European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes april 1977 Carter staff account audited vote fund misuse denied Washington api a certified Public accountant said Friday that a 318 checking account used by Jimmy car ters transition staff was audited and we found absolutely nothing two Washington columnists Martha Angle and Robert reported that the general services administration had sought unsuccessfully to get a More com plete accounting of the the columnists said the fund contained expenditures which appear to be highly but Hershell an accountant with the firm of Elmer Westheimer said an audit of the account completed earlier this year showed that everything appeared to be entirely in the accounting firm was retained by the Carter staff to set up their accounting procedures and to provide a report on its use of Public Money during the transition period Between the november election and Carters a Gas spokesman said the Agency has received the spa audit but still is awaiting a Fuller accounting of expenditures made from the we have no reason to be Lieve that we will not get in we have every reason to believe that we the spokesman the Gas spokesman said the official who had questioned some of the transition Jake May have gone too far in doing certainly the feeling is Here that Gardner was Over reacting to the the spokesman Gardner resigned from the Agency and moved to Florida after Carters Ina soybean deals of 7 in Hunt family bring suit by trading commission Washington Ipi the commodity futures trading commission charged thursday that trading in soybean futures by seven members of the wealthy Hunt family of Dallas exceeded government limits because it was carried on collectively and could cause disruption in the soy bean the Price distortion or manipulative activity that May result could cause serious injury to the american the commission said in a statement made Public the commission said it has filed suit in Chicago against the seven family Mem Bers and a company controlled by one of the Hunts deny collective activity commission officials that the Hunt family through an attorney has denied any collective activity in soybean future trading activities on the Chicago Board of the suit asked Federal District court in Chicago fur an order requiring the seven family members to liquidate All existing soybean futures holdings which exceed government speculative under existing no individual can hold More than 3 million bushels in soybean futures contracts the same 3 Mil lion Bushel limit officials to two or More individuals who act together in their trading in the Hunt officials said the family members acted together an Alle gation the Hunts deny and thus exceeded the limit because their collective holdings in soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade reached nearly 24 million bushels at one time this the seven individuals named in the All of Are Nelson Bunker Houston Bunker Douglas Wii Elizabeth Bunker Ellen Hunt Flowers and Mary Hunt the company named was Hunt holdings controlled by Douglas the commission said that As of wednes the family members owned future de contracts calling for nearly 23 million bushels of old crop 1976 soy if those contracts were held to maturity this the panel efforts by Sellers to fill them could disrupt the Market because the agriculture depart ment has estimated seasoned National stocks at Only 65 million House oks Assassin panel fund Washington up the House assassination committee won full House approval thursday of a million budget to continue its investigation into the killings of John Kennedy and Martin Luther King the House voted 213192 to adopt the budget for the committees work through this but Only after the panel came under heavy i would Hope we could end this Annec counterproductive the Justice department should do the investigating if that is said Robert John manager of the funding defended the panel and we must put to rest the guesses and wishes of those who want to keep the Kettle boiling Over whether there were Bauman criticized Walter Delegate member of the assassination for his comments that reporters covering the panel should be investigated to determine whether they arc working for the Cia in an Effort to discredit the churning up the desert Sands Jjck didst desert the Driver of this car that figured in an Accident during a desert race near Las race Driver Kurt Lohmeyer escaped with Only minor injuries rom this spectacular associated press longtime friends help to cheer ailing Groucho Beverly Calif i api unaware of a court fight Over who should be his guardian and not knowing of the recent death of his ailing comedian Groucho Marx spends his Days receiving a Long line of old his new conserva Tor says they Are All said Nat Gruschus longtime pal and former gag named As the 86yearold Comedi ans Norman Panama Julius Epstein writer and Georgie Jessel came and George bums is coming Over this i think his deep enjoyment in life comes from seeing his old who butlers from urinary tract heart recurrent pneumonia and the fuzziness of old was not even aware of last weeks court Battle Over who would take care of in that court Groucho son Arthur argued against Erin Fleming being named permanent conservator for the aged come a 37yearold former actress who became Groucho constant was pictured by Arthur Marxs attorneys As a nurses testified that powerful tranquil Izeris were used on Beverly Hills police have said that since his doctor did not prescribe their illegal administration represents a felony under state Law Santa Monica Superior court judge Edward Rafeedie ruled that testimony showed Fleming displayed an extraordinary degree of domination and control Over Marxs he asked Perrin to take care of Groucho until May when a hearing into permanent  was the judge came up to see him i grou Cho the night before i was Perrin says Marx does not know that his younger died last week at age 84 you cant carry on a real Conversa Tion with Perrin but his friends get some messages to him by conversing with his Perrin is embarrassed about having to be dressed and and is most Happy when visited by some of the Morne Ryskin writer of Marx Brothers animal crackers and night at the came Over to visit yesterday and he grouch you re member my wedding you were my Best and Groucho says to then i was today 1 am the instinct for some kind of joke is still there