European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 06, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Unofficial newspaper of . Fore i in Europe North Africa and the Middle East ratify nuclear pact Nixon urges senate27, no. 292sday, february 6, 1969 if 21855 and St Dally 10 sunday White prison a Farmer who abandoned his four wheel drive vehicle earlier in the week digs it out of deep Snow drifts in St. James Minn. Many families Are still prisoners in their Home while plows try to open roads. Up photo c to seek Tan on aired Arette ads Washington up theh oderal communications com Mission voted wednesday to pose a ban against cigarette . The acc on television and itself planned to Lake the formal announcement Ter in the Day. Congressional urges said the vote for the proposed ban was 6 to 1. Sen. Frank e. Moss a Utah a the acc decision was in with strategy he had proposed in the Senate Friday. At that time Moss said the present Law requiring a warning cigarette packages that oking May be a Hazard to the health should be allowed to die. Moss originally supported thing requirement when leg elation was passed in 1965 but Aid it had prevented the acc rom placing restrictions on front. On Page col. 1 Post office jobs removed from political patronage from a and up dispatches Washington president Nixon announced wednesday immediate removal of All Post master and Rural mail Carrie appointments from political patronage. Nixon making the announce ment jointly at the White House with postmaster general Winto Blount said that under a historic new postal policy such appointments would be made under open competitive exam weather fair to partly Cloudy with morning Haia. Outlook Little charge. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 35, Low 22. Temperatures recorded get 4 4 am pm48 m Adana p 67 69 Atheni p45 43 Valano cd 23 s4 Berlin p36 37 Bruiel p so 44 cop no Gen c26 34 Frankfurt p 4 4am pin 37 43 London,o47 46 Madrid c 25 28 Munich p35 41 part p 48 43 Prestwick p47 46 Rome p 68 65 wheel i pc Clear cd Cloudy a partly Cloudy. 2nd weather Wing nation with the top qualifier getting the jobs. Under patronage appointees Are chosen on the advice of Mem Bers of Congress. The system has been used since Benjamin Frank Lin headed the Post office department in the 18th Century. Blount also announced he would recommend new Legisla Tion that requires postmasters no longer be confirmed by the Senate. Nominated by president presently postmasters of the smaller fourth class offices Are appointed directly by the Post master general. But All others Are nominated by the president and Are subject to Senate con  Rural carriers Are appointed directly by the postmaster Gen eral generally on the recommendation of a member of con Gress. About 1,600 new postmasters and 1,800 new Rural mail carriers Are named each year. In All there Are about 33,000 Post masters and More than 31,000 Rural carriers. Postal service appointments cont. On Page 24, col. 1 negotiation rather than confrontation Washington a president Nixon asked the Senate wednesday to ratify the nuclear non proliferation treaty promptly. He said such action would fur ther his goal of negotiation rather than confrontation wit the .s.r." Nixon in a message to the Senate recalled urging a delay in ratification of the treaty last fall because of the soviet inva Sion of Czechoslovakia. My request at this time in nonsense alters my condemnation of that soviet action he  decision in another policy decision Nixon ordered the agriculture department to continue this year to make available a 50 per cent Advance payment to participants in the feed grains pro Gram an action in keeping wit past practice but one which out going president Lyndon  suggested be dropped. We feel Farmers Are entitle to proper and sufficient notice about any change in the ground rules on such payments Nixon said in a statement. Many of them Are already beginning to sign up for the  these moves were discuss Dat a lengthy conference Nixon held with Republican congressional leaders. Afterwards Senate gop eader Everett m. Dirksen and House Republican Leader Ger Ald r. Ford made these further announcements Nixon will submit to con Ress in mid february special messages on tax Reform an changes in the presidential elec Tion process. If negotiations fail to end the continuing Dock strike Nix on told the leaders he May cont. On Page is col 1 24 injured Berkeley Twenty persons were arrested and 10 policemen were Amon by United press International two dozen tuesday As persons striking  with no striking students and police at the University of California s Berkeley Campus. Rules on Takin to . By Perry fuppin88 Washington Bureau n s$8wfnft army and. _. Issued their turd joint directive to overseas or Etc uen and  ii id to Fer Taff Tara run t Ito both services a trying toe who Usu a gun to Imp it Are designed for intended for the Only Wal we from a arrive fit it when Vyff Ujj to T1hf k 5 we we Kwh  i  into Etow i mid december. Overseas civilians May longer apply for import permits eve if the a tuft to,.-made and purchased in Abod and pm club or Post sex Haage. H a Civ ii i Teada to Bria 9 firearm  is a it mid pm importers rom iut Kaow Tot to Rou St owl report meanwhile the occupation by300 students of the administration building at the University of Chicago was in its seventh Day wednesday. The demonstrator said they were actively seek ing formal negotiations with the administration which had no comment. At Stanford University the Lack students Union demanded a negro to hired As vice related photo on Page 4. President answerable Only tothe school president and each department of the school hire Ablack faculty member by next fall. About 1,000 students of the University of California at Santa Cruz called a one Day cont. Of Page s3, col. T