European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and stripes by a thu by a Hub  Cheyenne lawmen ready of cowboys stir up fuss amusement Park ride collapses get persons i Foto lag?5ii Asphalt pavement � the orbit ride slowed toward the end of its ride. None of those injured apparently was badly Hurt police  using ladder trucks helped eight suspended riders to safety. Six of them were shaken but not seriously  wore Seatbelt. Police said this probably prevented serious injury. Of Man that Hertz new York a mayor John v. Lindsay has signed a Law making car rental agencies responsible for parking tickets tenured by scofflaws  practice he says Cost the City $1.5 million  acting on the Bill Over the objections of the car rental Industry mayor Lindsay said there is a backlog of More thana million unpaid parking tickets issued to rental  taxpayers in Short Are subsidizing parking privilege for those who rent cars the mayor said. It is certain that the City ought no longer tolerate so specific and massive a disregard of its parking  eight new envoys confirmed Washington a the Senate saturday confirmed the nominations of eight new ambassadors. Hiey included Harold f. Linden former chairman of the Export import Bank who will be ambassador to Canada and Carter l. Burgess former president of the american machine and countryco., As ambassador to Argentina. Career foreign service officers confirmed included Walter j. Stossel jr., to Poland Robert m. Sayre to Uruguay George w. Renchard to Burundi 6� Edward Clark to Mali Samuel c. Adams jr., to niger and Thomas w. Mcelhiney to Ghana. T postmaster measure approved Washington up the House Post office and civil service committee has unanimously approved a Bill to take the politics out of the appointment of some 32,000 postmasters. Under the Bill the postmaster general would be required tomake postmaster appointments on the basis of competitive examinations that comply with regular civil service procedures and the Senate s Power of confirmation would be eliminated. Cheyenne wyo., up cowboys by the hundreds slammed into this tiny stat capital saturday to open the annual Frontier Days Rode that in past years has made tales of Pioneer Boom town sound like Church socials. Rodeo circuit headliners an workaday cowboys were after part of the $100,000 Jackpot i prize Money in Bull dogging. Bronc Riding calf roping another skills. Police were out in Force. Chief James Byrd whose men last year had to Cope with unruly crowds of College students said sheriff s officers and stat police were standing by to Back up City police if needed. We expect College kids fro Wyoming Colorado Nebraska Utah and maybe some  Byrd said there also had been word the City could expect an influx of hippies. We Don t anticipate an trouble Byrd said. Earlier however he said police dog would Aid patrolmen and detectives would be in uniform to beef up regular shifts. The consumption of liquor last year estimated by one bar owner As a third of his annual sales again was predicted to be High by a Beer wholesaler. The wholesaler who asked his name not be mentioned said we look on Frontier Days Ashe 13th month in our business. We do As much business during the 10-Day period before the Rodeo ends next sunday As we Doin our Best month. The wholesaler said he had trucks standing by to make Beer deliveries to bars on Adaily Batis and even hourly it that s what they  said most taverns already had requested All deliveries incas to avoid breakage of Beer bottles by drinkers which caused much of the trouble last year by crowds that spilled out Side onto sidewalks. House pork measure beefed up by Senate third baby daughter born to Vic Damones Hollywood a the wife of Singer Vic Damone gave birth saturday to the couple third child a girl like the others. A spokesman at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital said Judy Damone and the baby named Daniella were doing Fine. The child weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces. Judge won Ray trial Memphis Tenn. A judge Preston Battle said sat urday it was the Luck of the draw that selected him As the judge to preside Over the trial of James Earl Ray. Battle said the five Shelby county criminal court judges were each Given a number. The Holder of the highest number drawn was selected to hear the Case he , alleged Slayer of or. Martin Luther King jr., is expected to go on trial for murder during the fall. Six in family drown Riverside Ala. A six of seven members of a Wilming ton del., family in route to visit relatives in Mississippi drowned saturday when their late Model Auto swerved out of control an plunged into 25 feet of water. Sidney str bling the Lone survivor identified the victims ashis brother Velma about 30 another brother Leon 24 Velma s wife Grace 30 and their three children Teresa 8 Therna 7and Laytonia 2. The Accident occurred on interstate 20, about 30 Miles East of Birmingham. Rocky resigns from club new York a  a. Rockefeller has re signed from the Knickerbocker us because it has not changed admission policies that alleged y discriminate against Minori us. They Are not ready to change their policies and there fore i m dropping out Rocke Feller said at a rally outside his Harlem Headquarters in answer to a question about his membership. Blast Levels three buildings Chicago a an explosion levelled three buildings on the Southern Edge of Chica-p�,8jlo�l at saturday night Muring so persons and  an elevated transit Sig. M  said the three build Ings housed a jewelry store restaurant cocktail lounge and an army surplus  of he injured were passers by on the Street and on the elevated platform officials said. None was believed if Jared seriously dog Dies answering whistle Calif. A when the owner of a German shop t Here whistled to him to come Down from the top of a Story building the dog jumped straight Down to his death. A Ren Selverston a student said he came out of the herrin�?28y. Laboratories where he was working spotted his dog on Ine roof and whistled to him. The dog plummeted to his death Washington up the Senate passed a generous $4.7 trillion Public works Money Bill saturday after adding funds to protect one senator s oceanfront Home. Sen. Claiborne Pell ,asked to be excused from voting on the Bill because it contained$100,000 for a restoration project i Newport . Pel said the project among other things would repair a sea Wallin front of his Home. The appropriations Bill con Taining funds often referred to As pork for scores of new dams canals sea Walls and other corps of Engineer projects was $228 million More than the House approved. Al efforts to trim it were rejected and the Senate voted final passage by a 67-3 margin. The Bill now goes to a House Senate conference to resolve differences with the $4.4 billion House version. Voting against the Bill were sen. John j. Williams r-del., sen. William Proxmire d-wis.,and sen. Strom Thurmond r . Pell voluntarily asked to be excused from voting after the Senate by voice vote added the Newport project at the request of sen. John 0. Pastore d-.a spokesman for Pell said the project will Shore up the Public walk which runs atop a Scenic Cliff along the Ocean front i Newport. The project will protect dozens of private Home sin the area including mansions belonging to Well to do Newpor socialites. Also added to the Bill on the floor was $60,000 for the Calcite canal in Northwest  Senate rejected 61 to 22, an amendment by Williams to impose a $4.4 billion ceiling on Public works spending in the next fiscal year. This provision is in the House Bill but the Senate appropriations commit tee rejected  rejected was a Proxmire amendment to eliminate $2million earmarked for the Oakley Reservoir project i Illinois. Proxmire said the project was a pork Barre Boondoggle of the most blatant  for photograph a Snappy vacation Start Lelm m Tell my my Malm True a the mum m tit to t4 trim Whu tit to my Tivit to Otom atm by in a i rtt to Pih Triy fit hot. Stars & stripes bookstores