European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes meet some Odd fish if you re dedicate by Dick West Washington a anyone who is dedicated to his profession which Means he can t find a better Job will endure All sorts of hardships to carry out his duties. On thursday morning i arose two hours earlier than usual skipped breakfast and drove 10 Miles Inrush hour traffic with a hangover to reach the smithsonian institution Intima to see sen. Warren g. Magnuson enshrine a halibut. More dedicated than that you can hardly get. The ceremony i witnessed came about because an employee of the Senate Commerce committee happened to notice that the Only Halibu enshrined at the smithsonian was a Greenland feeling developed within the com Mittee that a museum operated by . Government ought to be display ing a red blooded 100 per cent Ameri can halibut. So arrangements were made to hav Magnuson the committee chairman present the smithsonian with a Westcoast specimen. By an Odd coincidence it is the same halibut that was exhibited at the Seattle world s fair in Magnuson shome state. I m sure the smithsonian is de lighted with the acquisition although its Delight May have been intensified by the fact that Magnuson in an influential figure in Congress. There is i have heard a fairly heavy traffic in stuffed fish fowls and mammals around the a Denizen of the deep or wild is Given to the government it May redisplayed in accordance with the prominence of the the donor later become less prominent his gift May be moved Tomore obscure surroundings. I personally know of a Moose head that was transferred from a museum to a private any rate the halibut was Given a place of Honor near the smithsonian Blue whale. Which in my opinion it richly deserved. I doubt there is an be moved to say Board after halibut is fish. A baby halibut starts out hki4other baby fish but at so sol left Eye migrates Over to Hillside of his head. Thus he T with both eyes on the alike the women in Picasso s a you know How to determine the iof halibut you count thai his ear Bone. I Don t run across fast information like this every proves that some Days i dedicated. Toothsome Peck Kandy a 13-foot, 2,200-Pound killer whale gives Cathy Neville associated press writer a kiss after Cathy s interview with the whale s Trainer Jerry Watmore. A photo killer Sweet on herring gun Law foe is allowed lobby tax exempt Washington up the internal Revenue service re ported Friday that the National Rifle association powerful foe of Blanket gun controls enjoys tax exempt status in Good standing and is permitted to lobby in Congress under the Law. Some congressional supporters of restrictions on firearms sales have demanded that then a s tax exempt status be revoked. This week sen. Josep Tydings d-md., demanded that the irs explain Why a organization which he said spends much of its $5.7 million annual budget lobbying against the Public interest remain unregistered and in reply to a query the irs said in a statement the Era is exempt from Federal income tax As a nonprofit organization under the tax Law enacted the association is classifieds a social welfare Organiza Tion one of 17 tax exempt categories. There is no specific limitation on lobbying of any of these organizations except those classified As religious Charita gets one whale of a kiss by Cathy Neville Seattle a i have nothing against starting out a Beautiful Spring morning with a Nice affectionate kiss. But when it s from someone who s just eaten two dozen raw herring i d just As soon shake hands. So i leaned Over and tried to pretend i was about to be kissed by James Coburn or maybe Robert Goulet with or without the fish. Well girls you be never been kissed until a 13-foot, 2,200 Pound killer whale has nibble your ear. Kandy is a girl but Shell kiss anyone who leans Over her Pool at the Seattle Marine aquarium. Although Kandy is fickle Shehas a full time admirer who does t have any second thoughts about being kissed. She s Jerry Watmore a pretty22-year-old former Dolphin Trainer at san Diego s sea world. She came of Seattle about one year a to and applied for the Job of training the whale then Petite 1,100 pounds. She threw Kandy a herring whenever the whale did what Jerry wanted and soon Kandy was shaking hands kissing rolling Over other Back and doing a variety of other tricks. I admit i m prejudiced says Jerry. But i think whales like this Are smarter than when Jerry first went to work with the whale she swam in the tank with her. However As Kan do gained 1,100 pounds in the last year she Learned to push Jerry around and get fish when Ever she wanted. It s a Little too rough for Menow says Jerry although she still in t afraid of the big Mam Mal. Kandy is just slightly More than half grown and eats 65pounds of herring a Day. Ble scientific educational or literary and they Are prohibited to devote a substantial part of their activities to attempts to influence National Rifle association is not included in this category the irs said. It is classified As a social welfare organization which is not subject to the limitation although the Era is exempt from taxes on its earnings the Agency said it is not eligible to receive donations that Are deductible As charitable contributions. A prime source of Revenue for the association which has 993,000 members is advertising in its Magazine american i the irs said it routine examined the Era s tax return in october 1987, for the yeail1965. The Agency said in examines about 14,000 return of the estimated 50,000 exempt organizations in tax country each year on a ran basis just As it audits about 11million individual tax return i Law clearly allows tit i Era to lobby for the education iof persons in the Correct used i guns and As its charter states i to promote social welfare and Public safety Law and order i the National Johnson orders study of anti crime Austin Tex. Up the White House said Friday presi Dent Johnson has ordered careful study of the anti crime Bill by the Justice department and other Federal agencies be fore deciding whether to Signor veto it. A spokesman said the presi Dent was not expected to take action on the Bill this weekend in any event although the june 19 deadline is less than a wee away. Johnson slowing Down some what to a More relaxed Pace at his ranch conferred Friday with Secretary Wilbur Cohen of the department of health Edu cation and welfare. Their talks concerned a health manpower report and Cohen s plans for a Long awaited major reorganization of the president s aides indicate Al Johnson would not be stampeded into Quick action on the an crime Bill. Rep. Gerald r. Ford House Republican Leader -. Challenged Johnson to reject to crime Bill if he is going to we can re enact it Over be i doubt very seriously e president will do jag1 Tion. A better bra9 engineering students urged to use ingenuity new York a Colleg engineering students have been challenged by a major manufacturer of women s undergarments to use their slide Rule techniques to design a better studious males applauded the idea Anil promised to do some summer research on the subject b e f o r e the contest deadline next fall. Women Engi Neering students however were not so enthusiastic. After All said a red haired Junior at Columbia University s school of engineering a woman is not like a coed Mary Frances Mcguire 19, thinks the Best de sign would be a natural. She turned thumbs Down on one Stu Dent s plan to design a blow up uncomfortable she Mizrahi 19, another Columbia student thought the contest "fascinating.11 science is not just col facts she said. You take everything about science and live with it. It s fascinating that Sci ence could be used even for such a thing As my wearing a miss Mizrahi said she d be Happy to consult with any of the male students who intend to submit designs. Andrew Caspar 20, an Honor student at Columbia said its the kind of project you d like to do. In a he added that when school re Sumes in the fall he is going to suggest that his engineering fraternity enter the contest. Caspar said he thinks it i about time a woman s Bra was designed from a mans Point. Sheet an auction of Ine distributed Tje test Robein importance of in Omi Ort cd. The Massack for the to has us
