European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse School lunch Aid up to panel by John Hart Washington Bureau chief Washington sets the Fate of Lee nation that would provide federally subs died lunches in the overseas dependents Kowols rests with the Senate House con Ference committee that will meet next month. Congressional staffers said Friday earlier this summer the House m proved an amendment to the elementary secondary education act for 1978 that would provide for the lunches Amon Eother things. B no such amendment was attached to the version of that act approved by the Senate thursday. Hep. John n. Erlenborn . Is a Jonson of the House amendment that now must be considered in conference. A spokesman for Erlenborn said that the Illinois congressman had been hopeful that a similar amendment would have been introduced in the Senate. Erlenborn s amendment co sponsored by rep. John h. Dent d.-pa., not Only pro Vides for the subsidized lunches but also gives statutory authority among other features to the overseas dependents Bools system. Classified As state one of those features is that the depart ment of defense overseas dependents schools Dodds system would be class bed As a state for educational matters. When Erlenborn introduced the Legisla Tion last november he said i am at tempting to insure that an adequate education is provided for minor dependents of the military and civilian personnel he said that the legislation will implant lome permanency into Dodds that is now Only governed by the annual general provisions of the defense appropriation a Date for the Senate House conference to take up the elementary secondary Edu cation act is not known at this time. The staffer named the Senate conferees a follows democratic members Are Clai Bome Pell . Jennings Randolph . Edward m. Kennedy mass. Thomas Eagleton mo., and Harrison Wil Liams . Republican members Are Robert staff Ord it. Richard Schweiker a. . Hayakawa calif., and Jacob javits . The House conferees will not be named until the House returns from summer vacation sept. 6. 8 Hurt in Turkey crash Istanbul Turkey a at least tight persons were injured when two ferry boats collided in the Strong currents of the bosporus Straits port officials said. Sunday August 27, 1978 the stars and stripes j i a re of mils air inca to cab cuts curbs on raising lowering passenger fares Washington. And a � e feel la Dale h � been established for the new Rule. However the Board is sex he operation by the end of under its provisions airlines can Lowe the present Basic coach fare by up to 50 percent. However on 40 percent of Avail he each week Lac " Prie can be Cut by up to 70 percent. The latter would apply to off Peak hour flights such As r.sk3f. -.�. Decked out those late at night. The carriers also would be Able to rate fares by 10 percent on routes on which four or More airlines compete by s percent for 110 Days a year on routes served by two or three carriers and by 5 percent for 58 Days a year in monopoly markets. The Only requirement is that an airline file a fare change notice with the Board 45 Days in Advance Ford disputes allegations about Pinto Detroit up Henry Ford ii said Friday he objected to charges he and Ford motor co. Acted irresponsibly in the after math of a series of fiery Pinto accidents. The Ford motor co. Chairman respond ing in a letter to accusations levelled ear Lier last week by consumer advocate Ralph Nader said the recall of million for pintos and Mercury bobcats for correction of potentially explosive fuel tanks is matter of great concern to the company and to me Nader in a letter to Ford monday said the company was trying to delay the recall of 1971-1976 pintos and bobcats by propos ing a cheap technical fix that would not reduce the danger of fire and explosion in rear end collisions. Nader later told a newspaper the for chairman should be held personally responsible for the deaths resulting from Pinto fires because he s the personal attacks hardly seem to be the appropriate Way to achieve the results we Are All looking for Ford said. I strongly object to your charges and insinuations that the company has acted irresponsibly in developing these improvements for ear Lier Model the company announced last week twas going ahead with the recall and 0ouu make fuel tank modifications that Federal safety officials say should make tie can safer. The National Highway traffic safety administration whose investigation of Pinto accidents prompted Ford to announce the recall in june had voiced res a creations about Ford s initial repair plan. However the Agency lifted its objections in mid August alter the company made changes in its repair program. Uke sacrificial lambs these Ion Wor shippers at the Scarborough state Beach at a Amagansett ill offer themselves of to the summer rays. Or maybe they re training for be Sonny Ono Cocoa butter classic. Up con Man unwittingly started it okla. Town Marks sucker Day Wetumka okla. A they re Cele Brating sucker Day in Wetumka this weekend recalling that infamous Day 28 hears ago when the townspeople were a de a laughing Stock by a con Man who promised a circus and then took off with okie Money. There will be Indian dances religious tonging. A Parade Rodeo a fiddlers con test and a Street dance. Bill Morgan pub Faber of the Hughes county times pre fils 10,000 people will be on hand for the three Day festivities. Softball teams Are a petted from As far As Tulsa and Oklah a City for a tournament. The idea of an annual sucker Day was Tarn after a stranger came to Wetumka in the hot summer of 1950, convincingly promoting what he said was Bonn s United took an advertisement in the newspaper on credit and arranged to lease the town s hotel for the circus personnel he ordered Hay for the elephants and even bought Buni and hot dogs to sell to the crowds. O ire c on a med Day the circus did t show Uin either did the Salesman a second Salesman who arrived peddling instruments to measure temperature and barometric pressure Learned about the town s humiliation. He proposed a sucker Day and even contributed j5 so organizers could make Telephone Calls and Solic it free ice Cream and pop for the event. The rest is legend in this town of 2,500 in East Central Oklahoma. The promotion shave been a Success. Townspeople with forgiveness in their heart if nol forgetful Ness even located the con Man and tried to bring him Back As a guest of Honor one year but that fell through a lot of former residents return each year for Che show he said and parking areas Are filled with travel vehicles of time aug. To 1m8 the late room Elf grandson Curtis Boer Tifer my son Olanna Roosevelt Dull Boetti Flor m her first but band Curtis Dall wet a trek a with a mild Case of polio the data which crippled his famous Grandfather. Aug. 27, 1958 the . Court feb Lary appeals held Hal military final martial have the right to try civilian 4� Pendents of american Siervi Cernea Imi seas in cases involving i f Tel of . 27. Iks the soviet Gove nunsent agreed to recognize the Alexander Dubcek regime and gradually withdraw us farce from com Mutt i i
