European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday july . Reports inflationary Pace slowing Washington a the nation s Economy churned ahead at a near record inflation Ary Pace during the second Quarter of this year but has be gun showing signs of an orderly Cooling off the Commerce department reported thursday. The department said the Gros National product jumped by $19.6 billion during the Quarter to$850.8 billion. This was the second highest Dollar Advance in history and was Down Only slightly from the record $20.2 billion increase Dur ing the first three months of this year. More than half the second Quarter Advance represented a growth in real output but inflation continued to eat away at the Economy. Percentage William h. Chartener assist ant Secretary of Commerce for economic affairs said inflation amounted to 4 per cent Over the past year. He said there were no important imbalances in the Economy during the second Quarter except for the Federal budget and this has been corrected by the recent tax increase. He looks for slower growth inthe third and fourth quarters of this year and foresees a re sumption of More Normal eco nomic growth next  the economic gain in the second Quarter almost equalled that of the first its make up was considerably  said the second Quarter produced a substantial slowdown in consumer spend ing a slight decrease in Busi Ness spending for Plant and equipment a deliberate at tempt to increase business inventories and a slight increase in residential construction. Man survives Brooklyn Bridge leap new York up a Man jumped off Brooklyn Bridge thursday and survived the 133-foot plunge. Police said Thomas tuohey.40, a new York City truck Driver climbed the rail of the Span be tween lower Manhattan and Brooklyn during the morning Rush hour. The tugboat Martha Moran fished him from the Easi River shortly after he hit and began Drifting  authorities reported Tuohey in fair condition. Russian finds big Nugget Moscow a soviet Miner Yevgeny she Lenkov found a Gol Nugget weighing 2,590 Grams & Troy ounce the year s biggest find at a River in the soviet far Northeast the soviet news Agency Tass said. Huge Oil find reported in Philadelphia a two american Oil companies re ported thursday the discovery Unalaska of one of the largest Petroleum accumulations known the  the Field appears to lie on a90,000-acre Block on the Arctic slope of Alaska the announce ment said. The discovery was reported by Atlantic Richfield and Humble Oil and refining co., in a joint  our opinion said the Oil consultant firm of Degolyer an Macnaughton of Dallas this discovery could develop into afield with recoverable reserves of some 5 to 10 billion barrels  this would make it one of the largest in the world the firm said. The location was reported inthe general area of Prudhoe Bay 390 Miles North of fair Banks and 150 Miles Southeast of Point  of the discovery had been rumoured around Wal Street for about a month a Bro Ker  Price of Atlantic Richfield Stock has ranged this year be tween $96.25 and $162.35. It closed tuesday at $147.50, off $4.15 from the previous Darin London a wave of u 5 buying added millions of Pound Sterling to the Market a British Oil companies l that the strikes May major benefits to British m panics with interests in the a feeling for nature Willie Mincey Center of the Washington b.c., association of workers for the Blind Tours the newly dedicated touch and see nature Trail at the National arboretum in Washington with mrs. Orville l. Freeman wife of the Secretary of agriculture and or. George w. Irving jr., administrator for the agriculture research service. It is the first S.C. walk created for the Blind by a botanic Garden. Up photo Pueblo skipper s suicide denied state dept. Says Washington a Testate department reported thursday it has received word from the North koreans which it interprets As a denial of recurring rumours that the Pueblo s skipper commander Lloyd. Bucher has committed Sui cide. Press officer Robert j. Mccloskey said we have Bee aware of this Rumor for some time about Bucher who commanded the . Intelligence ship seized by the communist Jan. 23. He did not identify the source of the Rumor which has circulated at times on Capitol Hill. In response to a . Inquiry about this at one of the recent .-North korean talks about the Pueblo at Panmunjom a he said they told us there has been no change in the condition of the Crew since Early february when they informed us about one death and the three of the Crew who have been wound  . Authorities have interpreted the North korean response As a denial of that Rumor about Bucher he said. Meanwhile the state depart ment spokesman noted that the North koreans have not yet Al Lowed visits by outsiders to the 82 surviving crewmen. He said the . Government has not Given approval for a re ported plan by negro entertainer Dick Gregory to visit North Korea to see the captured Pueblo crewmen. Gregory was quoted wednes Day As saying he planned to go to North Korea in the course of on extensive tour abroad but Mccloskey said no request for approval has been submitted and the state department has made no move to Check Gregory s plans. City ruled liable for riot damage Baltimore my. A Quick trial As a test Case of one of nearly 100 suits was expected thursday in the Wake of a judge s ruling that Baltimore can be sued for damages resulting from civil  against the City for about $5 million were filed after business establishments were burned and looted in  Albert l. Sklar denied wednesday the City s plea of immunity. It is the finding of this court that this court cannot hold that the City As a matter of Law did not have the ability of them selves or with its own citizens Mohave prevented damages claimed by the plaintiffs the Superior court judge said. He based his ruling on an 1835statute holding the City is liable for damage to property during the riots. The Maryland court of appeals held in 1862 that the Law applies if the City fails tract to suppress rioting when it has the ability to prevent it an has received Advance notice of an impending disturbance the Maryland National guard we regular army troops occupied Baltimore the april riots during which More than 1,000business establishments were damaged or  Sklar s ruling cannot be appealed. The outcome of trial Ozone of Tho suits could be House rejects moratorium on foreign Aid Washington a the House soundly rejected thursday a move to Clamp a one a ear moratorium on the administration s embattled foreign Aid pro Gram. It was the first test for the controversial Bill but a series of amendments still must be faced and deeper cuts Are expected to be . H. R. Gross a Iowa a Long time critic of Tho pro Gram suggested that the $5 Bil lion in previously appropriate funds plus $55.8 million for administrative expenses would be sufficient for operations with a moratorium on new appropriations for the current fiscal year. 115 to 48but the House rejected his proposal 115 to 48.rep. Clement j. Zablocki d wis., said S.C. a step would bring chaos to our foreign Aid . Robert v. Denney a neb. Disagreed adding it s High time we shocked the world so they can see America is turning its  on this Giveaway pro  Bill was set originally at $2.9 billion but was Cut  to$2.3 billion by the House foreign affairs committee Ball Union signs pact Washington up the brotherhood of railway train men signed wednesday a new contract with the nation s rail roads calling for an u per cent increase in wages and a two year ban on strikes. Fortas Given going Over by Thurmond Washington up ii Jug. Tice Abe Fortas his face flushed with annoyance an dismay underwent a stinging interrogation thursday by sen Strom Thurmond k-s.c., who charged that the supreme court had contributed to the rising crime rate. Time after time Forta protested that under the Constitution he could not be held to account for c o u r t decisions anywhere else but Thurmond bore in accusing him of refusing to answer his questions. Mallory. Mallory. I want that word to ring in your ears the South carolinian  Man who raped a woman and confessed it in court and the supreme court turned him Loose on a technicality free to commit other crimes. Can you condone this Complete silence there was Complete silence inthe hearing room where the Senate judiciary committee i considering president Johnson s nomination of Fortas to succeed Earl Warren As chief  a moment s pause Fortas said i will adhere tothe limitations of the cons Titu  he said he could no reply to the question As worded by  you suggest any Way that i can phrase it differently so you can answer it the senator  declined and began doodling on a pad of paper on his Green Felt desk top As Thurmond continued to speak or rapists and murderers he said were freed by court decisions. The Mallory decision handed Down in 1957 before Fortas became an associate Justice held that a confession cannot mused in evidence at a trial u there had been an unnecessary delay Between the accused arrest and his arraignment in the Case Andrew r. Mallory was convicted of rape in Federal District court in Washington and sonic need � death after a trial in which his confession was admitted � evidence. The supreme Cour reversed the conviction noting Stern Oon but not arraigned until the following  beginning to the Strain on his third Day questioning before the com tee Fortas said at one Point was doing my level Ujj these trying circumstances. Take Tho dough nut Minneapolis Minn. Up Palmer Tieri was closing garage door tuesday night Jug a Bandit armed with a Fla win one hand and a gun other demanded his  a bag containing a doughnuts and he guj1scooped it up and walked leaving Tieri with his Doug Winus his doughnuts