European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday March 27, 194 House probes ship m in t of goods to Russ Washington March 28 a indignation mounted in Congress today Over testimony that Amer ican warplane engines and other supplies a e been shipped to rus Sia at a Attaie of critical world tension spurred by disclosures before his House investigating committee chairman Boss Rizley a okla now reporters these moves Ere under Way v ask shipment breakdown 1a demand on the department of Commerce for a Complete break Down of All . Materials sent to Russia and her satellite nations. 2an immediate Check into re ports that boxes and crates marked for shipment to Russia Are lying All Over the new Ork  -3a Fuu acute Ino jury into the operations of Moore Mccormack steamship lines of new York de scribed by a witness As the Amer ican firm handling All shipments for amt org official russian Pur chasing Agency in this country. Investigators on the spot Rizley said committee invest tight orb Are already on the spot to go creation of a. Peacetime office of strategic services to carry on underground counter measures against communism abroad. Lodge made the proposal for the cloak and Dagger Type service in a House speech during the final hours of general debate on the for eign Aid Bill. Lodge a member  the House foreign affairs com Mittee is the brother of sen. Henry Cabot Lodge or. A mass. It was Learned meanwhile that a mysterious Multi million Dollar project a to. Finance anti communist underground forces behind the Iron curtain already is being studied in Congress. This project reportedly has the support of High diplomatic and military officials. Adm. Joseph Reeves Dies sex chief of u. S. Feet Washington March 26 up adm. Joseph Mason Reeves former commander in Clinef of the a s. Fleet died yesterday at the naval Hospital. He was 75. Reeves a Pioneer in naval aviation died of coronary heart disease. He entered the Hospital. Monday., boy wonder9 forger on trial Blind vet save Bayhi heard break in Itai Pittsburgh a Reh 26 up a Blind a Azarine through his Sharp hearing detected a broken rail to the main line of the Penn Sylvania Railroad less than an hour before an eastbound flyer was due to Cross the stretch at track it was revealed today. The Veteran Jack George 22, of Beaver Falls noticed a strange sound made by a passing train arid urged his. Of a t h e a Griffith w. Georgette investigate the track on a Bridge crossing the Bukover River i near the George Home. Father found a 12-Inch the rail he posted is Eon the Bridge with a lantern and Light to warn approaching Railroad officials said the was found in the eastbound Only a Short time before the Miral crack Chicago to new flyer was due to pass the Young George was blinded combat while serving with the Rines on Guam in the Hafl of "._. He is a student at a Maelyn life school m Pittsburgh. U. S. Deputy marshals escort Jerome poster 24, the boy wonder forger from Federal court in Philadelphia where he is charged with forgeries and mail thefts. After his arrest poster partially blinded himself. Later after jumping bail he stuck a pin in Bis eyes As he was recaptured. Acme looking to the White House Stasse Nassa us u. S. Reversa i of policy toward Palestine Chicago March 26fup Harold Stassen who is seeking the re publican presidential nomination yesterday assailed the democratic administration s reversal of policy on Palestine and its handling of shipments of vital goods to the soviet Union. Stassen told a news conference that the change of policy toward Palestine was a sad move and a demonstration that the democratic party cannot be depended upon to Lead the country  he said u. S. Policy toward Palestine and Britain s withdrawal of troops on May 15 simply do not add  shipment of supplies to the soviet we re continuing at a time when that country is taking Over in Europe he declared. California delegates to support Truman Sacramento calif., March 26 a president Truman appears still to have the support of a majority of California s 62 delegates to the democratic National convention. Urgently summoned Here yesterday by James Roosevelt state chair Man the democrats met secretly for four hours. There were rumblings of a Delegate split on supporting the president for the party nomination. After the meeting Theof declared California s delegation was firmly pledged to president Truman and toe meeting had been called for a thorough discussion of the political  " Macarthur s California backers clash " los Angeles March 26 a rival supporters of Gen. Douglas Macarthur clashed yesterday Over efforts to put him on California s primary election ballot. Stocks Advance for eighth Day new York March 26 a the Stock Market advanced yesterday for the eighth successive Day. Rails,1 steels oils and industrials gained fractions to $1  session totalling More than 1,000.000 shares. Wheat at Chicago closed steady. Other grains were mixed. Wheat was i1/ to 2vs cents per Bushel higher Corn unchanged to 1 cent lower Oats unchanged to /4 cent lower sos a Beans 5 to 7 cents higher. Chairman Allen Worcester of the draft Macarthur for president club said petitions Are being circulated to obtain the 7,532 names necessary to land the general s name on. The ballot. He made the statement in the face of an announcement by Joseph Choate head of the Macarthur for president club that his group does not approve the petitions and opposes efforts anywhere & place the commander a Competition with a favorite son. 68 Omaha packing strike seized for illegal picket Chicago March 26 up sixty eight pickets were arrested Omaha neb., yesterday in the biggest mass arrest of the 10-Dayi nationwide meat packing strike. Meanwhile pickets at South St. Paul minn., continued to striking office workers and others seeking to enter the struck Swift Armour plants. The walkout by 100,000 members of the Cio i packing House workers had cuff Wherry proposes return of atom control to army Washington March 26 a sen. Kenneth s. Wherry a neb introduced a. Bill Here to return control of atomic Energy to the army. The Bill would abolish the civil Ian atomic Energy commission arid give Ita authority to the Secretary of the army. Wherry submitted Hie proposal about the same time Secretary of the army Kenneth c. Royall was telling the Senate. Armed services committee he was not in favor of a Chairge. A i am averse to changing organisations that Are working Well Royall of said. The atomic Energy commission and the representatives of the military Are working splendidly  hot Coke kills 4 at steel Plant Bethlehem pa., March-26 a four men were killed and 13 others burned last night by hot Coke that slipped out of a Furnace at the Bethlehem steel corp. Nhut. The company said the Accident produced a Flash seen 20 Miles from the steel Mill. Hot Coke a company spokesman said had slipped inside the fur Nace forcing out the. Plugs in two pipe like Tuy Eres and spreading the Coke around the base of the Furnace where the men were working. Fermi says atomic Cloud not particularly possible Chicago March 26 up Kalian born atom scientist Enrico Fermi Nobel prize Winner who set off the first atomic Chain reaction said a radioactive Cloud does t sound particularly practical or particularly  Fermi said i know of nothing that can be developed into a radio Active Cloud without the  production in the major Pis about 50 per cent. Despite the i wholesale meat prices have sharply from the Peak read if shortly after be walkout March 16. At Omaha 20 picket rested for blocking Raili Fea leading into the strike bound Mour Plant in violation of on by the City Council and Missmer. Another 11 while loitering under  police said. Later other pickets were under thes viaduct and n