European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Feb nary 1948 the stars and stripes Page briefs sends countries cars 24 the a gtd yesterday announced Corple of he Transfer of freight Howand and to be surplus o the Joy of were sold for pro mately 49 per cent of their the army Germany gels first prune shipment additional surplus freight re sold to France and during Date cans have been to France and 809 to it is expected that the re wu1 transferred to it since and Greece by june of Coltury aids meet m is Lasaro ministers of states in the hit of Germany met Here to Whai one official describe Das first four zonal conference not blow up before ii Karl spokesman for Wurtemberg Baden culture said general school and Sedaca Iopal questions government observers i no authorities of fee it spation Powers were in up 12nd praised 24 the had cams was praised by Van military for efficiency in setting control Points and con Mer to maj Gen cd of the incr commended the unit Superior manner in which a Jed its Ulics during a problem in Lan Kreis in Van v i for Thi it Disi i Wolf port it theater exhibited 24 special a y theater which can be set up in i minutes to show army Taini films in the Field was cited last week at the Petzin Basic training the Aid consists of a 16 my vie projector mounted on the tear of a covered jeep it Senf to kit Zingen by of rent Neucom safety record acclaimed Hyce perfect traffic safety record Fly abolished by the 527th my Mannheim for the last three won the unit special com from two generals last Praise was expressed in a letter by of the and Philip cd of the erg military combat vet honoured 24 Carney of c has been Soldier of the week 6th 6th a Veteran of combat in with the 3rd re Totne states in february and came Back to the dec he is due for discharge service in sgt hailed 24 special William co of i Fth has presented engraved certificate to a 53rd operating the Best aaness Hall 6th a Veteran of combat in i Rhineland and Central formerly first Cook of the 93rd consolidated Araby civilians need French cards 24 army department civilians working in France for a period of More than 30 Days will have of obtain French identity it was Learned Here the same a those issued to All foreigners residing in can be obtained through local prefectures of de Pendents also will have to obtain the Otis Harrison and Oscar Harreil stack cases of part of a cargo of fruit destined for this is the first shipment of prunes consigned to Germany since in Preitler California shipped tons of prunes to Germany ibis shipment is German bag voters earn Fortune in travellers tips Franks feb 24 your mister its a two Way Racket in p and carrying will earn you a Fortune to no Young Mueller explained As he picked up an american soldiers Deli Iii it to the owner at the platform Gate and received half a pack at i in they will or to a waiter who pays me four Marks Ewald added with a some Days i make boo he does not work every Day be cause its too hard a Strain lingering around the Large roofless station waiting for customers be Ewald i dont want to get who lost his parents during an air raid on Cologne in saw military service during the last stages of the War with a Hitler youth i did not stay very Long after i found out that War is not Worth getting excited he so Swald quit and moved to living in the Railroad statist underground air raid shelter until he finally found quarters in a Frankfurt he had a regular Job then but left a month later to Start Small scale Black you make a far better living that he business is at its Peak now since the army announced the switch of Headquarters to every body is trying to get there first with All his wordly american dependents Are the Best Ewald 3 bands steal festival spotlight 24 or three of them opened the first International jazz festival at the opera House Louis Rex Stewart and Milton Mezirow proved the main attractions As the French band led by Claude Luter won a big share of the Luters own clarinet and Justin Mollis trombone were among the evenings Best appreciated Luter is an adept of the new Jean Lecleres belgian orchestra was strengthened by the help of Lucky a Young american negro hidden nazi loot in Sweden sold to repay allies 24 Bargoed German goods in including Oriental fur human hair for technical use and japanese government have been sold by the swedish alien property custodian for 000 swedish or about the sum is expected to increase to s when the sales Are the Western allies will receive of this amount to cover some of their expenses in occupied Germany according to a settlement in Washington in remainder of the Money goes to the swedes to compensate for loss of property and assets in nearly 50 secret Bank Deposit boxes rented by germans in the country and jewel by and stocks were forcibly opened by representatives of the alien property one German firm had swedish government Bonds for and another had japanese government the German legation in Stock Holm had assets valued at among them valuable Gold bars and English Gold sover general properties included merry grounds and live tourist travel suspended to Czechoslovakia 24 tourist travel to politically troubled Czechoslovakia has been the czechoslovak military Mission Here told visa applicants a spokesman for the Mission said the ban on the Issue of tourist visas was for an indefinite he indicated that persons wishing to enter Czechoslovakia need military travel germans vow to rebuild French ruins Hamburg than Young German volunteers win to France this Spring to reconstruct several French Vil Lages destroyed As during the plan got under Way a few ago when Karl Heinz 34yearold proposed to the French government the re building of the Village of Bradour Surg Lane with German he explained the movement was intended to make up for the cruel ties of is troopers who had burned the Village and shot most of its inhabitants As reprisals in his offer immediately started a some of the few survivors of the Bradour shooting arguing the germans should rather Trace Down the kill the French overwhelmingly favored the the reaction to the Appeal for volunteers in Germany was Quick and germans of All walks of Between 18 and 31 years of including 15 offered their tote plan gained impetus when Ressing received a letter from Pierre French tary the general the paper for its act of Friendship and suggested that the German youth group should Start work on another destroyed As Steps have already been taken to rebuild Regensburg picks pfc 24 special the Honor of being selected Soldier of the week for the Regensburg military Post was won yesterday by pfc Elmer Thomas of the 7814th Thomas is from he is arms Man for his treaty urged for Austria at any Cost 24 of Interior Oscar speaking at a socialist party rally at inns urged that a state treaty for Austria be obtained at any the austrian official stated that restoration of Austria to a com plete and Independent sovereignty would terminate Tolfe and demoralization the austrian Helmer called harsh unreasonable soviet demands or 25 per cent at the steamship assets in and All of the same company assets in other countries and also two thirds of the total production manage ment of the Rich Oil for a period of 50 also refuted soviet charges that Austria is leaning Over backwards to satisfy the he it was Only natural to Manifest sympathy with those countries who Are striving to help Austria out of its present dire he pointed out y that american Relief in the past two years had saved Austria from cig Aret flood la Low lands 24 members of an International gang which has been smuggling enormous quantities of Cigar ets into the British zone of Germany Are being sought in Belgium and British officials revealed in the last few Days smuggled Cigar ets have been seized in the British seven persons were British Frontier control officials seized of the Cigar ets the German dutch Frontier town of an additional 6 000 were impounded during a British military police raid last week on the Bergen Belsen jewish displaced persons seven per sons arrested in the raid will tried in Hanover March a British official said the Cigar ets were being brought into under cover of forged documents on the pretence they being shipped across Germany into other countries such As it was they never reached their alleged destinations but went into the German Black he troopers practice riot breaking troopers of the 16th at Berlin demonstrate the riot breaking technique during a practice the problem began at 8 and tested throughout the corps