European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 24, 1948 my declared too Bush to collect scrap Washington. April 23 at the u s. Administration in g a  a too Busy with the  and other problem to bother Aboul Jjck Tinor scrap Iron from bombed Industry in the zone army officials told a House investigating com Mittee. The committee looking into the a troll shortage in America had been told that German ruins could realize from 3,000,000 to 10,000,000 tons of scrap but according to a state department official Gen. Lucius d. Clay has Many troubles and prob lems. I would hesitate to say How Jong it might take to get scrap under the present conditions in  the committee heard that the russians were taking All the scrap they could get from their zone and that the British were taking 20,000 tons of scrap a month. The stars and stripes Page 11 Nimitz poses with nephews Texas names 1st flagship Houston Texas april 23 a the Texas Navy today had a Flag ship its first in 103 years. The battleship Texas once Queen of the u. S. Navy was presented to the state of Texas and immediately named flagship of the Only state Navy authorized by Congress. Several thousand texans gathered at historic san Jacinto battlegrounds ate Park on the Houston ship Channel to witness dedication of the big ship. It will be moored As a state memorial to texans who have fought for  Admiral Chester w. Nimitz us. Retired a native texan was commissioned Fleet Admiral of the Texas Navy by gov. Beauford Jester. Dar at 57th meet opposes superstate Washington april 23 up the daughters of the american revolution yesterday endorsed the United nations but strongly opposed any attempt to create a world state. They expressed their views in a eries of resolutions unanimously adopted by the nearly 4,000 Dele Gates to the 57th Continental con Gress. It has become Clear that there can be no lasting world peace unless and until to Here be International cooperation among the Peoples of the world " one Resolution said. The Dar it said favors untre in redly a world organization of free nations such As is being de Vejo Cpd under the charter of the United nations by t opposed the idea of a superstate. Fleet adm. Chester w. Nimitz retired poses with an armful. He is holding his 3-week-Oid twin nephews Robert Freeman  left and Chester Xit Uitz Lay right. His eldest Nephew James Thomas Lay jr., is perched on the Arm of the chair. Acme diver sunk in mud., directs own Rescue new York april 23 a a 49-year-old diver directed his own Rescue by Telephone yesterday from tons of mud and Silt in which hews trapped for three and a half hours on the Bottom of new York Harbor. It was cold Down there. Than god i m alive were the first words of the diver Edward Christiansen of Oyster Bay n. Y., when he finally was hauled to safety 30 feet above. Physicians said he was in fair  the diver was almost completely buried about 11 a. M., when mud on the sides of a 10-foot under water ditch in which he was Lay ing a Telephone Cable suddenly caved. In on him. He also was pinioned by the Cable which was being Laid from port Richmond Staten Island to Bayonne a j. Fifteen divers both Navy and civilian workers participated in the Rescue. Hundreds of persons thronged the area to watch Rescue efforts. A serious Hazard developed amid Rescue efforts. A dredge some distance away unaware of what former presidential yacht to serve As tramp ship new York april 23 up the former presidential yacht May Flower which was used by six presidents and saw service in three wars was being readied for service As a tramp Steamer operating out of Genoa Italy. The 270-foot vessel which Cost $430,000 to build in 1896, was the private yacht of presidents Theo Dore Roosevelt Taft Wilson Coolidge Harding and Hoover. The hitter turned ii Back to the Navy in 1929 As an Economy measure. The Mayflower served in the Spanish american War and both world wars before it was sold to a private owner in 1946. Senate measure to Speed firing disloyal employees Washington april 23 a a measure to Speed suspension and firing of disloyal or indiscreet government employees has been sent to the Senate by its armed services committee. The Bill would standardize meth ods of getting rid of suspected workers in departments or agencies where National defense secrets Are handled. These include the army Navy air Force state department atomic Energy commission and others. Johnston retains film Post new York april 23 up Eric Johnston was reelected president of. The motion picture association of America at a meeting of the i Oard of directors yesterday. Was happening ran up a signal it was preparing to blast. Rescue officials fearing an explosion would either kill the trapped diver or Bury him under More tons of mud hailed a passing tug and reached the dredge just As the blast was about be set  is the father of foul daughters and two sons. Has wife and two of his s 3ns were attending the funeral of mrs. Christiansen s Mother mrs. Anna Olsen when the Accident befell Christiansen. They knew nothing of it until it was All Over. Home building Bill passed by Senate Washington april 23 a the. Senate yesterday passed the Taft Ellen a a Wagner Long Range housing Bill designed to Spur Honi building in America by a voice vote. The Senate added a $263,500,000 farm housing program. By a voice vote the Senate also adopted an amendment by sons. Milton  in. A and Richard b. Russell a a providing Lor stocks reach highest level since late 46 new York april 23 up stocks ran up 1 to More Man 2 Points yesterday to the highest general level since late in 1940. Sales expanded to 2,330,000 shares the most or any full session since dec. 9, 1946. Motor shares took Tufe Lead in the closing rally on which trading be came so Active the tickers were a minute behind floor transactions. In the first hour of trading tickers at one time were two minutes late. At the close u. S. Steel was 777/s,up is Bethlehem. 35", up Gen eral motors 58, up 1v- Chrysler 61 it up 2 Studebaker 22s/�, up 25 a Nash Kelvin Tor 163/4, up 1 Hudson 18" a up 1% Superior Oil of California 223, up 10 Nickel plate 65, up 2 Sinclair Oil 22, up 2j4 International Harvester 95, up 2 Dupont 175"up 1 a Amer ican Telephone. 154 i up 1 Douglas 64 x up Union Carbide 179 a up z t to and Western Union 231 4, up Federal subsidies and Loans to Farmers. This action came shortly after approval of an amendment author izing the government to pay h if the Cost of houses for severely paralysed veterans. Loans to 33 years the farm housing program would be under direction of the Agri culture department. Loans would be for up to 33 years at not More than 4 per cent interest. The goal of the Bill is building 15,000,000 new Homes in the next i 10 years. The Bill now goes to an Uncertain Fate in the House. The Bill liberalized Home loan terms contains profit incentives for construction of houses to rent and sets up a slum clearance program. The Senate rejected 49-35, an amendment to eliminate 500.000 Public housing units from the pro Gram. Four children die in Oklahoma fire Oklahoma City okla., april ?3 up four children died in an explosion and fire that destroyed a four room farmhouse near Here. The victims trapped in a House with Only one door were nine month old Orpha May Larr Sonand her three cousins Gloria Jean bid Well 5 sue Bidwell 3, and Dorothy Ann Bidwell 18 months. Mrs. Clarence Larrison 19, Mother of Orpha May was burned about the hands and head As she at tempted to Rescue the children. Truman slates Western talk Washington april 23 up president Truman today accepted a formal invitation from the University of California to address commencement exercises at Ber Keley june 12. White House press Secretary Charles g. Ross said that or. Gobi i Gordon Sproul University pres ident telephoned or Truman this morning and formally invited him to make the address. Ross said or. Truman accepted. Star named Mother of year Hollywood april 23 up actress Maureen o Sullivan who has five children today was named Hollywood s Mother of the year by ithe helping hand charitable or  is the wife of director John Farrow. Suzanne looks to Hollywood \ z by of i i it Tonj Sun a Ulici