European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Old a february the stars and stripes Page 7 wedding climaxes Tain thumb Romance the bridal party in a Tom thumb wedding pauses Lor a picture alter tie ceremony in Wilkes Barre a which Drew a crowd estimated at 2,000. In the Center Are the Groom Joseph a. Kotalik and Hie Bride the former Myrtle Pilkerton. Behind them is the Rev. M.  Bernat. The Bride la 3-Ffeet id inches tall. Inf Truman cites Gravity of crime urges Law officials to take action Washington feb. 16 in president Truman opened the nation s fifth crime conference yesterday with a warning that under world crime is corrupting the moral fiber of some citizens and communities and if not checked will Lead to a. Totalitarian form of government the president joined attorney general j. Howard Mcgrath in urging Federal state and municipal Law enforcement officials to unite in a cooperative drive against the  c g r a t h described organized gambling As the biggest illicit traffic since  he called for a crusade against big Busi Ness gambling. Or. Truman spoke rapidly an firmly in his plea for action against what he termed a postwar sub Stantial increase in crime particularly crimes of  Points to crime breeders he stressed the need for greater religious and educational training of children and again pointed to human misery As the breeder of most  president called for improved education slum clearance better health and equal opportunities so that every child after education will have the right to Lair treatment and employment a matter his religious connection or  in t any difference be tween the manner of totalitarian states treatment of the individual and the racketeers handling of rackets he declared. Without mentioning names or communities or. Truman told his listeners too often crime is made possible by corrupt Law enforcement  the president warned the delegates their task is Only beginning and concluded in this task pledge you my wholehearted  . Station robber new York feb. 18 up i. Thieves filled two safes in Pennsylvania station office and escaped with j25.000 in Cash. Theaone represented receipts of the Union news co which owns con Tess is in the station. Ati the King s men tops Oscar lists Hollywood feb. 16 a Al the King s men a critical treat ment of . Politics Drew to honors in the Academy award nominations announced Here. The film which resembles the life of Huey Long Drew seven Nomi nations for Star Broderick Craw Foid supporting actor John Ireland supporting actress Mercedes Mccambridge and director and writer Robert Rossen plus film editing and est picture other nominees for Best picture award Are Battleground the heiress a letter to three wives and twelve o clock  nominated for the Best actor award Crawford Kirk Douglas Champion Gregory Peck twelve clock High Richard Todd the Hasty heart and John Wayne Sands of iwo Jima Jeanne Grain picked actresses nominated for top honors were Jeanne Grain Pinky Olivi dehavilland the heiress Susan Hayward my foolish heart de Borah Kerr Edward my son and Loretta Young come to the  nominations were made by some 10,000 employees of the movie Industry. On feb. 28, ballots will be mailed to the 1,900 members of the Academy whose votes will determine the Winner in each  final awards will be announced in a presentation ceremony at the Pant Ages theater March 23. Other important nominations supporting actor John Ireland All the King s men Dean Jagger twelve o clock High Arthur Kennedy Champion Ralph Richardson the heiress Jame Whitmore  Rossen named est supporting actress Ethel Barrymore Pinky Celeste Holm come to the stable Elsa Lan Caster come to the stable Mer cedes Mccambridge a the King s men Ethel Waters Pinky Best direction Robert Rossen All the King s men William , Battleground Carol Reed a letter to three  song baby it s cold out Side from Neptune s daughter it s a great feeling from Nep tune s daughter Lavender Blue from so dear to my heart my foolish Henri from so dear to my heart through a Long an sleepless night from come to the  Only major British entry was Carol Reed for directing the fallen idol briton Richard Todd was selected for the Hasty heart made by an american company in  heiress was a contender to All the King s  it Drew eight nominations although not quite As important ones. Battleground Fol Lowed closely with six nominations. Flynn Princess plan greek Church rites Hollywood feb. 16 ins when they Are married in the South of France sometime this Spring Errol Flynn and his romanian Princess Irene Ghica Are planning to have the ceremony performed bythe greek orthodox Church. This was revealed by Flynn whence flew in Frt m India where he had been on location for the  the actor arrived wearing a Bardhe had grown for the film and carrying a 10-month-old Puppy from Lhasa Tibet that he had brought 3b a gift for his children. Read. Quick Magazine senators urge ousting of Dps in . Illegally charges Are denied hearing is told of bribe by accused Frankfurt Fob 16 is Frankfurt employee of the . Dis placed persons commission yester Day labelled As false charges made before a Senate judiciary committee hearing in Washington that he blackmailed women Dps into having relations with him. James b. Hightower 36, a statistician in the commission s office Here said it s a lie when asked to comment on testimony of Donald w. Main head of the commission Branch of ice in Munich before the Senate  e. Squadrilli . Do com missioner in Frankfurt said he had Only one comment on main s Tes Timony regarding  of this Date or. Hightower is an employee in Good standing Inthis office Squadrilli said. Hightower who recently transferred to the Frankfurt office fro Bremen expressed bewilderment As to How main could testify about his personal conduct. Denies Munich Postie said he never has worked in the Munich office or under main direction and knows main Only by  said Hightower was assigned to Bremen last May Tocheck the lists of Dps arriving at the. Port for  of Dps during the summer and fall months we re particularly heavy the commissioner said and Hightower worked seven Day a week schedule to the extent Squadrilli said he was Given an extra leave before being assigned recently to the Frankfurt , a resident of Washington d. C., has been in government service since 1942. He is married and has two children. His family resides in Washington. From 1934 to 1942, he was Busi Ness manager of Butler College at Tyler tex., and holds a doctor flaws degree from. Howard uni  entered government service in 1942 As an employee of the War production Board. He also has been with the . Public health service and was with Urra i Washington until transferring to the do commission vast Spring. Strong bid for 50 vote promised by Truman Washington feb. 16 a president Truman was quoted yesterday As saying he will make an aggressive fight in Pennsylvania and Ohio this year to elect democratic nominees to  Lamb publisher of the Erie a dispatch told reporters after seeing the president the president said. He would wage a aggressive a fight to elect a democratic Congress this fall As he ditto get himself elected in 1948," premiere a its St new York feb. 16 ins Stromboli a the Ingrid Bergman Roberto Rossellini film that has been called the most talked about picture in movie history opened almost unnoticed on Broadway yesterday with just 10 persons inthe Box office waiting line. The Broadway premiere of Strom Boli occurred at the criterion theater where when the  at 8 30 am there were More photographers and reporters than customers. The admission Price was 50 cents something of a Broadway Low Price record on such an  heavy rain that has pelted the City along with intermittent sleet ind Snow for three Days May have had something to do with the Lack of Early morning  criterion opening was Only one of 300 simultaneous premieres of Stromboli in the nation including 102 in the greater new York area. All major Rio houses including the neighbourhood Heaters were among those who started showing the film yesterday in a barrage of handbills and advertise ments announcing stridently this is it but the Broadway Bow of the controversial picture already banned in More than 200 Heaters throughout the country and underwire by numerous religious groups could not have been More uneventful. Washington feb. 16 a prompt deportation of displaced persons who have used fake Docu ments to get into this country was urged yesterday. The suggestion came in the midst of testimony on sex fraud and bribery angles of the refugee  am All for deporting these people who have entered illegally sen. Homer Ferguson a Mich told . Frank Graham in. Co indicated he shared the same vie wat a Senate judiciary committee hearing on the do  Bill with sen. Harley m. Kilgore do. Is Ferguson and Graham introduced a proposed substitute for a Bill recommended by the judiciary committee last month to revise the present do Law enacted in 1948.the substitute which is similar to a Bill passed by the House last year would go further in Liberal izing the existing Law than the committee  Pat Mccarran a Nev is bitterly opposed to the House Bill. Ferguson said he believes the substitute will be adopted by the sen ate if its backers satisfy the coun try that the Dps will be  will take action he said that testimony taken by the committee about the use of fraud and bribery by do applicants related to the administration of the Law rather than to fault m the Law  Miller commissioner of immigration and naturalization told the committee that Steps will a taken to Deport Dps who gained admittance by use of fraudulent Docu  said that within the last 10 Days he had received notice of76 cases involving false papers including those of 54 persons already in this country earlier Donald w. Main senior officer in the displaced persons commission office in Munich testified that use of fraudulent Docu ments by refugees seeking to qualify under the Law had been quite sex  also cited allegations that an employee in the Frankfurt office of the commission blackmailed women Dps to have relations with  said he had received re ports from other do employees who investigated the Case that an assistant would Tell women Dps that he was quite sure their applications could be straightened out if they would "cooperate."sen. Forrest c. Donnell a to asked what was meant by Cooper  answered that the evidence was that the do commission employee was soliciting payments of Money and gifts and also improper sexual relations ins said main identified the employee As a or.  Trio killed 12 Hurt As Gas explodes in Indiana cafe Portland ind., feb. 16 a a Gas explosion in the Home cafe Here yesterday caused the death a three persons and sent six to a Hospital six other persons receive first Aid treatment for slight in  dead Are Walter Muye 40, of Richmond ind., a bakery truck Driver who was in the restaurant taking orders for his products an Guy Dollins a Portal red City fire Man and William Bailey 30, a Gas company employee who lived Poutto of Portland