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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday january 26, 1950 mrs. Veep finds whirl in capital strenuous by Ruth Gmeiner w Ashington up mrs. Alben w. Barkley is finding life As  far More strenuous than the 8 to 5 workaday As a St. Louis  Friendly. Vivacious Bride of the vice president has no is sin to become the capital s no. J hostess but she s captured the title of to. 1 Tilesi everyone who is official and Many who Aren t wants a meet and fee the newly  a result the Barkley Are dated up until the end of february. Mrs. Berkley has had time for Only one trip to Capitol Hill on the opening Day of Congress. She has confided to friends that Muchos she enjoys Washington s Gay social life fhe is looking Forward to Lent and an end to the formal social season. Then she can spend More Days watching her husband preside Over the Senate learn the Workings of the legislative system and occasionally lunch with him m the . Mrs. Sep fwd adopted her husband s philosophy that the Public has a Rise Fol to know its government officials but she  to believe that people have a personal interest in her. She is determined to fed into the background. Wii a the vice president s approval she Grants no interviews even though besieged with re quests by practically every re  Washington Al ready has rumoured a coolness by mrs. Truman toward mrs. Barkley some a y mrs. Truma disapproved of the vice president s remarriage. Most old hands Arou i the Capi of write off the reported feud 35 Idle  any  president and mrs. Truman were among the first 10to entertain the newly weds the veep is House Bunting unfashionable Georgetown but for the present the couple is comfortably settled in the Roomy apartment overlooking Connecticut Avenue where Barkley has lived Lor eight years. Allez top Rheims map a woman Here lot so. Excited during a Row with her husband that she leaped Rightout of the window onto a nearby Telegraph pole. Finding herself2-j feet from the ground she was too frightened to descend. Utter ing a piercing cry for help she fainted just As a repentant Hus band climbed to her Side. Firemen had to be called to get them . \ mrs Alben w. Berkley who finds official life in Washington strenuous. Betler editing urged St. Paul up the managing editor of the Louisville . Courier journal has urged higher standards of journalism through a rigid self criticism by news papers. James s. Pope told 200 editor Send publishers from five states at the 84th annual convention of in Minnesota editorial Assn. Tuiai he nation s newspapers should strive for More commentary and Back ground in their  deplored the reluctance of newspapers to gauge the value of Bonest criticism. It mide me very ashamed he said when so Many editors greeted the relatively mild com ments of the Hutchins commis Sion with a storm of  the director of the University of Iowa s school of journalism said next paper production costs could be lowered by raising the morale of staff members. Will he be forgotten . Carrier uses wafer sparingly by Paul f. Ellis a Board . Carrie Roosevelt in West indies cup the Navy has shown that americans generally use too much water for their Bath ing drinking and cooking purposes. The proof is right Here on his big Carrier of the Atlantic  on All ships that go to sea the water problem is Ever  american ships particularly the big combat vessels that carry3,000 or More men have so Fae More careful. The Roosevelt for instance use about 25,000 Gallons for her Boier seach Day and about. 125,000 Gallons a Day for the men aboard her. Inease of an emergency like a break  the Salt to fresh water converter the boilers would get first  men know How to con serve water. They Don t stand under showers for Long periods. The men in charge Are convince that 35 Gallons a Day will keep a person healthy clean and Supply liquid for his body demands his shaving and other necessities fora 24-hour period. The big ships such As  have to begin making water As soon As they leave port because the Supply they get from land sources is gone in about Aday. However under Ordinary weath floating lesson in conservation a View of the Carrier  Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Navy has Learned much about wafer conservation on ships of this size and Seldom has any water problems. Or conditions the men aboard the Roosevelt can use 25 to 40 Gallons Day without fear of  has been estimated that the average used per person in Newyork City is 125 Gallons a Day. No fresh water is Ever used Loright fires aboard ship. New Type chemicals with Salt water do the Job quicker and More efficiently. Operation of the water o Venters aboard this vessel Eppro be simple. Only one Man Nobe on duly at a watch for or. Of the fou units. Since the to =.veil s conveners began operate there have been 36.476.000 Gall of Freshwater produced. The ? to number of operating hours13,313. Pennsylvania party split worries gop by Jack Bellia Ashington a a wide open party up i in Pennsyl Vania has Given republicans new headache just when they believed they were ironing Cue some of the kinks in their drip to to regain control of Congress. Involved in the Pennsylvania ruckus Are efforts to gain Contro loj the state s Republican Machin Ery and in the Long Range Pennsylvania s 73 votes Al the 3952 presidential nominating Conven Tion. Sen. Edward Martin a a brought the Row to Washington by blasting at gop state chair Man m. Harvey Taylor for the Jatter s refusal to meet with National committeeman g. Mason Owlett to work out difference that have Arisen Over the Senate and governorship races. Asserting that the Rea Issue sin this Campaign Are National Martin said that Taylor and his friends Are adopting a course ruinous to the party in Pennsyl Vania and the nation at a time when a socialistic tide threatens the future of  Taylor is backing the bid Ottov. Jams h. Duff for the re publican senatorial nomination to oppose sen. Francisj Myers the Senate s assistant democratic Leader who is seeking reelection. Taylor has accused the forces of former sen. Joseph r. Grady Allied with Martin and Owlett of trying to get rep. John c. Kimkel into the Republican senatorial primary. The split goes Back to the 1948republican convention in Philadel phia when Duff fought and Grundy Martin and Owlett sup ported gov. Thomas e. Dewey of new York in his successful bid for the gop nomination. Elsewhere the republicans appeared to be getting senatorial tickets in shape without too much squabbling. Sen. Robert a. Taft a Ohio and Forrest Donner Toto top targets for the democrats seem unlikely to have be fios primary  May be opposed by state auditor Joseph Ferguson no the leading candidate for the Ohio democratic nomination. In mis president Truman has picked Emery Allison president of the state Senate As his favor Tefor the democratic nomination. Or. Truman told a news con Ference he thinks the democrats will agree on Allison. He said Bewon t mix in primaries in other states. The president s offer to Hel Campaign in Illinois for Senate democratic Leader Scott Lucas got a warm Welcome from Lucas. Years ago. Jan. 26, 1946 the executive Council of the american federation of labor votes the readmission of John a Lewis and the United mine work ers. Jan. 26, 1947 Grace Moore celebrated opera Star and 21 others Are killed when a dutch airlines Dakota crash Din Copenhagen. Jan. 26, 1948 president Truman nominates Gen Omar n. Bradley to succeed Gen Dwight d. Eisenhower a army chief of staff. Jan. 26, 1949 the . Dollar drops More than 40 Points on the Paris Black Market. He is Likely to be opposed in a november Eie cuon by former Fie Everett  in hat to i now like a nip and Tui a . In Connecticut some republicans have been Busy try Jim o line up Henry Luce presiden time inc., a the  nominee to oppose sen. W l a. Benton Democrat appointed gov Chester Bowles. These same republicans w. Mrs. Luce former member of House to manage her Bulbar Campaign. In new York some Republic Are trying to get former so John Foster Dulles Defeated of sen. Herbert Lehman id a. A a special Senate  last fail run again next november. Dulies decision May Depe somewhat on whether Dewey a again for governor or Steps As for some other Republican Ca dilate. Us horse fan suffers unkind St Cut of All Leicester England a Mark Simons of London r.-. Bad Day at the races. He suffered cuts and Bruthen three horses in the last r. Threw their riders and  in the paddock. At " Hospital where a was to pc Nti first Aid Simons complain and i backs to six lasers i Olill Falsini vol. 7, no. 281 thursday january a s3editor-in-Clnei i col William to Summers managing editor Ken Zumwal sports editor Phil Taylot executive manager. Maurice r Kirkwoo Ochief of Distri Buflod Louis k Brown Berli Bremerhaven news bureaus j2181-323b1 darmstadt84-6681 a Etc Vienna. 2 d44-2uft Munich the european Edillor is publishes Nan to Darmstadt Hess Germany for the of. 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