European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 2f, 1m0 the stars and stripes Page of develops 12,000-Pouiid guided bomb Washington feb. 20 up defense officiate have disclosed the development of a 12,000-Pound bomb that can be guided All the Way to he target and several self propelled guided missiles with ranges of More Shan 500 Miles. Air Force officers said the guiding devices can be used on an atomic bomb. Brig Gen Wal fun l. Richardson it a key officer in the air Force s guided missile program said the accuracy of the guided bombs i such that one of them should cause As much target destruction As 10 unguided bombs of the same explosive Power. He made this estimate on the basis of Normal misses of unguided bombs. The 500-mile surface to surface guided missiles Are considered still in the experimental stage because of Lack of Means for Complete test ing. But they have performed satisfactorily. In preliminary tests mainly for checking launching characteristics. Full tests cannot begin until Ade ? quate facilities expected in about one year Are provided at the new banana River fla., Long Range proving ground. I these two momentous achieve merits in guided missile research a were both predicted about a year i ago but the actual accomplishments had not been revealed before. Exact Pilot held i bribery Washington feb. 20 the Fri has arrested a former air transport command Pilo on charges that he tried to bribe Federal employees in an attempt to get a government contract Wayne g. Criley 39, of Flushing n. Y., was arrested by Fri agents at a downtown Washington hotel. According to Fri spokesmen Criley admitted he gave $500 in checks to two employees of the army s department of engineers one of them to a Maior Criley declared he had struggled for a Long time with government red tape and finally tried bribery the Fri said. Criley later told re porters he went to the Fri thurs Day and told agents about the bribes. Criley is president of the Wayne c. Criley co., of new York the Fri said. According to the Fri Criley said he wanted a $5,000 gov ment contract for development of a Hydraulic starter for Marine engines. They re going pop s Way sing s twins make air debut with a bang san Francisco feb. 20 up two More chips off the old Crosby Block made their debut on an air show and gave indication of going pop s Way. Dennis and pm sip Crosby 10-year-old twin sons of the Groaner made an appearance before an enthusiastic lbs studio audience at a recording of Bing s show. The twins following the example set by their older brother Gary 16, who appeared on the program several weeks ago just about took the show away from the old Man. Phillip the smaller of the two and an definite Tenor at this stage did a creditable Job on the song thanks a Ballad made famous by Hie father in the 1930s when the elder Crosby was a rising Star of the air Waves. Dennis taller than his brother and with a Shock of Reddish Blond hair and freckles baritone a chorus of the. Wild  his deeper voice gave just a hint of that Golden gravel that made a million Bucks for his pop. Train collision on l. L worst in four years by United press the head on collision of two Long Island rail Road passenger trains at Rockville Centre n. Y., Friday night was the worst rail Road disaster in the , since 1946, the derailment of the Pennsyl Vania Railroad s red Arrow near Che Altoona pa., Horseshoe curve feb. 19, 1947, killed 25 passengers and injured 134. The most serious recent Railroad Accident was the collision of the Burington Railroad s exposition and Advance flyers Ait Naperville 111., april 25, 1946, killing 45 and injuring More than 100. However two rail accidents in 1943 marked that year As one of the darkest in railroading history. Jumped rails the Pennsylvania s congressional limited jumped 14ie rails at Phila Delphia sept. 6, 1943, killing 28  sengers and injuring 115. On dec. 16, two Atlantic coast line  Senger trains collided at lumber ton n. C., killing 69 persons Oiher major rail accidents listed by the interstate Commerce com Mission Are Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis train at Nashville july 9, 1918 101 killed 101 injured. Great Northern train at Tye wash., March 1, 1wo 90 killed. 16 injured. Toledo Peoria and Western train at cats wont he aug. 10, 1887 81 killed 372 injured. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern train at Ashtabula Ohio Dee. 29, 1876 80 killed 60 injured Erie Railroad train at Laek Wack a. Y., july 15, 1864 60 killed 120 injured. Michigan Central train at Ivan Hoe ind., june 22, 1918 60 killed 128 injured. Critics assert Coward play lacks depth new York feb. 20 of new York critics were unimpressed by Noel Coward s the astonished heart which had its world pre a Miere Here. Its highly polished veneer soon wears off according to kale Cameron critic of the daily news. Coward came to new York for the premiere. He is both Star and  highly polished veneer of the production gives the Story an artificial brightness that rubs off easily when the plot and dialogue Are examined miss Cameron wrote. It is soon discovered that there is very Julitte depth to either and Long before the drama reaches its end in frustration for everyone concerned the Sheen has gone leaving the picture drab and  the critic had kind words for Celia Johnson s solid portrayal and called her work tiie one Brilliant spot in the  Justin Gilbert of the daily Mir ror said Coward s characterization is More cynical than dramatic with Little emotional substance for the audience. Most movies suffer from an overabundance of plot but Coward has edited this so sharply that it stands out like a Bas  Howard Barnes in the Herald Tribune said it is adult and interesting but it lacks  mrs. Ford ailing Detroit feb 20 ins mrs. Clara Bryant Ford 83-year-old widow of Henry Ford was reported in serious condition after a fall complicated a heart ailment. Mrs. Ford was admitted to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit two weeks ago for treatment of the heart condition. Secret agent reveals reds taught revolt Pittsburgh feb. 20 up for nine years Matt Cvetic s family and friends believed he was a Deply Loyal member of the communist party. His two Motherless sons shrugged their shoulders and kept to family secret to themselves. His Mother died believing in her heart she had been unable to Reform her wayward son. His sister a nun prayed for Hie salvation. His Fiancee s father kicked him out of the House saying ill not have any communists around  saturday Cvetic told the truth. For nine years he has been an under cover Man in the communist party for the Federal Bureau of investigation. Cvetic stressed two Points in his testimony to investigators for the House on american activities com Mittee 1communists Are taught in party classes in Pittsburgh that a violent revolution must bring its ideology to the . 2steven Nelson head of the party in Western Pennsylvania was sent Here because the party s National Board fully recognizes the strategic importance of Pittsburgh As the steel Coal and electrical . Steel is located  Leader in red groups As a confidante of lop communist figures Cvetic was Leader in Many organizations set up Here by the  now he is. Revealing the strategy of the party and its Aims Cvetic 41, said the communists labelled Pittsburgh a concentration  he will testify publicly be fore the committee this week. Earlier this month Cvetic testified in secret before Allegheny county court judge Blair f. Gunther chairman of the commit tee to Stop world communism and founder of the americans battling communism. Hart widow tells of sister s Power Angeles feb. 20 a six nights after her marriage to William s. Hart the former cow boy film Star her husband opened the door Between their bedroom and his sister s room and left it open until she left him five months later mrs. Winifred Hart testified in a court Case Here she was giving evidence in sup port of the couple s son Bill who is seeking to break the Cowboy actor s will. The son was disinherited and most of the $1,170,000 estate was left Lor a museum. She supported her son s Conten Tion that the sister exerted undue influence Over Hart and said that every present she received from her husband after the wedding was presented in duplicate to his sister. Ism dogmas ruled out by protestants Vavy tests new balloon to probe upper air the Navy launches new Type of plastic balloon at Lambert Field St. Louis to to Aid airmen and weathermen. It is made of polyethylene film Only .001 of an Inch thick and carries instruments As High As 104,000 feet nearly 19 Miles to probe the upper air. It is 72.8 feet in diameter and is inflated with Gas Only 1.3 per cent of capacity since it expands As it rises filling the balloon until it bursts. I we j of. We if Detroit feb. 20 a a nationwide gathering of protestant churchmen has approved a state ment of principle which Eaid a Christian must not be bound by the economic dogmas of communism socialism or capitalism. Rather the conference agreed there must be a Christian con caption of the Worth of  the philosophy of the economic Middle Way was contained in a summation of the conference Pur poses to determine the role of christians in the Economy of tie nation and the world. Following approval by the 455 delegates the conference will Send a statement to 22 participating de nominations councils of churches and Allied organizations for dissemination to millions of protes Tants. The conference was sponsored by the Federal Council of the churches of Christ in America. Committee of 18 prepared by a committee of 10 persons from labor management and agriculture the statement was read to the conference in which laymen outnumbered clergy 3-1by methodist Bishop g. Bromley of Nam of the new York area. Declaring that the principles Jesus taught Are the revelation of god s will the statement added thus the Christian does not approach the economic order bound by the dogmatism of communist socialist or capitalist. His question therefore is not is it communist is it socialist is it capitalist by is it Christian Collins visits it. Bliss Washington feb. 20 up Gen j. Lawton Collins army chief of staff will visit it. Bliss at Elpaso tex., today and tomorrow. A Small Parachute releases it self automatically before the bal Loon bursts and brings the instruments Back Down. Left to balloon which was developed by general Mills aeronautical a search laboratories under a Navy contract is readied for launching. Right it is shown on its climb trailing various scientific research instruments. A new