European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes april 3, 1968 no upright candidates in Domino theory by Dick West Washington up when something momentous and unexpected happens i always say this proves i was Johnson s announce ment that he would not be candidate for re election was no exception. For it confirmed one of my pet theories. I Call it the political Domino last fall the evening after thanksgiving As i remember i was playing a game of dominoes with my father who was visiting Here at the time. After the game my father asked if i thought gov. Romney would be a candidate for Hegop nomination most Likely i said. Theother Republican prospects arc Rockefeller Nixon Reagan Percy and Stassen. On the demo cratic Side it appears that John son May be challenged by Ken Nedy and Way of illustration i picked up nine dominoes and stood themon end so that they formed a that moment my son passed by and pushed the front Domino causing it to topple Over. To my utter amazement the other Dom inoes fell Over too. Look at that i must be an Omen of some kind. If i can figure out what i portends 1 con make a Fortune As a political All that night i stayed awake thinking about the strange occurrence and along about Dawn its meaning became dear to me. I crawled on my hands an Knees into the guest bedroom and took my father s hand to awaken him. This a tort mean that if on candidate Falls the other will fall too i woke to up to Tell me that my lather now of course the falling Domino theory is being born out. Romney started it when some one pushed him in new Hamp Shire causing him to fall out of the race. A few Days later and Kerpl Opl Down went Rockefeller. The Ker plop you heard Sun. Day night was Johnson Goluh Over. And if Tengan Percy an Stassen Haven t fallen already they Are at least More horizontal them vertical. L with Johnson Down can remain standing will Kennedy and Nixon be next the Domino theory is momentum. I predict that by the time the August convention Roll around there won t be a perpendicular candidate in tight House adopts ethics code . Gambling ring bared Washington up the House adopted a code of ethics wednesday after debate spiced by revelation that a gambling ring operates on Capitol Hill with daily payoffs in the thousands of . John Kyi a Iowa said a quiet investigation Over the Pas year shows a very Large number of congressional employees involved in illegal Well organized activity including the numbers Racket sports pools and similar betting ventures. I have been closely involved with the investigation Kyi told the House. I am personally satisfied that no member of the i House or any of its officials Are but he said baseball and football cards and numbers chances can be bought in every building on this Campus a term Broad enough to Cove not Only House and Senate and their office buildings but also the supreme court and the Library of Congress across the Plaza from the Capitol. The legislation would create permanent ethics committee and subject members to their first real code. Kyi proposed that the new committee takeover As one of its duties the chore of stamping out the gambling ring. He declined to estimate Thering s average Day s take but said daily individual payoff frequently run from $2,000 to $3,000. Officials conduct the new code enjoins official Sand employees of the House to conduct themselves at All times in a manner which shall reflect creditably on the other provisions include limited annual disclosure of outside assets and income aban on receipt of gifts from persons interested in legislation and a prohibition on diversion of Campaign funds to personal use. Amendments to order full financial disclosure and ban testimonial fund raising dinner outright were shouted Down. Rep Wayne l. Hays a Ohio said rep. Ogden r. Reid r n.y., who offered the latter proposal was Rich enough to finance his own election Campaign but that other members were riot so Lucky. Hays tested that when held former new York newspaper executive wrote a Check recently the Bank returned it marked insufficient funds not yours at another Point Hays offered an amendment to require employers of reporters covering Congress to make the same financial disclosures required of House members if we Are going to sanitize the House we Don t want any germs falling Down on us fro the press galleries Hays told applauding amendment was ruled out of order. Changing the cast Angela Lansbury left Star of uie Broadway musical mame welcomes her replacement Janis Paige at a cast parly. Miss Hansbary will continue to take the blues right out of the born in san Francisco. Up photo next hearing in 1ft70 California denies parole to Finch mini mini the ultimate Ina mini dress is this Low Cut High skirted suede worn by Raquel Welch in her latest film. Designer for this frock is of who cares a photo Tehachapi Calif. A or. R. Bernard Finch sentenced to life in prison seven years ago with Carole Tregoff for the 1959 murder of his estranged wife was denied parole wednesday. The parole Board meeting at the correctional Institute at Tehachapi where Finch is con fined said further parole consideration was postponed until april 1970. The Board does not Dis close reasons for denial of parole. Miss Tregoff also was denied parole at her hearing last month at the California Institute for women at Frontero where Shehas been imprisoned since sentencing on april 17, 1801, along with Finch. Under California Law life sen lbs getting report a mail Washington a thou Sands of telegrams phone Calls and letters have been pouring into the White House from across the nation Many urging president Johnson to reconsider and run for s the biggest influx of com ment and sentiment from the citizenry in All the years Lyndon b. Johnson has been in office White House mail room workers spot samplings indicated High Praise and approval from both those who said they supported and those disapproving of Johnson s policies. King to defy Memphis ban Memphis Tenn. Up Federal judge issued an order wednesday barring or. Martin Luther Xing or. From holding a 6,000-Man March in Memphis on monday. The integration Leader promptly announced he would ignore it we Are not going to be stopped by Mace a chemical disabling Gas or injunctions or any other method that the City plans Touse King said. King claimed the injunction was a Basic denial of first amendment officials sought the in Junction in View of the violence that flared last thursday when King led a March. One person was killed 62 were injured and276 arrested in the aftermath of that labor leaders and hundreds of other outsiders were expected to join the March on monday. Fences automatically arc re viewed for parole after seven average time served on a life sentence in California is 12years. After three highly publicized trials. Finch was convicted of first degree murder and h i sweetheart miss Tregoff of Mur Der in the second degree an conspiracy to murder. The body of Finch s attractive socialite wife Barbara Jean 35, was found on a neighbor s Lawnin the los Angeles suburb of West Covina. She had been Shotin the Back and her Skull was prosecution charged that Finch now nearly 50, and mis Tregoff now 30, wanted mrs. Finch out of the Way because of $750,000 in Community prop erty listed by mrs. Finch in divorce suit. To g o
