European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and tuesday january 24, 195 Hiss Appeal to be filed tomorrow new York Jan. 23 a Alcor Hiss convicted of Pevi Ury and branded an Aid of prewar soviet spies Wili file an Appeal immediately after being sentenced m Federal court wednesday. The onetime High ranking is ate department official adviser to president Roosevelt at the Yai a conference faces a possible Maxi mum sentence of 10 years in prison and $4,000 in fines. Hiss was free in s5.too bail his chief defense counsel. e. Cross said yesterday that the Appeal will be filed with the u a circuit court of appeals Here As so an As sentence is imposed. Before appealing the defense lawyer was expected to ask the trial judge to set aside the conviction. Any a peal from the circuit court would be to the u. S. Supreme court. Hiss and his wife who testified for him were not available to news men but friends reported the defendant kept protesting his innocence and remained firm in Nis belie that the conviction would be reversed on Appeal. Gift undead in vehicle Munich Jan. 23 a so the body of 2n american Soldier a Bullet wound in his head was found in a parked jeep on a Road just outside Passau shortly after 7 pm yester any. According to bavarian Border police. A 30-30 Marlin Hunting Rifle Lay against the seat its muzzle pointing upward reports said. According to reports the Soldier had driven through Passau at High Speed slightly damaging the jeep in sides wiping the Wall of a House. A German policeman at the scene had tried unsuccessfully to keep the Soldier from leaving the scene of the Accident. Reports said the Highway patrol was notified and was not far behind the speeding jeep As it left the town Gates. Farther on Accord ing to reports patrolmen found the Jep parked in the Middle of the Road its motor running but lights turned off and the body slumped Over the wheel. The 13lh Cid Here said the Case was under investigation and no official statement could be issued at this time. Wiesbaden pm schedule Wiesbaden Jan. 23 special All Wiesbaden Post Exchange Branch stores will be closed for monthly inventory wednesday. To Bacco rations for the week of Jan. 25 May be bought tomorrow. I Liilie main cheers Fratic is and stars Rhine main air base. Jan. 2.5 special a full House welcomes Francis last Iii put a the Gateway theater in the Rhine main premiere of the Story of the talking Nile. Vie Mort i an 1.000 peson5 Storf outside to see Donald o Connor and Patricia Medina stars 01 the picture. Yvonne de Carlo Loi Arfre is Jackie Coogan and other Hollywood entertainers. The film and variety show a to be presented in Berlin Ai 8 in to night at the Scala theater under he sponsor snip o tempt Lhoir air base special service. The troupe a ill move on to Erdin air so tuesday Lor a show at ii Arrowhead theater and to Fiir the i Feld Bruck air base. Wednesday. On thursday Francis will of shown Ai Jubilee Hall at s pm for Neu Biberg air base and Munich military Post personnel. Francis and the variety How will ii nigh their tour of Safe installations at Landsberg air base Friday. Truman asks tax slash cont. From Page 1 provide si.000,000.000 in additional Revenue."3closing of pertinent loopholes in the present tax Structure to pro vide several Hundred million Dol Lars in additional taxes to make up the loss through reduction of War rime excises. On corporation taxes. The presi Dent recommended a moderate increase in the rate applicable to corporate income in excess of $50.000. He said at the same time that the tax rate on corporate income Between $25,000 and $50.000. Which is now taxed at the excessively High notch rate of 53 per cent be reduced to the same rate that applied above 550,000." in discussing revision of the tax Structure. Or Truman stressed the fact that he would not approve reductions in wartime excise taxes unless that loss of Revenue were made up from other sources. I wish to make it Clear that i could not approve excise tax reductions unless they were accompanied by provision or replacement of the Revenue lost because i am con Vinced that sound fiscal policy will not permit a weakening of our tax system at this time 1 tile president struck out at tax loopholes which he said developed through abuse of tax exemption provisions accorded educational and charitable organizations. Me cloy optimistic on Saar Berlin front. From Page 1 the return to russian control of the contested rail building in the . Sector of Berlin the building was handed Over to the soviets after they began to Stop Allied trucks. State department sources said earlier that the decision was made independently in Berlin and that they had no knowledge of it Mccloy also is expected to discuss the question of a separate West German peace treaty with the pres ident and Acheson. Gen Bourne says russians switch to pinprick acts gout from Page 1 the russians Are now trying a Dif Ferent he said the so Jiali to Unity communist party used would make an All out Effort to in filtrate into West Berlin and West German organizations during 1950. The word Unity is a very dangerous word Bourne declared. It packs a particular Appeal for sex nazis and Little people. But the German people should remember that this kind of Unity Bourne said he does not regard the current run of soviet created transport troubles As anything More than he also told the assembled Al lied. German and foreign Cor respondents that further normalization talks Between Berlin s four commandants would be of Little value As Long As the City is split into two separate administrations. Normalization talks perhaps improve relationships slight 3-." Bourne said but they Don t accomplish the British commandant Reiter ated that the Western Powers Are Here to conduct of West berliners during the past year he declared was Garmisch timetable changes Friday Heidelberg Jan. 23 special a new schedule effective Friday. Has been announced by the chief of transportation e u c o a for the weekend special train from Frank Furt and Heidelberg to Garmisch. The Sleeper car operating Between Heidelberg and Munich will continue to depart nightly from Heidelberg at 12 01 am. Not 1 am As previously announced except on the night of Friday saturday when its departure will be at 10i40 pm on special train dus-618. On the return from Munich to Heidelberg this Sleeper will leave Munich nightly at 10 38 pc except on sundays when it will depart at 10 46 pm on dus-617. Announcing withdrawal of West Berlin police maj Gen Maxwell 1. Taylor . Berlin commander Tolu a press conference he ordered West Berlin police to withdraw from the soviet con trolled railway administration in the . Sector rather Len risk a in sin disruption of Berlin he. Is photo by curve a soviet cripple traffic hold up 3 . Train Coni. From Pape 2 returned to their to Iii � Point. Meanwhile amerkan. British and French coning incisors in Berlin had in a merge nay meeting today to Dis Eurys latest soviet Tricou. Which it Vas believed were in retaliation Lor seizure East week of the soviet Nom roiled railway administration Hnud ins in the . Sector. The building housing n Small rail signal switch was turned Back sturday to the russians by maj Gen Maxwell d. Taylor. . Com Mander in Berlin Allied officials instructed their staffs to watch movement of All military trains late to night and to Morrow morning for undue delays. If last night s Holdup were repeated by the russians a spokes Man said a joint protest May be fied immediately with Gen Vassily i. Chulkov chief of the russian control commission in Berlin. Russian pinprick meanwhile the Berlin elevated a Buhn railway was running normally after service had been drastically reduced. Maj Gen g. K. Bourne British commandant in Berlin said Early today that the russians were indulging in an Allied official said the three Western commanders had decided to adopt a wait and see attitude. The . Military train halted it the Marie born checkpoint by the russians left Berlin for Frankfurt at 7 30 pm last night and was delayed nearly seven hours Ai soviet authorities claimed irregularities in documents of three Pas sengers col James Duke co. Berli military Post reported. The soviet naval lieutenant at Marie born said Carlos g. Pereira brazilian Consul in Berlin and Mario Calabria of the brazilian consulate in Frankfurt did not have soviet visas in their passports. The third passenger Wladislaus German National could not produce a passport requester by the soviet official. Antkowiak was returning to Frankfurt on h1cog orders. All had travel orders maj Leonard Amoroso rail operations officer said All three men had travel orders and russian trans lations required for clearance. Trains coming to Berlin from Frankfurt and Brenier Haven were held up at help misted until cleared by he office of the chief of transportation. Neucom. They were then cleared without incident at Marien born. The Beriin-to-bremerhav.?n train and the diesel of maj Gen George p. Hays . Deputy hi.2ii commissioner were allowed to pass through Marie born. Russian guards checking Between Berlin and the West in to past 24 hours have meticulously checked each truck s cargo papers and personnel slowing Down tile flow to one truck every 15 minutes. Seemingly concerned1 that he soviet command May be tempted to impose another blockade on Ber Lin a . Air Force spokesman at Wiesbaden announced today True six squadrons of . Cargo plane Are ready to go if needed in. New air spokesman said Allied occupied West Berlin has a 90-Riiy Supply of food and fuel. Within h cd a trickle of thro. An hour. Ai Colht r crop Points in British zone both rail Fri Rrt Tuffil was pin dec Jio Mii i the Lune i District. Cier Rubird. On fit British Side p notices nothing u for the he Nofsia of truck drive Iris. Total to Date Augsburg s76h Berlin $1,033 Bremerhaven Sil Erding $2.043 Franf court s4.-117 furstenth6bruck Garni i re s r,8 s1.2iu a Malsberg ? 3so Munich s4.02s cub hers s9.16 numbers s670 Rhine main Sttuart 31. �51 Ivet Lar Wiesbaden $1,000 our Burg to fat it in Fly urls shown there Art unofficial Ana include dollars inti up Milf i Only military posts Iii ill bases Irr shown l not and sub Psi Ghoul cd Rontani the March of dimes Liaison officer to their area who Uii in turn report to the strand strikes. Only report from Liaison officers win accepted la Tenn officers. Requested to Contact h stars Stu f for Call the March � editor of stars Sll stripes Frankfurt 11141. F Toni for i
