European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse 17, 1953 the stars and stripes Page 7 urges managern.y., March us a Dewey has prop new York City fib governmental reins fro to a City manager As four Point Relief pro Talso includes a recommendation of form of government t of four special messages Jure Hias Many Days explosive proposals Metropolis from be at he called a ghost nor s payroll tax plan workers and employers one half of a tax to at the rate of one half off wages earned in the authority. Urged recommended creation of authority with Power to to cent fare on the bus lines run by the City tent of the state con to to authorize the City to Vij real estate tax revenues a year. A emphasized that any a by the legislature Only Clearing by the City adopted All fou still would be a 114, in the City budget for fiscal year Dewey said budget is expected to above the current nearly 1,500,000,000. Als in the Republican legislature have called proposals fiscal fast balls i " for Ella Eaines ?,16 ins movie i Hla rabies gave birth to i girl in Cornwall Hospital As wife of air Force it Olds has another child. 2 major military Bills await Ike 9s of & v. Ithe is Washington Bureau Washington March 16quick action on Capitol Hill will permit president Eisenhower to sign two important military Bills which affect thousands of officers and More thana minion enlisted men in the armed forces. Both measures were designed to thwart a threatened april dead line one continues assistance to dependents of enlisted men. Theother will raise the ceilings on the number of officer House thursday voted Extension of the dependents assist Ance act from the termination Date of april 30, 1953, to july 1,1955. The Bill previously had cleared the Senate. The 1955 Date coincides with the expiration of current authority for the drafting of men into the armed forces this measure which affect about 1,120,530 members of the armed forces provides for monthly government assistance ranging from $5130 for one dependent to$96.90 for three dependents. Enlisted men allot 540, $60, or $80from their own pay each month depending on their rank. The. Bill is expected to Cost about$538,000,000, in the fiscal year be ginning july 1, a -.-. During.,testimony for the Senate and House Pentagon spokesmen emphasized that great hardship would result if. The. Dependents payments were not second Bill which the presi Dent is sign shortly re peals the Davis amendment to the1953 appropriations act and substitutes More Liberal temporary promotion ceilings for officers in the army Navy air Force and Marine corps. If this Bill had not been Rushe through Congress some 5,400 Navy lieutenants would have been demoted on april 1. In addition hundreds of promotions in theother services would have been held up indefinitely. As a result of the congressional action rescinding the. Davis ride both the i my and a have been Able to proceed with plans to Jill vacancies with temporary promotions.? The army will Convene selection boards next week to recommend balt ill those United states German pm saved eight yank says Chicago March 16 up a escaped German prisoner of War recaptured after almost seven years of Freedom saved the lives of eight wounded americans a Texas attorney declared. The sex prisoner Reir hold Pabel,38, was discovered leading the life of a successful Book store is now married to an american woman and has a child. He escape from an Illinois pm Camp in ims. Paul d. Lindsey of Dallas told authorities that he and seven other americans were lying in a ditch after being wounded by mortar fire in Italy when Pabel and two German privates found them. Machine pistols they had machine pistols trained on us and those privates really wanted to let us have it Lindsey said. But Pabel ordered the others to hold their fire and then sat Down and talked with Lindsey for several hours the former Lieuten ant said. Lindsey recalled that he suggested to Pabel that the germans i become his prisoners. He grinned and said but what will Hitler think " the German sergeant returned shortly a Chest wound Lindsey said with the comment til take you up on that suggestion be your prisoner i Don t care what Hitler to like to help him said. If i could help him stay in this country it would be the second time i d have shown Nim my gratitude for. Sparing my is now free pending investigation authorities. By immigration Farmers balk at losing Rich land to it. Bragg it. Bragg n.g., March if up Farmers apparently won their first round with the military Here after warning they would break out muskets and go into Battle rather than let the Best lands in Hoke county be turned into an infantry training ground. The dispute began when it. Brags officials announced plans to take Over 50,000 acres for expansion of this huge base. Banners quickly formed protest tar hero gets $159oqo Home f ifs i a Lent Eisenhower presents Marine Cpl Dunne e. Dewey with the congressional medal of Honor House ceremonies. Bewey a wife looks on. He won the High Honor for smothering an enemy f with Bis own body save two companions in Korea. Viaven mich., March Duane Dewey came Day to a rain drenched but fellow townspeople i did their enthusiasm if a Parade in h is Konor gaming m a train at Kalamazoo. Aught him from Wah Liere he received he Honor from president Eisenhower. It did not Stop rain ing All Day but the former Marine Corporal took it with the same fortitude he exhibited in flinging himself on a red. Chinese grenade to Savic his buddies. Iti a korean. -.,-_ a views Parade to. ?. In notaries and Tonj Litany bras faced up to the us Lauon As Dewey did. They stood with Himon a reviewing stand rain Stream ing Down their faces As Dewey s United press photo homeowners threw him a sloshing Parade. Shy and mild mannered the 21 year old Dewey expressed his gratitude in a Brief 20-Odd-Seconos speech of thanks As the deed and key to a. New ?15,00p Home were handed to1 him. " it gift of. ,. Veterans and citizens of this Lake Michigan City of 6,000. It was built and furnished Only in the last 10 Days. Groups. Some of the Date the Revolo tonary Wae having been granted by the Crown of Farmer s group called on representatives of the commanding general s office Here and was told that no final decision had been reached. The Farmers also were Toi the defense department had scheduled a meeting of interested parties for next tuesday. Woolson sole survivor at 106 of Union army Duluth minn., March 16 a Albert Woolson Learned Here that he is the sole survivor of the 2,675, 000-Man Union army in the civil War. The 106-Itear-old former dry timer boy read in a newspaper that histone Comrade James a hard ill of Rochester n.y., died last was quite a bit upset about hard s death. Woolson s daughter mrs. John Kobit said. Woolson Spry Veteran of the civil War dash for Vicks Birg wrote a letter of sympathy to hard s family. Woolson passed his 106th Birtt Day feb. 11. He lives with or. And mrs. Obits 6i cares for himself a native of Watertown n.y., Wool son came to Minnesota at 1%. Reenlisted in the 1st Minnesota Artil Lery oct. If Jussi. In 18s2 he moved Here working As a cabinetmaker. Moderation in All things is the reason for his Many years Woolson saws adding i be got plenty of vim train rams into truck Engineer s friends die Mound Ville ala., March 16 a Engineer a Paul Hassel could t Stop his freight train in time to save the lives of two Young sters who had won his heart. His freight slowed into a pickup truck which pulled into its path at a crossing three Miles South of her yesterday. The shaken 50-year-old birding Ham Engineer then Learned that its occupants had been a brother an sister who had waved at his passing train for Many Jean o Neal Perry 17, and Benjamin Douglas Perry 15, were killed instantly. Hassel first noticed the children eight years ago when they began running from their track Side far to wave As he passed. He dropped Christmas present with hut name on them and the children sent him presents too. Head hunted with Ben and other members of his family. Sweany in new command san Juan pjr., March is up Brig Gen Kenneth a Sweany arrived hero to assume com Mand of the . Army Antilles forces and the puerto Rico Mili tary District. Before his assign ment Here. commanded the army corps arty in Korea. He succeeds Brig Gen Robert . Officers for advancement to Cap Tain and major. It is possible that some promotions to these ranks will be made before the end of the month with others to follow later. The of expects to announce some temporary promotions to colonel lieutenant colonel major and Captain Early in april. In still another Capitol Hill action affecting the services conferees from the Senate and House have reached agreement on the supplemental appropriations Bill for the current fiscal year. Among other items in this Money Bill Are funds for addition Al enlisted promotions in the army. Congress has told the defens department that with one exception its supplemental request were All right but that the Money must come from funds previously voted but not yet expended. The exception was a request for$11.000,000 by the army to cover costs of i at Ion allowance pay ments. Alt Ough these payments Are provided for by statutes and the amounts Are set by a joint defence department committee Congress declined to approve the army s request. Pentagon officials stated hop Ever that a payment must remade anyhow and that the Money will be obtained. The House appropriations com Mittee has stated that it wants to obtain detailed report or the entire station allowance situation throughout the world when this item is considered in the budget for the fiscal year 1954, which be guns july 1. Veep denies role in shift Washington March is up former vice president Albea a Barkley said Here he had nothing to do with the Transfer of a tax official from Louisville by to new Orleans in 1949. Wight e. Avis chief of the Al Cohol tax division told a House ways and Means subcommittee Fri Day that he was told Barkley insisted on the Transfer of Howard from Louisville because Tay Lor had refused to cooperate in appointments and had contributed to Republican Campaign fund. I received some complaints fro some people at Louisville that be Taylor was More Active politically Han he ought to be Barkley said. I merely transmitted the. Com saints to the Treasury. I did t arrange the Transfer or have anything to do with the subcommittee earlier hear evidence that Taylor was transferred after he contributed to the Campaign fund of sen. John Sher Man Cooperr by in 1948. However the new Orleans by eau the a Grade a office at a Ower pay scale was raised to Grade a status like Louisville so Taylor would not suffer a pay Cut new chief named for Trust islands Washington March 16 up prank e. Midkiff was sworn inhere As High commissioner for the . Trust territory in the Pacific Ocean. Midkiff succeeds former sen. Elbert d. Thomas cd Utah who die feb. 11. The 65-year-old commissioner born at Anna 111., has lived in Hawaii since 1913. He said he would spent about two weeks Here to familiarize himself with details of his new Job. The Trust territory consists of 96 islands in the Mars Falls Carolin Sand Marianas with a total Popula Tion of about 55,000. They came under . Jurisdiction after world War it
