European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday january 30, 1969 Rocky May do a task for Nixon Washington a Newyork gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller has agreed to Lead a fact find ing Mission to latin America at president Nixon s request diplomatic sources said Here. The sources said Nixon has decided the area requires a thorough re examination inthe Light of the re emergence of military dictatorship in recent years along with the steady de Cline in strength and prestige of moderate Reform minded Lead  close to Rockefeller also reported that the governor had been asked to head such a Mission but he has not decide whether to accept. Rockefeller said that he was seriously considering the offer. No confirmation there was no official confirmation from the White  was critical during his Campaign of the democrats handling of latin America policy charging that they had re lied too much on grandiose spending programs and that efforts to encourage establishment of stable democratic Rule in the Region had met with disappoint ing results. Well Over half of South Ameri Ca now lives under military Rule far More than when the Alli Ance for Progress was founded eight years ago. The sources said Nixon made the offer directly to Rockefeller in a Telephone conversation after the president conferred Jan. 22 with Galo Plaza Lasso Secretary general of the organization of american states. Poitier termed Best paid actor new York a Sidne Poitier has become the highest paid actor film to daily re ported. The Industry paper said Poitier has outstripped such million Dollar a picture stars As Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor though they get higher Guaran tees. Martin Baum who used to be Poitier s agent and who set up for him a deferred salary arrangement based on percentage was quoted As saying Burton May get $1.5 million against percentage but he never goes beyond his guarantee in percentages because his picture never make that much  to sir with love for example was a Low budget film that became a hit and has brought in $2.25 million for Poitier according to Baum. He gave other figures for love of Ivy made $2 million for Poitier in the heat of the night made $1.5 million and guess who s coming to Din Ner probably will Clear $1.75 million to $2 million for him. . Legislator avoids agriculture panel seat. Washington a a first term Congress Poinan Inan almost unprecedented. Move wednesday upset a House Leader ship decision that had Given her an unwanted committee assign ment. Step. Shirley Chisholm 1 la first negro woman to serve in Congress took her fight to get off the agriculture com Mittee to a caucus of Bous democrats and won. Mrs. Chisholm whose Brook Lyn District has concerns far from the jurisdiction of the agriculture committee made a ringing plea to her colleagues to kill the assignment. I did t come hereto get everything i wan said she told the democrats hither closed door meeting. But there Are Only nine Black per sons Here and they should be used More effectively or Chisholm. Offered an amendment to the motion approving All committee assign me hts that removed her fro the culture committee and it was accepted without a  action was taken to give mrs. Chisholm another assign ment but she said she hoped the gentlemen will place me Ona committee that has More Rel Evance to my do strict ". Before the assignments we remade by the 13-Meraber com Mittee on committee  had. Expressed a preference to serve 0 1 the Edu cation and labor committee. My ground is All m my Back cation rite told newsmen alter the . Al acted a ool run a child care Center and served committee of state education new to Lac rep. Shirley Chisholm time out president Nixon exercises Tim an Irish setter inthe White House Rose Garden. The dog was a birthday gift from his staff. At right Are sen. Everett Dirksen shading his eyes Andrea. Gerald Ford. The Nixon have two other dogs Vickie a poodle and Pasha a Yorkshire terrier. A photo of with broken l Crocker crawled three quarters of a mile along an ice covered Road through a  did t Hurt very much he said i suppose because  when the 36-year-old Good win s.d., Farmer reached the Haven of his farm Home both his Knees and one  of his face were Frozen. The danger of freezing to death was Over. But not Crocker s ordeal. It was nearly24 hours before an ambulance following a Sno plow could reach his Home and bring him to me Morial Hospital Here for medical attention. Crocker told about his ordeal from his bed in the Hospital. He said he Rode put on a horse to feed cattle during the storm Jan. 24. The horse slipped on Iceland fell on Crocker. When the horse scrambled tits feet and ran for Home Crocker found himself sprawled on the ice bruised aching and with a broken  was falling steadily. A living Cost hike highest since 51 Wasoff Langton a therise in living costs slowed in de Cember with an increase of two tenths of one per cent but 1968 still wound up with the sharpest annual hike in 17 years totalling 4.7 per cent the government said wednesday. The labor department s con lbs s former put promoted to Brig. Gen Washington is of reformer Pilot of air Force one the presidential aircraft who was senior military aide to for Mer president Johnson has Bee promoted to brigadier general effective feb. 1, according to Anair Force announcement Mon . James u. Cross who rent six years in the White House Isnow commanding the 76th Tacti Cal recon Wing at Bergstra Mafb Tex. Sumer Price Index glided the year at 123.7, meaning it Cost $12.37 last month for every $10worth of typical family Pur chases in the 1957-59 period on which the Index is based. The Bureau of labor Statis tics which supplied the figures also reported that the average weekly earnings of some 45 Mil lion rank and file workers rose5.5 per cent last year but in creases in consumer Price eroded most of this  most of last month s increase in living costs was due to a six tenths of one per cent Rise i food prices and a five tenths hike in housing  Bureau also reported an increase of two tenths of one percent in wholesale prices in de Cember and a preliminary Esti mate of another eight tenths this month which would be the largest in three years. The 1968 Rise of 4.7 per cent in living costs was the largest since the korean War year of 1951. Arnold Chase assistant com missioner of the Bureau of la Bor statistics declined to endorse the prediction of former president Lyndon b. Johnson outgoing Council of economic advisers that the Price Rise would slow to about three per cent this year. Drive less car tries to crash the show Oklahoma City up Acar theater collision occurred  drive less late Model automobile broke through the doors of the criterion theater and came to rest in the  apparently had been left running in a parking lot an backed across the Street. Bitter wind which combined with a subzero temperature for a chill Factor of 59 degree below Zero whipped across the  started crawling. I figured i could make it he said but i was still scared a  estimated it took him an hour and a half to reach  crawled on Glare ice most of the Way he said. There was t much Snow on the  there was no traffic on the Road in the blizzard so there were no Good Samaritans to see and help him. I was More scared after Igot Home Crocker recalled. The leg bled quite a bit and Igot worried about  but Telephone lines to the Home were out of order and roads were drifted  s wife made him. As comfortable As she  saturday his daughter Sandra 13, one of five children Rode a Pony to the nearest farm 2 Miles away an summoned help. Beauty in Blue actress Mario Thomas performs double Doty As the character Annmarie in the that girl to series and As a glamorous Model for a new was we form up pro o Iowa legislature urged to veto sex education Des Moines Iowa a the same legislature whose lower House voted in favor of mini skirts on its secretaries now is being asked to veto sex Educa Tion in Iowa Public schools. A free Lance evangelist and group of women affiliated with the Iowa american Independent party say they find the use of medical terms for human sex organs and drawings of human bodies offensive. The Rev. Virgil Waters a 48 year old pentecostal evangelist said he particularly objects to such filthy language As sperm uterus fertilize preg Nant and reproduce used in sex education courses. I Don t even think such words should Ever be used in mixed company of adults he said. Mrs. Robert Dilley of Pes Moines showed legislators two books she said were used by students in be education courses. One de scribed the sex act in clinical terms and the other contained line drawings of nude humans. Would you want your eight year old daughter to know that asked mrs. Dilley. They want the legislature to pass a Resolution denying state financial Aid to any school which offers sex education classes. A Resolution circulated by the group says that since the holy Bible has been removed fro the classroom there is no mor Al Standard in school and sex could Only be taught in an Ani Matistic  the legislature already has come to grips with the mini skirt in an informal vote Intlehouse of representatives Law makers backed the right of secretaries to Wear minis after a supervisor had suggested secretaries not do so for their own