European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday november 16, 1958 ii i ii m nil m n m 4i u Jii n � o a i a ii it i m to 11 i ii it 111 ii n n if i Khrushchev fanned crisis on Berlin but West deflated threat by Kiriyaki kobi1, Katiff writer soviet Russia raised the spec Ter of a new crisis in Europe last week l it. Tin. West illicitly concluded that the Chi i growling red hear had Nieri by chosen to snarl again with Little desire to Lake m warlike bite. The first gnashing of Teeth occurred monday when soviet pre Mier Nikita s. Khrushchev speak ing it a Moscow meeting honouring a visiting polish Del Gal Ion demanded an end to i he four Power Cupat Ion of Berlin. Said Khrushchev the time has evidently conic for the Powers which sinned the Potsdam agreement to give up remnants of the of Copal Ion regime in Berlin and thus make it possible to create a Normal atmosphere in the capital of the German demo cratic Republic communist East Germany lie added that Russia on its part will hand Over occupation functions in Berlin to the East Lerman government. Out of Date the soviet Leader called the 1m Potsdam agreement out of consistently breaking the agree ment he asserted the Western Powers have abolished the Lega basis on which their stay in Berlin n new tack to try to Bain Western recognition of the East g c r m n n puppet regime Khrushchev told the ., Britain and France that their right to Bein the Western half of Berlin and their right of Access to it would have to be negotiated with East Germany. He w a r ii e d that any attack against East Germany As a result of the latest soviet move would reconsidered an attack against Russia. Charging that the West had created a kind of slate within a stale in Berlin the russian pre Mier said the City was being use for subversive activity against East Germany the soviet Union and other communist countries. In Washington Khrushchev s de mands were immediately denounced by the state department As propagandist in and baseless. The depart ment reminded Khrushchev that become of the to hold Force if Russia failed the last time it tried to Force the Western Powers out of Berlin. It also rejected Khrushchev s Contention that the ., Britain and Ranee share control of Berlin by virtue of the Potsdam agree ment. They Are i Here by right of Conquest As victors Over the nazis the department said. The Western refusal to alarmed Phis reiteration three Power commitment Wesl Berlin by military need he led to some backtracking by the communists. Peace treaty in a conciliatory statement East Oerman Premier Olio Grotewohl said the principal Point of Khrushchev s speech was not control of Berlin but a suggestion that cer Many be Given a peace treaty As yet. Unsigned As the nation re Mains divided. Berlin is not the main prob Lem Grote Vohl said. The main question is to come to an under standing among germans and pre serve the but the soviets never ones to let a crisis die an easy death moved to prolong the rumpus Fri Day when they refused to allow Army trucks to pass through East Germany unless they submitted to a search. The move was reminiscent of the beginning of the Berlin blockade 10 years ago when on april 1, 1948, the russians blocked Western Mili tary train traffic Between Berlin and West Germany. The Western allies rejected the soviet demand to search All trains and train serv ice was halted. The action led tothe Berlin Airlift. Jet incident american officials Sari about go four engined aircraft Are available almost immediately to Start an other Airlift if necessary. In the Mideast meanwhile an other crisis came close to erupting monday when two syrian jets intercepted the Royal Airliner offing Hussein of Jordan am worked it to flee Back to Amman. Hussein who was in route to a vacation in Switzerland charged Mcelroy says delayed slash of 55,000 due shortly West berliners told reds to go Home a pm t German police break up a riot after West refiners besieged a communist election rally defiantly staged in the heart of free West Berlin. The communists re echoed soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev s demands for Allied troops to pullout of West Berlin. Keystone i Hoto that the jets had tried to Force Down his unarmed Airliner. But United Arab Republic spokesmen insisted the jets were sent aloft Only to escort the plane out of syrian airspace. Other news highlights of the week the 8th circuit court of appeals monday directed the Little Rock school Board to take positive Steps toward accomplishing Inte Gration of the Little Rock school District but did not spell out How it should be done. The court also assailed Arkansas gov. Orval e. Faibus and the state legislature for their efforts to use Public school buildings for segregated schools through the Little Rock private school corp. Two Days later five members of the Little Rock school Board re signed with the assertion that the integration Battle has placed them in a hopeless helpless frustrating Board president Wayne Upton said the resignations would enable City voters to deter mine in school elections dec. G whether we have Public school sin Little Rock or Lames Michael Curley last Ola Merica s big City political Bosses go ahead set on army., Marine cuts d ii. Mcelroy. Lessons Learned Kef Enslo Secretary Neil h. Mcelroy announced thursday that he soon will order the army and Marine corps to proceed with delayed plans to slash 55,000 men from heir forces. Under the forthcoming edict the army will have to lop off 30,000 men reducing it to a Post Korea Low of 870,000. The marines will have to drop l 5,000 men to reach a total of 175,000. Both cutbacks Are to be completed by the end of the fiscal year next july 1." Mcelroy conceded that the Man Power reductions which had been held up by the Lebanon and Quemoy crises come at a time when the free world is being pushed aggressively by the communist world at a number Oil but he said the lessons Learned in Lebanon and Quemoy under scored the Wisdom of placing chief Emphasis on air and sea Power while allies Are building their ground forces with american help. In Way of an answer Gen Max Well d. Taylor army chief of staff said Friday he was accept ing the cutback As a Good Soldier but that he believed the army should have 925.000 men to carryout its commitments. Taylor also proposed a five year army modernization program which would Cost $15 billion for weapons and equipment. He con ceded that the program would necessitate added defense spend ing i died wednesday in Boston. He would have been 84 nov. 20. Curley was a democratic party Leader for More than half a Century serving four terms As mayor of Boston one term As governor of Massachusetts and Fouras a Congressman. He also served two terms in jail for fraud. Argentine pot the Argentine government accused vice president Alejandro go Mez wednesday of plotting with members of the armed forces an opposition political leaders to Over throw president Arturo Frondizi. Strong Security measures were adopted immediately throughout the country. Though Gomez denied he led any attempted coup the ruling Radical party demanded his resignation. When Gomez refused to resign his impeachment was threatened. Harold e. Lassen currently without political portfolio Dis cussed the future of the Republican party wednesday with presi Dent Eisenhower and then at tempted to read vice president Richard m. Nixon out of a leading role. Speaking to reporters after his visit with the president Lassen said the gop could win the presi Dency in 1960 with any one of four men. Nixon was omitted from the list that included Nelson a. Rocke Feller governor elect of new York Robert b. Anderson Secretary of the Treasury Fred a. Sacaton Secretary of the Interior and Henry Cabot Lodge Ambassador tothe United nations. European edition the army Navy air Force col John d. Nottingham Usan. Editor in chief or Usa. Asst editor in chief managing editor Elmer d. Frank. 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