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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 18, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 5 Boston Hopes to make 76 fair its cup of Tea Boston a tug of War began a political taking shape thursday Over the site for the1978 world s fair at stake is an estimated $1.3 billion that willbe spent in the area. Will it be Philadelphia where the declaration of Independence was signed or will it be bos ton site of the Battle of Bunker Hill and Only a horseback ride from the Lexington Green and Concord Bridge of revolutionary War Fame Boston jumped into the Competition wednesday when officials of expo Boston unveiled plans for an $800 million Complex on a 690-acre tract inthe Boston Harbor area not far from the site of the Boston Tea party. Coupled with the announce ment of plans were statements of support from the congressional delegations of every new England state and the new eng land governors conference. Gov. John a. Volpe of Massachusetts who will become . Secretary of transportation next week fired the first Politi Cal Salvo if the right to Host the United states Bicentennial were Tobe granted solely on the basis of historical justification Boston claim would be  historical justification undoubtedly will be a Factor in the site selection but political muscle perhaps will be the determining  Leader in the Boston expo group said privately if we lose this Battle it will be because Pennsylvania and the mid at lactic states have More strength in  noted that Philadelphia proposes to spend $1.2 billion to erect its exposition in the Down town area $400 million More than the Cost of the Boston pro  Cost factors actually could be in our favor if con Gress is in the mood to hold the line on spending he  studies indicate that a Federal subsidy of $250million would be necessary to stage the exposition in  state and the City of Boston would put up the  Boston would be devel oped on rigid floating platform Sand islands. The proposal includes construction of a com plex to House 30,000 tourists. Stars and s7ripls Lili Lils irs Bills Valachi for Back taxes new York a the fed eral government has handed Long imprisoned Joseph m. Valachi. The Cosa Nostra informer a $10,860 Bill for Back income taxes the internal Revenue service said . Putnam s sons recently published a Book on Valachi Slife by Peter Maas. A spokes Man for the publisher said Thad received notice of the irs claim addressed to Valachi inthe firm s care. The Lien was said to have been for unpaid taxes during the years 1050 to 1956before Vala Chi was sent to prison for 15 years in 1959 on a Federal narcotics charge. Nixon s old Tux to attend Ball Chicago a president elect Nixon s Tuxedo has been sent to be cleaned for the inaugural Ball in Washington monday but sheriff Josephi. Woods of Cook county will Wear  a staunch Republican and the brother of Nixon personal Secretary Rosemary Woods has proudly proclaimed for years that he wears Nixon s  Tuxedo a size 42 regular made in Hong Kong was passed along to Woods i 1966. Danger to Alabama town abates Springville Ala. Up Railroad officials and state troop ers said thursday the danger of More explosions had greatly lessened in this Small Northeast Alabama town torn by a series of blasts from a string derailed Railroad tank cars. Of there is still some danger but the possibility of another explosion is greatly lessened . Hall Southern railway general manager said. Flames were still flickering among wreckage and the town s 822 evacuated residents were cautioned not to return to their Homes until further notice. I was Only doing my duty9 Miami Fla. A Delta air lines Pilot Harold Rowley Captain of the Crew which foiled a hijacking attempt monday says he will not take a $2,500 Reward because he was Only doing his duty. If the Money 9s Given Rowley said thursday he will endorse it Over to some worthy cause because i Don t feel i earned it. I was just doing my  unidentified Miami Man offered to give $2,500 each to Row Ley and stewardess Lynn Sargent who walked away from the Shotgun carrying passenger who wanted to go to Cuba. Miss Sar gent was out of town and could not be reached for comment. Carmania passengers removed Miami Fla. A leaving the . Carmania stuck on a bahamian reef 471 once stranded passengers of the British cruise ship steamed homeward thurs Day after a five Day trip to no where. The cruise ship Flavia which Cut Short a stay in Nassau to Rescue the Carmania Passen Gers was expected to reach port Here Friday afternoon. The passengers were transferred to the Flavia after three tugs were unable to drag the Carmania off the reef where it has been stuck since  of Cunard lines said another attempt will be made Toffee its 21,370-ton ship As soon As tide conditions were right. Of orders 57 More giant jets Marietta go. Up officials of Lockheed Georgia were advised thursday that the air Force has ordered 57 More c5 Jet transports the world s largest  addition runs be current c5 contract Between the depart ment of defense and Lockheed to $4.3 billion. The planes will rebuilt at Lockheed s Marietta Plant. Chemical controls life enzyme created in Laboratory new York a scientists have artificially created the key chemical that Contro Sall of Fife an enzyme. The feat fulfils an old dream of chemists and biologists. Without enzymes nothing can live. They control All the Bio chemical reactions of All living things Man germs Trees fish. Digestion breathing hear pumping nerve impulses for mation of body tissues Energy to move Muscles All depend on  single body cell contains up to 100,000 enzymes each direct ing a specific reaction each coming into play at the nighttime and place. Creation of an enzyme in the Laboratory opens exciting prospects scientists said  can be Learned about How enzymes do their fantastic work in Only thousandths of a second. Special enzymes might be Man made to do new chemical tasks. Enzymes might be fashioned into potent new drugs. Already one enzyme shows Promise entreating some cases of leukaemia Senate defeats attempt to ease filibuster Rule Washington a by a53-45 vote the Senate Over turned thursday a ruling by vice president Hubert h. Humphrey favourable to those fight ing to make it easier to Cut off filibusters. The vote appeared to doom the Effort to change the present cloture Rule requiring a two thirds majority of senators Vot ing to close out a , leaders of the fight refused to give up immediately and indicated they were search ing for a Way to break the impasse. Humphrey s precedent shattering ruling came after the Senate voted 51-47 to Cut off de Bate on a motion to take up a proposed rules change under which a three fifths majority of senators voting could put clo Ture into effect. Lacked 15 votes the vote was 15 Short of the two thirds margin necessary under the present cloture Rule but Humphrey ruled that a simple majority could Cut off the de Bate at the Start of a new con  based his action on a constitutional provision giving each ranch of Congress the right to adopt rules of procedure. He maintained this could not be thwarted by any previously adopted Rule. An immediate Appeal from Humphrey s ruling was taken by sen Spessard Holland a Fla. Thirty two democrats and 13republicans voted to sustain Humphrey s ruling while 23democrats and 30 republicans voted to overturn  marked the first time the Senate had a Chance to vote directly on whether a majority could shut off debate on a  Sion opening rules change proposal an Issue that has Bee fought Over at the Start of each new Congress since 1953. Sen. Frank Church a Idaho a chief sponsor of the three fifths proposal said in a state ment that despite the defeat history is on our Side and those favouring a change will yet  majority Leader Mike mans Field d-mont., who supports the three fifths proposal but who voted against sustaining Humphrey s ruling said the debate May go on two or three More Days. Called up airmen get demobilization Dales Washington up the defense department has announced demobilization dates for13,000 air National guardsmen and air reservists who we recalled to Active duty in january and May 1968. It was previously announce that All of these reservists remaining in uniform would be re leased before june 30. Some of them Are now overseas. In children. Another shows signs of being Able to prevent tooth  in making an enzyme was announced thursday a Rockefeller University by two teams of chemists drs. Robert Bruce Merrifield and Bernd Gutte of Rockefeller and  g. Denkewalter and Ralph f. Hirschmann of Merck Sharp & dohme research laboratories at Rahway ,working independently using entirely different approaches both groups reached their goal at about the same time. Their technical reports Are carried in the current Issue of the journal of the american chemical society. Both made the enzyme Ribonuclease. It plays a role in Diges Tion by breaking Down one key substance rna in the nuclei of cells. All cells in foodstuffs Mustbe split into simpler components for use or discard by the body. Bank thieves to getaway  . A two men one armed with a Shotgun held up a Branch of the Dut chess Bank and Trust co. At 12 15 . Thursday an escaped with an estimated $100,000 stuffed into a brow shopping bag. Roadblocks were thrown up around the area and the Fri in new York City some 70 Miles to the South was alerted. Poughkeepsie detective ser Geant William von Knoblauch said the robbery take probably would total $100,000. Von Knoblauch said the me could have caught a 12 35 . Train to new York City and escaped into the Metropolis teem ing  one was injured in the Bank  found what apparently was the getaway car parked near the Penn Central Railroad tracks. The Brown shopping bag used to take away the Money was found in the Back seat of the vehicle. Von Knoblauch said the me could have made connections with two later trains to Newyork City. Little old lady cop gives fits to the Miami Beach a pick pockets who come South with the Birds in Winter used to Fin Miami Beach a warm and prof Itable place in which o ply the Light fingered Trade. Now it s getting too hot for them thanks to a 63-year-old policewoman who can spot a dip by instinct and a s3-year old policeman who poses As Herson. They do a fantastic Job said police chief Rocky Pomer Ance. They re really cleaning the place  Weilhelt has been Siz ing up pickpockets for 12 , Bill Lamb has been work ing with her Only a few  s the teacher and the Best in the country i m the Stu Dent Lumb said. Most of the pickpockets Are latins preponderant by Colombi ans billed As Best in the world at their business some graduates of a three month training course Given in Bogota Pomer Ance said. After 12 years Grade said i can Tell a dip instinctively. There is something about his mannerisms that tips me off immediately. The trick is not Tolet him know you Are observing him. A pickpocket is very Sensi Tive about people watching  Lamb and Gracie cruise slowly Down the streets of Miami Beach each scanning one Side walk. They look for a Well dressed latin standing near Abus Bench carrying a package. Wearing one of Many wig from her stopping Basket Gra Cie follows the suspected dip aboard the bus and watches As he surveys prospects takes seat beside a Likely victim and under cover of the package relieves him of his  she spots a hit Gracie Waves a handkerchief at Bill who is following in his car and he stops the bus and makes the arrest. Pickpockets who once were promptly deported now Are being held from so to 60 Days in jail for processing and some times get up to two years in fed eral prison before being kicked out of the country  
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