European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday april 10, 19 House hearings on Bill to draft men 19-25 slated to open monday proposal exempts veterans who served year Washington april 9 up the House armed services com Mittee is expected to Start hearings monday on a Bill drawn up by its chairman rep. Walter g. Andrews draft men 19 through 25. The Bill would exempt Veteran who served As Long As 12 months. Andrews said his Bill Caus for registration of All men 18 through 20. The administration proposed registering men 18 through 44.veterans of More than 90 Days service could avoid the draft by ining the Reserve corps or a Linnal with a year service or More would be required to Register big would be exempt from Induc Bill will not be introduced formally until after the committee acts on told a reporter the Bill Sals new personnel ceilings higher than present authorized strengths for the army Navy air Force National guard and Bill a would put the air Arm ceiling High enough to provide for 70 groups instead of the presentd5, at the end of two years an Drews said. Under his proposal draftees would serve two years. The draft act it self would die in two years unless Odom will fit gift plane to Africa Hunting trip c inc ago april 9 up Pilot by Odom said yesterday he plan Ned to take his $125,000 gift plane to Africa within two weeks on a big game Hunting trip. He flew Here Jast night in the big c87, the explorer which pen maker Milton k. Reynolds gave him after the collapse of their expedition to map the Amne Machin Mountain Range in Long. Superstitious defendant has sentence changed Goldsboro n. C., april 9 a judge a Paul Frizzelle sentenced Brantley Rose to 13 years imprisonment on a series of felony counts. Your Honor said ruse i m superstitious. I would rather have that sentence 12 years or even 14 years than 13." the judge changed it to 12. Early Model of b36 is shown in flight. B36 May soon of tactical units Washington april 9 up air Force Headquarters said yesterday that one or two b36 super bombers May be assigned to a tactical uni next month. The first of the six engine giants will join the 8th air Force wit Headquarters at fort Worth b36s Are Large that Only 18 will comprise a group compared with 30 in a b29 super fortress group. There will be six b36s in a Squadron. At first an of spokesman said the super bombers will be placed in b29 units. Then As More Are produced they will be formed int units of their own. The of has ordered 100 b36s, of which about have been produced. The first two were for flight and Static testing. According to the International news service the wingspan of the b36 is 230 feet compared with 141 for the super fortress. Its length is163 feet compared to the b29 99 feet. The Gross weight of the new bomber is 135 tons. On Short Range bombing missions it can carry 30 tons of can carry 10,000 pounds for 10,000 Miles or from san Francisco to Tokyo and return. As a troop transport the b36 can carry 400 infantry men fully equipped Devers scores fifth column Sharon pa., april 9 a Gen. Jacob a Devers chief of army Field forces said last night that a fifth column is fighting against adoption of National de sense plans. In an address to the Sharon Cham Ber of Commerce Devers reiterated his plea for support of the uni Versal military training proposal then asserted. Do not doubt for one moment that there is not already a fifth column at work within the United states opposing National Security training and every other essential of an integrated National Security program with every artifice at it command. _ cites 6th column far More dangerous to our National Security however at the present time is a sixth column of unquestionably patriotic and Loyal americans who while opposing Security training and other essentials of our National program Lor sincere and conscientious personal reasons nevertheless play the game of the fifth column. Because they Are Loyal and patriotic americans who at its first overt act would fall upon that fifth column As furiously As the rest of us we May yet convince them that delay is dangerous and May even be i Van Albert who claims to be � world tallest Man at 9 it. 3/� i finds a Telephone Booth too for him. Reuters acc permits Autry to buy Phoenix radio station Washington april 9 " up i the Federal communications com i Mission yesterday authorized cow i boy Singer Gene Autry to buy radio station Kool Phoenix "ariz., for �250,000. Approval of the Purchase was on condition that Autry dispose of his interest in another Phoenix Sta Tion delay cited in air needs Denver april 9 up air Secretary w. Stuart Symington said yesterday it was already too late for the air forces to reach mini mum peacetime strength before the 1952 safety deadline set by the president air policy commission. Symington said it would be impossible to have a Reserve strength until 1953," one year after the Tim limit the commission said other nations would have atomic arms. The air Secretary Here to address the Denver rotary club said the of would be behind $850,000, 000 on the amount needed for National defense in the next fiscal year alone. He said funds already expected from Congress would mean Only 45to 55 air groups. Even the presi Dent request for $725,000,000 i added appropriations will not be enough to give the nation the 70 air groups deemed essential for defense he said. Soviet failure in 44 bid for planes bared Washington april 9 a Russia tried but failed Early in 1844 to obtain 540 heavy Long Range bombing planes from the a s., it was disclosed last russian bid and. Its rejection by lend lease negotiators was officially revealed by publication by the state department of four secret soviet Supply the documents were published following suggestions from con Gress that they contained fact bearing upon postwar american deliveries to Russia. Have historical inter stat a news conference where the protocols were distributed to re porters George Truesdell state department expert on Russia economics declared the protocols have Only historical interest but they would disprove any idea that secret wartime agreements still assure Supply of american goods to Russia. The u. S. And Britain furnished to the soviet Union thousands of fighter planes and hundreds of medium bombers but consistently declined to Supply Long Range bombers. The result a that rus Sia ended the War with an air Force skilled in Short Range com Bat but without experience i heavy strategic bombing techniques. Requests rejected the papers disclosed the russians asked for 240 bombers of flying fortress Type and 300 of Liberator Type in a protocol signed at Ottawa Canada in april 1944. Each Case record showed the request was the same list however i. The russians were promised 2,450 fighter planes from american North african bases. Of 600 b25 medium bombers requested 300were offered and of 120 flying boats requested 30 were offered j with a Promise of 60 More when conditions permitted. I How Many planes were actually delivered was not shown. Police get safety Lesso Buffalo april 9 ins Buff alb police found out today it pays to drive carefully As a supreme court jury awarded $3,000 in damages to Edward Bender who was hospitalized last june when the splice car taking him. To the station House collided with another vehicle Meyers release on bail turned Down by Vinson Washington april 9 up chief Justice Fred m. Vinson yesterday turned Down a plea by maj. Gen. Bennett a. Meyers for his release on bail pending the outcome of an Appeal from his conviction for Subo nation of perjury. Vinson ruling was in line with earlier decisions by Federal District judge Alexander Kouzoff and the u. S. Court of appeals. Both the lower courts ruled Meyers must stay in jail of his 20-month to five year sentence under the conviction. Steelman Hall disposal of War Plant Washington april 9john r. Steel Roan president Truman yesterday Halfe for 30 Days the disposal of government War plants. Steelman announced he Quested the War assets administration to withhold for a 30-Dir period final disposal action on Industrial plants including machine tools and other production equipment. Some plants exempt exempt from Steelman order any Plant covered by a a Taaj Security clause. This clause require the Plant to be maintained such a condition that it could to. Reconverted to War productio120 Days. More than Iso War plants Are covered by such a clause i Steelman said the the Security clause May be Imp in future sales of ther plants. He said he acted after consult with Secretary of defense. Forrestal Arthur m. Hill Chi Man of the National see Uril sources Board and War asset mini Strator Jess Larsen. Go plane bid Send stocks on . Market new York april 9 i were higher yesterday but Vij was smaller than in the or session. The Advance was by demand for oils aircraft individual issues. In the oils Best gains were tin Superior Oil of California a new High at 203, after losing earlier in the Day and Skelly to 13414. Grumman 39%.-up iks and61, up 1%, featured the aircraft where Curtis Wright was 6v�, and consolidated Vultee 15 up elsewhere Nickel plate was 57 up 2t6 american a 61, url Bethlehem Stup International paper a2% Kennicott 5v to up town Sheet & tube 76%, Chrysler. 60v. Up i Montward 514, up . 51 74%, up 1v Southern Paup and to. S. Rubber. Sales again topped the 1,8share level hitting 1,060,008 against 1,160,000 yesterday the consecutive million share in a full session. And the Shai Best treason trial delayed key witness gets mumps Boston april 9 up an attack of mumps suffered by a key government witness yesterday caused adjournment of the treason trial of former american newsman Robert h. Best 51, to tuesday. The delay was ordered by fed eral judge Francis j. W. For Dafter the government announced it had completed its Case except forthe testimony of Edward v. Sittler 30, confined to the u. S. Marine Hospital with the mumps. Sitt Ler a native of Ohio who renounced american citizenship to become a nazi will be ready to testify tuesday barring complications doctors informed Ford. Three witnesses including Karl l. Schotte 46, German radio directory testified yesterday. He told of quarrels with Best Over derogatory phrases he used in his newscasts. Francesco Rizzi reported the tiniest Man in Europe inches tall and weighing pounds is held aloft by his Ager Alberto Zoppe. A
