European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday july 25 1968 air mail things have been so warm in Winslow Maine that postman Ronald Lachance decided to try to cancel some of the discomfort. A Friend rigged up this Cooling device consisting of a Model air plane propeller and a motor. The Battery is nestled among the mail. Now la Chance busses along in Comfort with a Small headwind. Associated press photo Etc bans so stamp Calls it restraint on Trade Washington Federal Trade used wednesday a & Hutchinson rude illegally in a the commission that the Sper co. Restrained  $300-million Green million business of dispensing Stamps to More than 35  ordered the company the nation s oldest and largest Trad ing stamp firm to drop  insistence that retail stores give Only one Green stamp for each 10 cents in purchases. This bars a retailer from of Fering Bonus Stamps to custom ers in Competition with other stamp companies which permit double or Bonus stamping the Etc said. The company May Appeal the ruling in Federal courts. In  decision the commis Sion said so dominates the trading stamp Industry an wields great Power Over the re Tail stores it licenses. The Etc said the company restrained Trade by requiring retailers to stick with the fixed ratio and conspiring with other companies to enforce this policy. It said also so suppressed operation of trading stamp exchanges and other redemption  commission s ruling came on a 3-1 vote and the Lone dissenter commissioner Mary Gardner Jones contended it did t go far  noted the majority banned so from fixing the maximum number of Stamps a retailer May give customers on purchases but permitted the trading stamp company 0 in 4minimum ratio in Oit t words a under the a Ulm could till retailers to Issue no ,.ss one stamp for each in co Mchase. Mrs. Jones said so should be barred from film any ral rms r 2 largest unions Law teamsters unite in labor action pact performance successful Al 1 in tested an Carrier landings Washington a the Navy said wednesday that it has successfully flown the f111b interceptor onto and off of an aircraft  flights marked the first Carrier tests for the swing Wing Jet whose further development was cancelled earlier this month after years of technical difficult  Navy said the f111b landed aboard the Carrier Coral sea off the California coast late tuesday after taking off from Edwards air Force base Calif. The plane went through 10 arrested landings in which restrain ing cables Are used to Snag an aircraft As it sets  addition the f111b staged eight touch and go a touching Down and then proceeding of take off a Man Euver sometimes necessary when a plane makes a bad approach during Landing. The test aircraft was launched by catapult nine  Navy said the f111b was to return wednesday to Edwards fab. Its Crew Are it. Cmdr. Richard a. Barnes 34, chief test Pilot and it. Roy r. Buehler 31, of a Tuxen my. The f111b used in tuesday s tryouts weighs about 57,000 pounds stripped of any Arma ment. Fully armed and fuelled Al lbs would weigh 80,000 pounds or More. Excess weight was a Factor to the Pentagon s decision to scrap the f111b under pressure from Congress. Officials said the f111b test would help the Navy learn More about swing Wing technology and provide other information which might prove useful in de signing an aircraft designated i the vex. Value of Frk estate in . Is $275,000 new York a the Lute sen. Robert f. Kennedy left an estate with an estimated value in new York state of $250,000 to $300,000, according to an application to probate his will filed wednesday in surrogate s court. Court papers did not disclose whether other proceedings were planned in other states. Such actions Are begun by the executors where necessary to administer assets outside of new York. Kennedy was shot by an As Sassin and died in Good Samari Tan Hospital in los Angeles june 6 after winning the califor Nia democratic primary. In the 18-Page will dated at Boston dec. 17, 1953, Kennedy left $25,000 outright to his widow the former Ethel Kukel. She also is beneficiary of . Gold Supply up $213 million Washington a the . Gold Supply increased by $213 million during june because of purchases from several for eign countries the Treasury department reported wednesday. It was the first increase in the . Gold Supply since last sep tember when stocks Rose by $2 million and the largest and Vance in Many years. Department officials As is their policy declined to Specif which countries sold Gold to the United states but the now Fig urea lend credence to unconfirmed reports that France sold As much As $100 million in Gold to this country last month. Pollution of Rivers alters baptismal plan a water poll Ottawa Tion May Force Jehovah s wit Nesses to hold mass baptisms in a swimming Pool instead of a one j River during a convention aug. Although declining to give names officials said that More Chicago up1 America s two largest labor unions the teamsters and the United Auto workers la both expelled from the Central labor grouping have formed an Alliance of 3.4 million workers for Union organization and social action. The Alliance for labor action was announced tuesday at a joint news conference by Law president Walter Reuther and acting teamsters president Frank Fitzsimmons who took Over when James Hoffa was jailed for jury tampering. This is something that the labor movement has needed for a Long Long time Reuther said. Both denied the Alliance is a potential rival to the Al Cio the Central labor organization which numbers 12 million Mem i Bers. However they said they would encourage other unions in eluding those in the giant federa Tion to join them. Last week the Law with 1.6 i million members voted to Isaf a Ciliate from the Al Cio after being expelled in May for non payment of dues. The expulsion climaxed a Long dispute Between Reuther and Al Cio president George Meany Over the federa Tion s concern with social issues particularly civil rights. Basic weakness the Basic weakness of the Al Cio Reuther said was that it was not built around a program of action. I had a great Deal to do with forming the Al Cio but 1 realize now there were some great mistakes made. It was not enough to say that we should All Slick together because we Are Union  it was largely through Reuther s efforts that the 1.8 million member expelled from the Al Cio in 1957 for alleged corruption. But Reuther said that in 11 years a lot has  he called the teamsters the kind of constructive Force that our programs  food stamp Cut might hit 500,000 Washington Tii about 500.000 needy people will probably be shut unit of the government food jump pro Gram for at least a ear unless Congress appropriates an additional $55 million. Administration experts estimated wednes  program a High helps poor people buy More food than their incomes would normally allow will by August to serving about 2.5 million people in about 1,200 counties and cities. But some 290 additional areas have applied for entry into the program. An agriculture department expert said virtually none of these areas with a potential food stamp enrolment of about 500.000 people can be brought in unless Congress puts up More Money the House is expected to Vole this week on proposals to boost the spending Authon action for the food stamp program. Under existing Law. Confess is authorized to appropriate $3for the program in be million year which Oil than one country sold Gold to the United states. The june increase raised the total . Gold Supply by the end of the month to $10.681 billion and wiped out most of the losses of the last two months. Began Only 1 teamsters Union was Senate has approved which raises the ceiling to ? and the llmi"1 Nicil Lions with Strong quake hits Turkey 1st an but Turkov a a Strong earthquake tuesday hit the turkish province of Konya about 400 Miles Southeast of Istanbul sending thousands of panic stricken people into the streets. Million Ture committee went the Senate figure. Agriculture secret a l. Freeman Luever the $245 million outdated because of enrolment in  dispensing Stamps. A Orville now says level is increasing already ii August Dale Likely 1 parcel Post rates to Rise 10.5% half of the residue set up in lifetime  children share equally a Trust representing the other half of the remainder. Kennedy had 10 children and mrs. Ken Nedy is expecting an Lith. A 8-11. City officials say parts of the in Ottawa and Rideau Rivers Are too polluted to permit the witnessed customary River Immer Sions. A Motel owner has offered the use of his Pool. Washington a the interstate Commerce commis Sion authorized the. Post office department wednesday to in crease rates on parcel Post and catalogues by 10.5 per cent. Although the increase can be come effective immediately a Post office spokesman said it probably would not go into effect in less than 30 Days because the department needs time to revise rate schedules and give the Public adequate notice. This would be the first parcel Post rate hike since january 1967 and the Post office Esti mates it will add $86 million a year in Revenue. In seeking the increase the past office cited As the major reason a $700 million postal pay raise approved last year. Under the new rate Structure parcels now costing $1.10 to ship or More than 80 per cent of Al parcel Post will be hiked by 10 cents. Those charged $1.10 to $4 will be increased 15 cents and those charged Over $4 will lie assessed an additional 20 cents. � in addition the minimum charge for local parcel delivery will be raised from 40 cents to. Minimum for out Side the � in 50 cents and parcel destined Cal area will to 60 cents. The Post eel Post revenues about 89.6 per cent costs to operate the service. The do plated revenues in period that ended $784  requires revenues 10 within 4 per trope rating the 1 ice. Of Wewt 1. Parcel Post Rune it fs1 let Sonst \ e Cost of Ull