European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Otte stars and swipes wednesday july 15, 1959 is. Complaint dismissed in Casesa 4v/t  4 v gift c san Francisco a a . Commissioner has dismissed for Jock of evidence a Federal Cona up Laijas that three americans com jilted treason during the korean conflict by publishing false germ warfare stories at Shanghai in red China. Tiie . Attorney s office had expressed intent to follow up the f complaint by seeking a treason in-7 duct men against John w. Powell ,39t and Bis wife Sylvia 39, both of san Francisco and Julian Schu Man,.38, of new York. But their attorney mrs. Doris rim Walker said after . Com missioner Joseph Karesh dismissed the complaint i say there will never be an indictment and there will never Bea trial because no act of treason was  witness . Attorney Lynn Gillard said he would pursue the investigation another 60 to 90 Days but that the difficulty of getting behind red China s Bamboo curtain had complicated the witness problem., Gillard noted that sedition charges on which the three once have been brought to trial never have been dismissed and it will be up j to officials in Washington whether to press them. Powell As editor of the now defunct China monthly review and his wife and Schuman As associate editors were accused of publish ing stories used by red China i brainwashing the american prison ers it took in Korea. Mistrial ruled last january the three were brought to trial on charges of sedition that they conspired to impede the . War Effort in Korea on Jan. 30, the trial judge ruled mistrial. He said newspaper head lines about remarks he made differentiating Between sedition and treason were unfair to the defend ants. The same Day the More Seri Ous treason complaint was filed. Standing before Karesh Gillard said the government has quite a Bil of evidence to present you. Wha proof of probable cause does the commissioner want i have to have two witnesses to the overt act of treason or confession Karesh  the commissioner is going to Tecu Rire two witnesses or a confession the government will not a this time be prepared to go  with proof Gillard said. " Karesh then said defense Consen f would be required to continue therase further. A defense attorney refused to give it. Karesh said had no Choice but to dismiss Tih complaint. Trouble Brewin Whiston it. Up ear Stygles had his Beer and liquor v License suspended after he Trade to Case of Beer for a gun. Making a Chipper More Chipper renewal seen of .-soviet excl this world s smallest  can be use for such Emery Seneres As forcing oxygen into ail ailing parakeet but eventually it will be used to help Newborn babies Brealie. Up photo 45 dead in 8 months nation s roads rails Washington a every Day unnoticed by the Public hundreds of shipments of highly explosive and inflammable products go across the country by Railroad truck and water. But every now and then some thing goes wrong and holocaust results. It has happened four times in the last eight months. Forty five persons have been killed More than 250 injured. Congress May be asked to pro vide tighter safety regulations. Nearly always detailed investigation discloses human failure or a combination of unforeseen Circum stances beyond the reach of any regulation however  four of the recent major accidents in this Field involved Lique fied Petroleum . Two were on railroads two on highways. On june 2, at Schuylkill Haven _ father s visit saves son hanging  jail Buffalo . A William m. Brown went to see his jailed son just in time in nearby Ken  son John 17, whom police accused of stabbing another youth was found hanging in his cell. He was Cut Down revived and taken to. A Hospital. ,. Sons. Ervin javits debates 7 off High court killings on reds Washington up sen. 3, Ervin jr., in a charged at the supreme court is soft of sen. Jacob k. Javits disputed this. A member of the Senate committee and a former settee of the North Carolina us Einez Jour said recent decisions the High tribunal practically left impossible to convict any Ine who advocated the overthrow the government by Force and violence. To former attorney general orc replied that the court the convictions of in a dozen cases. He also cited a recent ruling uphold ing the new Hampshire conviction of a Man for refusing to answer a question about communism. The lawmakers clashed in Aradio debate on proposals to curb the supreme court s Power. Ervin said the court under chief Justice Earl Warren has ignored precedent and has substitute the personal notions of its Mem Bers for  javits said the demands for curbs on the court s Powers stemmed from " its school integration decision. He noted that the court ruled unanimously on that Issue even though some of its members were exp Ereis by  a a school bus made a routine Stop on a Highway to pick up Achild. A propane tank truck stopped behind the bus. But an other truck hit the rear of the propane vehicle. A gasoline fire broke out in the wreckage As the school bus was driven safely away from the scene about 40 minutes later after crowd had gathered the propane Ruck overheated by the gasoline fire blew up killing 10 persons and injuring 15 others. On june 28 a sunday afternoon crowd had gathered at a recreation area on the ogee Chee River Nea Meldrim ga., to swim fish and boat near a Low wooden Railroad trestle. Sprayed with fire when a freight train started across the trestle some saw at least one of its cars derail. Moment later sheets of searing flame blanketed the recreation areas two tank cars carrying butane exploded. Twenty three persons were fatally burned Many More injured. Last dec. 22 at Brownfield tex.,a propane truck collided with an other vehicle at a Street intersection. Its twin tanks exploded. Four firemen were killed 150 spectators  Jan. 23 a Long freight train caught fire after a derailment near Monroe la. A propylene car finally burst. Eight train employees were killed 75 other persons were injured. Reports planned the interstate Commerce com Mission inc is investigating the two latest accidents and will Issue reports. These reports have two purposes to fix responsibility and to de Termine if More safety regulations Are needed. The current safety code is a vol ume listing-1,200 categories of dangerous products. A supplement is issued every three months to keep it up to Date. Foundation gives million for economic studies new York up the Ford round atom Lias announced Grants totalling nearly. $5 million to Spur economic research and training. Largest single Grant was $2.5million to the National Bureau of economic research to support study of the nation s Economy Over a 10-year-period. The National commission., on Money and credit a private Agency organized last year received $800,-000 to enable it to expand its re search into the nation s financial Structure. Foundation Grants totalling Mac Arthur Backer Dies Sayre  a Fred Coop an 70j Oklahoma Republican  Dor Many years who nominated Gen Douglas Macarthur bet for president in 1952, died $1,669,000 also were allotted to 28colleges Aad universities to bolster research and training in economics and business administration. Research fund the National Bureau of economic research was described by the foundation As one of the country s two main private economic re search  its president Arthurf. Burns is a former chair Man of president Eisenhower Council of economic advisers and at present is professor of economics at Columbia University. Williamsv College slated to receive $423,000, was the largest recipient among the educational institutions that were awarded economics Grants. The Massachusetts Institute of technology and North Western and Purdue universities each received Grants of $250,000. In another foundation project 20 colleges and universities received Grants of $20,000 to $50,000 to Stim ulate research on Public affairs. Washington Cap the . And Russia Are reported about ready to begin negotiations to Ward a two year Extension of their Exchange visits program. This Al ready has resulted in Rife two countries swapping Volta by hundreds of scientists entertainers and Industrial experts. Soviet and american diplomats Are tentatively planning to Start talks Here by the end of next month with prospects of a big signing ceremony in Moscow to Climax the negotiations. Special ambassador William Lacy who is in charge of East West contacts for this country will head the american delegation. Soviet ambassador Mikhail Menshikov probably will Lead the soviet negotiators. The joint decision to expand the current agreement comes after successful completion of almost 90 per cent of the two Way flow of visits authorized in the is is agree ment signed Jan. 27, 1958. Reciprocal tact. This initial agreement Ham mered out on a strictly reciprocal basis after months of negotiation has already sent 953 americans on Tours to Russia As a part of 81 separate projects in the first year ending last feb. 1.Russia has been slower in. Send ing its delegations to the ., but by the same Date 565 russians had visited this country As members of 70 separate projects. These were mainly in the Industrial and scientific Fields. By the time the agreement expires next january both sides Are confident they will have exchanged about 1,500 persons each involving about 125 projects. The new agreement May include More lengthy visits for Industrial experts. Some 40 such swaps Al ready have been carried out but nearly All have been Tours of less than a month in carefully chose areas. Fewer dancer fewer visits by soviet Ballet and Folk dancing groups appear to be in Prospect As Well As a tapering off of Tours by american sym phonic groups to the soviet Union. Top officials responsible for Day to Day operations of the program said the soviets have been unusually cooperative in carrying out the terms of the  though the soviets care fully s q r e e n their delegations these officials believe Many of the russian visitors have been deeply impressed by what they saw Here. American groups undoubtedly have picked up less intelligence information about Russia s strength but some have returned with More accurate knowledge of russian Progress in key Industrial Fields. The Prospect is that both sides gaining Confidence As the agree ment continues will be a Little bit More Liberal in opening up areas including some of a defense nature in new Tours to be arranged. Former Boxer ranks wit Bank knocks out thief new York up a suspect fleeing a Bank robbery had the mis Fortune of running smack into a former Boxer. One Well timed left Hook to the jaw ended the flight and resulted in the arrest of Alvin Schneidman 23, an unemployed clerk. The former Boxer Don Stiebel 44, business agent for the inter National ladies garment workers Union said he was strolling in Midtown Manhattan where he  being pursued by a Bank guard and scores Ati pedestrians some of them shouting Stop thief.". As Schneidman approached Stiebel uncorked a punch which caught the suspect flush on the jaw. It did t look As if anybody would Stop him Stiebel said. I was right in front of him and swung and that was  police said Schneidman using threatening note had obtained $2,000 from a Teller in the Trade Bank and Trust co. They said he had robbed two other Midtown Banks during the last month using threatening notes on both Occas Sions