European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes battalion air lifted in readiness test Friday february 10, 1950 Neu Byberg feb. 9 special in a Surprise operational readiness test the 1st in 18th inf regt commanded by it col r. Coffey arrived in Convoy at the Neu Biberg air base Early yesterday for an air lift to Rhine main air base. On its arrival at Rhine main the entire battalion with some of its mortar equipment loaded into c54 sky Neslers of the 53d to carriers immediately organized a tactical perimeter defense around the sir terminal. Ammunition fuel and a Ter supplies for one and one half Days were included in the air lift Load As a part of the operation readiness test of the 61st to car Wing it col Andrew e. Mcdavid Usan commander of the 53d to Carrier so was in charge of this air lift operation. The operation was a part of the four Clay operation readiness test now being conducted by the 61st to Carrier Wing Rhine main air base under direct command of Brig Gen e. H. Alexander. Freed by court martial police chief Firel sex nazi named to Post Munich feb. 9 is Hico officials Here plan to question the bavarian government on the Dis Missal of the anti nazi police chief of Kempten and the immediate re appointment of the former Hitler regime incumbent. A Hico spokesman said the dismissal of Walter Reile 35, police chief in Kempten in Southern a Varia since the end of the War. Is a serious threat to the morale of the police Force and the local  Reile was appointed by . Mili tary government officials in 1915. In directing he give up his position to resume the duties of a regular patrolman the City fathers Many of them former nazis explained Reile is too Young for the  it was further disclosed the one time nazi police chief now classified As a Follower lowest category of those found guilty under the Denali fiction Law once stated i Don t want the Job Back As Longas the americans Are running the  chaplains plan Safe talks Wiesbaden feb. 9 special a two Day conference of Safe chaplains will begin next wednes Day at the Rose hotel Wiesbaden according to a Safe announce ment. The conference arranged by chaplain col Augustus Gearhard Safe air chaplain will be at tended by approximately 25 air chaplains representing All Safe bases. According to Gearhard the purpose of the conference is to discuss and expand the program of chaplains activities within the command. Subjects to be discussed include pastoral visitations character guidance and welfare programs. Maj Gen Roy h. Parker army chief of chaplains who is touring Neucom will deliver an address to the conference members after luncheon thursday. Austrians charge Russ plants renege Vienna feb. 9 is the austrian press has charge that soviet controlled Usia fac tories in Austria have not fulfilled obligations to Yugoslavia the report said the Usia firms seized by the soviets Early in the occupation As German assets had signed a contract with the yugoslav Power ministry to deliver six tur Bines by the end of 1949. Although Yugoslavia had advanced approximately $800,000 for payment on the contract the soviet plants sailed to deliver a single Turbine the austrian press reported. 3 sentences approved. By Gen Huebner Heidelberg feb. 9 special it Gen Clarence r. Huebner cd , army Europe has approved the records of trial and sentences imposed by two general courts martial and one special court martial he Usa eur announced the convicted soldiers and their sentences Are pvt James m. Sullivan 25, formerly of the 130th Sta Hosp convicted by a general court martial in Heidelberg Jan. 3-4 of assault on m sgt Alfred j. Maahs. He was found guilty of cutting Maahs on the face and  with a broken drinking Glass nov. 24. Testimony revealed that Maahs had tried to Stop a fight in the Remy bar in Heidelberg when he was attacked. Pvt Sullivan was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge total forfeiture of All pay and allowances and confinement at hard labor for two years. Guilty of theft Cpl Harrold Warren 21, formerly with he co 37th truck Highway trans div was found guilty Jan. 17 by a general court martial in Wurz Burg of stealing 48 pounds of Cocoa from a snack bar near Hammel Burg last Christmas eve. He was sentenced to a Dishonour ably discharge Lota forfeiture of pay and allowances and confine ment at hard labor for one  John c. Harley 26, formerly with he and he co 7871st train ing and education up was convicted Jan. 16 by a special court martial at Kitzinger of drunk and disorderly conduct assault on noncom and using insulting Lan Guage. He was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge hard labor for six months and forfeiture of ?45 pay a month for six months. Huebner approved the sentence but reduced his term of confinement to three months. Midweek services begun Wiesbaden feb. 9 special the Christian. Science Church at 6 Moritz str. Began midweek serv ices in English last wednesday night. Cpl our j. Trabue of the 7703d Josf plat is flanked by his two defense lawyers Mai b. J. Scruggs and m. P. Lorber. Army photo my found not guilty in slaying of Soldier Heidelberg feb. 9 special the general court martial trying Cpl our j. Trabue of the 7703d my plat Here for the fatal shooting of sgt Luther Matthews of Goldsboro n.c., formerly of the 598th to co returned a verdict of not. Guilty. Trabue of Chicago was charged with murder in firing the shot which killed Matthews during an altercation with maps on the night of East state creates Security ministry to halt sabotage Berlin feb. 9 is the people s chamber lower House of the East German parliament Las night unanimously voted to create a state ministry of  or. Karl s. Steinhoff East Ger Man Interior minister told the chamber that the new ministry s duties would include the rooting out of All spies and  Steinhoff said the East state s Security agents would operate in both East and West Germany. Top personnel of the new organization were not named immediately. The parliament s rubber stamp action the voting followed less Han six minutes of debate followed official East government disclosures during the past month that incidents of sabotage have increased alarm ugly throughout the soviet zone. Film Library opened Augsburg feb 9 special Brig Gen c. A. Pierce Augsburg military Post cd Cut a piece of ilm instead of the conventional ribbon Here to Mark the opening of the new amp film Library. Britain denies plane strafed German ship off Helgoland 16, last year at Bissau in the French zone. The trial began Jan. 29, before a court consisting of seven officers and four enlisted men with it Cole. J. Gelderman pm division Neucom As president. M. P. Lorber who recently resigned his Post with the Neucom judge advocate division to return to private practice Here was Trabue s individual counsel and maj c. A Bercowitz of the Neucom judge advocate division was trial judge advocate. The defendant testified in his own defense that he acted in performance of his duty and fired the shot Only in self defense it j. E. Holbert who served in North Africa As body guard for Gen of the army Dwight. Eisenhower appeared As a defense character witness on the last Day of the trial. The court deliberated More than five hours before reaching a verdict. London feb. 9 a the air ministry announced yesterday that a British bomber was practice fir ing on the Island of Helgoland at the time a German Crew was fire Don there. German Harbor police in Hamburg reported yesterday that the Captain and Crew of the German fishing boat ss-106 Hanne said they were sprayed with bullets from a four engined bomber probably British while near the Island. No one Washin. The ministry said a Lincoln bom Ber sighted a Small fishing vessel in Helgoland Harbor monday while practice firing but did not shoot at it. Helgoland has been available for unrestricted bombing practice at All times and ships entering the locality do so at their own risk the statement said. Last week five German fishing boats reported they were machine gunned off the Island by a four engined bomber. They were not hit. They said the bomber had . Air Force insignia on its wings. Both Raf and  bombers stationed in Britain have been using Helgoland As a practice target. Russ held blocking prisoners release Vienna feb. 9 is the soviets have blocked the attempted official release of some 50 political prisoners in lower Austria the austrian press reported wednesday. The austrian government Accord ing to the report had granted clemency to the political prisoners who arc being held at Stein in the russian zone of Austria and wanted to release them in the near future. However the report said that All documents of the prisoners ear marked for release first had to be submitted to the russian Kom Man Datura at Krems in lower Austria. The russians Are expected to keep the documents for several weeks and carry out thorough investigations of All political prisoners. East to turn Over nurse Beblin feb. 9 up West Ber Lin police said last night that Elisabeth Kusian 37-year-old nurse wanted for the slaying and dismembering of the bodies of a Man and a woman last december will be turned Over to them by the East Berlin communist police. Reds5 tactics fail to Hall Reuter speech by might schea staff correspondent Berlin feb. 9 is a  of blaring loudspeakers was fongh1 along the Border of the French my russian sectors of Berlin last night As East sector communists sought if drown out he words of w .-ji1.ei-Lin mayor Ernst re .r.er. Renter spoke from a Plant Nouyi a new Yards inside the French sector one of a series of social Den uralic party of spa Sec or in re political rallies. Communist agitators just   russian sector set up 10 Sovie army loudspeakers and attempted .0 engulf Router s voice in a flood of soviet slogans and martial  squads of pistol packing West Berlin police were rushed to the scene to control angry West sector members of reuer s audience who tried to reach and d e s t r of the East sector loud speakers. Approximately 3,000 cheering Ber Lin residents attended the Reu a meeting. Just across the set Tor Border about 400 gathered to support the loudspeakers in heckling the j socialist gathering. East Berlin police patrolled their Sid of the Border but otherwise took no part in the proceedings. The communist hecklers did not attempt to Cross into the French sector. Reuter declared that president Wilhern Pieck and Premier Oito Grotewohl of the East German government were prepared to Reir eatto Moscow in armoured cars should the Seething fires of East German revolt Spring to life. Freedom will someday come ownership of the Ruhr Coal Mina should be decided by the Germai government. Two found dead Stuttgart feb. 8 special two John , of the Stutt Gart military Post was found Dea yesterday in the Gas filled attic of his Home at 4 Meraner sir., Lute Wissburg. Giu Ciri we Bac