European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page i the stars and stripes Star duty 4, 1950 most postwar draftees due out this month Washington. Feb. 3 up the b talk of Ine soldiers serving under the postwar draft Art getting oui at the o id of 12 months he Arney . More than 9.300 wer in ushered out a dec Crober least no in army about 33.pw of in 3c.hoc who i her were in Jucs a or Volun Tereci of 2 months service a Der vie peacetime draft. The Grici a St proportion Mindszenty held suffering heart ailment Vienna feb. 3 is a Hun Barin priest who recently arrived in Vienna has reported that Joeeph. Cardinal mini Zenty is in wit ical state of health and suffer ing from heart trouble. The priest who asked that i Eft int be with head. Said that the Cardinal recently underwent a hear operation and was being by Jeniec daily toy a russian beset specialist prison heavily guarded he stated that Mindszenty is pres Nutly confined a a private Bhavik guarded prison located in a Buda pest suburb. Be said the prison building is completely surrounded by Barbet wire and that a special Searchlight Battery has been installed near the building to prevent possible at tempts to free Mindszenty a Spe Cial company of hand picked com Siu nist officers Are guarding him according to the hungarian priest. Mindszenty was sentenced to life imprisonment last year on Hungar Ian communist charges of treason. Of those Mimin Are expected to it on a he end of this non a an army spokesman said. The dry files have 30 Days beyond their year to army Secretary Gordon Gray announced last october that soldiers serving he peacetime draft would be permitted to get Mil after 12 months if they chose. The reduction in the period of service was part of the army s program to get Down to a manpower strength of 630,090 made necessary by Budge cuts. All but a few affected the Aimy started letting out the 12-Rnont hers dec. 1, All but a handful will become eligible by the end of this month no have been inducted since la i february but defense department officials want Congress to extend the draft Law for three More years. However army officials have that they do not intend. Id use he draft Law unless the International situation worsens. Slaying trial to resume Heidelberg. Feb. 3 special the trial of up Otto j. Trabue of the 7703d my plat charged with the fatal shooting of sgt Luther Matthews of the 5s6lh to co will be resumed at 9 so monday after o four Day recess. Testimony and Cross examination of witnesses for the prosecution were completed wednesday and pfc Royal Armstrong of the 7703d my plat first defense witness was heard a motion by defense counsel m. P. Lorber for Acquila was denied by the court. Maj c. J. Berkowitz. Is trial judge advocate and it col e. J. Gelder Onao is president of the court. Black Market King reported arrested Vienna feb. 3 is the Brit ish sponsored Wei Presse reported that austrian police have arrested Herbert Krulis called the Black Market King of Salzburg. He was taken into custody a1 Innsbruck in 0ie French zone of Austria Accord ing to the report. Police authorities said the 29 year old austrian made More than $135,000 on illegal foreign Exchange fraud deals last year. Frankfurt consulate clarifies ruling on immigration visas , feb. 3 special the office of the . Consul in Frankfurt has clarified the in ounce Orient published in the stars and stripes 1hat officers of the . Armed i Trees May execute petitions for immigration visas the official ruling explained that officers of the armed forces May execute petitions for immigration visas Only when they Are submitted to them by armed forces person Nel and cannot execute such Peti ions submitted by civilians. The Consul s office said petitions or the issuance of an immigration visa department of Justice form -133 submitted by armed forces personnel May be executed before any of icer of the United states armed forces authorized to admin Ster oaths. Petitions submitted by . Cratl ans must be executed before an american consular officer As hereto army seeks finest or combat units Hei Zielberg feb. 3 special taffin.? of Neucom combat its Vith the highest Type of Eilis de ten will be a prime army objective Lis year according to speakers of 1 and g2 officers at Neucom he Lere. It i the expressed policy of the commanding general of Usa eur iat Roi n transferred to combat units must Piave the required Quah fica and the physical it col w. K. Neely chief of the enlisted Section personnel and adminis division told the group. Honors for Best unit in Economy contest tops a i Hoto by Waller plaque army photo at a ceremony at Norn Borg military Post he topic Gen Clarence r. Huebner second from left cd . Army Europe honors a co. 193d my so plan which was Sel eted As he Best unit in a com Man wide Supply Economy con Psi. Capt Homer a Sprinkle co a co stands at Huebner s Lell As the company passes in review. At the Side is the plaque presented by Huebner Story on Page 5 Garmisch is first to attain 100% in Nesli Drew Garmisch feb. 3 special Garmisch military Post became the first Post in the history of Neucom to attain a 100 per cent coverage of National service life insurance when the Lone remaining holdout signed on the line for a $10,000 policy. For die week Cpl Joseph Niedzialek of the 10th Gen disc had been the Only Soldier within the geographical limits of Gap who was not covered by Nesli. After 40 minutes of conversation with capt Charles Ceaser Post signal officer Niedzialek capitulated. Col a. Hamilton Hunter Post commander stated he was extremely proud of All Post personnel who had worked so hard to make this program a total Success. Hunter added that the total coverage was indic Stative of a keen awareness of local personnel in the value of insurance and future Security. Two Leroy Mccallum Post in Urance officer said that great credit was due to unit commanders who worked hard and Well to sure the Success of the drive. Now hat every individual is insured in Callum said the emphasis will t e plated on increasing the amount of coverage held by each Man. It is our Hope to see each Man Vith $10,000 coverage Mccallum stated. Bundestag approves Bonus for disabled German vets Bonn feb. 8 is payment of 0,000,000 Marks this year As Dis ability Bonus to the estimated ,000,000 German army veterans wounded during the War has been authorized by the bundestag lower House. Efforts by the social democratic arty spa to boost the payments o 200,000,000 Marks were Defeated in the majority coalition. Payments ill be based on grades of Dis ability. By ekn1e Reed staff correspondent v i e n n a feb. 3 is Franz Schubert 26-year-old grand Nephew of the famous austrian composer bearing the same name said yester Day that be had been forced to Dis continue his piano lessons because be could not afford to pay the 30 cents for each lesson. The Only living descendant to Bear the famous composer s name Franz who weigh Only 108 pounds is a patient at the lock to Kaiser Pranz Josef state Hospital where he is undergoing treat Mem Lor malnutrition. Franz who has been confined in a Ward with 20 others for the past week because he is 45 pounds under weight was very Happy thursday because he had just received a care food parcel from a Seattle family by the name of c. R Cooper. The Lionor had asked that the $10 care package be Given to some needy Vienna family earns $29 a month Young Schubert who earns Only $20 a month a a guard in the National museum of Art said he does not in tend to open the 35-Pound gift e until he can go Home. I plan to distribute the food among my family As they need the food As much As i do he declared. He revealed that he is currently living in a cold three room Flat with the Only other Schubert survivors his widowed Mother three Sisters a brother and Franz wife Erika 21, whom he married last september he said that the $20 he earns is not half enough to feed the family. The thin faced youth who Hopes to see a Silver lining break through the dark Clouds soon declared since music seems to be out of my reach i intend to make a career in the civil service.1 apology Given pair in arrest Heidelberg feb. 3 special letters of apology have been sent by Neucom he to a British Busi Nessman and a norwegian who while on a business trip in the company of two germans in the . Zone were detained for questioning by military police last. Dec. 9 on suspicion of having or tick rated in a Bank robbery. Neucom Saad Itiat the arrests resulted from a series of coincidences after a German Bank in Marquart Stein was robbed by Lour armed bandits on Bee. 9 far released Rex Hill British per devoid norwegian and n. Jahr German businessman As Well As a German Driver were released after approximately three and a half hours in . Custody. The germans signed statements they had been fairly treated but Hill and devoid for warded letters of protest which were answered yesterday by Neucom with letters of regret. It was explained that after the Bank robbery in Marquar Stein the four bandits escaped in a . Mil itary Type vehicle and later changed to a civilian car the License number of which was unknown. Car stopped by maps an my patrol radioed Headquarters in Munich they had stopped a car with four men resembling the description but had allowed the car and its occupants to proceed Aiter checking credentials. The patrol was instructed to follow and con duct a thorough search. This was done and the patrol continued to Trail the group to the Munich Hiem Airport where the businessmen bought tickets for a plane scheduled to leave for Hamburg 10 minutes later. At that time an my made the arrest at gun and the group was brought to Cid Headquarters in Munich where they were searched interrogated and told Why they were held. Their credentials appeared to be in order but due to the seriousness of the committed offence and other circumstances they were held until an official of the robbed Bank could be summoned to confirm that they were not the wanted men. $13.5 million in Berlin gifts Berlin feb. 3 is More than 1,500,000 foreign gift parcels valued at approximately 413,500,000, have been sent to Berlin during the past three years John h. Gayer Berlin element communications adviser disclosed. During december 1949, Gayer reported 44,000 gift part Els valued at about $400,000, arrived in Berlin. Yanks warned on diphtheria thank fut feb. 3 is an unusual seasonal increase in Ger Many of common childhood diseases during the last few weeks has thus far Little affected . Troops in the Frankfurt area col John l. Craw Ford Frankfurt military Poat surgeon noted Here. Among the German population cases of Chicken pox measles Ger Man measles whooping cough and diphtheria Are sufficiently on the Rise to warrant the taking of Preven Tive measures by parents of . Children the surgeon said. Crawford said recent deaths from diphtheria of three German children near Baden Baden in the French zone serve As a reminder that All army Personne under 35 years of age military and civilian should be protected against diphtheria. Precautions urged All very Young children who Are exposed to measles he snid should receive immediate medical attention so that a protective inoculation May be administered he urged Al parents to immediately Check the immunization records of their children the injure that All needed shots have Beer received. Special emphasis should a be placed on the infants born irl Germany to insure that the chill has been immunized against whoop fing cough diphtheria and tetanus. of communicable childhood diseases occurring among children living in dependent hotels or temporary Type billets should be re ported with least possible delay by calling Frankfurt g490. German experts to study . Pulp Industry Frankfurt feb. 3 is a four German experts have been i selected to make studies of the american pulp and paper Industry under the technical assistance Gram of the economic cooperate he administration Ega. The group will leave Gormail for Paris next week to join a san Lar group of approximately 30 perts from 10 other Marshall countries in Europe. Following two or three Day briefing by Reec officials in Paris the experts we depart for new York City. To u1 Obj d j
