European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 11 the stars and stripes thursday february 9, 1950 ii joint chiefs Start tour of hawaiian bases will hold Parley Fri data reveals Star Seoul joins 3-Star cd three Days Pearl Harbor feb. 8 a the touring . Joint chiefs of staff today began a first hand sur vey of the military picture in Hawaii. They Are on their Way Home from Japan Okinawa Guam arid Kwajalein. The four top commanders flew in yesterday for three Days of conferences with Hawaii s military chiefs and inspection of installations. Gen Omar n. Bradley chairman of the joint chiefs was asked at a news conference if it would be Wise to establish a Southeast Asia line against communism As was done with military Aid in Greece and decision on any such policy is up to president Truman he said adding the joint chiefs Job is to advise on military asked what Are these implications in Southeast Asia. Bradley replied with a smile i won t Tell he added political implications May at times override military in addressing the Honolulu chamber of Commerce later Bradley said the . Is maintaining As Strong a defense establishment As it can afford. Trying to achieve absolute Security he said would spend the nation into bankruptcy. He added this would accomplish what our cold War opponent would like to see Bradley said Hawaii has been stripped of military forces because our Frontier our outposts have been shoved far to the the joint chiefs have been asked. A said Why there is no air Force combat unit in Hawaii. He replied with these questions i ask you where would we take it from to bring Here from Japan from Germany from our Reserve Force at Home fuels contacts of cacti in Ted from Page 1 cause British authorities have imposed a strict secrecy ban on the Case pending trial. Hoover did not identify the rus Sian agents Fuchs allegedly worked with. But he pointed out that the russians and communist satellite nations have Large numbers of official representatives in the . On diplomatic status. He said the Fri hoped to make a full report to the american Public once the Case is closed b it could not give out detail Snow for year of jeopardizing its investigation. The senators said some aspects of the British prosecution of Fuchs May require testimony from persons now living in Canada but they did not elaborate. Sen George Malone a Nev said Loose administration procedures were responsible for allowing Fuchs to get vital american secrets. He said during the War we care Lessly shared with an ally secrets of atom and Hydrogen bombs with no control Over Security measures of that he presumably meant . Homer Ferguson a Mich told a reporter he had appealed to attorney general j. Howard Mcgrath to seek Fuchs extradition for trial As a spy before an american court that could impose the death penalty. Ferguson noted that British court scan impose Only 14 years in prison for the crimes charged against Fuchs whereas american Lav pro Vides the death penalty. Meanwhile congressional sources said the Fri cracked the Fucks Case by wiretapping but did not reveal any details. Members of Congress who received a full report from Hoover were pledged to secrecy. But reliable congressional sources said the initial Toof f on Fuchs came from one Telephone conversation. Mccurtain hides mormon pair Prague. Feb. 8 a the . Embassy in Prague announced today it had received reports that two american mormon missionaries disappeared in Moravia Jan. 28 and have not been heard of the embassy announcement made no mention of arrests unimpeachable Western diplomatic sources said the two men had been arrested by czech police on unspecified charges a spokesman for the czech for eign ministry said he knew nothing about the Case and could make no comment on the american embassy embassy merely said it has asked the czech foreign ministry to Supply information concerning the welfare and whereabouts of the missionaries Stanley e. Abbott and c. Aldon Johnson. Carol Ann acquitted in mercy killing of sick father continued from Page 1.1 for the next 30 minutes As mobs of boys and girls Carol s age roamed the courthouse corridors cheering and newsreel and still cameramen shattered flashbulbs. Mrs. Paight hinted that Carol will be married this summer to Robert Anderson 23, new England College engineering student. Willis had claimed that Carol knew exactly what she was doing when she killed her father with his own revolver. He admitted however that Carol had a close attachment to her father and that she was not a bad girl. C a r o is defense was Himilton claims that she was suffering from a cancer phobia As a result of hearing tragic cases from childhood j it Gen Clarence r. Huebner cd . Army Europe briefs Star scout Eari fillinger 13, on his duties in sharing the general s office and accompanying him throughout the Day. Earl is the son of it col Ernest fillinger sitcom Engineer division. Is photo French backed Rule in indo China wins full . Approval Washington feb. 8 a the . Gave full diplomatic recognition yesterday to the French Backet governments of Vietnam Laos and Cambodia in indo China the state department announce recognition a few hours after Britain recognized the three governments. Russia has recognized the Riva Vietnam government of communist trained to Chi Minh. The stale department s announcement said the . Consulate general at Saigon will be raised to the status of a legation and a single minister will be appointee by president Truman to represent the . In All three states. The state department said the recognition is consistent with our fundamental policy of giving sup port to peaceful and democratic evolution of dependent Peoples to Ward self government and Independence French act to halt Stevedore strike Marseille. Feb. 8 a port authorities Here Yesit Day moved against dockworkers who have been refusing to Load ships supplying French forces in indo China. Officials said that work cards would he taken from stevedores who persistently refused work be ginning with foreigners who were said to total about 30 per cent of All Marseille dockworkers. These cards will be Given to French North africans waiting for these jobs. Communists among the Steve Dores have sought to Cut shipments o indo China where French troops Are fighting Moscow backed to Chi Minh s guerrilla forces. Lewis operators agree to renew talks continued from Page 1 tactics during the eight month con tract dispute. Auto Coal walkouts Idle 550,000 workers Chicago feb. 8 up Auto and Coal strikes had idled More than 550,000 workers today. Unemployment grew almost hourly As firms Laid off workers because of the worst Coal shortage in 27 years result of the strike of 400,000 United mine workers. Already Coal burning railroads and manufacturers had Laid off 250, 000 employees. Schools were Clos no office buildings reducing heat tid steel Mills preparing to shut blast Furna noes. Railroads seized Coal in transit to keep trains running. The . Had Only 18 Days Coal Supply Well below the 25-Day danger in addition to those idled by thymine strike More Shan 125,000 per sons were on strike or out of work As result of the United Auto work ers Cio walkout against the Chrysler Auto Mobile corp. Negotiations to Avert a strike Attiat could Idle 420,000 Telephone workers feb. S4 were set off until tomorrow to let representatives of the communications workers Cio and the Western electric co., Cool the. Union yes erday postponed the strike which originally was set for today. The is Calion in each Industry to Day was As follows Coal Illinois gov. Adlai Steven son closed the state s four teachers colleges to save fuel for hospitals and prisons. About 200 members of the rival progressive mine workers Union joined the ump on strike in about 250 Chicago Telephone equipment installers walked off to their jobs last night protesting Union postponement of its strike but Union officers ordered them Back Auto mediators had Only slight Hope for settling the Chrysler Pennsylvania Railroad with a week s Coal Supply on hand said further curtailments will be made if the strike continued. The rail Road has already Laid off 15,000 men. A bid to Russ barred by . Continued from Page 1 president Truman s Point in pro Gram of Aid for underdeveloped countries and by other methods. We Are trying to extend the areas of possible agreement with tiie soviet Union by creating a situation so Strong that out of the can grow agreement he said. On the Road to peace Acheson continued the . Must consider the nature of the russian govern ment. Its outstanding characteristic is its purposefulness and its determination to reach certain goals he said adding that Moscow is a mixture of imperialism and ideology on the whole quit if incompatible with world peace and the Independence of Peoples. Soviets realistic the soviet government is also quite realistic adjusting itself to real situations he said. In the Berlin blockade in the situation in Greece Turkey and China the . Policy of strength brought a change in russian actions he said except where weakness developed in China and the communists took world is still suffering from postwar conditions of weakness he said and these provide an irresistible invitation for the soviet Union to fish in troubled Waters on atomic weapons Acheson said Many people Are troubled be cause of the possibility of develop ing a new and terrible weapon but the existence of this possibility does not change the facts which i have been telling you about the difficulties of the Road to peace or the nature of the direction we for peace the american people have the Quality of self criticism he said. We will be much nearer to peace when thai Quality exists in the soviet Union Acheson said. I think we should be careful to see that our self examination or self criticism does not go to the Point where it becomes on Germany Acheson said it Las been our policy in Germany to try to restore the Economy and to by to get the German people in a situation where they can look Forward with Hope to become again an important part of the a at european Road condition Heidelberg feb. 8 special the Neucom Provost marshal re ported today that roads in the Ber in area were dry. Roads in the Augsburg Munich Nurnberg and Stuttgart areas were icy. A other roads were wet and Slippery. East guards pass 6 Berlin trucks hourly by Dwight Schear staff correspondent Berlin feb. 8 is soviet German control Point guards restricted Berlin bound German truck traffic to the Rale of six vehicles an hour today British officials reported. Officials said West German High Way traffic was being held to a slow but steady Pace. A backlog of 100 West bound vehicles had accumulated on the soviet zone Side of the Barrier at Helmstedt by 9 am British authorities said. However the line dwindled Lafer As eight truck.-, from Berlin cleared the Barrier hour y. Charles a. Dix. Berlin element transportation chief sad the Lar a backlog of West bound truck.? Vas to be expected in he Early morning hours because a Large percentage of truckers leave Berlin at Dawn to reach West zone destinations by trucks awaited processing at 9 am on the Western Side of the control Point at Helen Astedt it was reported. The situation fluctuates almost continuously Dix explained depending More on the truckers departure schedules than on any changes in soviet All other forms of traffic to and from this four Power City proceeded normally. Awol seized in Stab death Wetzlar feb. 8 special a 19 year old awol Soldier today was arrested for questioning in connection with the fatal stabbing of Eberhardt Greifenhagen 22, theology student at the University of marburg. The death occurred monday near the Entrance to Jager Kaseane used to House University students. According to testimony Given army investigators Greifenhagen was entering the Kaseane through a Darka Chw a when a girl in the com Pany of a Soldier asked Greifenhagen to accompany her Home because the Soldier was annoy ing her. Greifenhagen and the Soldier began to fight and another German student joined in the scuffle. The Soldier broke Loose and Fol Lowed by Greifenhagen fled around the Corner of the Kaseane. The girl and the second student followed a few Momenta later and found Greifenhagen on the ground with two knife wounds. He was taken Toa German Hospital where he died. The faculty and student body of marburg University will follow the Hearse carrying Greifenhagen s body to his grave. Army investigators Are question ing witnesses. A pair of spectacles found at the scene of the stabbing led to the apprehension of the awol Soldier. Paper says Farouk to wed saturday London feb 8 up the daily express said yesterday that King Farouk of Egypt will marry Beau Wiful Young Earnman Sadek on his 0th birthday anniversary saturday. The dispatch came from Sefton Delmer the express1 roving Coc respondent. A few months ago i Jadek was engaged to Zaki Hachem an egyptian employee of the United nations. Then the engagement was reports sail Farouk had fallen in love with miss Sadek almost at first sight and had a hand in the broken engagement. But mis Sadek s father said the engagement was called off because she did no Ove Hachem
