German Inventor Charged With Building Plane
Frankfurt, Dec. 20. The one-day trial of Walter D. Galonska, charged with having violated Allied laws by building an acroplane, ended before an American occupation court this afternoon. Judge Herman Elegant said that the verdict would be announced sometime after Christmas.
The defendant, a 45-year- old. Frankfurt inventar, be-
SYRIA FACES lieved to be the first German
POLITICAL CRISIS
to have built an aeroplane since the war ended, had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
He was specifically charged with having constructed during the autumn of 1949 a helicopter-
Beirut, Dec. 20.-Syria is type neroplane in violation of today facing a deep political Allled Law
ulrcraft.
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No. 23 banning German research into лего- crisis after her third mill-Germ tary coup in nine months, dynamics and construction
The helicopter was stated to The majority of the elected
constructed been
in a Deputios in the Constituent have
It is now Assembly are asking to re- Frankfurt sign and to leave the Ad-being held in a warehouse on the orders of the United States ministration in the hands of District Attorney,
T. Johnson. the military, according to reports reaching here from 944 he had thought of an
Damascus.
garage.
THE “HONGI INGS TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21, 1949.
Hears Christmas
Music
FIRST U.S.
WOMAN AMBASSADOR
Copenhagen, Dec. 20-To the strains of "the Star Spangled Banner" and "Silent Night," played by brass bands on the quay- side, Mrs Eugenie Anderson, America's first woman Am- bassador, arrived here to- day.
Holding her hat against a strong wind, she walked off the motor ship Jutlandia into one of the biggest crowds of journal- Isis and photographers over seen in Copenhagen.
As they crowded round heri she answered questions in 1 friendly manner. "No, I am afrold I have not much time for cooking now," she told one questioner.
To another she said: "I am no accustomed to an Ambas- sador's home, but I expect I will soun get used to it."
She added that she was not afraid of hard work and was looking forward to getting down) In a sealskin trimmed pastel velour coat tled with a to her jol. Mrs Anderson's two cord, a matching sealskin trimmed pompon hat: children, Johanna (15) and Hans Princess Margaret leaves St Paul's Cathedral with the (11), stood by their Mr William
Dean, the Very Rev. W. Rt. Matthews. She had listened to a Christmas recital by the London University Music Society. (London Express Service).
Galonska stated in court that In 1944 be Iden for applying a new principle
wit-
A Syrian army group led by for aerodynamics in the construc Colonel Abid Shishankali, mem-ftion of helicopter aircraft. He ber of the Arab Liberation Armylater but such a hellcopter 10 seized power yesterday and ar- demonstrate
10 American of Chief the @xsled
Staff Air Force experts, he said. General Saral Hinnawi and his
Two American Army brother. They were accused of BORSE In the trini, an intel- plotting with foreign powergence officer, Lleutenant Jofit. against the security of the army. Callman, and on Air Force
Captain expert.
Edgar W. Gregory, testified that they had known all along that Galenska
and the Stale,
ing the helicopter.
Healthy Growth
Of Trade Unions
London, Dec. 20,-A fair standard of education
Hinnawi himself seized power by the same means last August,
The President, Hashem Alasa had been engaged in construct- jamong workers and the control of unions by the workors Pasha, elected head of the state last week, was to have been Bworn in as head of the state but tho yesterday,
Ceremony was postponed.
As part of the newly atituted oath. President Atass was to have worn to act for the accomplishment of the unity
the Arab countries.
-
FAILED TO GET OFF Lieutenant Caliman said that he had been told by Galonska
1940 In June
of his plans to vonalruct JLET cogine which
any
would enable
climb to 45,000 feet.
#rcraft to
He sat that he as well as Some quarters attributed the uther American experts at Best cup to dislike by some Syrm did not believe that Galenska 110 Army officers fur a projected could traild such us engine. Iraq-Syrian union suid to be sald that he had closely ob-
by the Hitnawi served contemplated
the the bulking of regime. Reuter.
helicopter which at later tests REMAINING IN OFFICE failed, however, to get off the Beirut, Der. 20-The Syrian ground. President and the members of Captato Gregory stated that the Constituent Assembly de-te bad inspected the helicopter cided today to remain in office the invitation. of Galonska and to continue with their plans but that he had doubled that dospite yesterday's military coup. the helicopter would Actually according to reports reaching fly or be controllable it once in here from Damascus.
The independent, Khalid Azem. was asked to form a Cabine; as previously intendied and the de-
on
the air.
Earlier this year pictures of the clumsy looking were published in several Ger- puilca to take their proposed man newspapers and led to the tow oath to work for the unity ling ut charges against
of the Arab countries.
The President, Hashem Atossi | Pasha, elece head of state inst wock and due to have been!
in yesterday, the People's Party and some powerful In-
sworn in
dependents decided, after a long deliberation,
the eu- to ignore
administration. forced nuditary
They would carry on unless the Army group, led by Colonel
Shishakal intervened! Abki ntul forced a real showdown, the reports sal-Reuter,
DRAFTEES
Galouska.-Reuter.
themselves at all stages were indispensable factors in the healthy and successful development of the trade union movement in a country, according to Mr P. S. Arumugam, Assistant Labour Commissioner of the Indian Ministry of Labour.
NAZI SS
Mr Arumugam has just completed a study tour of this country
on a United ! Nations scholarship, study- ing industrial welfare and
MEN SENT industrial relations.
TO GAOL
He has visited a score of in- dustries in various parts of the country studying over four
Frannenthal (French months the working of British Zone, Germany). Dec. 20-
trade unions on the relations between employers and cin- the various indus-
A German court here today ployees in sentenced six former Naziries. $5 men to prison terms Giving bio Impressions to ranging from 10 months to Reuters, Mr Arumugam
said: machine10 years' hard labour
for "The success of the British trade union movement is main- having burned down a synn-
ly due to
high the
literary gogue on November 10, 1938, standard of labour in the coun- the day of the grout Nazi try, the absence of the impor- pogrom against the Jews, tant role played by the human
element in production." Among the six former police chief of Neustadt. near here, who got two years.
Seven other accused were pentenced to term ranging from six to 20 months. Three others were acqulted.
DIPLOMATIC
IMMUNITY CLAIMED
Wha
The
All had been charged with having burned down the syna- New York, Dec. 20.-The Ugue and the Home for Aged
Jews at Neustadt. Soviet Government, in 11
During the fire in the Home statement in the United for the Aged, two Jews over 80 States Federal Court today, were sald to have burned
SERVE ONLY formally claimed diplomalie death.
12 MONTHS
cause
time
to
He said the system of com- pulsory education and encour- agement by scholarships of technical and higher education workers, among the ordinary the literacy and indeed thr general knowledge, outlook and of the political consciousness workers were so high that the fought fox workers not only their rights but were alive to their responsibilities.
of a
An important feature of the trade union element In Britain was that no one who had work- have fed actually in any industry for immunity
Valentin for
Eight of the sentenced
two or three years Gubitschev,
Russian already served their terms be at least the
an officiat in could become far अछ
spent citizen facing trial
union on spy custody was taken into account. charges.
The court stated in its find- Tokyo, Dec. 20. - Some
Judge Sylvester R. Ryan, lags that the German
people eenis 850 American soldiers of presiding
Douglas Mac-Gublischev General
stand trict or central trade union or- and Judith Coplon, abroad, take a definite Arthur's command are get-former Justice Department em- against such actions ting Christmas at home as ployee, described the statement the defendants had
A
present from the Army under a new regulation per- mitting draftees to quit Hervice after 12 months.
The regulation did not go into Mlect unti December 1. but special efforts are being made to get as many as eligible on ships heading for home in for the holidays,
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mother. Jolantan looked very excited, Ifans a little bored,
from Standing a little apart the crowd was Mr John Ander- воп the Ambassador's artist.
husband. The Danish Foreign
Ofice has officially stated that) • Mr Anderson's status in Danish that of an diplomacy will be Ambassador's wife.
Asked what it felt like to ha the husband of an Ambassador, Mr Anderson grinned and said: "That is a very difficult ques- fion." As
they moved away, Mr Anderson said he thought the to his wife reception accorded wan "extraordinary."-Reuter,
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way through local or branch Lunions. The central organisa- tiona also ensured training facilities for members and off- cials in the work of the union. Realising the importance of the human element in produc- tion, employers did their bes! Hamburg, Dee.
smanities, dentary it 20.-Field to provide welfare Marshal Erich Von Manstein left facilities for higher the British Military Hospital and health and pension here early today by car for Werl schemes. Prison, near Hamm, in the Ruhr,
without D9
his cused.-fleuter. memory of criminal procedure.
The statement
read to the court by Mr L. S. Tolokon- hikov, First Secretary
of the Soviet Embassy in Washington,
by the It was signed
Soviet Ambassador, Mr Panyushkin.
Mr Ryan accepted the state- "a communication to the court."
Another Federal Judge ruled Major K. W. Erickson, who is previously that Gubitchev did in charge of separation and ronot possess immunity. This was tation for Japan, revealed to the also the view taken by the U.S. United Press today that approx-State Department and the United Imately 1,700 Inductees, whose Nations. year of service was up by Dec-
education
The state was helping to build to be handed over to the penal; the unions along healthy lines branch of the British Control
by proper legislation for regulat- ing employer-employee relations in private industries and adopt- ing similar arbitration methods for labour employed by them.
Even the civil servants and white collar workers of the Go- venment were organised, in Whitley Councils.
Commission.
Confirmation of Manstein's '18
Imprisonment The immunity etolm is one of years'
sentence be investigated by ember or before, had elected to several attacks on the espionage will shortly be separated from the Army indictment made by the defence the legal staff hitached to the rather than complete tho 21 in sessions which are being heri Commander-in-Chief of the months atipulated under the orl before the trini itself.-Reuter. British Rhino Army--Reuter. ginal draft law.
Major Erickson said the Eighth
every
Any and GHQ mode effort to get as many homeward bound as shipping would permit, and 630 were shipped in imo.
A total of about 4,200, whose 12 months will be during
up this and succeeding months, are due to go home from January
to March of next year,
Once in the United States the soliters will be sent home from the port of dobarkation.-United Press,
Merle Cochrane's Appointment
Washington, December 20- Oficial circles sald that the United States expects to notity the Indonesian Government of its appointment of career diplo- mat Meria Cochrane as first U.S. ambasador to Indonesia Imme- aftor the Netherlands
diately
· Government - trat
transfers sover eignty at a ceremony in the Hague on December 27-United
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This Mr Arumugam sald: healthy growth of trade unionism in Britain today means that the present government is manned largely by men who have been active trade unionists."-Reu- ter.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Milan, Dec. 20-The trial of 30 people on charges of com- pilcity in the disappearance: of Mussolini's treasure was inde-
initely postponed today,
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