European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday March 30. Ana the com Mission on by Dick West Washington us i much has been writ ton about the list ant growth of the Federal government and How agencies continue to exist after they have outlived their for a change of Pace i thought i would write something about an area of the government that has been shrinking and about some Federal groups that actually have it happened in Congress of All the past couple of years the civil War Centennial com Mission has gone out of business As has the National commission on food St. Augustine Quad Ricen Tennial commission is no Longe with us. And neither is the . Puerto Rico commission on the status of puerto Rico. Presumably All of these com missions achieved their goals which Means that the status of puerto Rico has now been determined. For which we can Allbe thankful. Let s pause Here and give around of applause for the . Puerto Rico commission on the stains of puerto Woodrow Wilson memorial commission also has folded along with the joint committee on immigration and nationality policy and the joint committee on the organization of the con Gress. Likewise decommissioned were the Corregidor Bataan memorial commission and the commission on political activity of govern ment Haven t seen any of their final reports but i suppose someone decided the commission on political activity of government personnel was unnecessary Dur ing an election passing into history of these nine groups was not of course a net reduction. Several new commissions were create during that period including the american revolution Bice Teri Nial commission the select commission on Western hemis phere immigration and the Golden Spike Centennial Celebration commission. Moreover such organization Sas the joint committee on Navajo hopi Indian administration the joint committee on disposal noses5e Tion of executive Panon i committee for to. On1 Dell Holmes douse Kunrt obliged to keep Ihei the grinds tone. The Oliver Wendell Deviso fund obviously matter that a committee handle overnight. Nevertheless 11., number congressional joint and hoards i dropped from 3 j m 1966 to this year. Consider that Thui someone complain of pm Ern mental elephant Davis aun Senate presses europeans to pay world War i debts Washington a the Senate thursday adopted 48 to 25, an amendment aimed at european countries that still owe billions in world War 1 debts to the United states. Under the amendment the United states would decline to redeem in Gold any dollars held by such countries but would cred it the amount of the Dollar against the debts. Sen. Peter m. Dominick r-colo., said the proposal w a s aimed particularly at France but it also would affect Britain Italy and Many other nations. The Colorado Republican said he was tired of the . Continuing to play the sucker for these countries. They owe us t h e Money and they ought to pay sen. William Proxmire a wis. Said the amendment is a most far reaching step that is heavily opposed by the Johnson and this amendment would do is to take the nation completely off the Gold Standard Proxmire said it should never be adopted with the Little consideration we can give u at the of late hour of the Wisconsin senator said it was particularly impossible to pass it just As m of the United states and Western european countries arc meeting in Stockholm on a new inter National monetary unit. The Senate ote v a be highly embarrassing to . Officials at this meeting i to Xinna said. Amused the Ferris wheel has no seats yet but Jeanne Lang of Towaco ., has a Ball and Gunnill Tybel left of Stock Holm Sweden and Betsy Cameron of Bergenfield ., have Waves As they wait for an amusement Park to open welcoming for the summer in Palisades Up i photo Filo on Koine try Garrison charges sex aide with theft new Orleans. La. A atty. Jim Garrison charged his former Toji invent i Ator wit theft thursday and Garrison s current assistant Aid the stole item probably 1 was the master file of the Kennedy assassination probe. The Bill of information How Ever did not speak what Pri vate detective William ii. Gur Vich is accused of stealing. Gurvich served As Garrison Schief investigator in the assassination probe until last june 2, a when he abruptly quit Sas ing it had no basis in thursday u new move by lawyers for Clay Shaw caused criminal District court Jude Edward a. to postpone his ruling a synch had been sche Luu a f runday Onali Ejier Shaw will face trial in new Orleans on charges of conspiring to murder i lenient John 1-. s attorneys Uio Sid to in Opeyi a Heaning on their a re this motion to shift the . I a Iliou to a u Sli h Iii As .11 i i. Ill u 1 or i. Of the de 1 Fiat i Lluli Manuel 1 a. Y u ill i Iii Alt i Lii of h my Ilag Gerty set a hearing for Mon Day on their motion. This ended All possibility that Shaw s Long delayed trial could begin in april. The theft charged against Gur Vich was filed personally by Garrison an unusual occur rence. The charge specified that on or about june l a 1%7, cur Vicli allegedly committed theft of properly valued at ?11j belong ing to Garrison s office. Asst dist. Atty. James a cock said Gurvich would have to file a motion to got specific in formation about the charge but added that the accusation prob ably relates to the master file in the Kennedy protestants launch plan for uniting Dayton Ohio a Church representatives getting started on the actual drafting Ofa plan for a major protestant reunion have elected methodist Bishop James k. Mat hews of i Boston As head of the body guid Jing the process. As a meeting of the Consulta Tion of Church Union Drew to a close thursday it also authorized the establishment of a working Headquarters and awful time staff to handle the project in its new advanced phase. Bishop Mathews. 55, elected chairman of the consultation told the gathering that it has produced a note of real Hope i and Confidence in the future of this Enterprise to unite 10 major denominations. After working for six years on reaching pre luminary agreements the con saltation directed a special commission to draw up a specific plan of Union and have it ready in two yours or maj it if xxx Skibic. The prelude is Over and we re moving into the main act Bishop Mathews told news conference. Lie succeeds the Rev. Or. David g. Cowell of seat a. Feb. Loss of $103 million Washington a _ t h c i of devaluation Federal Reserve Board reported Pound in nov thursday a $10a-Nulhon loss of Gold during february but gave no detailed breakdown of the rec Ord decline this month in . Gold stocks. Exact figures for March when the loss approached $1.4 Bil lion will not be published for another month. Officials have said however that the United states lost about $.5 billion in Gold from the line reveals Ile fit a in dec trailing Washington up . Commerce department said thursday the United state moved from a Trade surplus of �14.7 million during the first two months of 1%7 to a deficit of a j .i.9 million during the Sam period this year in its dealings with t u european economic Community. In the Trad. With the ,. Exports advanced from $881.1 million for the first two months of 1967 to $yi7.4 million in the same i nod this . Imports from the dec jumped from $691.million to .1 million. H by the fi4 iurch3ipj none so far in was French i y throng september 1%6 to at kt$34 million in Gold. My l from the United not l l officials said a Tor in the London Gold polished. The exact Figur operations were but of the sic 1 actually sold a for Domestic mid Mercial use and foreign sales i i Gold Pool. The United seven nation 59 per cent of tithe London Mark was abolished can after an unproved panic purchases. W As the t c i in go on to ii d Coin ilium for u in inor a 1 10 to
