European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1950 the stars and stripes president approves Justice code May 7 president Truman yesterday signed a Bill to give sailors and airmen equal treatment before the Lawhe hailed it As an outstanding example of unification of the armed the new uniform code of military passed by Congress april replaces the separate Legal proce dures which have been in effect in use Navy and air Secretary of defense Louis Johnson said in a statement that the affords a number of very desirable protections for the accused without interfering with Mil itary among these new provisions is one permitting an enlisted Man to demand that any court trying him contain enlisted another clause sets up a new appeals court composed of three civilian judges who will r v i e w All Case involving severe Johnson said the code will not become effective until May in order to give All branches of the military service a Chance to study its advances Equality the which the presidents statement described As a move to Advance the democratic Ideal of eau titty before the is largely Intel Ted to assure accused military personnel of fair trial without interference or dictation by their Superior it contains these provisions officers Are specifically prohibited from criticizing a court martial for its judicial a and defense coun Sel in general courts try capital be qualified sentence involving Dis dismissal or a prison term of More than one year automatically goes before a Board of review in the service of which the accused is a involving the death pen Alty Oldi Missal Are further re viewed by the Threeman civilian death no lesser penalty against any general or officer of equal go into effect without presidential a members of the Threeman civilian court will be appointed by the president for five year subject to Senate they will draw salaries of a Johnson said the new code will supersede the articles of War now governing the army and air the navys articles of government and the disciplinary Laws of the coast Fec brings Senate blowup May 7 Southern democratic chairmen of key Senate committees have begun a slowdown on legislative hear Ings in retaliation against the administration for forcing a fight on president Truman fair employ men practice Bill Olin Johnston chairman of the Post office and civil service yesterday called off All hearings by his com Johnston acted As Richard Russell called upon republicans to join the southerners in blocking action on the politically hot Bill to ban discrimination in employment because of color or Lucas to Call Bill chairman b u r n e t Maybank said his Bank ing committee will not have time to work on rent control legislation while the Fec Bill is on the Senate Senate democratic Leader Scott of has served notice that he will attempt to Call the measure tomorrow despite the impending filibuster of Southern democrats against it Only two Southern Tom con ally of the foreign relations and Kenneth Mckellar of reported not yet in the Dixie their handle legislation dealing with the in affairs and the financing of government new army chief of czechs reported Exso Viet citizen May 7 sources said Here Hie Man quietly installed As new chief of staff for the czechoslovak is a former soviet the sources said the move was part of the Kremlin Campaign to increase its control of satellite the appointment of Gen Jaroslav Prochazka was disclosed by radio Prague yesterday As four top so Viet including two generals from the arrived in Prague for the Celebration to Day of the fifth anniversary of the cites these sources has been known As a mystery Man in Prague since the end of the when he took Over As chief of army tie Bald generals re they were filed direct to Moscow instead of through nor Mal Tormy Prochazka full background was not known but it was Learned that before the last War he was assigned As a Liaison officer in connection with the czech soviet in the late they he disappeared into Russia and it was Learned Only after the War that he had taken out soviet citizenship and had attended soviet military Mischa Auer weds May 7 screen and Susanne of new were married in a private civil ceremony and soon Little flamingos surprised Man watches own House bum on to los May 1 visiting a television saw a television demonstration showing a fire enveloping a Home in the Hollywood my that my shouted he raced Home to find the three Story dwelling but his wife and daughter were Safe it a neighbors mama and papa flamingos inspect the on their Mound nests in infield of Hialeah raws awaiting the arrival of their tue Nicaragua president Reyes Dies at 77 id May 7 the president of Victor roman y died at Hahnemann Hospital Here last he suffered from roman came Hahnemann hos he had served his internship a Hal Century undergo treatment for a cancerous ulcer of the he was oper ated on april pneumonia is developed april 10 at the base of the right lung and corrective surgery was done by his the president showed improvement until wednes thursday night he lapsed into a Leader of the ruling nationalist Liberal the president was elected by the constituent Assembly his term was not due to expire until april Clarence Dykstra Dies Provost of Urcla Lacuna May Clarence proves of the University f California at los died of a heart attach yesterday at his summer Home Here the educator was a Brush fire rear his Home when he was also a former head of the University of Dur ing the was chairman of the National defense mediation Board and held several other including one with selective service stocks dominated by special issues new May 7 Cial issues dominated trading in yesterdays Short Stock Market ses Chrysler was up to by other Pivotal were Early heavy activity warned Brothers was not followed by such specialities As leather Granite City Panhandle producing and lion Oil were All Active and mostly Granite Cit steel jumped 2vs to a new hairs failed to attract much in Terest television shares Quiete Down slain in Indonesia Raymond Yale University who was slain by unidentified attackers on an indonesian Road last killed at the same time was Robert correspondent for time and life soldiers find Gas lost son May 7 up three Earold Tommy missing for three was found wading aimlessly in a Lake yester Day by soldiers led to the spot by he Barking of the Childs faithful Irish army officers who directed the search disagreed on whether the of headed son of an army ser Geant had been kidnapped and then Eft to die in the dense Woods on Lewis army reservation maj Artie Provost mar we Are advancing a theory that the youngster was kid naked and then brought Tommy was scared and hungry when but Heape believed that if he had spent two nights in the Woods in Nea Freez ing he would have shown More ill the boy had been the object of a search by Truman asks statehood for Hawaii May 7 these Are troubled president Truman urged the Senate yesterday to strengthen the Security of our nation by granting statehood to Alaska and1 i know of few better ways in which we can demonstrate to the world our deep Faith in democracy and the principle of self govern the president Truman no adze Thia plea in a letter to chairman Joseph Omahoney of the Senate Interior which is considering the two statehood measures the House passed some weeks Senate strength noting the Contention of apposition forces that admission of the two territories would give them the same representation in the Senate As the most populous the president said this argument is not Only entirely without but also directly attacks a Basic Tenet of the constitutional system under which this nation has grown and without the provision Lor equal representation in the Senate for All both great and regardless of there probably would have been no United he added there is no justification for denying statehood to Alaska and Hawaii on the basis of an Issue which was resolved1 by the constitutional convention in America justly takes Pride in its record of fulfilling to the letter its obligations to foreign we should be no less scrupulous in carrying out the promises made to our own citizens in Alaska and Golden Gate claims 125th san May 7 the Golden Gate claimed its 125th victim when a leaped from the Bridge in this months Soldier the British army Magazine is revolver fighting a lost Art is the pistol going the Way of the sword capt Leo Milligan article gives the whys and wherefores of the they were not divided1 a review of one of Britain Best War Pic tank warfare mixed with Barracks in Ife begins at Battisti does spiritual Faith improve a soldiers self Confidence and his com Bat efficiency this re port from North Africa outlines an interesting this Magazine and Many others Are available for your selection at any stars and stripes newsstand