European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday february 25, 1950 the stars and stripes Page 3 sheriff says Sander plotted mercy Kilt no continued from Page 1 us conversation by saying thames. Borroto 59, bad died dec. 4 because 40 cubic centimetres of Ai bad been injected into her veins the sheriff quoted Biron As saying Sander would carry of the Story from o Brien said Sander told the Fol lowing Story he bad been attending mrs. Bor Rolo Tor � year and a half hat operated on her for cancer and hat attended her when she returned Home. Her husband Reginald 65 was rundown and could not Tak care of her so they decided to enter her in the Hospital nov. 20.the doctor told him that Borrot suggested drugs but that Sand told him that at that stage of he illness they would not help much that there was nothing they Couk do Borroto brought up the Elimina ton of her sheriff said Sander said a could not do that that it was against the , in a weak moment he am Borroto agreed to go through wit sheriff said that on the eve Ning of dec. 3, Borroto stayed Al Christoffel found guilty of perjury in denying red tie Washington feb. 24 ins Federal grand jury yesterday convicted Harold Christoffel former Milwaukee labor Leader on five perjury counts stemming from his denial before a congressional com Mittee that he had communist of , a key figure in the Allis Chalmers strike was foun guilty on the same charges in 1948 but won a new trial when the supreme court reversed the con judge f. Dickinson Letts rejected a request for bail and ordered Christoffel held in jail pending the hearing of defense motions. The once powerful labor Leader faces a maximum sentence of two to 10 years in jail on each count. Belgian reds picket american embassy Brussels feb. 24 a fifty policemen were on guard at the american embassy yesterday Here to keep control of a group of 100 communists picketing the building. When the same demonstrators went up to the ministry of defense 300 gendarmes in Black helmets with tear Gas bombs rushed in to push the demonstrators away. The communists shouted we want peace and protested against the presence of the military assistance chief Brig Gen Charles , in Belgium Lanham to new York they shouted. Ambas Sador Robert d. Murphy and Lan Ham received a delegation of the demonstrators. China reds take airlines reject Chennault claims Hon Kong feb 24 up the Hon Kong supreme court yester Day rejected maj Gen Claire Chen Nault s claims to $20,000,000 Worth of air planes and airlines property turned Over to the chinese com Bunirt government. The pm dj3erty formerly belonged to two nationalist chinese airlines whose employees went Over to the reds last november. . Art ministry Jerusalem feb. 24 pm Cadiz y circus called the Hub of the Mylre turned into a Forest of umbrellas Early today As britons discarded their sober election mood o cheer and boo the results of heir balloting yesterday. Tens of thousands packed into Piccadilly Trafalgar and knights Bridge squares despite heavy rain which started in London during the Rush hour last night. London feb. 24 a for More Han an hour and a half yesterday afternoon Winston Churchill and is wife toured his in a High crowned Bowler at with Cigar and Cane he called various conservative committee Ooms from which Hie local Cam agn was directed. Cameramen and a crowd gather As or. Hermann Sander and mrs. Sander arrive at the Hillsborough county court where the trial convened for the alleged mercy slaying of mrs Abbi Borroto 59. The judge Tate bund Abate of thu Jour. Acne Senate oks probe of Mccarthy s charge Washington feb. 24 up the Senate has ordered its foreign relations committee to conduct an immediate investigation of charges by sen. Joseph r. Mccarthy a wis that the state department is Over run with communist sympathizers. A Resolution ordering the inquiry was passed by unanimous voice vote after four hours of wrangling Over the wording. A finally adopted it directs the committee to sub Ujj ouse passes Fec Bill 241,176 confidential loyalty files on govern ment officials under investigation democratic Leader Scott w. Lucas of Illinois who had fought against that provision finally agreed to accept it. He warned that president Truman is dead set against Givin Congress secret loyalty records even under subpoena. Lucas sponsored Bill Lucas himself sponsored the Resolution canine for a probe of the charges which Mccarthy aired in a Senate speech last monday. He said the charges were too serious to ignore because they reflected on the loyalty of everyone in the state department. Mccarthy said 81 persons with communist ties Are working in High government positions mostly in the state department. He mentioned no names but offered to present Hia evidence to any congressional com Mittee. Communist ring according to Mccarthy a communist ring is operating in the state department headed by a big three who have been labelled subversive by Federal Security officers. Eie also charged that one person who failed to pass a department loyalty Check is now a White House speech writer. White House press Secretary Charles Ross said earlier this week that he disbelieves the latter charge. Secretary of state Dean Acheson told a news conference he has com plete Confidence in his department Semp Loyes. Gem Salesman goes on trial for bomb slaying in plane Quebec City feb. 34 up j. Albert Quay a jewelry sales Man charged with murdering his wife by time bombing an Airliner and killing All 23 persons inboard went Oak trial for his life yester Day. Ten jurors were selected after nearly 100 venire men had been questioned. The 32-year-old slightly built Salesman was charged on a single count that he killed his wife Rita 9, she was a passenger on a Canadian Pacific Airliner that exploded and crashed shortly after saving Here sept. 9. Police estimated the hearing would last six or seven weeks. They assigned three times As Many guards As usual to patrol the court Incuse building and keep an expected crowd control of hundreds under French seek2 yanks for Mart activities Paris feb. 34 up two . Citizens were sentenced by a Paris ourt to two years in prison for Laek Market activities in Cigar ets and the . Embassy May be asked for extradition papers to re urn them to France. Sigismund Schloss 28, a former . Army Pilot and Thomas Miles 1, both of san Francisco were or evicted of flying plan loads of american Cigar ets from Switzer d and the . Zone of Germany nto France and reselling them on the Black Market. Schloss it was alleged flew the Garets to Paris in his Light plane and Miles was convicted of receiving and Selling them Here. They were sentenced Isaab sentia. The French Interior min Stry was asked to bring them to Justice if they were Suu in France. Washington. Feb. 34 up the House passed and sent to the Senate yesterday the fair employ ment practices Bill stripped of Al enforcement provisions. The vote was 241-176. The action was a blow to presi Dent Truman s controversial civil rights program. Or. Truman wanted a mandatory ban on racial discrimination in jobs. The House rejected the presi Dent s proposal and voted to. Create instead a fair employment practices commission with Power Only to investigate educate and recommend. Supporters of the approved ver Sion contended race prejudice could not be eliminated by Law. They said education was the answer. Italian denies collaboration Rome feb. 24 up sex marshal Rodolfo Graziani last commander of Mussolini s fascist armies told his military War crimes court yesterday that he never collaborated with the germans but would never have gone Over to the English be cause i hated i hate and i will always hate that he wanted to re main Neutral after the italian armistice the 68-year-old former Viceroy of Ethiopia also denied charges that he was responsible far the execution of italian partisans and ordered the deportation of italians to nazi concentration Camps. He called the English the True enemies of Italy those who have always kept Italy from Graziani s trial started yesterday. A previous trial before a civil court on similar charges was declared void after the court was declared incompetent to try him. I am neither an Assassin nor a kidnapper of men but simply a Soldier who fought for his Graziani added i accepted Mussolini s offer to command his troops when was informed by the German ambassador to Italy von Rahn that Italy would receive the same Fate As Poland unless i nationalists balk Hainan Landing Hon Kong feb. 24 up chinese nationalist planes and naval Craft have frustrated an other attempt by the communists to land on Hainan Island Dis patches from the nationalist held land off South China reported today. The reports said the attempt was made wednesday by a 12-junk con Voy. Nationalist planes and War ships Sank six of the Craft and captured five. Only one red Jun escaped according to the reports. More than 1,000 reds have been captured they added. \ death reveals Panda s sex London feb. 24 a for nearly four years Lein to the London zoo s giant Panda was considered a female. But the roly poly native of China has died after ailing for months and a Post Mottern disclosed she was a a
