European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1946, Darmstadt, Hesse The stabs and stripes Luly Page m mass killing mystery revived at War trial German says poles killed in 1940 july 1 tracks led German soldiers to a mass grave where polish officers were killed in Katin the International military tribunal was told the German and russian armies have accused each other of the mass at the insistence of Hermann hitlers former successor the court consented to hear witnesses from both the first witness for the germans was Friedrich commandant of a regiment which occupied an area of the Forest near Smolensk in 1941 said he had heard from some of his soldiers that there had been and of Graves in the Forest but he never russian promises proof several of his he followed a Wolf Spoor one Day and discovered Bones which had been in he advised Headquarters which sent experts to ferry out sex one expert from that group told the colonel repeated in that he was convinced the poles had been killed in the Spang of the witness the German army poured into Katin in the summer of w4l the russian Ropa said he would establish that the poles had been shot when the German army was in he promised to present the testimony of a medical the Forster Deputy mayor of and a bulgarian subject who served on the investigating commission created by the germans Reinhart von a Wehr Macht Telephone expert assigned to the Katin testified that he was in a position to know if such mass killings had been carried out during the German and be was certain they never had of the russian introduced a document purporting to show that the germans in Smolensk a special unit assigned to commit mass crimes in prisoner Ian Nav Tia in Nevot Michael of is shown at Furth Airport band legation Christen i jewel robbery Frankfurt Billet to j defendant has the stars and stripes Bureau july danish and norwegian delegations and attaches Here in the army head quarters City have christened their common Billet and reception House on Klettenberg Strasse the United Small nations w the special flight in an l Coupon books in Berlin tighten currency control july i wages of sin Blac Market variety int even a bottle of Beer in Berlin from Here while rumours of scrip Issue or occupation dollars for the entire european theater still remain it Lucius Clay s head quarters for military government Omegus went on a Coupon Book effective for Post Exchange red Cross bars and Church party takes Lead in zone balloting continued from Page 1 Frame the first socialist state Constitution in Only Strong newcomer among licensed Par ties in the zone was the previously insignificant German workers party which piled up nearly votes at cd expense to sweep by the communists into third position in division of the seats for the constitutional Assembly gives the cd 143 out of 264 seats in Bavaria and greater while the social democrats took the communists and splinter groups exact composition of the 100man Assembly in Wuerttemberg Baden has not As yet been in fewer than 50 per cent voted in contrast to the previous zonal average of 87 per Many especially seemed Uncertain As to what was meant by the term constitutional chosen to draft constitutions for the three states will submit their work to the German electorate not later than november 3rd for a popular fathers Aid july the year old father of David Watson arrived from the and yesterday visited his son in the Frankfurt where he is being held in connection with tha House of Hesse jewelry i wish i could be his a wealthy certified Public accountant from san fran said in the lobby of the Carl ton but my visit is simply to satisfy the desire of any father to be with his son so that he can share his help dissipate his fears and assist him in selection or who was in the 89th in world War voyage from the states with his wife aboard tha Queen he was now in London waiting for permission to come to the father verified statements of other friends who have visited tha 34yearold still held with out formal charges that wat son feels no for his part in the said that he had Nefi Glenn defense and wac capt Dur iqra Mivec but that he did not want son represented by him also be cause the cases seem to me vastly Eichborn said nothing about knew pravda hits Cut of Relief funds july 1 pravda charged today that the House of representatives amendment to the Urra appropriation Bill was an attempt to intimidate the soviet Union and infringed on her sover eign pravda International Kappll continued from Page d in a commentary cast by radio said the amendment sponsored by Congress Man Dirksen was an attempt impose the will upon of one country Oon the pravda article explained that Hibi Tuse the amendment would of Urra funds for delivery and distribution of All hell broke it was 25 seconds after 9 stronger than a thousand a Flash swished through the sky like a giant Flyswatter blotting out the fireball which appeared after the initial Flash was so Bright we look at it it covered the entire target at first it was smooth As a Liard it started Curling up boiling like a pot hot then each Bubble burst into bigger ones in colors of yellow and within a few the molten Ball had risen beyond 15000 feet Shock wave comes then came a Shock it Felt As if the aircraft had been hit with a Sledge just one blow that drowned out the Roar of the then it the Ball kept spiralling upward to feet into a Cloud and then it reappeared atop the it looked like an immense ice Cream Cone with its tip pointing straight to the the mass kept rising higher and bars and the Coupon in 534 must be bought against currency control books and thus in effect against army pay or against dollars sent in from the United the subordinate Berlin District commanded by will follow suit next week with a similar thus the american who Sells his Carton of cigarettes for 5100 or 5150 Marks Berlin authorities Bartholomew continued from Page 1 n Mars fervently paper the Walls of his Billet with the every occupation Mark which army personnel can spend in army installations is considered redeemed not by the German government but by the this according to army finance that such Money Cost on the american to the lower we cannot Tell what happened to the but i see a score of snips afloat a this none seems to be the great Cloud is still moving westwards across the the column is now ragged and negroes enlist in 15 ratio july 1 War department disclosed without comment hat negro volunteers Are being signed up in the regular army intensive recruiting Campaign on a ratio of one to five with White under official policy announced in accepted ratio Lor ing a troop basis in the postwar1 army was to be one to the proportion of negroes to Whites in civilian thus of recruits in through june negroes Rou from at the far end of i numbered or per cent it is hard to Tell whether the Turbo Whites or per cent and Lence is due to some of the ships Iii pos or per the burning or to the bomb latter excluded members of a Force Marc fist thing of philippine no Are the Cloud is still the largest thing in the whole Panorama of sea and Island below us but no longer dominates natural Clouds almost one hour after the atomic detonation Are of firmer outline and the atomic Cloud reaches out curiously like giant octopus with its vague dark tentacles everywhere Ai in incr exit Tutu of philippine who Are restricted to service in the heat kills hundreds in India july 1 reports of heavy loss of Sibly mounting into hundreds in the worst heat wave within living memory in Northern reached Lahore target ship afloat after bomb burst v the bomb was blackened and Burnt Given mis alls quiet during first night As constabulary units move up terse messages of by Arthur notes staff writer again this morning As the consta Bulav reported on its first St of oration after taking Over suborder and Interior patrols of Germany at we 54 troops were engaged their first Interior from the entire zone this morn ing came Only terse messages of routine no incidents occurred to mar or enliven the first nights activity of what Ernest constabulary Hopes will the Best Best manned police Force in the world observers of the units first Days activities included Harmon and his staff and French and British of representatives of nations ate similar outfits Experiment the american the american other interested onlookers included the German people who in the men trained to defend and uphold Justice but who Are Taugh to Deal quickly and wit ii offender against either military government or German continued from Page 3 test As an excellent but said the bomb did not appear to be As powerful As that dropped on who observed the drop from the command said there appeared to be less damage than he but it was too Early to raw he reiterated that he Felt that ships were not proper targets for an Tom the three previous bombs were dropped on land the bomb burst with a blinding Flash and a resultant Cloud Pink at its turned Gold As it shot upward at about a Speed of a Quarter of a mile a Howard associated press science reported that the bomb began to lose its Ball shape and As it pierced one Cloud layer after there seemed to be several balls one above after an the top loud was Well above and soon after became a hazy distinguished from the other natural Clouds around it Only by a slightly Brown its shape was that of an ice Cream Cone melted Flat it was probably 20 Miles ii feet above the ship when the bomb opinions among the thousands of watchers but most had expected More than they there was no Lack of enthusiasm among the Crew of the Daves which dropped the reports showed there was no tidal nor an the Nagasaki Type bomb burst first Craft entered the Lagoon within three hours after the bomb burst to study radioactivity and the vessel remained but continued to smoulder from flames which Rose at least 100 me at 9 Bikini time Frankfurt time in a fiery mass that sent a towering Var coloured Cloud racing the sound of the blast came As a distinct Boom to the appalachian 18 Miles away about two and a Hall minutes and with it came a Shock the fires May have been kindled aboard other ships by the unearthly heat of nuclear and experts estimated that the total number of mortally wounded vessels May reach the blazes endangered scientific instruments placed aboard for a study of the effects of the blast it was officially estimated that the Cloud following the bomb blast did not Rise above compared with an estimated to feet for the Nagasaki Blandy said that the fourth bomb d somewhat lighter in efficiency than the Nagasaki the Battle Shin Nevada did not appear badly although the bomb was aimed to burst directly above it the was blackened and Burnt observers watching a television screen aboard the uss said the bomb appeared to burst about feet above and to starboard of the the reported heavy damage to the former German battleship Ponz Eugene caused Surprise because it was on the fringe of the the aircraft Carrier Independence provided the first Clos Range View of what an can do to capital but it was Only a Small Sharp Shock far from the wind anticipated those who had heard descriptions new Mexico blast which men from their feet 20 Miles ships a capsized and eleven others were damned or set afire As the bomb busfo7er the capital ships stood up staunchly beneath terrific a task Force spokesman announced Gilliam and and heavily fires aboard Nevada and minor damage to Sakrawa and a Small of two Ner the flaming and was floating into the
