European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 25, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 5 of t ourt Suim i it if to wiretapping Senate passes thorny crime control Bill Washington a the Senate passed its controversial one control package thurs Day night after More than three Freeks of  vote was an overwhelm ing 72-4.the measure would authorize court supervised wiretapping byte outlaw interstate mail sales of handguns and re lax supreme court restrictions on the use of confessions As Evi nce in Federal criminal triage. The provisions were added by Senate to a measure passed the House last year setting program of Federal Grants to improve local Law enforce ment. I the Senate measure goes far beyond what president Johnson wanted in some areas and Falls Well Short of his proposals i others. S outcome in doubt a Senate House conference committee is expected to get the thorny task of working out the final form of the Bill with the outcome still in doubt. President Johnson had asked repeatedly for a ban on mail or Der sales of shotguns and  had urged Congress to out Law All wiretapping and elec tronic eavesdropping except in National Security cases. And his administration opposed sections designed to overturn recent supreme court decisions. He was rebuffed again an again. Again in the Lith hour the Senate spurned the administration approach by voting to turnover most of the Federal Aid Money to states in Block Grant so that they not the Federal government will control its distribution to local police units. The four senators who vote against passage were John Sherman Cooperr by. Hiraml. Fong a Hawaii Philip a. Hart d-mich., and Lee Metcalf a Mont. In its Adamant drive toward passage the Senate refused to water Down sharply or knockout the wiretapping Section. But it did vote to limit emergency eavesdropping without court approval to cases involving nation Al Security or organized crime. By a vote of 48 to 29, it adopted Republican Leader Everett m. Dirksen s amendment to give states responsibility for distributing 85 per cent of the Money authorized to beef up local police departments to Hel them fight crime. The administration had sought to give this authority to the attorney general but unde Dirksen s amendment he will Only retain control Over 15 percent of the Money with the rest being distributed on a Popula Tion basis. The Bill authorizes Federal Grants of $100 million in the first horizontal 1, scrutinize 6. Ani Mal s feet 0. Loiter 12. Salary 13. Canal 14. Palm Leaf Var 15. Again 16. Ennerd 17. Pull18. Mexican coin19. Rodent 20. Mimic21. Greek letter23. Greek letter 25. Floated 28. List 32. Assistant83. Floor covering 34, sounds of pain 37. Inlets 39. Almond 40. Pronoun 41. Exclamation 44. Candle nut tree46. Suburban nuisance50. 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Edward , r-mass., lost 44 to 33 Evhen he sought to change the Permula in Dirksen s proposal to give the states 66 2-3 per cent of he Money and the attorney Gen 646 year and $300 million in the Sec-1 across state lines any sort fond year. Firearm. The five Are persons who have been convicted of a felony have been discharged from the armed forces under other than honorable conditions have been adjudged by a court to be men tally incompetent have renounced their . Citizenship Are unlawfully in the unite states. Long said his amendment might have prevented some fiendish assassinations which eral 33 1-3 per cent. Lopsided vote opponents of the Bill s wire mapping Section lost a series of lopsided votes. First the Senate rejected 60o 20 a drive backed by atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark to limit the wiretapping and eavesdropping authority to cases involving National Security and organized 2rime.then, it rejected 69 to 12 a motion by sen. Edward , d-mo., to strike the entire wiretapping  Defeated 56 to 23 an Amend ment by sen. Fong to limit the duration of the wiretap Section to five  it adopted by voice vote an amendment by sen. Ralph Yarborough d-tex., to limit use of emergency wiretaps with out court authority to situations Nolvin conspiratorial Active ies threatening the National Security interest or characteristic of organized  tempt policemen this tightened up an earlier vote 44 to 37, to retain a provi Sion that would authorize Emer gency wiretaps up to 48 hour without a court order. Sen. Hart who lost this Effort said the authorization would tempt even the most disciple led of policemen to do a Little tapping no one May Ever know  sen. John l. Mcclellan d-ark., floor manager for the Bill said the amendment would weaken the Opportunity to get the most effective results Possi ble by allowing wiretapping inthe investigation or prevention of major  of Illinois in pushing his amendment to give the states More control Over the an tic rime program told the sen ate the president s plan might inadvertently federalize Al Law  the states he said Are the proper place tout such authority. But sen. Edmund s. Muskie a Maine opposing the Senate gop Leader said state involve ment in Law enforcement is very limited and warned that giving the authority to the states might Hurt the big cities which he said need it most. Only one member the final version of the Bill is expected to be worked out in Senate House conference and rep. Emanuel Celler d-n.y.,chairman of the House Judi Ciary committee said wednes Day he would never accept sen ate provisions which would weaken supreme court restrictions on use of evidence of some confessions and police lineup  Dirksen predicted thurs Day that the provisions will be retained. Dirksen like Celler is a potential member of the conference committee and he noted that Celler will be Only one member of the group. The Senate adopted by voice vote after Brief debate an amendment by sen. Russell , d-la., to make it illegal for five categories of persons to receive possess or transport have occurred in this  Senate rejected 49 to 27, a move by Dirksen to allow state attorneys general to prose cute individuals and organizations before the subversive activities control  Agency will go out of business this dec. 31 unless i gets at least one Case to act on. At present the . Attorney general has sole authority to bring cases before it but none Are currently pending. In another action on the crime Bill the Senate retained a provision allowing use of Federal id Money to give raises to policemen. Mechanic s attire Sissy colpitts is just the girl to have around if you get a Flat on a lonely Road because she does t have the least idea of How to change a tire. The 19-year-Oldbutler University student made a big hit however during a visit to the Indianapolis Speedway where the 500 will be Runyon memorial Day. United press International photo wee pals what is the opposite philosophy to violence i m dedicated to a nonviolent philosophy education sometime comes hard