European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse F age 1 the stars and stripes saturday january 21, 1950 West May sign own treaty with Austria . Hints russian bulkiness cited As bar to Accord Washington. Jan. 20 of tile state department hinted yesterday that the Western Powers misfit go ahead without the to by to work out an austrian treaty of Independence. The department biased the rus sians for he stalemate Over the austrian settlement and expressed Doul t thai further Progress can to made toward getting the user to agree on treaty terms. The statement added significantly under the circumstances consideration will be Given to future appropriate a Ion that May be Token to re Vej Inglish austrian free dam and Independence in. Accord Ance with the publicly stated policy of this government the department said the British. French and u a ambassadors had met wednesday with soviet Deputy foreign minister Andrei Gromyko in Moscow but received no Assur ances that negotiations could proceed. The user has refused to consider tie remaining issues in. The treaty to a Austria s status until soviet claims Are met or Relief supplies furnished to the Aust Jans in of clearly Days of the occupation. The department said that although the deputies of the foreign ministers of the four allies Are due to meet again in London monday in View of the attitude of or. Gromyko it is do Hubli us whether further Progress can be a reporter asked Michael Mcdernott state department press officer whether the future appropriate action to be considered included the possibility of a Settle ment without Russia. He decline to speculate saying a study has just Mcdermott also declined to say whether any action would be take jointly with Britain and France. Envoy s daughter in la. West germans starve russians Tel pcs g i � s s e a Jsn. St up a German prisoner of War or turned from Russia to nearby we eur this week with � present for his family. Proudly he unwrapped a oif of Black bread chunk of Margarine and a Small can of ersatz Jam. A said he had Hoard a the items from his scanty ration in � pm ramp because we heard Ever the soviet radio How people were starving in Western Barman in Malm left daughter of the a. Ambassador to Britain attends a Tennis snatch in los Angeles with movie player Peter Law Ford and Elizabth Firestone. Miss Douglas has been dating Lawford since her arrival on the West coast Acme holds Beebe talk at youth forum Wurzburg Jan. 20 is Clarence m. Holds acting land com missioner for Bavaria was the chief speaker at the opening of a two Day German youth forum Here. Discussing Hico objectives in regard to German youth Bolds said you Are the most priceless commodity your country has today. Your Progress is Germany s Prog Ress two Hundred Exchange scholar ships will be available for bavarian students during 1950 under the pro Gram which provides educational opportunities in the . For German Young people Bolds said. In addition. 500 to 700 education experts will be sent to the . To observe american methods. Some 6,000 youths Are expected to attend Hico leadership schools this year Brig Gen Lewis c. Beebe Wurz Burg military Post cd also welcomed the 300 delegates to Wurz Burg and expressed the army desire to cooperate with German in their efforts toward demo trooper slain fleeing arrest in quarters Augsburg Jan. 20 special a trooper of the recoilless Rifle to 3d army Cav regt was shot and killed at the flak Kaseane while attempting to break arrest in quarters. According to 1st 14 William t. Johnson the troop s executive officer the Soldier was shot when be ignored repeated warnings and reportedly attacked the Corporal of the guard in an attempt to leave the troop area in violation of direct orders. Ehe Soldier was hit twice and was taken to the 539th Gen disc Here where medical officers ordered an emergency operation. He was transferred to a local German hos Pital where he died shortly after admittance. The Soldier s name was withheld pending notification of Kin. Racy. Aged Munich woman torn to pieces by pet dogs Munich Jan 20 a a woman was virtually torn to pieces and killed near Here by her two dogs. Mrs. Crescenzia Buscher 65, a widow was feeding the dogs in her Garden when they attacked her. Neighbors heard her cries but were afraid to approach. They called forester who shot the dogs. Or. Karl Meissner a local physician 8ad he had never seen such a mangled body. Hair expert held in Frankfurt jail Frankfurt Jan. 20 is Frankfurt police have caught up with and arrested William Heger yugoslav chemist who boomed sales of his Patent hair tonic by claiming he had grown Buzz on the Bald Pate of Frankfurt s lord mayor Walter Kolb German police arrested Heger wednesday in Offenbach Jesse w Callahan chief of the Public safety Branch for Hesse disclosed. Callahan said Heger is held in Frankfurt jail pending the serving of fraud charges being pressed by French zone authorities under Ari extradition warrant signed by Hico officials last month. Kolb has never admitted he consulted Heger professionally. Court frees 3 sex generals Paris Jan. 20 Cap two former German generals were ordered re leased last night after a trial a which they were found guilty of burning a Vosges Mountain Village in november 1944, two other former German generals who were being tried in a sentia were also found guilty. One was sentenced to 20 years in prison and the other ordered not to be two former generals in court Otto Schiele and Erich Petersen told the court that destruction of the Village of Ger Ardmer was a Mil itary necessity and that they Fol Lowed orders in destroying it. Petersen was commander of the corps defending the area and Schiele was a division commander. Tried in absent a were former generals Hermann Bulck com Mander of the army group in the area and Heinrich Wiese army commander. They Are living in the . Zone of Germany. . Occupation officials said that French extradition requests for the two men arrived too late to deliver them in time for the trial. Wiese Schiele and Petersen were found guilty but the court held that they should be set free. Balck was sentenced to 20 years at forced Safe oks visits to dec for nuptials Wiesbaden. Jan. 20 i special Safe has announced that under present regulations there Are no objections to allowing military personnel to return temporarily to the european command on leave or furlough to marry germans. Reassignment of the Serviceman to the european command for duty on a permanent change of station generally would not be approve however. The waiting period normally required of americans wishing to marry germans in the dec could be shortened if officials had previous knowledge of the Case and other Safe marriage requirements can be complied with in approximately30 Days. Documents needed Safe officials suggested that the Serviceman be advised to con tact his Fiancee directly furnishing her with official documents author izing his leave in Germany so that preliminary contacts could be made with German officials and with the base installation nearest her Home. This would help expedite processing the marriage application. Travel limited military personnel May travel to the dec via government transportation on a space available basis. Wives and other dependents might not be Able to travel to the . With their sponsor because of the difficulties that May be experienced in obtaining exit permits Immi Gration visas and other documents prior to the departure of the sponsor from Germany at the end of his leave it was cautioned. Normally however dependents can secure All the necessary clearance within two months. Labor and forbidden France for 20 years. To live in Garmisch Soldier passes College level ged test Garmisch Jan. 20 special m sol Kenneth r. Young 23-year old sergeant major of Garmisch military Post has successfully completed the College level ged test As a step toward a Reserve com Mission As a second lieutenant. The master sergeant was drafted into the army upon graduation from High school in 1345. And with the exception of Basic training has been in the dec for his entire army career. Improvement noted in Berlin mails Berlin Jan. 20 is More than 16,000,000 individual pieces of mail were delivered to Berlin Dur ing the Holiday season John h. Gayer Berlin element telecommunications adviser reported at the weekly luncheon meeting of the . Chamber of Commerce in Ger Many. Gayer cited the substantial re cent improvement in West Berlin s communication facilities but said a Complete return to prewar standards of operation has by no Means yet been however he said it is now possible to have a letter mailed in Berlin delivered the next Day in Frankfurt and on the following Day in new Berlin now has 90,000 operating telephones which handled More than 15,000,000 local Calls Dur ing december he reported. Two Dps arrested in Munich theft Munich Jan. 30 special two Dps employed by the Munich Mili tary Post engineers at the Mcgraw Kaseane have confessed to the the to of 700 Cartons of . Cigar ets from a vault in the olb Headquarters building last Friday. The two Miodrag Sioja Witsch a yugoslavian and Urban Gottfried. A czech told investigators they broke through four locks and forced open a welded door to gain Access to the vault where the Cigar ets were because they Felt they had been slighted when Christmas presents had been Given out. Huebrer oks records of 5 courts martial . Pm. 20 Spei in it Gen Clarencett. Hut Brier. Co . Army. Europe has approved the records of five trials by general courts a i ".in, re Ltd Ling the to tenets impn.-?d. The records of rial of the r in soldiers Verc approved by Hobner Jan. 17 inti will be sent so he judge advocate Geun a in Washington for final review. The review will determine log in sufficiency of findings and before Ordi a for execution of sentences Are published. The soldiers sentences were approved by Tui her Are Calandrew c. Cockreil found guilty rms nor in connection Vilh rhe i. Stai Bini a a of i civilian in n suburb aus. 14. It was menu us id to Dishonour Nult Disi Large total forfeiture of pay and allowances and e Osif Incisi iffy at Hird labor of r10 years. Pvt Thomas a d. Tavennar found guilty of assault on a Ger Man woman near Heidelberg with intent to rape and a minted sodomy. He was sentenced to honorable discharge total forfeiture of a i pay and allowances. My Uon Inemer. N hard labor for seven years. Pvt John k. Andrews was found guilty by a general court martial in Wurzburg of stealing and Dis posing of approximately $60 Worth of . Government property and was sentenced to dishonourable Dis charge total forfeiture of All pay and allowances and confinement at hard labor for one year. Pvt Vaughn d. Hoilman was film guilty by a general court martial n Wurzburg on charges of wilful disobedience to lawful orders of noncommissioned officer. He was sentenced to a bad conduct Dis charge total forfeiture of All Vij and allowances and six month confinement at hard labor. Pvt Charles v. Komuda was found guilty by a general court martial in Stuttgart on a charge of attempted robbery. He was sentenced to six months confinement at hard Lamorand to forfeiture of 35 a month of his pay for six months. Sgt changes mind leads re up drive Garmisch Tan. 20 Garmisch s re enlistment started off in an Odd note As sgt Samuel h. Adams desk sergeant of the my unit entered the personnel office to inquire about a hardship discharge. After 10 minutes conversation with sgt George Mooe personnel no Adams changed his mind about the discharge and committed lir self for an indefinite enlistment. Adams was the first of a Long line of top three graders to flood thear Misch military Post recur hip office lured by the s360 Bonus paid or an indefinite enlistment. The crush was so great that a waiting j is had to be set up to accommodate applicants. At the present rate it cording v two Leroy , Gap recruiting officer. Garr Nitsuh would exceed its quota for the next a Mth period during the fim Momic of the drive. Sanity probe Aspeti i or Ike Munich Jan. 20 a a Peti Tion for a mental examination for use Koch Witch of Buchenwald was being studied today by an Augsburg German court the petition was filed by the Ger Man prosecution preparing a Case against her on charges of crime against humanity. Her lawyer Alfred Saidl objected and the court reserved decision. Prosecutors said it was unlikely her Case would come to Truu be fore was sentenced to life by . War crimes court in a Case if which she was Alk go to have possessed lampshades from the til concent a toned skin of Tion Campsen Lucius d. Clayr Dut de her Santeiu a to four years on he Rouru the it Writus her a re unproven
