European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse ,1 0 in in a x 29 die 116 Hurt in Long Island train collision Motorman arrested in disaster Rockville Centre n.y., feb. 18 up Twenty seven men and two women died in the telescoped coaches of a head on train collision last night. Today one of the two Motorman was charged with manslaughter. Three of 116 injured in a disaster that involved approximately 1,000 passengers were in critical attorney Frank Gullotta of Nassau county filed second degree manslaughter charges against Motorman Jacob Kiefer. Gullotta said Kiefer ran his train onto a Ingle track already occupied by Mother train going in the opposite direction despite a red signal. Found at Home after an a night search police Are Slid the second Motorman . Hark in. At his Home. Like Kiefer he was suffering from Shock. Beyond bruises he fid not appear to be victims were in Hosp . Onn Man lost both legs they were amputated before Lecoum be removed from the wreck other men lost one leg each. Stilt another Man had most of his front. On Page col. 5 1 killed 3 Hurt in zone crash Frankfurt feb. 18 is three British civilians employed by the . Army were injured an the German Driver of a staff car was killed in a crash Between two passenger cars and a diesel iwo trailer truck last night on the Frank Furt eutobahn.. Highway patrol and military police authorities said1 the alleged truck Driver drove away from the twin accidents without rendering Aid and denied knowledge of Tow cont. On Pace ,8, col. 4 thesta european edition unofficial publication of . Occupation forces in Europe weather forecast Frankfurt morning fog minimum temperature 30 Heidl being same to Stuttgart Haze morn ins fog 30 Munich morning foe. 2i Bremen partly Cloudy occasional rain 30 Berlin partly Cloudy hazy. 30 Vienna morning fog 33fparishaze, morning fog 33 Rome fair,49 n Aples same Trieste same 33. Air weather Central volume 7, number 305 5 cents a copy $1.15 month sunday. February 19, 1950 guilty Lea entered by Vogeler by Eugene so atm Art Budapest feb. 18 ins Robert a. Vogeler 38-year-Oldamerican business executive pleaded Gushy to spy charges before hungarian communist court in Budapest joined a British subject and five hungarians in total Confes Sions of the charges lodged against them throwing himself on the mercy of the had faced a possible death sentence. But presiding judge Vilmos Golthy promised Totake his confession and plea Lor mercy into consideration the state department stressed the likelihood that Vogeler during his Long period of confinement since his arrest last nov. Is had been drugged or other Wise forced into the confession immediately after Vogeler s plea two other defendants a Catholic priest Rev. Ivan gusts and a former Baroness named Edina Dory who was working As a barmaid at the time of her arrest pleaded court will reconvene at 5 am monday to hand Down sentences. Vogeler questioned by the court whether he had experience As an Fri agent in the ., said that while he was employed at a Chicago Plant he directed a network of ,"50 Fri agents he said he received the rank of cont. On pages col. 2 dec Road conditions Heidelberg Fob in special the Neucom Provost marshal re ported today that roads in the Bremerhaven area Are wet in spots. All other roads throughout the zone Are dry. Attlee says us ready for a talks within in soft Coal miners defy 2d Lewis work order Pittsburgh feb. 18 up striking soft Coal miners refused to obey John l. Lewis second Back to work order and left Midnight shifts in the soft Coal Fields unmanned this 400,000 miners would not drop their no contract no work policy to obey the mine chief s order issued yesterday to go Back to the pita without a Check of mines in West Virginia and Pennsylvania indicated there was no general Back to work movement in Prog Ress. Local United mine workers officials said none of the miners would go Back to work until they had received Lewis latest order and had voted at membership meet Ings Over the weekend. Talks recessed in Washington negotiations be tween Lewis and soft Coal opera tors were recessed shortly after 1 pm today until 2 pm monday be cause of Lack of Progress meanwhile soft Coal supplies were reported barely enough to last 10 More Days. Associated press reported president Truman s three Man Board of inquiry which has been keeping close Eye on the negotiations Between Lewis and the opera tors was due to report to the White House today Federal conciliation director Cyrus Ching and Board chairman David l. Cole soberly said of last night s talks that Little Progress was made. Lewis Money demands were discussed thoroughly Cole said but there was no agreement on anything Chute to safety from flaming b36 Here re 10 of the 17 air fore men who parachuted from � Ftp staff b36 o w British Columbia. Twelve e rett Ted but a for the Nail inf Tor Stilt Nio sinc he been Bam Perod by coastal gaits. In the Trout Row Are left to rec act a Mem Ford. Cpl r. J. Sclater. It it pud Ger firt pm d. V. Mcdonld sad set m. B. Stephen. La my we a m u k. O. Com m 14 it. B. Whitfi Ted. Cd b. U Berry. 5 St to. Tom bar of Tot u boy by pfc. Of f West charges traffic curbs calculated Berlin feb. 18 is Berlin s three Western commandants today charged the soviets with a calculated attempt to restrict the nor Mal movement of persons and goods Between Berlin and the in a joint letter to maj Gen Alexander Kotikov soviet Berlin commandant the West sector commandants also protested the second detention within a month of a . Berlin Frankfurt military train bythe soviets. The various pretexts you offer in justification of these actions transport restrictions do not con cont. On pages col. 1 in skiing Accident a stand Switzerland feb. 18 a Prince Aly Khan husband of movie actress Rita Hay Worth broke his leg right below the knee in three places today in a skiing a Hayworth visiting mends 50 Miles away at Lausanne was told of the Accident immediately and rushed to the Prince s bedside. Bulletin Washington feb. 18 ins chairman Tom Connally d of the Senate foreign relations com tin tree said today that the time May be near for a .-British Russlan meeting on world control of Hydrogen and atomic weapons. Rejects plan for big 3 Parley London feb. 18 up prime minister Clement att Lee announced tonight that Greaf Britain was ready and eager to discuss with Russia and All other nations ways of controlling the atomic and Hydrogen bombs but that it must be within the United nations in his last political speech Over the bbl before next thursday s elections Attlee did not directly other stories on Page 3. Mention Winston Churchill s proposal for another big three con Ference to try to end the atomic race and the cold War. But in effect he rejected it As completely As did foreign minister Ernest Bevin who earlier had Dis cont. On pages col 3 Russ crushed plot on regime Berlin feb. 18 up the us Censed newspaper Der Abend said today the user had discovered a Large scale plot involving More than 200 High soviet officials to overthrow the present soviet newspaper said discovery of the plot is what led to reintroduction last month of the death penalty in the soviet Union for spies and saboteurs. The newspaper said a marshal Godorov who was suspended1 from his Post As commandant of tha Leningrad military District was the plot s leading figure. It said the plotters included members of the political directorate of the soviet army officials of the state Security cont. On Page 8, col. 1 Gen Parker would keep gis on 1st hitch from dec duty by Howard Kennedy staff correspondent Frankfurt feb. 18 is maj Gen Roy h. Parker army chief of chaplains told the stars an stripes yesterday in an exclusive interview he is considering recommending that . Soldiers in their first enlistment period be barred in the future from serving with the occupation forces in Germany. The recommendation if adopted As army policy would eliminate teen agers from service in Ger Many. Enlistment periods Are for three years each. Army authorities in Neucom he Atad yesterday thai As of tie last count taken last sept. 30, 47 per cent of the . Soldiers assigned to duty in Germany were in their first term of enlistment Parker said he was impressed during his current 10-Day tour of Neucom installations with the fact that Many soldiers assigned to duty in Germany Are too when i return to Washington. I shall consider recommending that Only men in their second enlist ment period or older be assigned to duty in Germany Parker said. The chief of chaplains indicated cent on fowl 3, col 3
