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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Friday april 19, the stars and Stripe Page 7youngsters write reactions Man a a i How Many to die before world is quiet Washington a in the King and the wave of slum vol that followed. The riots helped me because could go downtown and get clothes and precious rings arid wrote another recount toys ing the three Days of burning and looting that broke out in Washington two weeks ago. Wuh there be another Leader Asmil another their themes and thousands of others assigned by Public school teachers Here where 9 of 10 pupils Are negroes mirrored frustration at King s assassination frustration mixed with satisfaction concerning the riots. The youngsters put Tifei thoughts on paper after mayor Walter e. Washington expressed the Hope that the schools not let an event of such significance to the City slip by without somehow relating it to life in the classroom. Mary Lea Sherburne a teacher who led the writing project after the capital rioting ended said the themes were assigned to youngsters in grades 3through 9. If i had to generalize on everything i read it really is that this has been quite an emotional experience for All these children and it has brought them face to face with a lot of issues that they Are just As unprepared to meet As our society is she  child s View of a Home in editors see Nixon. Humphrey on top i la string along with you the London symphony Sdavid Measham who raised a fuss two years ago when he argued that British girls legs were Superior to american girls goes Overa few notes with his new wife Susan an american girl during rehearsals at new York s Carnegie Hall. A photo Washington a unassociated press poll indicates that . Newspaper editors rate Hubert h. Humphrey and Richard m. Nixon As heavy favourites to make november s race for the White , still silent on his political plans,.was stamped better than 2-1 favorite Over Robert f. Kennedy in a random poll of 80 editors attending the american society of newspaper editors annual convention. Eugene j. Mccarthy like Kennedy a declared candidate 1 for the democratic nomination did t receive a vote. Results of j the poll were disclosed wednes i Day. Nixon and nobody on the Republican Side Nixon the Only declared Republic j can candidate was a prohibitive favorite Over such potential 1 challengers As new York gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller and Cali fornia gov. Ronald  picking Humphrey credited him with the advantages of an incumbent administration s party following Pluss backing from organized labor and solid support in the  several editors compared to Hartson to president Harry s.1 Truman who they said has grown in historical esteem inthe years since he also announced he would t seek an other term in 1952. One third of the editors asked to estimate How history will rate the self proclaimed lame Duck president said it is too Early to Tell particularly while Johnson is still probing for peace in  the 40 who expressed 1.7 million wind up Bee in Bethel a. A lots of people go South for the Winter Bui How Many bees do you know who spend the col months in Florida Paul Zeigler and his estimated 1.7 million bees recently re turned from Florida. Everything went Fine this Jime he said partly because it rained just about All the Way Home. Army chief of staff visits Vietnam again i Washington is army chief of staff Gen. Harold k. V i a � -_4 Vii Wjk it a Tjohnson and his top enlisted and Vic Fri to r. It _ m at a v f i a. A a a a it in i o army troops in South Viet j Dill. This is the general s 10th trip since he became chief of staff in july 1964 and Wooldridge seventh in his present position. � ire coming to the Pentagon Wool Dodge was with the 1st pm m Vietnam. It was Cloudy when we loaded them Down in Clearwater and it rained All through geor Gia and the Carolines. Rain keeps them quiet. If it does train we have to Stop and Spray  Zeigler has taken bees fro this Southeastern Pennsylvania Community to Florida for 32years. He carries them in a specially built truck with a six Pas Senger cab and an extra 30-Gal Lon Supply of gasoline. We Don t like to Stop once beget started he explained. The truck also has a built i bunk so the Drivers can take turns napping during the 1,500 mile , a breeder of Queen bees said he takes his Youn bees South so they can grow Strong on Citrus Blossom. In the Spring he brings them Back Here As nuclei for colonies. Each nucleus consists of a Queen and a minimum of 3,500 bees. This time Zeigler brought Back enough bees for 170 nuclei each with 10,000 to 10,500 Bee she figured the Load was Worth about $1,700. Every Spring he takes the nuclei to Apple Orchards where they Polle Nize the blossoms. After this is done Zeigler takes his bees to permanent summer locations. Zeigler said he has never Losa Load of bees but on occasion hive or two has broken open. Opinions 24 predicted history would look quite favourably upon Johnson. Eleven foresaw mixed or average ratings. Five listed Johnson As a below average chief executive. Frk fends off Mccarthy bid for debates Eugene Ore. A  f. Kennedy said wednesday he will not debate sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy alone As they fight for the democratic presidential nominations in Pri Mary Battles across the coun  s not the Only candidate the new York Democrat said Astie pushed a heavy schedule through Oregon one of the states where Kennedy and the Minnesota senator will clash Ina primary. Kennedy said rather that heis willing to debate with All of the candidates including Vic president Hubert Humphrey who has yet to announce his candidacy to succeed president Johnson. One of the pack the Issue came up when Kennedy Learned of Mccarthy s statement in Pennsylvania Thasho would like to confront Kennedy in Indiana and  of the candidates should be involved Kennedy said and he indicated that any de Bate in Indiana would have to include gov. Roger Branigin who is running As a favorite so candidate in the May 7 primary. Kennedy s response was seen in part As an Effort to avoid projecting Mccarthy s image above that of just one of several Candi  it fits in with Kennedy s own strategy so far which has consistently portrayed his rival As an ally in trying to Over turn the Johnson Humphrey and  has in no Way at tacked the Minnesota Democrat since he began campaigning one month ago. He has jabbed a Richard a Nixon George c. Wallace and even Harold Stas sen when signs bearing their names have appeared Amon the crowd. Lames might be expected to re Lect horror in More peaceful communities. In Washington he reaction the hundreds of slum fires ignited earlier this month included these comments rom the pupils would you like to live in a House that s old and ugly the paint can be peeling on your House for years and no matter what you say the land Ord won t do anything  rats and Roaches were burned up with those old build  other children said the violence accomplished nothing really hurting coloured my a told me they thin they re hurting Whites by rioting but they re really hurting col ored because it s coloured people who Are out of jobs when the Burn the stores one Pupil  said now they have burned people out of their Homes and they have burned our closest Means of getting clothing and food. And now some of the same people who were looting and robbing have to go right Back to the Whiteman for food shelter and cloth  whole world loved mar tin Luther King one Pupil wrote. Another1 youngster expressed different View it in t True that the whole world loved mar tin Luther King. A White Man shot him and they Haven caught him  Whites killed King the White people killed mar tin Luther King said another child. They had no reason. He was helping both White and col ored people. I think it was right to destroy All the White folks  mrs. Sherburne said there was considerable anti White sentiment reflected in the themes especially among teen agers. But she added it was no overwhelmingly vituperative against the White  she said there was a lot of feeling that the rioting was justified because a terrible thing was done but also that the rioting Hurt us All and that it was a fearsome thing that All people should try to live  i want to remember ," a child wrote. I want to forget the  postmaster Job really swings Washington a  j. Derwinski r-i11., a member of the House Post of fice and civil service commit tee is concerned that the office of postmaster general is becom ing a revolving door  a letter to president John son Derwinski noted that Marvin Watson will be the third Man to head the Post office depart ment since 1964. Watson until now a Johnson political aide succeeds Law rence f. O Brien who resigned to assist the Campaign of  f. Kennedy d-n.y., for the democratic presidential nomination. The solution Derwinski suggested is to separate the Post office department from poli tics tit murder charge David Newborn 49, is booked on a murder charge in the fatal shooting april 15 of Roy Innis jr., 13, son of Congress of racial Equality official Roy Innis. Police said Newborn apparently had become angry when his rest was disturbed by children playing. Up photo  
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