European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1946, Darmstadt, Hesse                                One year ago today Italy declared War upon two years ago today battleships again raided Guam and Rota european edition european i the Sitka unofficial newspaper of armed ripes Safe weather forecast Frankfurt Munich partly Berlin Bremen partly Vienna Clear to number 193 House ready to ballot on British loan july 13 Sam Rayburn Texas predicted Victory for the British loan by a margin of from 20 to 50 votes As the House approached the ballot ing stage latest polls of the representatives showed 188 in favor with 163 and 83 undecided or not yet con the final voting was due before Nightfall and the first big test was expected to occur on an amendment by Everett Dirksen proposing that Britain should offer Security for the his amendment was expected to follow the advice of Jesse a former Secretary of who had suggested that British holdings in the United states and elsewhere should be offered As american leadership democratic Leader John Mccormack said the showdown vote would determine whether the world will look to America or Russia for Gerald Landis speaking for the said this loan is More Likely to promote War Tolian it is to promote he voiced Bis after polling Republican House that it would 20 20 2 d july 1946 big 4 talks end Austria issues unsettled july 13 Secretary of state James after four continuous weeks of Day and night big four foreign ministers left for Home by plane this after leaving behind him several some agreements by Compromise and a few outright the next step in the painful birth of a formal peace for the will come in Paris again on july 29 when delegates of 21 nations meet to possibly and to ratify the peace treaties for Rumania and Bulgaria which big four foreign ministers have tientsin attack july 13 chinese press reported today that communist which have been massing in Hope had launched their initial attack against the governments outer defences of clerks strike closes Banks in Ireland Washington ponders zonal scrip the stripes Bureau f r a n k f u r july Joseph Mcnarney recommendation that scrip currency replace the Allied military Mark in the zone is being considered by the War and Treasury departments in Usset go said no further details of the plan will be revealed Here until Washington discloses its action on the go the North China Independent newspaper Hsin min Pao reported that communists had pushed northward in Hope to the villages of Tung Tito and 10 Miles from the paper said another men opened an attack on the government Garrison at eight Miles from clashes Between the two factions also were reported 50 and 60 Miles North of nationalist military sources said that Large scale movements of communist troops were threatening capital of Hope bomb test Pilot becomes father of 9pound boy july 13 Woodrow Swancutt won his race with the Stork As he wheeled the Bikini Daves into Tampa before the arrival of his expected the arrived with a nine Pound just 26 hours after the Pilot the major must re port Back to his base Mexico on in new yanks quell Trieste riots United states troops Are shown in action As they Hrcak in one of the Many recent disturbances in the City of the inhabits of the City have staged several riots Over the big four decision to inter nationalize two yugoslavs killed in clash of patrol july 13 two yugoslav soldiers were killed in skirmishes with a United states army patrol near a Risina last an official statement from the 88th Here announced the official statement said at approximately Frank supt time on july a yugoslav patrol which crossed the Morgan line near Southeast of was sighted by a an american office red patrol which immediately investigated the violation of the line was fired on by the yugoslavs at a Point approximately 300 Yards from the Morgan line in zone continued to Advance acting on instructions fire Only when fired the the after a Brief Exchange of firing one of the yugoslav soldiers was found the patrol continued to Advance until another yugoslav patrol was encountered which apparently was intent on ambushing the american another Brief firefight after which the yugoslavs the american patrol returned to where it was ascertained that there were no All actions definitely took place in zone and american troops in vaporetto and a Risina have been alerted while further investigation is being later confirmed by 88th state that a second Yugo slav Soldier was killed in the latter part of the Berlin Black Mart customers leave calling cards the stars and stripes Bureau july want ads have spread out from news paper columns onto outdoor Bill Gat posts and there though Small scale speculation in foodstuffs and clothing is conducted quite openly and under the noses of German and my authorities current Black Market prices and trends May be reduced from signs asking liners of bread for 12 or offering 62 Cigar ets for fat or berliners who Stop to scrutinize wire covered bulletin Board outside a partly bombed stationers shop on in May read these advertisements of an Economy in which Cigar ets and bread Are the principal forms of one piece of soap for two one advertiser offers Low shoes in Exchange for fruit and mans shirt for foodstuffs or tin of neighbouring signs july 13 of Northern Ireland Banks were closed today by a strike of employees demanding wage increases and improved working about 100 Banks were affected by the work picket lines were formed but no disturbance was re Secretary of the Belfast local committee of the Irish Bank officials association reported the stoppage is so far As our information he with the exception of the Headquarters offices of the Northern and Ulster Banks in Bel there is not an office open in the first Bank strike business men arranged to use night but the full effect of the strike will not be Felt for several next week is a Holiday Industry in the the first strike in United kingdom banking the walkout appeared at a no move toward a settlement was made by either demands of the strikers include improvement of machinery for settling disputes with in creasing wages for male employees from the present annual scale to a rate of and upping annual pay Scales for women from the current to a Bank employees do not receive the top salary until they have been m service 22 Bank employees in Eire Are paid More per week than in laboriously hammered out during the past four before he stepped into the big four motored plane at orly Field this afternoon Byrnes told reporters he was very optimistic for the future and had a word for those who thought he had compromised too better Luck next time there could have been no peace treaties without compromises and peace treaties Are essential to end the worlds state of you can not make peace for the world by simply waving a Wand Over Byrnes said he was sorry been impossible to reach any agree ments on Germany and Austria but promised to keep trying and Sug maybe we will have better Luck next Byrnes said he hoped the big four would meet again to begin the next stages their discussions immediately after the conclusion of the peace conference in Dps in Austria the last meeting of the current Parley ended last night without any agreement on Austria or russian foreign minister Vyacheslav who had been one of the principals in most of the con Ference refused to discuss peace terms for Austria until All displaced persons had been removed from that Byrnes studies cd control plan As rate is called an epidemic Tito death report denied by yugoslavs july 13 a the yugoslav ministry of information emphatically denied today Rome reports that marshal Tito had been wounded or that any attempt had been made on marshal Tito is in excellent touring Montenegro and making speeches in numerous Vil a ministry spokesman Tito left Belgrade last sunday for july Public attention in the United states focused on yesterdays disclosure that the occupation army venereal disease rate had reached a world War ii a Usset spokesman revealed that Joseph Mcnarney had sent Washington a secret cd control program several months alarmed at the High cd incidence among american troops serving in which is currently reported at 24 per Mcnarney reportedly cabled his unrevealed from press dispatches control suggestions to the War department but had not received approval for the Steps As of in tile director of the school of Hygiene and Public health at Johns Hopkins told inter National red Cross officials that both tuberculosis and venereal diseases had reached epidemic proportions in postwar we dont usually think of tuberculosis and venereal disease As epidemic he but actually now in Europe they have reached epidemic a husbands Triumph is suggested in a card carefully woman fur coat to Exchange for mans and another describes a woman Winfred Woolen bathing to Swap for near the Center of the Board a stamp dealer Hawks his wares on a card displaying is and Ullh cent american although nearly All the ads Deal with food or a few proffer other order strands 700 persons in Bermuda july 13 than 700 american visitors were stranded in Bermuda today As a result of the grounding of the Constellation tourists anxious to get Home besieged the and steam ship but the demand far exceeded berths said he could not discuss this because he had insufficient knowl Edge of the Dps in l the american zone of a suggestion by prompted by russian action last week in announcing seizure of All former Ger Man property in to appoint a committee of experts to deter mine what should be classified As German property also met a refusal from Molotov who said this ques Tion was not on the Byrnes replied that Dps had also not been on the in criticizing Allied harbouring of Molotov described them As reactionary and hostile to the soviet he also charged that Many nazi Laws were still in effect in that Many nazi officials still held and that Only a fraction of High nazis had been 2 More Auto fatalities raise it july motor death toll to 11 the stars and stripes Bureau july 13two Auto fatalities and one critical injury on the roads of raising the july death total to were reported today by the theater Provost Thomas of base service at the Hanau air was killed at 3 july when his jeep failed to round the Corner at the Junction of the Frankfurt Hanau injured in the same Accident was George of the 45th repair Clemon of the 1946th pm truck was killed and pvt Flynn of the same was critically injured when their jeep went out of control and crashed into a tree at Furth july Lin Salzburg Road repairs Ufa says july of the Salzburg Linz Highway and of a one mile Section of Roadway in upper has been announced in upper Highway workmen Are carrying out repairs on highways and Bridges which suffered from bombing and from excessive travel without proper maintenance during the about i400 workmen Are employed on the project in twelve badges also Are under construction in upper