European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes saturday october 8, 1977 won eco info on missing documents army allegedly gave Ltd to go new York a department of army documents show that an american Soldier was Given Ltd by an army Intelli gence team in 1961 without his knowledge in an Effort to determine the whereabouts of classified documents he was suspected of stealing the new York times says. The times said in Friday s editions that the same declassified documents show that seven asians and nine europeans also were Given the hallucinogenic drug with out their consent for interrogation Pur poses. And More than 1,000 americans volunteered to participate in experiments involving Ltd Between 1955 and 1962, according to the documents the newspaper times said James r. Thornwell an american Soldier stationed in France was Given Ltd in an Effort by an army Intelli gence team to determine the whereabouts of classified documents he was suspected of stealing. As a result Thornwell said in an inter View with the newspaper he was subjected to isolation and was interrogated Given injections of sodium pent Athol hypnotized abused verbally and finally administered Ltd without his knowledge during a three Shah s sister heavily guarded Princess Ashraf Pahlavi twin sister of the Shah of Iran is flanked by body guards As she arrives for new York s Broadway opening of the musical the Princess narrowly escaped assassination in Antibes France last month when two masked men fired on her car and killed her Ashraf Heads Iran s delegation to the United nations. A Carter asks $1 billion for Public to radio Washington a president Carter asked Congress on thursday to authorize $1.04 billion for Public television and radio Over five years insulate them from inappropriate political influence and give them greater journalistic Independence. This administration will not try to stifle controversy on Public television and radio Carter promised. No president should try to dictate what issues Public broadcasting should cover or How it should cover s message and funding request Mark a Sharp departure from prescriptions by former president Richard m. Nixon his most recent precedes or to Dealin any detail with Public broadcasting and its journalistic advocated restraints on news and Public affairs programming by any Broad cast system receiving government funds. These changes will.,. Increase Public broadcasting s insulation from inappropriate political influence Carter said. Other amendments will give it greater journalistic Independence. I want to encourage Public broadcasters at All Levels to engage in Active news reporting and Public affairs Carter proposed amending the Public broadcasting act of 1967 to allow Public broadcasters to editorialize. Public broadcasters should have an equal Opportunity with commercial Broad casters to participate in the free Market place of ideas the president said. The funding in Carter s legislation would be for the five years beginning in fiscal 1961. The measure provides $180 million for that year and $200 million for each of the four succeeding years. The measure also includes a separate Grant program of $30 million a year for technical facilities in fiscal 1979 and 1980and $1 million for some Tele communications demonstrations in fiscal1979. Month documents show that Thornwell a private first class was Given Ltd on june 12 1961, to determine whether he had taken classified documents for purposes of espionage the times said. According to the army reports Thornwell had previously confessed to taking the documents the newspaper said. However he now denies doing unemployed and living in Ber Keley Thornwell. 40. Said he still suffers unbearable pain in my head when i try to laugh or when i m drinking a Beer i gel nightmares of being Back in France and Wake up screaming and crying feeling like want to the documents show that the army decided not to court martial Thornwell be cause of unfavourable publicity resulting from Thornwell s recollection of the bizarre method employed by the Intelli gence team. According to an army summary he Thornwell Experiment proved the useful Ness of employing As a duress Factor the device of inviting to his Ltd influenced state and threatening to extend this slate indefinitely even to a permanent stale of overseas affiliates girl scouts of the . Overseas affiliates girl scouts of the . Overseas As Well As at Home girl scouts of the . Helps girls and adult Volun Teers grow As creative responsible individuals with a sense of personal Worth. Make someone Happy through 1978 Dod combined Federal Campaign overseas area 1978 National health a agencies International service agencies american red Cross this is a stars and Stripe Public service advertisement
