European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              June 14, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 7 . Wage Law mostly to states by he associated press i officials say a supreme to derision on the minimum Law applying to various of Public institutions Cost the taxpayers Mil 0 dollars a year., court ruling affects near nillion workers in stat hospitals and other in holding that they Are by minimum wage and time standards set by fed sit states the minimum c Standard currently  hour but rising to $1.60 i i was already being  most states were paying for Wertime work with equal timer at the Standard per hour under the Federal wage overtime work must be at the rate of time and a the additional salary outlay Texas had been estimated by As atty. Gen. Crawford mar in Advance of monday s in h court ruling at $14 million re a four year . Atty. Gen. Brian Upp of Lahoma assessed the Cost to. State at $66 million Over a our year  reckoned  state payroll hike at million tear other official estimates included Michigan. $300 000lalifornia, $300,000 Kansas 00 Colorado $1 million to il.5  teachers Are not affect led by the ruling which applies Only to no administrative and nonprofessional  principal concern is not in the area of the minimum wage said Jay Mcglon Florida state personnel director but we Are concerned about time and a half overtime. How much Money this will amount to is anybody s . Miriam Ringo director of the Illinois department of personnel said she did not yet know How Many state worker would have additional Money coming but i regard this As a unfortunate  it seems to me said , that this is an area where the state should be the determinant. Each state has privileges and fringe benefits for workers which vary from state to  Raymond f. O Connell coun Sel to the Massachusetts labor and industries department called the decision terrible  i Don t think that materially it will affect Massachusetts at All because we be always paid More than the minimums o Connell said. But it s Justine further step in a trend to abolish state  anticipation of the cur ruling the Kansas state legislature budgeted a $500,000 Reserve for the current fiscal year. Testate s liability under the Law s overtime provision was $305,000 As of feb. 1. No fun anymore while her Mother and sister look on Mary Irwin 6, of Willingboro n.j., throws away her toy guns and ammunition. Similar incidents have been reported fro mall Over the . As families have discussed the killing of sen. Robert f. Kennedy. Up Young and old ask controls please do something about guns new York up Deal or. President i just turned 11 years old. I woke up Early on morning and heard my grand Mother crying. I asked her what was wrong. She said i just saw sen. Robert of Kennedy saying thank you to everyone for help ing him win the California Pri Mary and shaking hands and saying thank you. But just thence was lying there bloody on the ground the next couple of Days hedged. My grandmother was very unhappy. I have a very Nice daddy but some children Don t have a father like the Kennedy children. Please do something about  _ this Appeal to president John son from Myla Frohman of Glencoe 111., expresses the Shock grief and sorrow of Amer master jobber s reception cards & stripes Darmstadt Ica following the murder of Kennedy. It also expressed the de sire of Many americans to do something about the ease with which anything from a pistol like the one that killed Kennedy to a Cannon or rocket launcher can be bought. The . House of representatives despite  increased mail protests on the traffic in guns tuesday rejected a proposal that would have banned the import of surplus handguns and rifles like the one that killed presi Dent John f. Kennedy. The House also turned Down above to Register first purchasers of these and other  Congress failed to heed Johnson s plea to Stop this in sanity and pass a gun control Law cities and towns around the country were acting in that  Massachusetts House Mon Day gave preliminary approval to a Bill tightening the state s already strict gun control  cities announced no questions asked invitations for two pianos Brush in air Denver Colo. A United air lines Boeing 727 Jet transport and a Light plane oper ated by a Denver radio station brushed each other in the air  for United and the radio station gave these details there were no injuries a both planes were Able to land safely at Stapleton International Airport at  Airliner sustained slight damage to the covering of a Flap and the Light aircraft was dam aged on one Wing. It was piloted by Don Martin news director at station k1mm, who was observing traffic conditions. The near disaster occurred Between 9,000 and 9,500 feet about 15 Miles North of  Airliner carried 57 Passen Gers and a Crew of six on flight from Salt Lake City to Washington with a Stop at Den vomit was piloted by capt. A. L. Huff of  bound passengers were transferred to another Jet which took off from Denver alter a Short delay. Citizens to turn in  Chicago which already has such a program police reported51 guns turned in since the Ken Nedy killing no higher than the weekly average. San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto said any guns turned in would not be traced for crime detection purposes but would be destroyed. Seventy two guns including a world War ii machine gun were turned in in four  weapons five of them rifles were turned into police at Philadelphia. The Arizona democratic forum plans to begin a statewide drive to collect All kinds of weapons. The drive begins july 4, with the weapons to be melted Down into a sculpture. Next week will be turn in Oun week at Fresno.  congressman Peter Kyros urged his constituents to form a people s lobby to push Congress for gun control Legisla  in Salt Lake City a sport ing goods store reported an up swing in the Sale of handguns and ammunition in the past few Days. Mayor j. Bracket Lee says supporters of gun legislation Are Over reacting to assassinations. You can t change human nature by passing  anti sniper cops reported near Lindsay supersonic flight ban asked Washington a  p. Case r.-n.j., told the Senate wednesday the United slates should ban indefinitely All non military supersonic flights until the problem of sonic Boom is studied fully. New York a special police anti sniper teams armed with rifles Are reported to have guarded mayor John v. Lindsay during two recent outdoor Cere monies at City Hall. Lindsay himself first scoffed when told of the reports tues Day evening but later after making a phone Call he told a newsman it was possible that the anti sniper specialists had in deed been assigned to the functions. The police department s elite tactical patrol Force include san anti sniper squad consisting of four Man teams armed with .228-caliber rifles. A few minutes Afler Lindsay left one outdoor ceremony tues Day patrolmen assigned to the regular detail at City Hallstied a youth carrying a paring knife in his Belt. They quoted him As saying "1. Want to see the  walks through City despite the incident Lindsay went on an evening walking tour in Brooklyn s teeming Bedford Stuyvesant Section and through crowded Greenwich Village Street fair accompanied by Only single police bodyguard. Jacques Nevard Deputy police commissioner for press re lations declined to comment on any added Security precautions being taken for the mayor in the Wake of the assassination of sen. Kobert. Kennedy last week. N Gioisa surr. Could get 25 years Chicago up Thomast Collins 49, was convicted tuesday of violating interstate transportation Laws in Selling 1 250 guns to members of the Blackstone rangers Chicago s toughest Street  was convicted on live counts of interstate transportation of firearms without a fed eral License and faces up to 2.r,years in prison and up to $10,001 in fines. . District com judge Richard b. Austin Sei sentencing for july 15, deme Collins petition for an Appeal Bond and ordered him jailed. Austin said he did not allow Collins freed in View of this Man s extensive dealing with weapons that brought about Vio Lence such As occurred in this country this  the Blackstone rangers Aii Lother Chicago gangs have been involved in warfare involving the. Recruiting of new members ,police say is responsible Loi do ens of recent shooting deaths