European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I j r " Friday july 31, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 5 As a private Ike s ancestor fought redcoats new York up president Eisenhower a five Star general has discovered a revolutionary War ancestor who fought against the Brit ish As a private. Or. Eisenhower has submitted a supplemental application to his membership in the sons of the american revolution Sar in. New York on the basis of his great great great Grandfather John mater s service in the Continental army from 1776 to 1782. The president has been a Mem. Ber of the Sar since 1945 by right of descent from John Peter Eisen Hower of Pennsylvania a Patriot who supplied Washington s troops at Valley forge with food. But John Peter was an old Man at the time of the revolution and did not serve As a Soldier. Mater a German immigrant joined the Continental army when he was 26, fought in the Battle of Long Island and later served in companies in Lancaster and Dau Phin counties. A. After the Revo Lution he made his Home in upper Paxton Dauphin  s great granddaughter re Becca mater married the presi Dent s Grandfather Jacob Frederick Eisenhower according to Eisen Hower s application. The president has requested that copies of his genealogical record be  the Eisenhower Library at Abilene Kan. Congress told its budget cuts May slow air traffic Progress Washington up con Gress was told that appropriation cuts it has ordered May hamper efforts by the Federal aviation Agency Faa to modernize the nation s air traffic control system. S. G. Tipton president of the air transport Assn. Of America said the reductions Likely would result in new facilities standing Idle for Lack of  he urged Congress to reconsider. Tipton testified at a House armed services subcommittee hearing on the adequacy of transportation facilities in Case of full or partial mobilization. In teams of Overall capacity he said the air transport Industry is Well  but he added that it is struggling with a deficit in cargo lift  said the airlines Are trying to remedy the deficit and expect to put in the air within 18 months 16dc7 air freighters and 15 cl44 Canadian built freight  said the defense depart ment is missing a great Opportunity to gear the airlines and its own military air transport serv ice Mats for emergency use. Scheduled airlines could expand their facilities if permitted to carry the billion ton Miles of cargo traffic and the 400 million ton Miles of passenger traffic now handled by Mats Over airlines routes he said. Mats he said then could As sume its proper role As a combat transport organization and be in stantly ready for emergencies. Air collision kills student it. Rucker Ala. Up an army student Pilot was killed Here when his plane collided in midair with another plane flown by a instructor. The Pilot was identified As 2dlt William Allen h u n to 22, of Cleveland Ohio. He was the son of or. And mrs. William h. Hunt of Cleveland. The instructor Thomas w. Dona Hoo of Ozark Ala., was flying with two student piloted planes to practice Field about 17 Miles North West of Here when the Accident occurred. Donahoo said he and capt War Ren b. Hale accompanying him in the Lead plane Felt a thud when the aircraft collided with their plane. The collision smashed a Glass panel and damaged the wingtip of Donahoo s plane. Donahoo and Hale said the watched the other plane go into a spin and crash. The two men continued to circlet he fallen plane and directed a Rescue plane to the scene. Unit s transcript leaves space spies up in air by Edmond Lebreton Washington a Here a a sporting tip for any Martian spies that May be lurking around take a look at Page 250 of space propulsion a transcript of hearings recently put out by the House committee conscience and astronautics. Of it s censored All right enough to be in comprehensible to Mere humans. But the committee left something in a name and three asterisks on each line and there Are lots of lines. And who knows what a cold alien intelligence might be Able to do with what s left. Chairman Overton Brooks a la starts the Exchange by asking or. Robert i. Strough what is the extent of the research and devel questions and answers Rita Aly end parental r