European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes Sumroy february i 1950 \ state department Aid sent to caution a Valier by Omer Anderson. Staff correspondent Stuttgart. Feb. 18 is a stale department special adviser from Washington has visited Stuttgart to Arn minister pres Klent Reinhold Maier that the . Takes a serious View of Maier s attacks on maj Gen Charles p. Gross . Land commissioner in connection with the our Emberg Baden Denali fiction bribery scandal investigation it was Learned today. The official is Fritz Oppenheim a former special Sebree gets German flags Hedler to face Denali court next Friday Kiel feb. Is a Wolfgang Hetzier member of the West Ger Man parliament will face a de court feb. 24, the Schleswig Holstein ministry of the Interior announced. Hedler was a member of the extreme right Wing Deutsche party one of the three that make up the West German government. The ministry announcement Fol Lowed ins acquittal by a German criminal court of charges of Mak ing ant i jewish remarks and inciting class hatred. Hedler was previously classified As a minor nazi and discharged without punishment. During his trial at Neu Munster Lor alleged anti semitic statements however Docu ments were introduced indicating that he had belonged to the nazi party at least two years before he said he had joined it United press reported Bonn Cabinet supports Hedler court procedure Bonn feb. 18 is the West German government i n e t at tempted to terminate the Wolfgang Hedler affair yesterday by issuing a statement that the judges of the Schleswig Holstein court followed Correct procedure in arriving at a verdict acquitting the right Wing bundestag Deputy of charges of anti semitism. Following a Cabinet meeting a government spokesman said the ministers agreed that the court was objective and seriously tried to find the right by 3 deaths listed Neucom in zone during week Heidelberg feb. 18 special an enlisted Man was killed when fee tried the jump from the plat form of one Railroad car to an Ether and an officer and an air Man died of natural causes in the dec Between feb. 9 and 16, the Neucom adjutant general reported. Pvt Ernest a. Holaman of the 658th Ord Mam co was killed in stantly feb. M when he fell in the path of a train on the Dumberger Bridge Between the Munich and Oberme Zengen Railroad stations. Capt James t. Shields of the 7822d Sci died feb. 12 at the 10th pm in Regensburg of natural causes. His widow mrs. Maude Shields was residing at their Hom e in Regensburg. An of enlisted Man died of pneumonia feb. 16 at the 98th go in Munich. His name was withheld pending notification of Kin. Adviser to Gens Dwight d. Eisen Hower and Lucius d. Clay while Rhey were military governors in Germany. Oppenheim who had a key role in drafting the original Dena Ifica Tion Law is a Distant relative of the minister president s wife. Maier was sharply rebuked by High commissioner John j. Mccoy on Mccloy s visit to Stuttgart feb. 6, but the German official issued a statement saying Mccoy had mis understood his views at the time the rebuke was delivered. Oppenheim came to Stuttgart after conferring in Frankfurt with Mccoy and Gross. Charges filed the Wurtemberg Baden Public prosecutor meanwhile filed bribery charges against three principals in the investigation Heinz May August Meyer and Andreas Rapp. May formerly was a prosecutor of the ludwigs Burg Denali fiction court Meyer is the alleged Middle Man who arranged the bribery payments. Rapp is a former Denali fiction ministry official. In a 17-Page memorandum to the state parliament president the Legal committee of the Wurttemberge Baden Denali fiction ministry accused Maier of flouting the Dena zif cation Law. The German Legal experts charged that Maier had issued More than 10,000 pardons to convicted nazis without Legal justification Maier also was accused of unlawful interference in pending proceedings the memorandum Cit ing specific cases and pertinent records. Paper attacks Gross simultaneously Maier s German people s party brought out a party newspaper the new German father land attacking Gross the Denali fiction Legal expert and the Ger Man press. . Officials said the newspaper of which 150,000 copies were distributed contained some of the most virulent attacks yet made by Ger mans on the . Gross it was disclosed has received -50 fan letters for in rank and file germans praising him for his stand on the investigation. Brig Gen Edmund b. Sebree cd Munich military Post accepts the Black red and Gold Flag of the West German Republic and the White and Bine Flag of Bavaria from Baron Philip von Brand representative of bavarian minister president Hans he Ford. Victor von Wolff chief interpreter for the minister president is in the Center. The flags Are for Ose at Sta or sports events where germans Are present. Army Parker considers asking dec bar on first hitch gis continued from Page 1 his recommendation had two bases 1young soldiers in their first enlistment and without previous seasoning Are exposed to extraordinary moral hazards ant temptations in occupied Germany 2more mature men Are Likely to be better missionaries in contacts with the German people. " the average i who lives right and conducts himself properly is the Best missionary that America can have in Germany Parker explained and added the american army has a wonderful Opportunity and responsibility Here in Germany for disseminating democratic conduct on a Day to Day older gis settled Parker indicated that older sol Diers were More Likely to be mar ried and settled than first enlist ment men in their teens or Early 2fls. He said be recognized that such a recommendation would meet some opposition. He said he also recognized the recommendation would require certain adjustments in the army s recruiting program. Parker declared he formed his opinion after speaking to thousands of soldiers throughout Neucom Ai d inspecting chapels and chaplains activities in Many sections of Ger Many. He was particularly impressed the said with the Oceen interest taken by commanding officers in the August Meyer. Middle Man air movement course ends Nurnberg feb. 18 special the first phase of zone wide train ing in air transportability ended yesterday when 66 officers completed the sixth two Day Orienta Tion course at the Neucom air transportability school Here. Since the conferences began Here Jan. 30, More than 360 officers of the 1st inf div and us. Constabulary have completed the intensive course in staff planning and loading for movement by aircraft from the add using cs2 61 St to Carrier Wing the school has Given demonstrations of loading and lashing motorized equipment at Furth ail base Here. Included in the conference was an exercise in preparing a unit for air movement the school was established by Neucom he As part of a four phase plan to give air transportability training to air combat units. The second phase live Day courses for selected officers and a Cost will open feb. 20. Com farm held financing Vienna. Feb. 18 its a prominent austrian government official charged that the comi Fonn through its austrian trading Agency Inthac is financially sup porting Bandit Salvatore Givliano in his fight against the italian government police forces the official who asked that Bis name be withheld said the austrian government has definite evidence that Inthac a communist dominated austrian trading company with main offices in the soviet sector of Vienna recently forwarded 40,000 in italian lire to the italian Bandit. He pointed out that Inthac which has extraterritorial status is oper ated by the Central committee of the austrian communist party and is a tool of the comi Fonn " the same source said the austrian government has officially Noli fled the italian government of Tsie immediate details concerning the for warding of the Money by Inthac to Giuliano. Chaplains serving in their organizations and in the religious programs maintained at All posts in the zone. Chaplains have never had bet Ter support than at present he asserted. He said he Felt the army s religious program in Germany is bet Ter attended per capita than civilian programs in the . It Nas been a great privilege for me to witness the extent of the army s religious program in Ger Many to see so Many Fine new chapels and to be assured at the interest taken in the work of the chaplains Parker concluded. Dedicates Chapel Parker participated earlier yesterday in the dedication of a new Chapel a Frankfurt s Atterberry Betts Billet area and made three separate talks to soldiers on the Ftp main Post and Hanau sub oat. Parker and . High commissioner John j. Mccoy were guests at a luncheon Given by col Basil h. Perry Ftp co for chaplains and sub Post commanders. He was to leave later for Berlin. Munich my wounded n accidental shooting Munich feb. 18 special one Soldier is in the 98th go in serious condition and another is being investigated after an accidental shooting in the billets of the 508th my in. The victim pvt Joseph l. Keyser of b co was shot in the Abdomen with a ,45-Cal pistol. Cpl Robert e. Little also of b co was the other Soldier involved. The 13th Cid is investigating. Noce visits 6th Cav Straubing feb. 18 special maj Gen Daniel Noce chief of staff Usah Bur visited the 1st in 3th army Cav Here. Do employee asks hearing to Clear name Frankfurt feb. 18 ass James b. Hightower Frankfurt a Miloye of the . Displaced persons commission Cabied the Senate judiciary committee yester Day demanding that he a permit Ted to appear in to Clear my name of vile at the same time High wet cabled a Challenge to Donald. Main head of the commission s Branch office in Munich who this week testified before the Senate committee in Washington that Ign Tower blackmailed dts ii to having relations with him. Challenge you to come from behind the cloak of congressional immunity and make these same allegations in Public Hight crier cabled indicating he is considering filing a slander suit Hightower also sent a similar Cable to another committee witness Almanza Tripp formerly an employee of the us. Immigration a iwo naturalization service in Bremen. Calls them lies Hightower 36-year-old statistician who was assigned to the Bremen do commission office Between last May and december described the testimony of main and Tripp a cables also were forwarded by Hightower to Ugo Carusi chairman of the do commission supreme court Justice Tom a Clark and the new Vork Headquarters of the National association for the advancement of coloured people ask ing their Aid in bringing Hightower personally before the Senate com Mittee and in getting these charges out in the an in Poult of Anne for Ere it cd Del. In Publ freely the tons press opt nor the today Ita Lur or put i a wer s into to Arall the i rend move lawmakers defend Gas right to Gripe ease Justice code Washington feb. 1 the i s traditional right to Gripe has been defended in Congress. It came up when a House armed services subcommittee mulled of a Bill to establish a uniform code of military Justice. The measure hag already passed the House but a Senate made some changes. As approved by the House one Section provides that any office or enlisted Man who uses Coa Emp thous language or disrespect us words against the president Congress Secretary of defense or state governor shall be liable to court martial. The Senate said it was All right to provide the penalty for offie Eia but not for gis. The Senate also glue pencilled the phrase or Dis respectful on the House Side yesterday Tfaye subcommittee agreed1 to a ept the Senate s changes. The agreement came after rep Charlesh Elston a Ohio raised the Point that by inserting a respectful words,1 the lawmaker might be taking away from the Al his right to the sub Commatee deferred float action on the Bill As a whole. M s my Iden mos. In tto Oil be Ibie mini to Spok Tan. M Pine so i Bir h. Line facts my gis absolved in thief s Heath Munich feb. 18 army agents yesterday announced they bad absolved . Soldiers of blame in the death of a German thief and had upset Flie Story of a gang of barnyard robbers who had accused unknown gis. Of murdering their partner. A spokesman for tie army agents told the stars end stripes the Chicken to Lief Siegfried Grunwald Nad stack to his Story of having teen assaulted by . Soldiers be. 11 right up to tie time of his eath five Days later in a German a study of German police blot ers for the Days immediately after he alleged attack revealed that a Farmer near Freising had admitted exchanging shots with a gang s f i
