European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 25, 1959 the stars and stripes Liz Taylor Spencer Tracy among candidates movie Academy tin veils f oscar9 nominees Taylor Tracy Hayward Curtis Kerr Newman Malnine Nivon Russell Poitier by Bob Thomas Hollywood a Elizabeth Taylor Star of a headlined Romance with Eddie Fisher has Bee nominated for an Academy award for her role As the love starved Maggie in cat on a hot tin her Competition in the 31st an Nual Oscar race Susan Hayward i want to live Deborah Kerr separate tables Shirley Mac Laine some came running an Rosalind Russell auntie Spencer Tracy was nominate for a possible third Oscar a rec Ord for a starring role for his portrayal of the grizzled cuban Fisherman in the old Man also nominated for the starring actor award Tony Curtis the defiant ones Paul Newman Caton a hot tin roof David Niven separate tables and Sidney Poi tier the defiant the motion picture Academy voters nominated these As the Best motion pictures of 1958 auntie mame cat on a hot tin roof the defiant ones Gigi and separate tables for the Best performance by supporting actress Peggy Cass auntie mame Wendy Hiller separate tables Martha Hyer some came running Mauree Stapleton lonely hearts and Cara Williams the defiant for the Best performance by a texans seek ban on atheist College profs Austin Tex. A four state legislators accused some state and private schools and colleges of teaching students there is no god. They hinted at a possible legislative investigation. Church and education official immediately denied the charges of atheism disbelief or denial of the existence of supreme being. Reps. Bill Hollowell of grand Saline Joe Chapman of. Sulphur Springs Ben Lewis of Dallas and. T. Dungan of Mckinney asked the legislature to pass a Bill re Quiring that teachers in state schools and colleges take an annual oath affirming such belief. Communism suspected if they Don t believe in supreme being they should not be allowed to teach Chapman told newsmen. I have a suspicion a great number of atheists Are Hollowell said the group had Alist of names but refused to make them Public. Well use them at our discretion to pass this Bill he said. Chapman said the names might be turned Over to a House investigating committee. We have been advised that there Are some instructors particularly in the University of Texas that Are not Only atheists but Are expounding opinions i class not Only about atheism but derogatory about religion Hollo Well told reporters. Definite information Dungan who has a daughter enrolled at Southern methodist University said he had definite in formation of atheistic teachings at sum. He declined to elaborate. Lewis said he also knew of atheism being taught at sum. He declined to name any am confident it has no basis in fact said methodist Bisho William c. Martin about the legislators statements. He suggested that a More constructive approach would have been to present the in formation to the schools. Univer sity of Texas vice president Lanie Cox said the administration had no knowledge taught. Of atheism being experts debate piping recognition inclusion in armament control plan Washington a the stat department s top far East specialist said he believes red Chin should be included if a sound workable system could be set up for controlling armaments or nuclear weapons tests or guarding against Surprise attack. But in taking this position be fore the Senate disarmament sub committee Walter s. Robertson said he wanted to stress the words sound and Robertson assistant Secretary of state for far East affairs said fool proof guarantees would be need Din the Light of what he called red chinese violations of arms control agreements in Korea and indo China. He said the red chinese have been guilty of repeated broken promises and of undermining the work of control commissions in both areas. Other View the assistant Secretary of state differed sharply with two previous witnesses who suggested a nationalist withdrawal from Quemoy and Matsu might be in order. Any turnover of the offshore islands to the reds would amount to appeasement and would not re Lieve tensions Robertson said add ing we might recognize communist China on that basis but communist China would never earlier a former state depart ment policy planner told the sub committee that with things no quiet in the Formosa Strait the . Should move toward establish ing diplomatic relations with red China. Goodby kiss this suggestion by Bur ton Marshall met immediate opposition from members of the sen ate disarmament minute you recognize red China you might As Well kiss Southeast Asia Goodby sen. Bourke b. Hickenlooper a Iowa told Marshall. Marshall also suggested to the subcommittee that disarmament negotiations might be improved i the chinese nationalists quit que Moy and Matsu and the unite nations underwrote the defense of Formosa by the Western Powers. Sen. Alexander Wiley a wis questioned whether any agreement with a red chinese government could be trusted. And sen. Frank j. Lausche a Ohio said that bits own conduct communist China is not eligible for membership inthe in. I am not carrying a Flag for red China s Entrance into the United nations Marshall said at one he said there is a contradiction in talking about negotiation for disarmament while ignoring a party that would have to be included in any effective agreement. At another Point Marshall said communist China in fact has a veto in the far Pacific area. He suggested communist chinese membership in the in Security Council would not alter what Al ready exists. Manuscript of Chaucer nets $42,56o London Al new York boo dealer Hans p. Kraus paid 15,200 pounds $42,560 for a 15th Century manuscript of Chaucer s Canter Bury the manuscript on 308 leaves of vellum was written about 1450. It is the work of two professional scribes. It is known As the Brudenell Chaucer Codex since it has been in the Possession of the Brudenell family at least since the late 16th Century. Kraus and another wealthy new yorker James Flemming battled it out for the Codex on the floor of Fotherby s auction rooms. Their bid Ding which opened at 800 pounds $2,240soon drove All other bid Ders out. Monument reopens Washington a the 555-foot Washington Monument has been reopened to the Public. Thad been closed since nov. 17. A 35-Man official party boarded anew elevator for its inaugural trip to the 500-foot observation trip took one minute Flat. Nevada sends Aid to suffering migrants Las vegas Nev. A tents food and clothing were seeded to unemployed and homeless Migra tory workers camped near a foul smelling Creek 65 Miles Northeast of this glittering gambling resort. Estimates of the workers Range from 600 to 1,000. They came to the radish onion and Tomato Fields in the Moapa Valley a month Early because of a Boll Weevil invasion in Arizona cot ton Fields. And they came in Force Many More than the available housing can accommodate. Gov. Grant Sawyer declared state of emergency in the Camp area saying there Are children sick and in the Hospital. There i some fear of an he said reports from the scene by the state labor commissioner described the situation As eight tents made to accommodate 12 persons each were flown from Carson City to Nellis air Force base near Here. Marshall said also the . Should explore to the limit the idea of a Dencle Aried zone in the Pacific which soviet Premier n Nikita s. Khrushchev has mentioned. If such an understanding is to be proved impossible at least i should not be from want of any necessary thing in our position he said. The slate department said mar shall was a member of the policy planning staff from june 1950 to december 1953. Marshall now with the Washington Center of foreign policy research and a research scholar at the Carnegie endow ment for International peace said the views he expressed were disown. F easing of Force he proposed that the . Issue a statement taking note of the easing of the threat of Force in the Formosa Strait and making Clear our willingness accordingly to enter into diplomatic relations wit the piping Marshall then called for a diplomatic Effort to get others the British and Pacific dominions of the Commonwealth especially to join the . In the defense of Formosa and give a uncover to the position. A second witness also testified that the danger of War in the for Mosa Strait would be lessened i the United states could induce the chinese nationalists to withdraw from the offshore de Facto Truea. Doak Barnett a member of the Council on foreign relations said if Chiang Kai Shek s forces were withdrawn from Quemoy an Matsu it might then be possible to work toward an internationally backed de Facto truce in the Tai wan Marshall said any arrangement aimed to stabilize weapons development would be incomplete if Adoor were left open to possible evasion by communist characterized the red chinese regime As More hostile More aggressive More abusive and less conciliatory now than it has Ever discussing the Formosa Situa Tion Robertson said red China re Gards the offshore islands of que Moy and Matsu As stepping stones toward Conquest of the nationalist chinese stronghold about 100 Miles farther out to sea. They will accept no Compro Mise on Taiwan Robertson said. The Only settlement they Are pre pared to negotiate is the withdrawal of the United states fro the entire Taiwan area the capitulation of the free chinese government on Taiwan and the Seiz ure of the big Island along with its650,000 Well trained military supporting actor Theodore Bikol the defiant ones Lee j. Cobb the Brothers Karamazov Bur lives the big country Arthur Kennedy some came running and gig Young teacher s for the Best direction Richard Brooks cat on i hot tin roof Stanley Kramer the defiant ones Vincente Minelli Gigi Robert Wise i want to live and Mark Robson the inn of the sixth song almost in your arms from Houseboat to love and be loved from some came running a very precious love from Marjorie morning tar and the title tunes from certain smile and two widely divergent movies tie for the most nominations nine. They were the defiant ones Ahard bitten tale of the flight of handcuffed White and negro convicts and Gigi a French pastry about a Young girl s introduction to love. Separate tables had seven nominations. Six apiece were registered by auntie mame cat Ona hot tin roof and i want to few surprises the nominations turned up few surprises. Some might cite the omission of Ingrid Bergman former tour de Force role in the inn of the sixth but she already is a double Winner and pos Sibly was passed up for newcomer Shirley Maclaine who was considered a Longshot. There May be some raised Eye brows for Burl Ives nomination for the big country instead of his More publicized Job As big daddy in cat on a hot tin Hollywood s biggest prize will be handed out to the winners at a televised program april 6 in the pantages theater. All 2,000 Mem Bers vote for the final awards Aswell As the Best picture nominations. The other nominations remade by the individual crafts actors vote for actors Etc. Moscow bound skater Alice Quessy and so Robbie 2, of Detroit embark in new York for Europe. She will rejoin a Holiday on ice troupe headed for Moscow under the cultural Exchange program up
