European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Attache found dead in Austria rail Tunnel Navy vet was Friend of Vogeler Vienna feb. 24 is the mutilated body of capt Eugene s. Karpe 50, , naval attache in Bucharest was found yesterday in a Tunnel alongside the tracks of the Arlberg Orient express near Salzburg austrian police announced today. Karpe an intimate Friend of Robert a. Vogeler . Business Man convicted tuesday of espionage in Budapest was a guest at the Home of Vogeler s wife Here just before he left. Reliable army sources said it had not been ascertained yet whether Karpe met death accidentally or through foul play. Army sources reported that Karpe had expressed fears for his per Sonal safety. Reported fearing foul play he was reported to have told a Friend he believed he. Was being trailed in Vienna. Mrs. Vogeler it was Learned had Given him a cig Aret Case belonging to her husband As a Momento. It bore the initials  Karpe had promised to keep it until Bob is  considerable amount of Money was found on Karpe s battered body. Karpe a Stocky Jovial Bachelor stationed in Romania for two and a half years was in route to Paris from Vienna. He was heading for the states for his annual leave. His body was found by a track Walker at 2 pm in the pass Lueg Tunnel near Golling about an hour s cont. On Page 12, col. 3 48 die As storms grip Northeast new York feb. 24 up two inches of ice put the skids under new York. The City was in the _ Center of a storm which knifed through the North Atlantic states killing 15 persons. Across the nation 48 persons died from Highway accidents fires and exposure As Winter storms gripped the Northeast and the great lakes states. The storm dumped half Art Inch of sleet on top of one and a halt inches of Snow in new York. Despite excellent flying weather Over Laguardia Field 31 More flights were cancelled bringing to 151 the number cancelled wednesday and last night. Twenty More flights were cancelled at Newark Airport dec roads Slippery Heidelberg feb. 24 is All roads in the . Zone were reported wet and Slippery by the Neucom Provost marshal s office today. These european edition tripes weather forecast Frankfurt Berlin Stuttgart Cloudy intermittent showers 43bremen, Munich same. Hei Delberg same. President Truman today created an emergency Board to stave off a strike threatened for monday by the brotherhoods of railway conductors and Railroad trainmen Oji the nation s major railroads. Through the United nations. Or. Truman said that he has received no sign of new feelers from Russia on the question of settling the atomic control controversy International news serv ice reported the president persisted in his refusal to give Congress confidential loyalty files on Federal employees. He said a was willing to co operate in any other Way in the Senate investigation into what he earlier Story Page 3 called the false charges by sen. Joseph r. Mccarthy a wis that a communist ring exists in the state department or. Truman said that the subpoena Powers voted by the Senate for investigators would make no difference to him. It would be hard to serve a subpoena on the presi Dent be added. Is will feature Trieste recovery a Story on Trieste its people its politics its three Power govern ment and its tremendous recovery with Marshall plan Aid is a High spot of tomorrow s feature Section of the stars and stripes. For the ladies there s a two Page picture spread on the latest fashions from Rome. Among other special stories Are an analysis of Art on display at Munich shows and the Start of baseball s Spring training. The Book Section is devoted to a detailed review of Gen Lucius d. Clay s Book decision in Ger  Churchill sees unstable regime by Kingsbury Smith London feb. 24 ins Britain s labor government headed by prime minister Clement r. Attlee was re elected today in a dramatic Neek and neck race against the conservatives but its once vast majority was slashed to ribbons. Almost Complete returns late tonight from the 625 constituencies gave this distribution of seats labor 313. Conservative 289. Liberal 7. The definitive final result will not be known until next week when five constituencies in islands off Scotland report. A Bare majority in com Mons is 313, but a majority of 50 or 60 seats is necessary to make it a working one. Former prime minister Winston Churchill Leader of the conservatives who swept from far behind to Riddle the 189-seat majority the labor ites enjoyed in the last House of commons warned that the new parliament will be a very unstable  ear of Winterton who has sat in parliament since 1903 and is known As the father of the House predicted that a new election will be required within a year informed circles spoke of the possibility of a coalition Between the weakened liberals and the conservative bloc the associated press said the margin was so Smalt there May cont on Page 12, col. 1 Lewis brother shot believed suicide Springfield 111., feb. 24 ins Thomas a. Lewis. 67, brother of United mine workers chief John l. Lewis was found shot to death today at his Home. A Deputy Coroner labelled the death an apparent suicide. Catherine Rutherford assistant Deputy Coroner said she was summoned to the Home by Lewis wife Leonore who said she found her husband s body in the Bathtub revolver in hand. Mrs. Lewis told police her Hus band had been in poor health for some time and suffered a severe heart attack yesterday. She said he had been under care of a physician. She also said Lewis had been despondent since the death of Hia Mother last Moat