European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes april tues r pc api broke ing Muni Stree of boo ii Veter a co of the la brav1 menu ing part a latin Mun the Down othe Seorti Astl the Mun build la Caps Bizati Catl Veti pot while wer the White House race close vote expected today in Nebraska april 12 Ding Dong Battle which May bring Vic tory to any one of three candidates was forecast today in Nebraska Republican voting tomorrow on seven gop presidential from the worried Camps of Thomas Dewey of new Robert Taft of and Harold Stassen of came cautious claims in the 1948 campaigns first freeform All contest for the voters along with Victory in the ballot ing tomorrow apparently will go the support of Nebraska 15 convention votes on the first a poll of candidates for Delegate positions conducted jointly by Ray mond managing editor of the Jour and the associated showed a Large majority of the 32 candidates running for 15 Delegate posts would vote for the primary Winner on the first ballot at at the same Nebraska democrats will select a slate of 12 Dele Gates to their july National con the party organization Here has endorsed president tru Man and Joseph Omahoney of Wyoming for second place on the both names will appear on the ballot Knop Ike says no again As support mounts april 12 Dwight Eisenhower said he meant every word in his statement of 23 taking himself out of the presidential nomination the retired army chief of staff talked with reporters As he left a conference on defense with presi Dent asked for a direct statement on the Ike said he did not talk politics with he added i made up my mind to say Noth ing i wrote a letter and meant every word of new april 12 movement to draft Dwight Eisenhower for the presidency continued today despite his disavowal to the president of the National committee for Eisenhower declared that if the people want the they will have the whole country West of the Paul Stockh Miner is alive with dra Teisen Hower which exceeds even the High Tempo for Eisenhower Here in the Alabama democrats split april 12 Alabama candidates for election As delegates the democratic National convention Are divided on whether to quit the party if president Truman civil rights program is stat chair Man Gessner Mccorvey said 28 of 84 candidates have signed a walkout 24 have refused and the others have not heading the group against the party walkout was James Alabama favorite son candidate for the party presidential the walkout pledge was circulated by the state executive Truman gets backing april 12 president Truman bid for the democratic presidential nomination was boosted yesterday when directors of the 13state midwestern democratic conference threw him their wholehearted support and urged bolting Southern democrats to do a few minutes the americans for democratic com posed mostly of Roosevelt new formally endorsed Dwight Eisenhower and supreme court Justice William Douglas to head the democratic Mcgrath charges gop san april 12 National committee chairman Howard Mcgrath has charged that Republican party leaders had make a Deal to nominate Robert Taft and House speaker Joseph Martin for president and vice president regardless of the feeling of the speaking before approximately democratic bigwigs and party workers at a Jackson Day dinner Mcgrath said the republicans Are not even going to wait for the smoke filled rooms of the Philadel phia convention to Settle the nomination recall demand overruled april 12 senator is not eligible for recall under Idaho attorney general Robert Smylie has the opinion was written at the request of Secretary of state by Price after two Boise veterans had circulated petitions demanding the recall of Glen Taylor despite the attorney ruling the two Boise Don Smith and said they were going ahead with their plans circulate recall petitions through out the Illinois votes today april 12 Nois will vote tomorrow in demo cratic and Republican which will be chiefly a test of party there Are no major contests or issues and observers believed the total would be considerably less than in both parties will nominate candidates for representatives and state Wallace Points to Progress april 12 Wallace said he will not join attacks on communism that have no purpose but the suppression of civil the Independent candidate for president told a capacity crowd of at the stadium his third party is making great pro Gress and its growing strength has thrown fear and panic into the Camp followers of Stassen challenges rivals april 12 Stassen has invited other Republican presidential aspirants to make West Virginia an other political proving ground May Stassen filed his name with the Secretary of states office Here for the Republican preferential primary and it is my that the other Republican candidates will do Stassen was the second to an attorney from Woods filed last and then announced can Friday As an alternate Del Gatea Large to the Republican National Reuther debate views on economics april 12 Robert Taft yesterday advocated wage increases in some industries during a Sharp economic debate with Walter president of the Cio United automobile they joined in a Giveand take about How the Amer ican Standard of living be improve broadcast Over Reuther said Taft has been the same economic policies followed by former Coolidge and adding that these got the country into the worst economic Jam in the Taft said that is advocating the socialistic theory that would result in a lower Standard of the Best solution to pres ent difficulties is increased pro Taft Only part of answer Reuther said expanded production was Only part of the he said More important is balance Between purchasing Power and they agreed that some profits and some prices Are too High but they differed widely upon Reuther asked for a return of government Price control and said he prefers a cutback in prices to an other or third round of wage in Taft said government Price controls would not work in peace i have no criticism of labor the senator in in favor of higher wages there no doubt that wages should be in creased in some industries but the increases should be based on in creased fire sweeps City Block april 12 up a fire yesterday swept a two Story business Block Here and left 70 persons temporarily the general alarm Blaze ruined the Alston a photographic spread to an adjoining Home before being controlled by fire men of five bomb loaded b29s Fly from Hawaii to Florida april 12 two b29 bombers carrying a Normal combat Load flew non Stop from Hawaii to the air Force the big planes made the trip on March 22 and covered the Miles in approximately 21 world crisis in food seen by in Leader april 12 sir John Boyd director Gen eral of the United nations agriculture has warned that statesmen of the world must take the same interest in food problems that they do in poli or civilization is headed for describing the world food Situa Tion As Orr said he believed history would show the food problem is More important at this than the crisis in Berlin or the italian elec Tion return to Scotland who is attending meetings of the 17nation Fao Council said he expects to return to his farm in Scottland soon after his successor is elected to the probably in the next few the Bushy rowed scottish physician said history shows political events actually Are determined by the food the danger politically Are always in hungry and War go he said the politicians of the world make Many statements looking to the next election buit few looking to the next wife visited Hubby girl los april 12 Arlene Alvis got a divorce Here after telling the judge her husband took her along with him to visit his girl Alvis said she accompanied him just to get away from Home for a top Erp aids being Hoffman says april 12 administrator Paul Hoffina said yesterday he Hopes to Seletz his top assistants for the european recovery program by the end o this i shall be greatly disappointed if i dont have them by it Hoffman returned to Washington this weekend to resume direction of the european Aid program after a flying visit to South to wind up his affairs As president of the Stude Baker he will take a leave of absence from his company and will work with Erp for the Means stepping Down from a 000ayear Job to one paying roving hoffmans first task will be be select a Deputy a roving ambassador to Check on the use of Erp funds and a director of the Aid Bill permits him to hire 25 assistants each at a year and 75 at the information program will by of the greatest because of the need for education on purposes of both at Home and he the present Erp staff of about a dozen worked through sunday at temporary quarters in the old state department the staff now occupies four offices but will be Given additional space this including quarters for the information most urgent chore is to Speed up delivery of Worth of fuel and other commodities to Italy and the wallaces Mother 111 april 12 ins the Mother of Henry Wallace yesterday was described in critical condition following a series of periodic another Jama said his 80yearold Mother was resting comfortably at Ner de Homes Home but was Fol army commanders talk it Over u 1 Tim the a Afi Anc 1 Noi me no Lin Ita to Shi i act Flo an Oil re Omar Bradley seated army chief of meets with the army to ranking com Manders in the to discuss current flanking Bradley Are Thomas left army and Mark 6th standing left to right Are Courtney 1st army commander Walton 5th army commander Leonard 2nd army and Alum 3rd army