European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes april fluff Best flays communism  april 14 foreign correspondent Robert Best began his Battle against treason charges yesterday with a Long account of his fight against what he called communistic attempts to dominate the though the government contends Best committed 13 acts of treason while broadcasting for the Best insisted he was trying to save the he said Adolf Hitler and it the German army were All that prevented stains hordes of so vie sized slaves from gaining world dressed in a shabby Gray suit which he wore when arrested in december Best testified for More than he told of the beginnings of communism and the Days when Joseph Stalin was a Junior he said persons were killed in Russia and that during communist expansion in the Balkans they killed Catholic ravished nuns and liquidated Intel bests denunciation of communism was so bitter that judge Francis Ford had to remind jury that the existence of a soviet conspiracy is not an Issue in this the Issue is he that the Testi Mony was admissible As a basis for determining bests beliefs and possible motivation of his Best said president Roosevelt led the into War and that he noted the first tendencies in the first direct act of he was lend lease which was followed by a shooting War without a Declara Tion of new of order affects april 14 some no regular air Force officers were notified yester Day sign up for three years of Active duty before july 1 or leave the r the new order also applies to no regular army officers serving with the air it does not affect chaplains or medical the of notified no regulars that if they do not apply for pm Active duty tour they must submit ments to that effect to their com manding officers so that separa Tion proceedings can be it said they would be discharged no later than application for continued Active service not guarantee a the of com have been instructed to All applications and to approve for retention Only those officers whose past records show performance warranting continued of about officers in the Only Are career men holding regular Jet fighter Wing makes of debut april 14 the 1st air Force unveiled its first Allie propelled fighter Wing Here yesterday As a horde of p84 Thunder jets flashed Over Dow fully equipped for All fighter the planes demonstrated their great Speed and High Man Euve ability for More than 60 newsmen from new York and the planes spiralled up and then dived so fast they were gone before the sound of their approach reached the ears of those on the on the Landing strips they blazed with machine guns at graduated targets and demonstrated heavy fire operational functions were kept a secret by supervising House probes demand Bis Condon files april 14 the House Una Merican activities committee yesterday cleared the first hurdle in its new drive to obtain a confidential Fri loyalty re port on atomic scientist f it obtained the unanimous support of the House Commerce committee for a Resolution demanding that the Commerce department give up the report which Secretary Averell Harriman refused to surrender under the Resolution now goes to the House if it is approved it becomes a formal Resolution of inquiry the most serious step Congress can take under the Constitution to wring information from the executive although some presidents have rejected such a in most cases they result in bringing out the information the committee action was the latest phase in a running Battle Between president Truman and Congress Over the confidential nature of loyalty Check reports on Federal a Battle which has raised delicate constitutional issues of executive versus legislative pm gets new reprieve new april 14 publication of the newspaper pm has been extended until april 30 it was announced yesterday in a joint statement by publisher Marshall Field and the american newspaper Guild yester Days statement said negotiations were underway with several prospective barkers beaut Jeannie Cambron smiles hello to the Vanguard of Barken who assembled for a convention at Miami disabled vet weds his nurse shown leaving James after their wedding Are Austin a paraplegic Veteran from gushing and his the former Mary who was his other paraplegic vets congratulated news briefs do entry Bill May reach Senate floor next week april 14 Republican Alexander Smith said today he Hopes the Bill providing for admission of european displaced persons to the will be considered on the Senate floor next who toured Europe last summer studying the do is advisory member of the judiciary which drafted the Senate he said he will propose an amendment to the present draft Bill increasing the number of Dps who would be admitted Over a two year period from to he he favored careful screening of immigrants to exclude controls on arms exports proposed april 14 Charles Eaton of the House foreign affairs committee has introduced legislation to give the National munitions control Board authority Over arms the new Jersey Republican submitted the Bill almost a year after the authority was requested by president the Bill would permit the Board to screen the shipment overseas of ammunition and implements of to Register arms manufacturers and exporters and to Check More fully into the International Norb backs pension bargaining the majority held that pen Sion plans come within the scope of the provision of the Taf Hartley act which makes it mandatory for both employers and unions to bargain collectively in respect to rates of hours of pm or other conditions of april 14 the National labor relations Board has ruled in a 41 decision that employers must bargain with their employees on pension or retirement plans if the workers re quest it was the first decision by the Board on this Issue in its 13year democrats plan states rights Parley april 14 leaders of four Southern states officially agreed yesterday to join Mississippi and Arkansas in May 10 states rights conference to protest president Truman civil rights the in session predicted that no candidate sponsoring civil rights legislation will receive the souths electoral the states represented Are South Georgia and court oks non red clause in Law april 14 a special three judge court yester Day upheld the constitutionality the no communist Section of the Taf Hartley labor in a 2tol the Federal tribunal tossed out a complaint by the National maritime Union Cio that tote no communist provisions of the act violate the Constitution the Section provides that no Union can use the services of the National labor relations Board unless its officers signed affidavits stating that they Are not com it is aimed at routing communists from the american labor wheat loading Forert starts 1 to galveston1 april 14 the vast european recovery Gram got officially under Way erday when tons of America wheat began pouring into the Holdi of cargo ships at this is the first of five shipments to be made under the initial food authorization made by Paul administrator of first of hundreds they Are to be the first of hundreds which will Wallow across the Atlantic with machinery and other supplies for 16 Western european and the Western zones of five of the first six ships an bound for the sixth for the first to Load was the is John with torn of wheat for plans also Are under Way to i Patch at least one ship to where important National elections Are to be held next Hoffman quits Auto Post to head Aid program new april 14 Hoffman yesterday resigned Job As president of the Studebaker to head european recovery program at approximately on fifth As the action was announced follow ing a meeting of the directors of the Hoffman was succeeded As presi Dent by Harold of South Board Vanci will serve for the period of Hoff mans Spring floods hit 5 states april 14 Ohio River Valley area today was the focal Point of vide spread Spring floods which also spilled into some Florida and North Dakota experiencing its first major flood since the Serpent ii Ohio was 10 feet above flood stage in some areas and rising steadily throughout the 500mile tributaries went Over their Bank throughout the Florida state was isolated from Peninsular Florida except by air or roundabout routes through Southern bran was hardest hit when meandering Suwannee River left Ita there were no reports of flood deaths or an estimated families new evacuated in the Ohio River West Vir Indiana and nearly 108 families were forced from Homes in grand and nearby East grand Mother of Henry Wallace Dies in Des Moines lbs april 14 Mother of third party presidential candidate Henry May died Here following Long at her bedside As death were four of her Annabelle of and Mary wife of the minister to the civil service list grows april 14 the civil service Commissi Onte ported yesterday there were civilians on the government pay Roll or an increase of during month