European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1946, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 1 the stars and stripes vessels Lent by july ii the United states transferred More than naval vessels to other under Lead lease Dur ing the they ranged irom tiny torpedo boats to escort government figures released show that of the naval were lend leased to great a trailing received 575 other countries receiving naval ships from the were the Mexico and other Central and South american details were released to the United press which More than three months ago requested a nation nation breakdown of the number of ships Lendi eased to other gets 9 subs government spokesmen stated that without Givine its at first objected to revealing the she later abandoned her when All the other countries agreed to release the totals following major vessels transferred to eng land included 3 Carrier 78 destroyer 392 Landing Craft and nine Large units transferred to included the Cruiser Mil Toree ice 88 Omrine chasers and a Large number of smaller auxiliary Britain Bias returned 949 of the naval vessels to the on the other has kept All ships transferred to her in the hone they can be retained to build up the soviet unions naval scientist says Earth larger Ihan believed july 11 the radius of the Earth is 850 under have ii sieved according to a Bussian Moscow radio the results of new term research into the size and shape of the Moscow said that rus Piave established the Earth three this statement was j she figures on the Earth s i were calculated by the you have to be a billionaire of buy a pack of cigarettes in Ai the time this photo was billion Peng notes were the figures have risen the prewar Peng was Worth about 20 Peng inflation mils dead end German astronomer vessel who gave the equatorial radius As Miles Jeri the Nolar radius As d july 11 o history s first recorded com plete inflation reached its dead end today As the Peng value disappeared entirely into the bottomless pit of astronomical the Madcap plunge from the pre War of 20 cents to Pengoes per Dollar Over the weekend struck the the dazed Public refused to accept the coloured paper and resorted to a Handt Mouth existence by bartering everything from the pet dog to grandfathers a 50pound Bale of the largest denominations was at goods valueless As monetary purchasing even the outside the american military Mission no longer holds much attraction except for Black marketers who Are dollars the future the government set 1 for the issuance of the the rate of which was tentatively fixed at 10 to the Dollar in a desperate attempt to escape the inflation although new currency is based largely on and namely on the expect edly abundant on the return of the hungarian Gold from the american finally on the Assumption that the chaotic Money less three weeks Between now and 1 will create an acute desire among the people for a sound currency reviving the respect of Money in favor of haphazard new currency soon financial circles Are sceptical and fear the Florin within a month will follow the although they admit that a Bountiful if left alone by the if the Drain on livestock and Industrial production the combined weight of these factors could act As a counterweight to rising prices and give the Florin a Chance to As it hungarians Light their Cigar ets with trillion Engo the City streets Are full of while in the past several As Pouce raided the Stock Exchange and the leading Black Market hot it was a common sight to see hundreds of Dollar Bills tossed hastily on the sidewalk by citizens to avoid being caught Mother Eves Tomb draws tourists of Jedda 1 Veteran adopts name of buddy killed in War a july 11 the former Searle a Marine is now legally known As Stephen Albert Crandall so that his first if its a May Bear the name of his hero buddy who died in the initial Vic tory against the japs on Guadal probate judge Mayhew hitch granted Martins petition to change his name because he wants his first son to have the same designation As the Covington boy who never had a Chance to marry or have family to carry on his i Felt it would be something he might like if he knew someone would carry on his Veteran when he missed so much of what Ive got he nodded toward his shy Young wife who was doing housework in the Kitchen of their comfortable she Dost like to publicize this any More than i the for Mer Marine it was lust the thought that we were doing some thing for a Man who died like Steve George i listed in who who1 new july 11 apking George i has made his Mark in is in who the publishers of the american reference which is modelled on the British publication and is regarded As the most authoritative Book on prominent personages in the United states and Dis closed that the King of England biography was included i the latest other notables include Generalis Simo Joseph Winston Anthony Eden late foreign Ernest Henri Bonnet French Ambas Sador in Charles de Generalissimo Chiang Waishek and the nine year old film Margaret Congress considers matrimonial request july 11 Congress considered a request from acting Secretary of state Dean Acheson to keep foreign offi cers in this country Long enough to find a girl to he told a House foreign affairs committee yesterday that the mat Ter of Matrimony is one of the problems of the foreign ser the trouble he that the Young men have to stay abroad for such Long periods that the boys either marry foreign for which they Are or they have to wangle time to try to catch a girl Here at he testified on a plan to modernize the asserting that its re americanization required the officers to return to the United states for compulsory leave every two he urged that they spend at least three of their first 15 years of service in the United states to Settle the matrimonial tourist association to meet in London july 11 natives 50 countries will meet in London in the first week of october to revive the International federation of tourist but Spain will not be the travel of great Britain and Ireland announced the principal items on the con Ference Agenda will Deal with the removal of restrictions and regulations which make present Day travelling the association saudi july 11 a j it seems the legend that eve buried in this red sea coast was just a device used by ran Tot test newsmen to attract tour fee associated Learned a Large for Moulier eve Faas  and the  if is As now it All bed sea Gateway id the moslem cities of Mecca and Pilgrim landed Here tout i hurried on to of Jedda pondered and decided that something had to be what we need is a holy place the merchants Jed was arabic for the feminine form was and eve of the in Nan race the test was a great 360 feet was when it was completed the merchants sent their servants among the Pil grims to ass the word around that everyone who was anyone visited the Tomb of Mother eve while in they offered to act As near the Center of the Long a cupola was built and into the cupola Well servants would drop a few Gold the seeing thought that Eves Tomb must indeed be a holy and so they followed later merchants collected the they also collected the profits from the resultant tourist King Ibn Sand of saudi like All Wahabi Puritan moslem feels strongly against Graven he looked Down upon the Pilgrim Ages to Eves Tomb As so he had the Tomb torn and the Gates july the european edition is published at near for the armed forces under the aus Lees of the information Educa Tion Nurnberg civilian Altdorf Corre in Pudence to this edition should be addressed to apr army mail to the new York of Nee should be sent to my Washington this is not an official publication of the entered a second class matter March at the Postof nce new under the act of March All letters 9 the stars and Apo Oama and deleted on Doe to letter May he eat provided Snen edit inf does not alter meant no of the Ori zonal plea to Drivers the death toll among army a twists has reached 28 for however Good or bad this May be in comparison with the stateside this situation is and so something More ought to be and can a to Cut Down casualty i am proposing something that has been effective for recently on the Auto my Driver decided to pass a vehicle on a two Way Road signs were Well posted saying no and Speed limit 20 the car we passed stopped us and a it got out and told me in not unwholesome but fervent words just what those signs Wera and what they meant to and then drove he spoke to the right for As we drove on my Driver and i talked together just As kindly but firmly on How to drive a our driving improved not because we Are afraid of or but because weve got enough sense to know that the colonel was that colonel not Only did the part of a Good but he also did me a personal i have a dear wife at and a baby boy Ive never and dont leave to the they cant be every let every Man Stop and and when he sees his fellow Man set care Stop and warn it might be one of his thought less and perhaps he needs Only a and maybe you will save a and a and a too much work i would like to know Why the pm in this Hospital have to work 12 hours a while the nurses and other help work eight hours a Dur ing the War this May have been but now the War is and i think the Ward men should get a i am not griping about the but i think whats Good for one is Good for the editors note Forward ing letter to the organization co brought follow ing comments when this incident took this unit teas 10 per cent Over strength on nurses and 35 per cent under strength on enlisted per the other help who worked eight hours a Day apparently refers to and it is my policy to have sick Amer ican soldiers directly taken care of by other americans As Lono As there Are enough of us left to do replace ments have been Renotti Sirionel and requested verbally before and after Date of this answers civilian i have heard some Corn plaints about the notice that civilians would pull guard duty in this Pur guard duty consists of sitting behind a and is All inside we have to give these Fel lows credit who have seen but if they dont like the Way army runs Why dont they go Home our recreation Are Are open to they drink our Beer and so let them be one of the boys All the Way includes guard for