European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse 2afjets Span Atlantic on nonstop flight to f84s pass Labrador seek Mark bulletin new 82 two transatlantic jets were re off be East coast of Labra Dor at pm today Germany time on their nonstop flight from England to the the jets were averaging Stu and were about Art hour a half behind schedule due to Strong the air Force Manston air 22 american Jet fighters took off today from this air Force base for an attempted mile nonstop flight to Mitchel with three Refu Elings in the if successful it will be the first nonstop crossing of the Atlantic by Jet the f84 made the first air refuelling Success fully or Scotland they were to refuel again Over and Goose Bay the air plus extra paraffin supplied in two Wing extended the Range of the planes from just Over 600 Miles to times the Normal Range of a Jet the jets left Here at pm Germany time and were scheduled to arrive at Mitchel Field at 10 pm Germany method they refuelled in the air at Prest Wick at the jets used the British probe Brogue method in which the re fueling by Means of a re tractable refuel the Jet flying at a somewhat lower a tank is pushed automatically into a special opening in the plane being air experts say that the Normal Range of a Jet plane is increased by about 60 per cent As a result of air the air Force said the purpose of the flight was to develop the maximum Range of Jet aircraft for faster transatlantic hops and Tor More efficient air sea Rescue serv col David of is in command of the two plane his com Panion is it col William Ritch of Pine thesta european edition stripes unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe weather forecast morning partly Cloudy with temper nature s7t scattered is Rains partly aft Moon cd with Ber so v i e n n 65 air weather Central volume number 158 5 cents a a month september 1950 yanks capture Suwon soviet beaten in bid to gag in Assembly 22 up the Western Powers today overwhelmingly Defeated a series of russian attempts to gag consideration by this years unite nations general of Many important International including charges that hundreds of thousands of German arid japanese War prisoners Are still unaccounted for in the steering committee of theas Sembly repeatedly rejected soviet foreign minister Andrei Vish Insky efforts to eliminate from the Assembly the committee overrode Russia on every vital and voted Over russian objections to put these items on the Agenda of the 1946 Resolution which called for withdrawal of ambassadors from Resolution calling for condemnation of soviet jamming of voice of America nationalist chinese charge that Russia violated the sin soviet treaty of 1945 and the in charter by aiding the chinese communists of violations of human on Page 4 yes Gas Price Cut refund authorized sept 22 a cent Perallon decrease to the Price of retroactive to i announced bythe Neucom Exchange this decrease was permitted by a corresponding reduction in the Price charged by those who purchased yes pol Coupon books at the old Price of Mvi cents per gallon after 1 May obtain refunds by applying at their local pol sales Point and presenting their gasoline books and registration certificate by they ii take his place marines move no tip to Battle look sympathetically of a wounded Midler on Stretcher u tie la carried Back to it Clearing army decides to take toothless draftees 22 up the army disclosed today that from now on it will take tooth less draftees so Long As Bey meet All other requirements in an Effort to increase the number of men available for since draftees had been accepted for service Only if they had at least 16 up pers and the opposite eight Low now All the potential go will need is two healthy the army expects to have enough dentists to fit the draftees with Teeth if they need Slack gets 15 years As spy for user asked less 22 Alfred bean Slack today was sentenced to 15 years in prison As a spy for soviet the sentence was More severe than attorney general Howard Mcgrath had Mcgrath monday asked for a prison term of 10 years but District judge Robert Taylor told Slack with due reference to he Felt compelled to depart from the attorney generals Slack at his arraignment Here monday pleaded guilty to feeding munitions secrets to Russia during world War he was reported to have Given the secret and samples of the most powerful explosive Short of the atom to Harry a biochemist in Phila who had them forwarded to russian Taylor told the defendant he could have received the death penalty and to the crime called for a longer term than 10 years because it was a National offence and could not be regarded Stock prices reach 19year fall new 22 new York Stock Market retreated slightly in the final hour today after sweeping to a 19year High in the final were a few cents to a Dollar higher a share on most rail stocks scored greater advances with some closing almost a share the turnover was earlier the Day the general Price As measured by the associated press average of 60 climbed to the highest top since that year prices were still tumbling from the dizzy Heights of Tobeson Selling Home 22 Paul pro russian Bari has put Bis 15roora Home up for Sale because he said he can no longer get concert contracts in this country and the state department wont let him go red Retreat route Cut Battle grows at Seoul 23 saturday communist resistance stalled the marines in the Western suburbs of Seoul but an american flanking column dashed More than 20 Miles South of the City to capture Suwon and its key up correspondent Jack James reported from Seoul that the 5th Marine regt was battling in Fields at the extreme Western outskirts the he said heavy red tank and mortar fire pinned Down the leathernecks and blasted their Hopes of taking the former South korean capital by communist Shell fire plastered and South korean positions As far Back As regimental Headquarters and Supply on the Southern flank of the week old Inchon the army 7th caught on Page s House votes Rise in taxes 22 the House approved the 000 tax increase Bill and sent it to the Senate where final congressional action wag expected later to the vote was the legislation May reach presi Dent Truman desk by Nightfall and tax boosts of 12 to 20 per cent in individual income rates probably will go into effect Korea yank loses race to sick Chad 22 Georgia Soldier hitchhiked by plane from the korean Battlefront to the to see his 3yearold who was critically pfc James attached to he co of the 2d med Learned Sun Day of his daughters critical the army granted an emergency and zomber hitchhiked by air Force planes to from a passenger plane brought him to he arrived Here late last his Judith died of acute Luke Mia a few hours Baltimore Sun writer wounded on Seoul front with marines in 22 Draper 23yearold War Cor respondent for the Baltimore Sun was shot in the Back while watching marines attack toward Seoul along the North Bank of the Han the unheard evidently fired by a North korean hit Blair below his right shoulder seriousness of the wound was not immediately de big 3 Confer on creation of Europe army new 22 defense ministers of the Brit Ain and France conferred in new York today on ways to create m quickly As possible a unified army to defend Western whether German troops will incorporated into the proposed As advocated by the if one of their chief political aspects of this Issue discussed last week by Secre tary of state Dean Brit ish foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and French foreign minister Robert at am Bevin and Schuman met in private con Ference in the famous Luciia Boomer suite on the 37th floor of the Waldo Fastoria with the de sense George British defense minister Emanuel Shinwell and French de sense minister Jules Shinwell and Moch arrived in new York having been summoned by their respective foreign after the six men talked in Gen eral terms for about 15 Shin Well and Moch each brought four or five advisers and technical experts into the conference on Page 1 bulletins api the steering committee of the in today sent to the Central As Sembly russian charges of aggression against the deferred action on the american proposal place Formosa future in the As Sembly it norwegian parliaments Nobel prize committee announced to night this years Nobel prize Baa been awarded to Ralph grandson of a negro slave and acting in mediator in 83 the air Force said today that latest reports show same communist North korean troops and civilians moving Ward out of
