European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                196 the stars Ano stripes log 5 construction official denies Viet kickbacks los Angeles a the Cressent of a s Angeles eased engineering firm sunday Osbed As distorted Justi 5 and unfair a secret Senate port charging his employees 3 receiving kickbacks in a . Construction project in South  a. Shay president of Pacific architects & engineersinc., was replying to charges in a 75-Page document prepared by sen Abraham Ribicoff a Conn. The report urges a Broa congressional investigation of us operations and programs inthe War zone and specifically asks an investigation of con tracts held by Pae _ athe report mentions a Pae contract with the army to Reno vate the grand hotel in Ngawang for use As a Headquarters the initial army estimate was $208,423, but the final Cost was $996,226, the report said to this Shay said the Origi Nal Cost estimate involved principally the restoration of a sin Gle building but the . Army later. Ordered the company to construct an entire Complex of  the Ribicoff report s Asser Tion the materials should have been purchased in Vietnam Shay said the company was Given written approval to Pur Chase these materials in Singa pore and Hong Kong by the . Army because they were no available in  All material sat the Lowe the added were purchased possible Cost the company released the statement from Shay after notifying him of the Ribicoff report by Telephone. He was described As being in Southeast Asia on company business. Shay said he had not seen the contestant Ruth Selzer of Tel Aviv is Israel s entry in the International t e e n a g Queen contest to be held in Chicago at the end of  horizontal 1. Caress 4. Append 7. Book of hours 11. Grand parental 13. Wrath 14. Roman poet 15. Famous fiddler 16. Fate 17. Incarnation of Vishnu 18. General Tenor 20. Persian fairy 22. Plant exudation 24. Repartition 28. Separated32. Theme 33. The Dill 34. Small mass 36. Zola novel37. Less 39. Blotched 41. Cushioned 43. Inlet44. The rainbow46. English composer 50. Baking chamber 53. New Zealan Bird 55. Broad topped Hill 50. Prima donna57. Work unit 58. Period of time 59. A bargain 60. Bishopric61. Compass direction vertical 1. Gasp 2. Always. Biblical Weed 4. Trouble5. Let fall 6. Restrain7. Tevelly 8.eggi9. Edge answer to yesterday s Puzzle average time us flotation 14 Man Ute 10. Girl s name12. Of length 19. Defective bomb 21. Soak flax 23. 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Shay said Ribicoff who made the report after a tour of South East Asia last december did not choose to see the company officials or examine the company records when the senator was in Vietnam. Ribicoff s report has Bee filed with the Senate permanent investigations subcommittee. Bandit snares $4,000 with polite note Newark . Up Awell dressed Bandit using Only a kindly Holdup note relieved savings and loan association of $4,000 Here. A woman clerk handed Over the Money after the Man handed her a note which read please give me $25,000 or everyone will be killed. Give me five minutes. Thank  the Bandit fled after the clerk placed the Money in a shopping bag he gave her. 5m4 not too seedy this is Patty Mccormack the child Starof the bad seed believe it or not. She is now a full grown Star and dons a mini skirt and boots for her latest film. New warning issued on Antibiotic Washington a the food and drug administration announced sunday night it has issued a new warning to physicians and Hospital administrators about dangers of the anti biotic drug chloramphenicol. Commissioner or. James  reminded physicians in a dear doctor letter that Label ing for the drug since 1952 has included a prominent warning that its use can Lead to serious and sometimes fatal blood Dis eases. Recent hearings conducted by sen. Gaylord Nelson d-wis.,brought out reports by doctors of a continuing death toll from use of the drug. Goddard was questioned sharply at the hearings about what could be done to alleviate the situation. The new letter asked physicians to report any Adverse reactions associated with the  Agency said such reports and the amount of chloramphenicol approved for marketing will be evaluated periodically to deter mine whether further action is needed to curb the excessive use of the  revised Labelling accompany ing the letter suggests for the first time that patients should be hospitalized during treat ment with chloramphenicol. God Dard said food and drug administration believes that chloramphenicol is often prescribed for conditions for which thousands gather at Fatima Fatima Portugal a a estimated 500,000 pilgrims Gath ered Here monday for the closing ceremonies marking the 51st anniversary of visions of the Virgin Mary by three portuguese Shep herds. It is not indicated including trivial conditions such As acne the common cold and simple  other additions to the Labelling Are precautions about use of the drug during pregnancy and Lac tation listing of leukaemia among the Adverse reactions and an estimate on the Inci Dence of fatal plastic anaemia caused by  anaemia estimate is based on a 1967 report by the califor Nia medical association and the state s department of Public health. Chloramphenicol has been marketed by Only one drug company Parke Davis since the Fra recently ordered the product of six other companies off the  unprecedented action came after the Fra conclude that the six companies products although containing the same Active ingredients did no get into the bloodstream As fast and thus presumably did not have the same effect. 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