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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday july 1, 1968 the Lawn rangers hints Are for the Birds by Dick West Washington up most of my favorite publications carry hand y helpful household hint columns. Which is one reason Why they Are my favorite publications. Like Many householders i live Ina perpetual state of perplexity and or bewilderment and i will grasp at an Straw that might help me Cope with my environment. For instance the current Issue Ozone of my favorite National magazines has a column of hints on the car and maintenance of Garden hoses. Anyone who thinks that Garden hoses can take care of themselves i living in a fool s . The first item on the list i a swear i m not making this up advises householders to avoid running Over Garden hoses with Lawn mowers. This struck me As being such Asage piece of advice i clipped it out and pasted it on the handle of Mylan Mower so i would be sure to remember  i m on the Lookout for a column of hints on the care and maintenance of Lawn mowers. The first item i imagine will caution against running Lawn mowers Over Garden hoses. Although there Are few areas around House where i am Able to claim any sort of expertise i do happen to know quite a bit about the care and maintenance of Bird Baths most of this knowledge was gained through bitter experience one simply does not put a Bird Bath in one s Yard and forget about it. Not if one expects it to operate with maximum efficiency and durability. Here Are a few hints that might be helpful to anyone who bus been having Ord Bath problems 1avoid placing the Bird Bath near the driveway particularly if your wife has trouble steering the car in reverse2after you have gotten the right rear fender of the car repaired move the Bird Bath to the opposite Side of the House.1avoid putting the Bird Buth in any part of the Yard where you might be walking after dark. 4after your broken leg has healed paint the Bird Bath with a phosphorescent paint.5make certain the Bird Bath has a Drain Hole and that the plug is re moved otherwise it will fill up with Rainwater and you will have a a Tinhof dirty Birds hanging around your House. To station okd despite bigotry claim Washington up the Federal communications com Mission renewed the License Ofa Mississippi television station Friday despite charges by on of the acc members that it was a blatantly racially bigoted  the commission voted 5-2 to renew for the full three year term the License of lbt twin Jackson and rejected the first complaint Ever brought by  challenging the License re Newal of a television  License of lbt to has been opposed in the courts since1964 by the United Church of Christ of Tougaloo miss., on grounds of alleged racial d i s Crim nation during the height of the civil rights movement in the Early 1960s.commissioners Kenneth a. Cox and Nicholas Johnson is sued a 70-Page dissent accusing their five colleagues of replacing a former show of concern for the Public interest with All out  Johnson told reporters that forthe acc in this violent climate of assassination and poor peo ple s demonstrations to Reward a blatantly racially bigoted Sta Tion is ironic to say the  Public interest the Church s charges included an accusation that lbt Thad deleted the telecast of negroes including Thurgood mar shall now an associate supreme court Justice by flashing on sign saying sorry Cable Trou  the acc majority said the re Newal of the lbt to License will serve the Public  five commissioners said they found no evidence which would indicate that lbt to has misrepresented either tothe Public or to us its program Ming on the Issue of racial discrimination or that it has acted in bad Faith respecting the presentation of such  the majority concluded that the substitution of the sorry Cable trouble sign was on of the most serious allegations but was not proved. Pane apart construction workers on theother Side of the window Admire miss Yugo Slavia Dali Borka Stojsic who is visiting Newyork. Miss Stojsic is a contestant in the mis universe pageant. She and he other 65 Eon test Anta will continue on to Miami fla., where one Beauty will be crowned Mies universe of1968. Final judging i scheduled july 13. A Young turks win a act concessions Atlantic City . Up the 59th annual convention of the National association for the advancement of coloured people a act ended in near chaos saturday when 250 angry Young turks and adult dissidents walked out of the meeting after losing a bid for Power. But they May have left too soon. The remaining 1,000 old guard delegates in what Miln be considered a Concession 10the Young militant negro. Hastily adopted a series of resolutions just before the convention ended. One of the said the a act adopts the concept of Black Power to liberate the people of the Lar a ghetto areas of our nation which had been one of the anus of the youth group. Not debated the Resolution Hud but reported favourably by the resolutions committee but Hadnot been debated or discussed on the floor. The Resolution defined Black Power As control of educational institutions an economic bases of Power and the creation and control of Independent political groups within the Black Community another Resolution culled for week Long Boycott in which All Black people in the . Will refrain from non essential buy ing from businesses which an not  54 aquanauts picked Washington up the Navy has selected 54 aquanauts including nine civilians and five members of foreign navies to undertake an underwater living Experiment off the California beginning in october. Poor people s Campaign costs . $250,000 Washington a a Cir people s Campaign Cost the Federal government about a Quarter of a million Dol the lenses the Interior department Paig ners made their Home for will estimated. J five weeks Cost $144,989, the policing in the Vicinity of res bulk of it in overtime and holi "1 to � w a i in for t i i i v. T. I i v it i i i 1jlars in Security und clean up sex ment where hundreds of c a my erection c i t a the encamp Day Puy for extra police. The government is expected p o g o /7-x/ a Ftp Al mtg cow  Louk that. On f Hicom Back hers poop 1w16can Cha to fir. To spend another $61,210 for Dis mantling resurrection City and restoring the segment of West Potomac Park on which if stood. In addition the District of Columbia spent 113,514 assisting in restoring the site. The hut City  pulled Downin two Days by 429 government workmen using 19 pieces of equipment after the Campaign in were evicted from resurrection City last monday. In addition to the Rosum Colon City expenses the govern ment Penl some $14,60? for police Ana clean up connected with the Solidarity Day Murch staged on Juno 19 by the 1 Oor people s Campaign. The campaigners Hud marched o a rally at Tho Lincoln me Morial  
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