Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1959, Tokyo, Japan Page 4 the stars stripes wednesday february 18, 1959 us historian elephant to seek route Over Alps if Hannibal did it. Professor says he can too Turin Italy a if Hannibal could do it Why can t professor Hoyte Little jumbo Lloyds of London the italian thing now stand it looks like they All Are going to have a whole hearted try at seeing whether the great conqueror from Carthage actually could have Crosse the Alps with a pack of pachyderms. But it needs a lot of cooperation to fit.219 . Into the 1959 . Age of hard surfaced roads o regulations fron tier red tape As any Schoolboy will willingly explain to you the carthaginian general Hanni bal crossed the Alps with his War elephants Hack in such such ., caught the romans in dismay won All the Battles finally ended up by losing the second punic War. Most historians agree it was t the fault of his. African War elephants. Merely crossing the Alps won them their Way into history. But there has been a lot of quibbling Ever since Over How Hannibal did it what route he took. British historian j. M. Hoyte thinks he knows where Hannibal crossed he s willing to bet Little jumbo s life that he Sright. If he s wrong Lloyds of London who will insure almost anything will have to pay the Turin zoo the Price of a gentle Dis positioned 10-year-old in Dian baby ele borrowed Little jumbo to try walking across from Grenoble France to Turin Italy just to see if it could be done. The attempt is scheduled for next sum Mer glaciers customs All being willing. Lloyds of London had to guarantee insurance to satisfy the Turin zoo. And italian bookmakers Are going to have to figure out some Way to shod Little jumbo to keep his tootsies from ruin on the paved roads. History hints Hannibal might have sneaked in along the Riviera coast where. Hills Are. Only Hills. But most authorities say the old carthaginian Warrior tackled the 4,500-foot of line pass or the 6,000-foot Little St. Bernard. Hoyte figures Hannibal did it even a harder Way Over 7,300-foot Clapier pass. And that s the Way Little jumbo is going to have to make the trip. Hoyte did it by foot himself last year said if he could do it so could an elephant. He came Here to borrow Little jumbo make his arrangements with italia authorities. Sandro Terni Turin zoo director finally agreed to the loan of the insured properly Hod baby Indian elephant. Flood ice pins Down Auto an Auto in Gunnil rapids Ohio already buffeted by floodwater from tin Yvio Winice Stiver finds itself trapped by huge slabs of ice by tin receding River. United press International photo italian wife convicted in insemination dispute Padua Italy a an italia appeals court has ruled that adultery artificial insemination without the consent of a Hus band arc the same thing. In doing so the Padua appeals court convicted 35-year-old Carla Casarotti Laodda a schoolteacher of adultery sentenced her to20 Days in jail. Idea to Speed up Senate is foot for thought Washington a sen. Wayne Morse Doro told his col leagues the Senate is run in a slip shod Way. Because senators Are creatures of habit Morse said they meet at noon waste two hours while they eat lunch in relays. Morse said the Senate ought to meet at 9 30 am recess for lunch then work the rest of the afternoon. Her husband Antonio Fredda former police sergeant had brought the adultery charges against her. She said her 20 month old daughter was born through artificial insemination without the knowledge of her Hus band. The verdict upset a ruling by a lower Padua court which said last november that a woman giving birth through artificial insemination without her husband s knowl Edge or consent could not be convicted of adultery. The lower court had ordered Fredda to pay the costs of the trial. In upsetting the initial Rul ing the appeals court ordered mrs. Fredda to pay All trial costs. But her attorneys said they would Appeal to Italy s supreme Ourthe Case is the first of its kind to go before italian courts. Austria tension grows Over South Tyrol Vienna a the old aus Trian italian dispute Over the re Gion of South Tyrol reached a new Climax when the austrian Cabinet accused Italy of having committed an extremely unfriendly act by refusing entry to several austrian politicians. The Cabinet tuesday announced Austria would undertake dipl or Matic Steps. Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab reported to the Cabinet that ital has informed Austria that several leading tyrolean politicians among them the provincial governor a tyrolean member of parliament would it be allowed to enter Italy until after a rally in Bolzano Italy. Marks revolution this rally scheduled for thurs Day is to commemorate the Revo Lution in the Tyrol against French occupation 150 years ago. In the speeches reference will probably be made against what German speaking South tyrolean Call in justices against them by the Itali an government. South Tyrol was an austrian province until the end of world War i. After world War ii aus Tria Italy signed an according Paris to give full autonomy to the area. Austria has since claimed that Italy was not fulfilling the provisions of this agreement. Italy denies this. The matter came to a head recently Over Public housing. The South tyrolean representatives walked out of the provincial government in Italy for Trento Andanto adige claiming that the Ger Man speaking South tyrolean with 36 per cent of the area s population receive Only 6 per Centof Public housing. A few Days later South tyrolean representatives visited with electrified wife gets divorce mate gets jail London a a woman Wona divorce because her husband gave her an electric Shock while she was taking a Bath. Mrs. Miriam Mendoza Donald was granted the divorce on the ground of cruelty from John r. Doit us. Donald was not in court at the time he was in jail serv ing a 12-month sentence for the electricity assault. Studies support theory life exists on Mars Washington up two recent studies have bolstered the theory that life exists on Mars the National geographic society says. Researchers at the air Force school of aviation Medicine at Randolph Field tex., devised experiments to test whether certain organisms such As bacteria fungi could survive under conditions similar to those on Mars. The organisms were placed in jars filled with Nitro Gen at Low pressure. This is believed to correspond to Martian Atmos phere. Then the organisms were exposed to sudden temperature changes from 77 degrees above Zeroth 13-below. The organisms requiring oxygen died but those needing Little or no oxygen survived even grew the report said. Evidence that life exists on Mars was reported by or. William m. Swinton of the Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff ariz., the report continued. His spectroscopic studies says there is matter on Mars that absorbs the same wave lengths of Radiant Energy As some Plant life on Earth. Scientists generally Rule out he possibility that Mars could have animal life comparable to that on Earth because of the virtual absence of oxygen. The experiments do suggest however that at least some forms of life known on Earth could survive on Mars the report Sam. Raab in Vienna newspapers in both countries started attacks indicating that austrian italian tension Over the South Tyrol is sue has reached an al time High. Demands have been made in Austria that the Issue be placed before an International forum but this has not yet been clearly formulated. Diplomatic meetings in Vienna on the problem have been going on for some time with no results. Singers married where they met High in sky san Francisco a Lyn Willis Regina Douglas we remarried where they met in the sky. Superior court judge Alfred git Elson of los Angeles United the couple both professional sing ers aboard a commercial liner1,500 Miles West of Here. The couple who took off from Burbank calif., for Honolulu via san Francisco Mot last year on a similar flight to Honolulu. Willis is a nightclub Singer from great neck . His Bride was a professional Singer in Germany. Her bridal gown a cake bouquet Champagne other wedding accoutrements were Given by Losangeles shops. The couple after honeymooning free of charge at a Honolulu hotel will make their Home at great neck. Railroad Assn. Proposes 5% pension hikes Washington a the Assn. Of american railroads car has proposed a 5 per cent increase in retirement benefits for Railroad employees contingent on adjust ments in the Railroad unemployment insurance act. Daniel p.1 Loomis car president told the House Commerce commit tee the railroads Are not in a Posi Tion to assume unwarranted in creases in operating rep. Oren Harris dark com Mittee chairman has introduced a Bill to increase retirement benefits by 10 per cent increase the employer employee tax rate. Unemployment insurance benefits would be liberalized. No justification Loomis said there is no justification for the Bill s increases when the Railroad system is already far More generous than even the recently amended social Security act which covers workers in other industries including the railroads rep. J. Arthur younger a Calif commented that most of the competitors of railroads have supple mental retirement programs in addition to social Security for their workers. Perry m. Shoemaker president of the Delaware Lackawanna Western Railroad co., said the Money involving additional costs which would be required by the Harris Bill increases can Well be the difference Between solvency insolvency for some of the Eastern european edition army Navy air Force col John d. Nottingham usan., editor in chief it col t. J. 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