European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes May 1941 21 unions urge to nationalize rails May 26 presidents of 21 railway Labo unions last night demanded that the government nationalize the rail on a temporary or permanent Union leaders accused the government of actin Gas a strike breaker in the recent rail strike threat involving engineers firemen and they said the government had seized the rail deprived the unions of their s right to but had Given Noth ing in we demanded that the govern having designated itself As the Legal operator of the assume the full responsibilities of their that the government take control of the revenues of ithe railroads As it already has taken control of the employees of the the Union leaders said formal they charged that the carriers had been unable to maintain Satis factory labor and had failed meet the Public need for prompt and full they the govern ment should begin preparations for the Transfer of Railroad ownership from private interests to the United states of America president William Faricy of the association of american rail roads accused the unions of trying to divert attention from the fact that they have refused to accept the settlement terms recommended by a presidential fac finding Spaatz denies of on Carrier May 26 Carl retiring of staff of the air denied yesterday that the air Force has approved the navys plan to build a this made at a National press club appeared to dispute the testimony of Louis chief of naval Toa House armed services Denfeld said All of the joint chiefs of staff approved the Carrier plan tast fall in a statement to president tru mans air policy Spaatz said in answer to questions that while he could not Dis cuss joint chief he could say that the air Force did not approve the Carrier plan in the paper that went to the air policy Spaatz also said he would be the last to disparage naval but he was not too confident of its ability to operate from carriers against a Continental air Power until it had been weakened by land based air Force rent hiked at rent office May 26 the rent was raised yesterday from to a month for 1320 n occupied the Federal rent control 5 die As Rivers smash dikes in West states by International news service raging flood Waters had claimed at least five lives yesterday As the ram swollen Riverson the upper Columbia Basin surged Over their Banks in Western Montana and Northern of acres of Fertile farmlands in the Panhandle of Idaho were flooded near Bonners ferry monday night after the Kootenay River crumpled five dikes and threatened a an 18yearold boy was missing and presumed drowned in the Snake Hiver below a 4yearold boy drowned in the co Lumbia River near and three men were lost in the swollen lower Columbia West of when a tug boat weary army working All night Ina steady rain under flood struggled to save the sixth Dike which guarded acres of some acres were already under business houses moved records and equipment to higher Levels As a foot of water swirled through the lower Section of the j Erp tobacco seen As morale Factor May 26 administrator Paul Hoffman assured Teeto tales and nonsmokers yesterday that his economic co operation administration is not wasting Money on liquor and tobacco for he said no Money at All is going for an the funds set aside for he Are not being he praised tobacco As a morale he said that because of the High Price of Cigar ets 65 cents a would have to stay on the Job longer to get cig Aret the result he would be More production which is one of the goals 3ca Hopes to Hoffman Saio less than 00 has been earmarked for tobacco the marshal wit tvo children advertises or May 26 pretty 28yearold Blond girl advertised yesterday to marry the first Man who would pay her in wanted of the Hempstead Lawler ran this for Sale at wants a Man to marry and supporter and two children must be willing and Able to make an inf mediate Cash Lawler reported tonight she received 10 or 12 offers and she Tould Start interviewing prospects she said her Only conditions were that the Man must be a decent of and not too Olga her she was to escape she now works part time As a registered nurse and Hasa night Job As a hat Check girl in a night 5i just dont believe in love any but surely somewhere there must be Aman who a wife and two Fine perhaps we Tould learn to love each other after a she the live with her in an apartment she married at and divorced eight years times have there have been Days when my children were without that Why Tarn looking fora Ehe father needs or housekeeping wife George Cleveland has asked a court to award him monthly of Bis working wife since she sleeps in her off he be would have to hire a housekeeper to care for his children left to right and Patricia French youth poses As gets medical care May 26 24yearold French youth faced almost certain deportation Home but congratulated himself today that Hie is returning much when he Jean Antoine Navarette collected Worth of free medical treat ment at government expense while he posed for two years As an Amer ican veterans administration and army records finally caught up with him at Whipple near where ice was receiving highly specialized tuberculosis Navarette said he go tuberculosis at the age of 16 he was o a German concentration Camp in Frankfurt and worked 18 and 20 hours a i took a Chance at an american Hospital in be he the names and serial numbers of american soldiers who going Home were on the bulletin i picked Gustave and told the Hospital the germans lad taken my identification the next remember he is being on a Ransport ship bound for was too sick to Kivow what they were his impersonation fooled without a question he was sent to Sam where he received an honorable discharge and mustering out he got veterans administration sensation All the two finally he was sent to Whipple he was admitted last september As an Active his weight Rose from 103 to Hospital authorities reported that is Progress was there the hoax the Fri stepped in and discovered the real Justave Figuerda was living in less than 200 Miles when he goes Back to Navarette he wants to study Vitice broadcasts stir solons Wrath May 26 Edgar Chenoweth Aid yesterday his House expend ures subcommittee will ask the state department soon to explain what he called almost idiotic statements in its overseas broadcasts he said he understood the Broad arts included a series on american tates in which Utah was described As a place where no politician could it elected unless he was supported i the mormon the voice of America is sup used to be Selling Chen Weth told a from what have seen of its itis Elling America Short Truman defends Virden loyalty in resignation May 26 president Truman yesterday came to the defense of John Virden who resigned a top Commerce department official after it was disclosed his daughter is working for the russian news i believe in faith1 in your loyalty is Truman told Virden in a a turned in his resignation last week after Fred Crawford r asked Secretary of com Merce Charles Sawyer to drop him As head of the departments office of Industry Virden said he had completely broken with his 22yearold Daugh when she took a Job As teletype operator at the Tass Bureau her last Sawyer defended Virden As a Man vigorously so opposed did to Corn George Bender urged Sawyer to reject Virden pm hike seen As Aid in talks May 26 Albert president of the Cio United electrical of last night condemned the general motors wage increase As but saw in it break that might Lead to pay raises in his in an Fitzgerald commented on the general motors in crease As a break in the United stand of the big companies the so called third round of wage he said that the two largest com general electric and West with whom new has been had not offered a single cent of increases but expect some favourable develop Mensin the next few Days j Ria and sending food to French namesake new May 26 on the High seas in route to is the French freighter holds filled with pounds of gifts for the citizens of the Village of the clothing and other general an average donation of More one Pound in gift weight by woman and child of Mead Washington briefs Senate group approves holding 254 War plants May 26 Senate armed services committee yesterday approved legislation to keep 254 governments War plants in National defense Reserve defense officials told senators the be Law is needed to prevent Man wartime plants from being sold or the plants Are among built at Acost of during j some of the 254 plan shave been leased or sold under an ment that allows the government to take them Back within 120 Days ital Case of an emergency of Bill okd to finance zone textiles May 26 House armed services sub Corn Mittee has approved a Bill to create a loan fund for Purchas ing raw materials to revive the textile industries in Are adj occupied by the the Bill would Andi Cotton for Germany and curb on tax dodgers sought May 26 Senate appropriations has recommended that an additional Revenue agents rehired to ferret put income tax it did so in approving unanimously a Bill for to maintain the Treasury and p office department for fiscal year starting july