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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday june a Little help from a Friend Deborah Ann Kwiatek,3, looks a bit overwhelmed at her first meeting with a Large toy dog sent her As a get Well gift by mrs. Robert f. Kennedy. Deb Orah s grandmother mrs. Antonnette Severini was one of two persons killed in Elizabeth n.j., when a train slowed into crowd waiting for the Kennedy funeral train. At the last minute t he grandmother hurled Deborah to safety. A photo turn in your guns grows along with control deman new York a a turn in your guns movement has started in the United states in the Wake of the assassination of sen. Robert f. Kennedy. And there have been Callstrom Public officials groups and individuals for stronger gun control legislation at Federal state and City Levels. I Don t feel like killing any thing any More said Alan e. Schoening As he turned in two Hunting guns to police in Lan Caster a. Enough people have been shot now he said. A Chain of discount stores in Columbus Ohio said it would Stop Selling guns and turned Over its Stock of Small arms handguns ammunition and related items to the police department. An Indiana based Chain Dis continued the Sale of ammunition. It stopped the Sale of gun two years ago. In Dallas store owner e.  discontinued the Sale of toy guns the Day Robert june by died. We teach sea Dren love of a gun Anvil Skilling by Ivi governors that Strong Gunt Rols Are Long overdue Volpe chairman of the nation Al governor s conference to propose tighter gun new Battle on gun Laws shapes i Washington a a Newbattle Over gun control Legisla Tion shaped up monday with the introduction of Bills that would require the registration of Al firearms and ban mail order sales of rifles and shotguns. Other Bills offered by senator aroused Over the assassination of sen. Robert f. Kenned would make it a Federal crime to kill assault or Kidnap member of Congress or a Cabi net  of these proposals would system not adequate9 sub testimony conflicts Norfolk a. Up Anavy court of inquiry heard conflicting testimony monday on whether the missing nuclear submarine scorpion went to sea with an adequate system for bringing her to the surface Inan emergency. Rear adm. Edgar h. Batchel Ler commander of the Charles ton s.c., naval ship Yard told the seven Man court that the main system for blowing water out of the attack submarine s ballast tanks was not adequate and the emergency system  capt. Donald h. Kern who followed Batcheller on the witness stand said the submarine s regular ballast system was More than adequate touring her up from the Depths to which her operation was restricted. Meanwhile the Navy again refused to comment on Specula Tion the scorpion was playing hide and seek with a soviet submarine when it deviated far from its homeward bound course under secret  that she might have been Hunting a Russia submarine grew out of testimony that the scorpion had Bee Given considerable latitude in deviating from her assigned never been a pacifist or. Spock says at trial Boston up or. Benja min Spock paediatrician and author testified monday at his anti draft conspiracy trial that he does not consider himself a Paci fist. Spock on trial with four oth ers was preceded to the stand by mayor John v. Lindsay of new York who testified that Spock expected to be arrested at an anti War demonstration in now York City dec. 5.Spock opened his testimony by saying i be never been a pacifist and still do not consider myself pacifist. 1 was very much for the United states War against Hitler and favored the United nations police action in  said he first became Active in the peace movement in1902 when to joined the National committee for a sane nuclear policy sane. He said he joined because lie was against nuclear testing and believed if nuclear weapons continued Tobe stockpiled we would be destroyed in a matter of  told the 12-Man . District court jury that Spock told him three Days prior to the demonstration that the rally at the Whitehall Street induction enter would be an expression of his dissent on the Vietnam War. He expected to be arrested Lindsay said. The paediatrician was arrested with several other sat the demonstration and prior testimony revealed the arrest had been prearranged with the mayor and the chief police in Spector. Course and that she was attack submarine meant Anto track Down and destroy enemy submarines. Kern whose responsibilities include new submarine construction under the naval ship systems command in washing ton said the emergency system installed at Charleston in 1964 was not usable and it was recommended that it be taken out of service and Reliance placed on the Normal  after Kern s testimony in open court vice adm. Bernard l. Austin the presiding officer ordered the court into closed session for additional testimony from Kern on classified matters dealing with the ballast  said earlier in response to a direct question Baustin that in his opinion the main ballast blow system Aswell As the emergency system was not adequate in Light of today s operational demands on deep diving attack  had not adequately recognized that we had eaten into the margin of safety if the ship got into trouble Batcheller said. The emergency system which both officers and earlier witnesses conceded was not satisfactory was installed in the scorpion As part of a safety program called sub Safe begun after loss of the nuclear submarine Thresher in deep water off Cape cod in 1963. Provide the death penalty for persons convicted of first de Gree murder of senators or representatives. Sen. Thomas j. Dodd d-conn., introduced two gun control Bills. One would make fed eral registration of All firearms compulsory and the other would outlaw mail order sales of Long  these Bills Are passed Dodd said our land will be the scene of More assassinations and attempted  s Bill would require fed eral registration of All firearms except in states that have their own registration Laws. It would provide a penalty of $2,000 Fine and two years imprisonment for violation. Senate sources said Only two states Hawaii and new Jersey now have Laws requiring registration of firearms. Several states require permits for the Purchase of handguns. Dodd s Bill would provide criminal penalties for Selling or delivering ammunition to any one lacking proof that his Wea Pon is registered. Lobby denounced Dodd again denounced what he called the gun lobby led by the National Rifle  said it is the most wrong headed and probably the mos dangerous lobby that has Ever  Rifle association says americans have a constitutional right to Arm themselves for  Bills to make it a Federal crime to kill assault or Kidnap a Congress member were offered by sen. Robert , do. Va., and Jack Miller a Iowa. Miller s Bill also would apply to Cabinet Mem  said in noting that some states do not have the death penalty that assassins should not be permitted to strike Down members of Congress without fear of capital  in the House rep. Emanuel Celler d-n.y., introduced a Bill that would ban mail order Sale of rifles and shotguns As Well As handguns and would control the interstate shipment of ammunition to juveniles Celler said his proposal worm place no undue Burden on la abiding citizens who wish to in firearms for  but Senate democratic Lea or Mike Mansfield of Contaoi said no amount of gun control will prevent people from get Ting  Mansfield said he favors Regj is ration of firearms but Cor tended this is primarily a state responsibility. However heed he would favor a Federal registration Law if states refuse to act. House votes to curb Jet noise booms Washington up tie House voted monday to put controls on Jet noise and sonic booms. But it refused to outlaw Shock producing Overland flights of the new supersonic transport set now under  a 312 to 0 Roll Call it passed and sent to the Senate Legisla Tion directing the Federal Avia Tion administrator to set and enforce standards for aircraft noise  amendment to bar our land supersonic flights with their continuous Shock wave was rejected on a voice vote after will s sponsors said the Meas As drafted provided author a preclude  flights if the Boom problem could not be solve the Commerce committee recommending the Bill want against expectations that tin aircraft noise problem Vuu solved either at once or Corn p but Yit said great Progress had been made in noise suppress research both by the mus no and the government. It Aid re Lief can be expected in the Jen of modified engine and air Iran design flight pr�cedj�? for land use in the area of Jetport. W0nt1d a Isth 0uu, Kim  
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