European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes january 1953 s could fire save billions Johnston assails Loose of funds 29 Olitt Johnston charged today that employ is and trillions of dollars could be chopped from the nations overseas programs by eliminating waste and in sharply critical of Many phases of american foreign Johnston said the very foundation of our foreign policy is being by an undertow that is steadily increasing in pres t r this undertow derives its he from streams of indecision overlapping author duplication of wasteful Over staffing and irresponsible and uncoordinated super vision and Johnston headed a special com Mittee which recently investigated manpower policies in the near East and North he said his estimate that american overseas employees could be fired was reduction of programs he outlined 10 Broad recommendations for overhauling Over seas spending and personnel pro Grams in the interest of orderly and efficient one called for an immediate reduction in the scope and size of our foreign programs and Johnston said he was disturbed at the Loose manner in which Federal funds Are handled Over he said the committee heard testimony that fraud and favor it ism was involved in buying and that some Large construction contracts Are open to Johnston called for legislation extending the civil service commis Sions authority to overseas per he said that Agency should develop a program of career service for overseas workers with uniform pay and he also said full responsibility for All foreign policy and the administration of foreign id programs should be consolidated in the state losing respect he declared it is self evident that few of our foreign programs served their purpose and unless cur tailed immediately will succeed Only in the future in winning us enemies instead of despite the recovery which has been made through Aid in Johnston we Are los ing the respect and Good will of the Peoples of these countries for a variety of our wasteful practices and apparent disregard for the value of the Dollar Breeds disgust the Large number of our employees and the extent of our operations creates the use of scarce housing and other facilities by our employees encourages contempt the Plush living of our employees on comparative basis causes v flu stricken official lauds typhoid Aid 29 Reinhold minister president of  Berg has sent letters to it Gen Manton command Eri Iii Brig Gen Eugene Stuttgart District and Edward Consul general expressing his thanks to the authorities for their co operation and help in fighting the typhoid epidemic Maier is presently confined to Bis borne with the pacts Given to French treaty which May one Day give Western Europe a six nation unified defense Force went to the French National Assembly for ratification last but that was probably the Start of its no one in Paris could even guess when the deputies would finally get around to voting on the hotly disputed project which would once again put germans in this time As allies of the the decision to hurry action on the army treaty and the three Power Western peace contract with which is packaged with was taken at a meeting of the French Cabinet it was made within 24 hours of Secretary of state John Foster Dulles warning that America might have to recast its policy to Ward Eui be unless Ger Many and Britain worked out More effective but observers saw it largely As a placating when the Assembly met last the deputies went right on debating the Kronberg Castle to cease function As officers club 29 famed Kronberg onetime gathering place of German Royalty and scene of a sensational jewel will cease to exist after saturday night As a officers worldwide publicity was focused on the 62yearold Castle in 1946 when three officers were Courtman trialled for taking out of the Castle in november 1945 jewels valued at although plans Are in the Mak ing to turn the property Back to its German princes of definite Steps have been and it May be some months before title is trans German sources say the princes plan to build a nine Hole Golf course adjacent to the historic the princes Are the owners of Frankfurt most mod Ern the Hess Ischer formal name of the which was built in 1891 is the built in English Manor House it was erected As the widow residence for pm press and wife of who reigned As Germany emperor for 99 Days in the Empress was the daughter of Queen Victoria of the Empress was the Mother of Germany last Kaiser Wilhelm she died at Kronberg in 190l Dulles Calls aids Shock troops in cold War 29 Secretary of state John Foster Dulles yesterday called state department employees Shock troops in the cold bareheaded in a chill stood on the rear Steps the main state department building to speak to several thousand employees assembled in a parking lot he said he always Felt there is no service one can Render to his country that is higher or More valuable than to be in the foreign service or the state department this is truer today than Ever be he because diplomatic employees the Shock troops in the cold War and the nation depends on them to meet the threat and to Janeet it Dulles said he does not want yes men or yes but once a policy is made by the president and Congress everyone must support so i expect you on the one band to help us make the Best policies possible and when these Are made that you will help carry them Coal conservation urged by Gen Bolte 29 it Gen Charles 7th army has appealed to military personnel of his command to conserve Coal and utilities during the cur rent cold Bolte said in a message to his troops that every Light turned off and every shovel of Coal saved be comes significant when added up from the standpoint of overal army he added tha1 the conservation of Coal and utilities was an essential element of the cos consciousness for 6 m Frankfurt a reunion and dinner dance for students and faculty of the University of Maryland will be held 6 in the Blue room of the Frankfurt Casino beginning at 7 reservations should be made be fore 2 at the Rhine main air Telephone in reservations May be made with miss University of Maryland Telephone the event is sponsored by the Rhine main Center of the University of wives shot aiding tots at Bradour 29 the women of Bradour stood in front of their children to shield them from is ballets that mowed them Down the Village a Catholic Abbot told the French military Tri Bunal Black Robed Rene Abbot Limoges who went to Bradour red Cross teams the Day after the 1944 testified As the last prosecution witnesses took the stand a the 16th Day of the in the Church the charred bodies of the children were All huddled behind the the Abbot the women were found Between the altar and the Church door and it was obvious that up until the end they to save their Chil earlier court h e a d 16 year old Roger Coder Only one of the Bradour children to escape the for which 21 former soldiers of the 3d co of hitlers is Der fuehrer regt Are on trial re faced Godefa was Only 8 when he made his successful break for life from the school when the schoolteacher told us to form into line to March to the i had a feeling what was going to god Erin i told some of my classmates i was born in Lorraine and knew what the germans were but they refused to come with me when i As i ran for the the is men fired a burst of machine gun bullets after i dropped and Lay a Soldier came and kicked me in the but i did not move and he went Kirkpatrick in Berlin 29 Ivone British High commissioner for arrived in Berlin today for a routine visit he will remain Here until Aly Princess exits actress Rita Hayworth leaves a Reno courtroom where she was granted a divorce from Prince Aly with her is their three year old and the Childs miss Hayworth received no Alimony and no provisions were made for Elid Gway picks Gen to succeed Brind 29 vice adm f the British has been named commander of Allied naval orces in Northern with Headquarters at Evanslombe will succeed adm in Patrick Brind of the British who is commander of both naval and land forces in the North Ern shape Gen Matthew preme Allied earlier announced that it Gen sir Robert Mansergh of the British army Witt Ake Over Allied land forces in the Northern x both Evanslombe and Man Serge take Over their new april who commanded the battleships King George and Duke of York after the s Deputy chief of the naval Usa eur names Boye general staff Secretary 29 special col Frederic has been named Secretary of the Gen eral Usa eur succeed ing col Bruce who has been reassigned to Usa eur g3 it was announced to palmers new assignment with g3 will be announced in he has held the Secretary ship since last who takes his new Post has served since september As assistant Dep Uty chief of staff for he acted As temporary Secretary of the general staff three months last the new assistant Deputy chief of staff for administration will be it col James chief of the sgt staff studies Branch since last it col Neil of the 1st inf has been named to succeed both will take Over their new assignments l a 1939 graduate of the military arrived in Usa eur in july 1950 and served with the 2d army Cav rest and the 2d co Stab Brig before being assigned to the Usa eur general a 1941 graduate of has been in Usa eur since last Stewart arrived in the command in september 1950 and has commanded the 3d in of the 26th inf regt the past 16 Usa eur names Albrecht Engineer 29 special col Frank Engineer Tor the communications zone in has been named to succeed col David Tulley As Engineer officer of it Gen Manton Usa eur com is returning to the to take Over a new Post in the office of the assistant chief of in he had been Usa eur Engineer officer since Early last Albrecht is scheduled to arrive in Heidelberg from France Early next week to take Over his new has been com z Engineer officer since last prior to that he served As Vii corps Engineer he is a 1923 graduate of the military acad in it was att bounced that col Chester hard ing will succeed Albrecht in com Harding has been chief Engineer in com is base Pope continues recovery Vatican 29 Oil Pope recovery from his flu Enza attack is continuing steady and satisfactory a bulletin said