European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1946, Darmstadt, Hesse                                One year ago today troops moved out of sectors of years ago today Theodore Roosevelt died of european edition ripes unofficial Nev Piper o to Safe weather forecast Frankfurt Cloudy Munich partly Cloudy Berlin Bremen Vienna number 191 20 20 2 1 d Kiriy All 73 Almedy defendants guilty the most notorious Almedy killers four of the most notorious of the 73 nazis who yesterday were found guilty of the murder of Amer ican prisoners of War at during the Battle at the Are pictured Here in the front Row during their from left to they Are Josef Sepp commander of the 6th is panzers Fritz chief of staff of the 6th is Panzer army Herman cd of the 1st is Panzer 6th and Joachim commander of the 1st is Panzer signal corps photo Russia opposes German partition Beds position seen strengthened by Molotov stand 11 Buss today stood Well above other Allied nations in any contest for German esteem on time strength of soviet foreign minister Molotov declaration on German policy to the foreign ministers Council in the first Clear Cut expression of the Kremlin attitude toward the main aggressor asserted that Germany must not be federalized or dismembered with out the consent of the German disdaining revenge As a poor policy toward the vanquished Molotov declared that Germany must not be reduced to an agricultural but rather that her in austry should be preserved and her steel production provided that every safeguard was taken to any reconversion to War the soviet minister also told the Council Central administrative agencies should be established in Germanas soon As possible As a prelude to the Constitution of a Cen trial German government with which the allies might sign a peace Molotov statement Cut straight across French plans for the Reich which include detachment of the and and a delay in Central administrative agencies until the various German state shave been on a solid French official quarters expressed on Page 3 sex Luftwaffe Pilot wants flying Job july 11 International air transport association has received an application Tor a pilots Job from a 24 year old youth who thought be would be useful in the european transport have bad a great Deal of experience flying Over the Netherlands and to the Pilot i was with the he the Lei or was postmarked Ger Chin communists launch raid aimed at Tsing Tio banking july 11 new and powerful communist offensive against of the seventh definitely underway following a Large scale amphibious attack on the Island of Yintao in Kia Chow dispatches from Tsin Tao said communists in Flimsy fishing boats stormed the Island stronghold after slipping into the Bay of the Taku River from 15 Miles Northeast of the result of the amphibious land ing attempt was not disclosed in first but a United press correspondent cabled from piping that communist forces had at tempted landings at other strategic Points along the coast of Shantung eighty fishing boats were reportedly used in another communist attack on a Village 12 Miles North of Tsin Tao austrian press hails note july 11 aus Trian except for the communist newspapers today welcomed the United states note the austrian government offering to make it the trustee for German assets in the american zone of Chancellor Leopold Figl issued a statement thanking president tru Man Aad Mark Figl said president Truman has shown his Friendship for Austria repeatedly Friendship for which the present note is the most obvious express the red army newspaper did not mention the presidents Mes in another Effort to gain control of the seven Parachute to safety near scene of bit crash july 11 seven men parachuted to safety from a Navy plane yesterday Only a Short distance from mount where 25 persons died tuesday in the crash of a converted flying slayers of yank prisoners May be sentenced today july 11 73 defendants at the Almedy concentration Camp trial were found guilty today by an Amer ican the court was expected to announce sentences charges against Marcel Boltz were withdrawn on orders of the commanding Boltz was one of the original 74 the defense counsel for the 73 is men accused of murdering american prisoners of War at wound up his plea by charging that the defendants were still fearful of the prosecution staff because treatment before the chief defense counsel Willis of told the tribunal he was cutting Short his Case and discontinuing the appearance of defendants on the wit Ness stand because the fear of the prosecution still lingers in their minds after months of solitary con Peiper not after the court Joachim Peiper commander of the 1st is Panzer who was mentioned by his troops As destined to become hitlers successor was asked if he were surprised at the findings of the Peiper smiled in a Friendly and somewhat resigned of course in am not in the least he said in i knew All the time what the findings would the court recessed until to after eight enlisted men defendants took the stand to make Short statements asking for mitigation of they stated Gener ally they had never been found guilty of a crime before and some said they acted Only on floss Enburg guard hysterical at trial july 11 one armed former guard of the Flossena Burg concentration Camp today sprang to his feet in a Dachau court room Stop this comedy shoot me the former guard was 24year old August one of the 51 defendants at the floss Enburg Winschel was taken from the court room in a hysterical Stratemeyer hits weakness of aah new july 11 a George chief of the army air defense asserted figuratively speak the army air forces right now  punch its Way out of a wet paper if the aah were called upon to do so at Short he told the aviation writers association yester it would be difficult for it to put a single Complete fighter group and a single b29 As we knew them on Vij into full operative condition in an Usset cancels Veronica contract by staff writer july meteoric career of Veronica Danke Schon As potential pinup Queen and it movie actress is denounced and cd today flounced her Swastika hemmed and retired furtively from a Glare of publicity which had specified her German Usset banned any consideration of the Don Sheppard cartoon As an anti venereal disease poster sponsored by the air corps chief surgeon at wies advised the 2nd motion picture unit that their use of the hefty Fraulein in a Campaign film was not both decisions were based on the official Ina visa ability of introducing Unne Cesary racial aspects into a Campaign against a common disease which knows no racial the stars and cartoon by Shep had been reported As a recommended poster in the theater surgeons drive against while air corps movie directors had queried the newspaper for permission to use Veronica As a character in an indoctrination the United states is trying to reestablish and revive German said George Usset Public relations appointed spokesman for if we attack German womanhood As the sole source of were raising a difficult problem for we feel it is poor taste to use the cartoon As an army cd since it would seem to be directed at All of German Veronica casting in the forthcoming air corps Short would create the impression that All German girls Are infected with Schreuder asserted at wies this obviously not the there Are Many Dean living German girls who rightfully would be shocked at any such he said that he was of the opinion that selection of Sheps controversial cd cartoon would not Aid the Joachim Peiper wot surprised trooper kills russian special to the stars and stripes july constabulary trooper shot and killed a russian Soldier who was reported to be assaulting two germans with a Bayonet sunday night near nent the 3rd army Provost marshal reported joint investigation of the which occurred in the United states zone russian zone by american and soviet authorities determined that the unidentified trooper had shot the russian in self the probe also disclosed that russian troops had directed Small arms fire against a patrol of the 28th the army said the investigation disclosed that the who was under the influence of assaulted a German Farmer and Bay netted the Farmers sister in their House on the Side of the when the patrol the russian Soldier wielded a fixed Bayonet against the in 3rd army the american trooper fired four rounds from a at a distance of 10 at the who was fatally 3 injured in Navy base fire san july 11 a spectacular fire last night razed a big pipe and Cooper shop at the Hunters Point Navy repair base causing damage estimated at and minor injuries to three