European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1948 the stars and stripes Page ii do admission Bill presented to Senate april 30 House judiciary committee ended a three year legislative log Jam and voted to admit Dis placed persons to the from Europe during the next two the committee reported out a Bill authorizing the admittance of War refugees from the British and French zones of Germany and Austria and from effective upon enactment of the Petrillo says contract set for television president gives reluctant of to joining amt with draft navys it was the first such affirmative action taken in Congress since termination of the the Bil represented a Compromise for the Stratton which called for the admittance of Dps Over i fou year the Dps would be admitted according to the legis sponsored by Frank Fellows chairman on the immigration provides that the following May be admitted to the physicians medical maids construction workers and clothing and garment possessing education scientific or technological qua Ifica who have blood rela Tives in the the aliens will be screened to Weed out bad Security Crim and persons with mental de a coordinator is created to administer the state governors would be authorized to file affidavits with the coordinator signifying the willingness of their states to accept a certain number of Dps in each individuals and organizations sponsoring admittance of the Dps would be compelled to furnish a financial Bond As Assurance that the Dps will not become Public Mcdowell links Trun ibo and reds april 30 John Mcdowell testified yesterday that a Holly Wood producer told a House Xin american activities subcommittee there is no doubt that movie writer Dalton Grumbt was a Mem Ber of the communist Mcdowell was the first witness called by the government in Trumbosh trial in Federal court on contempt of Congress a jury of seven Fen and five women was selected to hear the the author of thirty seconds Over Kitty Foyle and other screen hits is accused of refusing to Tell the subcommittee whether he Ever was a member of the communist party or the screen writers new april 30 president of the Amer ican federation of yesterday announced the signing of a six month wage agreement with the four major television it is the first such agreement covering appearance of musicians on television until this Spring Petrillo had refused to allow his men to play for television Petrillo said the wage extending from May 1 to was signed with National Broad casting american broadcasting Columbia broadcasting system and Dement television the wage rates will be recon1 Side red in Petrillo the agreement provides that j musicians on local television pro Grams will receive two thirds the wages paid for Standard radio broadcasts on local net work television rates will be three fourths those received by network broadcast de Beattie picked for voice position i april 30 assistant Secretary of stale George Allen yesterday announced the appointment of Edward As chief of news operation for he voice of America internal ional Allen said a Veteran of 5 years of service with the United begins his duties at Vith Headquarters in new a graduate of Yale Seattle joined the United press Senate staff Here in and was transferred to Berlin in he covered the ital ethiopian he prewar czech and was reporting from Warsaw at beginning of world War the Cincinnati daily on Sale april 30 Cincinnatus biggest the Cincinnati been offered for Sale to the highest circulation of the the Only morning daily in the is daily and Sun 36 comic books banned from Detroit Newsstands april 30 officials banned the Sale of 36 comic books on City censors termed the books corrupting to prosecutor James Mcnally said failure to abide by the ban would be punished As a Nineteen other comics were listed As partially objection Able and 10 As Glowworm Bow tie sported by Truman april 30 up president Truman has a Bow tic that lights at the Start of yesterdays news someone called at Tention to the color Fui Bow tie Ivorn by one of the reporters standing before the presidents that the president reaching into his desk he pulled out a flashing Bow tie and blinked it several times for tie Benefit of the was wearing a dark Brown four in flour exports will top bushels april 30 the agriculture department announced bushels of wheat and flour was earmarked for Export to 31 for shipment by the end of the crop year june will supplement allocations pre allocation and May along with Celebration of the navys 150th birthday comes word of new togs for Uncle Sams the new dress Blue uniform shown above has hip and slash Side pockets in the trousers and a Fly front in place of the Broa fall the present cuffs on the Juniper will be replaced by coat style the april piously the regular june allocation will be announced the allocation amounted to tons or bushels of wheat and tons or bushels of flour in wheat rec resigns april 30 president trunian accepted with regret yesterday the resignation of John As chairman of the reconstruction finance Senate group seems set to approve april 30 president Truman said yesterday he has reluctantly accepted the idea of blending Universal military training and the Truman told his weekly news conference that the Compromise was but that was All it he said he had to accept it because that was All he could it is not what he he but it was a step in the right direct Truman aired his views As the Senate armed services committee appeared ready to of the com Promise plan to give youths Between 18 and a full year of military training and to draft 000 men through 25 for two years of regular an informal poll showed that five of nine committee members will support the plan when the com Mittee takes it up next two were two were but leaned toward the other four members of the 13man committee were not but at least two of them Are expected to support the the House armed services com Mittee is strongly opposed to the president would extend reciprocal Trade Prog Ranj april 30 president Truman said yesterday that failure by the Republican con Gress to extend the reciprocal Trade program would sabotage an important part of the european re covery program and foreign Emphis Al painters claim Blitz paint record april 30 up Juanita a had her House daubed in record time yesterday thanks to 125 Union painters who swarmed Over her two Story Frame building like Ter the outside paint Job was completed night in five minutes and 40 seconds under the Glare of a High school band played Zippy tunes to get the shellac swingers in the the free paint Job to the cites cleanup Campaign was widely advertised and More than persons were sprawled Over neighbouring before the the band played the National Anthem and the crowd came to then the painters climbed to their posts and four official timers set their at the starting gun the in White overalls and White Visorde to work with a Ven each member of the brotherhood of was assigned a surface of Only six feet by three i feet to when the last Man was done the timers compared stopwatches and a new Blitz paint record was an the previous record was held by new Hal Dollar put in circulation april 30 a new honouring Beni Jamin went into Ciri cd latin the designed by the late John Sinnok who sculptured the Roosevelt dime and purple heart is the idea of mint director Nellie Taylor the Franklin Coin is the first Hal Dollar to display anything except the american Eagle on the reverse Ross monthly subscription unit order form unit i Telephone servicing 15 women shaken in Washington train crash april 30 fifteen women passengers were injured or shaken up when a special Pennsylvania Railroad train Slid into a bumping Block at Union they were among 979 members of the Delaware chapter of the federation of women clubs who came Here on a on Day some were to meet Truman at the White House 0v stars and stripes per expires 35 cents per expires new York 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