European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday june 25, 1977 Rehoff i Toffon of discharges army Secretary defends upgrade Washington up army Secre tary Clifford Alexander thursday defended president Carter s program to upgrade discharges of Many Vietnam veterans saying the nation As a whole will Benefi from their testifying before the Senate Veteran affairs committee in opposition to a Bill that would bar i benefits for Vietnam Era offenders who have their less than Honora court strikes Down Agency ban on Tris Columbia . Puli . District judge Robert f. Chapman in a sharply worded ruling thursday struck Down the consumer product safety commission s. Ban against Tris a flame retardant use Din children s sleepwear. Chapman in a Case brought by Springs Mills. Inc., of fort Mill said the commis Sion failed to offer Springs Mills due pro Cess by not holding Public hearings at which the textile firm would present i Scase. Springs was a major manufacturer of children s sleepwear. Sirface cps has failed to follow the procedural safeguards enacted by Congress has failed to provide a full Rule making hearing with respect to any of its Tris bans it has deprived the plaintiff Springs Mills of due process of Law Chapman said. Therefore All of such Tris ban Sand the amendments thereto Are null and also issued a Sharp reprimand to the commission saying it disregarded the rights and welfare of thousands of per said the commission should conduct its quasi judicial proceedings in Public consider Only the evidence produced at such Public hearings and refrain from Allone sided Points of View. They May not avoid this ethical requirement by failing or delaying the filing of a petition so As to prevent the Public from knowing a matter is under consider Chapman said. It is evident fro the methods used by cps in the present ease that the commission does what i pleases with Little concern for the restrictions or limitations placed upon it by the Congress or the he also ruled that the commission cannot enforce any further regulations or bans until after they have held the required Public hearings. Ble discharges upgraded Alexander said the Carter program will end the Vietnam is reasonable to conclude that the nation As a whole will Benefit from their Opportunity to be completely Reh Abili he legislation sponsored by Sens. Strom Thurmond. R-, and Alan Cran Stond calf. Would not prevent upgrading of discharges but would bar payment of benefits solely As a result of upgrading under Carter s would also prohibit singling out of a specific time period for special treatment but would allow the veterans administration discretionary Powers to provide health care benefits to those upgraded. So far there have been More than 43,500inquiries, about 26,200 of whom have been found eligible for the program. Of 12,800whose discharges have been reviewed to Date 8,200 64 percent have had their Dis charges upgraded. A total of about 420,000 veterans Are i categories eligible to apply. Among those eligible for upgrading Are those who served honorable in Vietnam those who were wounded and those whose discharges were As a result of drug abuse. Kaaa backs health insurance plan limiting Federal Aid to poor elderly no More zigzags on . Sidewalks Albany . Up snicker ing state senators thursday gave final approval to a Bill requiring new York City and Buffalo do walk Era to carry proper scooters to clean up after their pets. At times u seems like new York City has become one Large open toilet of canine waste sen. Franz Leichter. A Manhattan. Told the Senate thursday White the measure was being considered. It s gotten so you have to Zigzag your Way Down the Leichter armed with a Waist High proper scooper offered to Demon Strate the ease of using the tool but was ruled out of order amid boots and Calls from his colleagues to bring on the san Francisco up the Ameri can medical association has reaffirmed its support deeply resented by some Doc tors of a comprehensive health insurance plan which would use Federal assistance Only for the poor and Resolution approving Ama sponsored legislation was adopted by delegates at the association s convention in an Effort to head off a National health insurance plan Carter comedy routine is real demo fun Raiser new York up president carte charmed the crowd at a posh democratic fund Raiser thursday night by poking fun at himself and his five month old adminis began his comedy routine by Tell ing the Black tie audience this is the largest crowd i be seen since we had our last White House originally we had thought about having this supper in Queens but Andy Young figured it would be Best downtown Carter said alluding to a recent remark by the controversial . Ambassador that residents of Queens were he said Young also made it Clear that iwas not the Only one who gave a Playboy it s hard to know exactly How he Means things As you May or May not have noticed. He pointed out to the Playboy people that i still was filled with lust but i did t Carter said he has Learned a lot in five months As president and likened his experience to that of the Young Man who climbed new York s 110-Story world Trade Center and after great exertion got to the top and found that his Reward was a $250. 000 ran for two years and the Only thing i be got out of it so far is an income tax audit Carter said. My tax audit is coming out he said. The Only thing they be questioned so far is a 600 Bill for the crowd roared with laughter and applause Carter hastily added. But i paid off i m Saiof offer life of mystery Rev. Will Laid to rest cottage Grove. Ala. A the mysterious Rev. . Will Maxwell was buried without incident five Days after he was shut to death at the funeral of his 400 mourners filed past the open Flag draped coffin in the Small peace an Good will Baptist Church for a last look at the self ordained minister whose life re Mains clouded by controversy. Two armed sheriffs deputies stood atthe front of the Small Rural Alabama Church throughout the Brief service thurs Day. Maxwell 52, was shot three times in the face last saturday while attending serv ices for his 16-year-old stepdaughter Shir Ley Ann Ellington. She was found dead june 11, her neck beneath the tireless rim of a car wheel. Just before the shooting a woman identified As Ellington s sister. Louvina Lee 18. Stood and screamed at Maxwell you killed my sister and now you re Gonna Robert Lewis bums. 36. Identified Asel Lington s Uncle was charged with first degree murder in Maxwell s death. Bum remains free on $10.000 Bond. Ellington was the fifth member of Max Well s family to die in unusual Circum stances within the past eight acknowledge that the death of Maxwell who was feared by Many area residents for the violence and superstition surrounding his life complicates their investigation of Ellington s death. Local residents confirmed earlier re ports that Maxwell was feared by Many of the Blacks in the area As a result of the five deaths. Many persons they said also believed that he practice voodoo. They re just rejoicing now said neighbor of maxwells referring to local residents. They were scared to death Maxwell was charged with first degree murder in the 1969 slaying of his first wife Mary Edwards Maxwell found beaten an strangled in an automobile. He was acquitted after marrying the state s Princi pal witness Darius Anderson who changed her testimony about the incident four years later the second mrs. Max Well was found dead in her car the Caus of death attributed to acute asthmatic collected a total of 1130.000 insurance on the death of his first two wives his brother. Columbus was found dead by the Side of a Road near Here in 1969state toxicologists said be die trom new sure and excessive consumption of alcohol and a year Mai we s Nephew James Hicks was found dead in his car which had run off another Coosa count Highway. There has been no official Exola nation of his death. Dictated by a related action the delegates approved an amendment to the Resolution stating that the Ama affirms its total opposition to the nationalization of the medi Cal profession.". Defeated was an attempt by Louisiana doctors to prevent the Ama from going ahead with support of the National health insurance Bill. Or. Adolph Lewis said parts of the Ama s proposal were noxious Tomany physicians. Sections of the Ama Bill he said give the government authority to totally control our under the Ama s proposal most of the premiums for the comprehensive health Protection would come from employee group insurance As is currently the prac Tice. Financial participation of the govern ment would be limited coming Pri Marilyas payment of premiums for the poor and assistance for Tow income families and individuals. The Ama said its Bill would provide program for financing health insurance which preserves and builds on our present excellent system of health care in the Best interests of the Public and our the delegates agreed to request that each state medical association submit us recommendations on the health insurance controversy to the. Ama s Board of trustee within 60 Days. One trustee Joseph f. Boyle. Los an Geles warned that the legislative gears Are moving rapidly toward a National health care program. He said it the Ama failed to act quickly. 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