European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes february of headline Roundup Nea Emne Ico Naup tw7 9 tit red coup in Czechoslovakia tops week s in Attr Nurt h Nuan 17 Avion Attu Cit Pollov in 8 report Tel by Mort Gudebrod stall correspondent another Central european country this week saw the Iron curtain drop inexorably Between itself and the Western world As the communist but the nations largest control of the the move came swiftly and much than had been generally sex since the end of the War that freed Czechoslovakia from German czech leaders under president Eduard Benes had attempted to steer a Middle course Between East and but always under increasing pressure from the russian might that stood poised on her communist influence was Strong enough to keep Czechoslovakia from participating in the Marshall plan program but this week the communists took Over on Vaclav communist minister of the stripped All local government organs of their authority and turned the country Over to communist sponsored local action reluctant acceptance Benes reluctantly accepted a new Cabinet completely dominated by 12 communist nine other members of parties Friendly to and two no party outside the soviet sphere of in fluence the coup was generally regarded with regret and deep con leaders of democratic nations saw the engulf ment of Czecho Slovakia As further proof of russian glacial but steady spread toward the encroachment that the european recovery program is designed to Check by hastening the recovery of Western indicative of the general tension in democratic lands Over the world was the speech by Secretary of state George Marshall in which he told a meeting Virginia he knew of no hour in history when world affairs were in As critical a condition As while the cold War progressed in actual fighting and bloodshed raged in at least 71 persons died in a of Ara jewish strife marked by the worst explosion in Jerusalem fifty two of them a blast destroyed two Square blocks of the jewish Ben Yehuda business District of Jeru Airgun Vai the jewish underground struck at the Street Battles and of jewish trucks More lives and Arab bombings accounted for at Lake the agreed in the in Security Council to consult with other great Powers on the possible use of armed Force peace during the partition of Germany in tire in statesmen wrestled with the problem of Western Ger Many after drafting a sweeping Agenda for determining the role of Germany in Continental the and France invited the Benelux coun the Netherlands and participate in their in the congressional trial decision on Bachi Nann is postponed 27 spectators who jammed the Small military government courtroom to hear judge David Bernstein pronounce the Fate of Bach inane were disappointed today when several hours of futile wrangling with wit Nesses forestalled conclusion of the two Eskold Blac Market Ullrich defense at Drew repeated censure from Bernstein for failing to ques Tion his own witnesses before bringing them to Ttoe defense allegedly competent to testify As to whether Mil itary police agents ordered Bach placed in solitary confine ment following his arrest last failed to provide the court with the desired the prosecution made its final statement and Burmann was half Way through his when Bern Stein adjourned court until Mon Day Harriman Calls Russ threat to worse than Hitler continued from Paffe 1 their testimony was re leased Only All said the is basically Friendly to the russian but he said soviet officials Are very slow to rather difficult in and generally suspicious o our he there Are aggressive forces in the world from the soviet Union which Are just As destructive in their effect on the Worlof our own Way of life As Hitler and i think Are a greater menace than Hitler Grec Turk military Aid boost asked continue from Page 1 cognition of the communist threat in the far the urgency of prompt action of the Marshall is emphasized by the necessity for maintaining unbroken the Supply lines from this country which sup port the greek armed forces now in the Field combating the Ger additional funds Are required for the greek program by april 1 if this flow is to be maintained Congress last year provided for economic and military assistance to the two to Days request is for purely military Marshall wrote Martin As a result of last years both Greece and Turkey have been strengthened by the knowledge that the United states was willing to help them resist pressure from beyond their Turkey under pressure without naming Marshall pointed out that Turkey has been under constant pressure to Grant military bases in the Straits to a foreign Power and to cede to that same Power turkish territory in the Kar Sandahan the Northern neighbors of Greece have furnished moral and material support to the greek communist guerrillas who Are attempting to overthrow the Legal greek govern ment and establish the dictatorship of a foreign inspired he freed Eugi going Home 27 Billy Burke Indianapolis Eugi who was acquitted by a Trowbridge magistrate of murder ing his infant Brenda will sail tomorrow aboard the Marlin for new Farben defense attorney admits documents Transfer continued from Page 1 ment Center at near not Only were the documents taken German employees of the French controlled Farben Plant at but Farben funds were used in the running of a defense hotel at it wis Chi urged by members of the prosecution chief of the prosecution team which Dis covered and investigated the of the missing said that the chief of the document centar had Complete authority o deliver documents requested by the allies or Telford chief War crimes Truman welcomed in puerto Rico air policy in a report submitted to the w that weapons More terrible the atomic bomb have been de and called for an americ five year program of military p pared Ness most a is president Truman took a two cruise of the Caribbean presidential Williams ii sailing from the Virgin Island the navys in where he to key even at the in touch with National on the first Day out wired for investigation by Gover agencies into recent Sharp inc in the Price of Benes Sta gives oath to president accompanied by Jesus Pinero of puerto Waves to the cheering crowd which greeted him on his recent visit to san the Island population turned out by the thousands to Greet the visiting american Denali work in soviet zone to be wound up by March cont med from Page 1 Tion in fascist organizations by honest work to regain their old positions he said All former nazis who had not been deprived of their to vote can earn their Way Back in the course of time to All jobs exempt these police and the zones higher Public administration these he will remain in Force until a special decree is the Tagliere official newspaper of the soviet army hailed the order As historical that the charges of concealment and destruction still Are before the court in the form o a prosecution motion and said tha the question of responsibility not come to his according to court Tbs defense must answer tomorrow the motion calling upon them to Supply the misses the prose Elution charges that material Damag ing to the defense already has been made into pulp at the Ludwigshafen Anton alts said in an affidavit that shortly before the end of the War he burned documents from Ludwigshafen i on orders from Alt and Farben director Otto now a defendant in the and said it was of the greatest significance for the reconstruction and the development of zonal in it said the order would mean that All former nazis who were not great nazis and War Crim and who belong to s the working classes would be re Habil in the american 95 per cent of Denali fiction proceedings have been americans More thorough an american official said today that Denali fiction in the soviet zone had never been As severe or thorough As in the american where every adult had to Register under Tihe Law liberation from National socialism and Mili american officials have Long insisted that thousands of nazis still hold posts in Industry and administration in the soviet zone although they Are in the so called mandatory removal Sokolovsky in his order today repeated the communist charges that Denali fiction was not being carried out in the Western the groundwork for today order was Laid last August when the russians gave Complete pardons to millions of nominal nazis in their w a c s continue from Page 1 mini most enthusiastic As she described plans the wac 2 per Centof the she said if the legislation were full information on the wac would be made available to inter ested but no High pres sure recruiting Campaign was needed or the officer said she thought there would be no great difference Between the recruiting standards of men and women for the regular there Are was in the of whom 293 Are with the air officials the Deputy director will leave Frankfurt tomorrow to visit wac officers in France before returning to the Coughlin father Dies 27 John father of the Charles died yesterday at his heme in suburban Royal he was a retired Busi father Coughlin is pastor of the shrine of the Little Flower and for a number of years was a radio commentator on political and economic continued from Page 1 your Way will successful asks democracy he told the new decision to accept you was d personally for the official port i came to the opinion that crisis must be i that the crisis would you Lead the state into the paths of democracy Gottwald Benes government will be constitute democratic and Gottwald said he rejected the scism of the foreign countries y were responsible for munic we have demonstrated to the world the principles of Demour dismissals face review the ministry of bounced dismissal of some 30 last night not Perm they were the because of party the ministry said even teachers were if scientific ability was Reco they would be permitted Toji Tine to because we free development know pictures of Stalin in North the Monist newspaper rude school officials at Usta Laben ordered photog a Stalin be Hung in All schoo the ministry of information it would channelized news up a 24hour it said it would want to donate All Newit activities in rather than have foreign a lists apply to various mini directly for the Central com announced it was j away with everybody who in the Way of toe the new education Zdenek said schools be just As the army be political and new special ical education text books reds threaten to Start agitation in Trieste 27 up Monist organizations Here Flat notice last night that they going to switch from pea cooperation to popular against the Anglo american tary occupation the warning came in a trandum which the communist organizations published in thes announced would also be submitted to by United As a reply to to report submitted there tuesday British Terence Ico Mandet of Jujj free territory