European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The Tais and strip september 6, Man Flold Ilir son express doubt chances of Fortes approx Washington Hopes or Senate approval of Abe Fortas to be chief Justice dimmed thursday As Sens. Miki Mansfield and Everett expressed doubts that there were enough votes to support president Johnson s controversial supreme court nominations. Mansfield the Senate demo cratic Leader and Dirksen gop Bloofe a mib to of a opponents of associate Justice Fortes and Homer Tho Berry who has been nominated by Johnson to the , mansfied had told up i that with the passage of time the opposition to Fortes i think prospects of added that the May Well have it s not very Dirksen who has Bee backing the president was asked if Johnson May withdraw the Fortas and Thornberr nominations. The Republican Leader replied that it was customary for such nominations to be withdrawn after two attempts to win their approval but Mansfield said we Lecross that Bridge when we come to . Philip a. Hart d-mich., a staunch supporter of the nomination of Fortas that recently his constituent have been opposing the no Nina tons by a ratio of about 3 0 Hart would not predict what the Senate will do but hoped that there would be no filibuster and that if a filibuster occurs it would be halted by a cloture vote. Police attack on negroes condemned by Lindsay new York a mayor John v. Lindsay confirmed thursday that off duty police men were involved in an attack wednesday by 200 White men 6rtabout a dozen Blade panthers and White sympathizers in the Brooklyn criminal court build said he had been assured by police commissioner Howard r. Leary that immedi ate and vigorous action would be taken against any police offi cer who violated Laws or police regulations. There can be absolutely no excuse whatever for a handful of police officers breaking the Law Lindsay declared. This kind of lawlessness undermine Public Confidence in our police and it May encourage others Totake the Law into their own called shocking the mayor described the courthouse incident As there can be no safety Nolan no order and no Justice Lindsay said at a City Hall new conference unless we Are absolutely sure that this kind of ugly incident does not happen again in this clash took place wednes Day in a sixth flour corridor out Side a packed courtroom where three Black panthers had hearing on charges of beating three policemen aug. 20. Threepersons including a White girl were said the group of White men some known to newsmen As policemen who had been unable to get into the courtroom slowly converged on the smaller group and then Sud Denly rushed them. Blackjacks were seen swing ing through the air during the Melee which was broken up by uniformed officers assigned dog s Needle bites Man Middletown Ohio up do catchers traditionally get the Needle from citizens. But City humane officer car Creach was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital the victim of his own Tariq utilizing syringe. Creach got a Mouthful of tranquil lying drug when his Needle broke while he inject edit into a dog. To the building. No arrests we remade David Bro Brooklyn 4eader of theand Thomas of the that their attackers were members of the Law enforcement group of new York a militant group of police officers. Sve ii ref the attackers wore the presidential Campaign but ton of George c. Wallace for Mer Alabama governor. Brooklyn dust. Atty. Aaro Koota ordered his chief assist ant Elliot Golden to investigate. Golden said that if they found evidence of the commis Sion of a crime by the police or anyone else we will take immediate and appropriate a , police arrested two members of the Black thers thursday for protesting out Side the Brooklyn co Urt build ing i police said the men no immediately identified refused to move from George Aponte the Black thers lieutenant told newsmen the arrests were part of a police program of constant Chet set to actress Deborah Walley and actor Chat Mccracken look romantically relaxed a Hollywood after announcing their engagement and plans to marry in november. A photo cop cops pension Over hippies san Francisco a police Captain who complained that hippies caused him anxiety loss of self Assurance and nervousness will get a disability pension. Daniel Kiely 57, a 33-Yearveteran of the Force was Cap Tain at Park station near the Haight Ashbury District. The City retirement boar granted the pension after Kiely told Board members his Condi Tion resulted from the frequent riots in the Haight Ashbury get Ting me out at All hours night and Day. From dodging win bottles and Flower pots. Computer All wet Tacoma Wash a computer got confused and put a boy in a girls physical Educa Tion class and vice Vert school officials blaming a human error in programming the computer said they got the mistake straightened out before Shower time. It s stiff there miss America Atlantic City . Up the miss America pageant announced thursday it was bowing to Public pressure and would use the song there Sheds. Miss America this year after All. Albert a. Marks jr., the pageant s executive director made the announcement at news conference Only hours before the second night of preliminary Competition was to get under Hall. Way in convention at first the pageant commit tee. In line with its new concept had decided against continuing with the annual standby Marks said. But a swell of Public interest swayed the Issue the nostalgic Favorito said an agreement was reached thursday with the song s composer Bernie Wayne to use again the tune tradition toward Marks Marcus pleads guilty in graft Case new York a James pleaded guilty thursday in Manhattan supreme court to charges of conspiracy taking unlawful fees and accepting bribe while he was serving As new York City s water com missioner. Marcus 37, could receive Aprison term of up to seven years when he appears for sentencing oct. 14, in addition the former associate of mayor John v. Lindsay faces a possible maximum five year prison term when he appears in Federal court for sentencing sept. 9. Marcus pleaded guilty an testified As a government wit Ness in Federal court in a kick Back conspiracy trial involving a 140,000 payoff on a City Reser voir cleaning contract. Al Climax of the pageant since1955. Marks said the new contract included a substantial amount of Money but refused to give the figure. In new York Wayne said betas very pleased with the agreement and was Happy that the song would be used. When Marks announced injure that the tune was being replaced he received hundreds of letters of protest complaining the pageant would not be the same without it. The song that would Bay replaced there she is miss America was look at her she s our miss Marks said the new song would still be used but Only when the new miss America slips on he Crown and Robe. Master of ceremonies Ber Parks will sing there she is miss America As the new Queen takes the traditional walk Down the 140-foot runway saturday night. When word of the announce ment reached convention Hall during an afternoon rehearsal the few contestant there reacted with , i m so glad said miss Massachusetts Catherine mob Roe. Now it will seem like the real issues of War and race top voter concerns new York up concern Over Vietnam and race relate problems at Home almost obliterated such traditional things As High fixes and inflation As popular Campaign issues the Kindlinger daily Survey reported thursday. The Survey was to ipod on Telephone interviews conducted with some 1,800 persons Over four Day period last Friday through monday by Sindlinger and co. A Norwood pa., Market research firm. Asked what the thought would be the no. L prob Lem facing the next president,49.3 per cent of those interviewed listed the Vietnam War while26.5 per cent gave answers that fell into a riot civil rights racial category. Other issues the third largest grouping 7.7per cent Felt the Foremost problem would be Vietnam War and riots while 5.7 per cent said Vietnam War and Dou Only 0.8 per cent of those interviewed Felt that inflation or the Cost of living was the major problem. Fewer still 0. 4 per cent gave top listing to tax Sand the costs of government. The Survey found women slightly More inclined hum men to list the vietnamese War alone As the Foremost problem. The figure was 51.1 p r Cen among women and 47.4 among men. Nixon and War the Sindlinger Survey sought to Analyse concern Over issues in terms of each respondent presidential preferences. It said that of those who favored Richard m. Nixon for president 38.5 per cent rate the Vietnam War us the no 1 Issue while 30.9 per cent Felt racial riots civil rights would be most supporters of Hubert Humphrey j8.8 per cent listed the War As the Foremost problem while 28.3 save an Swers that fell into the brow racial riots civil rights category. Supporters of George Wallace were almost 3 to 1 in to my that racial Rota Civ rights is sues were most important w those who said they 10.7 per cent Felt Vietnam was the no. L Issue while 28.3 per cent gave replies in the racial riots civil rights grouping the Survey said. Off the cuff explanation Loveland Colo. A youth in custody after an Auto Chaae escaped from two Paro of in a Cruiser. He showed up it the police station after being free overnight and told police it wow t a conscience that hurting him but the Handcuffs could t get off. As
