European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes sunday april 12, 1953 137 americans 763 germans staff Cutah depart state dept. Global policy Bonn april 11 is Hico disclosed today that it has a Mas the staff reduction wog Airi in motion treat will lop 137r americans and763 German employees off the staff in the six months ending june 30.hicog estimated that by the end of june it would toe Down to strength of 950 us. And 5,500 Ger Man employees. These figures in clude All. Persons employed by Hico in the Melero Headquarters and in Field posts in German covered by the state department does not include however the Mutual Security Agency the voice of America in Munich Orother non state department Agen cies. Hico made the staff reduction disclosure on the heels of an announcement that it is terminating the employment of Glenn r. Par con senior information official in Frankfurt and Joseph m. Franken Stein feature editor of the amerika diet Hico s German language news Security Angle denied Hico attributed their dismissal to the staff reduction program and denied it was for Security reasons Frankenstein challenged the Hico statement charging that he was ousted because his wife novel stand new yorker Magazine writer Kaye Boyle is accused of having made Small contributions Long ago to three organizations since suspected of being subversive. Hico meanwhile disclosed that acting High commissioner Samuel Beber has requested. Chief Justice William Clark of the. Hico court Gen Thomas t. Handy Deputy com Mander in chief of Neucom re turned Here today by air after seven Day visit to military advisory groups in Portugal and Rome. 48 governors get Ike bid Washington april 11 a president Eisenhower has invited the 48 state governors to a Whitehouse conference May 4 and 5 to give them a confidential first hand picture of the present state of the world and the role of the United states in it the White House said today the president sent a letter yesterday tothe governors asking them to come Here for a briefing by Cabinet another administration officials. It said the idea is to produced better understanding of the need he feels for full cooperation of the governors in dealing with problems confronting the nation As a whole the conference will consider among other matters of National concern current developments i foreign affairs defense National Security and an analysis of the nation s fiscal policies As it relates to All of these subjects. Taft sees Cut in arms if korean War ends Washington april 11 up Senate Republican Leader Lobert Ai Taft a Ohio indicated today that Congress might Cut defense spend inf Between $2,000,000,000 and $5,000,000,000 if the War ends in Korea. At the same time a group of congressional economists said an armistice should not dim prospects for continued High employment an production provided there is no unjustified psychological Abc television � in Taft said in a interview that the korean War costs about $5,000,000,000 a if the korean War is stopped we might Cut 82,000,000,000 to $5,000-000,000 off expenditures he said. He warned however that an armistice might not even Settle the korean problem and that a major share of the defense budget still would be needed to meet the threat of a world War with Outlook Good the staff of the House Senate economic committee produced the Post korean economic estimate. The committee s vice a h a i r m a n. Sen. Ralph e. Flanders Hothead asked for a study of the possible con sequences of a truce. In spite of the Bearis Ness of the Stock Market Over the possibility of a korean truce the staff replied the present Outlook for private business activity and continued High Levels of production and employ ment remains report was based on the As sumption that the recent shift i soviet policy was a temporary tactical it suggested that communist overtures in Korea were based on a soviet belief that a truce would strengthen communism and weaken the . In the Long run. Socialists take stand against Minnesota convicts riot in cells after mealtime plot fails Stuj Watek minn., april 11 convicts rioted in their cells at Suu water state prison today when officials thwarted a plan to stage a mess Hall demonstration. The prison s 1,018 convicts were locked up during the night and maximum Security measures or dered when prison officials Learned of a scheme to stage a demo Stra. Tion at breakfast in cell Block a which houses about 500 prisoners smashed prison equipment in their cells. They to knocked out windows threw Ink bottles cups and other equipment and shouted and Block a which houses the rest of the prisoners was demonstration started after prisoners were notified that Starlei Leirfallom stale institutions director had ordered maximum Security measures prisoners had refused to work in prison shops tuesday an wednesday and staged a sit Down. One of their complaints was that Louis Gillis 43, prison Cook Liput raisins in. Gravy. They went Back to work when Gillis was fired. Two convicts die 12 saved in Illinois prison firestatev1lle, Iii april 11 ins two convicts were burned to death yesterday and 12 others rescued As fire fanned by High winds swept the furniture factory of the Illinois state Penitentiary Here. Cause of the fire was unknown. It started in the basement c \ Swerand to t Berlin april 11 up the wef3erlin social democratic party of mayor Ernest Reuter today strongly opposed establishment of a Singleto mile wide air corridor Between Berlin and the West and demanded that the West Berlin City govern ment be heard in the four Power Berlin air safety conference. The social democrats wid in statement that establishment of 4 single air corridor replacing to present three air lanes to the wet would Force commercial planes tying the Southern route to make Jong detours and thus would Icrea stares. J Allied High commission source in Bonn said yesterday he soviet during air safety talks Here earlier this week proposed to close two of the three air corridors Between Bujaj it Fri and Western Germany audit pc \ Widen the third running from 2fa�hn to Hanover from 20 to 6ff Mist the other two corridors connect Berlin with Frankfurt and Ham. Burg. Fear economic loss tothe socialists said increased f item would Hurt Berlin and Worsen the isolated City s Raff Newith the West instead of bettering it. However Willy Polte City few eminent air traffic expert Caid t single air corridor might make flj6tprocedures easier and might not considerably increase flying pit Tances. T the West Berlin City government itself refused to comment of the socialist statement but a spokes Man said the City government Watt Ted Welcome any Allied suggestion that it be heard on problems in the soviets and Western wednesday ended their first Fine Power conference in Germany stnc1951, after discussing air safety be tween Berlin and the West Foff Homs. " they will meet again after to f soviet proposals Are studied by Al Western governments. F it � the icons All 1an i my it to b the Daw cd Jamar uni Mil a
