European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse March 19, 1953 the stars and stripes Page 1 rules out iting foe to a probe York. March 2s a item nations political com r yesterday turned Down an i soviet demand to in Ata Tives of communist land North Korea to hearings it charges of germ War Irete was 40-15, with five a t Delegate Valerian that a genuinely objective partial investigation of the could Only be held if the chinese and North Kos present. Gross Deputy is. Repro have said the committee was being asked to1 set up an fact finding body and the could present their evidence to that group. Gross Challe Neie said there was no need to chinese and koreans opportunities to spread and make lengthy prop speeches. J challenged the communists a Ali captured american Mili f personnel who have allegedly feted to waging germ warfare Jitter trial area for unquestioning. & submitted a Resolution which the commission be com of five countries select Der a general Assembly and called he reds to permit it to on the chinese Mainland 1 in North and South Accord lie. York March 28 a Ermany s agreement to pay 0,900 compensation As anon nazi crimes against we came formally effect Iveas representatives of and West Germany signed on documents in the pres up an Aid to United nations general Trygve lie. E Bonn parliament approve March 20 and the Lue Hesset March 22. Eisses German Consul in new York signing for said the agreement because West Germany i ice visible moral obligation people to Israel and Lourie Deputy israeli unsigned for Israel. Agreement was after nearby two years of negotiations amid critic min both countries and an Arab Boycott against Termany. Agreement provides West will Send Israel capital led at $715,000,000 Over the years the balance to be a body representing Al jewish organizations of the be distributed to person claims for property con to the nazis. Russ open fail doors in amnesty Moscow March 28 up the new soviet government today opened its prison doers for an untold number of prisoners in announcing an amnesty decree cover ing a wide Range of minor crimes. The same decree ordered a Revi Sion of the user criminal code to reduce All penalties for certain economic administrative and other minor crimes which Are not considered dangerous to the state. The decree however stated unequivocally that the full measure of soviet Law would continue to apply to counterrevolutionary dimes which include any action which threaten the Security of the outside the benefits of the amnesty were Large scale embezzler of stale property As Well As wilful murderers and bandits sen ing sentences of More than five years some terms haired under the decree Freedom will be granted to prisoners whose sentences do not exceed five years. Prisoners serving terms of More than v five years for other than capital offences which include counterrevolutionary crimes major thefts of socialist property banditry and premeditated murder will have their sentences reduced by half. The decree specified that regard less of sentence women who have children under 10 years of age pregnant women convicts under 18, men Over 55, women Over 50 an prisoners suffering from incurable diseases will be Given their Freedom. Also to be released regardless of the length of sentence will be prisoners jailed for offences committed in an official capacity economic offences and minor military of Soses. Number not disclose the announcement made no reference to non russians held a prisoners. The amnesty decree was the firs since the War when soviet Russia freed hundreds of polish prisoners after the signing of the soviet pact with Poland in 1942. Amnesty called sign of new regime s grip London March 28 up the sweeping amnesty decree affecting russian Petty criminals shows that the new soviet government has firmly settled into Power after the death of Premier Joseph Stalin observers Here said move is similar in pattern to those taken previously by new governments in other communist countries. It is a time Honore tradition of Eastern countries that a new Rule Grant an amnesty is believed a move to clean out a Large number of offenders now serving sentences in slave labor there appeared to be no indication that the decree applies to political prisoners it was considered Here that the total number of those released will constitute a email minority of those held imprisons throughout the user. Roads eyed fat slay Ings a March 28 Brit ice today concentrated a search for John shabby London the bodies of four women were found on routes alters truck he had Given higher this week 55, once described by wife s aunt As Al t gentleman was of clerk. Police believed his t him a special knowledge routes. Women including the mrs. Christie had lain dead for weeks behind Walls and under the floor of the apartment before they were discovered tues Day by a new tenant. Police said postmortem evidence indicated they were murdered by a sexual sadist police believed the murderer lure the three other women one 19 and the other two 25, into the Flat basking them to pose for his camera in the nude. The a Lily series of murders has rarely been equalled in horror in Britain since Jack the Ripper killed by gaslight. 74-13 vote confirms Bohlen As new Moscow ambassador Washington March 29 the Senate yesterday voted re sounding approval for president Eisenhower s Choice of Charles e. Bohlen As ambassador to soviet 74-13 tally came exactly one month after the president submit Ted the nomination,., Bohlen 48, career Diplomat an russian language expert was under bitter attack during the. Month Long interval front Sens styles Bridges a Mccarthy a wis. Pat Mccarran in Nev and others questions were raised about Boh Len of loyalty and Security of Foster Dulles said an Fri investigation had turned up nothing to cast doubt on Bohlen s. . Robert a. Taft Ohio re publican Senate Leader and Johnj. Sparkman ala1952 demo cratic vice presidential candidate upheld Dulles findings in a sep Arate inspection of the Fri s critics contended he had been too closely identified with the foreign policies of former president Truman and the la tier s Secretary of state. Dean Acheson. bit too at Bohlen s pres ence at Yalta when the late pres ident. Roosevelt made concessions to the user in the far East Dur ing world War ii and obtained soviet agreement to enter the War against has said he was at Yalta Only As an the end or. Eisenhower made the appointment a matter of presidential prestige by declaring Boh Len was his own personal Choice Republican Sens. Joseph r. Mccarthy left and styles Bridie Confer in a vain Effort to bar Charles Bohlen s nomination As ambassador to Moscow. Senate confirmed him 71-13.United press photo Gen Jorstad cites Aaice Progress , March 28 a of a firm foundation for the future development of the Allied air forces Central Europe has been built on which Atlantic pact countries May continue to work toward the objectives of peace forthe world Gen Lauris n o r s t a a Aaice commander in chief said today. Norblad spoke at the second anniversary ceremonies of Aaice at its Camp Guynemer headquarter Snear Here to 500 airmen and officers ammo blast broke 100,000 windows Wilhel shaven British zone March 28 a City authorities estimated today that 100,000 windowpanes were shattered in Wilhelms Haven thursday in the explosion of Germany s biggest ammunition disposal Plant the Plant valued at 500,000marks, was completely demolished in the blast estimate of the total damage caused was not yet Avail Able As demolition squads were still combing the area. One Hundred and fifty workers fled to safety seconds before the explosion went off. Only a few were injured mostly by broken Glass. From Belgium Canada France the Netherlands the United kingdom and the praising them for their efforts in furthering the Progress of aah be in the past two years Norblad said we cannot measure Progress merely by the passage of time. The measure of Success of our efforts must be one of actual accomplish ment and the firmness of the foun Dation we have Laid for the see Many signs of physical Progress in every Field of our activity. The strength of the forces allocated to this command has increase Din the last two years to something on the order of four times what twas at the Start there has also been the important task of welding together the forces of six nations into one effective Force with a single purpose and with sufficient standardization to permit their most effective use. I am confident that this com Mand has both the will and capacity to meet the Challenge of the part of the ceremony seven far East air combat veterans. Including six French and one Amer ican were decorated. Norstad Pinneda first Cluster to a legion of Merit on Brig Gen Dudley d. Hale aah be s head of operations and train ing for his work in Korea As vice commander of the 5th air Force. And the Best qualified Man for it Post. The Moscow Post has been vacant since former ambassador Georg f. Kennan was declared Unwe Kom by the user last year. The so Viets took offence at criticism Ken Nan voiced during a visit outside the user of the tight restriction on diplomats there. The state department said Bob Len probably will be sworn in Early next week and leave for to cow shortly after. The vote was a Rebuff for Mccarthy one of the leaders in the attack on Bohlen. Vote of Confidence Mccarthy said after the Vou that Bohlen Drew support from senators who cast their ballots for him not because they had Confidence in him but because they wanted to give president Eisen Hower a vote of to United press the Republican senators who voted against Bohlen were John of Ohio Bridges Everett m. Dirksen of Illinois Henry of Idaho Barry Gold water of Arizona Bourke of Iowa George of. Mai one of Nevada Mccarthy Karle. Mundt of South Dakota an Drew f. Schoeppel of Kansas and Herman Welker of Idaho. Two democrats also opposed Bohlen Edwin c. Johnson of Colorado and reviewed the biggest Rise in Bohlen career came at the 1943 Cairo con Ference where he was serving tithe late president Roosevelt s interpreter. The late Harry l. Hop Kins or. Roosevelt s adviser was impressed by Bohlen and persuade Der. Roosevelt to appoint Bohlen As White House Liaison officer wit the state department. Despite his attendance at top level wartime meetings by Cairo Teheran Yalta and Potsdam audit postwar big four and United nations meetings Bohlen s Narn was never widely known until the Senate fight Over his nomination to Moscow. Supported Yalta his last Public speech last year was a Strong defense of the controversial Yalta agreement and a again defended it during hearing before the Senate foreign relations was appointed counsellor of the state department in 147by Gen George c. Marshall then Secretary of state. He then serve for two years in France and re turned to the department in 11351for a second term As counsellor under Dean Acheson he is married and has three Chil Dren aged 12, 5 and 2. The family is expected to go to Moscow with him Moscow visas okd for touring editors Washington March 2s up the . Government yesterday granted permission for a party . Newspaper and radio editors to visit Moscow for a members of a group of tour ing editors of Small City news papers already had received per Mission from the soviet embassy in London to make the trip. Headed by James a Wick a tithe Niles Ohio daily times the group has been touring Europe an the near Eeast. Their passports were not valid for travel to Russia however. They plan to leave by plane monday. $16,000 for Gauguin work Paris March 28 up Painter Paul Gauguin s Contes bar bares brought 5,700,000 francs $16,000 at an auction Here yesterday. Portrait of a Young woman signed by Jean Marc Nettier was sold foe3,910,000 francs 111,000
