European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes saturday March f 4, tonn moves step nearer settling debts Bonn i March 13 is Chan cellar Konrad Adenauer s Cabine today approved seven measures to ratify the agreement under which West Germany will Settle a total of 5370,000,000 in debts to some 30 nations including the oj5. A government spokesman said Adenauer would try to obtain Quick ratification by parliament under the agreement West Ger Many will pay off $1,750,000,000 in debts to americans and the . Government Britain France also sign toe four nation agreement was signed in London feb. 27. Britain and France Are the other signatory nations. The agreement involves literally hundreds of thousands of email debts a state department spokes Man said. Some of these Date Back As far As world War i. Claims for world War ii damages Are not included. Of to Hells share $1,200,000,000 will go to the Tjas. Government in payment for Post world War ii Aid and for surplus military property sold to German buyers. The remaining 550,000, will go to individuals businesses and Banks which have outstanding claims against. German govern ments and .businesses.,Prewar Bonds .-.". Most i the individual american claimants Are holders of possibly 130000,000 in Bonds Germany sold in the . Before the War. German payments to thex Public and private claimants in the . Wih in to 456,000,000 a year for five years and 190,000,000 a year after that -., actual payments must wait How Ever until the agreement is ratified Britne is natures of the four sign tag said Consa if ratification tomes in time Paju meat will Start april 1. Otherwise funds will pile up in Germany and accumulated payments will be paid in a Lump Sam upon ratification. Brodi twin critical after23-John d. Rockefeller i has begun an eight Day private visit to India which i Hope will help me to understand this important part of this world Rockefeller accompanied by. Mrs. Rockefeller and William Myers Dean a i the Cornell University school of agriculture said in an interview he hoped to meet Remler Jawaharlal Nehru and other offi businessmen and educators. Perforated tape lets plane Fly on its own Minneapolis March 13 ins the Minneapolis Honeywell re Lutor co. Has revealed details of a robot device perfected for the air Force that enables a plane to take off Fly and land without a Pilot aboard. Details were announced jointly by the firm and the air research and development come Here. The announcement said the plane is piloted by a perforated tape similar to the old fashioned player piano Roll which is installed on the robot in the plane. The robot is comparable in size to a table Model television set test flight due officers said the robot was delivered to the air Force at Wright Field Dayton Ohio last augustan would be test sown this Yar probably in a b50 bomber. Officials of the firm said a pre determined flight plan is punched onto the tape by a special device. The plan includes directions for Takeoff climbing. Speed changes and Landing. As the tape moves through the machine electrical impulses take Over to operate various instruments. The company said one of the robot s principal purposes is for use in jets where the High Speed of the plane combined with the enormous complexity of the controls might prove too much for a individual to handle. The guarded statement released jointly by the military and the company said the device was not intended to replace human pilots. Peck Ai ends Frank Fari movie premiere Frankfurt March. 1 Gregory Peck today became the Firat lop flight american Aio the Star to appear for the German pee Niere of & holy Vodd production since the War. The event climbs Cal Peck s two Day visit to Germany., spec pc we of had been whisked to Stuttgart and Back to a it Erfurt told a crowded press conference that fee had seen Sev eral modern Heaters and a lot of autobahn but Root much else. After the premiere of snows of Kilimanjaro Here he left by plane for work commenting on the film Peck said that work Fig with Susan Hay Verard. A and Hildegard refit was Nice work if you can get if and admitted he was glad he got it however a heavy demand for autographs by a crowd of Bobby boxers outside the hotel Frank Furter Hof As he left for the premiere almost made Peck change his mind. actor who has Jusi finished making roman Holiday in Rome will leave in a week for East Pakistan to make the purple Plain and will follow that with assignment in which will be made in the swedish capital. Navy gives us big contract London Man 13 map the . Signed a contract today for the Purchase of $11,000,000 Worth of minesweepers from Britain for Al location to nato countries. The Deal is part of the is. Navy s off Shore procurement pro Gram tinder which the us. Pays for military equipment and supplies to be built in nato nations for West Ern defense. The number of minesweepers to be used in riven and other inshore areas was not announced. The admiralty which signed for Britain will place contracts for the minesweepers in British shipyards. Signing for the is. Was Graeme c. Bannerman. Deputy director of the Navy s offshore procurement program. P. N. N. Synnott Admi Ralty under Secretary for finance signed for Britain. 3 us planes crash near Tito s ship London March. 13 Cap three planes from the British Carrie Reagle crashed near the yugoslav ship Caleb bringing marshal Tito to Britain on an official visit the admiralty announced today. Your naval officers Are missing presumably killed. The Eagle and the carriers in thesus and three destroyers were at sea off Gibraltar to meet of the planes sea hornets collided in the air. The third was a Jet which had just taken part in a Fly Pas t of 60 aircraft Over the Caleb. The planes reportedly were on Normal flying duties. 5 00 doctors 145 dentists face draft Call in april Washington. March 13 be Given another Chance yesterday gave its approval of pending now nations including those of Orlf Gen c. T. Lanham 1st inf to and Brig Tia Charles k. Jr., 43d Der cd to be to Fol major generals. Among a list of army named to be temporary brigade of generals was Jeremiah p. Usage str Provost marshal. 2 generals being shifted in army dental corps the is Washington Breo Washington March 13� army is shifting two at its Sta dental corps Gen Walter d. Love Dagul corps chief has announced test brie Gen Oscar p. Stryder dlr or of dental activities at Walter reef army medical Center Here for in years will report april 2i a. Tor of dental activities at ft1 Brooke army medical Center just Sam Houston Tex Snyder willbe succeeded by Jet Kolgen Egbert w. Cowan assistant chief of the dental corp la be office of the army surgeon general since october 1932. He will for his new duty Brooke Snyder win retiring Brig Gen Lynn h. Tip a House totes Tokee Washington March atthe House yesterday passed to sent to the Senate two Falls Abo ing free entry into the , of St iceman s gifts and personal beam Ings. The first continues until Jef luf & 1355, the existing privilege of importation 6f gifts fro of the armed forces a abroad when the gifts have of s50 or. Leas. ,. The second extends to july Jrew the Law which allows the from duty of personal Aad bold effects brought " under government sons in the service Ott abroad m
