European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1946, Darmstadt, Hesse                                One year ago Ajner ican bombers attack Tokyo two years ago today Crom the severs Biver european edition the Sim unofficial a armed volume 2r 201 tripes Safe weather forecast Frankfurt Cloudy Munich partly Cloudy Berlin partly Cloudy Bremen Cloudy m Vienna partly july British Eye zonal Union of Germany the stars and stripes Bureau Joseph Mcnarney stated today that it was too Early to expect replies to his proposal yesterday of an economic merger of the american zone with any or All other occupation zones of he stated that sir Brian the British military is in London discussing the Mcnarney added that the United states would accept a merger with s French zone even if the Saar Basin were excluded from the eco to Mac he pointed out that his proposal did not violate the Potsdam Declara Tion and would not require four sewer approval by the Allied control unions complicate merger Mcnarney emphasized that the proposed merger is Only eco nomic one and will not be political in any the Only political complications he discussed had to to with Trade unions he were both political and Are now in he to allow the organization of Trade unions for All a merger of zones would allow businessmen to circulate Between the United under the present regulations Trade Union leaders would be forced to remain in a single 5 in answer to a press conference question about a merger with the except for the Saar Mcnarney that was proposed by Secretary of state James Byrnes and will be the american Mcnarney said that a merger with the British zone might result in More Coal being available to the american zone and admitted that it is possible that Coal would be the continued on Page 8 f if Poznan hangs nazi Gau Leiter july 21 weak need and solemnly mum bling Arthur Greiser who said he wanted to live to Tell the whole truth died on the scaffold in Poznan Early today before a crowd of a 49yearow native of Sroda who had ruled the province with an Iron hand throughout the spent his last hours Reading the late last night a responsible Vatican source denied reports from Warsaw that had intervened in an Effort to stay the execution gis can write b bag it chief says i by Arthur notes staff writer july Are free to write to bag any time they see As far As i am Joseph my theater announced i have never made any pronouncement about the b Mcnarney and i dont wish to put any words in Harmons the general made the remarks in answer to a press conference question concerning a statement made last wednesday by Ernest zone constabulary that if Yeu have any gripes you should let your commanding officer know about but dont write to the b v Harmon had stated that he did not intend to answer any b bag letter and told his men we Don t need any Damn b bag to straighten out any of meantime col George Usset Public relations said that the Basic policy regarding the b bag As a forum where sol Diers can voice their complaints has not changed since it was originally Laid Down by Dwight soviets pledge to ii discovered july 21 Joseph theater com said today that he has accepted an Assurance by the russians that they would5 return two missing american officers if they found them in their in connection with the disappear Ance on july 4 of Harold Cobin and George the Gen eral denied a Rumor that the rus sians were holding them As hos he told a press conference As far As i know we do not hold a single russian in detention in our Mcnarney told correspondents that the United states does not con template taking any further action at the moment in the Case of the the army released three rus held on charges of Clandes Tine operations in the zone on july one Day after the return to Berlin of and Samuel the couple was detained by russian officers on july uss Fargo leaves Trieste july 21 Cruiser Fargo departed from Trieste for the warships departure is indicative of Allied opinion that agitation in i Venezia Giulia has calmed Pearl from press dispatches minority blames them for Hawaii disaster Urra bars political Bias bulletin july 21 director general of arrived in Rome Berlin if Raullins seek us trips to marry British mommies by Marieanne staff writer july Berlin girls have applied to military government Headquarters in the British sector of Berlin for permission to go to England to marry britishers they met in Germany since the end of the British my officials disclosed British soldiers cannot marry Frau Leins on German soil but under British Law enemy aliens May enter great subject to individual investigation and and marry britishers once they Are in the Fraulein marrying in eng land automatically acquire British a British official Public safely officials of the Brit my travel Bureau will investigate the suitability of the Twenty Berlin the British husbands Iobe must furnish proof of their i Bona fide intentions and of their ability to provide a Home for the Fraulein in when these preliminaries Are All cases will be forwarded to the British Home office for individual it is expected that the first Case will be completed towards the end of the British my officials in the the Fraulein Are Busy making preparations for their some have received letters from the parents of their future Hus bands asking about life in Berlin Anc welcoming them to great Britain and into the family it is believed that the 20 Berlin girls Are the first to apply for per Mission to enter Britain to marry but confirmation of the fact was unavailable from British sources Turner Gerow july 21 the director general of told a press conference and the whole today will not stand for any discrimination in the distribution of Urra goods on Jases of color or his statement came after a series of question from greek reporters implying that the government Distri aution Here is being made on a poli tical Laguardia added that every com plaint made to the Greece Mission had been taken up with the govern ment and he said further that he had received a delegation yesterday rep resenting the left Wing Eam and they had admitted that Urra had corrected the reported they had thanked the chief of the Buell Maben for his efforts to eliminate rockets Aid flying boat to halve take off time july 21 Apa Jet assisted take off made the giant flying boat philippine Mars airborne in less than half the regular the Navy As it readied the Craft for a flight to Honolulu with 20 civilian using 12 rockets in the Crew got the huge four engined plane into the air in about 40 per of the time usually asserted that secretaries of War and Navy and his High military command in Washington were just As responsible for the military Dis asters As were the commanders of the hawaiian Hus band Kimmel and Walter the majority report the committee has found no evidence to support charges made before and during the hearings that the pres Ujj Secretary of the of War or the Secretary of the Navy cajoled or coerced Japan into at in order that a declaration of War might be More easily obtained from the majority agreed with previous army and Navy investigations that the errors made by the hawaiian commands were errors of judgment and not dereliction of both majority and minority reports agreed that Kimmel and Short had not up to the responsibilities j Given intelligence criticized the eight member majority named no names of military men in Washington who in their opinion fell Short of their re criticized the Intelli gence and War plans divisions of both the army and the Ferguso Brewster report singled out by name Leonard army War plans Sherman army intelligence rear Richmond Kelly Navy War and rear Theodore the two republicans also criticized George Marshall and Harold the majority report was signed by Alben bark Ley Walter George d Scott Lucas and Jere Cooper Bayard Clark John w Murphy Bertrand gear Hart and Frank Keefe recommendations made to Correct some of the faults revealed by the sneak attack and guard against a repetition in the the committee recommended single command of All Mili tary naval Complete integration of army and Navy assignment of officers with aptitude for the corrective legislation so that Laws do not hamper military intelligence in peace further investigation by regular congressional committees into the activities of Theodore District Engineer in the hawaiian clearcut authority and responsibility for military leaders be con stantly on the they were accused of judgment Short Short contends Pearl report absolves name majority exonerates wartime chieftains Hull Dallas july 21 Walter army commander it Pearl Harbor when the japanese said the Pearl Harbor report fully absolved me from any blame and i believe such will be the of As i have stated he my conscience is he said fair and impartial which is the right of every Amer had been denied him for four Stivason terms findings very fair v july 21 a Secretary Henry Stimson said he had read reports issued by he congressional Pearl Harbor committee and regarded the majority of findings As a very fair former nip envoy Calls 41 note ultimatum july 21 Kichisabur who was japans ambassador to the United stares at the time of the Pearl Harbor told the United press today that he thought the proposal of 1941 could be construed As an ultimatum and that he believed the japanese foreign office considered it As the Pearl Harbor report just released said that diplomatic policies and actions of the did not provide justifiable provocation for an attack by the proposal of 1941 called upon Japan to evacuate her troops from China and French 20 crewmen killed in Pacific air crash july 21 crewmen aboard two army flying fortresses were believed to have been killed when the planes collided near Chiba off the Pacific coast of and plunged into the army Headquarters said one bomber appeared to break in half before plummeting into the Ocean and submerging the other lost part of its right Wing and appeared to explode when it Ait the the planes were part of a forma Tion based at Rio Hato air base which was searching for three Pursuit planes reported lost in a storm and which Wera already two Days