European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes thursday. April 9, 1953 army probes zone builders in fraud Case continued from Page 1 ing of the sprawling Wil Flecken training grounds used by the array s 1st inf div Goetz is charged with submitting Bills to the army for 40,000.Marks Worth of pipes boilers and other new heating equipment which was never built into the Wil Flecken project. Investigation showed these materials were left Over from the old buildings and re used in the renovated structures High com Mission associate prosecutor Han s Hirt alleged. " the 40,000 Marks was paid out to four or five construction firms working under Hantschel and Pobuda and executives of. These firms paid Goetz 10 per cent commissions or bribes it is charged. Blackmail charged when several of these German companies failed to make the specified payments Goetz allegedly wrote them Black a i 1 letters threatening to reveal their allege part in the scheme according to the charges Hirt revealed at least four or five German construction firms Are being probed by army Specia agents and German police and tax authorities in conjunction Wilth the alleged scandal. Although Goetz has been jailed for almost three weeks no Date has. Been set for his trial sources close to the prosecutor s office indicated that More arrests Are expected soon and that Money falsely paid out for. New materials might exceed 100,000 Marks $23,800 firm named Hantschel and Pobuda has been named As one of several German construction companies which pooled architectural and Engineer ing Talent with the consolidated engineering co., ltd., of Kaiserslautern a firm under army investigation since last year on suspicion of a Large scale multimillion Dollar construction Eoa Ndal in Ger Many. The founder of the consolidated firm Robert e. Bowen of Spokane wash., and its general manager for Germany Robert harms of Winter Park Fla were held in German custody for several months during the investigation. 1 harms and Bowen now Are out on bail and the investigation is continuing. 4 p o w or Par Ley ends air session Berlin april s is the firs four Power conference in Berlin in ended this morn ing with delegates deciding to meet again on air safety in the near future the meeting was held in the so Viet occupation Headquarters it started at 8 pin and lasted until 3 30 this morning. Western sources said the Confer ence was of an exploratory nature. They added that the conference Waymarked by a spirit of frankness. The delegations were made up often with technical backgrounds. The delegations were of about the same size. It was planned to hold the next meeting at . Headquarters in Berlin. The Date and time Are to be fixed by Mutual agreement the last four Power Berlin meeting washed july 15, 1951, on the subject of Trade permits j 81 officers and pm set for Maryland u. Graduation june graduation ceremonies at the university1 of Maryland will Mark the completion of final semester on cat apus training for 81 officers and pm under operation Bootstrap which enables service personnel from overseas bases to Complete Hir studies ii six Imon Llis temporary duly in he . Forty three of the graduates shown with Dean Bay Ehrensberger Are Foj Orit Tow capt i2iiitae t. I Malhiot maj Puli a g. Al Nolff us it l Ante e. A Tui capt join m. 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Bastek. -., ,.-. --.". ,. 70 officers air Meri conference in zone by Henby staff correspondent bad Kissinger april b is More than 70 i a officers and air Mer. From air forc bases in Ger Many France North Africa and the United kingdom opened the 1953usafe-information and education conference Here today. In a Brief welcoming address maj Richard e. Kyle chief of Heusa reeducation Section said the con Ference was aimed at improving the i a program and eliminating problems arising out of air Force "austerity11 cuts in personnel arid services. Other speakers at the opening ses Sion were it col Orville d. Lysaught co of the Schweinfurt detachment it col Carl e. Brose chief of troop information Branch Usa eur or. Ray Ehrensberger Dean of the College of special and continuation studies of the univer sity of Maryland and capt Wil Liam Brothers commandant of the United states armed forces Institute Musafi in Europe. Inform servicemen Brose said the purpose of the in formation program was to inform soldiers and airmen Why they Are Here what their jobs Are and How to do them. He praised the weekly one hour troop information conferences held throughput Europe and said Good lectures and discussions had often proven of More value to the troops than movies press and radio information. Ehrensberger said he would favo new legislation for a permanent program. The present program s financed out of service welfare funds. Col William Baily chief of Safe personnel service division. Is scheduled to address the. Conference to Morrow. J the three Day session Here will Send Friday. 1 a continued from Page 1.thie Hospital it offer " Schly. Deep Thanka a. I to Adenauer. Took occasion to sex thanks to Yoiiro Rmer a he to several extraordinary americans who Lead contributed to the revitalization of. Germany. To these included Geri George , founder of the Aid plan bearing his name Gen Lucius d. Clay ret v who directed the Berlin air lift Walter j. Donnelly and John j. Mccloy former High commissioners and James , their successor finally Adenauer expressed his particular thanks to president Eisenhower who was supreme Allied commander in Europe up to the time of his entering into .politics. Adenauer told an overflow Audi ence that thanks especially to the ., Germany has made great strides in the economic sphere since her catastrophic collapse in1945, but added. Our economic situation will Only become stabilized when we receive additional he said he hoped ratification of the London debt agreement settling Germany s prewar foreign debts in the near future would make the necessary Loans available. Only when the German Economy has been stabilized he said will the Federal Republic be in a Posi Tion to assume her political responsibilities in the face of communist pressure from the Adenauer said that soviet Russia Moscow bound Bohlen makes Side trip to us London april 8 up Charles e. Bohlen new . Ambassador to Moscow arrived in London to Day on a Surprise Side trip from his journey to his new Post. Bohlen said at the Airport that it was a personal visit and that he would return to Paris tomorrow to continue his trip. Rejects soviet move to stall arms study continued from Page 1 the Assembly that a so Viet amendment deleting a re affirmation Kcf the disarmament Resolution passed by the Assembly in w51 would turn Back the clock and scuttle whatever results have been achieved to Date on plans to disarm the world. Vishinsky said the Kremlin had responded to the Oft repeated West Ern demands that the soviet Union demonstrate the sincerity of its peace Campaign with deeds in Stead of words and challenged the West to do likewise. " you asked for deeds and they have been forthcoming. Where Are. Yours we were hopeful that you would show a willingness to pro Duce deeds he said on his second trip to the Rostrum. Tunnels under Rivers usually Are dug from two ends,".vishinsky said you can t just Watt but you must Flig could Best prove Viher sincerity 61its" pest overtures bar tier mitting free elections throughout Germany and by i berating Mipe than 300,000 germans held behind the Iron curtain. " ". He express it the opinion that Moscow is now undergoing Ari Era of uncertainty in both internal and external politics even More than was the Case following Lenin s death. Tor reasons easy to under stand Adenauer said the person presently in Power Are seeking ways to avoid internal unrest an external disturbances. Points to Price action the amnesty but above All the Sharp reduction in prices serve to quiet internal unrest. The reduction in prices in particular should in my opinion be Given More at Tention both politically and economically than has been the Case he asserted the permission to hold Iree elections in All of Ger Many the release of More than 300,000 , according Tovery careful investigation by the germ in red Cross Are still held in the soviet Union As prisoners of War or displaced persons these would be a More convincing proof of a change in soviet policy than the official pronouncements which we have had up to Adenauer repeated his belief that an immediate military political and economic Union of free Europe is absolutely essential to the preservation of the free Edc approval soon he promised that Germany would soon Complete ratification of the european defense Community pact setting up an army in which half a million germans would serve. Other Points made by the 77-year old Chancellor were 1 his Christian democratic Union will win the forthcoming National elections with an in creased majority.2germany is far Freer from Neo nazism than Are other Europe an nations.3the Chancellor took marked exception to reports that Germany was seeking to stir up an East West War so it could regain its lost territories.4rhe was equally indignant about rumours that Germany was looking Foi an ultimate Alliance with soviet rus Sla and about continuing stories that Germany is at tempting a revival a a powerful military nation. St Lew Tott Ore Igen Witt pan Bowron Raife in primary for . Mayoralty 1 los Angeles april of _ a hard Campaign for the Lour year Job of mayor of the nation fourth largest City loomed Toda As rep. Norris Poulson a Calif of held a primary election margin Over mayor of Lecclier Bowron of nearly 34,000 votes. Nearly Complete sem official a urns from yesterday s balloting indicated the two will fight it out in the May 26 general election with 3,605 of .3,641 precincts re.,porting, Poulson had 209,536 Vot to Bowron s 176,659. Three other candidates for the Post were Ito the running. Both Bowron and Poulson represents California s 13th i in the House Are he publicans the office they seek is As Are All offices in the primary., Bowron undoubtedly faces stiff eat fight to Date never Sefc in his 15. Years As mayor has trailed Ari opponent. Inow Swai continued from Page Ujj Muri Isi offer was the stiff Estment yet via the in the three old Coli Folrence. It was the first note of Dia in otherwise snoot a a i got at which yester play resulted in a Dent in principle to excl usage korean maj Gen told Daniel we offered figures of sick Elured prisoners of War Only we have checked the matter detail. Accordingly i cannot Tat any reason Why the figures Tefr incredibly Daniel told newsmen the if this it depends of what category you put them Ift he said. In other words Haw lid is a Man of the 600 ailing prisoners to communists offered to ret urn would be South koreans. The " would be americans Britt French or other in soldiers. Possible reasons explore in sources said possible Reiford the relatively few Pri the reds will return include 1the communists Are nil Liberal in defining sick and de prisoners a reason Ati by Daniel. 2the reds May claim Seffl the Allied troops they hold embraced communism and repatriation. 3a final and More explanation May be found 1ft reds policy of liberating tured soldiers at the front 65,000 in prisoners the communists have Camany More in troops admit. Some Allie place the total at 65, x. Of More than a year ago Atman Jom the reds explains discrepancy by saying la Gebers of captured in too sum ably South koreans a released at the front. If the reds actually captamt000 More Allied troops than have Ever accounted for to applying the reds own Tion of 5 per cent might to find about 2,500 More Allied soldiers than the fitted by the reds. The discrepancy bet and 600 would More tha the word incredible As Daniel. Today s talks lasted than an hour. They r Row. Daniel said there had mention of resuming negotiations.? i icon
