European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Rage 4 the stars and stripes May 1950 editors debate possibility of harm to youth from sexy crime comics Washington newspaper editors asked themselves and their comic artists at a meeting Here whether comic strips Laden with sex and crime will some Day make them answer Able for damage done to Amer ican two of americas top Al of lil and Milton of Steve Canyon de fended their Craft As being one in which virtue always is conspicuously but the debate was hot and the wit barbed As editors aired their grave concern Over unfunny comics in a forum at the american society of newspaper editors an Nual James managing editor of the Louisville led the assault with Norman Isa managing editor of the St Louis a questionnaire circulated by him to fellow Edi Pope showed them bothered by these problems Many editors Are worried about the detailed picture nation of sex there was concern but less than the problem of sly and smirking sex has been greatly Pope propaganda a tremendous of editor against any form of comic strip propaganda Dewey signs retire Law a Albany Thomas Dewey has signed Legisla Tion permitting civil service employees to retire at Witti tie state other employer half the additional retirement Cost although retirement at 55 was possible under the previous the entire added Cost of earlier retirement was borne by the civil the Normal retirement age is because of the drastically higher rates of contribution to the retirement few City or county employees could take advantage of the 55year option under the old the sponsored by s e y m o or Halpern allows any member of the retire ment system until 31 to elect the 55year a higher pen Sion credit also is Dewey vetoed a Bill Itiat would1 have required All school buses with a seating capacity of More than 12 to be painted Chrome existing Law the yellow color is required Only if the vehicle is owned by a 4phool District or a municipal the governor quoted the motor vehicle Bureau As saying the proposed regulation might Lead to of school bus transportation contracts by franchise bus spuds glamorized at buyers expense Sacramento out Here Are acquiring a Glam Orous new at the expense of a California agriculture told about it today some operators Dye old potatoes to make them look like new or higher Quality they treat cheap Sweet potatoes to look like expensive they do it with a Dye contained in Wax sold As a pre the Dye in most cases is not its Legal to Dye or Wax if the consumer is but if spuds Are dyed and resold As Quality his agents will crack Whipple voice grave fear at influence of unfunny strips was editors seem to want to pick out their own targets for editorial Pope Sug Capp was Bel bored for accentuated hips and t h i g h s of female inhabitants of he protested that do have figures and there Beau Ike to see Beautiful girls properly artists like to draw Isaacs retorted that Capp should underline his own prop Erly Capp explained these Are very poor people in even James Federal years May the German beaded by adm Karl has moved to Stockholm May president Truman signs the veterans priority giving vet Erans second Call to the govern ment Only on surplus May military authorities in Frankfurt indict 24 top officials of on charges of wag ing aggressive mass murder and May the colombian government announces it has severed diplomatic relations with Russia As of a communist incited May Gen Omar Bradley urges the Senate to approve the 12nation North Atlantic Security Alliance and Calls it the american defense Frontier in the heart of British to launch new Ark Royal i Ondon new Ark Royal be launched at Liverpool by Queen Elizabeth today to re place the famous aircraft Carrier sunk in world War the admiralty has it will be the fourth British fighting ship to Bear that name and will bring Britain heavy Fleet Carrier strength to Britain has six Light carriers and is building seven the new Ark vill be Britain the old Ark was torpedoed in the 30 Miles from in two years later the Navy captured the boat commander decorated by Hitler for sinking his boat was sunk by Navy planes off bibles slated for Japan new York Amer ican Bible society says that on Douglas Macarthur expects completion of a project for distribution of scriptures to the japanese by the end of the society launched a Campaign april 12 for signatures in a huge Good will Book which will con Tain the names of contrib tutors to the Bibl distribution project Macarthur suggested in a letter that a Good will Book be presented to the Japan Bible society for permanent inclusion in its director of was drawn Isaacs read a statement by him voicing concern Over the Impact on juvenile delinquency of exciting strips which can easily be imitated by Isaacs said feature syndicates which sell comics tend to Deal with complaints by Fum bling and comic strips to their first introduction to Isaacs weve got to Stop feeding kids this mental laughing of yourself As for propaganda on the comic Capp said he fears a ten Dency in America to shrink from laughing at itself the manner of the delightful and disrespectful humorists of another he pro fessed himself terrorized at interpretations some seek to read into his own Felix of the Dallas morning voiced the View that when american readers faithfully follow the comic we have some thinking to not fool our if we Well face a Public indictment charging dereliction of we the Public Call on newspapers and radio and television to answer for dam age done to american defense area designated c april 26 o Pacific Northwest has been set up by a joint Navai Force  Board As the nations third de sense the boards taken i was announced Here by regional administrator for the the effective activates what is known As the air defense area of the North similar regions have been set up in the northeastern and at los under All airmen flying into the area Are encouraged to file flight plans with the military or the filing of the flight while not will preclude a move by fighter air Craft to make identification of planes while in plans in other pilots filing flight plans Are not Likely to be intercepted by military aircraft other planes it has been established that they Are Friendly or Domestic Craft the Region set aside the defense area extends from a Point 23 Miles at sea due West of the Canadian southward to a Point opposite North from North Bend the line goes East to Northeast to North to Canada and West to the original the Hanford atomic Plant area in South Central Washigton will continue to be completely out of the announcement said that Fil ing of flight plans save waste efforts by military aircraft melodious horns sought for buses Rome is searching for a melodious Horn for its Public a special committee has decided that All cars used for the trans port of persons must be issued with the same Type of acoustic Sig the committee announced that a National Competition will be held to determine which signal will be and that the Horn must be of a harmonious Neucom ments Mannheim Gya fetes 80 orphans at dinner in ordnance depot by Virginia Webb eighty orphan boys from the up Merhaus Kinde Beim in Wen heirs were served fall course dinner recently in the enlisted mens mess Ball at the Mannheim Ord this Gya Effort was planned by Sec George Vespoli and sgt Woodrow later this the up Merhaus boys will compete in a track and Field meet at the depot with military and a civilian personnel acting As coaches and team Roberz presents a certificate to Paul one of 50 displaced persons who has completed to America coarse taught by members of the welfare committee of the american women club in Paul will go to san Francisco this whose husband is a District Bavaria is a committee photo Richard celebrated his fourth april with a party at Neu Biberg where his it col is co of the 86th air base the Allied women club is sponsoring a display of american women and mens fashions at the Heidelberg special services Margaret Wright Gagne was born to 1st it and Jamas at the 98th go in March margarets James was born in Korea in her father is officer for the 6th army Cav James reach mystery her first was presented recently by the drama club of the dependents High Bremer the cast included Debbie Jolene Dolores Ronald Richard Newell Peter Magrath and Jeff Edward Sexauer was stage manager and Norman publicity the High school band played at the Subel English directed the James Hico resident officer in spoke of the Aims of the occupation at a recent luncheon meeting of the fussed officers wives births reported from the Heidelberg military Post included James born March 21 to sgt and William Carpenter is assigned to co up Marilyn born april 1 to 1st it and Hilbert Benner is serving with the 531st Ord he maintenance Cresence born april 6 to capt and Tefon Howard is with co 63d hot Junnes born april 8 to Sec and Wood is assigned to the 5th Susan born april 10 to 1st it and Thomas Murphy is in the pm Lawrence born april 12 to and Ralph and Dale to sgt and Taylor is the Pearson is with the 533d my co the american Community in Eschwege will stage a pot of Gold Benefit Friday May at the Usa eur Ord school a 10act Talent various games and a cake auction will be featured to support the recently organized american youth assistance the Aya is planning to establish a playground and Hobby Martha daughter of it and Donald Macgregor was christened in protestant services in april 23 by chaplain Robert t h e Star san d trip e 8 16 May 1950 it col William Summers managing editor Ken Zumwalt sports Phil Taylor executive manager Maurice Kirkwood chief of Louis Brown news bureaus Tsi 846681846680 b4733q Bremerhaven 2104421363 the european edition is published Dally at for the occupation under the auspices at the armed forces information and education Frankfurt the stars and Darmstadt correspondence should be addressed to the stars and Apo army mall to the new York office should 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