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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fhe stars and claims mistaken identify a Row Man charged with bigamy  York a you re an Ordinary working Husbard. You re sitting at Home one evening with your family watching television when in walks a detective ask your name and places you under arrest. He says you re charged with abandoning a wife you never heard of in a City where you be never been. He takes you and locks you in jail. That Seymour Kroll maintains is what happened to him and authorities were inclined to take his word for it. But the circumstance still remain to be cleared up. This Man has been held on charge that seems unfounded said magistrate David Malbin. If that so he has a Good Case against somebody. It could be that he has been illegally  Kroll 35, a clerk for an aviation company was arrested at his Brooklyn Home by detective Rob Ert Houlihan on a warrant charging  Kroll with abandon ing his family in Utica n.y., in january 1954. Booked fingerprinted and Lodge Din jail overnight he tearfully pro tested at an arraignment next Day that he never had abandoned an family and had none but his own. He said he and his wife Bernice were sitting at Home watching Tele vision when the detective came tothe House questioned him about his name then arrested him despite protests he was not the wanted Man. Released until the hearing Krol appeared with a lawyer Irving m. Berg who told magistrate Malbin there has been a mistake. This Man has never been to Utica. The Seymour Kroll you want was born in Chicago and my Man was born in new York City. The dates of their army discharges Are differ ent. The Man you want is 5 feet tall and this one is 5-feet-8." assistant District attorney Lewis Joseph conceded that the wrong Man May have been arrested. He said he has notified Oneida county attorney John Liddy of Utica to bring the abandoned Wom an Here to confront Seymour and see if she identifies him. Kroll and his wife have a 3-year old daughter Ailene Terry. A mild mannered Man who holds University degree and is a vet eran of world War ii s Battle of the bulge Kroll told newsmen i be heard of things like this but never imagined it could happen to me. When i was being taken to jail i was completely stunned. Kept thinking this can t be Hap pening to me " in Utica mrs. Vuth Kroll Mother of four told a reporter she is convinced Kroll is her husband. Utica police said the Seymour Roll they want was 5 feet 8 inches tall and was 30 years old in 1946.mrs. Kroll said she or a relative who knows Kroll will go to Newyork City to look at the Kroll arrested there. Steady growth predicted for West Europe new York a Western Europe s Economy has made a sub Stantial recovery and is expected to continue its growth the Chas Manhattan Bank of new York predicts. The Bank one of the world s largest said. Recent trends Point to a continued and rapid economic recovery in Western Europe. At Arate possibly above that in Prospect for the  Europe less dramatic the fact of recovery in West Ern Europe the Survey said has been obscured by the Lack of a Sharp and dramatic turnabout Long the . Pattern. However it is important to remember that the Impact of the 1958 recession was much sharper Here than i Europe.". Industrial production turned Down in late 1957, dropped 13 per cent in seven months re gained its previous High in february 1959, and moved 7 per Cen ahead of that High by mid-1959. Recession less in contrast Western Europe s Industrial production merely lev eled out in 1958. Output actually moved ahead though at a slower Pace than in earlier  is falling. In France the number of unfilled jobs Rose 23 per cent during june while Job applications fell 14 per cent. British unemployment is Lowdown to 1.9 per cent of the labor Force. Germany May be facing an acutely tight labor Market for the first time since the end of the  Goodman plays Mozart with favorite pianist new Canaan Conn. A when Rachel Goodman made her debut As a classical pianist Shehad a first rate accompanist. On the clarinet was her father Benny Goodman. Sixteen year old Rachel played Mozart Trio with her jazzman lather and violinist David  performance was Given at the he s their Poi arriving in Washington Daniel l. Inouye newly elected hawaiian representative and Liis wife Geta traditional hawaiian Welcome from sue Shimo Kawa second from right and democratic National chairman Paul m. Butler. Inouye won 15 decorations during world War ii. A photo Silverma recenter. Guild chamber music spitfires to make last flight Over London in sept. London up the spitfires that defended Britain against destruction by German bombs will make their last flight Over Londo next month. The Little propeller driven fighter planes and their Battle of Britai companions the Hawker Hurri canes Are considered too old nowt take part in any further flights Over heavily populated  Royal air Force ruling Means an end to the London Fly overs by the Veteran planes in the annual september commemoration ceremonies for the air Battle. Sicilian carries 6-foot Cross 1,800 Miles to Lourdes shrine Lourdes France a a Young sicilian arrived Here after an 1,800-mile hike carrying a six foot 15-Pound Cross on his should ers. Giovanni Azzara 26, a palerm Cook made the pilgrimage in Ful filament of a  in love Azzara jumped from a four Story Palermo building in 1956. He suffered ser pus spine and log fractures. A made the vow after amazing physicians with his recovery. He set out May 15, with $14. He walked Between 18 and 25 Miles Aday. His first gesture in Lourdes Wasto Lay the Cross at the foot of the Rock of the apparitions. The crossway covered with the signatures of people Azzara had met on the Way. I m exhausted he said. Jewish Congress urges Russ to abandon curbs Stockholm a the world jewish Congress ended its fourth plenary Assembly Here urging the soviet Union to let. The jews i Russia live their own cultural and religious life. The Congress stated that a present soviet jews Are not Given such facilities. The Assembly which ended one Corinne Calvet sues for divorce Santa Monica Calif. A French actress Corinne Calvet is suing actor Jeffrey Stone for divorce accusing him of inflicting sundry and grievous injuries mounting to extreme  these she alleged caused Herto become nervous sick and ill and made it impossible for Herto live with Stone As Man and wife. The couple married april 12,1955, at Tangier Morocco Sepa rated last March 19, and signed property agreement next Day miss Calvet said. She asked Cus Tody of a son Robin 3. Day ahead of schedule reached one of its goals an Assurance from soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev that he will lend an ear to american jewish leaders who want to discuss the position of the jews in Russia. In a Resolution adopted unanimously by the 300 delegates of 45countries meeting Here the con Gress appealed to the soviet government to let russian jews who desire to join their families and fellow jews in Israel to leave Russia. Johnson says Congress stays until Job done Washington a Senate democratic Leader Lyndon b. John son says Congress is going to stay on the Job until it passes effective labor housing civil rights High Way and anti pollution legislation. Johnson told reporters he can not fix any target Date for. Adjourn ment. But the texan indicated the session May run through mid sep tember. Congress is going to stay her until it does its Job Johnson said. The guesses have been that con Gress would be out of town by late this month or Early next  two Days ago assistant sen ate democratic Leader Mike mans Field of Montana predicted an end of the session about sept. 1. Khrushchev a Factor there have been reports the Eisenhower administration would like to have Congress go Home be fore soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev s visit sept. 15 so con Gress won t feel obligated to invite him to speak. The reason Given was that Mem Bers who object to giving him such a forum might not show up to listen and this would Embarrass the . Johnson said Khrushchev s visits not a Factor in the democratic leadership s plans for quitting. Bitter fight Johnson said one of the principal factors in the timing of adjourn ment is whether a House senat Compromise on a labor control measure has to be worked out anyhow Long it takes. We Are going to have an effective anti labor racketeering Bill passed and we Are going to stay Here until we pass one Johnson said. We Are also going to Pas effective housing civil rights High Way and anti pollution  Don t think i know enough now about How much time this will Taketo set any target Date for adjourn  gop optimistic Senate Republican Leader Ever Ett m. Dirksen of Illinois said there was some Hope the stalemate Over Highway legislation May be broken. If it in the made it Clear republicans intend to blame the democratic Congress for fail ure to keep the interstate Road program going at full  this Johnson replied that there will be a satisfactory High Way Bill passed. Referring to Hegop Leader s statement after a White House conference Johnson said like others of these Republican productions this live is going to be pretty  hot radioactive device returner by thief Quincy Wash. A a radioactive water tester stolen Frohna truck Here Over the weekend was returned to the truck during the night. The Washington state colleges Oil testing device was labelled As deadly but was described by professors As not a whole lot More dangerous than a watch with Radium painted  ticking Box makes Monkey of Boston postal workers Boston up a Box began sounding u monotonous tick tick As it was unloaded from a mail truck and within seconds sixty postal workmen took cover. Fire and police ballistics squad converged on the scene. All traffic was re routed. Pedestrians took cover. Post office superintendent Law rence Martin gingerly tied a string around the package addressed to Arlington va., walked to a pier50 feet away and gingerly lowered the dangling Box into Boston har Bor. Martin triumphantly Drew the wet soggy package up again unwrapped it and found a toy Mon key lighted eyes blinking on Ami off tick tick  
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