European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday february 15, 1950 joint troops open mock Yukon War Whitehorse Yukon territory feb. 14 a crack battalions of Canadian troops moved up the Alaska Highway Early yesterday under a protective umbrella of . And Canadian fighter planes. It was the formal Start of exercise Sweetbriar the biggest joint army air Force  midwinter Maneu vers Ever  the Highway 565 Miles at North Way is the nearest base and sex agent says nazi Hangman threate Shini los Angeles feb. 14 ins Michel Thomas French born agent or the . Army after the sur Render of Germany sad yesterday he had received a threatening let Ter from one of the 2,500 nazis he biped  letter writer Emil Mahl known As the Hangman of Dachau sent his note from  Berg prison where be is serving 10-year sentence for wartime atrocities. Mahl said in his letter that he had read an interview with Thomas to which the former agent told of the arrest of the concentration Camp executioner. Laughs at mahi Mab accused Thomas in the let Ter of "steeling1 from him somej3go in. Marks jewelry and other valuables at the time of his arrest he demanded that he be reimbursed or he would expose Thomas to . Military authorities in Germany. Thomas laughed at Mahl s state ments and said he was not within Miles of Mahl when he was arrested Mahl also took exception to being referred to As the  he insisted that he was merely the Capo crematorium chief of the crematory. His duty he wrote was to dispose of corpses. Thomas now conducting a Lan Guage school in Hollywood an wailing for his special . Citizen ship to be granted by Congress asserted that Mahl was identified by dozens of Dachau inmates As the Hangman. His skill with the noose Thomas Slid further was so proficient that he was in considerable demand throughout Bavaria As an executioner. Airstrip of the enemy nation aggressor which has seized Alaska and is preparing to swoop Down on Canada and the . 5,000 Mea involved Allied forces will attempt to drive the enemy armies Back. Where when and How the two forces will collide is not known. More than 5,200 men Are taking part in the games. Temperatures were Only 10 below Zero fahrenheit very warm for Whitehorse but it is expected to drop to 20 below Zero during the exercises. Main purpose of the operation is to test men and equipment under Arctic conditions. Fire kills twins 3, on eve of birthday Harrison me., feb 14 funeral services were held Here Lor 3-year-old twin Brothers instead of a birthday party. Donald and David Dresser burned to death in a fire that destroyed their Small Home. Their Mother mrs. Wyo an Dresser. 32, suffered critical Burns trying to save the twins trapped in the Kitchen by Clayton urges Atlantic Union Washington feb. 14 up former under Secretary of state will l. Clayton said yesterday that Atlantic Union was the Only alter native to a catastrophic third world War. By Union he meant one foreign policy one defense policy one cur Rency and no customs houses for the  and Western Europe. Clayton made the plea in a state ment before a Senate foreign re lations committee he said millions of Western europeans would be unwilling to fight to retain their Freedom in any future War. Therefore he said .leadership was necessary now to achieve a federation of democracies. Millions too tired the Marshall plan he said had proved no cure for Europe s eco nomic ills and despite . Spending Stalin is winning the cold  Clayton warned that millions of persons in Western Europe were too tired and discouraged to fight if need be. Clayton testified for the proposal of the Atlantic Union committee of which he is a vice president that Congress and president Truman set out at once to join in Union the Western democracies. Old fashioned revival in Illinois College students of the theological training school. Wheaton College Jam a Chapel in an All night revival session. Classes were suspended As 1,300 men and women students joined proclaiming their Faith and publicly confessing sins. However the revival was ended because College president v. Raymond Edmia said too Many outsiders who came were  he ended the revival to prevent  Acme flames. The boys would have been 3 Yoars old sunday. Their parents had planned a birthday party for them and their twin brother and sister who were 8 today. Mrs Dresser was rescued from the blazing House by a passing Motorist. The father and three other children were away from Home at the time. $200,000 fire halts High school hoop game Puyallup wash., feb. 14 up about 1,500 basketball fans and players left the Puyallup High school auditorium without panic and escaped injury in a fire which caused 3200,000 damage. On april 13, 1949, an earthquake caused $300.000 damage at the school. Bad water closes schools zaneev1lle, Ohio feb. 14 up schools Here were ordered closed until further notice after the state Board of health reported water in the City Mains May be impure the order will affect some 7,000 children. 1949 safest year in rail travelling Washington feb. 14 up , railroads set their Best safety record in history last year the association of american railroads said. There were six passenger deaths from collisions derailments another accidents in 1349, or Only one for every 5,675,000,000 passenger Miles travelled. There were 25 passenger deaths from All causes or one for every 1,400,000,000 passenger Miles. This represents a decrease of 42 per cent in the past 10 years the association said. Boston s sex mayor Curley loses son daughter in Day Boston feb. 14 a the family of former mayor James m. Cur Ley of Boston was struck twice by death when his daughter and son died within 18 hours. Mary Curley Donnelly 41, who served her father As his Massachusetts first  collapsed in her apartment. She was his hostess when Curley was governor in 1935. Late the same night saturday Leo Curley 36, her brother dropped dead while completing funeral arrangements in his sister s apartment. Mrs Don Nelly died of a cerebral Hemor rage her brother of a heart attack. About 15,000 persons passed through Curley s Jamaica Way Home to  their respects sunday. Former representative Dies Washington feb. 14 a former democratic rep. Tilt an Bacon Parks 77, of Arkansas died Here after a Short illness. Parks served eight terms in the House from 1920 until 1936, when he re tired. Slaying of youngster solved by Mother after 17 years new York feb. 14 Upv-th17-year-old mystery of the rape slaying of 6-year-old Barbara Wiles was solved this week when the child s Mother told police Barbara was kilted by tier Grandfather in the basement of her Brooklyn Home. Mrs. Anna Wiles 44, said she had kept the secret All these years atthe request of her Mother who had detected the guilt of her Hus band Charles Gunkel now de ceased. Mrs. Wiles also feared her father might be executed for the slaying. Yesterday she said she Felt free to Tell the police because of a dream. She said. Her Mother mrs. Louis Gunkel who died in 1939, visited her in a dream sunday night and told her she could Tell the Story now that Gunkel is dead now is time to Tell the police mrs Wiles said her Mother told her in the dream. She said the words were repeated three times and she followed the instructions. Groom 79, with Home sweeps girl 17, off feet Uniontown pa., feb. 14 a a 79-year-old Mountaineer said her that he and his 17-year-old Bride have found the love we have sought so  the Bride related How a longing for a Home of my own drove her. From her modest Cabin in nearby West Virginia Hills. Nurses indies toe dynamic Atlanta feb. 14 a a couple of fire underwriters have noted that certain types of nurses underwear can be dangerously  two b. I. Simpson and Geraid e. Abbott of Southeastern underwriters found that for operating room purposes silk and Nylon were out these materials they found after an inspection trip to Emory University had been barred because they sometimes generate Static electricity Sparks which might setoff an explosion among the gases used for , they said was found to t Ebest since it produced no sparking.  died hundreds of messages of con Dolence were received. President Truman telegraphed he was shocked and saddened by the tragic visitation and offered his family s Heartfelt  mrs. Donnelly ill from an infection caused by inoculations received in anticipation of a South american cruise died while making a Telephone Call. Doctors said her brother s death was caused by excitement and Strain produced by his Aster s sudden  mrs. Donnelly who divorced Edward c. Donnelly. Or Advertis ing executive after eight years of marriage in 1943, played an Active part in her 75-year-old father s Many campaigns for mayor governor and congressman. Hundreds of messages Leo Curley served As Boston traffic commissioner until his father s defeat last november. Their deaths brought to seven the number of deceased Curley children. Infant twin sons died at birth in 1921. Dorothea 14, died in 1925, James Michael jr., 23, in 1930, and Paul 32, in 1945. Their Mother mrs. Mary Herihy Curley died in 1930. Besides the father two Brothers George Curley and father Francis j. Curley s. J., Jesuit Scholastic and the former mayor s second wife also survive. Body adopts child Hollywood feb. 14 up actress Marie the body Mcdonald and her husband Harry Karl have bounced that they have adopted a two week old girl the child was named Susan Katharine. U. S. Revenue Down 4.25% Washington feb. H up internal Revenue collections slumped $1,800,000.000 in 1949, chiefly because of a whopping 12 per cent drop in Persona income tax payments the Treasury department has  a year end summary it said 1949 collections totalled $40,501,870, 605, a drop of 4.25 per cent from the542,302,864,195 reported in 1948. Personal income tax payments which had been yielding Haj the nation s total income fell to $17, 752,414,034 compared with 522,281,-564,081 in 1943. Corporation taxes the second largest source of Federal Revenue Toi ated $11,851,444,106 com pared with $10.928,910,030 the. Pre Vious year. This was because the corporations last year set aside less for capital improvements thus in creasing their tax liability California u. Offers classes in far East Washington feb. 14 special the University of California in co operation with the far East cd this month will open 15 University Extension centers for military arid civilian personnel of the command. The program was arranged by or. Boyd b. Rakestraw of the University and armed forces representatives. The centers will be on Okinawa Guam the Philippines and Japan. Subjects offered will include those provided As electives for an associate of arts degree in the Liberal Art College of the University. Salesman held on charge of stealing tax to  Tay Easton pa., feb. 14 up Theodore w. Gilboy 23, a Maga Zine Salesman was held Here on charge of stealing an income tax refund Check from a Mailbox. Police quoted him As saying he planned to Cash the Check and use the Money to help  his own in come tax. Spellman to present Carillon new York feb. 14 ins Francis Cardinal Spellman Arch Bishop of new York will present an electronic Carillon to the North american College in Rome a Jemi nary for american students for the Priesthood when he arrives in his holy year. Pilgrimage this month