European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                California by Don Harrison a staff writer within a couple of years tourist should be Able to see All of Cali fornia on two hot dogs and a couple of Root Beers. And with a Little extra Effort the can bet on thoroughbreds ride a roller coaster and see what miracles Industry is fashioning for America s consumer society the place is California s $34-million Monument to itself the California state exposition and fair being constructed on the Banks of the american River near Sacramento. Officials Hope this massive comple of steel Granite and aluminium will lure 40,000 tourists a Day to Sacramento eventually paying its own Bills and free state revenues for use elsewhere. The Complex was 20 years in development the 1,040-acre site was Pur chased in 1947, about the time it was generally acknowledged that the old state fair site had outlived its useful  plans envisioned a new state fair on the order of the old one Outwith better parking and modern facilities. Over the years however a group of men with Disneyland backgrounds convinced the legislature that the new fair should go beyond the prize Bull and homemade Apple pie competitions. Hopes for the creation of a Semi Public semiprivate state fair Agency waned a bit with Ronald Reagan s elec Tion As governor. It was feared that Economy minded Reagan might fro non government going into the entertain ment business. But Reagan let the show go on Call ing for More direct participation by fair manager e. R. Lemmon and Cal expo Model. Private Enterprise to make Cal expo Apay As you go facility. Workmen have almost completed exposition Center an eight building com plex to House displays depicting Cali fornia s heritage. Few of the exhibits Are finished but there will be great use of models dioramas and multiple screen projections synchronized with sound. Visitors will see How glaciers carved Yosemite Valley How indians watched Juan Cabrillo s Landing in san Diego in1542, How Gold fever transformed a Pas toral landscape into the Eraz quilt of motion and emotion that is California today. Expos Mon California will portray the California of the Gold Rush and the California of the freeway Rush. It will Tell the Story of the state great Railroad building Era and of its entry into the space age. It will contras life in California s Early missions with life today in the state s crowded Urban centers and sprawling suburbs. Elsewhere in the recreational com plex visitors will be Able to take rides in hollowed out logs through giant red Wood forests descend in Ore buckets into a make believe Gold mine or Wheela sports car through a flowering Cali fornia  of Cal expo will open july 1. Most major exhibits won t be read for a year or two. I be read dozens of letters i your column from wives who Are miserable because the Yare overweight. They say their husbands make insulting re Marks that they have tried every diet under the Sun but when they become unhappy they eat and then they become fatter and a happier. I feel awfully sorry for these Gal Sand 1 am not defending them. What i m writing about is theother Side of the Coin. Fat Hus  can a woman get excited Over a Man whose belly hangs Over his Belt and whose second Chin wears out his goo silk neckties my husband was the sweetest and the handsomest Man in town when to married if years ago. Today he s still a Sweet Guy but he s a fat Slob. When he tries to kiss me 50 pounds of excess groceries get in the Way lie can t walk up a flight of stairs without running out of  s pathetic. Don t misunderstand me Ann.1 love my husband dearly and i m not looking for a Slimmer Model but when the Man next door walks the dog in his Tennis shorts and he s got a 32 Waistband his Tummy is Flat As a breadboard and then my hunk of cards says Honey Bend Down and pick up the paper for me it s enough to make a girl  print this Ann. Maybe a few fat boys around the country will recognize them selves and do something about it. Chicken Little dear Chicken fifty pounds of excess groceries can do More than kill a Romance. It can Killa Guy. Urge your husband to see a doctor and get himself Down to Normal proportions. Hell feel better As Well As Loo better. And hell last longer. We hear a lot these Day about delinquent children. But what about delinquent parents mom and dad fight like cats and dogs. I wish i had a Dollar for every mine we kids had to separate them and be the to Stop Yellin so we could get some sleep dad s favorite gag is to take embarrassing pictures of Momand pass them around friends when they go to a party. Once he caught a picture of her while letters to the she was asleep with he Mouth open. Another time he took a picture of her from behind. Shews washing the Kitchen floor in an old bathing suit and ten Nis  week mom put a rubber Snake in the Medicine Chestand when dad opened up the Chest the Snake popped out and he darned near had a heart at  Are five kids in our family and we Are raising each other. Morn has t cooked a meal since my 15-year-old Sis Ter has been tall enough to reach the stove. In Case you Haven t guessed they both drink a lot. Can you help the straighten around the five j s dear j your parents Needmore help than i can give them. And since they did Tusk i hesitate to suggest any thing. You kids however could profit from Al teen. Thi organization in for children who mus live with alcoholism. Write to Ai anon family group head quarters inc., . Box 182, Madison Square station new York . 10010. Copy rim im8. Puj Ilustr Hill 8yndict the stars and stripes America stands alone1 As my letter aroused so much emotion and hysterical rhetoric feel obligated to reply. I Hope not in kind. Is our society unconcerned with Thi plight of others i should be self evident even to those who Gorge themselves on the irresponsible outpourings of the press that America a entity whose will and purpose is stated quite Well in the preamble to the Constitution has been moving Forward on All fronts to wipe out injustice through responsible Effort and legitimate change setbacks not withstanding. Nearly All other countries 100 per Centof the communist Block have railed to live up to moral Obliga. Tons both nationally and internationally. America stands  Progress however is not enough for those who demand their  the red Flag of communism and the Black Flag of anarchy Fly in the capitals of the world some legally others As yet illegally. It is utterly unbelievable that this can be ignore while we pick ourselves to death. Certainly we have problems these must be dealt with by actions defined by Law and respect for Law. Without this All social and material Progress is moaning.  assume that when one criticizes irresponsible comments it follows that one is fascist is stretching semantics to its limit Alesson indeed. I am not seeking scapegoats our leaders ire. They place the present Lack of respect of the Law squarely on the Backof a nebulous society confuse the issues and silence criticism of themselves. We Are guilty i is the cry that seeks to form Lemming like society prepared to follow the first Demigod who Speaks for the National  All should remember there fore that there is no monopoly on protest by these Radical liberals. Chancellor Ludwig Erhard s Farewell address warned of West Germany s mania for irresponsible criticism of the Republic. He feared that democracy had Little Chance of survival while every newspaper Magazine and to station constantly devoted itself to this destructive self criticism. I fear As much for our own country. David s.  Germany about that armband. While looking Over the Pic tue in a recent edition my curiosity was aroused. With reference to the Arm band which the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy was Wear ing. I could not ascertain what could possibly go with those shown other than ones of  Fanity which a Man of god such As the Rev. Abernathy would certainly not be  the camera Angle did not disclose the entire word ing could you please enlighten me mrs. A. J. Kloven or. Blob org Germany editor s note that Pic Ture showed the Rev. Aber Nathy wearing an Armbri dreading Mississippi god Damn and patting the mule which led the Southern Cara Van of the poor people Smarch from Edwards miss., on june 5.the armband phrase is the title of a song recorded by negro Singer Nina s i m o n a known As the High priestess of soul and famous for her protest songs. The Mississippi Lyric begin Alabama s got me so upset Tennessee makes me lose my rest / and everybody knows about Mississippi god Damn. Bod time i am writing for some information on an article which appear Din your newspaper Early in the year. Its subject was bad time referring to pre trial confinement in the stockade. In my particular Case i was in pre trial confinement for in months. I then had a special court martial resulting in a a Raiciof guilty. I received a six month sentence which was suspend to. My question is whether or not there has been a new ruling on bad time military Justice in Worms Germany As Well As relations available at he 570th arty group say 1 have 2mj months to maw up. At least 30 persons understood your article to say that alter Jan. 1, 1988, there would be no More bad time stockade time other than bad time resulting from going awol. The Rumor concerning the cancellation of bad time is Viat spread. It would Benefit Many people to get the matter cd "i1  eight of 8 note pre trial confinement must be Luule up when the trial results in a conviction. It makes no difference that the sentence is suspended. Though not part of your question awol time also has to be made up. The source of the answer is the Usarek judge advocate general who is quoting Alt 635-200 paragraphs 2 and 3. A reminder to correspondents All letters to the editor must contain full name and Addiss the writer and must be signed. 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