European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes May 1950 a army Center j accused of fund laxity May 12 a House civil service subcommittee yesterday accused the army finance Center at Louis of laxity in administration of its loyalty program and in handling government funds in a preliminary report to the Ful the group a thorough housecleaning at the it specifically proposed that maj John finance staff officer be it said he had working in collusion with former personnel director Joseph to place fraudulent documents in loyalty files in order to discredit Fri Liebman already has been the subcommittee was set up to prevent any in the army investigation of charges that the finance Center employed falsified personnel coerced loyalty witnesses and was lax in safeguarding government 106 witnesses chairman Raymond karst d said his subcommittee questioned 100 witnesses to uncover one of the worst messes Ive Ever he said the army has com plied partially with congressional recommendations in recent but theres still a big housecleaning Job yet particularly in i tiding the Center of bad Security Edward Rees was even More critical of the army the army has been dragging its fee tall he it has been apparent that it didst want an the House armed services com Mittee plans to conduct its own investigation of the military angles of the St louts charges listed in its preliminary karts subcommittee specifically charged to servicemen totalled with cases yet to be reviewed and other cases lost in the inactive for handling i deliverable government checks Are Center needs a Complete revision in auditing and accounting 44army disbursing officers sold in saving Bonds to an unauthorized alien to circumvent British currency Center bought Worth of business equipment it never former finance two years before his Man aged an insurance business whose policies were restricted to array 1 favored insurance firms were supplied at government expense with a list of civilian personnel officers turned in fraudulent expense vouchers for a trip to Cleveland to buy business machine expenses on the trip were actually paid by the f Iraq British War brides at vacation Takeoff bound for a vacation a bag a group of Chica to area British War brides wave Brood by As they Board a at Midway Twenty one All Bat two with made the March survivors May 12 survivors of the Bataan death March have been invited to participate in the decommissioning of Carrier Balaam for Antisubmarine the ceremonies will be held May 13 in and after a shake Dom cruise the vessel will be based at san financial editor Dies May 12 Fred 79 editor of the Cleveland news for the last 33 died in his Steep despite poor health the Dean of Cleveland financial writers had turned out a written at Home until a few months i parties differ on size of Cut May 12 routed a Las ditch Republican Economy House administration leaders looked to the Senate today to restore cuts in a one package government agencies appropriation just How much the House chopped from the passed wednes Day night after a month of debate was a matter of if the which Custon warily adds to House can figure out the exact effect of the gop it will do better than Many House members have Able to John Taber quarterback of the gop Economy cited a set of his own figures show us that an amendment he offered calling for a Cut might actually result in savings closer claims Ben Jensen Iowa claimed his which sets ceiling on the number of Federal of vacancies which May be filled in the year starting july would save even though it makes no specific Cut in Money Al chairman Clarence Cannon d of the appropriations com Mittee called both claims extravagant and he said Many of the cuts in the Taber amendment duplicated reductions already made by the that group trimmed slightly More than from the presi dents budget before the Bill reached the House Auto racer Jenkins to seek gop sheriff Salt Lake May 12 a Auto racer a Holder of most of the land Speed records for distances of 100 Miles and has been chosen As one of two candidates for nomination As Salt Lake county Jenkins and William Rogers will meet in the primary election 5 they were the High men among whose names were submitted to the Republican nominating Jenkins is a former mayor of Salt Lake red probes ask Deli Alunder oath by Oppenheimer May 12 a committee investigating communism has invited Robert Oppen Heimur to deny under oath that he attended a communist meeting in Berkeley in former head of the los Alamos atom bomb was named tuesday by a commit tee Paul As one of a group which attended an elite communist Section meeting at his Home in in Oppenheimer declared he want a never had been one Arvd never assembled with any such group of people for any such purpose in my Home or anywhere Hugh of chairman of the state Senate com Mittee on Una Merican then invited Oppenheimer to appear in person and make such denial As he sees under to the mate agree on Childs custody Santa May 12 Bette at Odds with her William Grant has filed an agree ment in Superior court for custody of their Barbara Davis miss Davis and Sherry separated last month after he appeared at a studio party honouring her Sherry reportedly downed actor Sarry Sullivan in a on punch crawl Al the Rio and miss Davis moved out of their Toluca Jake Al to seek higher pay May 12 the Al has announced its policy for future contracts would be one of increased wages and a fight to re Duce living William Al reporting for the federations executive said the goal definitely was one to increase con he said to achieve that unions must continually strive for oppose Price rises the Council decided that every Effort must be made to prevent any substantial increase in consumer Green reported at a press he said business must recognize the necessity for continually lowering prices or face a hostile reaction from the rest of the Green said the federations de Mand for higher wages would result in increased purchasing which would broaden the Market for All types of goods and Johnson says More Unity needed May 12 Secretary Louis Johnson served Public notice on the armed forces yesterday that while much Economy has been achieved and unification is now a the de sense setup still needs More of told the 35th annual kiwanis International convention Here the defense department fiction a fact but he said it will take a surgeons delicate prob ing to find and remove any tis malignant or that still retard the development of a healthy National defense Johnson said he was taking the occasion to Tell the american and to serve Public notice j on the armed services that past achievements toward unification and Economy Are but a stimulus for More intense is must find More productive use for every Dollar not contributing directly to the Security of our country and put it into channels of defense where it will contribute to the better advantage of National he Johnson said All the armed serv ices had joined in the fight for Economy and efficiency and were contributing plans of their own to the Secretary of defense said the which had been saved through Economy measures within the departments appropriation was being used for research and development of special Wear particularly in the antitank j c Jan sri led Etu jmj a Sta Ond j a Stu Dee Cor Tai j he Fra aul a j a i Kii aft 3 Thi Sti is Uli Thi so 01 co co Al i Butts Dies in new York Olite ballistics expert May 12 by who As acting sgt Butts of the police department won worldwide Fame As a ballistics sex died of a heart attack at his state Island Butts made ballistics a precise records show he worked or testified cases where gunfire part he retired a Little More than two years after 44 years the slice department 5 cents please new May 12 Nickel Telephone Call is going the Way of the 5cent subway the new York state Public service commission has granted the new York Telephone to raise the Cost of local pay Calls o a beginning the commission also other i including 23 per cent business phone the rises affect nearly subscribers and nearly pay phones and win give the company More come charges to some subscribers will be 5 cents a month the com Mission Draper wins ruling in suit May 12 up tired after Days on the witness dancer Paul Draper was bolstered by a judicial Down shortly before Cross examination of the artist was Federal judge Joseph Smith ruled that counsel for Hester target of a libel suit prompted by her Stevev ments that Draper and Harmonica player Larry Adler Are procon must cheese trying prove her Point by quoting from publications identified As com the ruling was made after entertainers chief Fred Erick protested against i repeated attempts by the wife attorneys to Liaf the with left Wing activities by Progi during periodicals and newspapers published by the the judge declared that referring to the i nature of the publications an atmosphere which is not organisations reviewed Mcculloughs attorneys also sought to prove the entertainers were pro communist sympathizers by giving 9 detailed review of More than a store of which have been cited As by various investigating wearily complaining that he getting slower and slower in Draper been connected with most of hut admitted giving benefits for although shown a newspaper listing him As a sponsor for the new York City May Day Parade to he denied any connection with and said he spent that Day North Pope gives Rimouski May 12 Pope Pius has expressed his Nal for the Rimouski and sent fors urgent needs of the archbishop Georges Courchene said