European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday March t9, Lovett urges of of $41.3 Baision military budget final report backs 8% hike in base of All services the is Washington Washington March 18for-Mer defense Secretary Robert a. Lovett in a final report called on the Eisenhower administration yes Tex Day to approve without reduction the $41,300,000,000 military budget Tor fiscal 1954 which assent to Congress in january by the. Outgoing administration. Lovett said that on the basis of information available through de Cember 1352 this budget reflect the Best judgment of the amounts necessary to carry Forward the planned military programs if Man nine Levels and combat readiness Are to be obtained at the specific be Enild defens Ethe most immediate task during the months ahead said Lovett isto Complete without interruption the established programs for the rebuilding of our particularly significant in vie of yesterday s Nevada atomic tests were Lovett s assertion that Only strength will deter the communists statement that to Forest Allan attack we must in the years ahead maintain and improve Power of the add it sallies and accelerate the trod us Tion and use of new weapons. The fiscal 1954 budget now is under intensive review 1 at the Pentagon acid at the Bureau of the budget with the objective of determining whether any reductions can be reported that the us. Will achieve with the completion of the present programs the mini mum military strength considered essential for National Security under present conditions and the capability of rapidly increasing this strength if necessary the steady Pursuit of these pro Grams he maintained is Well within our resources of men materials and Money and the continued threat of our National safety demands that we reach the established Levels of readiness without delay.". &5t, in uniform sgt Darold White of Meridian miss., has lost his Appeal to the army judge advocate general from his conviction in the fatal stabbing of a German civilian in a Frank Furt Beer Garden Brawl May 1,1950.white s attorney. Clay Espey received notification of the advers decision in the Case yesterday. White now is serving a 17 i Yea sentence in the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg pa., for stabbing Johann Schmeider. A court convicted him of unpremeditated murder. To actress Lacy Knock looks Over the 51 shimmering oscars to be presented tonight. Gary Cooper is rated the favorite for Best actor honors. Shirley Booth Joan Crawford and Julie Harris vie for selection As Best actress. United press photo prom press dispatches Hollywood March is tomorrow night one Man and one woman will walk across a flood lighted stage in Hollywood s Pantagis theater to accept their oscars As Best actor and Best actress of 1952.for both the winners and the losers it will mean an end to the nervous tension that has been mounting for weeks among the nominees in the 25tfiannual Academy awards the presentation of awards to the Best actor and actress coveted oscars will go to almost half a Hundred other film land representatives including the top supporting actress and actor the top producer and the lop director. To to carry ceremony Battery of id to cameras has been set up to carry every Angl of the ceremony into living rooms across the country. It will be the first time since the Oscar awards were inaugurated in 1927 that the presentations have been televised. Five actors and five actresses have been nominated for the highest individual awards. Slightly favored for the Best actor award is Gary Cooper for his roles the stoic sheriff in High other candidates Are Alec guinness the Lavender Hill Blob Jose Ferrer Moulin Rouge Marlo Brando Viva Zapata and Kirk Douglas the bad and the Beautiful on the distaff Side the names of Shirley Booth Joan Crawford and Julie Harris Are mentioned most prominently with Bette Cavis and Susan Hay Ward the other two con tenders in the wide open race. Miss Booth in come Back Little Sheba and miss Harris in member of the wedding re created Broadway roles in their first movies. Miss Crawford is up for her second Oscar for her role in sudden she won he first in 1945 for mud red miss Davis won consideration for the Star and miss Hayward for with a song in my Hayward has been nominated twice before and missed. Both stars and films have received a 21-hour., around the clock publicity buildup. Only persons afflicted with blindness or deafness could fail to know that High noon or the quiet Man ascertain to be named the Best Pic Ture of the is unless the accolade goes to Moulin Rouge Ivanhoe or the greatest show on last year oscars went to Humphrey Bogart the Gin Loving Vaga Bond in the african Queen an Vivien Leigh the faded Beauty of a Streetcar named desire a american in Paris was voted the top movie. Solon accuses Bishop Oxnam Washington March is flip rep. Donald j. Jackson a Calit charged yesterday that methodist Bishop a Bromley Oxnam server god on sunday and the communist front the balance of the the Clergyman promptly accm4jackson of using the House floor to broadcast a their Exchange came As re Harold h. Velde r-i11. Demanded a Hause showdown on a Resolution by rep. Franklin d. Roosevelt or. oust him As chairman of the House in american activities committee. Jackson delivered House speech in defense Velde and the committee. The uproar stemmed from 3 cent broadcast in which Velde a i it was entirely possible tt4house committee might investigate red infiltration of the clergy Jackson charged that Velde s statement had been distorted Iff critics of the committee. Criticized Ford foundation he singled out Bishop Oxnam a leading critic and the for foundation for much of his fire. The foundation has set aside slo.000,000 Gran for an investigation of interference with Freedom of thought inquiry and expression in the Jackson said it was criminal Folly for the Ford motor co. To associate its name and prestige with any Effort to hamstring House and Senate investigation which May turn up potential saboteurs of defense h Rowan Gaither jr., of the Ford foundation promptly denied that any of his Organiza Tion s Money was to go for oar investigation of congress.1" he also noted that the foundation i entirely Independent of the for. Motor co. Bishop Oxnam. Said Jackson should know there is no con Gressional immunity from the biblical injunction thou shall not ear false witness Bishop cites falsehoods when the. Committee on Tutt american activities releases false hoods and rumours which it admits it has not investigated and. Doe so to silence critics it become party to slander and justifies the mounting nationwide criticism of its methods he the conclusion of his Loag. House speech. Jackson received of standing ovation from the repulse lican members with about a dozen democrats joining in. The fight overshadowed a Pumi committee hearing in which mrs " Hulda a Flynn former Milf College professor refused to say whether she or her husband civilian scientist with the Navy were members of the Coram a party. Turkey Mesa fund set Washington March 13 up Turkey will receive $54, Kex i Aid funds from the us. A tie fiscal year ending june Soui to Mutual Security Agency bounced today. Jury told air crash Cost Singer Jamie Froman $�1umm new York March is up counsel for Singer Jane Froman charged yesterday that her earning Power was Cut nearly in nine years because of injuries she suffered in an air plane crash in 19431 attorney Harry Gale summed up Hiss Froman s Case in her suit for $2,500,000 damages from part american airways accordionist Gypsy Markoff who is suing for 51,000,000, an miss sex husband Donald Ross who seeks $100,000. William Junkerman Amer ican attorney summed up his client s Case before the Superior court jury of four women and eight men. Judge Aaron Steuer said he would give the Case to the jury today and indicated it would deliberate continuously until it reached � verdict. Gair charged that Robert o. I. Sullivan Sanford , Pilot of the american plane that crashed off Lisbon Portugal tried to land contrary to instructions and the risk was taken knowing Froman lost six years of work and an income of $237,000.the time she lost during the next four years Cost her 5676,000. He said. Miss Froman bos undergone number of operations and still wears a Brace on one said the be Fife to was not a Case of negligence an deserted miss from a s income increased four times i since the Accident that Fig Fite not include the Sale of fee Story to the movies and fees and royalties he attorney said bit Vaa one of aviation s pioneers Xanthe first passenger Plant the Atlantic
