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NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1948
Whitewashing of Use Koch Will Be
Investigated by Senate Committee
By PETER EDSON
NEA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON Senate War Investigating Committee will hold
nubile hearing! on the Army'a cut In sentence from life Imprison
ment to lour years for Fran Use Koch,
wald prison camp.
"belle" of the Nazis' Buchen-
Prinrinal aim of the Investi
gation into the Koch case will
be to find some formula to get
the Armv off the hook and get
Frau Koch'i sentence stepped up
again.
Reduction of the Koch sen
fence, however, aroused a storm
nf rjroteit In the United States.
Frau Koch was the wife of one
of the commanders 01 uucnen
wald. She was accused of beat
ing prisoners and of Instigating
their torture. In her apartment
It was said there were lamp
shades made from the skin of
human victims.
Pragnancy Saves Hsr
In all there were 31 Nazis ac
cused of horrors at Buchenwald.
They were tried before an eight
judge military court, headed by
Brig. Gen. Emll Kiel, now sta
tioned at Scott Air Base, Belle
ville, 111.
Prosecutor at the Buchenwald
trial -was Mai. William D. Pen-
son of Birmingham, Ala., now
an attorney for Atomic Energy
Commission in Washington. De
fense counsel was Mai. Carl
Whitney, now stationed at the
Pentagon. Washington.
After sentences were handed
down bv the court. Major Whit.
ney went through the routine le
gal move ol filing petition lor
revlew and clemency. In all, 13
sentences were reduced as a re
sult. Several of the death sen
tences were "it to life Imprison
ment. Frau Koch was given life
Imprisonment instead of the death
penalty because she became preg
nant before her trial began and
her child had not been born
when she was sentenced.
Record of the whole case was
sent to review officer, Lt.-Col.
Clio E. Straight, deputy judge ad
vocate general for military gov
ernment in Germany. This Is the
procedure in military cases. Col
onel Straight arbitrarily decided
that part of the testimony against
Use Koch was false or Insuffi
cient evidence. He did this solely
on reading the Buchenwald trial
record of over 1000 pages. He
did not see nor reexamine any
of the witnesses. He then rec
ommended that Frau Koch's sen
tence be reduced from life to
four years. This waa confirmed
last June by Gen. Lucius D. Clay,
U. S. military governor In Ger
many. No announcement was
made at that time.
Lieutenant-Colonel Straight Is
now stationed at the Penagon.
He will be called as a witness
before the Ferguson committee.
So will William Denson, the pro
secutor, and Major Whitney, the
defense counsel.
lvid.no. 'Hsarsay
Another witness who may get
chance to defend the Army's
position on the Koch case is Leon
B. Poullada, now In the For
elgn Service Institute, Depart
ment of State. Poullada was de
fense counsel for the Nordhausen
concentration camp war crimin
als. Nordhausen was a branch
of Buchenwald, but Hi staff was
tried separately.
Poullada has made public a
long written statement on the
Buchenwald and other war
crimes trials. He admits that
"Frau Koch was a morally de
praved woman not fit for the
company of decent people any
where." But he claims that much
of the evidence cited against her
was hearsay, and that the court
was swayed by prejudices.
What bothers the Senate In
vesligating Committee is that
cutting of the Koch sentence will
make the German people believe
that the atrocity atorlrs were not
true In the first place. White
washing one of the principal Bu
chenwald defendants by letting
her off with a minor sentence,
It Is feared, will play Into the
hands of Nazis who were reluc
tant to believe that anything un
usual had happened In a camp
where 50,000 human begins were
ruthlessly exterminated, and
another 20,000 starved.
OSC Counseling Inspires
$250 Gift From Parents
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
The guidance and counseling
service provided here first for
veterans and then for others
proved so helpful to the son and
riaughterln law of the parents
that they have sent the college
S250 to be used to pay the cost of
50 other students who might not
take the tests when needed be
cause of the S3 fee Involved for
those other than veterans.
After going through the apti
tude testa and personal inter
views the two students were ad
vised to shift their majors from
departments where they had
been doing poor work to others
Indicated by their capabilities
and interests. Both followed the
recommendations, which are not
compulsory, with much greater
success and satisfaction. The par
ents were so impressed with the
value of the service they volun
teered to help others make use
of it.
Oregon Artists' Work To
Bo Featured in Art Week
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
Oregon will observe National Art
Week November 1 to 7 this year
oy exninmng ana encouraging
the sale of the work nf artists of
this state, according to plans an
nounced here by Gordon W. Gil
key, head of the art department.
Professor Gllkey and Mrs. Rich
ard Hanson, Corvallls, have been
named co-chairmen for this state
by the national chairman.
Local committees are bolni
formed In cities and towns ot
the atate to select, exhibit and
sponsor sale of local works dur
ing the week. Participating agen
cies will Include the public school
system from the grades to the
colleges, with press and radio
asked to feature Oregon artists
that week.
Wallace Demands
Truman Oust Two
Of His Top Aides
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 20
(.V) Henry Wallace said today
the administrators of the Taft
Hartley act, by recent decisions,
"have set the stage for an era
of vlolance."
As he neared the end of a four
week airplane trip "seeking votes
for president, Wallace demanded ! sons huddled on a rainy evening I In Washington not with Mr. Tru
that President Truman fire theses in an open air grandstand that man, but with the "generals and
men: nas a .s.uu capacity, v allace said bankers who really run our gov-
1. nooen in. iennam, general oi aecrtiary jviarsnau:
counsel of the National Labor "Any president wjth any re
Relations Board. spect for the office he holds, and
2. Secretary of State Marshall, the sacred trust that is in his
In a labor statement issued to hands, would fire such a subordi
tUy, Wallace said: I nate."
"If Truman were genuinely Wallace also said at Reading
concerned with the r I g h t s of that 'Harry S. Truman has abdl-
workers, he would dry his croco- cated. ... he still sleeps in the , by Judge Ira
aue tears ana get me immeniate wmie nouse, ana mats aoout
resignation of Robert Denham all."
and associates." The candidate said that when
Last night in a speech at Read- Marshall returned from Paris re
Ing, Pa., before about 300 per- cently, he spent most of his time
ernment."
DRUNK FINED 120
Carl Walter Chenoweth, Rose
burg, pleaded guilty to a drunk
charge In Municipal Court Tues-
nd paid a m line imposed
a. muaie.
day i
The capital investment of the
U. S. oil industry is placed at
20 billion dollars.
Tenant Sues Landlords
On Freeie-Out Allegation
LOS ANGELES, Oct 20 UP
When Mrs. Isabel Cotton
thought her landlords were giv
ing ner the cold treatment she
got plenty steamed up enough
to file a $12,000 damage suit yes
terday against Paul and Ida
Tresser.
The Tressers, she charged,
tried to drive her out of the
house by cutting down the heat
in her room, disconnecting all
heat In the bathroom, nailing the
bathroom window open, and re
moving the bathroom shades.
Mrs. Cotton said she suffered
bronchitis, insomnia and gall
bladder trouble from the result
lngchill and embarrassment.
The defendants, denying the
charges, said they gave Mrs. Cot
ton an eviction notice because
their own lease had expired.
Flavor cottage cheese with sug
gar, grated orange rind and rais
ins and use as pancake filling.
This makes a good dessert after
a salad luncheon.
Now on sale at Safeway
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Standing Rib. Trimmed waste
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at you could wish.
Rib Roast
Chuck Roast
A lean, meaty, inexpensive
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lb. 65c
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Sirloin Steaks
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A real value for
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SHOW BEEF STEW VALUES
SHORT RIBS
Boneless Beef Cubes
Serve with potatoes, carrots
end other vegetables.
Marvelous flavor.
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th.t will win you
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lb. 42'
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OTHER SAFEWAY MEAT VALUES
READY-FOR.
THE-PAN
CHICKENS!
Fancy
FRYERS
li. 79
Fricassee
FOWL
u 69'
Pork Loin Roast lb. 69e
Pork Chops lb. 85
Pure' Ground Beef lb. 55c
Pure Pork Sausage lb. 59c
Link Sausage lb. 65c
Smoked Picnics lb. 59c
Lean Sliced Bacon lb. 69c
Skinless Wieners lb.59c
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Popcorn Sur,pop
Soda Crackers Snowf,4VM Mb. P.,.
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Lima Beans UtM d
Dry Red Beans
Small White Beans
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No. 2 can
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Mb. cello ptg.
10c
35e
49e
39c
19'
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37
Edwards
Coffee
Vib- sic ii.v n.oo ,j. 1.98
Folgers Coffee
M.J.B. Coffee
Hills Coffee -Maxwell
House
Chase & Sanborn
MB.
CAN
2-LB.
CAN
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5 105
SINGLES OUT STAINS IN FABRICS
WHITE MAGIC
BLEACH
l2 Gallon 256
PINEAPPLE
Harfex
Crushed
No. 2
can
29
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Whole Kernel Corn Country rw
No. 10 sea
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Mb.
2-lb.
pkg.
pkg.
46c
91c
Mb. pkg. 44c
3-lb. pkg. $1.31
OFTEN
They're plentiful now, priced low at SAFEWAY
RED
DELICIOUS
ib.
14c
Jonathans
For Cooking
or Eating
Per
Ib.
JOc
Hood
River
gallon
fug
59'
Prune Juice HMr D,;n 10c
Margarine J"""". VurU. Aiii..,t, Nueo
Margarine r,l' DsirieS Quick colore
Grade A' Butter M.sdow Wood '
Grade A Eqqs irg freshi
5c s'ze barjbox
4 for 2S 24
25c
39c
41c
.76c
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NATIONAL CRANBERRY
WEEK OCT. 18-23
COOS
BAY
Cranberries
Add the wel
come sparkle
to any meal!
Per
Lb.
29c
No. 1 Potatoes 10 lbs. 43c
Crispy Celery Pos"lvb. 7c
Cauliflower F,n,Qu0,ify Ib.l3c
Delicious Dates 8-oz. pkg. 25c
Tokay Crispy Grapes 2 lbs. 25c
Valencia Oranges 5-lb. bag 49c
Ripened Tomatoes ,4?ubr" 15c
Lettuc Garden Fresh per Ib. 9c
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