European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes March 1950 Sherman oks fund Cut Only on risk basis March 8 Forrest Sherman said yester Day that the Navy was not ready for War and Hiat a curtailment of funds for the Mothball Fleet had his approval Only As a Short term calculated who took Over As chief of naval operations during Tihe revolt against unification last said he was that the Navy now was a full partner subs called key weapon in san puerto March 8 Gen William said that a defending Force of 40 submarines probably could have turned Back the Armada of 160 War ships which left to invade Vieques Island in the port Rex War who is supreme com Mander in the Caribbean and chief of the aggressor forces defending said the 10 submarines of his Navy greater theoretical losses on the invasion Fleet than he had believed aggressor submarines and planes have been carrying the at tacking Fleet Ever since it left nor Folk on umpires ruled that 59 invasion ships had been some of them the theoretical losses of the nor Folk Fleet included one medium six Light three escort two 21 destroyers and 26 in the umpires the attacking Force had lost 62 fighter planes and seven patrol if we had 40 i dont believe the invasion Fleet would have got ten Morris the sub marines available to the aggressor forces included five of the new snorkel equipped Craft and five of the Type Standard during world War in Church scored on school Aid new March 8 Graham Barden blamed the Catholic Church yesterday for defeats to Date of Federal Aid to said the Church had injected the religious Issue into the author of a Bill which would restrict Federal to tax supported criticized Francis Cardinal Spellman at a conference Here of the committee on Federal Aid to Public the committee is a nationwide citizens group not connected with a particular or by Spellman last summer after expressing her views on the Educa Tion said at the that she did not think the Issue a religious one but one of obtaining Equality of educational Opportunity for All american Chil Roosevelt said she was not in favor of a Bill introduced by Elbert Thomas Dutah which would let some Federal Money go for fringe services and let states decide whether private and Paro Chial schools should get any record breaking earnings revealed by Chrysler March 8 Chrysler besieged by a strike since has announced that the biggest year for sales and earnings in the company his sales totalled com pared with in this gave the company a net profit of equal to on capital compared with or a share the pre Vious on the National defense his views were presented in a copyrighted question and answer interview the and world weekly news mag with my responsibility for the readiness of the Fleet for Sherman i certainly cannot say that the forces we now have Are completely maximum Security possible he gave that you will get the maximum Secu Rity that is possible from the Money appropriated for the defense department and the Sherman doubted if any top defense officials would say the present military establishment was adequate or that any moderate in creases would make it he said the ability of the Navy to put the inactive Fleet Back into action was decreasing and i am not satisfied with the amount of Money we Are putting into it maintenance at the present Sherman described russian sub Marine strength As a serious fac Tor in the event of outbreak of he the Superior soviet submarine forces would not cause us to delay using our Offen Sive display of strength he said he considered the display of Navy strength As an Arm of diplomacy a very delicate As far As the Admiral naval strength on foreign stations should be exhibited As a Friendly Fleet rather than As a he said he believed the presence of the Navy in the Mediterranean has had a very profound Impact on the minds and the thinking of people on of says if s considering dropping b52 Jet bomber March 8 the air Force has disclosed officially it is considering dropping the b52 Boeing Jet bomber As Suc Cessor to the b36 in its heavy bomber no decision has been the air Force it that studies Are being made to de Termine How the con Vair b36 May be altered in design and Black sees loan requests boosted when Erp ends March 8 Eugene president of the world said Marshall plan countries Are expected to increase their requests for Bank Loans when european recovery program ends in at a press Black questioners i tto Ink on the expiration of the Marshall plan the Bank will be called on to make More Loans to Marshall plan we have no but we shall be glad to consider additional re quests at that Back with Bullet lasted Flag House votes to raise time limit in tying to with service March 8 the House has passed and sent to the Senate a Bill to establish a presumption of service connection where veterans develop tuberculosis within three years after discharge from the armed the maximum period for pre sumption of service connection in to cases now is two the House also approved and sent to the Senate legislation to establish uniform pension rates for veterans of the Spanish american the and the Boxer former publisher Dies los March 8 Arthur Kennedy los Angeles newspaper consultant and former publisher and manager of the san Diego Union and Tribune died at his Home he was gloomy farm March 8 of agriculture Charles Brannan said american farming was on the verge of the most crucial period in its the results of decisions made in the years immediately he told the National Farmers Union will determine the future not Only of farm families but the of the entire american people As the Secretary presented a gloomy picture of farm conditions Over growing de Clining consumption of farm prod Outlook seen acts approaching the depression level and farm but he suggested a Ade quate and efficient Price support As the heart of an Overall agricultural plan which would also include More and stronger go a Long Way toward solving present he said the administrations Price support recommendations had been developed to effectuate a policy of he said that is the Only policy that offers a real Opportunity Tor farm the skipper of the freighter flying capt David Jones pats his fingers through same of the 28 holes made in its Flap by a chinese nationalist gunboat Hans owner of the ship Ping looks on in new an officer of the ship holds one of the 40mm shells which hit a Side photos Tydings urges Call to disarm March 8 Resolution favouring a nations Call for a world disarmament conference has been introduced in the Senate by Millard Tydings Tydings had urged in Senate speeches that president Truman Call such a he told re porters he introduced the Resolution because going through the in had been suggested in Many of nearly letters he has received re he has argued that attempts at International control of atomic weapons would be futile unless they were to include Complete world he said he will ask the Senate foreign relations committee to act on his Resolution As soon As the group completes work on the Pend ing economic cooperation his Resolution would simply be Ait expression of Senate More than 20 senators have told him they favor the idea of a Dis armament Tydings purple gang thief slain Ebbinghouse March 8 purple gang associate and recent companion of the notorious Harry was killed Here while trying to Rob a police said a Shotgun blast fired by a Young unemployed Auto worker fatally wounded the 34yearold Sachs body was found in a parked car about 40 minutes after Walter reported to police that be had shot and wounded one of two men he said were trying to break into his Gach was one of five persons arrested Here last month with in a paper bag in their Gach said the Money was and maintained it was won in they were police failed to link the Money Witti recent zionist Leader Dies new March 8 Daniel president of the zionist organization of died Here at the age of May plans to be checked by senators March 8 senators have begun a details Check into secret blueprints of mobilizing the nations civilians and industries in event of chairman Millard Tydings assigned three members o the Senate armed services com Mittee to the after com meriting that testimony 4fce com Mittee heard convinced him de lenses were at a peacetime Chan Gurney will study mobilization sail he was less confident about the state of closed session Tydings spoke after the commit tee had listened to closed testimony of acting chairman John steel of the National Security re sources which has the tax of developing plans for using resources in time of the Board has tackled its hug problems t y d i n g it has arrived at a Good understanding to meet any emergency that could reasonably be Tydings said mobilization activity did not indicate that officials believed another War was adding this is just that thl government should take out t meet possible just Lifcia the average citizen takes out Fin asked about the existence of it bomb Tydings said w have plans to meet fire medical emergencies am even Job increase predicted March 8 govern rent officials yesterday looked for a decline in unemployment this month from the total reached in tha was the highest jobless total sine August and 36 per cent bight Faan in february the number of Job port unities increased by from january to but thai de not begin to take care of the new Job including mid Winter school census Bureau figures measure the result As a increase counting strife ing Coal the Tane ogs increase in civilian jobs Secretary of Commerce Charte Sawyer called the unemployment increase from january to february the result of seasonal incr in the labor force9 and noted i was not due to any cutbacks in cold cuts of of water to March 8 this City of practically so rounded by Salt was Witer out the fresh variety for a i after two Days of abnormal cold an exposed Section of a 10ind main fire was the most i mediate calling the Tion fire chief Frank Bradish kept his men  status throughout the weary waterworks struggled to get an auxiliary Supply of Gallons into for Heads in March 8 Secretary of state Dean announced that Eleanor velt has accepted his invitation serve As chairman of the nation citizens committee for unit nations Day