European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1952, Darmstadt, Hesse                                December 1912 the stars and stripes Page a Brett denies Yaftek friction with us hosts 2s Secretary of defense Robert Loveit has denied emphatically that serious friction has developed Between american troops stationed in England and their British Back from a visit to England and the Lovett told a news conference that after talk ing with British investigators and others he was convinced that these reports were grossly exaggerated or were the product of propaganda or of irresponsible persons of a Lunatic i was greatly impressed with the extraordinary relationship in the Field from the top commanders right on Lovett communists blamed there have been reports from the Manchester area and else where of Lovett was asked who was circulating the rumours of trouble and he replied he did not know whether it was an attempt to Embarrass government or just Plain cuss Edness or the work of irresponsible asked if part of the rumours were attributed to Lovett replied he said there were about american troops in the Oxford University area but police told him they had less trouble with the troops than with Oxford in defends Edc Lovett declared that in Europe he encountered another Type of Rumor of a More serious con the military chiefs in Washington Are not favourably disposed toward the e u r o be a n defense Community Lovett called on Gen Lawton army chief of who was present at the news con for comment on what Lovett called this absurd Collins said there is nothing but support Here in Pentagon for i testified in Congress june in support of there nothing to the reports being circulated that the military is opposed to it we do the concept of discusses nato meet in answer to a col said the military has no of to any aspects of the Lovett emphasized in discussing the recent Paris North Atlantic treaty organization meeting that the figures agreed to there rep resent Only part of the annual contribution of the he said the american contribution would be about 40 per cent of the or the defense Secretary he was reasonably satisfied with the result of the in answer to a he said there no discussion of proposals for a greater Exchange atomic weapons information at the sessions he contribution varies of commenting about the Edc including the so called in restructure in which nato Mem Bens make facilities mutually available to each Collins Drew attention to the fact that the Host country in each Case undertakes to furnish the real the Public utilities and so up fhe Case of a country furnishes a number of such As this Means an unusually heavy he Lovett said nato military leaders were in Complete agree ment on the requirements of the program they submitted at the military officers Are stressing combat readiness and and with emphasis on support lag he Ike plays with tots9 Yule toys new 26 alike Many another father and grand president elect Dwight Eisenhower got Down on the floor and played with Bis grandchildren Christmas toys a spokesman said Eisenhower got a big kick out of operating Davids electric throwing switches and blowing whistles on the miniature it was a typical Christmas in the Eisenhower Home on the co Lumbia University with the family and children gathered for a Stream of gifts arrived for Eisenhower but he accepted Only those from known All others were taken to his head where they will be x Rayed before being Kin enjoy Day quietly in White House 26 up president Truman and his like millions of fellow enjoyed a quiet Christmas with the Truman usually go Home to during the holi but this Truman the and the presidents relatives came to the capital from the Midwest to help the tru mans spend their last Christmas in the White it was a quiet Day with a opening of gifts and perhaps some music with Truman at the piano and their daughter Margaret singing Truman did not reveal what he gave Bis wife and Margaret for Christmas but it was an open secret that the president received a handsomely bound set of history books from his official White House submariners take december dip Navy submarine testing new inflated float the Brooklyn Navy up216inweek 25 the defense department announced that Banc the casual ties in Korea now total an increase of 216 Over last weeks the report covers those or missing in action whose next of Kin had been Noti fied through the total included 92305 282 and previously missing but returned to the defense department pointed out that about 85 per cent of the wounded have returned to either in combat or another breakdown by services Cap previously missing but returned to none Cap 76 four previously hut returned to Marine casualties none 477 20 previously missing but returned to service air 41 four 773 44 previously missing but returned to scared dog runs 5 Miles Dies 26 con fused Black Mongrel dog got onto the tracks of a subway line Motorman saw fhe dog and slowed his train to a the frightened dog ran through Tunnel past 12 a Tance of five at the 13th station the dog dropped dead from both Bodie twins alive but conditions remain precarious 26 t h e parents of the Brodie siamese twins looked at them briefly in their cribs yesterday after Christ Mas prayers that the Hist Rymak ing children would and Royt of had 8weekold their youngest Barbara with them to see her famous Broth ers Rodney Dee and Roger they waited quietly while surgeons and physicians issued hourly bulletins that the condition of Rod Ney Dee and Roger separated last week by remained the born 15 months ago with their skulls connected at the meanwhile entered their Sec Ond week of life As their strength against heavy Odds has caused astonishment among Rodney strongest of the recovered consciousness 16 hours after he was carted from Roger Lee but his condition was still termed ical by the University of Illinois research and educational Hospital his brother remained unconscious in a very precarious Condi Queen urges us to build for new age 26 a Queen Elizabeth ii yesterday summoned her subjects around the Globe to build a better world in the same spirit of adventure that first brought Britain glory under another Elizabeth four centuries slowly and with Emo the Young Monarch appealed in her first worldwide Christmas address for the prayers her people that she might Rule with Wisdom and strength in the years to an estimated persons around the world heard the Queen speak from the study of Sandring Ham this the speech was especially thrilling for the Young monarchs listening wh6 Hope the 26yearold Queen Bess will Lead them out of a time of anxiety into a and greater Elizabe than As if feeling the Queen evoked images of sir Walter Raleigh and sir Francis Drake and the other adventurous sea captains who roamed the seas building an Empire for Young Britain Many decades above she we must keep alive that courageous spirit of adventure that is the finest Quality of youth and by youth i do not just mean those who Are Young in years mean too All those who Are Young in no matter How old they May that spirit still flourishes in this old country and All the younger countries of our pre Holiday Market irregular at close new 26 Stock Market finished highly irregular wednesday in less Active pre Holiday the closing prices Allied chemical up Ameri can can Oft Vir american smelt ing up american Telephone off it Anaconda Copper up Vij Bethlehem steel up Chrysler up Ivi general elec tric Oil general motors up International Harvester off v International Nickel unchanged Standard of Tran Samerica off steel in changed Westing House elec tric unchanged Canadian Paci fic sex dividend off Central off Iti Pennsylvania Railroad off Southern Pacific off i Bank of America 31 up it pan american air off Paramount pictures unchanged Emerson electric May get pardons from Truman 26 the Justice department said presi Dent Truman gave Christmas eve pardons to two former Congress men once convicted of Federal Law they were former Pat Nell Thomas and Andrew May wartime chairman of the military affairs was paroled in May 1950 after serving nine months of 24roonth sentence for accepting bribes from the g arson Brothers munitions once head of the House Una Merican activities commit served nine months in prison for padding his payroll and accept ing kickbacks from his congressional others granted Holiday pardons were two agents of the Central intelligence Miller Holland and Wayne in a Christmas eve Truman also restored citizenship rights to thousands of persons who lost them for military or civil the proclamations applied those convicted of Deser Tion and Dis honorable discharged be tween the end of lighting in world War ii and the outbreak of the korean convicted of violating Federal Law who have completed their prison terms and served honorable in the armed forces since the outbreak of the korean conflict the defense department Esti mated nearly deserters might be affected by the presidents first Christmas eve they could not estimate How Many per sons would be affected by the Latiuri resend in Bethlehem 26 police cars escorted latin patriarch Alberto Gori from Bethlehem Church of the nativity Back to the latin patriarchate in old Jerusalem yesterday afternoon to close officially the latin Christmas festivities in the Village where Christ was born joining the exodus from Bethle hem were the consuls of 15 nations who held seats of Honor at a mid night mass and spent the night in the Casa Nova Convent attached to the Church of the Bethlehem is in Arab by 6 pm Arab christians had to return to their Homes in Israel after spending 36 hours with relatives in Arab because Israel and Jordan Are still at these people May not see their relatives on the other1 Side of the line for another Royal wedding in april the of Jean of Luxem Bourg and Princess Josephine Char Lotte of Belgium will be held april 9 in a com Munique of the court grand mar Shal announced Here scientist crosses Atlantic alone on Haft British West 26 scientist Alain Louis bombard rubber Rait after a 65day Atlantic crossing from Las just in keep a Christmas the whose daring trip rivalled the famous Kon Tiki said he made it to prove his theory Man can live at sea without fresh food and bombard landed on a lonely Beach at the Northern Point at Barbados late reach the Shore he dived in water infested with Maneatis during the trip across the Atlantic he related he saw 20 avoided Sharks by travelling without lights at and kept constant Vigil for swordfish which he feared might puncture his inflated the intrepid doctor left the Canary islands after prom Ising a yacht party he met there he would rejoin them for Christ Mas at soon after arriving Here he located the yacht and made a Happy rendezvous for a joyous Christmas the doctor related Bow Many per sons scoffed at his idea that such a voyage could isaid a Man could live at sea without fresh food and sailors laughed me to now Fye proved it and i shall write two on my experiences at sea during the the other on the proof of my