European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes february 1953 Ike launches 3way Campaign to gut government spending asks budget less hiring curb the 5 up Eisenhower administration has opened its Economy drive by clamping Down on Federal hiring restricting government building projects and ordering All agencies trim former president Truman budget the three Way Campaign to Cut nonessential government spending was launched by budget director Joseph Dodge with president Eisenhower was hailed by both democrats and re publicans in Congress As a Good at the same the wage stabilization Board sent out 30 Day dismissal notices to employees of regional wage White House press Secretary James Hagerty said this was done to save Money since wage curbs May be ended and Federal workers usually Are Given 30 Days follows speech the opening of the new administration Economy drive came hard on the heels of Eisenhower pledge in his state of the Union message to work for a balanced then move on toward tax Dodge ordered All government Agency and department Heads to make the sharpest possible reductions in Truman 000 budget for fiscal he also advised them to keep an Eye on adjustments that might be made in future the chief Laid Down a Flat edict against new Federal Hir ing unless there is absolutely no other the wage boards action Eisenhowe ers pledge to abolish direct con Sumer controls foreshadowed Dis Missal of Many of those now on the construction review Dodge ordered a review of All construction whether now under Way or Only in the blueprint to determine whether they Are clearly he said the freeze on Federal workers is part of the Eisenhower administrations policy to achieve a progressive reduction in the persons now on the government while no employees will be All Agency Heads were ordered immediately to restrict the Hir ing of additional no vacancies will filled until it is determined whether the jobs can be eliminated or other employees shifted to fill the while Eisenhower has set no specific budget reduction Senate Republican Leader Robert Ohio and some other gop congressional chieftains have proposed a Cut of some this would roughly bring the budget into Dodge ordered the department Heads to have their revised budget estimates ready for submission to Eisenhower Early next he said that henceforth All fed eral programs will be operated at a minimum level of costs and sex sets in Dock purge Miami 5 Al executive Council yesterday ordered an immediate purge of racketeering and corruption in its longshoremen Union and threatened the unions suspension from the member federation Reform is not completed by april the Council said Union representatives with criminal records can not be tolerated in any official capacity and must be immediately removed from All positions of authority in cheese producers seek import curbs 5 a Wisconsin cheese producers have opened their fight in the con Gress for Protection against excessive Alexander Wiley chairman of the Senate foreign relations has had resolutions voted by the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger cheese producers printed in the minutes of the your As the Council gave newsmen a copy of a letter demanding All out purge of lawlessness and along the new York and new Jersey Joseph president of the longshore mens entered the office of District attorney Frank Hogan in new York in response to a sub Ryan was called to appear before a new York grand jury to answer questions on reported links be tween officers of his Union and the crime infested asked about the Council order to purge Ryan told newsmen that what weve been trying to do for the past he said crime and corruption in the Union was not As extensive As it had been asked whether it was replied its not but i ordered a Survey made a year ago and weve been putting in reforms since Kremlin winning in plot to split Mcloy says new 5 former High com missioner for warns that the Kremlin Divide and conquer policy is making headway at Home and he urged americans to help com Bat it by supporting voluntary organizations to renew the Faith of the world in the generous and warmhearted spirit of Mccloy said bluntly today the world is menaced by a great Force working to create dissection among free their crusade is to Divide and they will join the nazis in Germany embrace the fascists in Italy team up with nationalists anything to Divide the free Dixie band upsets Stokowski concert new 5 Leopold Stokowski walked out briefly on a symphony concert Here in protest against a Dixieland band in an adjoining ballroom whose Lively melodies poured into the concert strains of Dixieland music from a 13piece band floated into the concert Hall As Stokowski was leading the new Orleans symphony orchestra in Al Amor Bruno by Manuel de the White haired conductor held up his hands to Stop his he made a Short statement and stalked from the he re turned when the dance band stopped Russi dance band said Stokowski would complain if a Grasshopper tripped Over a matchstick a mile fire Hazard at fire he 5 up Headquarters building of the at Lanta fire department has been condemned As a fire City fire chief Styron listed 19 including the absence of fire extinguishers and inadequate Means of getting out of the place should it catch Blond arrested in blood Bank swindle 5 investigators counted a shortage of nearly in the Baptist petals fund for donors in what they called a swindle by a pretty Blond xray Helen told authorities she was using Money she obtained by issuing hundreds of fake blood donation certificates to Young men As a Means of paying her Way through medical miss released under Bond after her was de scribed As a Well educated and Brilliant member of a prominent South Mississippi phantom donations chief of detectives Pierce said she admitted issuing some 400 of the certificates Worth each to Young men acquaintances for phantom blood donations and would afterwards receive Pierce said miss Hood played on the sympathy of her Young College friends by telling them the certificates were for student nurses who donated blood but were for Bidden compensation under Hospi Tal laxity in Relief seen 5 the Senate investigating subcommittee headed by Joseph Mccarthy was told that freeloaders on Public e 1 f a r e Rolls May be costing the Federal and state governments As much As a Jerome assistant sub committee said laxity by states receiving Federal funds has permitted ineligible to draw Bene he said 13 states Are seriously delinquent on this Alderman was the first witness at a hearing on alleged mismanagement in the Federal Security which administers about a year in Aid to the Blind and disabled and to dependent the states match the Eisenhower lauds Uso on 12 Ali anniversary 5 up president Eisenhower paid tribute yesterday to the United service organizations for being a kindly neighbor and thoughtful Friend to servicemen around the the president sent the message to the Uso Board of directors in connection with the organizations 12th said Uso is fulfilling a responsibility which is As urgent and important today As it Ever new editor of news los 5 publisher Robert Smith of the los Angeles daily news has announced the appointment of William Townes As Townes was editor of the Santa under wraps Diane accused As head of a new York Cal girl hides from cameramen As she is escorted by police from he Crim Inal courts photo Provoo letter admitted guilt new 5 government tossed a Bombshell of Green Ink into John Provoost treason trial letter he wrote to his Mother saying i am that the former army sergeant said when the Handwritten letter in Green Ink was thrust before i must have been out of my the 35yearold Provoo is on trial for his accused of going Over to the japanese Side after his capture in the fall of Corregidor in the letter to Viva Lone in part would repeat actions i am Well and think of you every you know my Circum and i want you to regardless of How much time i i dont want you to feel that i was though its a secret Between you and i am and maybe i  say but if i had my life to live Over i would repeat it step by even though i feel i have made some i dont feel there is anyone in this so called government we have that Quali fied to judge in Case you should Send me a dont show him any of the letters i Send you even though we hire you can never Tell what he might the safest Way is to destroy my especially this single purpose must guide 5 the armed forces were cautioned by president Eisenhower that we must not let traditions or habits of the past stand in the Way of developing an efficient military to that comment in his state of the Union the former general All members of our forces must be Ever mindful that they serve under a single Flag and for a single the president did not expand these cryptic but they left open some interesting ques including questions arise he have in mind arguments made by some officials in the past that some changes should be made in the composition of the Marine an old and autonomous Force operating in the Structure of the Navy the navys historical Mission to control the seas in time of War mean also that Carrier based planes should make Inland strikes of a strategic bombing nature or that air Force planes should not join in Antisubmarine patrols of the sea for centuries armies have used should the army have control of or at least a part in the intercontinental bombardment weapons that Are approaching in the form of oceanic guided missiles guided missile race All three Navy and air in the guided missile for development not Only of the Long Range missiles but of antiaircraft and tactical bombardment argument Over this subject has resulted in differences within the joint chiefs of elsewhere in the Section of message dealing with the military Eisenhower appeared to adopt philosophies and recommendations made previously by Pentagon offi he told Congress that size alone is not sufficient and the biggest Force is not necessarily the we want the Here was the Contention that the could not or should not attempt match russian mighty military manpower on a Soldier for Soldier or even planet Orlane Neucom Grannie Dies in Baltimore 5 a Mary Catherine Ful 94yearold grandmother affectionately dubbed Neucom Gran Nie by americans in died Here she made newspaper headlines two years ago when she flew Europe to join her daughter and it col and Chris Tian Claypoole in before returning Here last she became known As the oldest american woman a besides survivors include two other ters and a number of children and cowardice9 charge ires Oklahoma 5 the Oklahoma Senate wants the army to apologize for stating members of the states 45th div deserted under fire in Korea Early in the Senate voted unanimously yesterday to demand the apology and ask the army to discipline col Robert 8th army judge who was quoted As saying the thunderbird were involved in incidents of cowardice in late 1951 and Early state John a division tank commander in charged that it is an out right contemptible lie to infer that any cowardice was evident when some oklahoman were Mem Bers of the Oklahoma National guardsmen comprised most of the division from the time they were called to Federal service in 1950 until release in the Spring of in a speech on the state Senate Russell that the was merely an attempt by be army to cover up cowardice in a puerto the main target Lance Fields