European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1948 stars and stripes Page 3 House says Europe has 15 million items March 1 the House Loreign affairs subcommittee included in its report on the strategy and tactics of world communism a list of worldwide the report reprinted the list from the new York it was published shortly after the announcement of communist strength made in a conference of communist parties in London last 1 the subcommittee noted that the United press made a Survey of world communist strength which agreed in All major details with the times according to the list As published in the subcommittee re world communist strength in Early 1947 was of which disarm ailment Over were in the soviet Union had the greatest Italy was defense chief warns us on disarmament March 1 Britain minister of de and chief of the Navy and air said today Britain must be Strong for the troubles of Western Europe May again engulf the no one can doubt that in the difficult situation in the world to Day that we must have defense Alexander opening a House of commons debate on the governments defense White alexanders purpose was to de fend the labor governments pro Gram for reducing the armed forces to help Meef the critical labor but he also defended the principle of military in the world no responsible minister could contemplate abandoning the principle of National he it would dismay our friends and serve to encourage those who think it to their advantage to leave a vacuum in Western Alexander made it Plain that Britain economic pliant precluded the maintenance of Large armed by March Britain armed forces will be Cut to he adding they will by a further in the next 12 of the men who will be in the forces in Only some will be trained while manpower is being the defense minister nothing will be spared in scientific research toward the development of better planes and other second with the list 4 23 greeks charge guerrillas plan mass kidnapping of children observer with Creek economic Council 01 Vizonia delays meeting Lor today March 1 today scheduled meeting of the enlarged 104man Biz onal economic Council was postponed today when the delegates failed to reach Neces sary Prem Eeling it was expected that the difficulties would be ironed out in time to open the session tomorrow at 10 officials reported that one of the Small to the Liberal democratic had shortly before meeting time that it had not been Given adequate Opportunity to present its views to other this is the second meeting of by Tonias new lower legislative the first held was purely Erich Christian democratic Union Leader from was named and Gustav Hamburg socialist became vice pres 2 workers 278 com 115 Denmark 18 41 no estimate of soviet socialist Unity party no estimate of Western communists no estimate of communists no communists 70 United socialist party 10 Northern no communists 108 communists no estimate of communists 15 communists 11 workers party no estimate of communists 68 communists no estimate of parti do Travail 1 communist party 1 new communist party no estimate of no estimate of communist strength in Spain and Portugal was exportable wheat Stock higher than in 47 March 1 the agriculture departments weekly report on foreign crops found that exportable supplies of wheat in the four major exporting countries of Canada and the Are higher than at this time last but it is still far below the world import the report said the total supplies estimated at germans swamp Aoa for flights March 1 More than germans have applied to american overseas air lines for reservations on flights be tween Frankfurt and officials said it announced recently that germans could make such the regularly scheduled air trips for germans since the end of the More than 300 requests from germans have been officials the first Frankfurt Beilin flight carrying germans will leave re line main Airport at German fares Are 110 one Way and 398 round june adjournment sought March 1 chairman styles Bridges said Here that his Senate appropriations committee is shooting for a mid june adjournment of con Bridges said his committee Hopes to Complete action on All government Money Bills in time to free congressmen for the National presidential conventions and the Joseph Iseman first american observer to be a greek chats with greek Styla Inoa commander of the in Field division at Acme my trial ends for Baciu Nann by dw1ght Schear staff correspondent March 1 judge David Bernstein will pass judgment on the Case of Robert a Carriann at 10 he announced today at the conclusion of the longest trial to the history of Frankfurt military government eighteen charges were originally brought against the but two were Dis missed and the prosecution re Quested a finding of not guilty on two in disclosing defense attorney Ullrich Burmann admitted his clients guilt in the charges dealing with illegal transactions in military payment he pleaded for a mild Bachmann was described As a Good businessman who was led into slightly questionable practices by his by his ardent desire to raise Money for the return of his wife and their child to the and because All his possessions were bombed out in the Neucom ordnance shifts to Heidelberg March 1 the first major division of Neucom to move from Frankfurt to Heidelberg began moving today when sections of the office of chief of ordnance set up operations in the City on the about on third of the Neucom ordnance department shifted to Heidelberg the entire depart ment will be out of Frankfurt by officials the chief quartermasters and chief surgeons offices Are the next to they will make the trip Between March 8 and bomb explosion injures 11 March 1 popular leaders of the Shan states were injured Here when a hand grenade was thrown into a Tea shop at hoping where u Khun president of the Shan states free Dom league was War shocked vet Dies in suicide leap from plane los March 1 War neurosis was blamed today for the suicide a 28yearold Veteran who leaped feet from an air the victim was Robert san former divinity student who served with George patrons armoured Force in strand hired the plane yesterday and fought desperately with the Pilot before breaking free and he and the William had been sitting Side by Side in the two seat Cabin Probert said he struggled with strand while the plane lurched into a while he turned to grab the stick to right the he strand broke free and jumped out Over the san Fernando hours later searchers found the body sunk three feet into a cultivated strands Wallet was found in the apparently dropped from his pocket during the inside was a note which read please dont hold the Pilot i wanted to go now and this is the Best strands Thore said in san Francisco that he blamed his tons death on War Shell see nazi Type plot on race March 1 greek documents submitted to United nations Sion delegates today allege that Greece Northern act ing through guerrilla plot to exterminate the greek race by abducting greek chief greek dec 1 a r is the greek nation is now threatened by a alarming Bandit drive to recruit approximately Young children to be sent to Romania and Hungary for children from three to 14 years old have already been kidnapped from several he in some he parents were notified to prepare their children for Markos agents told frightened parents thai violence would be used against those who attempted to oppose this he to confirm his Dalie tos quoted a radio Sofia Broad cast on 600 greek aged four to Are expected to arrive in these children will be placed under the Protection of this said seems to be a repetition of the horrible methods the nazis in their Effort to exterminate entire nations from the face of the world and at the same time make their victims Blind and fanatical St Ruments of the monstrous machinery of totalitarian former sailors arrested in sabotage plot March 1 than 60 Active and dismissed greek officers and sailors have been arrested by naval police in connection with an alleged plot to destroy two greek destroyers and commit Gen eral sabotage against the greek Royal an authoritative source said he said the arrested men were members of a communist organization composed mainly of persons who had been Active with the party for two and Threa years and had participated in the Middle East Mutiny of he said they would be tried for treason by a naval court editors visit Cape town March 1 Twenty american editors and publishers arrived at Cape town today by the party lunched with Field marshal Jan Christiaan the South african Satch mos hot5beats Way to top at Nice jazz festival March 1 six Days and nights of bebop and Dixieland jazz at the International festival in Louis Armstrong was awarded the French presidents although there was no general armstrongs hot five featuring Louis himself at trumpet and Jack Teagarden on was the Best group received by the Large audiences packing the opera House Georges attractive wife of Frances foreign presided As chairman during the jazz other bands that brought attention were Milton Mezz rows and Rex stewarts from the Django Reinhardt and Steph Ane grapple of France Frances and Jean be the French hot club Combina Tion was believed by Many to be next Best to biggest Surprise was the belgian combination under the boys from Brussels came up at the last moment with an amerkan saxophonist named Lucky Thomp son who almost stole the