European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 8, 196j the stars and stripes was t Poge 5 noose Story stretched by Sid Whipple stuff writer was Alfred e. Packer. Colo Rado s snowbound Cannibal of the 1880s, hanged for his appetite did the trial judge accuse him of Patin i five of the seven demo fats in Hinsdale county Well not quite. The questions arose in Latea Nril when the stars and a tries published a up Story about University of Colorado Stu dents renaming their College Erill Long the target of jibes be cause of alleged poor food in Honor of Packer because the Grill had consistently striven to at Tain the High standards exemplified by  Story quoted the demo cratic judges saying at the Tim of the sentencing there were Only seven democrats in Hins Dale county and you Alfred Packer you Man eat Rig so and so you ate five of  the Story left the implication that Packer was hanged for his  real Story of Alfred e. Packer As related years after Ward by the late judge Ben Lind sey of Denver is this Packer and five associate were prospecting in the mountains during the Winter of 1883. Blizzard Cut them off from civilization and the party made Sev eral vain efforts to eke out their diminishing Larder by shooting game. At the Point of starvation Packer shot his companions one by one As they returned to Ca Pfrom their forays. He deposited their bodies in Snow Banks which became in effect Home freezers sustained throughout the win Ter by this unusual diet Packer returned to the lowlands in the Spring freely admitting the adventure. It was decided to try him for murder. It seems that the judge in Lak City who presided in the Case had been elected by just five votes Over his Republican opponent and in sentencing Packer addressed the prisoner after this fashion stand up you Man eating . You have been convicted of the terrible crime of murder. And what makes this crime More heinous is that you have eaten up the democratic majority of this  Packer s sentence was com muted to life imprisonment and Protection urged for War reporters Zurich Switzerland up the International press Institute Ipi called monday for an inter National agreement for the Protection of journalists covering wars. The Ipi commenting on the senseless killing of four news men in Vietnam sunday appealed to All press organizations to impress on their government the need for recognition of journalists noncombatant status. Horizontal Tennis  painter6. Kind 12. Period of time 13. Old Romanish 14. Female Ruff in. Cabbage or corp 17. Beam18. Damp 40. Spread Gram to dry41. Nocturnal animals43, diminishes gradually45. Discharge 46.  47. Footed. Vam 49.fertiliaoplant m. Pond for portrait k. Insect66. Was vie torlous67. 8-shaped curve. 58, Garden tool 69. Guided vertical1. Bulgarian coin8. Native metal8. Sack 4. Ripe 6. Garlands 19. Sicilian Volcano in time to come 24, required27. Con answer to yesterday s Puzzle. ��v���v�2fl, Printer s measure80. Elevate so girl nickname 33. Weigh of India 85. Assess86,Wido awake88. Egyptian i god 0. Pen point7. Miss Terry 8. Seesaw9. Illuminate 10, meadow11. Kind of opener10. Australian bird20. Close 21. Lethal22. Useful 23. Poor dwellings 25. Animal fat26. Legal papers29. Matched group32. Portland arrowroot34. Reject 37. Threefold39. Profession 42. Endured44. Denary 47. Employ48. Short. Are race use Olit Lon it Clautea tool52.pedal digit53. Conclude luring the 1920s, when this Cor respondent was working in Den ver Packer was still living be Hind the bars of the Colorado state Penitentiary free from All worries about proper nourish ment. Packer was eventually re leased an old old Man with mild and gentle manners an died i believe some time in the Early 1930s. Poll shows britons Back color stand London a three out of every four britons think former conservative Shadow minister Enoch Powell was right in calling for a ban on coloured immigration the Gallup poll published in the daily Telegraph showed tues Day. Powell also took the Lead As the most popular potential Suc Cessor to tory Leader Edward Heath. Heath fired Powell from his Job As opposition defense spokesman after Powell s controversial speech in Birmingham april 20. The daily Telegraph reported that Strong pro Powell sentiment comes from All sections of the Community from All parts of the country from those who live Nearor work with coloured people and from those who Don  Cross Section the poll was taken april 26 to 29, from a Cross Section of British opinion. The party leadership question was put to labovites liberals and independents As Wellas conservatives. The main question put by the poll was in general do you agree or disagree with what  said in his speech on coloured  per cent answered agree 15 per cent disagreed and 11 per cent said Don t  the question of whether Heath was right or wrong to fire Powell 69 per cent said wrong 20 per cent said right and 11didn t know. The Telegraph said this was the first time in 31years of Gallup polling in Britain that a majority was against disciplinary measures taken by a party  polled 24 per cent of the vote As a potential successor to Heath. He earned Only one per cent in mid april just before the speech. Deputy Leader Reginald Maudling dropped from first to second Choice earning 18 per cent compared to a previous 20.Powell s biggest gain apparently came from the Don t knows who dropped from 46 to 34 per cent. Wrong attitude despite their agreement with Powell on immigration restriction most people think Colo prejudice is a wrong attitude the poll said. But most people believe the attitude should not be a Legal offence. Sixty five per cent of those polled said there should be som form of legislation to guard against racial discrimination but Only 30 per cent approved the government s race relations Bill in its present  per cent opposed integrated housing 12 per cent opposed integrated schools and 17 per cent opposed integrated employment. The government s Bill would outlaw racial discrimination in housing and most employ ment. School integration is Al ready accepted policy. Honor for Massiel Spanish pop Singer Massiel Winner of the 1968 eur vision song contest in London Waves a bullfighter s Cap that Matador Manuel Benitez Al Cordobes hurled to Herin Mallorca dedicating to Massiel his Victory Over a Bull. A Bobby Only demo trailing Nixon Washington up the Harris poll reported monday that vice president Hubert Humphrey had overtaken sen. Robert f. Kennedy in voter popularity an that Kennedy was the Only Democrat who trailed former Vic president Richard m. Nixon. The poll appearing in the Washington Post said that Humphrey and sen. Eugene Mccarthy could defeat Nixon who was the Only major gop Candi Date at the time it was taken but that Nixon would defeat Ken Nedy 40 to 38 per cent. He Kennedy has slipped be Hind Humphrey As the preferred Choice among democrats and inthe present political situation has evolved a sharply negative per Sonal reaction pollster Louis Harris  democrats Harris said Humphrey had moved into a Clear Lead with 38 per cent compared with -27 per cent for Kennedy and 25 per cent for Mccarthy. Harris said that just after president Johnson withdrew As a candidate and before Humphrey announced his candidacy Ken Nedy led among democrats with37 per cent compared to 24 per cent for Humphrey and 22 per cent for Mccarthy. In a race Between Kennedy Nixon and third party candidate George Wallace Harris said that Nixon would get 40 per cent of j the vote Kennedy 38 per cent an Wallace 14 per cent. In a Mccarthy Nixon Wallace race he said Mccarthy would get 40 per cent Nixon 37 percent and Wallace 13 per cent. With Humphrey running against Nixon and Wallace har Ris said the vice president would get 38 per cent Nixon 36 per cent and Wallace 13 per cent. The poll was taken betwee april 24 and May 1 and did not include new York gov. Nelso Rockefeller who announced his i gop candidacy april 30. Wee pals bread and butter