European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast Cloudy to partly Cloudy Over Cen Northern Europe with of european edition Light drizzle Over Northern Italy and France partly with morning fog and Haze South Central continued Asa weather service cards owner gets jail Dapper Fred owner the Louis has Given 15 months in jail and a Fine for income tax evasion Story on Page unofficial publication of the armed forces in Europe volume number 285 5 cents a a month january 1953 new Blaze its liner Lizabeth 29 pee broke out in a Cabin aboard the liner Queen Eliza Beth late less than 24 Tours after another mystery 0us Blaze that officials said buld have been and other materials a Cabin on c deck on the Side amidships were set afire in some unexplained manner again today and the alarm Bells 7the fire Crew of the 3iner dealt quickly with the Blaze Thich was extinguished after Only scorching a but inquiries by Scotland Yard chiefs and local detectives were intensified after the fire last night was More it was 75 minutes before it was extinguished and today Scot Yard inspectors investigated the possibility of deliberate Sabo Tage and Southampton chief Constable on Page 2 top generals meet in Tokyo Talbott agree to dispose of stocks win Senate unit after blast killed 10 in South Carolina town 29 of americas top generals met in Tokyo today for strategy talks on fee korean an Gen Lawton army chief of and it Gen Maxwell commander designate of the 8th flew in from opposite directions for Vith Gen t pc the far East arrived from who came Here from the several Days flew Back pm an inspection trip to it was the first time i the Orean War that the chief of the far East commander 18th army commander have been Gether in Flor leaves for Korea in a Day two to take command of the army from retiring Gen James who has had the Job Bee april o 11 n s was brimming with on Page 4 filler Dies headed of in Europe 29 Edmund director of european program of t h e diversity of died at tie Here today of a Lis widow is currently living in Millers two Sisters in also were notified the born in had his Eside Home in Takoma just outside he had been the University Opean director since firemen pour water into a gutted building in following an explosion and fire which killed at least 10 More than 200 workmen removed debris to recover bodies buried under shattered leaking Gas was believed to have caused the which destroyed half a Block of buildings on Aikens main damage was estimated at press photo escorts crippled belgian freighter 29 american troop transport today escorted the cracked and wallowing belgian freighter Clervaux toward the safety of Belfast Harbor after Rushing to the Side of the stricken american servicemen and dependents aboard the military sea transportation service Mats ship general Hodges got a ringside View of the Atlantic the general commanded by capt swerved from her course sailed 360 Miles due North when the belgian ship radioed thai her main deck plates had buckled and she was in danger of founder Jav the general Hodges arrived alongside the Clervaux late last Mats Headquarters in London said the two vessels were proceeding at 9 they Are expected to Complete the 270mile run to the Northern Early the was in route from to new on Page ate sports s 29 coach of los Angeles that he has accepted a Job of the Chicago cardinals wit sign a formal contract earlier Page 40 new flu deaths boost toll to 107 29 Germany flu epidemic has taken 107 an increase of 40 in the past 24 health authorities reported they said the total might go much higher because the disease had struck hardest among the in scene of the worst flu the capital City of Munich reported an additional 13 deaths since nearly All the hospitals of Baden Wuerttemberg were filled to Capaci an emergency Hospital with 240 Beds was opened in c118 Bucks spans Atlantic for Mats by James Quigney staff correspondent 29 after battling Strong a huge c118 landed at Rhine main air base at pin today to com plete Mats transatlantic crossing since the p r e s s u r i z e Long Range which carried 30 Pas sengers and a Crew of was met by an air Force Honor guard and the local Mats staff headed by it col Jphn 86th at in from Westover on Page t Walters gets 3year term by Ernie Reed staff correspondent 29 col Fred former chief of construction at Heidelberg Mili tary tonight was sentenced to three years at hard Dis missed from the service and forfeit ure of All pay and a lineman general court martial found him guilty of defrauding the German government of accepting gifts from a German and making a false official state Walters was found not guilty of a fourth charge of he found guilty of unlawfully occupying a hotel room with a woman not his Walters defense terming on Page 1 ikes son off to Korea new 29 John son of president left by air today to re turn to Korea after attending his Winnie mails Ike trip 29 spontaneous burst of affection from the Public galleries greeted prime minister Winston Churchill today when he took misplace in the House of bronzed and cheerful from his West indies the 73yearold conservative Leader arrived on the liner Queen Mary at Southampton this he told reporters nothing but Good there that can follow from president Eisenhower flying visit to he and Eisen Hower held a series of conferences in new Churchill said that since his talks with Eisenhower he Felt much better equipped to take part in the coming parliamentary debates on foreign the prime minister also voiced a tribute to former president tru saying i was very glad to pay my respects to him and make my Salute to a government i worked with off and on for Many Ike plea for Speed bulletin 29 a the Senate armed services com Mittee today approved president Eisenhower nominees for secretaries of the Navy and air Force after telling Robert Stevens and Harold Talbott they must sell off Stock and other interests in order to 29 up president Eisenhowe ers controversial nominees for army and air Force secretaries promised today to get rid of their vast Stock apparently Clearing the Way for Senate Confirma Tion of the army Secretary designate Robert Stevens told the Senate armed services committee he will dispose of about of Stock in his family textile firm if the committee it appeared the committee would in air Secretary designate Harold Talbott promised flatly to get rid of All Stock and business interests which might conflict with his government Ike asks Speed Robert named to be Navy already has divested himself of his Stock hold Ings in firms doing business with the All three testified before the armed services committee today As Eisenhower formally submitted their nominations to the Senate and asked the committee to hurry up action on the nominations so the entire new Pentagon team could Start defense Secretary Charles Wilson took Over not until the Senate compelled him to get rid of in general motors his Roger had divested himself of Lis pm Stock and won committee both were executives of eneral the governments suggest defense after the three prospective serv ice secretaries chairman Leveret t Saltonstall re on Page 3 bulletins 29 chairman Dewey Short of the House armed services commit tee promised today that Gen Lawton Collins will give con Gress the full Story on Sun Days ill fated in attack on Tbone Hill in some congressmen have questioned whether the attack was staged As a show for visiting officers and 29 ins president Truman today said he had made Public his doubts that the soviet has a workable bomb because some Pinhead congressmen were making irresponsible state ments to scare