European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes March 1951 czech to american Rise attache Back in Prague March 25 assistant of the embassy who was a passenger on one of three czech planes which escaped from said today that most of her fellow passengers seemed terribly surprised by the flight into Western the Katherine of new York librarian of the information service Library in said she was the most sur prised of the i almost fell Flat on my face when i Learned where i she told newspapermen after returning Here from Prague reports asked about reports current in Prague that at least one czech government official and several key communist party members aboard the she said i did not recognize anyone important aboard my or among the passengers from the other but then i would probably be Able Only to recognize president Klement among the top communists in i am sure that a lot of people on my plane were not in on the they just seemed terribly sur the whole thing seemed s i kept thinking i should b getting a kick out of the Whol but i did i do not think most of the passengers on my plan knew what was papers checked miss Kosmak returned to Prague this morning after taking the nigh train from she said she boarded the plane a regular stat owned czech air yesterday morning in Bratis was due to arrive in Prague about mass who travels on diplomatic said Airport officials in Bratislava took the unusual procedure of checking pass ports and papers at two different Points on the Field before allowing passengers to go we landed everyone was milling she the whole mood was of Surprise and the door of the plane opened and an american officer put his head in and get get out no one is going to be you Are in one of your pilots does not like Czecho staff club miss Kosmak said that the two other escape planes had already landed when her own plane she said she was taken to the staff club at the the lobby of the club filled with czechs milling a r o u n an interpreter was going around Tellini everyone that they would be she the people who wanted to remain in Germany were being separated from those who wanted to return to did not see any of those who wanted to return and i did not recognize deaths in China famine May exceed 15 million March 25 famine deaths in China May surpass the Scourge of when people Vic chairman of the world federation of Church said three million families Inho Peh province alone Are existing on mud mixed with bark and and famine is sweep ing 10 other North chinese prov he Story of escape plot told at Erding continued from Page 1 Slovakia said they knew nothing of the Joseph chief Pilot of one of the said he first Learned of escape when his radio operator held pistols to his head and told change his we were about 15 out of Brno when the second Pilot and radio operator poked a gun at my Klestil i thought it was a i did not think they were then they told if you go against our wishes we will blow your brains insisted they ordered me Tolly a course of 240 which is in this i dont know we landed at they insisted on coming Klestil said most passengers on his plane were unaware was happening until they one was found with his hands tied and a gag in is Mouth when the plane he mrs Teresa who said she has been a communist party member for 21 said i bought a ticket for i had no idea we were coming to until we landed no Clear picture Vculek said that five of the 25 passengers on his plane were apparently in on the but none of the 58 who will return could be sure who organized there was still no Clear picture of the mass escape was plotted it seemed to be a splits conc scheme that brought the three planes into Erding within a few the flight Engineer on the second plane to from sail the plane had been in flight Abou half an hour when the Pilot suddenly Drew a gun and con fronted the other three members of the hands tied Voo frees Truman accepts with reluctance Tracy Voorhees key March 25 a president Truman yesterday reluctantly accepted the resignation of Tracy Voorhees As under Secre tary of the Voorhees to Strain of Public is effective not later than june Voorhees said he also thought his along with that of Secretary of the army Gordon would give Secretary of defense Louis Johnson a in picking a new Gray is resigning to the presidency of the University of North Carolina some time Truman praised the former new lawyer for his work As food administrator in the occupied areas and for improvement of the japanese Relief Ike continued from Page i my hands then were tied by the first he he ordered me to stay out and shut i asked him where we were going and he were going to in czech Consul Ernest Steiner said arrangements were being made to Fly the 58 rack to Czechoslovakia Early next col Park co at said they will stay of the base on our of the 12 Crew members of All three seven will stay in in All there were 67 16 one child and one infant on the Steiner All those returning would be asked to sign statements that they were returning West Berlin police disperse red youth continued from Page 1 were at three widely separated Points in the and French sectors thursday this number included 16 arrested by West Berlin who broke up an illegal communist Street demonstration in the sector District of the Youthful fanatics marched and drawing a crowd of about 200 taunting West Blac safety officials when West police moved to break up the most of the dem fled to the East sector o one was seriously officials seven of Liose were under three other m e m b e r e of the soviet backed free youth adj were of this is separate from the main annual defense Bill for the year beginning july Eisenhower summary of preparedness contrasted with de sense Secretary Louis Johnsons optimistic View expressed recently that defense preparations Are sufficient unto the air Secretary Stuart Symington has sounded the alarm Over Gigantic military preparations made by he contends Russia can launch a Surprise atomic attack against any part of the and that we have no sure defense against also a witness before the Senate predicted that the air Force would get Back a Cut made in the an Nual appropriation Bill by the House appropriations Navy Secretary disputes Eisenhower on defense March 25 ins Navy Secretary Francis mat thews is in disagreement with Gen Dwight d Eisenhower statement that the armed forces have been trimmed below the safety without Matthews declared in a broadcast today that reductions in the military services were hot a t h r e a t to National he that armed forces should be although there was no immediate danger of soviet paper attacks Eisenhower for speech March 25 in Germany attacked Gen Dwight Eisen Hower today As openly seeking to become the commander chief of the Atlantic aggression Taglicht Mundschau said Eisen Howers statement on Arma Niento put him in the front of War Road conditions Heidelberg 25 the Neucom Provost marshals officer today reported mos roads As Munich and Nurr Iberg Are Frankfurt wet in italian riots Laid to Redis March 25 ment sources charged today that picked comm twist action were touring Italy to keep workers and peasants in constant to further the party Spring of Premier Alcide de Gasperi opened a special Cabinet meeting today or a report on Public Security by Interior minister Mario Scelba Analysed police measures to prevent the weeks disorders from exploding into Large scale rioting and was believed to have also touched on communist tactics to spread turmoil through the riot seen planned government sources said there was no doubt that the san severe uprising thursday when communists revolted and held the town until army troops broke through their care fully the riot was regarded As merely a testing of police Power since the was too isolated to be connected with any general plan for nationwide trouble of the same a government source said we know that picked communist action squads have been sent out from Rome to tour the spread false reports the government and about workers troubles and create As much agitation As pos cuban millionaire Dies of cancer March 25 Jose 45yearold Multi millionaire and one of the most fabulous figures in cuban died of cancer in less than three he climbed from his Post As a lowly clerk to be one of Cubas most powerful of his wealth ranged from to an Arsenal of machine guns and other weapons was found on his estate recently by o f f i c e r investigating reports that an invasion of the dominican Republic was being dec chaplain to on dutch March 25 sped broadcasts from Heidelberg will incorporated into America Day program aired the Netherlands radio station Krc the 18hour one of series to develop interest in Vario will include talks by u4 ambassador to the Netherly Selden Chapin Francis Cardie archbishop of new a appointed in Jerusalem officials a William 6dwyer of new mayor Arn Dailly of Amsterdam the 10 am services at military Chapel Here will be Broad cast direct Over and a table discussion on religious Striction and u n s e 1 i n g in american and dutch corded by an last also Wilt be round table participants maj Thomas Neucom Deputy chief will celebrate High and col Augustus x Neucom chief will participating in the round taif were vice adm d of d Navy maj c r o o n e n b u Deputy chief Royal do adj army father Diree Tor of Catholic broadcasts Kro Gearhard and who retired from tit dutch Navy three years ago of Lief 52 years is director of Titt Catholic Home a Lay Organiza Tion which provides military Chap Lains with needed supplies and Ift Striction Al Yugo voting for one slate March 25 gos Lavias parliamentary e 1 e c Campaign ended tonight with Loo speakers touring alter ing Boogie Oogie with political Horta ions to vote for the Gove ments single list of despite the fact that not one the 620 candidates for the houses of the Skup China part ment faces any Campaign has been waged with the sound and fury of the hotly contested Figl the Western fiery to ing sound slogans lat sidewalks Banne draped by Ings create the kind of Polit imagery which makes the Ca visitor believe Marsha Titos Gime is fighting for its political Lii although the general popular appeared apathetic it foregone conclusion that a vote at least 95 per cent in favor of yugoslav Leader will be Ann Ouno 29 reported killed in Ai March 25 High commission newspaper be Zeitung reported today that workers were killed when a Sov controlled uranium mine in Saa was flooded several Days fill yields secret data in Senate red pro dirty from secret files has Al ready been Giyen to senators investigating charges of communism n the state the Justice department said an announcement Sajid Fri chief Edgar Hoover gave members of he Senate committee a Complete Oft lie Fri lie on principal name of the person involved was riot Joseph Mccarthy r who has been firing charges of red influence at the state department for said he is will ing to stand or fall on the Case of a Man he named As the top soviet espionage agent in this Mccarthy said the Man is Conr nested with the state and had a desk there until charge denied the department insisted that the individual was never connected with the state department on a four month diplomatic Mission abroad about five years Mccarthy gave the name of the Man to a Senate foreign relations subcommittee at a secret last yesterdays announcement by Justice department gave no det about the one principal did it Lin this Case car Thys Case of the alleged spy the in a ment that attorney Genera Howard Hoover and aids discussed the Case in grains office with members of Senate subcommittee headed chairman Mallard Tydings