European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday March 19, Navy orders 2,740 civilian jots abolished Washington March 28 up the Navy announced last night that it will eliminate 2,740 civilian aeronautical jobs by the end. Of hit hardest will be the naval air station Seattle Wash. Naval air technical training Center Norman okla. Naval station at Kodiak Alaska and the naval station at Trinidad British West .indies.-. Minor Cuta were ordered for the majority of naval air these were not identified. The Seattle station which will eliminate at least 802 jobs will be changed from an overhaul and re pair base to a Reserve training station. Wilson ordered cat the cutbacks Are in line with defense Secretary Charles e. Wil son s order to reduce Navy civilian employment from 474,662 to 460,000by May 31 a Cut of 14,662. Previously the Navy announced that3400 civilian jobs will be eliminated in 11 shipyards in the . An Hawaii. These along with the new cuts will leave 8,222 More jobs Tobe eliminated. The Navy said 175 jobs will be eliminated at Norman. 100 at Kodiak and 500 at Trinidad. The order specifies that Seattle employment will be Cut Back by 452 by april 30. An additional 350jobs will be eliminated by May 3l the announcement implied that still further cuts would take place at Seattle Between july and de Cember. Red influence in jail denied Munich March 28 is the army last night formally denied charges in two bavarian news papers that nazi War crimes prisoners in the .-operated lands Berg prison Are being influenced towards communism by More re cent prisoners convicted of spying for the soviet bloc. The papers the Muench Ner Mer Kur and sue Deutsche Zeitung had charged that the War crimes prisoners and the espionage inmates were not kept separated. Usa eur Headquarters at Kei Delberg said there is no Indica Tion whatsoever that War crimes inmates Are " being influenced in any manner by convicted espionage the army said it was True the prisoners Are not separated. It added however that this had created no problems and said the prison administration was riot con fronted with a serious problems reported in the sue Deutsche authorities said also there was no evidence that any communist cells had been established. The Merkur said representatives of churches and Charity organizations who Are constantly in con tact with the 334 War crimes Pris Peers Are seriously concerned that old prisoners Are being influenced with communist propaganda bythe 78 convicted espionage agents. Grisham gets life in wife killing atom blast crumples car an automobile used in a Nevada atomic test stands underneath a pile of debris with a badly caved in Root and doors. The car was parked three fourths of a mile from the blast site. Up photo China born girl adopted in zone wins . Entry Washington March 28 president Eisenhower yesterday signed a Bill Clearing the Way fora China born 17-year-old orphaned girl to take up permanent Resi Dence in the . The girl is Rose Martin who was born of a British father and a Mother whose nationality is unknown. Under German adoption proceedings she is now the Legal daughter of col and mrs. Leland a. Burbank a White House statement said Rose desires to accompany them to this country when Burbank s cur rent tour of duty in Germany expires. Burbank is now chief of Field service Usa eur ordnance division. Bond drive started by Mary Pickford new York March 28 up former Hollywood actress Mary Pickford arrived Here by train to begin a coast to coast . Savings Bond Campaign. Twas just 35 years ago that she launched her first savings Bon drive in world War l but the years have treated America s sweetheart lightly. Dressed in a Mink collared red suit and silk Straw hat with a Feather miss Pickford was a fair competitor for any modern Day Glamor girl As she stepped off the train Rob Ert w. Sparks chairman of the new York savings Bond com Mitte handed her a dozen roses. Miss Pickford said officially she will be 60 years old in april and we might As Well leave it at 12 More killed by Man maus Nairobi Kenya March 28 up a gang of 100 Mau Mau terrorists swept Down into a re serve last night and killed at least 12 More Loyal natives police Dis closed today As they intensified an investigation of the blood massacre of 150 others thursday night meanwhile police questioned a number of natives seized in the widespread Price. Roundup after an estimated 150 Loyal men women and children were burned alive or hacked to death by terrorists who swept through the Kiambi re serve thursday night and Earl yesterday. Supplies and stores began to arrive today for the 2,000 British troops being flown Here from Britain in Raf transports Start ing tuesday to Aid in the drive to stamp out the terrorism. The men will arrive in batches of 200 Inan operation expected. To last a week. 71 known Bead officials compiling the casualty lists for the thursday night Mas Sacre said there were 71 men women and children known dead and at least another 51 missing and believed killed. Six terrorists died. About 1,000 kikuyu have been detained for questioning and be tween 200 and 300 already have been identified As participating in the night of the Long Sardinia landslide kills 4 Cagliari Sardinia March 28 up four workers were killed and five critically injured near her yesterday when they were hit by a landslide while working on Aland Reform project at sen Oral Eskimo scouts halt soviet patrol of f Alaska Juneau Alaska March 28 up soldiers from an Eskimo scout Bat Talion of the alaskan National guard received credit today for halting Athree Man soviet foot patrol which probed Westward across the ice Between the Diomede islands in the bearing Strait. Col Larry Johnson adjutant Gen eral of the guard spoke before members of the territorial Legisla Ture and said the patrol was in countered March 12.of the russians were dressed in White one with a burp gun and one with a Rifle but the other Man wore dark clothing and was unarmed Johnson said the two islands big Diomede i russian territory and american Little Diomede were separated by about 251 mile of ice covered water. The , Island is about 150 Miles Northwest of Nome said it was the first re port of an armed patrol. But headed previous activity had been noticed around observation posts on the Island of big Diomede an Alert was sounded after the patrol was sighted by scouts David Soolook and Walter Timinck. Eskimo scouts on Little Diomede immediately took arms and waited in positions called meat Ioles chipped in the ice. Women and children were herded into shelters for the Short Alert the report had been kept fro Public disclosure until Johnson spoke before the final session of the rules murder at Orleans was unpremeditated by Don Walter staff correspondent of leans March 28 is Albert h. Grisham 42-year-old . Army employee was found guilt last night of unpremeditated murder of his wife Dolly dimples Grisham,30, and was sentenced to like imprisonment at hard nine officer military court found Grisham guilty of striking an kicking his wife on the head and the body on the night of Dee. 6 i their Orleans apartment. Thu prosecution had demanded verdict of premeditated murder. Grisham dressed in a Navy Blu suit remained unemotional As col Harry a. Hart president of the court read the verdict. Followed part the court consisting of four colonels and five lieutenant colonels deliberated for one hour and 10 minutes on the verdict and 10 min utes on the sentence. The sentence is subject to was employed by the com 2 Engineer division Here. His wife was found dead in their apart ment her body severely bruised an several of her ribs broken follow ing a cocktail party in Orleans which the Grisham had attended. In his testimony Grisham denied having severely beaten his wife and contended that she was drunk an had injured herself in a fall in the courtyard in front of their apart ment and in a second fall Down the stairs leading to their bedroom Grisham admitted striking her once in the bedroom when she did not answer him. Several hours later a doctor arrived and pronounced her . Grisham arrived in trance about two weeks before the murder. Grisham had preceded her to or leans last fall. Col r. E. Jolt soil named Usa eur chemical officer Heidelberg March 28 Spe Cial col Ragnar e. Johnson has been named chemical officer .army, Europe us Reub he an replaces col Thomas h. James who left last month for assignment with the chemical corps Materiel corny in Baltimore. Johnson who arrived in the cts Mand this week was commandant of the chemical corps school at it Mcclellan in Albania the Pas two years. ,. A Veteran of More than 32 years of military service he served through four campaigns in franc and Germany As chemical officer for the Xii corps during world War ii. From january 1947 to january 1949 he was chemical officer army Field forces at it. Monroe a. He then served As director of Dis Aster control for the Caribbean come with Headquarters at Panama until june 1351, he attended the command and general staff College the chemical corps school and the College of Charleston Charleston James e. Mchugh Deputy Usa eur chemical officer has been acting chemical officer since James departure. Soviet sector barred to West Berlin cops Berlin March 28 up Mem Bers of the West Berlin police Force have been banned from entering the soviet sector of the City the police labor Union Dis closed yesterday. The ban was ordered by Westerlin police commissioner Johan nes Stumm. British probe bribe reports Bonn March 28 map by and German authorities Aifa a. Vest gating reports of bribery be connection with British Supply a tracts awarded in West Genus to a British spokesman said to to this apparently is quite alar i bribery and corruption affair flu spokesman added. He declined to say whether any British., Are being investigated. T the German state prosecutor Fabi Elefeld announced earlier flt nine germans have been strata during the investigation. They a. Eluded several employees of and civilian proc i offices suspected of having bribes and representatives of Man prosecutor said in show that German businessmen a More than 100,000 Marks i " the awarding of British about 200 German firms investigated in connection with Case the prosecutor said an to carry Home events Frankfurt March 28 set Tecl Good Friday activities in the to Are highlighted on Way bag Home to be aired by the Ameti Fca forces network at 6 pm for fib week of March 30 to april 4fl& a special All fool s Day for airing april l i in addition 19 More will be featured the daily program which feat familiar sounds and events wind occur in the states cities and will be aired daring fit week include monday Chester fa4 mass. Thomaston a tuesday Houston Tex. Oston Idaho Evanston Iii wednesday Wichita Falls tit Arlington a thursday South Boston fac Monroe la. Vallejo Calit Friday Hollywood calf. If Ganton . Elyria Ohio so two Tady . Saturday hot Springs Ai Carthage to. 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