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Show Ptge 4 In October 24, HILL TOP TIMES Good Shape Base Is "Hideout" for Two "Convicts" Under Death Penalty Hill AF G. O. McGuire Hifl Air Force Base is the "hideout" of two "desperate escaped convicts" from one of Joseph Stalin's courts of justice. The two desperados are under sentence of twenty-fiv- e years hard labor in Siberia and then, in the words of the People's Court judge, are "to be hanged by the neck until dead!" The story of how they escaped from two concentration camps and the death penalty, and later came to America and Joined the Air Force, was told today by two airmen sta- - f tioned at Hill Air Force Base. friends for the past ten years and Because their families are even had even flown with them during now behind the Iron Curtain in the war. His testimony was the sole basis for their conviction. This both military and civilian concen- same man, the two airmen claim tration camps their full names to have learned from a good source, cannot be revealed at this time. is today located in Korea as a ColEnough to say they are two former onel fighting against the U. N. Czechoslovakians called Laslo and Thrown into Camp Kraus. and Kraus were thrown Laslo Became Pilots into the concentration camp and The two airmen were attending .started putting in the first of their the college of aeronautics of 25 years of hard labor. Four Prague, when in 1943 their country was taken over by the Germans. months later they were contacted Sent to a concentration camp in the by the Czech underground. By Polish Corridor they escaped after means which cannot be revealed six months when their camp was at this time,, they successfully esaccidentally bombed by the Allies. caped from the camp. A Making their way, to one of the car carried them over 150 miles in secret air bases in the Slovakian two days and dropped them off mountains they became pliots in about thirty miles from the Bavarthe Czech Air Force which was in ian border. In constant danger of exile. War's end found them, once being recaptured, the two men covagain back in Prague where they ered the last 30 miles and were joined their families who had been taken to the U. S. military barracks hiding in the mountains since the at Straubling, Bavaria. escape in 1943. Shortly after their Three weeks were spent there return to Prague, they once again while a check up was made on attended college in order to obtain allegations. Told they were their degrees as Doctors of Aero- their cleared to stay on this side of the nautical Engineering. While at- Iron Curtain the two .men made tending college, they were on leave their way to Italy where they spent Air the Czech of absence from the next year and a half working Force. at the National court house as inCzechoslovakia was taken over terpreters. by the Russians in 1948. In 'late In mid December of 1950 the February they received orders to American Consul at Naples into an base in North air report were Bohemia. When they reported to formed tothe youths to they United cleared the immigrate the base seeking advice as to what States. On Christmas Eve Laslo they could do to fight for their and Kraus arrived in Chicago. were informed that country they Three months later they were they were discharged from the Air granted their first papers towards Force no further explanations giv American three citizens becoming en. later they were at Lackland days ; Surrounded ;.. Russians by ( Air Force Base, Texas as basic Leaving operations in a puzzled airmen. state of mind they were suddenly Assigned to Hill AFB confronted by a large closed van,' their indoctrination, Following surrounded by armed Russians. At they were sent to Sheppard AFB, gun point, they, along with a doz- Texas, to attend an air mechanics en other Czech fliers were herded course, and after completion were into the van and started on a two assigned to Hill Air Force Base. hundred mile trek to a military At this writing the two airmen north of are attempting concentration camp to get a transfer Prague. to Germany where they hope to Fifteen days later Laslo and get a chance to attend the UniKraus were told they were to be versity of Heidelberg for a six tried for espionage and treason month period to receive their Docby a court of Justice. The two tors degree. Afterwards they are airmen were taken to the court' going to attempt to get back on room a half hour laterthe "trial' flying status, preferably as jet piwas over. lots and then Korea. The verdict: "Guilty as charged!" In the words of both Laslo and "Who knows, perhaps once Kraus: The sentence: Twenty-fiv- e years hard labor in Siberia followed by we get to Korea, one of us may hanging by the neck until dead! meet the "friend" who betrayed The" main witness against them us." had been one of their closest By SSgt. When it's a question of cheesecake, most photo connoisseurs will agree that the ingredients displayed by shapely Barbara Bates are of a very high quality indeed. Her curvaceous chassis will soon be reaching the movie screen in color, too! - Maintenance Men Attend Conference Among conferees at headquarters Air Materiel Command last week were W. L. Keller and William H. Umpleby, maintenance engineering's quality control office, and Frank Loomis, instrument repair. The conference was convened ' for the purpose of discussing the establishment of Air Force standards within the depot system for use in the calibration of electronics test equipment. , . ay . See You Real Soon ! at I MOW'S I SUNSET, UTAH j Quality Cont. Workers CONGRESS IS A ROUGH & TUMBLE BATTLE Be Sure You Send a Man to Washington who is Capable of fighting for Utah's Interests Enjoy Night Oct 65 maintenance engineering quality control office employees and their partners met at the NOO club several nights ago for their annual office party. Steak, chicken and salmon dinners were enjoyed by all , present and the remainder of the evening was spent in a series of games and dancing. The affair was MCd by Howe B. Langsdale and prizes were awarded to Mr. and Mrs. James Eldridge, Mr. Kayne Bastian, Mrs. Mildred Reich, Mrs. William Hoag land, Mr. Bob Edelman, Mrs. Bob Anderson, and Mr. Albin Zemaitis Approximately ELECT R. 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