Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                Work Roalf Brlej gets mauling Senate h in Washington hearings on the work or jail legislation Are expected to continue throughout this week in the military commit tee of the where opposition to the National service has become in closed sessions last Forrestal and under appeared to again urge the passage of the which has already been approved in the Forrestal emphasized that the labor draft would keep Shin repairmen on the maintain an accelerated production of and keep essential services for unforeseen other sources revealed that an alarming lag in the production of ships for tre japanese War has been caused la a great shipyard in two out of every five Navy ship workers quit their this resulted in the delayed delivery of one Carrier and several cruisers by several Byrnes and Rug appear l War mobilize1 Rjames Byrnes and web also appeared to Champion the according Kentucky the opposition is in assailing the Illinois alleged that Marshall and King have failed to use military manpower to the Best have helped play Down our reverse while play ing up our and Are in part responsible for vast Over production of surplus War Solon returns to scene of tots and pans1 agony Gamp from Cor poral to congressman is the Story of Melvin Illinois who returned to the scene of his i Days last he delivered the address to the oct graduating class and was guest of Honor at a dinner Given by George Camp was on up last novem Ber when he received word that he had been elected to the erstwhile up told upon that he might enjoy sleeping in his old Long As i know i can get out of there tomorrow health scribe kills self Kansas City a Well known health was found dead in his Home with his Throat and wrists it was pronounced Logan had told friends recently that he believed himself to be suffering from an incurable murdered for revenge Buffalo Edward Siyeta rold War worker and anti gambling found shot to death on buffaloes West Side police believe that he was murdered because of his grand jury testimony which led r the indictment of Tea persons involved in a Buffalo Sun bling among those indicted were police Thomas Oneale a smart press agent february 1945 stars and Middle pulling your men i t one a torn aft ripping across the two states and leaving a Trail of Detoth and the hit hardest at where 26 were killed and 75 persons at least 300 Montgomery Homes were demolished and persons left without shelter the Tornado demo Lisheid freight train Box razed two government doused the cites and disrupted jeep howl Maxwell escaped Winter storm struck first at where five persons Over 30 houses As it moved into Hund reds of houses were levelled he sheltering of persons left Home twi seven Persona were killed while two deaths were from new York latest reports disclose that both William Cole Paugh and Eric Gimpel have been sentenced to death by hanging new military trial of William american and German born Eric who allegedly entered the last november to commit espionage and is under Way in closed sessions on Gover nors in testimony last an Fri agent stated that Colepaugh had told him he came to America by submarine to get information to radio Back to Berlin and that he had been trained for radio oper sabotage and photography in honors Abe Lincoln on anniversary Abraham lincolns Home town paid homage to him monday on the 136th anniversary of his hundreds visited lincolns Tomb at the Oak Ridge Emebry his White Frame House near the business Dis Edward natio Nal commander of the american said in a radio speech we must not again Bury our Heads in the and rest on the vain Hope that War will not come we must be another statement of brought Forward by the said our Mission was to secret information regarding ship air planes and and any War information that would be of value to i do not feel i owe any particular allegiance to United he is quoted As saying the accused spy lost a motion for acquittal on charge that he was found lurking a charge which carries mandatory death Colepaugh counsel con tended that he was not lurking As he had made his presence known through a former Colepaugh actual testimony during the trial has differed from the earlier statements made to the he has As his that he had planned to betray i impel and help smash the dirty his reason was that he wanted to help his native country to admitted that he had not made an attempt to turn himself or Gippi Over to authorities Al though he had plenty of Timo it was a Snow Job cites new Sno loader failed to show that right it was stuck in me Mother receives missing in action message As ninth son faces Gail f f t i twi v the Campaign waged by neighbors of mrs Russell Mcfarland to have her son exempted from draft was climaxed last week by news that lie of her eight sons in the ser Are already in vice even of whom is missing fighting who Brothers to Ihl one a tank in in Clinton in Are on the is in ital the her ninth pm twin is Friday and to Register for Ini Marv the head of the Pitt Board told my i it he Nee Essav was to Call the boy up for induction Ibe first work in As Assoum As this was a world War i Wiiliam Collins of tic ski to take the place of Marcus in the May Appeal t0 the president veterans and can Vine i Are prepared to a ital i Al my Farad is dict Appeal inside it to 1 Giuld die instead of ail this is ten years her Junior and of draft Royce eds red Cross aide Wallace Bill hits House obstruction Washington the legislation designed insure Henry wallaces confirmation As Secretary of the department of Commerce has been stymied in the House rules com Mittee after much debate decision on whether or not to Send these Nat passed George which divorces the financial kingdom of lending agencies from the depart was postponed until some tune this should the Bill be definitely Shel Ved the it would Force the the Senate would then have to confirm or reject Henry wallaces As both com Merce Secretary and loan Admi senators agree that there Are not enough votes in Senate to con firm wallaces nomination unless the George Bill is passed r speaker Sam Texas told reporters that he believed the House committee would not Shelve the George Pinch hitters the retail Cre Dit mens association of this City has just elected new a Here All officials fear that total list of injured persons will reach 500 21 die in new England nor was there any respite from the Nastiest Winter in years tothe the worst blizzard since 1040 swept new Lakinjr 31 lives and causing widespread reached a a depth of 18 inches at Boston and drifts up to 20 feet were reported in the storm caused a 24hour transportation further intensifying the food and fuel shortage until sunny weather Over the weekend helped melt the in the Snow swept hardly a passenger bus or trolley was Able to main highways were jammed with abandoned vehicles and Many communities were with out Slippery bandits make 4th escape t John and Edgar made their fourth escape in three months in a running gun Bat the Down a main Street the the pair were serving robbery sentences when they broke Tiey were recaptured end lodged in the escape proof Council Luffa from which they escaped 13 with keys fashioned from recaptured last week at Missouri they forced officers to free them by drawing a hidden Hastings police ambushed them on a tip but the fugitives shot their Way police believe Giles was hit in the Ralph Ruyee former  of married last Satun Jav in Detroit miss f York mrs be was evening Herges with i n of Anny air e at the Ain Paul Field a recur Jird 10 the slates week it was the of Jota death sentence for i Cut to life Camp the death sentence in the highly pub Lici Zed Case of Henry has Inen changed to life imprison ment after a reconsideration of the court martial was ordered by the commandant of Camp Weber bad been Senten ced to bang for refusing to Drill and was court martial led under be Gith article of the private told reporters last Veek that he is willing to do anything to get the War Over As Long As i do not have to kill other he also revealed that be bad been court martial led previously and was sentenced to six months at hard labor for a similar that be had requested a Transfer to a noncombatant unit few before be refused to political convictions i have a revolutionary be Are caused by in Winch we now which cant prevent a third world birr is a member of Leff Wing socialist labor party and a Forir Henry Weber Binyard Grace Bis asserts that she will continue to fight for Justice for her whom she said has Olish has also appealed to webers Charles