European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday March 38,1j cleanup in state dept. Ousting 1 every 3d dayc7 v j Washington March 27 of a the state department s Security director told House investigators yesterday that the department has been firing homosexuals from its payroll at the rate of one Ever three Days for the past two years. John w. Ford also gave a House judiciary subcommittee detailedinformation-on-47 american employees of the United nations who Are  of having  of the is Washington Burea Washington March 27the air Force yesterday released air men promotion quotas for March and april which authorized the advancement of 71,980 permanent party enlisted personnel and 1,799men and women attending school. The air Force said that in career Fields where temporary overages exist the provisions of 10b and and afr 39-29 Are waived Lor Pra motion to the grades of airman second class and airman first  was stated however that classification and time in Grade requirements will not be waived. On a worldwide basis the of has authorized the following promotions among permanent party airmen to master sergeant 1,040 tech sergeant 2,540 staff sergeant 12,000 airman first class 26,000 and air Man second class 30,400. Students promotions were authorized As follows 91 to staff ser Geant 87 to airman first class and1,621, to airman second class. Specific quotas for each of the major commands were not made available at the  april promotion quotas Are reported about the same As the number authorized for the january february period. Army expected to list promotions to major the ads Washington Bureau Washington March 27thearmy is expected to announce next week the first of a number of promotions of captains to the ran of temporary major. Selection boards Are now in ses Sion at the Pentagon to choose first lieutenants for advancement to temporary Captain and Captain to major. Hundreds of promotions to these ranks Are anticipated in the next few months. It is probable but not certain that the first of these promotions will be announced next week. These will be the first group of promotions to major. The first group of promotions to Captain probably will be mad during the Early part of april. Beginning Matt month it is expected that lists of promotion to both Captain and major will be released at least once a month and possibly twice a month. Also slated for april Are the promotions from current eligibility lists of about 145 majors to lieutenant colonel and 50. Lieu ten ant colonels to colonel this is the approximate number of promotions to these two ranks which have been made during recent months. At the same time it is reported that the first promotions from War rant officer we to warrant officerw2 May be made next week. Sen Mccarthy promoted to it col in marines Washington March 27 up sen Joseph r. Mccarthy a wis has been promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel in the Marine corps Reserve it was Dis closed yesterday. Mccarthy name appeared on Alist of 184 Reserve majors promoted to temporary lieutenant colonel by a Marine corps promotion Board the senator had been passed Ove last october by a promotion Board. Affiliations. Five of the group were sponsored for their in jobs by Aiger Hiss former state depart ment official convicted of perjury he said. " Tord also said a communist party cell May be operating to Day inside the in. Much of his testimony entered on a witness no. 6," reliably reported to be a executive of a red front he said this information had not yet been passed along to the in. He told the subcommittee thai homosexuals on the state depart ment payroll have been and still Are a considerable problem tits us. And overseas operations. He said they Are. Fired on grounds of social defects that s a Nice name for lt.". Data on to workers it s not a very Nice subject to talk about he said but i thought you would like to know that we re separating firing one every three  asked How Long this has Bee going on he said Over the past two  showed the subcommittee elaborate charts mapping advers information about 47 unemployed who testified before a Federal grand jury that investigated communist infiltration of the in secretariat. None of the employee was identified by name. None of the information he gave was evaluated by the state department or the Fri. But the unidentified informants were Classi fied As reliable or otherwise on the charts. Very serious Case the subcommittee is investigating state department delays intending the in loyalty reports on its american employees. Ford said the information about witness. No. 6" would be sent tothe in immediately. A said this employee was re ported. To have recruited for soviet satellites and was said Tobe  member of a political group cited As sub erosive by the House in american activities committee. Subcommittee chairman Ken Neth b. Keating . Called it a very serious . Patrick j. Hillings r Calif noted that one Chart re ported that another witness before the Federal grand jury was Asso ciated1 with a communist. French group in the in. Does that mean that there s communist Fen within the United nations itself. And that it s i existence now Hillings  could be sir Ford replied. Monty arrives in . New York March 27 up afield marshal Viscount Bernard i. Montgomery arrived Here yester Day aboard the Queen Mary for a visit with president Eisenhower Atour of american and Canadian military establishments and baseball game. Hit run Driver sentenced to Aid victim s family in for the hit and run death of Robert j. Mcdonell Detroit traffic judge John d. Watts seated sentences John p. Moodie right to lose Bis License far five years and pay $80 a month for the eat mrs. Faye Mcdonell and her five children., United press photo army to shift five generals the is Washington. Burea Washington March 27lt Gen Doyle o. Hickey chief of staff of the far East come will return to the . In May for retirementjuly"31 after More than 35 years service army Secretary Robert t. Stevens announced. At the same time Stevens state that Brig Gen John b. Murphy director of go personnel for us a eur will be assigned to 1st army he at governors Island n.y., in May. Also announced were three other general officer assignment changes. Brig Gen David h. Tulley assistant chief of the service division in the office of the army assist ant chief of staff g4, logistics will assume new duties in the of fice of the army chief of engineers about april 1. Bullock replaces me cd if re Brig Gen William c. Bullock cd of Camp desert Rock nev., where the current atomic tests Are being held will replace Brig Gen Rob Ert a. Mcclure As chief of the psychological warfare division inthe department of the army late this Spring. Mcclure has been named chief of the . Military assistance advisory. Group in  army said that where specific duty assignments and Succes sors to vacated posts Are not indicated the headquarter Scon corned will make appropriate announcements at a later Date. Crazed to patient stabs 11 Seattle March 27 up filipino patient ran amuck at fir land tuberculosis Sanatorium yesterday and stabbed 11 persons be fore a priest disarmed him. One of the casualties was Hurt critically. Five were women. Even Oft deathbed new York March 27 up atomic scientists pose a problem to the government which must guard them when they go to the Dectis undergo surgery or become delirious on their deathbed an  source revealed yesterday. J this authority outlined the extreme lengths to which the gov Eta Ament goes to keep atomic scientists from disclosing vital information awhile in an irresponsible state. Of living costs show a drop largest decrease in year Washington March 27 Cap retail prices As measured by the government dropped 0.4 per cent Between mid january and mid pet Rumary. It was the largest Price de Cline in any month of the past year. Falling food prices were mainly  Bureau of labor statistics said the retail Price of food clothing housing and hundreds of other hem bought by moderate income Urban families feb. 15 was 113.4 per cent of the 1947-1949  government consumer Price Index has now declined for three consecutive months from a record Peak reached last  Bureau said the Price of food dropped 1.4 per cent Over the month and that food prices averaged lower in All 46 cities surveyed. This put the average Price on food at its lowest Point since january 19511 per cent below a year ago and 109 per cent above june 1950. New envoy to Norway see Washington March 27 up usually reliable sources said that president Eisenhower s diplomatic advisers have agreed on the Selec Tion of l. Corrin Strong banker and businessman As next Ambas Sador to  have submitted his name to the president for approval. Strong is a resident of this City. Lady Astor arrest asked for m Carthy big Washington March 27 a a midwestern editor has demanded the arrest of lady Nancy Astor for her Loo bad it is not Poison remark about sen. Joseph a. Mccarthy a wis and she whooped with Delight at . Her audible comment was mad wednesday night As the senator accepted a drink at a Washington party Given by sen and  a. Taft for mrs. Eisenhower. They would not hav to serve a warrant on me the Virginia born British viscountess told newsman i would go to get it i would fetch tithe Call for her arrest came from John Chappie editor of the Ash land wis daily press who telegraphed his demand to . District attorney Charles m. Irelan i Washington and sent a copy to the associated press. -. Wants More facts Irelan told newsmen he had received Chappie s message and commented we will look into  be said he wanted More facts before saying whether a warrant would or could be issued. Asked if lady Astor s remark violated any Federal Law irela said he did not want to give an offhand Curbstone  Mccarthy could not be reached for comment on Chappie s action but earlier when asked if he had heard about lady Aster s remark the senator commented yes i have been informed that some Nice kindly old lady did make that remark but i did not hear her make  he said in one instance the eminent spent approximately j1w 000 constructing a Security seated Hospital Ward for a mental patient to safeguard secrets he held these details were disclosed shortly after it was Learned thatt Brilliant atomic scientist died for san Francisco with Security guards at his deathbed to make sure & did not reveal secrets wha delirious. 21-hour Security the atomic Energy commission identified the scientist ask Twitchell 36, who knew As much about atomic Energy Jas any one  the commission said Twitchell was placed under 31hour Security guard in the a raft Letterman general Hospital aft a brain tumor caused him to incoherently. Twitchell head of Theca equipment department at University of California Laboratory died monday. The High source Here said such Security measures wer in the least  he cite Case of a Young naval of Ger was treated for dementia in a Ward built especially for within the confines of the installation at Oak Ridge skipper of big so Dies Al oar