European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday april 26, 1968is . Making sure talks will Bear fruit by Dick West Washington Dpi i heard this Story from a Friend whose daughter has a Friend whose husband is a helicopter Pilot in Vietnam. So i am certain it must be authentic seems that after the siege was broken at Khe Sanh helicopter began flying in fresh fruit ice Cream and other goodies to troops who had been living for weeks on Field  of the cargo was Sling loaded outside the choppers Andon one flight the rigging broke dumping hundreds of oranges Over an area still held by the Viet  happened at about the same time the North Vietnam Ese indicated a willingness to engage in peace talks. There fore i began to wonder if there might be a  clarification from Cap tured documents i have take the Liberty of reconstructing what May have been the Chain of events pvt. Doc qui diem who has been Manning a Viet Cong out Post runs breathlessly into the Headquarters Camp and approaches his  s up Doc sir outpost 609 is under going a heavy bombing  that s funny. I Haven t heard any  no sir. These bombs Don to Boom when they hit. They go splat splat what kind of bombs Are they i Don t know sir. They Are Small and round and  that sounds like an. No it could t be that. It must be a new weapon of some sort i a Send a demolition team to in  couple of hours later sgt. Qui bang diem head of the demolition squad reports Back to the , sir i Don t know what to make of it. We re covered one of the bombs intact. It had landed on pvt. Doc s  we dismantled it we found these Little seed like things in  they look like. No the could t be that. I had better Send them to Hanoi to be Saiyed one week later the chief of North vietnamese intelligence seeks an urgent conference Withro Chi Minn. E a bad news excellency. We be just obtained confirmation that the americans have Devil. Oped a Citrus  a Citrus bomb what s that i Don t know sir but we had better make peace while  Freeman critical report Washington up Agri culture Secretary Orville l. Freeman said a citizens group which charged the government with neglecting the hungry had overlooked the facts. Criticizing a report by the citizens Board of inquiry Freeman said it ignored the fact that More Progress had been made in feeding the poo during his term of office than had been made in the preceding Quarter of a Century. Rodney Leonard administrator of the agriculture depart ment s consumer and marketing service went further calling the report an accusation that avoids the  the feelings of the boar members at the disgraceful Paradox of hunger amidst plenty Are my feelings also Freeman , he added the Board failed to consider that since he . Average income up Washington a the average after tax income of every Man woman and child inthe nation increased at an an Nual rate of $63 during the first Quarter of this year but More than half the gain was erased by inflation. This was reported tuesday bythe government in its newest compilation of business Statis tics published in economic indicators a Booklet prepared for the Senate House economic committee by the Council of economic advisers. The government said per Cap Ita annual personal income after taxes Rose to a record $2,852during the first Quarter up $63 from the prior three months. But when adjusted for inflation since 1958, this meant in creased income after taxes of$29. Based on 1958 Price Levels theper capita income level after taxes was $2,442 in the first Quarter the government said. During the fourth Quarter of1967, the average per capita in come after taxes Rose $33 Withall but $6 of it eaten by inflation. Took office in 1961, twice a Many counties have started food programs and nearly twi Ceas Many poor persons Are receiving food through govern ment programs. We would do even More i we had More Money to do it with he said. The Board recommendations chief among them a Call for a free Foo stamp program would Cost several billion dollars he added at news conference Leon Ard said the department has asked Congress which last year authorized $225 million for the food stamp program in fiscal 1969, to increase that total to $245 million. He added that the administration has several other pieces of legislation i mind but he could not describe them. After hearings investigations the citizens report followed nine months of hearings an investigations by the 25-member Board which was created by the citizens crusade against poverty. It said at least 10 million americans Are suffering from malnutrition at a level that has caused deaths among infants and serious disease among millions of other persons. The report sharply criticized congressional and department policies that funnel millions of dollars to a Small number of farm operators not to grow foodie the face of a critical food shortage among poverty level citizens. Leonard said payments to Farmers not to grow food is our Best insurance against shortage of food. It maintains our production  at Michigan state girl to teach College at 16 Miami Fla. A edit Stern who entered College at the age of 13, has been acce Tedas a math instructor at Michi Gan state University. She now is 15. The teen Ager who has been called Genius since the age of two chose a graduate assistant ship in the math department a Michigan state Over offers from six or seven other very Fine teen Genius Edith Stern 15, has accepted an offer to Tea Chat Michigan state University upon her graduation at 16. A actor Tommy Noonan Dies at 46 dancer Pocahontas Crowfoot show business career As a night Woodland Hills Calif. A actor Tommy Noonan the wide eyed bespectacled in Verity of his condition. I asked said Noonan never knew these Nocent of numerous comedy movies died wednesday at the motion picture country Hospital. Noonan 46, was operated on eight months ago for a Malig Nant brain tumor but was late released from the Hospital. In recent months his condition worsened and he went into Acoma april 12. His wife former actress the doctors not to Tell Tommy and he never did know she  was the brother of actor John Ireland and they per formed together As children in Davenport free theater in new York City where they were raised. After serving in the Navy i world War ii Noonan began his club performer teamed with co median Pete Marshall. His first big break in films came when he appeared in a Star is born with Judy Gar land and James Mason. Later he gained Fame As the bumbling suitor of Marilyn Monroe in gentlemen prefer  comic roles followed in How to to very very popular Bachelor father and bundle of  to g o prombn6inb Piny  mi6 Many Columbus youth a Cci-um0u5twi5 wm6n in Chicago th0 couum0u9,vikin03.9 who historic Kite schools said her father Aaro Nedith graduates from Florida Atlantic University in August celebrates her 16th birthday afew Days later and then Heads for East Lansing in  to the University Edith will deliver two hour Alge Bra lectures twice a week act As consultant to students Andgrade tests in addition to taking three graduate courses. I Hope i la be Able to finish up on my . In two years she said. This is a Gigantic step she staking her father said. Mich Igan state has one other Genius who has attracted just As much attention As she has and he will undoubtedly be a new Challenge to  another Genius it will be interesting it la certainly be different Edith said when she Learned that on of her classmates will be Michael Grost 14-year-old senior in Advance mathematics. Grost was admitted to Michigan state at 12.the Brooklyn borr coed s in has been tested at anywhere from 154 to 201 depending on the test used. Or. John Hocking director of graduate admissions at mus who approved the admission of both Young scholars said Grost s intelligence has de fied the Best attempts to Meas ure  last time Edith attended class with children her own age was in third Grade and her father said College represented emancipation for  Learned to read at two played chess at four dropped out of Junior High school at 12and was admitted to College at 13. Except during discussions of the fall of the roman Empire Freud or trigonometry Editn appears to be a Normal teen age  the phenomenal Speed at which Edith has progressed through life she says Ive missed nothing. I comprehend More than most i suppose Bui m not sure How much extra i have. I Don t know what i would feel like to be in College at any other age. This is Normal for  College gives negroes More Aid sit in ends Hartford Conj the agreement to match ue$15,000 contribution Winch we student Senate approved Sunarti Mouridy april 7-Threedajsaw the assassination of i. Luther King or