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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Log 6 the stars and stripes St thirdly july 6, Hie. A Happy Wiz Cal new year to All by  West Washington up social notes last sunday evening the Bourbo Institute entertained a few internal Revenue officials and other appropriate guests with what was billed As the world s first fiscal new year seve  actually it May have been Only the world s second fiscal new year s eve  seem to recall having attended a fiscal new year s eve party once be fore. However that one May have started out As a regular new year seve party. Some new year s parties Don break up until july 1. Or at least it takes that Long to recover anyway the Bourbon Institute s party was pretty much like the regular Type. Everyone had a Good time except perhaps the scotch  Midnight British Gold Exchange time we Sang should Gold acquaintance be forgot then we tossed around some confetti which consisted shredded up copies of the presi Dent s budget  on some of us gathered around the piano for a Little close har Mony. We saluted the chairman of the House ways and Means committee with two choruses of Down by the old Zubur Mills  liquid asset of fiscal 1969" moved among us with a cocktail  manhattans were garnished with Stock Market tips instead of cherries the next morning i found myself ringing in the new fiscal year with bringing in my ears. My Mouth Felt like the Bottom vault at it.  brought in the morning paper and turned immediately to the financial Section to see what the economists were predicting for fiscal 1969.the soothsayers had several Slothful things to say. Among other thirds the predicted that the upcoming Tux m crease would cause a Cooling off of the National Economy. It made me feel proud to learn iwas so far ahead of the rest of the Economy. My Economy has to in cooled off for years usually to the Point where Frost forms i decided it was time to make a couple of fiscal new year s resold Lions. Which i did. I resolved to 1. Move my Green Stamps to a Swiss Bank. 2. Stop going to fiscal new year seve parties. Beauties and a beast it was publicity photos As usual during a Washington d.c., Stop off for beauties taking part in the miss universe contest until a Boxer Pup wandered up to the Pool. The dog s Best friends Are fro left Cristina Businaro miss Italy Elizabeth cadre miss France and Dali Borka Stojsic miss Yugoslavia. Pup s name is Brandy. A Church site of gang rites probe told Washington a a Chi Cago police report alleging that a presbyterian Church in Chica go was the site of sexual Initia Tion rites for girls joining the female auxiliary of a Street gang was submitted to a Senate sub committee wednesday. Portions of the report base Don unconfirmed statements reputedly made in a series of interviews were read into the record by lieutenant Edwar Buckney commander of the intelligence unit of the Chicago police department. Chairman John l. ,d-ark., of the permanent Senate investigations subcommittee or dered the report and a Long be Holiday cookout ends in shootout Dayton Ohio up fourth of july backyard Cook out Here ended in firework when two men could t agree on How to Cook  said Charlie Robinson 38, who was tending to the spareribs decided the meat was ready. However another participant in the cookout was reported Mohave told Robinson Don t get them ribs. They Ain t  an argument followed an Robinson wag shot in the leg. He was treated at St. Eliza Beth Hospital and released. Polite were searching forthe unidentified gourmet. Ries of other documents acce Tedas exhibits to be sifted by sub committee  noted that Many of the re ports including the one concern no sex practices of male and female members of the Black Stone rangers consisted of charges and allegations fro police sources which were not backed up by evidence or proof. The report read by Buckne stated there Are facilities for honeymoons at the first presbyterian Church. These Honey Moons Are alleged to be part of initiation rituals performed by prospective female gang Mem Bers with male  the rangers used the churches their Headquarters. The report said also that a majority of fifth and sixth Grade girls in Woodlawn a South Sid Chicago neighbourhood belong to gangs. It said Many of these girls have been solicited As members of school lunch hour prostitution  told reporters after the hearing that some of the reports might be used As the basis of further investigations b u that some probably would not be included in the record because of the nature and substance of the charges made. The subcommittee is investigating a $927,000 Antipoverty Job training Grant made for the rangers and another gang the Devil s  Buckney said the report concerning sexual practices was made on the basis of a series of interviews with 10 or More Ranger Eltes. The report itself did not contain this information but said Only that the allegation were based on a series of inter views with persons who were no identified. Displaced families fir is print snags artists housing plan Washington a when Roger l. Stevens became presi Dent Johnson s overseer of hearts four years ago he set out to find a Way of providing Low rent housing for needy artists. He looked at hundreds of potential Sites for an artist Colony before locating a 13-Story build ing overlooking the Hudson River from Greenwich Village i Manhattan. His National Council on hearts promptly gave $750,000 in Federal funds to help buy the property. As Council chairman Stevens also helped arrange alow interest Long term $9.5-Mil lion government mortgage to finance rehabilitation of the building. Now the Fine print in a Feder Al housing administration regu lation threatens the sponsors plans to permit Only artists to occupy the bargain rate apart ments. First Call on the 384 unit must go to families displaced by Urban renewal or other govern mental action says the Regula Tion and an Cha spokesman said a study last september Dis closed there Are 1,350 such families in Manhattan alone. The spokesman Gerald pos ton said the requirement can not be waived. This is part of the Law he said. Nonetheless when asked about the regulation Stevens insisted they can t get into this earthquake sways buildings in Athens Athens a a Strong earthquake rippled through Athens late thursday night sending scores of persons Rush ing into the streets As apartment and office buildings swayed from the tremors. The seismological service re ported that the earthquake s Epi Center was 50 Miles Southwest of Athens near the resort Island of Hydra. Police said that 10far do significant damage or personal injuries had been re ported. Project unless they Are artists. This has been designated artist , a former theatrical producer and Reul estate opera Tor who once bought and sold the Empire state building said he was not familiar with the technicalities of Cha regulations governing the i Renwich Village project. 4 youngsters killed As fire sweeps House Wakefield. . A four Young children were killed thursday when a predawn fire swept their Home before their teen age Babysitter could reach them. The dead children of or. An mrs. Albert Newcomb or. Were Cynthia 10 Albert l. 3rd. A Loretta 21 months and Wayne 9 months. Authorities said Wanda new comb is of Berwick Maine adopted daughter of Newcomb parents was on the first floor of the two Story Home when shews awakened by cries of the children in their upstairs bed  said she first thought the crackling she heard might be from a thunderstorm but soon realized the House was on  was not Able to reach the children because of smoke in flames. Authorities said she jumped from a window and called unsuccessfully to the children to come to windows. They said she also sought Aid from passersby on route 109, near the Maine Border but none was Able to help. Newcomb a musician. Usu his wife were returning from a i a to Boston authorities  fire levelled the House. To g o  
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