European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T a e fee j it Kyj t t it it i 3 a stuary 1950 the stars and stripes Page 3 Gray orders end to Bias Iii combat units Washington Jan. It up army Secretary Gordon Gray has ordered Field commanders to put qualified negroes in White combat nails. The order liberalized the army s Aew racial policy of last sept. 30, which assured negroes Equality of treatment and Opportunity. Gray warned All army unit com Manders that they Iii be held responsible for the unreserved acceptance of the provisions of this policy and for carrying them of. In carrying out the sept. 30 policy Field commanders generally have been limiting negroes to Supply housekeeping and similar Clas . Although negroes in such noncombat posts May serve alongside a White Soldier eating and sleeping accommodations generally Are segregated. Heretofore very few negroes have been assigned to White combat  s order specifically covered combat units. The army said it will not eliminate a3 segregation at least in the foreseeable future. All negro companies and battalions will not be broken up. It Gen e. H. Brooks director of army personnel and administration said that assignment of negroes to White combat units is expected to be gradual. But he warned that Headquarters will not countenance lip service from Field commanders in carrying Cut the new order. I assure you that if anyone does that he will be in for a sorry time Brooks said. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson praised the new regulation As a major step toward the goal a utilization of army manpower without regard to race Market Dull fails Gaiti new York. Jan 17 ins the Stock Market displayed selective strength yesterday in one of the dullest sessions in weeks rail shares were in the forefront with Illinois Central up 1% Points Atlantic coastline up Iva Nickel plate up 1, and gains of each in Northern Pacific Southern Pacific and Southern railway. General motors was outstanding with a boost of i1. Points while fractional advances were chalked up by Chrysler . Steel Westing Bouse and Dupont. On the Downside american to Bacco was off 1% Points and fractional losses were sustained by american can International har Vester and Woolworth. The Dow Jones Industrial aver Ages were up 35-Looths of a Point rails gained 63-100lhs while utilities were Down 7-100ths. Buoy Marks the spot life cameraman robbed milan7, Jan. 17 of passports issued in the 1950 fiscal year is 350,000 compared with 232, 561 in 1949, and Art estimated 300, 000 in 1951. Riley to be promoted Washington Jan. 17 up the while House announced yesterday president Truman had approved the selection of Brig Gen William Al Riley chief of staff of the in Palestine Mission Tor promotion to major general when a vacancy occurs. New Chase loan to Spain reported Madrid Jan. 17. Up the Spanish government sent $i2, Khz ,000 in Gold by plane to new York As collateral against a new Chase National Bank loan which will be used to Purchase wheat in the . And Canada financial sources disclosed today the loan was negotiated by transatlantic Telephone and is similar to the 825,000,000 loan the Bank floated a year ago this month. It was Vatican labels evangelists As my mistic Vatican City. Jan. 17 Cap the Vatican s Osse Vatore Romano said that the activities of a group of . Church of Christ evangelists Iii Italy have become purely communist Osse Vatore said it had the names of communists who have become workers in the Church of Chrisl at frascati in the Alban Hills sonic 12 Miles South of Rome and about 3 Miles from the Castel Gandolfo summer residence of Pope Pius Xii. Osse Vatore said the communist j � Are paid regular wages and that under the guidance of their pastors have begun an activity that is insidious and not always  at the same time msgr. Luigi Cardini assistant in the Central of fice of Catholic action wrote an article in that organj2ation s press bulletin criticizing protestants in general for trying to convert Cath Olics in Italy. Members of the Church of Christ have been operating an orphanage As Well As conducting Church serv ices at frascati and preaching in surrounding Alban Hill towns. The said that some of them were recently stoned out of Castel Gan Dolfo and had trouble in three other towns. Be understood that Spain had been offered wheat of which the . Has a great surplus at $75 per ton. The new loan thus would enable Spain faced with a serious food problem to buy immediately about 170.000 tons of wheat. The collateral put up by Spain for the loan amounted to 35,000.000 Gold pesetas. This new Drain on Spain s Gold reserves it was Learned brings her Gold holdings now Down to Between ?85.floo, and 8120.000.000. Financial experts Here said that almost All of the Money would be used to Purchase wheat. The purchases were expected to Ward off a food crisis. Head of orphanage denies paper s charge Rome. Jan.17