European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Lasday june 26, 1968 the stars and stripes Silver certificate holders line up at assay offices on fires firemen pour water into state Penitentiary to fight fires set by me 1,000 rioting convicts who seized control of the Century old prison in Columbus. Security forces brought the situation under control after five hours. Associated press photo toss pies Izza artist gets dough after style is crimped Sola . A a Baker who claimed he fld t toss dough for the ital cheese pies anymore because i neck was broken in an Auto ident has been awarded Dara j of $335,000._ jury in state supreme court be issued the decision in favo italian descended Camillo Cal Iro 33, of Lynbrook .fhe Accident that led to the Ard occurred sept. 30 in Lyn Jok. A Tow truck driven by a bar old boy allegedly Randough a Stop sign and hit a car staining or. And mrs. Jerome Flechner of new York City. The Flechner car hit Calogero s car. The Baker suffered a broke neck and internal injuries. He sued the Flechner and Bill garage inc., of Valley Stream for $500,000.attorneys for the defendants told the jury that pizza Doug could be kneaded on a table in Stead of tossed into the air but admitted that pizzas probably taste better when tossed in  Calogero s employer an lawyer however said the Baker was unable to make the toss. Master jobber s Airliner hits to Tower lands safely Sioux Falls . Up a twin engine air plane carrying 19 persons knocked Down a 2,000-foot television transmitter Towel during a blinding rainstorm monday night but managed to land safely at the Sioux Falls  plane North Central air lines flight 733 from Sioux Cit Iowa lost most of its port engine but passengers said the Pilot Dida Beautiful Job of Landing the  Tower which was put into use last year fell but no one was injured when it collapsed. It smashed a garage and a Carin the garage. There were no injuries re ported aboard the aircraft. Passenger Richard German Columbus neb., Salesman said we heard a crack. I looked outland saw Sparks flying and i no iced there was no propeller on the  windows of the prop Jet on Vair 580 were cracked an the propeller and front portion of the port engine were knocked away. The rest of the Wing was undamaged witnesses  a statement from its min Neapolis Headquarters the air line confirmed the incident but said the damaged engine was on the right Wing. However witnesses at the scene insisted it waste left Wing. Passengers said there was no panic aboard the plane following the collision. New York a hundreds of persons lined up at . Assay offices in new York andean Francisco monday in the Climax to an historic nationwide Silver Rush. It was the last Day the old $1 Silver certificate were redeemable for $1.70 Worth of the  profit takers ranged from Frank Sanger 16, of new York who turned in four $1 Bills to a Manhattan trading firm that lad accumulated $3 million in Lills Over the past nine  of april 30, there still were 283,720,409 Worth of Silver certificates outstanding across the nation. However Treasury officials said about $100 million of hese have been lost or destroyed. The new York and san fran Cisco offices were the Only ones where the exchanges were made and certificate holders from Many parts of the nation have swamped them for the past Sev eral Days As the deadline eared. In new York lines began forming sunday night and at the 3 . Closing time monday theoffice decided to stay open on an unofficial basis to take car of those still waiting. In some cases where the or Ders Are for Large amounts we will not be Able to Complete them for perhaps several weeks said George Tobin assistant superintendent in new York. Holders of these certificates he added will be Given receipts and May pick up their Silver later. Persons on line in san fran Cisco napped in sleeping bags before Dawn and the office was opened at 6 . To accommodate them. They turned in a to Tal of $100,000 in paper on the final Day and the assay office paid out $170,000 in Silver. The Silver Rush was brought about by the government s Deci Sion a year ago not to maintain any longer the official Silver Price of $1.29, a figure that Long ago Rose in the open Market duet Industrial demands for Silver. The paper Money was put i circulation Between 1929 and the Early 1960s. It still is Legal tender like any other $1 Bills but that s All it will be Worth $1. Posters and notice further details write Cali stars & stripes Apo 09175 irn Civ. 06155 2071 Darmstadt air strip 2376 741 Nixon close to gop nomination Washington up with More than 90 per cent of t h delegates to the Republican National convention chosen former vice president Richard Nixon Isa Short grasp from the 1968 re publican presidential Nomina  had at least 605 of the 667 votes needed to win the Nomi nation at the Miami Beach convention starting aug 5, Accord ing to the United press International tabulation of Delegate commitments and preferences. Republican Delegate selection during the weekend brought the party up to 1,247 of the 1,333 who will go to . Nelson Rockefeller of new York wit i 260 delegates and gov. Ronald Reagan of Cali fornia with 147, Trail Nixon. . Crime continues Sharp climb Washington up the Fri reported monday that serious crime in the unite states continued its Sharp upward trend with a 17 per Cen increase during the first three months of the year compared tothe first Quarter of 1967. In releasing the Fri s uni form crime report director j. Edgar Hoover said the National crime Index showed substantial increases in every category Over the same three month period of 1967. The report said crimes of violence climbed 18 per cent with murder up 16 per cent forcible rape 19 per cent aggravated assault 13 per cent and robbery 24 per cent. Hoover s report called partic ular attention to increases in crimes o f violence especially robbery which is considered by Many to be the bellwether of crime. Any weapon armed robbery where an weapon was used Rose 26 per cent during the three Mont period and aggravated assault with a firearm increased 23 Pel cent during the Quarter. The last annual report for1967, showed serious crime up 16 per cent Over 1966. The quarterly report showed cities with populations Over 100,000 had the highest average crime increases up by 17 per cent. Suburban areas were almost As High with 16 per cent increases. Rural areas were lowest with 10 per cent increases. Geographically the North Eastern states had the largest increase up 21 per cent Over the first three months of last year. The Western states were next with 1 5 per cent followed by Southern and North Centra states with 15 per cent. Monday s report gave Only percentage increases. Final figures listing the total number of crimes reported by police agencies to the Fri will not be available until july. Poll favors Washington a Ibsen. Edward m. Kennedy of Massachusetts were to join Hubert ii. Humphrey on the demo cratic presidential ticket i could assure that party a land slide Victory in the november elections the Harris poll re ported , if Kennedy were a presidential candidate on his own he would not run As Well against Republican Richard m. Nixon As would either the vice president or sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy of Minnesota the sur vey found. It said Kennedy would do better against gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller than would Humphrey but he  fare As Well As Mccarthy against the new York governor. Key conclusions of the poll a copyrighted feature of the Washington Post a Humphrey Kennedy ticket had an Edge of 52 per cent to 40 per cent Over a Republican pair ing of Rockefeller and califor Nia gov. Ronald Reagan. I contrast Humphrey was Given Only a four Point Edge Over Rockefeller with running males not  Humphrey Kennedy ticket held a 51 to 41 per cent Edge Over Nixon paired with sea. Charles ii. Percy of  considering running mates Humphrey held a seven Point Clye Over Nixon