European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse I a the fou de by lid increasing number of ate be hijackings has come up 1th several cures some 6ersome frivolous and m6st he Odd 7one of the strangest Lotf St Iona called for installing trapdoor in the cockpit ice a would be Hijacker Eft red the Pilot could open the a and Send the hapless air rate plummeting to his lath ,. The other idea fat. Build a doblco6r pit Entrance trap the Hilja or Between them and fill the space with Gas or shoot would be he Jackera with a Trand Milteer gun that 8t the Way to thugs Are handled. Day after Day proposed cafes for the problem flood Thuc Federal aviation administration which says it is in danger of being swamped bythe mail. To be fall Guys 3 kdtoisi6 # up s0we a answer oits with a Gie Erling division for care Ful analysis. Manufacturers of devices that might control the problem Are invited in to give demonstration an their products receive close study. Al Butler assistant chief of the. Air Carrier research Branch of the Faa s flight standards. Service says we read them All and a # Pax Lence of any sort should be avoided because of the Dan j6uuwpd%buwai9iter Fulli of juice Pas tji Ujj gym on a plan Many letters suggest Metal detection devices such As Pri sons use. The trouble is Thefan responds that there s no Way so far to Tell a pistol vide free transportation for one Waco wants to go to Cuba where most hijacked the mate solution Bate fee cuban National Anthem play Dover the Public address sys tem of the Airliner just before Takeoff. Arrest anyone who stands tar stand t. I unofficial newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle Lott i. 27, no. 284 ten essay january 29, 1969 if 21855 Adaily 10 sunday it newlyweds Judy Garland and Mickey Deans disclosed i London that they were married Jan. 9 at a Church there although the entertainer s divorce from her fourth husband has not Bee completed. When it is the couple plans a valid civil Cere Mony United press International photo could Hurt retirees in service oppose pay plan imbalance cited by Pentagon stripes Washington Burea chief Marc Huet has been asked to clarify some of the questions about the controversial Hubbell pay plan. Inthis article he deals with pro visions affecting retirement pay. In later stories he will Deal with complaints of careere6 and e7 servicemen de by Marc hurts a Washington Bureau chief Washington is a major pay Reform under consideration by the Nixon administration and the word ing of the 1967 military pay act Are causing Many cos and officers to oppose re form and charge the defense cont. On Page a col. V Nixon to ask extra funds for ant crime drive Washington a presi Dent Nixon told Republican congressional leaders tuesday Hewill soon ask Congress for extra Money to combat crime wit emphasis on speedier court trials and unclogging of crowded courtroom calendars. After Nixon conferred wit the gop chiefs for More than two hours the party s Senate Leader Everett m. Dirksen of Illinois said a supplemental appropriation to cover ant crime activities Between now and Jun would be submitted by the presi Dent Dirksen said that in order to Seattle rights Leader killed Seattle up business men offered a $10,000 Reward tuesday for information leading to the capture of the killers of negro civil rights Leader Edwin t. Pratt. Police sought two or three men who were known to have met Pratt at the front door of his Home sunday night. They fired la 12-gauge Shotgun into the Mouth and head of the executive director of the Seattle Urban and Community leaders expressed disbelief at the slaying of Pratt 38, who had been a Lead ing moderate in the struggle Forback Equality. Threats on his life had been a Normal occurrence for Pratt but flast week he mentioned new Wor Ries to a reporter. I expect this sort of thing for myself he said but it s an other thing when they Star threatening to do something to my county sheriff Jack por Ter said the killing was a racial matter. The facts indicate the reason for the slaying was that or. Pratt was a civil rights Leader in the Community he was shot when he opened the front door of his suburban Home about 8 50 . After hearing a noise outside the House. His widow Bettye told detectives she was looking out her bedroom window when she saw two Young men possibly juveniles held a weapon. She screamed a warning to her husband Butas he opened the door and the shot was fired. Nearly 100 escape fire in Pennsylvania mine mount Morris a up nearly 100men fought their Way to safety tuesday front behind a Wall of flame after fire broke out deep inside a Coal mine Here. The Blaze started 430 feet under ground ill the Christopher Coal co s Humphrey no. 7 mine shortly before 6 . The mine straddles the Pennsylvania West Virginia men were rescued after being trapped More than six hours. Rescue team sled 11 of them to safety and the 12ta was carried out by Stretcher and taken in an ambulance to a Hospital. Rescuers said he did not appear to be injured seriously. Bring crime to Heel there Vil have to be More judges and a larger Justice department staff.. Attorneys Are so Over worked he reported that people in their offices can devote an average of Only 45 minutes tothe preparation of a Case for presentation in s a dreary state of affairs he also complained that you be got criminals running around on bail awaiting trial for As Long As three years Andin the interim they May commit two three or four As a result he said they finally Are tried on a variety of charges and get a single sen tence for All a sentence Shorter than would have Bee the Case had each offence been treated s no Way to run a rail Road he said. 10% surcharge to continue Dirksen says from a and up dispatches Washington sen. Everett Dirksen of Illinois the Senate Republican Leader said tuesday that the Nixon administration now is convinced the 10 per cent income tax surcharge must be continued until june 30, 1970. It is needed he said to finance Federal activities to help Demp Down spoke out after a Cap Itol Hill conference Between cont. Of Page 2$, col
