European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes thursday september 4, 1980 cd owners will Washington a if you were talking to your Pood buddies with a Citi Zens band radio Between 1970 and 1975 Back before it became such a craze Uncle Sam has some Money he wants to return to you. Almost four years after a Federal court struck Down its licensing fee schedule the Federal communications commission is ready to refund $31 million to an estimated 2.4 million cd and Ham radio enthusiasts and other special radio users. The fee refund program stems from a december 1976 decision by the . Court of appeals in Washington d.c., in which the acc was found to be charging fees that generated More Money than it actually Costco process License requests. The commission has already refunded More than s50 million to r Gible radio and  Ancy Drew mystery stories 42 Nancy Drew mystery stories the phantom of Pine Hill keep up with the adventures of Nancy Drew the Ever popular teenager s series. Shopping Center Bookstore usually has several titles on hand. To stations common carriers and electronic equipment manufacturers As a result of the court  fee refund program is going to re quire some time and Effort on the part of those who think they re due some Money. Despite the use of a simplified form and what they consider Clear instructions acc officials acknowledge the program could generate a fair amount of confusion. The big Gisl problem according to Rich Ard j. Keller will be making sure that the 13 million to 14 million americans who received a cd License after March i 1975, and who thus paid Only $4, understand they Are not eligible for a  commission published a special pub Lic notice tuesday outlining who is eligible for a refund and what they have to do to get it. The guidelines specify the fee refund program covers 12 Dif Ferent categories of radio licenses issued Between aug. 1, 1970. And feb. 28, 1975. Those licenses Cost 520 or less but More than $4. Until March i 1975. For talented non linguist refund example a cd radio License Cost $20. Besides cd radio licenses the  Gram covers restricted radio Telephone per mits that Cost $8 ship station and other maritime licenses that Cost $20 aviation radio service licenses that Cost $20 Industrial land transportation and Public safely radio station licenses thai Cost s20, and microwave station licenses for Cable to systems that Cost $15. Also included arc Amateur or Ham radio licenses that Cost $9 duplicate station licenses that Cost $6 for All those licensed by the safety and special radio services Bureau certain required notices from Cable to sys tems that Cost $10 to file and certain Type certification requests for electronic equip ment that Cost $15 to submit to the acc s office of the chief Engineer. To receive a refund an individual or company must obtain the official phase ii fee refund program form by writing to the acc at . Box 10209. Washington d.c., 20036. He has nothing to say in any language though when he Speaks again it w ill be in a foreign language he wrote. Szychowski a is a graduate of Riverside Community College in California and he once worked As a Tutor for Riverside county rom to cry Vic Norfolk. A. A Charles a. Szychowski a hitchhiked All the Way across the country to say nothing. Szychowski a 28, has not spoken for 3 a years. He can speak but he does t want to until he can get things straight in his mind. His next goal is to work his Way across the Atlantic on a ship so he can say nothing in Europe preferably in French or Ger Man if he can learn a foreign language. The seamen s Friend society Here which looks out for merchant seamen fed Szychowski a and ice him sleep on a Bench outside the building after he came to the seamen s Home with nothing to say. Szychowski a communicates by writing. He hands strangers a note that states in neat handwriting i m Well. My name is or. Charles a. Szychowski a of  . I m 28 years  if you ask him a question Szychowski a who smiles a lot in a teasing sort of Grin will write an answer on a note pad. The slender Man with close cropped Brown hair arrived Here a few Days ago with a Pillowcase full of belongings and $ i j. He stopped speaking 31/ years ago. Hop ing the discipline would improve him. He also wrote thai his refusal to utter a sound is not related to any cull or religion. No particular incident stilled his Tongue he wrote. He Jusi decided he would no speak until he was ready. He is not sure when that will be Al Public schools. Now he  not work because he will no talk. He wrote that he left California july 14, begging rides from passing cars. When motorists picked him up he said nothing. Charles a. Szychowski a. No comment ump president s wife gets unemployment pay  a d i act my or Toni. Charleston . Up _ like thousands of jobless Coal miners in West Virginia Patty Church is collecting unemployment compensation. The Only difference is that her husband United mine workers president Sam Church earns More than $60,000 a year. My husband fired me you know " the slim blonde told a reporter As she waited in line to pick up her $123 weekly in employ mint Check tuesday. Before she met her husband mrs Church was a Secretary at the ump s International Headquarters in Washington at the time Church was a Union official in Southwest Virg a. He was elevated to the presidency when ill health last fall forced Arnold Miller to step aside. In taking the top Post. Church vowed to Cut expenditures when so recommended by consultants who studied the budget. Hij wife had been hired by one of his Union opponents former Secretary treasurer hairy Patrick. In december the consultants called for the dismissal of nine secretaries. Another Rollback was suggested in May. Firing were done on a seniority basis. Mrs. Church got the a in the second round. Federal Law requires claimants to seek work but mrs. Church said she Hai been unable to find a Job and strongly oppo using her husband s influence to find one i just Don ? think it s right she said