European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday june 28, 1 Congress May pay gis cheated in Auto Deal by Marc hurts a Washington Bureau chief Washington is legis lation to return More than $300, 000 to servicemen who were cheated out of their Money by three fraudulent automobile dealers has been introduced in the House of representatives Byre. Frank Annunzio d-i11.a member of the banking an currency committee and the Domestic finance subcommittee. It s a unique piece of Legisla Tion Annunzio said in a speech tuesday on the House floor when the Bill was introduced since it is my understanding that this Isth first time that a Bill such As mine has been  Bill would repay 262 servicemen a total of $305,972.89 i amounts ranging from $50 to $5,631.the Money represents Down payments or the full Purchase prices paid by servicemen stationed in Europe and in the far East to automobile brokers who promised delivery of a new car when the Serviceman returned to the United states. However the automobile were not delivered Annunzio explained and when the serv iceman attempted to gain a re fund of his Money the three companies involved Federal Auto motive services Navy Auto sales and Universal Auto sales had closed their doors and the sales men and principals involved  Annunzio feels the . Govern ment should pay the losses be cause military officials took no action to prevent the bilking of military personnel and in therase of Federal automotive serv ices the air Force was unknowingly a party and an agent to the  wants better design panel withholds funds for set Washington a the House appropriations commit tee thursday voted to withhold any new funds for development of a supersonic Airliner until unacceptable new design is worked  committee turned Down the Johnson administration s re quest for $223 million to carry on the set  United states already is Durham police use tear Gas on negroes Durham . A Dur Ham police broke up a crowd of 100 to 150 negroes by using teargas Early thursday following a heated grievance session be tween negroes and the Durham housing authority. Police chief w. W. Pleasant said at least six fire bombings and scattered Rock and bottle throwing occurred. He said tear Gas was used to disperse the crowd which collected at one of the  predominantly negro crowd attending the meeting re fused to disperse when the hous ing authority adjourned about10 30 ., Pleasants said. He said reinforcements were called in. The crowd broke up int smaller groups and no tear Gas was used. The separate groups continued to roam t h e area of the Fayetteville Street housing project setting up barricades taken from construction work inthe Vicinity and causing minor damage with rocks and  meeting had been set by the housing authority to air ten ants grievances. The head of at least one Whit organization the concerned taxpayers of Durham had pledged to attend the meeting and had threatened to pos armed persons in cars sur rounding the meeting site to maintain order police said. Behind in its race with franc and Britain which Are working jointly on a similar huge trans port plane. But officials of the Faa and of the Boeing co., de signer of the set said the com Mittee action alone if accepted by Congress would have Little effect on the .  $223 million Cut was by far the largest in a Bill approved by the committee calling for fiscal 1969 appropriations to taling $1.353 billion for the department of  total is $332 million below administration budget request Sand $179.8 million below the amount the department got i fiscal 1968. The Federal aviation administration in charge of the set development bore the Brunt of the Economy axe. Besides Cut Ting the entire request for thess the committee voted to withhold any new funds for the program of Grants in Aid to air ports for which the Faa asked$65 million. In its report on the Bill the committee said the administration has submitted a new air port Aid program to Congress that Calls for major  the new program is enacted the committee said action on the budget request should be  also deferred action on a re quest for $16.2 million for re search on a High Speed ground transportation system because Congress has not yet approved the authorizing legislation. Dollars for Duke Peggy Vita 12, of Warren mich., has started a drive to bring Duke an attack dog turned pacifist Back from South Vietnam. Duke whose preference is surfing has become the pet of a military police unit near Danang and May be left when the unit is returned to the United states. Since choosing the easy life Duke has lost his right to government transportation. Peggy sent $2 to a newspaper As a Start on the$400 it would take to Fly Duke Back commercially. Up Senate refuses to curb b52 raids Washington up the sen ate wednesday rejected a proposal that would have limited the number of b52 bombing raids Over South Vietnam. It rejected 79 to 10 a amendment by sen. William Proxmire d-wis., that Wouldhave eliminated $268 million sought to keep the raids going at a rate of 1,800 a month. Proxmire said the eight Jet bombers were ripping South Vietnam to hell and gone bythe mathematical equivalent of a nuclear  avoid autobahn police warn Frankfurt is the Frankfurt to Mannheim autobahn will see its heaviest traffic so far this year during the upcoming weekend German police officials warn. Summer vacations for thou Sands of families in Northern Ger Many Belgium and the nether lands begin this weekend after the closing of schools police advise and travellers will be driving citizens can gun for no. Outlaw Hendersonville,. Up an 1866 Law is now in effect by court proclamation to permit any citizen to arrest and if necessary shoot an sex con vict wanted on kidnapping and rape  court judge w. K. Mclean tuesday invoked the old Law which officially pro claimed Edward Thompson jr.,14, an  the outlaw proclamation provides that Ithompson fails to surrender any citizen is authorized to arrest him and in the event he tries to flee to shoot him without being held legally accountable for the act. The proclamation was posted on the door of the Iredell county courthouse the nearest Public building in the area where the suspect is presumed to  intensive manhunt has been on in Western North Carolina for Thompson since May 9 when he allegedly kidnapped a doctor and his  also is accused of kidnapping and rape in the abduction of two Young couples. Legal authorities said the outlaw proclamation is unusual but not a rarity and apparently is a potent psychological weapon. One source said such proclamation was issued several years ago and the suspect surrendered within three hours. Toward the Sunshine filled Vaca Tion spots of Austria Italy arid Spain. In addition the German stat of Hesse is observing a state wide three Day Long Celebration Hesse tag irom Friday through sunday at vier Nheim. Thousands of Hesse residents will be travelling to and from vier Nheim for the event which includes a huge Parade beginning at 2 30  Sunday in which most Hesse cities will be re presented with floats and March ers. Extra heavy therefore police caution extra heavy traffic is expected starting Friday on the narrow portion of the autobahn Between Darmstadt and vier Nheim. Police have issued an Appeal to Drivers not to use the autobahn for Short trips Over the weekend for their own convenience be cause of probable traffic  from Hesse itself Are being advised not to attempt to travel the autobahn until after Heidelberg. Federal automotive hopi operated off Post i military communities. The servicemen who w