European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday april 3, it to t 17" -1 to in weighs Kremlin face bid soviet move omits usual a weapon ban demand. United nations new York april 2 up u n i to a n a 11 o n s delegates started a five Day easter Holiday today. Undecided whether soviet Russia s latest peace overture meant the. Kremlin was dropping its demand for unconditional prohibition of atomic weapons As a first condition for worm disarmament shortly after the in recessed late yesterday the  fitted an amendment to the Dis armament Resolution sponsored by14 countries led by Britain France and the us. The amendment was purely a procedural change in the Western Resolution deleting the Section that. Commended the Disarno ziment com Mission for past work and fre affirmed a Resolution that set up the commission at Paris in 1951.- but the soviets did not As usual file their  which was Defeated when the political committee dented it Las month. /. J. It was the first time the Kremlin had not prefaced any talk of Dis armament with a demand for prohibition of All atomic weapons As a first step.-.,-v.-- v. The in recessed after. Tacitly agreeing to let the military Ine Pua tors at fan Mun Jom debate the communist peace offer disarmament will be the firs business when the in reconvene tuesday afternoon.  Ike will i Fec honest bids continued from Page 1 of butter and other farm products piling up. " _ it is estimated the government already Nas bought nearly 150,000000 pounds of butter As required under Price support Laws. The president said this is one of Many farm problems being studied and in the meantime he feels it would be inconceivable for the government to let its.  while some people Are going hungry. A  he did not explain thus but there has been some talk of giving targe quantities of better to for eign countries. The president also Savov he expects the republicans to. Retain col Cherif egyptian military attache in Paris today Laid a Wreath on the Tomb of France s unknown Soldier in tie name of egyptian Leader Gen Mohammed  from Junge by r. Treaty. France Belgium. T h e Netherlands Italy and Luxem Bourg have not yet Don so. 4 at the moment the forces at our disposal would prove gravely1 inadequate if put tothe test Bidgway warned. We would enter Battle under Grav handicaps. We would sustain heavy losses of life and of arms both of which could be greatly lessened by tirely action now.1. Ridgway Laid he had no intention to match the soviets plane for plane and division for division he added to my Way of. Think ing As a citizen of the Atlantic Community As Well As a Rem hero its armed forces the duty of our governments is Crystal  i to provide the requisite military strength for the accomplishment of the Mission Les e governments themselves havens signed us and to do so at the ten lies practicable moment even atthe possible Cost of temporary curtailment of some of our  russians and the British were temporarily suspended a e c a  e Moscow had suggested they be expanded to include the americans and  was Little doubt however that they would be resumed quickly on the four Power level As Soontas the. Acknowledgements make their technical journeys from Bonito East Berlin to Moscow and Back. Air safety was the key thespians used two weeks ago to show a new attitude toward the  regretted that red be fighters shot Down a British bom Ber and suggested a Parley to avoid such incidents in  autobahn. Traffic situation developed Only this morning when truckers arrived in West Berliand reported that the Frontier guards had dropped All controls except for perfunctory glances cargo papers .,.-. Big trucks  trucks were cleared at the rate of 20 an hour which meant the cargos ranging upwards to 20 or More tons were not even Iri Specter in. The average three m minute granted each vehicle to Clear the Barrier. Six top russians  week that they had new orders from Moscow by attending a private party of Western officers from the Potsdam military Mission in Wesl Berlin. This had not happened since before the 1948-49 blockade. The West Berlin City Senate re ported with exultation that applications for Trade permits Ort Bethe vehicle for soviet Little blockade tactics were virtually racing through the East zone bureaucracy and hurtling Back lowest Berlin with a stamp of approval almost before the Ink was dry. Tass the soviet new Agency did the unusual in its announcement that the air safety talk s would be expanded to a four Power level by naming the High soviet air officer already in conference with the British Jav. Accepts bid on such  Nicias the russians Seldom divulge the names and ranks of their top Irien. For military " intelligence reasons the , High commission announced late today that it has accepted the soviet invitation for Fourre Ower talks on air safety. It designated maj Gen Robert , assistant chief of staff of Safe As the principal american representative. There has been no official word from French authorities yet but a French spokesman said earlier that an affirmative answer was expected of the invitation from Gen vastly Chuck by chairman of the soviet control commission. According to Tass the soviet delegation to the Berlin talks is headed by it Gen i. A Podgorny and the British group by air vice marshal Al Jones. Hungarian believed a shed in escape try Vienna april 3 apy Al ungarian official of the israeli negation in Budapest was killed Las week while attempting to escape to Austria reliable sources reported Here today the official identified As Gabor Freud and his family were f ired Niy. Hungarian Border guards near he town of Csorna before the were Able to Cross the austrian Freud and his year-old son were killed mrs. Freud and her 14-year id daughter were wounded Andasen to the prison Hospital at Csorna the sources said. Trapped by fire three Raen and a to m an trapped on the. Seventh floor Oftie strand hotel in atomic City by fire stand on ledge awaiting by  one Murance firm keeps Civili Aii rate but hikes it for pm by. James Quigle staff correspondent Frankfurt april 2 is officials of the Zurich general Accident and. Liability insurance co stated today they were not raising Basic liability insurance rates for civilians. ,. The rate on $3,property damage and Persona liability insurance which is the Basic minimum requirement by Sarteur he for privately owned automobiles will remain at $80 Peryear for civilians officials said. At the same time they announce that the rate will drop to $63 for officers and warrant officers while the rate for enlist a men will in crease to 590. It was previously announced that the Zurich insurance co. Would crease its civilian rate to j90 an maintain a uniform Basic insurance rate with three american insurance firms the american International underwriters the american foreign insurance assn., and the indemnity insurance  North America. Meanwhile a fifth company the United services automobile assn., which Sells insurance Only to officers warrant officers and foreign service officers reduced jts rates to $63. Defense rests Case n Haimson trial Heidelberg april 2 is the defense rested its Case today in the general court martial of a. Army Supply officer capt Boris Haimson accused of taking $15,000. In bribes from German firms doing business with his organization. Haimson 34 formerly of the 7714thsngr intelligence up in nearby Schwet Zingen is charged with soliciting and accepting the kick jacks in 1951-52. Representatives of Hryce German firms Klemsch & co.,Frankfurt Wilhelm Willersinn Mannheim and Lutz Schneider Schwetz Ngeh have testified against Aimson. Today s Cross examination bogged Down in lengthy legalistic bickering Over a Mountain at paperwork introduced As evidence by the Ion. " army to Slasky 20,000 off civilian Rolls Washington april 2 us the army announced yesterday j would Cut about 20,000, civic its payroll by May 31. A spokesman said the re was part of defense secret Charles e. Wilson s Economy to army commands throughout country will announce the reductions which Are ext be approximately As first army 900 2d army,3d army 830 4th army 850�"5 army 1,400 6th army 1,800the military District of a ton150. " the approximate totals let ouf include 250 from the fits por Tatton corps signal c 550 adjutant general Iso ical corps 230 ordnance 6,500 quartermaster corps a and corps of engineers i functions1,600additionally, about 450 employees will be dropped office of the chief of Stafl a general staff and the depo Rof the army administrative 4t 1 1 t Baldy Lai. -. To cant inked from Atto n _ and he  Fua Merican forces in Korea from a chronic shortage munition. He testified that occasions in february and 1951, the x corps was delay offensives until its Tion supplies were real Evan Fleet appeared subcommittee on his first retirement to Lay the for exhaustive study inter i munition situation both in East and in Europe most of his testimony it repetition of. Charges he fore the full Coni Mitt and a Fitch brought Hon la Mcwith his superiors in the department. ,.in describing am munition plies available during Tafte commanded the 8th anal Al Fleet again used such serious critical and shortages Aid foe a asked Point Blank Page enabled the commo take objectives the otherwise have been Able to i Van Fleet replied the answer is yes at the end of the Delevitt Ling subcommittee chs Margaret Chase Smith said i Thiak we have that there was a shortage. Munition and that it22 months.". Sen. Harry of Byr praised Van Fleet or courageous testimony and him what was the real As the shortages.1 the Reti tit replied that he was not \ to answer. Meanwhile army see Robert t. Stevens who the Battlefront said the Tion Supply is now Adeanya situation and that a i rident Van fleets in Korea a up old Hae Plet Ety i n what Ivaa Fleet told the he understands the or is very  befit  was not eutaugh or even the United a sengers were i when a construction local about one Munich the. Federal announced Here toys injured were struck by officials said