European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 16, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 former president Gerald Ford and Cincinnati bengals general manager Paul brushing up their act Brown stake an unintentional song and dance act pose during practice Tor the Bogie busters Goll tournament at Dayton Ohio. A photo Slovik s widow gets her hearing in bid for a $68,000 payment Washington a the Pentagon faced a lonely product of War wednesday in Antoinette Slovik indigent widow of the Only american Soldier to be snot Tor Deser Tion in this Century. Mrs. Slovik crippled and 62, sat in her wheelchair in a conference room facing five civilian members of the army Board for the correction of military records. Mrs. Slovik seeks $68,000 payment plus interest on the National service life insurance policy once held by her late Hus band pvt. Eddie d.  confessed to twice fleeing combat during world War ii and was executed by firing squad Dan France on Jan. 31,1945. Bernard Edelson lawyer for the widow told the Board that the army made Legal and moral errors in executing Slovik then 24, a onetime Petty thief from Detroit with a ninth Grade education. Arnold Shaw of Lufkin tex., Slovik s training Camp commander also testified before the Board on behalf of the widow. Shaw flew Here from Texas on tuesday night. Shaw told the panel that he tried repeatedly to keep Slovik from being sent into a Battle situation because he said he realized during training that Slovik was unfit for  Board was to conduct a secret vote at the end of the hearing. A ruling on the widow s claim is expected to be announced in three to four weeks. I m very optimistic mrs. Slovik said prior to the hearing. I know we re going to  sex companion sues Cooper for support los Angeles a a woman who claims she lived with Rock Star Alice Cooper for six years is suing him for More than $7.5 million claiming that he promised to support her the rest of her life. Fashion Model and actress Cynthia Lang 27, filed the suit in Superior court claiming that Cooper agreed to give her half his  suit asks for $90,000 annual support plus $2.5 million As her share of jointly held assets. The suit also seeks $5 million in punitive damages. We re very serious about this suit said Lang s attorney Marvin Michelson who said Lang is entitled to at Leas half of what Cooper is Worth estimated at Al it $10  said Cooper had agreed orally while he was living with Lang to support her for the rest of her life. The couple separated in 1975 and Cooper has since mar ried Sheryl  a similar Case Mitchelson represented Michelle Marvin in her suit against actor Lee Marvin. That Case was settled last december when the state supreme court held that unmarried living partners May seek Community property. It is not the first time mrs. Slovik has dealt with the Pentagon. Shortly after the execution she said she received a Telegram from the army stat ing Only that pvt Eddie Slovik had died in Europe. A few months later she received a Wallet which she said appeared to be caked with dried blood. A Telegram arrived in March 1945 ordering her to return a $55 allotment Check which she said she did. I tried to find out How he died but i did t get any answers. I got no correspondence from them at All. They made my life a Nightmare she said in a recent interview. It eventually took her eight years to get the army to Tell her How her husband died. She has yet to receive a death certificate. I Don t really feel bitter mrs. Slovik said tuesday. Bitterness in t going to bring Hin  her lawyers maintain the army nicked Slovik perhaps at random from a lists of 49 others sentenced to death for desertion. The army hoped the execution would set an example the lawyers claim especially after heavy Allied losses in the Battle of the bulge during the later stages of the War. They thought it would be a deterrent but it want mrs. Slovik said and the people in the United states including my self did t know about it for Many  panel ends paying for food Stamps Washington a with a Southern conservative leading a break in Republican ranks the House agriculture commit tee voted overwhelmingly wednesday to end the requirement that food stamp recipients pay Cash for the coupons. The 34-12 vote virtually assures that con Gress will overhaul the food stamp pro Gram along the lines recommended by president Carter. However the Bill before the House com Mittee would Cost about $100 million More than Carter proposed. A Senate measure with a less costly food stamp Section Al ready has been threatened with a veto for exceeding budget targets in its other pro visions. Rep. W. Henson Moore r-la., who unsuccessfully proposed a partial elimination of the Purchase requirement unexpectedly told the panel he would vote for the Carter approach. He cited mail that is not from drunk Ards not from spendthrift but from  Tims of circumstances in my District who Are simply unable to get the Money to buy the Stamps so they can obtain More  republicans then joined Moore and All but two democrats to abolish the pay ment provision. The committee Bill would eliminate about 430,000 households from the food stamp program which now serves about 5.4 million families at an annual Federal Cost of $5.4 billion. About 1.1 million families would receive reduced benefits and an estimated 1.3 million would get increase benefits. Under the committee Bill a family that now pays $58 a month for coupons that could be exchanged for food valued at $130would get $72 in Stamps. It would not have to pay for the food Stamps. The complicated methods for deter mining income and benefits also would be significantly changed. For example a three Penon family with $300 a month Gross income would be Given an automatic deduction of $60. If the family s income consisted of wages it could de duct another $60. Child care expenses up to $75 also could be subtracted from Gross in come to leave a net income of $105. The family then could deduct the amount of its rent and Utility expenses that exceeded half of its net income. For example if its shelter costs were $66 a month it could deduct $13 to. That would give it an adjusted net in come of $91.50. The family then would have its allotment of Stamps reduced by 30 per cent of its adjusted net income. The family would get $102 in Stamps instead of having to pay for $130 Worth of coupons  the current system. Union Carbide exec Dies new York a Frank r. Lyon  senior vice president and general counsel of Union Carbide corp. Died at 65 after a heart attack in Dorset vi., a com Pany spokesman Here announced. Laetrile reportedly found useless Buffalo . A a four Yea study of the supposed cancer treatment laetrile showed it has no effect in pre venting or curing cancer the Buffalo eve Ning news reported. The newspaper said that the study to be released this week was conducted in new York City by scientists at the memorial Sloan Kettering cancer Center and the Catholic medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens. Proponents of laetrile have charged coverup of Early Sloan Kettering studies which they claim showed that the sub stance prevented the spread of cancer. The study reportedly says the coven in charges were baseless and were made by those who either were unaware of. Or chose to ignore the existence of negative results the newspaper  spokesman at Sloan Kettering said a member of the staff. Or. Kanematsu Sug Iura still believes that his initial studies in 1972-1973 show laetrile has a palliative effect meaning it eases the Burden of can cer without curing it. The Federal food and drug administration has banned laetrile on grounds that it has not been proven useful in treat ing or preventing cancer. However it is available in several other countries most notably Mexico. Seven Stales have acted to legalize Laet rile within their own boundaries. In several cases Federal judges acting in lawsuits brought by Cincer victims or their relatives have ordered the . Customs service to permit importation of a limited amount of the substance