European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 10, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 5 House unit asks tripled funds for chemical warfare Washington a a three fold increase in spending for re search on chemical biological an radiological warfare has been recommended by  space committee. " Only an increase of such size i Likely to Speed research to a level of attainment compatible with the efforts of the communist nations the committee said in a special re port to Congress. The report told of extensive communist research into what the committee called car chemical biological radiological  conclusion is inescapable that the soviet Union and other communist countries plan to us Eger if they find it to their advantage the report said. This country must make sure that it is not to their advantage to use this form of warfare against  the committee said the . Nowise spending $35 million to $40 Mil lion a year on car research. This represents about one one thousandth of our defense budget the report  this amount Over a two to three year period to spending level of around $125 Mil lion a year is needed the commit tee said to put this country More on a Par with the communists. Along with the report the com Mittee released censored testimony of maj Gen Marshall l. Stubbs chief of the army chemical corps. Stubbs in closed door testimony before the committee june 22 said the . Is highly vulnerable to soviet car attacks that could. Severely cripple this  the Only solution he contended is to give this country sufficient retaliatory Power in the same Field receptive audience for Truman one apparent admirer of former president tru Man s piano playing is Walter Reuther United Auto worker s president and vice president of Al Cio who visited or. Truman in Independence to. Reuther was on his Way to a speaking engagement in Kansas City. Up photo cop skirts to beat Accident Jinx Kitchener Canada up a police officer told How he had helped to reduce automobile accidents at a Kitchener Plant Park ing lot. Male workers driving their cars out of the parking lot had an unusually Large number of rear end collisions. The Plant called in sgt Wilfre Henrich of the local police Force. Henrich took one look and diag nosed the trouble. The men were not watching where they were driving but were watching the female employees leaving the build ing. After much argument Henric said he persuaded Plant officials to let the girls out 15 minute earlier. Former miss .a. Marries Shreveport la. A nearly 500 persons filled St. John s Catholic Church for the wedding of former miss .a.," Eurlyne Howell of Bossier City and Paul Michael Lacava of Hollywood. F a summons Soldier in Atlantic Solo flight Washington up an army communications specialist who crossed the Atlantic in a single engine plane without obtaining permission said he has been summoned for questioning by Federal aviation officials. Sp5 Robert s. Tyler made the Solo flight july 25, attired in a pair of Bermuda shorts. He flew the Cessna 175 from nearby Falls Church va., Airport to Boston thence to the azores France an Munich even though officials of the Federal aviation Agency Faa insisted the plane want airworthy for such a trip. I think i be got proof that twas Tyler said. He said he has been told to make a report to an Faa Are inspector. The 33-year-Olct enlisted Man who has been a licensed Pilot for 13 years conceded there May be disciplinary action forthcoming but he does t think the Faa officials Are too mad at  Tyler who works in the Penta gon is chief flying instructor atthe Falls Church Airport in his off duty time. He said that he and the Faa officials Are on a first name  of their Contention that the plane could t make the trip he commented it was a matter of opinion and i made my own  he made the 2,210-mile hop fro Boston to the azores in 20 hours 39 minutes. The entire trip took 42hours flying time. Tyler took along four Sand Wiches four Nickel packages of cookies and two thermos bottles of Lack Coffee. An alarm set to ring every 10 minutes kept him awake. Of the Lindberg Type trip he said it was the biggest thrill of my life. I always wanted to do something like this and when the Opportunity came up i decided i would take  had been asked to deliver the plane by an austrian whom head taught to Fly. Tyler returned to the . By commercial airline. Japan wants to redeem swords York Cap some gis Are in for a Good Cut if they own certain ancient Samurai Warrior swords considered by Japan to binational treasures the japanese artistic sword preservation Assn. Has launched treasure Hunt for 42 of the fierce looking two handed Blades be queved brought Home by american servicemen after world War  42 Are among an estimated 350,000 parted Home by the men Junzo Sato representative of the association says he is prepared to present suitable gifts to any one returning a Samurai sword. The most treasured Blades the one being sought Date Back to the Lith and 12th centuries the value of the swords depends on the name of the Swordmaker which is inscribed on the 30-Inchblade, or the Naine of the family to which it belongs Sato  the War the swords were turned out by the thousands and Sato said he was not interested in these. But the Blade he noted has played an important part in the lives of Japan s military caste for  said the japanese consulate general Here will receive returned swords and determine whether they Are the treasured ones. Finding 42 swords among the350,000 is somewhat like looking for a Needle in a Haystack sat said but he added wryly there Are More Samurai swords in the . Than there Are in  probe to quiz sex Navy head about party Washington up House investigators plan to ask former Secretary of Navy Dan Kimbal Why he wanted to give a Small off the record party for it Gen Bernard a. Schriever chief of the air Force research and develop ment come. Kimball who stepped out of government service in 1953, Nowise president of Aero Jet general corp., which handled More than $162 million Worth of defense work for the government last year. Rep. F. Edward Hebert a la chairman of a House armed serv ices subcommittee investigating possible influence Pedding on de sense contracts said Kimball will be asked the question when he appears before the House group. Party cancel Edthe party which never came off made news last month. It was cancelled after the publicity. Invitations which had been sent to eight congressmen including Hebert billed the affair As follows this will be a Small off the record party and we think Gen Schriever would like to Tell you of his plans and some of his prob lems at the air research and development  that it would act As a deterrent to an attack. Both Stubbs and the committee said new developments in chemical warfare such As nerve gases and psycho chemicals that can incapacitate people without killing could provide a Swift and cheap method of Conquest. One can conceive the possibility the committee said that a very powerful nation with great Industrial resources and standing military forces could be toppled Bya latter Day David of a smaller nation by quiet and sustained Effort in the car  Only a thoroughgoing research program of our own coupled with proper attention to warning de vices and civil defense will insure that this country is not the Goliath to fall the committee said. Ike approves Bill to allow generals gifts Washington a president Eisenhower has signed a Bill Al lowing Gen George c. Marshall to accept a pair of Bon Bon dishes from Yemen. The Bill sidesteps a technicality that would prevent Marshall an two other generals of the army Douglas a. Mac Arthur and Oman. Bradley from accepting awards from foreign governments. Marshall has been awarded i addition to the Yemen Bon Bon dishes a Centennial medal from Liberia and a Silver cig Aret Box and a Belt and Dagger from Yemen. Macarthur s award was a medal from Cuba while Bradley s included medals and crosses from Argentina Brazil and Italy. The awards have been held in escrow by the state department. Wood you believe it Jean Olander separated from a Lively kerosene fire Only by a piece of plywood coolly goes Oca Reading during a fire Protection Demon stration in Minneapolis. The stunt was pulled to show fire and safety officials the heat resistant properties of min auth treated Wood being introduced throughout the Midwest. Up photo