European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday january 25, 1969 Federal Grant Given Railroad which named Boyd new president Washington up the transportation department made a $25 million Grant to Aiche Illinois Central Railroad while Secretary Alan s. Boy was negotiating to become the $95,000-a-year president of theline it was Learned Friday. A spokesman for the transportation department said i m sure Boyd knew about the pending Grant but he said the Secretary who left office monday did not play any role in the to the spokesman the final decision was made dec. 27 by Deputy under Secre tary Paul l. Sitton who never discussed it with Sitton was not immediately available for comment. The Story was first published by the Washington daily news and other Scripps Howard news papers and by the Chicago Sun Nixon orders review of Nigeria Relief Washington a presi Dent Nixon ordered a comprehensive and urgent review Fri Day of . Relief efforts for starving people trapped in the nigerian civil War. White House press Secretary Ronald l. Ziegler said Nixon shares the deep humanitarian concerns expressed by a Resolution introduced in the urges Nixon to provide More food and other Aid for the victims of the War. Fifty two senators sponsored the Resolution. He has requested a comprehensive review of Relief efforts and urgent recommendations on what More can be done to expedite and enlarge Relief of the suffering Ziegler said. The situation is a Touchy for eign policy matter since the United states recognizes Only Nigeria in the struggle with the secessionist Region White House settled into something approaching a nor Mal routine on Nixon s fourth full Day in also defended a Nixon appointee to the civil service commission James e. Johnson who was reported to have addressed a meeting of the John Birch society while a Californi state official. This Man has Good qualifications Ziegler said of Johnson. He noted that Johnson was approved for his state position by a legislative body controlled by democrats. This would Indi Cate that it is not a problem Ziegler said. Times. The Sun times said i reached Boyd in Mobile ala., and quoted him As saying Idin t know a damned thing about it the Grant the daily news and the Sun times said the Grant was approved by the transportation department s Urban mass Tran sit Agency Usta and went to the Chicago South suburban mass transit authority. It was described As a corporation setup to Channel the funds to Illinois Central for Purchase of130 commuter Railroad cars. Usta officials said Friday that because Federal Law prohibits such Grants to private corporations directly a Public corporation must be set s appointment As Illinois Central president was announced wednesday. A spokesman for the new transportation Secretary John a. Volpe said he knew nothing about the Grant but planned to look into department sources said Boyd would have been routinely advised of the Grant. But he said the Secretary would not normally take a personal hand in processing such an application even though the ultimate responsibility was his. The spokesman said the request for the funds originally was filed with the housing a Durban development depart ment Hud in 1967.the mass transit program later was separated from Hudband placed in the transportation department after creation of the latter. Snow trapped a Deer weakened by Lack of food is bogged Down in Snow near three lakes Mich. Record Snow in the upper Peninsula threatens Dea Turby starvation to thousand of Northern Herd steer who can t get to food be cause of the deep blanketed ground. Up of computers and my and True love triumphant Crimson Clover week s top pop new York up the top20 single pop records for the past week based on billboard s sur vey of sales and broadcast play were 1. Or limn Clover Tommy James and the Shondelle. 2. Everyday people sly and the fam ily Stone. 3. Wont that could happen Brook Lyn Bridge. 4. Touch me the door. 6. I heard it through the Grapevine Marvin Gay e. I m Conna make you love me Diana rom and the supreme an the temptation. 7. I started a joke the Bee gees. 8. Hooked on a feeling b. J. Thoma. 9. Soulful strut Young Holt unlimited. 0. Build me up Buttercup the foun Dation. 1. Can i change my mind Tyron Edaili. 2. If i can dream Elvlin Presley. 3. Hang pm High Booker t. . I. 4. Son of preacher Man Duit Springfield. 5. Going up the country canned heat.6. Thl magic moment Jay and the american. 7. You showed me the Turtle. 8. Wichita lineman Glen Campbell. 9. Stand by your Man Tammy Wynette. "ramblin1 garb Len Man Bob Saebaer. Washington up investigators told Fri Day about a government payroll computer which went berserk and coughed up checks to had resigned two years earlier who were on leave without pay or who were not even employed. Some of the persons cashed the checks computer was in the department of health education and welfare which installed it in 1965. A hew study had recommended modernizing and consolidating the 73 payroll offices because the old decentralized system was becoming quite then the troubles really the most part the general accounting office Gao said Ina report the payroll computer was Over generous. It handed out thousands of dollars too much in pay free . Savings Bonds to people who did t buy them and faulty year end tax auditors estimate that the year end tax withholding statement contained nearly $4 million in annual errors. For example taxable income was understated by $2.8 million which could have resulted in $402,080 in underpayments of Federal income year compute taxes in on generously provided paychecks to employees who had never reported for duty who had resigned unto two years earlier who went on leave without pay who just weren t employed or who had already gotten their paychecks. Bourguiba to Switzerland Tunis up president Habi Bourguiba will go to Switzerland saturday for three or four week rest Ingstead it was announced thursday. Acle asks probe of Dix stockade fort Dix . A the american civil liberties Union has asked the House armed services committee to investigate charges of alleged physical assaults and violations of rules regarding army stockade prison i Here. The Acle said that its re quest sent to rep. William t Cahill of the committee was based on a lengthy letter smuggled out of the stockade by a i commander of the Post was Conj in solitary confinement. The to " 1 a -1j Soldier was charged with Deser Tion said. The civil liberties group the letter received by Emer son Darnell a mount Holly ., lawyer contained allegations of wholesale mistreatment of Stock Ade prisoners by guards and Ofa beating of the prisoner who wrote the said that when the acted he was told that the guard involved had been disciplined the Acle insisted on an immediate investigation that would explore in depth the allegations that established rules for fair treatment and due process Are patently ignored by stockade guards and commissioned Aswell As noncommissioned person school strife continues in 3 no. Cities Trenton . Up schools in new Jersey s three largest cities r Newark Jerse City and Trenton were beset Friday for the second Straightway with a strike demonstrations and teacher Union troubles. Jersey City s 36 schools were closed for the second Day by 1,200 striking Union than 35,000 students were turned away from schools thurs Day and Friday despite a court order to end the walkout of the Jersey City education association teachers. In Trenton the City and the Trenton education association Are locked in contract talks that have been declared a state of in Newark about 600 of the700 pupils at an elementary school in a ghetto area boycotted classes thursday and planned to continue the move until the school s White principal is re placed. Reports of attacks meanwhile a member of the Newark Board of education announced thursday that the boar has received six reports of at tacks on teachers by student Sand parents since school opened last Board member claims that the six incidents were Only Small percentage of the actual number of Board has passed a Resolution calling for 100 extra guards to patrol grounds and hallways of Public schools in the state largest City Trenton school Board member Sand the teachers Union have called in the state Public employ relations commission to sit at the negotiation table. Pearl Harbor up Navy it. Baril boasts an accomplishment few men can claim he is the Victor in a hand to hand Bat the with a computer. And in doing so he has played cupid in a love affair Between the electronic brain and a . Navy warship. It began last May when Bari was transferred from the Walker to the destroyer Haver Field off the coast of Vietnam. You see i have a checking account with the fort Worth National Bank in Texas Bari said. Before we sailed from Pearl Harbor for Vietnam wrote to fort Worth to have the address but his Bank statements kept arriving aboard the Walker Baril thought about it a lot he said. How can you get through to a computer of Thapy he decided to write to the machine letter began dear tried several times unsuccessfully to get your human masters to Correct my address for All correspondence and dealings with the Bank i now turn to you for computer replies he signed the letter with fondest personal regards i remain very truly yours329102." within two weeks a reply came Back from the computer who signed himself big 329102," the letter began. Please do not think me presumptuous if i should Call you by your self Check digit. How delighted i was to receive your thoughtful letter. The letter went on to apologize for the Rai up and signed itself Infalvi Ikpi cancell infallibly. Big red ays 36030."that was the end of Bari s Battle with the computer but the Start of the technological Romance. Because in his first letter Baril had enclosed a photo of the Haverfield Der 393. Say 383 really turns me on the computer in the photo big red sent of himself were four love Yyoung ladies. The crewmen of the Haver Lew have sent off a letter asking for their own set of stalls tical information
