European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday february 11, 1958 u. S. Air expert warns soviets have army reveals1 146 wartime atomic bomber world s fastest fighter says russians also Lead in plane production Washington feb. 10 in s a top Federal aviation official indicated yesterday that Russia had a bomber capable of delivering the Omic bomb and had developed using an engine blight from Brit Ain the world s fascist fighter. John f. Victory executive Secretary of he National advisory committee for aeronautics also declared in an address before he cosmopolitan club that the soviets a d moved ahead of the . In air Craft production and numbers of Wai planes in service. Supersonic flight we think we Slih have supremacy in he air because of the Superior performance and Mili Ary effectiveness of our aircraft he but warned for America to continue its present challenged supremacy in the air will require that it develop tactical military aircraft that will Fly faster than sound before any other nation does Range sacrifice he pointed out that the . Already knows How to attain such Speed but that american super sonic flight has been accomplished at the sacrifice of Range and by avoiding the weight loads which when translated into guns or atom bombs give air planes their military Naca responsible for All Federal aeronautical research aided in development of the Bell i and Douglas skyrocket the two planes known to have surpassed the Speed of sound 763 Mph at sea level. I a program honoured defense Secretary Louis a. Johnson left accepts Honor medals awarded to lie armed forces information and education division by freedoms foundation inc. The awards were presented by Don Fielding second from right foundation president for the signal corps motion picture voices of the people and for i a s Bill of rights poster series. Also present for the ceremonies were col William f. Centner at Johnson s left Deputy chief. Armed forces i a division maj Gen Spencer b. Akin chief signal officer army department and Stanley right artist who worked on the posters. Defense dept. Photo Vinson scores Hospital cuts Washington feb. 10 up chairman Carl Vinson a of the House armed services com Mittee criticized the defense department for planning to close Down nine service hospitals. He it May be a devious move to Cut off free medical care for servicemen s dependents. A Sharp Row took place last year Over the Iesue of free care for dependents. Budget director Frank Pace jr., suggested that it should be eliminated but defense Secretary Louis a. Johnson vetoed the idea. Vinson brought the Issue up again at a committee hearing on a $479, too room military construction Biu which reflected planned cutbacks in Hospital space. Vinson total service Hospital Beds will be Cut to 38,000, of which about 5,000 will be available for care of dependents. Senate group backs Fri in drive for More agents Washington feb. 10 ins Fri chief j. Edgar Hoover i virtually assured of additional agents to unravel the far Flung Klaus Fichs Case and reinforce Hydrogen bomb secrecy. As the Fri pressed its probe of the alleged communist spy s . And Canadian contacts a Senate appropriations subcommittee assure Hoover of support for his request for 32 More the same time sen. Bourke a Hickenlooper a Iowa former Cap Itol Hill atomic chairman he will not be greatly surprised it further atomic spying is disclosed. Hickenlooper he was not greatly surprised by the Fuch Scase. Sen. William e. Jenner Rind called for Senate acceptance of the judiciary committee s amendment Bridges refuses to repudiate reds in Union san Francisco feb. 10 up Harry Bridges flatly denied he Ever was a card carrying dues paying communist party member but he turned Down his attorney s suggestion hat he repudiate communists in his longshore Union it was the first time in his two Days on the witness stand that the West coast Dot a Boss has formally refuted the government s accusation that he was a communist party member and lied about it so he could become a . Citizen. The australian born longshore Leader is being tried on perjury charges. A hush fell Over the courtroom when Vincent h a 11 i n a a Chie defense counsel then asked him would t it be better if you would repudiate the communist Snow no i Don t think so Bridges replied. Look we re in a Trade Union. In a Trade Union you Don t ask them about their race colorow he also he never joined the party As testified to by key government witnesses. To tighten the screening of displaced persons entering the . Declaring that America s doors Are wide open to spies Jenner , we can at least close one of he added if Russia wants to gel a spy into the ". The record o do screening in Europe shows that the do program has been offering simple easy the Fri chief reportedly told the appropriations group in a closed door session that the Fuchs Case is linked through the alleged communist scientist s contacts wit the Canadian spy ring exposed in 1946. Truman picks head for research Board Washington feb. 10 a William Webster of Boston has been named by president Truman to be chairman of the research development Board of the National military establishment he is executive vice president of the new England electric system. Old shoes Pinch . Postman in $10,000 Gyp Tvett tilt or Corr it Kwa. � m i t ,.-. _ _ new York feb. 10 up a Thrifty Brooklyn letter Carrier walked into a lot of trouble Indall because he had a pair of old shoes repaired. Raphel j. Cafiero s Thrift led to his being arrested and charged with mail thefts involving at least $10, 000. Postal inspectors he had used part of his loot in supporting various women friends. It All began when the Abraham & Straus department store notice Cafiero s signature on slips made out by the store s shoe repair shop. For More than two years the store jihad received complaints irom its customers who tailed to receive i . Perfecting a machines i for Industry Oak Ridge Tenn feb. 10 up government sources indicated1 yesterday the . Preferred to perfect atomic machines on draw ing boards before putting them to work in Industry and Home. In London the British Supply ministry had earlier disclosed tha plans for harnessing atomic Energy to steam turbines to propel ships and generate electricity on Anc were nearing completion. British scientists expect to Complete experiments on these projects in about two years. Government sources Here Doublet Britain was much farther advanced if at a than the . In Industry cause of atomic Energy particularly on a Long Range economical basis. For at least a year the . Was pushing work on designs of atomic powered machines for ships ant generating stations. It expected to Start drafting engineering Blue prints of a ship propulsion reactor late this year and to begin actual construction in 1952 at the atomic Energy commission s new reactor testing station. Such top researchers As or. Law Renee Hafstad dec director a reactor development practical economical civilian use of atomic Energy to drive autos and spin washing machines was at least a decade or two a Way reaction Here to the British state ment was that Britain apparently was jumping the gun willing Touse what she knows about Industrial applications of atomic Energy in Stead of finding out first As the . Is trying to do what reactors will do the Best Job at the lowest Cost. Little Metal disks used As a Means of identification in the store s charge account system. Cajero s signature looked suspiciously similar to names which had been signed to credit slips and the store called in police. The mailman was arrested and held on �3,000 bail. Postal inspectors Cafiero oper ated this Way going to the Postof lice while the mail was being sorted in the Early morning Cafiero would keep a Sharp Lookout for i Cheeks social Secu Rity checks Christmas club pay ments insurance payments and government checks and letters from department stores containing the Small disks which he later used to charge merchandise to other people s accounts. Then being careful not to remove any on his route he would slip from the stacks letters which were to be delivered by other postmen and whose theft would be More difficult to detect. He put these letters in his mail Pouch and later removed them. Inspectors the mailman victimized some 20 department stores and hundreds of individuals. The he used his Many charge accounts to buy presents such As Nylon lingerie and stockings for his women friends. Tva favored for Germany Knoxville tenn., feb. 10 up Franz Blucher vice Chancellor of Western Germany Here that he will try to instill the idea of the Tennessee Valley authority in his people when he returns from a week s visit to the . Here for a one Day tour of Tva installations Blucher he saw in Tva great and new possibilities for economic and social development particular if applied to Germany. He indicated that the West Ger Man government would Welcome any . Offer to establish such an Agency there. Blucher he was deeply impressed to see this giant at work. In Germany he he could riot visualize its enormity. Impeachment of judge sought on negro Issue Walterboro s. C., feb. 10 a petitions calling for impeach ment of Federal judge j. Waties Waring of the Eastern District of South Carolina Are being circulated Here. The petitions charge that Waring of Charleston has openly through his wife advocated dissension and revolution on the part of the negro citizens against the White citizens of South South Carolina congressmen Are asked to sponsor she impeachment Resolution. Live Opportunity Washington feb. 10 a a 1st of Trade opportunities for american importers sent to the Washington chamber of Commerce by a portuguese East african trader includes live elephants. Executions Washington feb. 10 up there were 146 executions of . Soldiers under court Martini sentences in world War ii army cry of legals disclosed Here. The army sentenced 7f 3 to die but 617 of the sentences were Conn Sailor or Marine was Exi used. One Sailor Given a Den h sen tence for murder and a Marine a its sentenced to die for desertion Nbattle. But both sentences were Soldier was executed for cowardly desertion 75 for murder 52 for rape and 18 for rape an murder. The total figures were by Ough to Light for the first time when he defense department made an an i Ysis of courts martial available tothe press. Army officials that in proportion to the number of troop. World War ii executions were Only 10 per cent of those in the Union army inthe civil War and about 80 per cent of the world War i total. Not since 1842 the Navy has hot executed one of its personnel since 1842. When Phillip Spencer Nephew of the Hen Secretary of War was hanged fro the Yardar at sea. About 1.600 men St la Are serving world War ii court martial sentences but the great bulk of those sentenced to prison in world War ii Are out. Many of the original sentences were reduced or wiped out army 1,500 to sol Diers still Are in prison for world War ii offences. These include Mem Bers of the air Force which was part of the army until 1947, the Navy still has 18 in the Brig 14 sailors and four majority of the men still imprisoned by both services were convicted of murder or rape. Some Are desertion cases including absences without leave. Sentences vary the sentences from 3 few years to life. The average sentences for army cases Are murder 21years rape 15.5 years desertion. 5 years and absence without leave.3.4 years. More Han 105,000 men of the11,600,000 who served in the army during world War ii were courts martial. About 91 per cent of the trials resulted in convictions. With a total of 4,758,000 in the service during the War the Navy had 52,000 courts martial with 97 per cent convictions. Clemency or commutation was granted in Many cases in both serv ices by military officers or civilian officials with such Powers. Both the army and Navy also named special civilian review boards to pass on sentences. The army Board headed by ice Mer supreme court Justice Owen a Roberts reduced sentences general a to minimum Levels consistent with maintaining morale and Arthur j. Keefe Cornell Law professor headed the special Navy Board which reduced More Ihan,000 sentences. Newark oks whistling at girls if they like it Newark feb. 10 a a Fellowman whistle at a girl and stay within the Law in Newark but Only As Long As she likes it. When she says cram the Law agrees it s time to do just that otherwise it comes under the head of molesting. Of Windsor denies move to us Mexico City feb. 10 ins the Duke of Windsor has denied a published report that he and in Duchess the former Wallis Simp on plan to establish a permanent lome in Britain before the end fifth year
