European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday j by 2$ congressmen being aided by truckers Des Moines Iowa a key members of congressional committees concerned with Abill to let larger trucks travel the interstate Highway system have received at least $29,000 in Campaign contributions fro the trucking Industry Over the past two years the Des Moine Register said in a copyrighted Story thursday. Nick Kotz pulitzer prize win Ning reporter in the Register s Washington Bureau said House of representative records show that 11 of 13 ranking democrats on the House Public works committee received contributions of from $500 to $3,000. Such contributions Are no illegal. The Register Story said Sec Ond and third ranking republicans also received said sizable contributions have been Given members of the sen ate finance committee and the House ways and Means com Mittee. All the congressional commit tees Are involved with a trucker backed Bill to permit Large trucks on the interstate Highway system the newspaper wrote that the Senate finance committee and the House ways and Means committee have not acted on a Bill opposed by truckers which would in crease the Highway use tax for diesel fuel vehicles. The Johnson administration originally called for passage of this Bill to help finance repair Sand new construction which will be required by permitting wider heavier and longer trucks on. The nation s High ways he wrote. The Register said other contributions have been Given members of the Senate com Merce committee and House interstate and foreign Commerce committees. Over All the truckers Campaign fund committee has distributed at least $83,000 the Las two years with almost All going to members of Congress on those committees of special con Cern to the trucking Industry the Story said. Kotz wrote that informed sources in Washington who Are knowledgeable about Campaign funds said the funds by the truckers and other groups re corded with the House clerks Are merely the tip of the iceberg the Story said largest contributions have been made to ranking democratic and Republican members of the commit tees concerned with the truck size legislation and to Congress men who introduced the Bill. Kotz wrote that contribution were made by the truck opera tors non arh san committee which is described As the Campaign fund operation for the american trucking associations inc., chief sponsor of the Bill authorizing states to permit bigger trucks on interstate beards. Boots. Bravado gone 3 get jail sentences for nailing girl to tree Titusville Fla., a their beards boots and bravado gone spider super Squir Rel and fat Frank were or dered imprisoned thursday for nailing an 18-year-old girl to a tree because she flunked a motorcycle gang prostitution As trial for the crucifixion of shapely red haired Christine Deese ended suddenly when the defendants All former Mem Bers of the now defunct out Laws motorcycle club changed their pleas of spider Owings of port Arthur tex., who in the gang s language was Christine s old Man was sentenced to three years for aggravated As attorney Richard Hanes said at the sentencing that it was Owings who drove the nails into the girl s , now 19, gave a sworn statement it was when she failed to carry out spider s orders to prostitute herself and bring him "$10 before Sundown last november that she was hit on the head with a Beer bottle and spikes were driven through her said that those present were spider fat Frank link jr., of Houston Joe super Squirrel Sorsby or. Of Cypress,Calif., and John crazy John Wables and Donald mangy Graves of Indialantic Fla. Court of records judge Ceci Rosier sentenced link to two years and Sorsby to one year supremely confident in new York vice president Hubert h. Humphrey thanks Cindy Birdsong left and Diana Ross two thirds of the supreme vocal group for their Public support of his candidacy for the demo cratic presidential nomination. A photo 17 convicts riot on bus during Calif. Transfer Chino Calif. Up prisoners on a bus transferring convicts including convicted wife Slayer or. R. Bernard Finch from Tehachapi stat prison to a minimum Security facility Here rioted during the Midnight ride. Seventeen of the 41 convicts blocked off by an Iron mesh screen from the guard at thereat and the Driver began their Racas shortly after leaving Testate facility in Kern county 100 Miles North of Here. Finch was not one of the 17. As the bus neared Palmdale,60 Miles North of los Angeles he prisoners first tried to upset he bus by standing up and Locking in in this attempt they began breaking windows tearing up the Interior and throwing out seat cushions. Thereat guard unable to restore order fired tear Gas at the Iso go Bear Hunting is there a Bear Kinloch to. A _ about150 persons in the St. Louis sub Urb of Kinlock joined a Bea Hunt through the town wednes Day night and one Alderman called it we Don t know for sure there s even a Bear said Ald Erman hebrew Stegal who is so on the town s safety Board. But we got All these people in a scouting party armed with every kind of weapon you can imagine ready to shoot any thing that said we re going to Haa e to break this thing up be fore somebody gets tuesday night a woman re ported that a Bear had grabbed her 4-year-old Nephew. She said shouts from relatives and a dog s Barking scared the Tearaway and the boy was not hurl. Prisoners but the Gas blew into the Driver s compartment and hampered his vision. The Driver also was unable to quiet the prisoners when he tried speeding up and swaying his vehicle. The Driver called for help on his radio and los Angeles sheriff s deputies and Californi Highway patrol units trailed the bus As an escort through Palmdale. When the bus swung eastward into san Bernardino county site of the Chino facility it was picked up by additional officers who followed it Down the san Bernardino freeway while the rampaging prisoners cleaned out anything Loose in their compartment and distributed i along the freeway. A huge array of officers Wason hand when the vehicle pulled into the Chino prison an shepherded the prisoners into action against the 17 involved probably would include a return to More secure quarters. Finch and Carole Tregoff were convicted in 1961 at their third trial for the 1959 slaying of his wife Barbara Jean. Carole is confined to the nearby women s minimum Security prison at Corona. Turkey to build fits Ankara a italian an turkish businessmen signed an agreement Here for a Plant to manufacture Fiat 124 automobiles n Turkey. Trips by lbs White House does t know Washington up report persisted that president Johnson intends to make some More trip abroad before leaving office but the White House said thursday that it is unaware of any plans for him to visit Secretary George Chris Tian was questioned about published reports indicating the possibility that the chief execute the soviet near future i certainly havea this possibility and Tive might Grunion in the possibly before the democratic National convention starts aug. 25, in Don t know of any plans at All in that connection Sai Christian. Discussed Don t know of anyone who has. But there have been recurring reports that Johnson Hopes to travel widely in his remaining months in the White House. Trips to Africa and sout America were reported to be among those contemplated. Actor can now Wear uniform of postman Washington up actors who portray mailman on the screen stage or television now legally can Wear the postman s official uniform an badge. President Johnson wednesday signed into Law a Bill that exempts the postal uniform an badge from the prohibition of unauthorized use of Federal uniforms insignia and badges for aggravated assault As discharged with Ere the eight months he a since his arrest. Graves who pleaded St month is awaiting ing. Link Sorsby Wables a Owings were cleanly 1 and neatly dressed As a heard their sentences the their appearance had Talca by changed since their j Raign ment last nov. 27 who go a Percy the food his support Rockefeller i Washington up Sel Charles h. Percy Rhi thu Day announced his support 1 gov. Nelson Rockefeller for to Republican presidential Noraini Tion. He is the Only president candidate who has set Forth detailed program to end Telwar Percy old a Nej conference in announcing a endorsement. His recent peal plan is a constructive to the dialogue on thl 1 Percy has been widely mentioned As a possible running mate for Richard m. Nixon i front runner in the gop race Percy said he had not be contacted by anyone in til Nixon Camp on the possibility 1a Nixon Percy ticket. Asked 1 his endorsement of Rockefell eliminated this possibility Al together he grinned and sail that is a possibility 1 1percy s daughter Sharon 1 married to a Nephew Rockefeller John v. Jay Rockefeller in a Democrat a the party nominee for Sec retail of state in West Virginia Percy said he notified Rockl Feller by Telephone of hide Ision within an hour be foil his Public announcement. 1 was very gratified a Percy said. Percy said he also notified Nixon of his decision. What was Nixon s react reporters was different than Gove nor Rockefeller a Percy said Kennedy considering no. % spot Daley say Chicago up May Richard j. Daley who wed Day endorsed sen. Edwar Kennedy for the Democrat vice presidential Nomina isaid thursday Kennedy Thim he was considering , one of the i powerful figures in theocratic party also dropped a n that he would have no object to seeing Kennedy win i presidential told a news conf the Massachusetts senator"1phoned him wednesday Mem discuss the mayor s Sale that Kennedy was his per Choice for the vice pre Denu nomination. .rf.,"he said he was Considene it Daley was asked there was a Chanc Campaign to nominate Kenn for the vice presi Clicy m ?1 balloon into a to r a 11presidency. I think senator would hold any j of Jon great dedication answered. Art 1
