European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 11 the stars and stripes thursday january 26, 1950 House unit hears report by me cloy German situation reviewed Washington Jan. 35 up John a Mcckoy . High com missioner reviewed the German situation in a closed session of the House foreign affairs committee yesterday. Chairman John Kee do. A later told reporters nothing developed at the meeting which caused us to entertain any great fears for the  Kee declined to go into any details of Mccloy s testimony. He said it was All off the record and described it As an excellent  he said Mccloy s statement was won  full statement Mccloy gave the committee a very full and Complete statement on the situation in Germany Kee added. He said the committee did not discuss with Mccloy a Resolution introduced by rep. Adolph j. Sabath die chairman of the rules com Mittee calling for an investigation of a Rise of Cia ism in Germany. Meanwhile the state department announced a conference schedule for the remainder of Mccloy s visit. Going to new York tomorrow Mccloy goes to new York for a press conference at the Headquarters of the . Mission to the United nations and an address to the United Council of world affairs. Friday he will return to washing ton for an off the record conference with Washington representatives of leading National civic and service organizations including the Amer ican legion. American league of women voters general federation of women s clubs kiwanis rotary and similar groups. Friday night he win return to new York and tentatively planned to spend until tuesday on private matters. He is scheduled to leave by plane some time tuesday for Germany. Flier cuts wrists to stay Russ return Messina Italy Jan. 25 up soviet air Force capt Peter Kat litre Wastik 35, slashed his wrists twice yesterday in a suicide attempt in order not to return to the soviet Union police said today.  was being evacuated from the Lipari Island refugee Camp in preparation for his handing Over to russian authorities when he Cut his wrists in the Barracks Here.  after three years As a soviet flyer landed in the . Zone of Germany and eventually found his Way to Italy. He was con fined in several refugee Camps and married an. Italian woman who bore him a son. West bound ticks stalled by Russ cant from Page 1 Only three or four an hour Accord ing to information reaching . Officials in Berlin. Rail traffic was reported proceed ing normally. West Berlin City officials said tha if the truck slowdown is continued it will seriously cripple the Wes sectors Economy which had shown signs of partial recovery through Erp Aid. West German firms Are reviving their old fears about Trade with Berlin a spokesman declared. Four German barges in route from Berlin to Western Germany were stopped briefly at the soviet inter zonal waterway checkpoints but later were allowed to proceed u. S officials Here said. The russian licensed Berliner Zeitung said editorially today tha the intensified autobahn controls were necessary in order to avow plundering of the German demo cratic  the paper charged that much of the scrap Metal and furniture Taein trans arted West from Berlin a been stolen from the soviet con trolled railway system or from other East Berlin or East German enter Prises. 21 jewish repatriates flown to Berlin in army transport Frankfurt Jan. 25 is Twenty one German jewish repatriates who were ordered off a Berlin bound military train Here monday night were delivered to Berlin tonight by an army trans port  International refugee organization announced the group was flown from Rhine main Airport to Berlin on the final Lap of their 12, 000-mile journey from China to the former German capital. Cleveland cops nip repeat of Brink s Cleveland Jan. 25 up detectives searched Here today for seven men including members of Detroit s notorious purple gang believed to have planned a repeat Here of Boston s $1,500,000 Brink s inc. Holdup. Detectives broke into an East Side House a few blocks from Central police Headquarters last night and found Gray twill uniforms similar to those worn by Brink s inc. Guards Laid out on the bed. They also found Rolls of Green friction tape and an assortment of burglar tools. Detectives said seven men fled j rom the House shortly before the raid. They said someone in the gang apparently noticed the extra police activity in the neighbourhood. Hiss Given five year term cant from Page 1 trial and an arrest of judgment were denied. Cross obtained permission to make a talk in behalf of the defendant he said the jury has returned a verdict of guilty. We for the present accept that for a fact. However i feel it is my duty and privilege to Call your attention to the fact that this has been an unusual and important Case. It has aroused International interest. Many people have followed it in detail More closely than any trial in several decades. The outcome is awaited by Many people who have believed in the innocence of Hiss. In the matter of punishment from a corrective . It Iri my belief that any further punishment will not have any effect on Alger  Goddard in announcing sentence said Hiss had been Given an eminently fair trial and been found guilty. He said the sentence should be a warning that a crime of this nature cannot be committed with  Cross cited what he described As Hiss contribution to the . As an official of the state department. He said this was beyond  he added Hiss life savings were gone Long before conclusion of the second trial and that he had been forced to borrow Money on notes the second trial Cross said was financed by Loyal friends and Loyal americans who believe in his in  a Brilliant career has been ruined Cross told Goddard. Cross said he made his Appeal for leniency against the wishes of his client. Persons by he said i have believed and still believe in the innocence of Alger  Lia Broek memorial Lites held Berlin Jan. 25 is Mem Bers of the american Community gathered at Mcnair Barracks Chapel this afternoon to pay their last respects to William t. Babcock Dep Uty commissioner of Hico Berlin element who died of a heart attack yesterday. Gap j. R. Barnett protestant chaplain of Berlin military Post. Conducted the ceremony. A troop motor cavalcade accompanied Bab cock s body from the Chapel to Tempelhof air base to be flown j to Frankfurt and thence to Washington for burial in Arlington National cemetery. Mrs. Babcock accompanied the body on the plane. Maj Gen Maxwell d. Taylor . Berlin commander announced he had received the following Cable from Secretary of state Dean ache son in Washington please convey to mrs. Babcock my sincere sympathy. I was profoundly shocked to hear of the Sud Den death of col Babcock in Ber Lin he was a Loyal officer and a faithful aide to Gen. Clay Gen Taylor and me. Labors cited i am sure his death was hastened by the heavy strains and the incessant labors he undertook in the service of his country from the earliest Days in Berlin and during and after the blockade of that City. The people of Berlin and the people of the . Have Good cause to regret and to mourn his  maj Gen Alexander Kotikov so Viet Berlin commandant wrote please accept the expression of my condolence in the untimely death of col William t. Babcock Deputy commandant of the . Sector of  col Alexei Yelizarov Deputy russian commandant sent a similar message. Maj Gen Jean Maneval French commandant wrote in part col Babcock was a Man in whom wis Dom and balance were the equal of his loyalty. He was truly a Friend of mine and More than that he was a close and infinitely sincere Friend of  voices a of facts Mai Gen George p. Hays Deputy High commissioner and Benjamin j. Buttenwieser assistant High commissioner expressed deepest regrets Over his death. In Frankfurt Hays stated the untimely death of col Babcock comes As a great Shock to me and As a serious loss to our occupation forces in Germany. The Success of our Effort in Berlin during the past difficult years have been due in Large Meas ure to his leadership and Devotion to duty " Buttenwieser said the death of Babcock represented a great loss to the High commission specifically and to our government and the German people in general Jet Coy Calls Babcock death great loss to commission Washington Jan. 25 High commissioner John j. Mccloy yesterday termed William t. Bab cock s death a great loss to the High commission and its staffs in Berlin and Frankfurt. Mccloy said he had known Babcock s outstanding work in military government for several years probably uie last photograph of the late William t. Babcock was taken at the press conference held by maj Gen Maxwell d. Taylor . Berlin commander at 5 30 pm saturday. Babcock sit Ting at Taylor s left was stricken with a heart attack monday night. Is photo by Curvan col Perry inspects Darmstadt sub Post Darmstadt Jan. 25 is col Basil h. Perry Frankfurt Mili Ary Post commander concluded his w o d a y semiannual inspection of the Darmstadt sub Post today. Perry with col Paul c. Serff Ftp s4, and other members of he Ftp staff visited the 1st engr c in pm school and the stars and stripes installation it col Tuttle f. Smith Darmstadt a Post co accompanied the inspecting team throughout the visit. Airman s trial moved to . By Dick Habein staff correspondent Wiesbaden Jan. 25 is the court martial of air Force pfc Stan Ley f. Edelbaum charged with strangling Elizabeth Lilli the Hun Garian Borik in Paris ast May 8 has been adjourned to Washington to hear expert testimony on the sanity of the defendant the trial opened Here today Iti the Rose hotel. Defense counsel capt Everett Smith moved in effect to halt the trial contending that the 20-year-old airman is insane. Edelbaum formerly a member of the 686th of band of Wiesbaden allegedly choked to death Lilli in a hotel room in Paris Montmartre District. A Short Stocky youth he stood expressionless As prosecutor capt Francis Coogan read the charges. Throughout the Day Long testimony of five defense witnesses he showed Only occasional interest in the proceedings. Captain testifies capt r. B Mullins of the 493th medical up Wiesbaden and capt Herbert Hauk of the 97th go Frankfurt testified for the defense. Terming Edelbaum a schizophrenic they said he was unable to distinguish Between right and wrong to Day and at the time of the alleged slaying. It was after their testimony thai Smith mov a for adjournment to Washington. He said that expert psychiatric testimony was needed and that two physicians who had handled Edel Burrt s ease had since civilian Zed and could not return to the dec. Two members of the c86th of band sets Emilo Sanchez and Oscar Kuessow also testified. Kuessow said Edelbaum was an Odd Soldier Given to playing weird and mean ingless notes on his saxophone in the corridors of his Barracks late at night. The Date for the resumption of the court martial has not yet been announced. It will be Edelbaum s second trip to the . In five months. He was confined in Walter Reed go after his arrest by French authorities last Spring. He was extradited to the dec under an agree ment  French government. Col theron Coulter assistant Deputy chief of staff for operations. Safe is president of the court martial. Snow on Berlin roads Heidelberg Jan 25 special the Neucom Provost marshal to Day reported roads in the Berlin and sont Hofen areas were covered with ice and Snow All other roads throughout the zone were dry. Total to Date $34,643 Augsburg Berlin $1,072 Bremerhaven $1,015 Erding $2,843 Frankfurt �5,015 Fursten f e id Brucic s400 Garmisch s358 Heidelberg is -375 Landsberg s495 Munich $7,842 a Culiberg 31,001 numbers $4,044 Rhine main s685 Stuttgart Wetzlar s920 Wiesbaden $1,000 Wurzburg tic figures a flown nere Are unofficial and include dollars and Pirring onh military Post Sand air base a shown. Units and sub posts should Contact the March of dimes Liaison officer in their area who Willin turn Repon to the stars and stripes Only report from Liaison officers will be accepter Liaison r Flo is a requested to Contact to it nearest stars and Stripe reports or rail the myrrh it dimes editor of stars a stripes Frankfurt 141.  1c