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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday july 7, 1959 mrs. Cheaves found guilty but goes free continued from Page i sp5 Oliver Cheaves. 43. Of Helflin ala., in their Darmstadt apart ment on aug. 15, 1958. He. Died the next morning. The court also turned Down defense Challenge of its jurisdiction in the Case. It ruled that according to Ger Man Law and to the status of forces agreement Between the . And West Germany it had the fight to try mrs. Cheaves. No status of forces no status of forces agreement Between the . And West Ger Many has been signed. The court referred to an interim Accord on the ministerial level under which West Germany was Given custody in the Case it had no Way to determine whether or not the army had the right to Transfer the Case to Ger Man Justice the court said. Therefore the court ruled Ger Man jurisdiction was competent tory the widow of an american sol Dier once the Case had been transferred to it by the army. Mrs. Cheaves left with her attorneys for Frankfurt As she was immediately released from custody. Plea to drop Ca Ethe defense had asked the court to drop the Case because it argue that German jurisdiction was not competent at All to try mrs. Cheaves. Lawyers for mrs. Cheaves had been granted a writ of Hareas Cor pus by a Washington. D.c., District court which held that the army was not competent to try an Ameri can military dependent on a Man a Slaughter charge. Before she was released from army custody German Justice was invited by the army to take Over. 3 judges jury of 6but, the lawyers now argue the army had no right to Transfer jurisdiction because it lacked compe tence itself in the Case. The Ger Man american ministerial agree ment says jurisdiction can be transferred where the army is exclusively  the court consisted of three judges and a jury of five men Andone woman. Verdict and sentence is decided upon by a majority vote. The proceedings against mrs. Cheaves were some More curtain1 callers six smiling russian entertainers Perch on a desk after their arrival at new York s Idlewild Airport. They came with a group who will perform in new York. Associated press photo Long rests at pea Patch after 3-Day stump tour Winnfield la. Up gov. Earl k. Long tired but amiable after five Campaign speeches Anda Beauty contest his doctors warned him against returned this Little pea Patch farm to rest. Long 63 years old and 40 pounds lighter after a hectic six weeks that included commitment in three mental wards opened a Campaign saturday to become governor of Louisiana a fourth time. He arrived at his farm in Ablack Oldsmobile. His $12,000 air conditioned Cadillac was wrecked saturday. Or. Paul Pratt his pay photo is chasing newly wed Royalty 1 _ German and English with a Ger a Man . Army court interpreter a Jef  do translating. Police say boy 6, set Forest afire Sierraville. Calif. Up a Forest fire started by a 6-year-old boy playing with matches raced eastward on High winds through the Tahoe National Forest still out of control in its fifth Day. _ More than 10.000 acres of Timber land have been destroyed so far. Winds whipping the fire reached50 Mph. Forest rangers disclosed sunday that a child whom they refused to1 identify had acknowledged starting the Blaze. They had said earlier that it appeared to have grow from an a extinguished campfire. The fire is located in a near wilderness area Northwest of Reno i of a failure at fishing he jumps in. Drowns Jacksonville. Fla. A Lee Junior Fulmore. 21.  lifter a plunge apparently romped try failure to catch a fish. "i1 � witnesses told police Fulmore threw Down his line in disgust said fat hell with this fishing and jumped off a St Johns River pier. Tormentor Majorca up the honeymoon of belgian Prince Albert and Princess Paola showed signs of breaking Down in the midst of almost open warfare be tween their Spanish police guards and foreign photographers.  retired to these Lusion of a rented seashore hide away Rafter police fired warning shots across the Bow of a boat carrying photographers in hot Pur suit of honeymoon pictures reports from inside the Beac House said the Princess had suffered a crisis of  the. Day the fourth of a projected two week honeymoon Here started when three boatloads of photographers attempted to boar a motor yacht carrying Albert Ari Paola to a special bathing area. The Royal yacht beat the pursuers to Shore and when one boat Load of photographers threatened an amphibious Landing police patrolling the Shore fired at least four shots across the Bow of their boat Mac Iuan sees Harriman London a prime minister Harold Macmillan lil onday night received former governor Averel Harriman of new York Harriman recently conferred with soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev in Moscow Hia Trist was with him when he returned to the farm on Winn Field s outskirts. Long got out of his car under his own Power although two men stood by to help him. He jammed on a floppy Panama hat looked across the Field at a negro Man blowing with a tractor and went nto his Home. Since he spent last weekend Iblis farm Home it has been moved Back about 40 feet and set up on new pyramidal Concrete pillars. Long Calls his 400-acre farm his Little pea  he wound up five Brief speech slate saturday night at the miss Louisiana Beauty contest at Lake Providence ate part of a cold Watermelon took a Bath fell asleep and at 7 am sunday was up and on  to Winnfield. Handclaps give mayor pain Iii neck Memphis Tenn. Up mayor Edmund Orgill who lost the use of his right hand during a strenuous handshaking Campaign for re election has undergone surgery Here. Orgill 60, withdrew As a Candi Date on the advice of his doctor doctors removed the obstruction o the  artery in his neck in a two hour operation and report Corgill in Good condition. Sukarno takes revils As Djuanda Cabinet resigns in Indonesia 7 Jakarta a indonesian president Sukarno declared he will not be a dictator president under the newly reinstated revolutionary 1945 Constitution. ,. Immediately after the Cabinet of prime minister Djuanda tender dts resignation monday morning Sukarno said from now on i will be both head of state and government. But i will not be a  will hold consultations with the Eisenhower gets overseas teacher Bill Washington up a the Louse has unanimously passed Ajili to revamp personnel policies governing the 4,500 teachers pm Loyed at overseas schools for Chil Dren of armed forces personnel stationed  legislation which was sent to the White House for the presi Dent s expected signature would provide a personnel system for the defense department s overseas eachers comparable to that found most american Public schools. The new system recommended by the defense department would Cost an estimated. $270,000 More than present costs largely because it would permit additional compensation in recognition for advanced degrees and teacher expert  and pay of the teachers now Are governed entirely by civil service regulations under which the department found i difficult to provide recognition in terms of promotion teaching assignments and pay for academic degrees or teaching experience. Hungary imposes travel limitation on . Diplomats Budapest a communist Hungary damped travel restrictions on . Diplomats and con fined them within a 24-mile radius of Midtown  hungarian note accused the american legation of machinations against the hungarian people s Way of life conducted either openly or in secrecy under the cover of diplomatic 1 relations after is pages of single space typing the note stated these endeavours Are unworthy of the progressive traditions of the people of the United states o America of july 4, 1776, or of the Philadelphia declaration of Independence and of the memory of George  ,.herter to leave for Geneva i Washington up Secretary of state Christian  scheduled to depart from Washington to return to the Geneva conference on saturday morning. Supreme advisory  Sukarno said he would announce Lis new cabinets the next few Days but decline to outline what Type it would Bethe president talked to news men informally. He parried questions relating to the future of the new government with wait and see Djuan Dahe stated he would not hold Dis see background picture Page it cushions with party leaders or spend time in hearings. Under the 1945 Constitution state policies Are mapped out by the Peoples consultative Congress which meets at least once in five years. Chicago hails Queen Philip Chicago a Queen  ii stepped ashore in Chicago amid the Thunder of army artillery roaring ships whistles and the cheers of thousands of spectators massed around Buckingham foun Tain Landing. The Royal yacht Britannia s Barge brought Elizabeth and Prince Philip ashore. The yacht was moored outside the breakwater. A 21-gun Salute began when the launch started toward Shore. In close formation a flight of Jet fighter planes roared Low Over the scene. Hundreds of Small pleasure Craft followed the Barge. With prows pointed toward Shore,28 . Warships the greatest concentration in Lake Michigan since the War of 1812lined up in tight formation during the ceremonies the White uniformed or is were massed on deck at attention rejection Given belgian plan by nato Paris up the nato permanent Council has reached the conclusion that there is no need for a nato ministerial meeting before july 13 to discuss the Geneva con Ference issues the Council s meeting was the third devoted to a belgian sup ported proposal made by the italian delegation two weeks ago. O a Drill 1 it a if ii cell Valletta Malta. Up the British Navy is worried about the alcoholic beverages some of its sailors have been drinking in Mediterranean p Orts. " adm sir Charles Bingley British naval commander in chief Here is sued a warning to the Fleet about drunkenness As British warships left on a cruise for greek an turkish ports Bingley s warning naval sources Here said resulted from concern shown by senior officers about fights ashore Between British  liquor which is evidently causing the trouble Here is a concoction known in British service Slang As  it is made . Cola and a maltese wine called or beet. � in an order to the Fleet entitled drunkenness a warning Bing Ley refers to two Young sailors who were mess mates and normally friends who went on a round of the bars and drank a fair amount of local wine becoming involved in an argument for absolutely no reason that could be  the result Bingley s order Saidi was that one Sailor is permanently disfigured and suffering a brain injury and the other after being imprisoned for three years will be dismissed from the Navy with Dis Grace. Bingley quoted an address by the president of the court we Cir said there is far too much overindulgence in drink and far too much fighting and violence among sailors of your age 19bingley concluded. I agree with every word and Hope this May serve As a warning throughout  the British flotilla will pay it first visit to greek ports in five years. The warships will first visit Istanbul and later Athens Between july 16 and july 21. King Paul of Greece is expected to embark in the frigate Surprise  a private picnic in Corfu  
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