. Weirdest toss in weather h 44 57 48 70 68 46 24 68 41 35 48 j2 Job iffy is. Temperatures l 41 Albany 24 Albuquerque 26 Aiti Anllo 41 Atlanta 44 Atlantic City 34 us riling 04 tirini.-. I k 33 Heine Jyh Liuti m 11  14  inn1 pm 10  to Divri 14 l t � my � i i Dulu Tii to   0 t  30 f 01 Woi tvs Fly Hoiu Iuchi 34 Llou Iton a Jach Onville 83  Cut 44 Lai Veu a  Afi cd m i6 a0 1? is 1 44 is 0. A s is. York .1  
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