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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, July 16, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 4 the stars and stripes r measure agents in  set Pool for riot up Newark . Up new Jersey s 5,000 insurance agents monday announced plans to setup a High risk Pool for giving insurance to property owners i riot and potentially riot Prono areas. The new Jersey association of Independent insurance agents announced unqualified support of the program Long proposed by Many state officials. Robert j. Spiel president of the association said forms for the pooling arrangements have been sent to All Independent the Knack practice make perfect if that Rule is True. Chrysler has Best 6 months in its history Detroit pc h r y s 1 e corp. Reported monday its sales and net earnings for the first six months of this year were higher than for any comparable periodic the automaker s history. The firm said sales in the Sec Ond Quarter which totalled $2 billion were up 25 per cent Over the $1.6 billion registered in the same period of 1967.it was the first of the Auto companies to report on its open ing six months business. Net earnings were $84.5 Mil lion or $1.82 per cent after reflecting the recent increase . Taxes applicable to the Quarter and resulting from retroactive 10 per cent sur  compares with $48.4 Mil lion or $1.05 a share in the Sec Ond Quarter of last year. Chrysler said sales for the first six months were $3.7 Bil lion 29 per cent higher than the$2.9 billion reported for the same period a year  earnings for the six months totalled $148.8 million or$3.20 a share compared with $66.6 million or $1.45 a share for the same period of 1967. Shootings take 191 lives in week new York a arguments Over a dish of homemade ice Cream and whether a Rifle should be brought into a House ended in two of the 191 fatal shootings that took place in the United states last  than 80 per cent of the killings resulted from deliberate firing of a handgun Shotgun or Rifle. There were 121 homicides,40 suicides and 31 accidental  count was taken in an associated press Survey from mid night sunday july 7, to mid night sunday july 14, and Fol Lowed a similar Survey made the week ending june 23.in the june Survey there were 199 gunshot deaths 115 homicides 65 suicides and 19 accidental Fata  Federal Bureau of investigation reported that the weekly average of homicides numbered 125 in 1966, the last year for which figures were available. Last week California had the highest gun death toll with 21, of which 10 were homicides 10 suicides and one accidental. Illinois had nine homicides of 15 total deaths. Agents and he urged anyone re Quiring Pool insurance to Contact the agents. The announcement came in the Wake of several Large scale cancellations of coverage in riot areas by Large insurance companies. Spiel said the pooling arrange ment is a Stop Gap measure until a permanent Pool become operative sept. 1 under terms of a recently enacted state  said that under the interim program All fire insurance companies with a Premium volume in new Jersey of $10,000 or More share in insurable risks on which regular coverage cannot be obtained. We understand that the new Jersey insurance department which must pass on application for Pool coverage is presently rejecting about 60 per cent of the applications Spiel said. He said the rejections were due to broken plaster defective wiring and accumulations of de Bris and crowded and dirty conditions in basements and  therefore to increase the chances of securing acceptance we urge applicants to do every thing they can to have their prop erties in the Best possible con Parks outlay doubled Washington up presi Dent Johnson monday signed into Law a Bill doubling the Federal outlay for new Parks and recreation land to $200 million a Yea for the next five years. And Alan Kempton of Tampa fla., shows Confidence As he flips. Demonstrator named to n. Y. School Board York a there. Milton a. Galamison a negro minister who has Bee arrested nine times in demonstrations against City school pol i c i e a has been appointed to the Board of education by May or John v. Lindsay. Galamison was among firemen named by Lindsay to the Board enlarged by the state legislature and instructed to de centralize the City s 1.1-million-Pupil system. Another Lindsay appointee Ernest r. Minott a Bronx letter Carrier makes three negroes on the 13-Mernber Board. Lindsay also appointed Hecto Vazquez executive director of the puerto rican forum banker Salim l. Lewis and William f. Haddad a former newspaper reporter and peace corps and Antipoverty , who said in 1966 that he was trying to get rid of the Board of education said he viewed his appointment wit mixed emotions. Lie described the City school Sas in very bad almost indescribable shape with most of the negroes one to three years behind their Grade Levels. He said the system was hopelessly bogged Down in red tape rigidity and  if i cannot make this go i in tend to  a Penny for your thought Elgin Iii. Up who says Banks Don t give free Sam Ples the Elgin National ban said on Little cards to each of which was attached a 1968copper Penny. And everything comes outright Side up. Well this time anyway. A photos edition before Annivhe said will almost certainly higher premiums an5 report urges . Fund for broadcasting new York a -thornp.f. Hoamg chairman of the National citizens committee Lor Public broadcasting released a committee report monday urging Congress to appropriate funds for the corporation for Public broadcasting. The corporation has Bee without funds since its authorization by Congress last year in a report to the american people the committee called on Congress to appropriate million for Hie cup and $12.5 million for broadcast facilities As authorized in the Law. Hoving called the report wide ranging sweeping Blue print for action detailing what must be achieved on every level if Public broadcasting is to be come professionally and technically competitive for audiences if Public broadcasting is a major National priority As the re port clearly argues it is then the report s recommendation must be carried out with the utmost  cab was created As a fund disbursing a e n c y to finance production of Public service programs. President Johnson in february named Frank Pace .1 a a former Secre tary of the army to head a 15 Man Board of directors. Nap taker seems on right traces Uniontown. A. Up Andrew Pavlock. F 5, of Union town out for a stroll on a War afternoon decided to take a Nap. His resting place was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks. Two diesel entries and a Coal car passed Over  residents called police thinking in had Beeri life when officers arrived Pavlits got up dusted himself off assured police he was All rim and walked away. Travellers get . Hush Job Washington up the average time for processing arriving travellers through custom Sand immigration at John f. Kennedy International Airport inner York has been Cut from 45 minutes to about 13 minute since the first of the year presi Dent Johnson said  one Stop system is in effect at Kennedy and san an Lonio Tex. The president said that in the near future the one Stop s y s tem will be extended to Airport sat Washington Boston and los Angeles and will gradually be instituted at other major ports of entry  
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