European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday november 22, 1958 . Recovery not quite up to predictions Washington a the eco nomic recovery was t quite an Strong in the july september Junr Ter As government economists thought it was. They have revised downward their calculation of the Gross National product Gnu. The Commerce department said that Gnu the Dollar volume of goods and services produced in creased to an annual rate of $439billion in the third Quarter. This was $1 billion less than president Eisenhower s economic advisers estimated a month ago. Still it marked a $10 billion Rise Over the second Quarter rate. Inventory change Gnu is the most comprehensive economic indicator. It fell to n re cession Low of $425 billion in the first Quarter of 1958. The record High was $445.0 billion in the third Quarter of 1957a level which economists predict will be bettered next year. Most of the downward revision of the latest annual rate was in inventory changes and spending for personal consumption. Individual americans spent Jisoo minion less at an annual Ruth than was originally figured. Also businessmen liquidated inventories at an annual rate of $5 billion in the july september period. The preliminary estimate based on firm figures for Only Woof the three months had been $4 billion. Present and absent at film Star s funeral one missing in Barge fire Golconda 111. A thro huge gasoline barges set afire by an explosion per led a government lock and dam before they me various fates on the Ohio River. Tho first Barge passed Over the dam the second struck a dam abut ment and the third smacked into Sandy Island. The towboat. Barbara Lee which Cut the barges adrift after the blast reported one crewman Georce Lowry missing. Three others suffered slight Burns. The burning barges became separated alternately brushed against the Illinois Shore and drifted Down Stream. The Blaze was visible forbore than 10 Miles. The first Barge was hauled to Midstream by a boat party As it reached dam 51 near Golconda. It passed Over the lowered dam and was Cut adrift again with the fire dying. The second Barge caught on the Concrete abutment was burning fiercely. Damage to the Side of the dam it struck could not be Esti mated. The third Barge ran into Gol Conda Island. Observers said the fire probably would be out in a few hours. Separation for actress Rome a a Rome civil court judge has granted a provisional decree of separation to British actress Dawn Addams and her italian husband Prince Vit Torio Massimo. Tyrone Power s second wife Linda Christian above and their two daughters Bomina Francesca 8 left and Taryn Stephanie 5 right were absent when Hollywood paid its final tribute Friday to the actor. It was the wish of Power s widow Deborah Jean Minardo Power left Phot that they stay away. Up photos last movie land tribute paid to Tyrone Power 30 of generals hold closed door session in Florida Patrick air Force base Fla. Up Gen Thomas d. White air Force chief of staff and 29 other air Force generals Field a closed door session Here thursday. The air Force said the meeting was a routine commanders con Ference held periodically during every year at a different base. Other four Star generals attend no were Curtis e. Lemay vice chief of staff Earl e. Partridge commander of the Northern air defense come at Colorado Springs Colo. Edwin w. Rawlings com Mander of the air Materiel come at Wright Patterson air force3ase, Dayton Ohio and Laurence s Kuter Pacific air Force com Mander. Also present were maj Gen Dona d n. Sates Missil test Center commander and maj Gen Bernard a. Schriever chief of the air orce s ballistic missile division at los Angeles. Revised Oklahoma City up the air Force announced it has about completed remodelling its 1,700 b47stratojet bombers to make them safer for Low level attacks designed to evade enemy radar. Several strategic air command brews were killed last Winter. Apparently when the wings of their 600-Mph bombers broke Oft the accidents occurred when the air men were being trained for Low level bombing. Oklahoma City air Materiel Hollywood up Hollywood paid its final respects t Tyrone Power Friday but i Mother his two daughters and he first two wives were absent fro the funeral services. Many of film land s top personal ties attended the military services for the 44-year-old film idol who died last saturday after a heart at tack during the filming of a movie in Spain. Actor Cesar Romero a close Friend of Power s and a costar in several of his films delivered the Eulogy at the noon services i Hollywood memorial Park Ceme Tery. About 200 invited guests were seated inside the Chapel but an other 1,000 seats were placed out Side where mourners could listen to the services Over a Loudspeaker system. Telegram request mrs. Debbie Power 26, who mar ried the film idol last May 8, sent a Telegram to Linda Christia Power s second wife and Mother of his two daughters asking her to stay away from the  is my express wish that you do not come to California with the children to attend the funeral services read the Telegram. Miss Christian 35, said she did not receive the Telegram until she arrived Here from Paris so she could attend Power s funeral. The two daughters. Romina 8, and tar Yin 5, came Here to attend the final rites from Mexico City where they live with their maternal grandmother. Linda who was wed to Power from 1949 to 1954, said she still k47 about to eau come which is responsible for the spending of approximately 34 per cent of the entire air Force budget was put in charge of this remodelling project operation milk bottle. Russian Progress maj Gen Thomas p. Gerrity announced the Job is  Gerrity said in a news Confer ence it could be assumed that soviet russian radar defences have been improved to the Point that Sac decided on a change in tech Nique for the b47. Through most of its operational life the Strat Jet has been employed As a High Altitude bomber As designed he said in a formal release. However As defensive capabilities continue to change tactics and operational concepts must change accordingly. Consequently Sac began Takin training Crews for Low Altitude bombing operations. Loved the dead actor but that she would take her daughters to private mass at a Beverly Hills Church in order to avoid a scene with the present mrs. Power. Mrs. Patia Power 70, the actor smother has not been told of her son s death. It was feared the Shock would be too great for the ailing woman who suffered a stroke several years ago she remained in her Hollywood Home not far from the cemetery completely unaware of the service for her son. Power who enlisted in the Marine corps As a private in world War ii and was discharged a lieu tenant was baptized a roman Catholic but his marriage to his Mississippi born third wife pre vented him from being buried in that Faith. His first marriage had been civil ceremony and in the eyes of the Church he was still married to miss Christian at the time of his death. Norb votes of a. Of i. Reopening of Kohler Case Washington a the National labor relations Board re opened the unfair labor practice Case involving the Kohler co. In Wisconsin and the United autoworkers Union. The Norb split 3-2 in deciding More evidence should be taken. First the Union and then the company had requested further hearings on the basis of testimony on the Kohler Law labor trouble Given to the Senate rackets investigating committee last february and March chairman Boyd Leedom and member Stephen bean dissented from the ruling reopening the Case. They said this protracted litigation should not be further  but a three member Board majority voted to have Norb trial examiner George a. Downing hold further hearings in the five year bid labor dispute. The Date will be fixed by the Norb s chicag regional office. New evidence the majority said the new hear Ings should be held for introduction of new evidence relative to the issues and to anything devel oped in the Senate investigation. The Case is one of the longest and most voluminous in Norb history. There Are several carloads of exhibits and recorded testimony. The earlier Norb hearings lasted More than a year. Downing recommended in Octol a 1957 that the Norb find the Kohler co., a plumbing fixture manufacturing firm guilty of unfair labor1 practices and require the firm to Wireback several score of discharged workers. In the Senate hearings there was testimony the Union had engaged in shooting vandalism and Coer Cion at the Plant in Kohler wis., near Sheboygan and the company had spent Large sums to Check on Union officials and on one of the Norb s own attorneys. The Law still is technically on strike against Kohler. But the firm has maintained production wit new employees. Us dockers join runaway Flag ban London up Union leaders of Britain s 100,000 dockers have decided to Black list All ships sail ing under what it called  the ban comes into operation dec. 1, an announcement Here said. The ban will last until dec. 4,bringing Britain in line with the worldwide ban on flags of convenience for the four Day period. The International transport federation ordered the ban at All ports throughput the world. The federation protest is against the registration of ships with non maritime countries to avoid Taxa Ion and. Maritime obligations covering pay and working conditions. It col in Spain goes on trial for assault Torrejon Spain is a it col Edwin m. Collis director of procurement and production,3977th support up Madrid is being tried by a general court martial Here on a charge of assault and two charges of disorderly conduct. The court convened on nov. 19. It is alleged that Collis was involved in a dispute with a Spanish taxi Driver on or Abonit aug. 31. The charge specifies that the air Force officer pointed a loaded pistol at the taxi Driver Rafael Fernandez Jerba. Wiley see political speeches banned Buenos Aires a the Over meat has banned All Politi Al speeches from the nation s radio and television stations. A govern ment order said the ban would continue As Long As the current state of siege is in effect j safety does t Cost anything until you forget it. Us Reub fatal accidents i i Ivri Idun i a of nov. "2t 1958 1061 army motor vehicles non army mtr. Veh. Asphyxiation weapons & exp.  total iq1 77 4 la 11 .,3237 123 80 " 14rti. .&�289