European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Jat of jmj a a i a a or or i gun controversy enters its Dhoti age by Dick West Washington up on afternoon this week a fellow appeared in front of the Capitol wearing a Nehru jacket and a Guu Belt with two holsters. The prototypical Nehru would have completed the outfit by wearing Dhoti the Loincloth worn by hindu men he made famous inthe West. However the oddly dressed character was seized and Dis armed by police who discovered that the pistols he was packing were toys. The Chap explained that he was demonstrating in favor of gun control  this incident had been witnessed by members of Congress they probably would have invited him inside to testify. And he would have Felt right at Home. 1 mean regardless of whether you Are for or against gun controls you will have to admit that congressional debate on the is sue has been  the House rules commit tee on the Day the toy gunman was stalking about a supporter of gun registration cited som statistics on the number of suicides in which guns Are used. Whereupon an opponent of the legislation pointed out that some people commit suicide by jump ing off Bridges. Ergo Why not Register Bridges if you wanted to stretch this line of reasoning a bit further you could Call for the registration of adding machines. There is always a possibility someone might commit suicide with an adding  would to fairly easy to do. You Sembly run yourself through the machine and total yourself out almost every Day when i m driving Home in Rush hour traffic i m held up for 15 or 20 min utes by a  registration of Bridges probably is not Strong  also should be a Law Mak ing it a crime to carry a concealed Bridge. But what we really need i Law requiring the Regis in congressmen. Such Toifl make it Imi uh8anyone simply t 0 walk in off True that most congressmen for some purposes. But a congressman in the wrong hands can a dangerous. N de certainly a congressman who is unable to see the different Between guns and Bridges is Esthe sort of companion you want on a Hunting trip. Nehru striding in his famous uniform the coat that bears his name and the White Dhoti Loincloth worn by hindu men underneath. Economy order Post office to Cut some services Washington up the Post office said thursday it would begin cutting Bac service under a congressional Economy order by immediately eliminating Home deliveries and window service at City pos offices on saturdays. Postmaster general w. Mar Vin Watson told the House ways and Means committee that head ordered Post office employ ment Frozen As of july 1 despite increasing mail loads. In the absence of prompt congressional Relief he said he was imposing at once the firs of a series of service curbs that will have to get progressively deeper unless lawmakers act. For the second straight Day Watson appeared before the ways and Means committee which is considering legislation to exempt the pos office froma government wide employment cutback ordered by Congre Salong with a spending reduction As its Price for approving president Johnson s 10 per cent tax  realize this committee requires some time for consideration of the department s problem Watson , the Law is already in effect and my problem started july 1. I must take these actions now immediately unless i get some indication that Congress intends to give  Watson outlined for the committee wednesday pending service reductions that eventually would reduce most mail service and deliveries to fou Days a week. After some committee Mem Bers decried his testimony As alarmist he was asked to return with a timetable for the cuts which he said would Bedspread Over four years. He said thursday he already has ordered in addition to the employment freeze a ban on Extension of delivery service to new communities even though they May be adjacent to routes already served. He also ordered that second third and fourth class mail be delayed a necessary to keep first class matter moving on  have already taken these actions Watson told the committee. In addition he said we must Start now to close fourth class Post offices at the rate of 150 a month and third class Post offices at the rate of 100 per  the Economy order All government agencies Are directed to reduce employment to the Levels of june 30, 1966. The Post office had planned to increase employment during the year by about 20,000 to a total of about 760,000.it was Learned that the committee in response to questions also had been told by budget director Charles  that heavy reductions would be required in air safety personnel As a result of the Economy , testifying wednesday with Watson said the Federal aviation administration would be forced to Cut employment by2,400, including Many in traffic control posts despite steadily increasing air traffic under the Economy mandate. Panel radiation safeguards Washington a the Senate Commerce committee approved thursday a Bill de signed to help protect the Public health from the dangers of elec tronic product radiation. Interest in such legislation quickened in recent years with reports of radiation emission from some color television sets. Committee witnesses have said this is Only a part of the in creasing use of electronic products in both Home and Industry. Witnesses have mentioned med ical a rays laser beams the new microwave ovens and other items. The House has passed a Bill authorizing the Secretary of health education and welfare to set performance standards on radiation emission and requiring the manufacturer to give notification of any defects in his product. The Senate committee Bill does that and goes farther. It requires that the manufacture must certify that his product complies with the standards. It also requires the manufacturer to repair or replace defective products at his own expense and it authorizes factory inspections. My Fairall lady the backless evening gown of miss South Africa Monica Fairall leaves them gasping at the miss universe pageant in Miami Beach. Associated press photo Beauty s gown ruled too far out Miami Beach Fla. A miss South Africa s psychedelic evening gown took a trip thurs Day right out of the miss uni verse  top pageant official said the gown s revelations were extreme. The audience of 2,100 at even ing gown judging wednesday night gasped when 19-year-Oidmonica Fairall Pirouette at the head of the runway. The Back other sequined gown was Cut As far below the Waist As the Law allows even lower than he backless bathing suit. With advice from the reigning miss universe and Strong per suasion from pageant officials the 135-Pound miss South Africa decided her Brand new gown must go. Monica wept when she came off stage after the gowns debut. The stunning dress which reached from Chin to floor in front had arrived by mail Only hours before from South Africa where a dressmaker hand fitted $400 Worth of material to her35-24-35 curves. When everybody roared when i turned about i thought either they liked it or they Mustbe shocked she said. I guessed it was a Little of both but i Don t think it would be a Good idea to Wear it  did t have any idea people would react like  made quite a sensation and i can t repeat that or the judges might think i was push ing myself on them said the 5-foot-9 student from Durban. What will my Mother say Herbert k. , executive director of the miss universe pageant said its not within the context of our pageant that anything too extreme be worn. That s in the same context the Rule that they Don t Wear artificial padding in i a swim  asked her if she jihad we other gown Union said. Said she had one and 1 saw then Wear the other dress. Pakistani official to visit Pekin Rawalpindi us l Stani foreign Mim Stit Husain will leave Kara u j 20, for a visit to in Keg Wrable Diplomat sources a Here.  told thu National p  Ysta Tenenty month that Friendship communist China is im1 principle of our  then said he would ing at the earliest to