European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse February a 1950 the stars and stripes Page 7 Eie d a e d r. I i showing his Metal Cadet maj Emil us Steff 17, most decorated both student a the ., being weighed in by Junior Queen Rosalind Rossi in Chicago As she pins his ninth medal on Bis Chest Acme life in those United Stales ends in guard Lansing Mich., feb. 21 up abolition of racial segregation i Michigan National guard ranks has been ordered by gov. G. Mennen As commander in chief of state militia the governor directed the state military Board to alter present regulations to prohibit discrimination in enlistment and assignment of guard personnel the order will open All guard $ units to recruiting of negroes for the first now has one All negro battalion in Detroit the 1279thcombat engineers which will be opened to White guardsmen in the future Williams other states including Connecticut Illinois and new Jersey have recently undertaken similar action without difficulty Williams said. West Point sets precedent by mounting portrait of pm West Point feb. 21 up for the first time in the history of . Military Academy an Oil por trait of an enlisted Man has been Bung on a Wall of the West Point gymnasium. Martin Marty Maher 74, who retired in 1928 with the rank of technical sergeant received the unprecedented Honor when maj Gen Bryant e. Moore Academy superintendent unveiled die became custodian of the nazi propagandist fights Ouster Houghton Mich. Feb. 21 up a wartime nazi radio commentators seeking funds to fight a Federal order deporting him to Germany. Edward Sittler discharged test year As a German instructor at tie Michigan College of mining an technology said he was Flat broke but wanted very much to Tattay lathe The immigration service has rated that Sitter 38-year-old father of two children must return to Germany where he made propaganda broadcasts during world War ii Sittler said he had a de the broadcasts Only to Flotat communism. He came to Tihe To testify i treason cases Agai Nef Robert beat and Douglas Chandler. Gymnasium after serving 30 Yearsin the army. He retired again in 1946 and now is West Point s unofficial greeter. The Peppery Little irishman has seen great generals come and go at the Point. Once when a second lieutenant said he was going to pay Maher a compliment behaving a drink with him even though he Wae Only a sergeant Maher said my Good Friend you Are the lowest ranking officer i Ever sipped singing Telegram returning but Only by phone Washington feb. 21 a the singing Telegram is coming bade by Remote Union notified the fed eral communications commission that it is going to resume this so Cial service in 77 cities april i. It was dropped in september 1s42to give priority to wartime Busi Good messenger crooners Are scare a the greetings will be delivered by Telephone. Only birthday messages will be accepted. Girl 13, asks $100,000 for loss of Mother s Lov Boston feb. 21 top a 13 year old girl has filed a $100,000suit against a tobacco merchant on grounds he alienated the affections of her divorced Mother the suit filed on behalf of bar Bara Ann Nelson by her father was made Public when Superior judge Patu g. Kirk heard the arguments. The girl accused Albert a. Rich Wagen. Head of a tobacco store Chain of depriving her of he Mojher s love. Her Mother Mary a. Nelson won a divorce in 1847, and a similar suit brought by her father against Richwagen a settled out of court chief predicts gop Congress in november Louisville feb. 21 Aguy. Gabrielson Republican. National committee chairman has declare the gop intends to become the majority parly in the nation by winning congressional ejections this , Gator Ielson predicted his party would elect a Republican president and vice president in 1952. In a prepared address he at tacked president Truman s pair Deal program As the marked cards Deal but to delivery Gabrielson omitted the marked cards Deal charge. Dead m a Dodo the new Jersey Republican declared the a sen. Robert a. Taft Robio has openly challenged president tru Man to invade Ohio and Campaign against his bid for re election to the Senate. Taft Senate Republican policy Leader issued the Challenge along with a charge that or. Truman in openly praying for a socialist Victor in this week s election i Britain. The gop Stalwart said he would Welcome the president s stumping of Ohio because it would help him bring Home to the people with greater Force the effects of the Truman program of spending and. million estate sold for $70,000 Palm Beach feb. 21 a the fabulous Joseph e. Widener estate once valued at More than $2,000,000, has been sold at auction to a Texas choir Leader for $71,000. Coleman Cooper of Dallas who described himself Only As the Leader of the Apollo boys choir of dal Las was the High bidder for the italian designed Villa ii Palmetto which sits amid six and a half acres of landscaped property be tween Lake Worth and the Ocean. The furnishings were sold to an auction House in Palm Beach for $26,500. Some 1,500 people gathered on the colourful Patio of the 42-w of estate for the auction. The bidding started at f 50,000 and jumped $1,000 a bid. Vow warns on creation of prussian Type staff Washington feb. 21 up the National legislative committee of the veterans of foreign wars asserted Here that the nation s Mili tary High command appears moving toward creation of a prussian Type general staff which would sound the death Knell of our traditional civilian control of. Our armed it made the statement in accusing president Truman defense Secre tary Louis a. Johnson and the joint chiefs of staff of thwarting the will of Congress by reductions in Marine corps strength presidential refusal to use appropriated funds for a 70-group air Force and scrapping of plans for a super aircraft Carrier. Lawmaker to Bow out Washington feb. 21 up keep. Stephen paced a even term Veteran and authority on far legislation said he has decided finally not to seek re election next fall. Lens shy John Agar sex husband of Shir Ley Temple tells photographer they Are ruining Bis life by photographing him in bin cell to Bollywood police station. He was arrested of Drunken driving charge. Acme sen. Downey urges minting three new coins Washington feb. 21 up sen. Sheridan Downey a Calif said he has asked the Senate Bank ing committee to hold hearings next month on proposals for minting new intermediate coins. Among the coins that have been proposed Are 2 i cent pieces 71/ cent pieces and 12 i cent pieces. Edward Walsh Mehren chairman of the Board of the american Institute for intermediate coinage praised Downey s attempt to bring the proposals before the Senate. He said such coins would reduce the Cost of living for All Con Sumers by making it possible for prices to be set closer to soft drink manufacturers have played a leading Rote in the fight for new coins asserting vending machines which dispense drinks automatically May be needlessly forced to increase prices from a Nickel to a dime because of in ability to reflect intermediate Cost increases. Nav reported conferring on a driven sub Washington feb. 21
