European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes Fyon i find America a shocking place9 april 24, study cautions of . Hunger malnutrition Washington a a Spe Cial committee of private Citi Zens reports there is Concrete evidence of chronic hunger and dangerous malnutrition in Al parts of the United states but primarily in the South and South West. It estimated victims num Ber in the millions. The citizens Board of inquiry into hunger and malnutrition in the United states established by the c i t i z e n s crusade against poverty studied the problem for the past nine months and concluded if you will go look you will find America is a the Board was formed after Senate subcommittee toured Mississippi last Spring an found pockets of malnutrition and hunger. A few weeks late six doctors reported that they had personally observed what they called inhuman and in tolerable conditions in missis Sippi. In its 100-Page report re leased monday the Board said there is a prevalence of chronic hunger and malnutrition which Humphrey says . Is in revolution new York a Vic president Hubert h. Humphrey said monday the american revolution of social change can be accomplished amidst order while the United states opens the doors of Freedom around the world. Humphrey said monday Nightie thinks he will seek the democratic nomination for pres ident. I think so. I think everything will fall out right he said when asked the question after an Over seas press club awards dinner where he had been the Mai speaker. Earlier in the evening the Vic president had merely winked when asked the same a policy statement obviously precluding his entry into the democratic presidential race later in the week Humphrey outlined a Broad program of Aid to what he called the peaceful and constructive pursuits of cries of Freedom now and of we shall overcome have been the rallying Force for Mil Lions of deprived and underprivileged americans who Are to Day asking the right to be Citi Zens in the fullest sense of the word he said. Society tested this in a real sense is the continuing american revolution. The amazing thing is that it has come As peacefully As it test of our society will be whether or not we can make the necessary changes without destroying the Good in what behave already built whether we can change amidst order an or Der that permits change. I think we the vice president said he looks Forward to the time when All the Peoples of Southeast Asi Awill be participants and part ners in economic development and will share in the Aid we Are Able to one of the most exciting and enriching experiences to which we can look Forward is the building of peaceful Bridges to the people of Mainland Chi a he said. I believe the Power of the free idea will in time infiltrate Mainland China As it has infiltrated and is infiltrating the soviet Union and artful Casey mrs. Rhoda Sherbell a West Bury ., sculptress smiles beside her statue of Casey Stengel at the dedication of the new gallery of Art in new York s Madison Square Garden Center. Three Hundred years of Art and 30 sports Are represented at the gallery. Up official s recommendation fair peae on train rides Washington up a interstate Commerce commis Sion hearing examiner held Mon Day that the Federal government has the right to make the rail roads give passengers More than just a seat for the Price of ticket. Examiner John Seward Mes ser recommended that the rail roads be forced to live up to certain minimal passenger Issue grew out of a Case involving five states and the Southern Pacific Railroad. The states California Ari Zona new Mexico Texas and Louisiana wanted the inc to Force Southern Pacific to improve service on its Sunset states claim this service was deliberately being downgrade to bolster the Railroad s argument that the train should be discontinued. Among other things the state wanted the Railroad to restore dining and sleeping s recommendation was seen As a landmark by . Officials. The time has come when the commission can no longer act like a county Coroner and certify death certificates for passenger train service Messer recommended that trains travelling More than250 Miles be required to provide some Type of meal operating Between 10 Leary s son denied change in draft status Poughkeepsie A John Leary 18, son of or. Timo thy Leary advocate of Ltd another psychedelic drugs has been denied a draft classification As conscientious objector. Young Leary who says he Isa minister of his father s league for spiritual discovery was continued in his 1-a classification by dutchess county selective serv ice Board no. 21 after a hearing on his application. His attorney said he would Appeal. . And 8 . Be required to include sleeping cars. Passenger cars be require to be equipped with air conditioning heat and Speed of the train must not be less than the Railroad fastest freight train. Messer said it was quite obvious that the Southern Pacific and most other railroads voluntarily make an Effort to improve passenger service. The salvation of the nation Srail passenger service rests with the governmental agencies National state and municipal including this commission he said. The Southern Pacific denied i planned to drop the Sunset but said downgrading service to Pas sengers was justified because the Public was not Riding the train. Messer s recommendations Are an extreme departure from the usual inc decisions. The Agency usually confines it self to acting on petitions to drop passenger trains. Awav5 Loval Auw avs fair ai.wav3 cu056 amp akimt01h&rmah/ 1hgof Park horsepower Auw avs 3otta 0& aunderp03, \5always Pav Orlf gof 1h6 a0u5ep, th6 fray up 1h6 w6arvanp1h6 worn of 1mb Cony want my hitheit0 prevalence ish a thousand people Whoso try thou food fir a month would be show g wrote. Be a America the numbers res worsening Ailua Uon it listed 256in 20 states. A cow while m were named in a but Sippi is Geo a welfare director William Burson said As bad As the situation is in Georgia it s not As bad As the commis painted Umlee he said All but 13 of the state s 159 counties have signed for food stamp programs Many Only recently and added the situation has undoubtedly improved some since the commit tee compiled its North Carolina s welfare com missioner Clifton m. Craig said there is nothing shocking or surprising in the report. Doing our Best our department has program aimed at helping these people and we re doing our very Jackson Mississippi Wei fare commissioner Arthur win Stead said there Are special food programs plus private anti Pov erty agencies operating in the state and i Don t see How this hunger is going on with All these the Board which held hear Ings around the country and made Field trips said wherever it went poor people spoke not with precise analysis of food consumed in Grams or ounces but. Of constant chronic unremitting the Board reported it found High incidence of anaemia growth retardation protein deficiencies and other signs of Mal nutrition among the poverty population. That pregnant women i poverty suffered from nutrition Al deficiencies and were con stantly anaemic. A v i d e n c e of retarded growth abnormally Low Heights and weights attributable to malnutrition in both Urban an Rural areas. Diet deficiencies resulting in the most severe protein deficiency diseases Kwashiorkor and Mara mus diseases usually found in underdeveloped coun of High incidence of parasitic diseases associate with malnutrition on us visits to South Carolina Florida missis Sippi Alabama and Indian reservations. ,. The citizens Board was highly critical of the Federal food pro Grams administered by the department of agriculture and funded by Congress. Athletic Skulte help Nab burglar Boston a a policeman used his Marathon and boxing skills monday in chasing Ana capturing an alleged Chase of nearly two nil j ended in the Public Library with Edward Burke 19, unconscious the victim of a one punch knows Burke was charged with Lar Ceny of More than �100 1111 connection with the theft of a $165 top coat from a men s store. He was captured by i a Ujj Jdonald a Murray 3.1, a Fajg High school track Captain Juno ran his first Boston mar Friday finishing 291st in a of 890 starters. J
