European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page v the stars and stripes monday March 30, 19q Mccarthy ignores"., i Ain greek ships to reds Washington March 29 a sen. Joseph a Mccarthy a � ,.r.t.he Eisenh Bufer administration already has 5beea acting Fei crack Don ony foreigners who a Job Light surplus hips. I Romoth us arid. Mccarthy said the agreement was negotiated by staff members of the Senate investigations sub comr Nettee which he Heads. He Aid the negotiations were carried it without the state department or any other Agency of the government being informed about try at was going  did t want any interference Fly anyone he explained How Ever he Eaid he had no reason to believe the state department Depould not wholeheartedly approve of the action. The announcement created considerable stir inasmuch As under the Constitution response Billy for the conduct of foreign affairs is lodged with the president. Whether an agreement Between a senatorial subcommittee and foreign ship owners would under the Law be considered an infringement upon this presidential prerogative was balk red a Iii. Boston March 29 up a Senate internal Security subcommittee ended a two Day bearing Here after eight witnesses the Tina Jority educators refused to answer questions on connections with the communist party. Four witnesses were heard thursday and four More Friday morning. Seven of them declined to answer when asked if they at any time were. Communists. The last witness said she was not now a communist tit would not answers to her affiliations prior to 1947. The final witness miss Elizabeth Guamacci a Somerville High school teacher took the stand in the packed hot courtroom Only after requesting television cameras a turned off. She denied she is a communist. " / other witnesses other witnesses included mrs. Helen Wendler Deane Markham assistant professor at Harvard medical school and Jonathan and David Lubell twin students at the Harvard Law school. The four others who refused to say whether they Ever had communist affiliations Are Ceorge Faxon 43, mathematics teacher at Boston latin school suspended immediately afterwards by the Boston school committee. / prof. Maurice j. Halperin .47, director of latin american regional studies at Boston University. Leon j. Kamin 25, teaching Fel Low and research assistant at Harvard University. Miss Robenia f. Anthony 73, a Springfield mass., school teacher for 43 years before her retirement five years ago. $110 Glass of Beer mount Vernon to Ash March 29 up a Glass of Beer Cost mrs Elizabeth Brunde Yold $110.10. She was fined Solo because she Lefi her two minor children unattended in a car while she stepped into a tavern. It s illegal under a state Law. Lie Irein. Etc Tairi -. It Lias ii he mortgages on 114 is arid Sej Ett italian yes Seis in file fault i i0a has seized a Tanker on the ground it was bought illegally by Fatien and has made known that action against Many other ships is planned. ,.the default Iii times could be april in Iarj to foreclosure but the owners have a Hancie to stave off Itiat. Action   a  was made with considerable fanfare at a news conference in the subcommittee s hearing room. The con Fere Rice was filmed for later Teles vision use and the Public was admitted along with newsmen Mccarthy said he understood the no pres persons present were friends of senators. He admonished them not to discuss the announce ment until they read to in the  said the 242 ships involved in his agreement Are owned by greeks but Fly the cars of various nations. He said 17 Flythe British Flag 34 the Canadian 51 the greek 52 the liberian and 88 the panamanian. Public hearings to open Mccarthy s subcommittee had announced that it would Start pub Lic hearings tomorrow in an investigation of Trade with red China and other communist areas. Some of the ships covered by the agreement with the greek owners were involved in the probe being among 96 surplus ships sole by the government. After world War ii. Mccarthy contended they were carrying War useful goods to communist China and other red  said the shipping agreement was worked out with Manuel Kulukundis whom he described As an important greek ship owner and operator Jand presi Dent of the greek ship owners new York  there was no immediate com ment on Mccarthy s move from the White House or state depart  one Point in his news con Ference Mccarthy said in fair Ness to the new team in the state department they have been work ing toward the same thing we. Have accomplished  tests show mighty Mitey adaptability Marine corps tests showed the j new mighty mite capable of a acting As a 105-mm rec Effless Rifle curler an ambulance and a Pas Senger vehicle. Regulation jeep. In Back stands or up photo i 2 a it Jaitt inf a Loat i j is if High Ata homemade rocket kills experimenting teacher Denver colo., March 29 up a homemade rocket with a Short fuse exploded during an Experiment killing Warren f. Geyer 42,a Denver school teacher and seriously injuring his 16-year-old son David. ,. -. V Geld was head of the mathematics department at Cole Junior High school Here arid the husband of Donna m. Geyer an author. Death of a Salesman via crash foiled by 4-hour air Chase Gardena calif., March 29 a a 30-year-old furniture Salesman was in jail today after a suspense Ful four hour Aerial Chase in which he threatened to crash his plane and kill himself. Roland Clarence Sperry finally landed safely at san Diego Friday and said he had changed his mind about suicide. I be got too Many troubles i guess he said. He blamed Finan Cial worries among them Alimony payments to his divorced wife. A note addressed to Darling is Bev found in his parked car at thir los Angeles suburb indicated romantic complications also. Two take off in Pursuit the Chase with pilots of other planes and Airport radio men try ing to talk him Down began from the Gardena Airport at 9 18 am. He told the Airport s radio Tower i m going to crash and kill my  the Airport operator Arthur Sharp and an Airport restaurant operator h. H. Morgan took off in Pursuit As did William Eytchison and his father Arthur Eytchison owners of the Craft Sperry was flying.  Eytchison Sperry s employer at a Pacific Palisades Furni Ture company told Sperry by radio everything will be Okay and urged him to land. Sperry replied no Bill i want it this  coast guard and sheriffs planes joined the Chase which led to san Diego Back to the los Angeles area and Back again to san Diego. Motorcycle officers arrested Perry a former air Force Pilot As he stepped from the plane which was almost out of Gas. I did t steal the plane he said. I had flown it several times. Taught Bill Eytchison to Fly  Dean of chaplains to retire the ads Washington Bureau Washington March 29 the army chaplain with the longest service col John t. Axton whose father organized the army Chap lain s corps in its present form and served As its first chief from 1920-28, will retire. Tuesday at of Knox by after j341,� years of Active duty chaplain Axton who was injured in world War n when his ship was torpedoed Between eng land and France has been the senior chaplain at the it. Knox armoured Center since 1946.during his Long career chaplain Axton served on two occasions with his late father col John t. Axton or. The father son chaplains were on duty together at the Hoboken n.j., Poe and at it. Myer  Arra ored Center chaplain served As 15th army chaplain in the Rhine Campaign during world War ii and later was with troops in the occupation of Germany. Ike seen picking successor to Roberts As gop chief Washington March 29 a \ president Eisenhower probably will personally pick the next chairman j of the Republican National com Mittee and sen. Robert a. Taft r Ohio predicted there won t be any fight Over the  chairmanship was vacated by the resignation Friday of c. Wesley Roberts an Early Eisenhower sup Porter in last year s presidential Campaign. A Kansas state legislative committee held Roberts was guilty i of violating at least the spirit of the state lobbying Law. Roberts who got an $11,000 fee in the handling of a it Spital Sale to the state before he became go chairman charged in his Resigna Tion he was the victim of a plot growing out of a fierce factional fight in Kansas state  Roberts yesterday sent out a for Mal Call to All members of the gop National committee to meet Here april 10 for the purpose of accepting my resignation and electing my  stirred Roberts exit from the gop chair Manship Only about two months after he succeeded postmaster Gen eral Arthur e. Summerfield in the party Post stirred speculation about a Long list of possible successors. Taft said he had discussed some possibilities with other republicans but did not want to mention an names because he jell that would put the men involved in the Light of being candidates when they might not be available at All. He said he thinks it would be All right for the committee to name an unpaid chairman if it can find somebody who does t have gov 800 painters strike at a bomb project Aiken s.c., March 29 up some 800 Union painters walked out yesterday at the huge Hydro Gen bomb Plant construction project Here threatening to tie up work for the third time within two months. In two previous walkouts other craftsmen at work on the Plant have refused to Cross picket lines thus idling approximately 28,000 workers. The Union involved in yester Day s walkout was the painters and  Union Al a spokesman said the dispute was Over the firing of two workers. Ern ment  Roberts been paid at the rate of ear. ". " of Kansas Robers charge spirit of Law violated Topeka kan., March 29 a legislative investigating be held Friday that a Wester Roberts violated the spirit of tto state s lobbying Law in handling t 1951 building transaction Whf the netted him an 511,000 fee. Y in its findings based on if Day inquiry the committee Salic the Protection which it Estt lobbying Law was designed of & Ford to the people of this state was deliberately and intention Affif frustrated by Wes Roberta. Edgar  1bennett is grand master of. Tit ancient order of United workmen an insurance order which aug nerf Roberts to sell the building to file  committee report present to both houses of the 1953. Affif Slature which had ordered tuft vesti gation said 1roberts did not Register As legislative agent. 2roberts was employed of i Youw for the principal Punjh effecting the Sale of the Jackb building to the state. .-im"11 3that from the Ince Ai  employment it was Bennett and Roberts that sate could he accomplished through an act of the Lep slate ,4that Roberts approached a chairman of the ways and jog committee during the 1951 left / lature and made inquiry Coal ing possible consideration postal to make the Purchase this conversation the took it for granted was representing the state1 be Eui Basu at an 31 h Ftfe if 1 Tel 701 ill 1 tre i a 3 die in b25 near my. Glen Burnie md.,up a two engine air Fotch Ber crashed alongside travelled Highway near Here All three Crew members the of said the victims we let col Harry  the b25, of  col r. C. Brittingham 34 of Saverna Park r and a a. Kelly Crew chief of Fairfield Tex