European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 06, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 6, 1948 the stars and stripes Page 3 czechs lost Liberty n communist coup Ness these czechs crowded into Prague s Wenceslaus Square to hear their new Premier. Communist Kle men got Wald inset declare that a Complete purge of All reactionaries was necessary to the new life in Czechoslovakia. Similar scenes were described yesterday by a Texas teacher in Prague who held a 27 minute uncensored Telephone conversation with a Friend in Houston. He said civil liberties have been utterly crushed under the new regime. Acme Tribune asks Taylor penalty Chicago March 5 Cap the Chicago Tribune last night said if had filed a protest in Washington with the Secretary of the army in connection with its com i a i n t against the u. A prosecutor at the Nurnberg trials. The Tribune charging army irregularities regarding a Cor respondent s filed Story has d handed that the army punish Brig. Gen. Telf Ord Taylor chief prosecutor at Nurnberg and two of his h Nurnberg a special inquiry. Into the complaint was completed n wednesday. Col. Harold r. Booth inspector general for Gen Lucius w d. Clay Neucom commander con � ducted the inquiry the Tribune said it had lodged a formal protest with Secretary if of the army Kenneth c. Royall charging theft of literary prop erty malfeasance and Unbe fitting it conduct by Taylor e. C. Deane a army Public relations Man at t Nurnberg and Anne Turner ?4. Deane s assistant. 0 the protest involves a recent interview Given by judge Charles f. Wennerstrum of Iowa a pre siding judge at the Nurnberg trials to Hal Foust Tribune correspondent Wennerstrum sharply criticized the prosecution in the interview. Before publication of the inter View in the Tribune Howe str Taylor issued a statement answer ing the criticism. The Tribune charges that by misrepresentation and fraud Taylor obtained a Popy of Foust s Story while it was limiting transmission in the Frank Furt office of press wireless. I i British Jet squads almost Complete London March 5 up seere toy of state for air Arthur Hen-1 Teon 1old commons yesterday rat j a equipment of the Royal air. Brce fighter command s inter Tor squadrons with latest Model Jet planes had been virtually com Henderson said that push Button few stare is not yet a practical witty but Britain was pressing Tii Ead with research on unmanned weapons. He stressed that Britain s Secu \ must depend for a number of on manned aircraft. Officer wins $3,000 for libel in movie Boston March 5 up damages of $3,000 were awarded yesterday to cmdr. Robert b. Kelly of Maiden mass., War time pm boat skipper who charged he was lib eled in the movie they were expendable 1 Kelly bad sued Loew s inc. In . District court for $500,000 on the ground the character Rusty Ryan depicted him and his experiences in a Way that held him up to ridicule in the eyes " fellow Navy officers and friends. Friendship train to Issue . Food in Western zones Berlin March 5 is a Friendship train will leave Bre men next week to distribute Amer ican collected Relief supplies in the Western zones of Germany. The train will carry 800 tons of food from a 3,000-ton Relief cargo on Board the Gretna Victory now fog bound off Bremen. The remaining 2,200 tons of food and clothing collected in Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and Alaska will be distributed through Normal channels. Sixty per cent of the cargo go to 40 per cent to Austria. The Gretna Victory is expected to Dock in Bremerhaven sunday and unload monday. A ceremony Mark ing the unloading will b e. Attended by representatives of the North West states. They Are Ralph Bartholomew of Ketchikan Alaska Richard Mckinney of Portland Josef Sklower of Glasgow Mont. Otto j. Bothne of twin Falls Ida and mrs. Otis f. Lamason of Seattle. The 50-car train is Bremen wednesday and leave 10 cars in Dusseldorf thursday morning. Then the train will proceed either to Mainz or Coblenz in the French zone to leave another 10 cars. The next Stop will be Frankfurt on Friday morning. Then the train will go to Berlin. Engineers to train Frankfurt March 5 is company a 547th eng. Const. In. Is scheduled to arrive Basic training Center March 10 for training it was Kitzinger today. Announced atthe company composed of five officers and 209 pm is stationed in the Wetzlar military Post. Soviets again hit . Flights London March 5 a radio Moscow announced that of Russia has made a new protest to the u. S. Over continued violations of the free Dom of merchant shipping by american planes off Japan. American planes continued to violate the Freedom of merchant shipping the broadcast said. As previous announced the soviet foreign ministry sent a note on Jan. 30 to the american embassy in Moscow about repeated violations of the Freedom of merchant shipping by american aircraft which have been examining soviet merchant vessels in the yell Oversea and the sea of Japan circling Over the ships passing Over them at a Low level and even diving Down at them. According to information at hand the american government has not yet replied to this note. In the meantime the government has heard about fresh violations. In View of this the foreign ministry has sent to the american embassy a note again calling attention to the youth 19, braves flames to save landlord s tots Kalamazoo March 8 up William Boudreau 19, braved sear ing kerosene flames yesterday to save his landlord s two children and his Home. When the Kitchen stove exploded Boudreau started to carry it out and it exploded again spewing flames Over his body and the room. Then he heard the two Chil Dren and carried them through the flames to safety. When firemen arrived Tiey found Boudreau near collapse. By Ben Kaplan. Houston pres staff writer world copyright ims the Houston press co i Houston Texas March 5 up a Telephone Call from Houston partially lifted the Iron curtain Over Czechoslovakia today. I telephoned 23-year-old Jim Smith of Houston at the private school where he and his Wile Are teaching English and in a 27-niinul.e, in. Censored conversation that surprised both Smith and myself obtained an account of communist terrorism in Czechoslovakia. Smith president of the
