European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Thursday april 4, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 5 Fri starts probe . Employees pressured Washington a the Fri has launched an in Vetura  of allegations amt High level employees of the maritime a4r ministration were pressured by their Boss to contribute to a democratic party fund raising  investigation was requested by the criminal division of the Justice department it was Learned tuesday. A Veteran civil servant charged last week that 79 Marl time administration employees were summoned to a business hours meeting on Federal prop erty and pressured to contrib Ute to the dinner. Such pressure would be a Vio lation of election Laws prohibit ing Federal employees from seek ing political contributions from other Federal employees on Feder Al property said a Justice department official who confirmed that an investigation was under  official would not speculate on How Long the investigation might continue. The maritime administration employee who made the charges said the employees summoned tothe meeting All were in a gs-15 pay Grade earning $18,400year and up. The meeting was called he said by James w. Gulick act ing head of the maritime administration for 11 . March 21 in a conference room Nea Gulick s office in the general accounting office  was quoted As saying that contributions to next thurs Day s $250-a-plate dinner were not being sought by  twist ing but the employee said Gul ick added if you want to make sure that you have a Nice clean file and you can be sure that a files kept somewhere you know what to  acknowledged that the March 21 meeting was held an that a second meeting was held the next Day because i heard of the possibility of a Misander  but he denied Mak ing the Nice clean file state ment. De Gaulle praises lib s peace bid Paris Dpi preside Tcharles de Gaulle publicly hailed pc Biden Johnson s partial Viet Nam bombing halt. De Gaulle speaking wednes Day before his weekly Cabinet meeting said the decision was the first step toward peace and an act of reason and  Georges gorse the information minister said de Gaulle made the following declaration Thant going to Tehran United nations a . 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School session43. And la under44. Jewish month 45. Seines 46. Tropical fruit 48. Affirmative 24 4t m $7 54" n 20 4t ret 44 4s it 4 4-4 for the . President the fact of publicly ordering the halt of bombing which though no Complete or unconditional seems to be the first step toward peace and is an act of reason and political  Gaulle s statement sur prised observers attending the information ministry briefing after the unusually Long three hour Cabinet session. French opinion has shown Dis May following tuesday s Dis closure that . Planes would be allowed to Range deep into North Vietnam and that the bombing halt was actually in  Gaulle s decision however to Praise rather than deprecate Johnson s move was expected to be a favourable Factor in Hanoi ultimate decision on whether to accept the peace overture. Open House this Minneapolis Florist shop opened Earl when Auto made it a drive in. The car had been in an Accident with another vehicle before its flowery crash. Damage to the shop was estimated at $800. There were no serious injuries to the occupants of either car. Up photo vote on racial lines negroes edged in Selma Selma Ala. A a Biddy negroes to nominate a Mem Ber of their race for a seat on Selma s City Council failed tues Day. A heavy voter turnout gave three White incumbent Council men a 5-3 Edge Over three Negr challengers in cratic Runoff. The City demo seek City  Blagg sr., the incur. Bent councilman who Defeated Moss also said that the voting into the Campaign by telling their rallies and mass meetings not to vote for a Man on the basis of his qualifications but on followed racial lines As did la the basis of  p. Pepper another of the because Selma has 8,200 councilmen in tuesday s race j White and 5,200 negro voters mayor Smitherman who won the negro candidates had Little renomination in March said the Chance of Victory unless they both White and negro Candi City would continue to work with got substantial White support orites said the voting followed the responsible negro Leader unless Many stayed Home. Date racial lines in tuesday s elec Tion which mayor Joe Smither Man said Drew an uncommonly High voter turnout for such Runoff. The negro candidates under dogs in the contest Drew be tween 3,445 and 3,219 votes while their White opponent Drew from 5,219 to 5,208 votes. The vote for the negro Candi dates varied Only slightly from that of the March 5 primary i which they ran second to their White  h. Moss one of the negro candidates said i m Natur ally u Little disappointed. I had hoped that in View of the improved conditions Here the opening lines of communications Between the White and negro communities that the vote would not follow racial lines so closely. But we will be Back in four  said he would again ship such As Edwin Moss. But in the first primary March 5,i think the negro Community the negroes ran behind the in Here needs to reassess its Lead Cumbest in each instance  he contended that ele got enough votes to keep the of ments in the negro Community fic holders from winning with had introduced the race Issue i out a Runoff. Wee pals Church Complex hit by Tornado in Texas Panhandle Tex. A a Tornado struck a Catholic Church Complex Here tuesday night inflicting substantial damage to roofs Walls and  were no reports of in juries to the 150 nuns elderly people and orphaned children who live at St. Theresa s Home for the aged und children s Home. Were. You been All Day Nipper went to a meeting with my mom some Guy named de Facto is getting Intner grated what was it All about ?