European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday february 14, 1950 the stars and stripes Page 7 Missouri leaves dry Dock r the battleship Missouri Heads for the open sea after leaving dry Dock where she underwent repairs following her grounding in Chesa Peake Bay. In Navy removing sonic Range where big to grounded Norfolk va., feb. 13 a the Navy announced it was removing its secret electronic Range which the battleship Missouri was trying to traverse when she grounded Jan. 17, the Range is a military secret lit consists of experimental recording devices installed last june on the Bottom of the Bay 400 Yards from the main ship Channel just outside Hampton roads. The court of inquiry investigating grounding of the Missouri has taken Steps indicating it May up the number of persons before i from three to four. Ensign e. R. Harris 23, the Battle ship s assistant navigator was designated an interested party to the inquiry after rear adm Milton child Star howls As court fight rages on custody Hollywood feb. 13 up tiny child actress Lora Lee Michel screamed in bewilderment while her Mother and Foster Mother staged a wild hair snatching Battle in the corridor of a courtroom Here Over i. Her custody. The Melee broke out betwee mrs. Lena Wilson Brunson the 34 year old Mother and mrs. Lorraine Michel 55, Foster Mother who got tie child into the movies. Spectators broke up the screaming women and Superior judge a. A. Scott later ruled mrs. Brunson had no claim to the child because she had signed adoption papers five years ago. Starvation charge mrs. Michel originally was brought to court on e charge of unjustifiably punishing the child actress by starving her so she would be thin enough for movie roles. But before that action came to trial mrs. Brunson said she read about the Case and came Here from Nederland tex., to claim her the trial of mrs. Michel the girl was placed in the custody of juvenile authorities. It was when she was brought to court that the two women started their fight. Mrs. Michel was aided in the Battle by mrs. Effie Forrest the child s drama coach. Afterwards the two women went to the City at Torney s office and filed a Battery complaint. Philadelphia boy 9, held Tor robbing Bank Philadelphia feb. 13 a a boy of nine was arrested and charged with a Bank robbery. Officers Stid the boy admitted breaking into the City National Bank and taking about $5 after throwing a Stone through the window. The Bank May have trouble recovering the loot. An officer said. The lad spent it ail on fee dream and e. Miles senior member of the count said the body doubted Harris competency both As a witness Andas a naval officer. Harris examined Miles cast doubt upon Harris competence after he was examined by the court s judge advocate and by counsel for the ship s skipper and navigator. Those before the court now Are capt William a Brown command ing officer of the Missouri cmdr John r. Millett operations officer and tit cmdr Frank g. Morris navigator. The question of the ability of operations department personnel was also brought up. Cmdr George said he was not satisfied with the training of operations members aboard the ship but approved the training of All other hands aboard. Ensign discussed peek am said he discussed the matter with the big mos former skipper capt h. Page Smith but not in detail with Brown. The court questioned Peckham closely about Harris. Peckham said Mill to suggested giving Harris the Job. Peckham said he concurred because my previous observations of Harris had led me to feel he was he said he had not studied Karris training records in detail. Memphis Hospital installs bedside Beauty service Memphis feb. 13 a a local Hospital has installed a com plete portable bedside Beauty shop for women patients. The t Mobile Beauty parlor goes from room to room providing everything from a permanent wave to a manicure. The Hospital said women will not have that smashed i out look while recuperating. Brush with death army training saved me air Steward says Fisher Gal Ali tells in the Joll icing article the details of his Cima zing Brush with death 2,000feet in the air. Fisher Galati an austrian born excl says Only . Army training As a paratrooper helped him. A Veteran of 23 Para Chute jumps Fisher Calati tells How it Felt to be suspended in the Cir after the door of the plane on which he was an attendant blew open by Marc Fisher Galati Miami feb 13 hns ten minutes after my plane left Tampa on its flight from Miami to Chi Tiago i was called Forward by the Pilot and told to Check the Cabin door. A panel Light in the flight Cabin showed the door was not i touched the door it hew open and unfolded slowly Down Ward. I Felt the suction from the writer takes stamp Licking Washington feb. 13 up Jerry Klutter reporter on the Washington Post has revealed ruefully that he was one of the investors in Harold f. Ambrose s get Rich Quick postage stamp scheme. Kluttz said he turned Over $2,600 so the former postal official Lor Jii self and friends and wound up with a profit of ?825 which Hes add came harder than the hoeing of Missouri Cornfields. I did As a was relieved of his $10, log a year Post As special assistant to postmaster general Jesse m. Donaldson Jan. 11 after he had reportedly collected More than $400, 100 from inspectors and Justice department officials Are still trying to Trace the wide ramifications at fhe Rob Peter to pay Paul Deal. Officials said Ambrose collected Large sums from investors in Sev eral cities promising big profit from sales of commemorative , if any of the sales came off ind Ambrose kept his idea going by paying off Early investors with collections from later ones until too Many clients got suspicious and Ambrose finally admitted the whole affair to Donaldson. Officials said they did not know yet whether am Brose had violated any Laws. Kluttz who writes the daily Federal diary column for the Post said he first got involved with Ambrose two years ago when he decided to Start stamp collections for his sons. Ambrose assured me repeatedly Itiat there was nothing. Wrong or
