European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 05, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I the stars and stripes sunday april 5, 19si1 hew shakeup urged to Revenue Bureau Washington april 4 a sen. John j. Williams a Del has reused Senate demands for a new shakeup of the internal Revenue Bureau with a speech accusing the old Truman administration of pack ing the Bureau with its  v denouncing former president Truman s reorganization of the once scandal plagued tax Bureau As a dismal failure Williams called for a new legislation to Correct abuses which he said have grown up since Congress approved the Truman plan last  Delaware senator told the Senate that far Fifon taking the tax system out of politics the demo weeks sep subsidies Washington april 4 Secretary of Commerce Sinclair weeks in sending his budget recommendations to Congress wiped out ship construction subsidies totalling $118,500,000 for the year starting july 1. _ it Congress does not restore this item to the budget four new Pas Senger liners and one new Proto Type banker May not get built the budget As prepared by the previous administration had included $40,500,000 for two liners to be. Of e r a t e d by Grace lines,$67,200,000 for two to be operated by Moore Mccori Niek lines and a new Tanker at $10,800,000. Weeks lopped these off in cutting the Overall budget for his depart ment by $12,000,000 to $961,602,295. The National federation of Amer ican shipping representing the majority of private american ship operators declined immediate com ment but said it was giving som thought to weeks elimination of the construction subsidies. 35 freighters to be built week left in his budget $64,000,000 to continue  i 1 d i n g 35 fast Mariner Type freighters. Nine of these freighters which do Over 20 knots and have special features for torpedo tubes guns and helicopter platforms in Case of War already have been delivered. The $64,000,000 is to pay for Souiers to be delivered in the year starting july i. Weeks also put in $65,000,000 for operating subsidies compared to the present 125,000,000 but said most of the incr ease will go to pay subsidies incurred in past years but not yet paid. \ he Cut Federal funds allotted for training seamen and officers from the present ,$3,600,000 to $3,480,000. Bill would restore crosses in Hawaii Lashington april 4 up hawaiian Delegate Joseph r. Far ringtone has introduced a Bill to Force the army to restore White crosses Over the Graves of 14,000 american dead on Honolulu s Hill of  sen. Francis Case  filed a similar Bill in the Senate said removal of the White crosses and stars of David and substitution of Flat markers has changed the appearance of the cemetery from a shrine to a  Harrington told reporters the shameful and needless removal of the crosses 18 months ago created i a storm of protest from All parts of the country that is still being heard and will continue to be heard until the crosses Are restored. Cratic administration loaded l the Bureau with political stooges be fore leaving office Jan. 20. Bus president to act As an alternative to congressional action Williams suggested that president Eisenhower submit still another. Reorganization plan to replace the Truman program the senator said that instead of a five Mari selection Board approving candidates for lifetime jobs in the Bureau an All powerful _ tru Man administration triumvirate headed by former Treasury Secre tary John w. Synder actually hand picked their own favourites for the posts. " Williams blast prompted immedi ate Calls for a fresh overhauling of this tax Bureau $500 million loss charged. Sen. Russell1 b. Long a la said the Senate finance committee was told at a recent closed door session that the Truman reorganization plan has Cost taxpayers More than $500,000,000. Long said the loss resulted from failure to collect taxes due because of the shift of officials and from higher ?. Salaries paid to tax col lectors. Sen. John m. Butler red told the Senate he regretted having cast a bad vote for the Truman re organization plan when Congress approved it last year. Butler said he had seen what happened in Baltimore when worthy employees of 25 to 30 years service had otters put above them. He said men were shifted from Washington to top jobs in Baltimore while High Caliper career men were sent out to dismal offices one described by a Baltimore Edi Tor As a Snake pit returning from Battle for old Bald an american Soldier wounded in the Battle for old Baldy a Knob on a Ridge in Korea is borne into an Aid station Bunker. Chinese Beds took the Knob but have been heavily bombed since by b29s.inf 30 voice employees face firing in . Washington april 4a officials said the state department As an Economy measure has decided to fire More than 30 voice of Amer Ica employees in new York and leave unfilled some 600 vacant posts in the International information administration iia these to be let out in new York were concerned chiefly with a proposed expansion in voice and overseas radio facilities since the cutback. The information program has been. Under attack from the Senate. Investigations committee headed by sen. Joseph a Mccarthy a wis. Robert l. Johnson new iia chief decided yesterday officials said to eliminate some 25-30 posts in the voice research and development Section in new York along with be tween six and nine administrative posts 18-year-old killer of five shuns help shows no remorse Dubuque Iowa april 4 up Fred  Mcmanus confessed killer of five persons was apparently without Hope remorse or self pity today.  stubbornly refused Legal coun Sel and his father s attempts to save him from a death Row cell. But he finally thawed toward his broken hearted Parent when they  18-year-old Marine from Val Ley Stream n. Y., admitted shooting Down a Rochester n. Y., youth a Keeneyville 111., couple and two women at Spring Valley  in a four Day crime spree with his 16-year-old Blond sweetheart the body of the Rochester youth William Brave Mari 19, was found in a gravel pit near new York City. He had been the object of a wide spread search. Custody fight rages meanwhile the question of Mcmanus custody was still unsettled. New York Illinois and Minnesota All vied for the right to try him but none of the states had begun official extradition proceedings. At Rochester Monroe county District attorney Clarence Henry indicated he might begin extradition action by applying for help from gov. Thomas e.,Dewey. Mcmanus who turned his Back on his father wednesday and told officers he would rather not have anything to do with him finally met with the new York brewery executive for 15 minutes. Patrolman Jack Moore who helped capture the youth near Here and who was present at the meet ing said the boy showed More affection. To network in 81 cities new York april 4 a net work television now is available to 126 stations in 81 cities in the u.s., the american Telephone and Telegraph co. Reported after the Hookup of two More cities to it facilities. Ill publisher Falls Mose a subway tops John h. Biddle publisher of the Huntingdon a daily wet Oij fir among a parly of 10 american newspaper and radio editors Russia at the invitation of the soviet government. Biddle is w the United press a series of stories on the experiences of the soviet Russia. By John Biddle written for the United press Moscow april 4 up the Moscow subway is All it s cracked up to be and then some. No wonder the russians Are proud of this amazingly beautify u underground system. There s of thing this travelling journals has seen to compare with it for Public service Beauty and cultural design but there s another first that the russians Are mighty proud of their tremendous new Moscow University building three Miles from the heart of the City at the Lenin Hills the largest University building in the world. Our group has the distinction of being the first to be taken out to see the new skyscraper University which will have 14,200 students 12 departments and 2,000 professors. It is nearing completion and will open for the fall term this  in 1919 two architects of this Mammoth Are Rudnev and Chern Echev who evolved the main design and then were assisted by 200 others. A be ginning was made in 1949 and finishing touches Are now being made to the  architects won the Stalin prize. The Central Section of 38 stories 760 feet High will House 61 classrooms and 800 laboratories. The supporting wings will have 6,000 single rooms for boarding students As Well As quarters for visiting professors and apartments for 200 resident teachers altogether the University will Lave 30 buildings with the smaller windings to the rear of the huge main edifice. Atop this skyscraper Middle is a Ower with symbolic figures and a tar that does t look so big from the ground but weighs 114 tons moneyed vets getting free v a care congressman says Washington april 4 up a recent congressional Check of indigent patients in veterans hos spitals found some with annual in comes to. $50,000 and property valued Ftp to $500,000, the House was advised. ,. These patients were among those getting free Hospital care for ail ments not connected with military service rep Joha Phillips or Calif said. All such patients must sign an affidavit that they cannot afford private Hospital Zatlyn. Phillips is chairman of an appropriations subcommittee handling veterans administration funds which made the Check. He also told the House the subcommittee uncovered a Case in which a Veteran who draws 5195 monthly in compensation for disability rated As almost total presently is earn ing in salary and wages More than ?10,000 a  Phillips opening up an Issue so controversial that Congress in the past has been reluctant to get into it said the appropriations subcommittee recently ran through the inability to pay affidavits filed by 40,000. N o n s e r v i c e connected patients in a hospitals and picked out 500 in which the Veteran be cause of his listed occupation seemed Likely to have some funds. Under an old Law any Veteran who needs Hospital care and who swears he cannot afford it privately May be admitted to a a hos Pital if a bed is available. Phillips said a contends with some justification that it cannot go be Hind the Veteran s affidavit. Phillips said he and his sub committee have been falsely accused of economizing at the expense of the Veteran. He called on Congress to take a fresh look at the whole Veteran Issue. And is almost 30 feet in diam test after enjoying the wide Panorama of Moscow that spreads out be Bra visitors to the Lenin Hills we bad j one of our most "enjoyable,jjj5�iperiences to Date our visit Tach subway.  it is difficult to give an impression of the Beautiful stations to anyone accustomed to National subway. For. Instance Sokolskaya station resembles room from the Versailles false More than anything else i ? can think of. Architect so Causev designed this huge waiting room to comm morass the principal victories of Russia since the. 12th Century. Gorge Al chandeliers and wide Wall Decca i tons Are subordinate to the of attractions. Eight historic moments in Sian history Are in huge mosaics of the ceiling. Included Are a cafe from the Battle on Ladoga late 10 the 12th Century Down to 1 reviewing the Victory red Square in june 1345. Stations differ ".l. But every station is different at every one has its cultural the station we first entered Kaluz sky has vaulted Archea Torch like lamps symbolic tory. The floor simulates a carpet with a Center of red Graoui and an intricate outer design. Another station has fancy fluorescent lighting and represents Friendship of All nationalities a the soviet Union. Bas Relief depict a scene from each of Viet republics. Another station Taganskiy hails the different services  armed forces pilots artillery Itter Etc. Its vaulted Arches and lated ceiling Are finished tit tote with Gold edging. At the awl of this one is a bag Relief statue Talin. At still another station theme is peaceful occupation Iwu stained Glass panels lighted behind Are used for the first n a subway station. There is a Circle line All around Moscow and the Railroad stations. Altojsm8f Here Are 39 stations a total Kilometres. 5 new Litte planned which will bring nations and 200 Kilometres "