European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tim stars and stripes Odoy May 3, 1968 to build yourself it Don t save your breath by Dick West Washington up this is the first of a two part series on aerobics the new exercise program sweeping the country sweeping incidentally in t a bad exercise itself. But i a Only using it Here As a figure of speech. So Don t get confused i realize there already have been numerous articles on Aero bics and that a two part series May be somewhat , most of the other articles were based on  is the authors had not actually tried the program them selves. They merely quoted from the aerobics Book written by maj Kenneth Cooper of the air Force medical corps. I Don t operate that  i write about something i like to do so from first Han knowledge. So a couple of weeks ago i obtained a copy of Coop or s Book and embarked on the  Cooper has done is de Termine the precise amounts of oxygen that jogging cycling and other exercises add to the  this he Hai devised a time distance formula or Point system which shows whether the oxygen intake is sufficient to Benefit one s lungs heart tis sues arteries and  he has elevated to an exact science what had previously been rather haphazard and form less  begins the aerobics pro Gram by taking a fitness  is done by running As far As possible in 12 minutes. Including rest stops. I ran a far As i could in 12minutes and then i measured the distance on the mileage meter of my car. I won t say How far i got but the car wan still in the driveway this week i tested myself again to Check my Progress i was delighted to discover i have already reached the fitness level that Cooper Cla. Sipics As  since that is the lowest level this May not seem like much of an accomplishment. But two weeks ago my condition was t even on the  am confident that before the summer is Over i can build my self tip to the poor lev i which is something to look for Ward to oxygen Wise. However i am not certain i will continue the program. During one of the rest slops suddenly had a disturbing thought a question that cooler s Book does t answer. I shall discuss this with you inthe next instalment. Providing the suspense does t kill Vou first. Drinking smoking methodists end curbs on conduct of clergy Dallas a the United methodist Church wednesday struck out a written Church la that prohibited ministers from smoking or drinking but i called for higher standards of integrity. Poor March May be Short on mules Memphis Tenn. Up leaders of the poor Peoples " March on Washington say the Yare having difficulty finding mules for their mule  in this one time mule Trad ing capital of the  be located about 20 a n d Are scouring the South forbore said Hosea Williams at the Southern Christian Leader ship conference Sulc head quarters in Atlanta. 150 Wagon the Sulc which is sponsor ing the March plans to start150 wagons each drawn by two mules from Marks miss., next tuesday. Another 100 wagons Are to set out from Gree county ala., and 75 More from social Circle a. This would require 650 mules not allowing for spares and Orville Hancock a Memphis press scimitar writer said he spent one entire Day and was not Able to Purchase one of the animals. As late As 1944, hundreds of mules were traded or sold each Day in this historic River City but mechanized farming has outdated the animals a Cros Between a jackass and a Mare. The late or. Martin Luther King who conceived the idea of the poor Peoples " March be fore he was killed by a sniper s Bullet Here april 4, selected the mule As a Symbol of the Demon stration since the animals for Romany years were widely used by negro sharecroppers in the South. The denomination was formed Here april 23 through a merger of the 10-Mill Ion member Metho dist Church and the 700,000 member United bretheren Church. The methodists have fought Strong drink in America for Al most two centuries especially among their clergy. Leaders said the shift was from the narrow letter to the Fuller spirit of self discipline in Accord with the gospels. It Means a stronger moral witness in the world said the Rev. Or. Harold Bosley of Newyork. You do not make a mor Al witness under the gun but because you choose to make  after two sessions of vigorous debate on the Issue delegates to the Church s governing Confer ence overwhelmingly approved the new ministerial require ments omitting the specific pledge not to use liquor or to Bacco. J highest ideals j instead he agrees to com plete dedication of himself to the highest ideals of Christia life and to exercise responsible self control by personal Hab its conducive to bodily health mental and emotional maturity social responsibility and growth in Grace and the knowledge  an interpretative footnote said the change was not to be interpreted As relaxing the traditional View concerning the use of tobacco and alcohol but asserting higher standards of self discipline and habit forma Tion and dimensions of moral commitment that go far beyond any specific  however the Legal ban was out. The Rev. Or. Clair c. Kreidle Rof new Cumberland pa., pleaded for retention of the Rule say ing its elimination would Dis Tress the grass roots Mem Bers in Small Rural area congregations. Noting that 27,000 of the de nomination s 42,000 congregations have less than 150 Mem Bers he said we May not be lowering the standards but they re going to say  wedding plans Reml Brooke 19. Of new ton mass., and Donald r. Ilas Ler 18, of new Milford n.j., plan to marry in june. She is the daughter of negro sen. Edward Brooke of Massachusetts and Ilas Ler is a student at Mon Mouth College. A photo commissioner denies Bias lady ump gets the score new York a the commissioner of baseball denied wednesday that he s responsible for keeping a 35-year-old Coal Miner s daughter out of the game As an Umpire. The commissioner does no handle the hiring of umpires Gen. William d. Eckert said Ina formal statement after mrs. Bernice Gera. A Long Island housewife took her Case before the state human rights com Mission. It is mrs. Gera s argument that she is being discriminates against because she is of these called weaker sex. There is no reason a woman cannot Umpire a baseball game Bernice contended. It s just a matter of Good Eye sight judgment and ability to move around. I think i fit the qualification better than most  she has a diploma from West Palm Beach fla., Umpir ing school the first Ever Given to a woman to prove it. Also she Umpire More than 30games last year in the National baseball Congress which is Justa step below the minor leagues. Equipped with a lawyer Mario Biaggi and a sheaf of papers mrs. Gera filed her formal com plaint tuesday before the human rights commission which must decide whether to order Public hearings. Mrs. Gera said the commis to g o sooner would t give her an application. The commissioner said that snot so issuing the following statement inquiries have been made to this office concerning the com plaint filed by mrs. Berm Gera against the commissioner in the new York state human rights commission. The complaint is said to Al lege discrimination in the Refus Al to hire her As an Umpire. The commissioner has not seen such a complaint and therefore can Only comment that the commissioner does not bundle hiring of umpires and specifically has not refused mrs. Gera an Opportunity to file with the appropriate authorities for a position As us  to presidents if she wants to be a big  the commissioner s of fice snid she must talk to the league presidents Joe Cronin of the american league and Warren Giles of the National league. If she s interested in the minors she must approach i Piton of Columbus Ohio i " s1 Dent of the National association or one of the Heads of the i Moi . Gera and her lawyer both said they believe they getting the run around