European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday match 31, 1953 us Russ talks is Berlin March so up British and soviet representatives met Jere tomorrow in an air safety conference which might provide a clue to the sincerity of recent communist conciliatory gestures. Athe conference to be held at 8 pm at soviet Headquarters in the Itebe Berlin District of Karls Horst is an outgrowth of soviet Mig attacks a British aircraft which resulted in the destruction of a Lincoln bomber and the death of the bomber s seven Man Crew. Gen vastly i Chulkov soviet commander , Blai ried the British aircraft or the attacks but he expressed if egret Over the. Loss of life and in a Surprise move suggested a joint British soviet con Ference to insure flight safety and avoid further misunderstandings the British accepted the proposal. Other conferences failed such conferences to Settle Spe insurance Rise by Ames Utji tev staff correspondent Frankfurt March 30 is Ifer announced insurance rates b privately owned automobiles in the zone today were denounced Herby a spokesman for Frankfurt s civilian Council who said Cha civilian employees of the govern Merit Are really up in arms Ove Flie rate Lester Bouque chairmen of the Council s insurance committee referred to the new rates which a elated to go into effect wednesday Umler the rate revisions officer and warrant officers will pay less while enlisted men and civilians More. The new rates As proposed Buji Lour companies1 serving the Zan were disclosed last week. The four companies reportedly Are bucking a fifth company which confine itself to Selling insurance to officers warrant officers and foreign serv ice officers of whom there Are relatively Only a few in the zone v Bouque. Said his group has contacted insurance companies in Fivi different european countries to be facts arid figures on the Overall then he said Well take what Ever action seems discrimination Bouque indicated that the group might request licensing of another company which would offer Bette rates. _. It s definitely discrimination Aid Buque and we mean to right it All the he also indicated that his group might carry the matter directly to Usa eur he by going through proper channels 5 the local reaction followed swiftly on the heels of the opposition to the rates As expressed both b hic0g and Decarte ligation officials of the German fed Einal re Public. I Bonn interested German of f Ici als stated thai they wished to look into the operations of the four companies which so far have been permitted to function outside German control. I mpg officials hinted they might meet the scheduled insurance rate increase by permitting Hico employees who now drive a plate cars to take thei r business to German insurance firms. As presently scheduled Basic insurance rates will Rise from $80 per year to $90 a year for enlisted men he most civilians while the same be. Of insurance for officers and warrant officers will fall to s63. 13 die As Platie crashes la wilds of Africa Nairobi March 30 a of i Ells confirmed today that there were to survivors in the wreckage of Ayi King Airliner found in the african wilds today.3 ,t1ie plane disappeared on a week end flight Between bar is Salam Tanganyika and Hya Saland with 13 persons including two women Board. Civic differences Piave taken place before in Berlin and they always ended in Ani impasse with nothing Concrete resulting from them. This time however the Confer ence will be the first held since the new soviet regime embarked upon a Campaign which some of View As an Effort to live peacefully with the West officials said if the air safety conference produces Only the usual soviet propaganda state ments and accusations against the West there will be Good reason to believe that the soviets in Ger Many at least desire no lessening of East West tension. / renter Back from states f continued from Page 1 he had an engagement with Chan cellar Konrad Adenauer. He said the response of americans to the situation a West Ber Lin was he also said he found americans generally Well informed on the Berli situation. Reuter wearing a Black Beret and Gray overcoat was met hereby his wife. Made contacts. He said he had made no direct approaches toward obtaining the investment of . Capital in West Berlin but he said he had made several contacts implying that he had built up Good will toward this end. In reply to a question about the presence of French Premier Rene Mayer in Washington for talks with president Eisenhower Reuter said .-French relation were better than Many germans if any germans think4 the . Will drop France because of arguments Over certain issues then they Are mistaken Reuter said. Scalp sewed on injured boy Cleveland March 30 a James trend Era 115, had his Scalp Back today thanks. To Cleveland police. A doctor treating the youth after an automobile Accident found a piece of flesh and hair about rec inches in diameter missing rom his head. Police using All Vai Able cars for the Hunt found the piece and 45 minutes after he Accident the Scalp was sewed together again. Montgomery reviews troops in Washington British Field marshal Viscount Montgomery wearing his famed Beret reviews Fin Honor guard Washington where he is visiting1 president Eisenhower and conferring with . Officials on problems. Maj Robert d. Glasser co of the 1st j3n, 3d in kept accompanies Montgomery. Tip i and Seys cripple As an act Clifton n.j., March 30 up an anguished father fearing his own death was near killed his crippled 5-year-Olct son in what he told police was an act of Albert sell 44, a restaurant owner faced arraignment today on a murder charge in the death of is son Albert jr., a cerebral palsy victim. Sell a world War n Veteran who underwent a major operation last january said he shot and killed his son to keep him from growing up he told police that he also feared he himself might die soon and he did not want the boy to become a Burden on is Bing shrugs off wedding Rumor defends Golf skill Paris March 30 a Bing Crosby waved aside today with a casual it s All news to me the gossip of approaching marriage to Lithe some 26-year-old actress Mona Freeman. But he was More Volu ble about a British sneer this golfing prowess. The actor Singer s qualifications to play in the British Amateur tournament at Hoylake next May 25 were challenged last week by London daily express columnist Desmond Hackett who said Crosby had turned the 1950 Amateur into a cheap circus when female Crosby fans in High heels had run scream ing All Over the produces card if Crosby could play to three Hackett said then he Hackett ought to get top Billing at the palladium London s top variety theater. Today Crosby produced his membership card in the Lakeside Golf club in Hollywood pointing out his rating on it As a three Handi Cap for the gossip column prediction of a or Tabby Freeman wedding at St. Moritz Switzerland in de Cember the crooner merely said we re Good friends yes. I be mown Mona since she was a Little irl10 or 12 years. But i certainly Don t know anything about a wed Ding at St. Moritz. And i doubt if she does ill wife. Sell and his dead son. Were Margaret gets record us bid London March 30
