European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes october 19jq Berlin court convicts six in Coffee plot by Dwight Schear staff correspondent 27 members of a smuggling ring were convicted in the 2d judicial court Here of attempting to bribe an army officer into arranging the shipment of 30 tons of Blac Market Coffee from Berlin to Western Ger Many in an army presiding Justice William Clark said the evidence showed the Coffee had originally been exported from Brazil to the russian Clark presided Over a Threeman panel which included judges John Sabo and Peter Salomon a stateless per son described As ringleader of the was sentenced to three years in one year of Lieb licks sentence was suspended on condition of Good Nice month terms two other Hirsch and Egidio were Given nine month jail Valerian and Heribert German father and and Dan Dolo received j a 11 terms equating the time they had served one Joseph Markles a forfeited his Mark bail by failing to appear for charges against two other defendants were testimony disclosed that nearly in currency was paid last March and april to an army officer who pretended to work with the Nab four trailer loads the defendants were arrested after one Deal for transporting Coffee to Frankfurt had been con two German trucks with four trailers loaded with Coffee were the the defendants alleged they had been trapped into concluding the smuggling the held that the de was not valid because the first move in arranging the ship ment had come from the in a 10page Clark noted that the facts in the Case were discouraging to since the two principal Lieb Lech and Are two Young displaced persons who at the end of the War had been liberated from a nazi concentration Camp by save Hayford urges 27 Spe Gen Bertram f1 Hay Neucom chief of transport was principal speaker at the quarterly meeting of the Bremer Haven chapter of the National de sense transportation addressing about 125 persons at the Hayford urged Conser vation of and characterized wastefulness As a blow at our r stressing the importance of the Hayford out that close cooperation Between we air coast guard and civilian transportation systems and officials was vitally necessary for the achieve ment of the transportation Mission he said the association was the los ical medium for All representatives to discuss Mutual problems and Exchange Hayford was introduced by Coj Jeff chief of port operations and president of the Bremerhaven chapter of the 6 survivors of massacre rescued 27 More survivors of the North korean communist massacre of prisoners of War in a Railroad Tunne North of Sun Chon last Friday were rescued after hiding four Days and nights in the bitter cold of the korean the ruthless red captors killed 74 of the helpless three of the new survivors were evacuated by air to but the other three were too ill to be re moved Frois the Field Hospital at the Pyongyang the three flown to Japan were identified As sgt Robbie of Long pfc Joseph of Ond pfc Burdett leg of los crawl to Hills identification of the three under treatment in the Hospital was with All along with the others aboard the prison were lined up and Zombery was wounded in the left shoulder and but Eggen and Mons Zeta escaped the Hail of the six fell to the ground and simulated death until the red kill ers then crawled to a hiding place in the nil weat Frodo hunger and shivering from they finally were found by a korean youth was a member of a party Hunting communist out from under Grange master Dies new 27 Al Bert master of the National Grange farm collapsed and died Here after addressing the Herald Tribune forum on he farm ers role in Donnelly joins Allied Council 27 Donnelly attended his first four Power Allied Council meeting today in his official capacity As the new High commissioner for aus it Gen Stafford new Ufa attended the session As military it was also wins initial appearance at an lied Council Donnelly and Irwin Ware introduced by British High commissioner sir Harold who was chairman austrian letters during the Caccia Noti fied the Council of receipt of two letters from austrian Chancellor Leopold Fig concerning soviet interference in austrian police mat he said the two letters had Een referred to the internal affairs directorate for consideration and report to the the austrian ministry of Interior recently suspended1 five communist police officers for illegal tactics during the communist the officers in question have been Able to remain at their jobs in the russian zone because of soviet support who was supported by the British and French said the element has taken a very serious View of the Protection for dogs Taik 27 West German society for the Protection of animals has called for a Law forbidding anyone from chop Ping off dogs j Freak mishaps often Are but Seldom Are they illustrated As is this one for the books at the military police jeep was travelling on when a Section of the Street the jeeps momentum carried it oat of the but its undercarriage was no one was Driver and passenger were cola George sooty and John of co 709th he so photo ship loading War goods for red senators say 2 Senate investigators yesterday charged that a merchant ship is loading War material for communist and asked customs officials to act the which was not is picking up cargo at new Philadelphia and they in the they Are Petroleum scrap rubber and galvanized Herbert Oconor revealed meantime that vast quantities of War goods already have been shipped to the chinese he said he had sent the name of the ship and detailed information on the cargo to customs of the investigators1 Dis covered that Gallons of lubricating Oil was delivered by Amer ican ships to red China ports from occupied Japan after the Start of the fighting in Arman jailed in us knifing 27 a sgt Alfred Robert of was convicted by a air Force court martial Here of wounding a briton during a scuffle at a Seaside resort on the court martial sentenced wat son to 12 months at hard labor and a bad conduct the sen tence is subject to Watson was charged with slashing James a hotel with a knife during an argument Over taxi after a Battle of Britain dance at 3 cos arrive forgo Sparley 27 the arrival in Nurnberg yesterday of three generals commanding posts in Neucom heralded the opening of the Post commanders Confer ence Here among the syst arrivals for the conference were Brig Gen Clinton Augsburg military Post Brig Gen Fay Wiesbaden military Post Brig Gen Theodore Burg military Post Coj cot Heidelberg military Post col Maurice Berlin Mili tary Post and col Ernest Deputy Stuttgart military Post conferees also included Post quartermasters and s4 an extensive program of activities has been planned for the con Terence guests by maj Gen David Nurnberg military who will be Host to the con meetings and Tours of Nurnberg Post installations will be conducted throughout the Spe Cial arrangements have been made to entertain wives and guests accompanying the wife Sheds not weight oct 27 Ellen was granted a divorce today after complaining that her husband hit her in the stomach every time she tried to eat she said it was his method of getting her to reduce from her present 200 Gross to open America House oct 27 maj Gen Charles land commissioner for Wurttemberge will speak at the opening of Heidelberg new information Center America it was announced by Light Public affaire old we other speakers at the scheduled for 11 include Hugo mayor of Heidler and William resident Heidelberg new America leased by the City to Hico in june of this has compete renovation Charles of Peg director of the will continue his work in the newly renovated architect and decorator was Rudolf re builder of the old Bridge at Heidelberg after world War Mesta sees Call me Madam new 27 Perle Mesta minister to Lux accompanied by president Truman wire and yesterday attended Call me a Broadway musical based on the part flinging antics of an Ameri can woman ambassador to mythical one 01 Washington top before she was appointed an said she enjoyed Singer Etter mermans Mati Nee performance in the which some people say was inspired by doings of mrs Margaret and Mesta saw the show at the Imperial two latvians reach after 15month voyage Long Beach 2 latvians from arrived Here in a 25foot Sloop after a perilous voyage via Canary islands and the Panama immigration officials said the papers of Janis a Book and Ernest an in both Are in order but they will be interned until they Are admitted to the by act of con the pair spent five Yearsin Sweden after escaping the red in Vasion of in the news service set for Stim sufi in Frankfurt 27 memorial services for the late Henry s t i no s o statesman who served under four will be held tuesday at Christ 241 Escher Heimer land Hico announced the scheduled for will be open to they will be under the joint sponsorship of Hico and Neucom High ranking officials from eluding High commissioner John Mccoy Rand Neucom Are expected to officiating at the services will be chaplain Matthew music will be by the Christ Chapel i guard halts Escapee by shooting him in Heel oct 27 Soldier guarding a i prisoner used just the right amount of Marksman ship to halt the prisoners escape at the Frankfurt Provost mar Shaw e office when the Cpl Cleo Mol of the 67th to co Sud Denly dashed for Freedom Edward area and failed to his escorting Cpl James of the same fired just one shot from Bis the Bullet struck Mollett in the right Heel Neucom stresses rules v for leave travel 27 All military personnel leaving the areas of responsibility in Ger Many on no duty travel Frost pos sess Lesve or Neucom announced members of forces who leave Germany on the basis of a passport Are acting against Neucom Mats flying supplies to Assam quake victims 27 special five tons of urgently needed supplies furnished by the american red Cross for victims of the recent earthquake in will leave Rhine main air base aboard a specially scheduled Mats c54 tomorrow for the shipment arrived Here today from Force on a regular Mats and was expected to reach new Delhi monday for transshipment to thousands of persons have been affected by the earthquake and resulting floods hit Assam in the Indian red Cross has an Active Relief program in the disaster area and appealed to the american bed Cross for halloween parties slated at Marx Heun 27 a halloween costume party for members of the Wiesbaden Nursery school will be held in column Hall at the Eagle club at am tues it was announced mothers of children attending the party also Are Welcome to Nursery officials the h o f h e i m club will sponsor a halloween Square dance at the Adler Hof at Maxheim Tomor Row at 8 costume fete scheduled for Heidelberg pupils oct 27 a halloween cos t a m e party for students of the Heidelberg depend ent school has been scheduled for pm tuesday at the Capitol theater by the schools Parent teachers parents Are asked to provide transportation to the 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