European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast 1 o u d minimum 33 u n i c part Lar 23 b r e m e j5 26 38 tries 37 p a r i my the european edition unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe Irive safely this is drive safely month throughout the units through out the zone Are striving to reduce the Accident do your drive carefully and live volume number 88 5 cents a a month March 1948 Benelux f meeting set March 2 France and the Low countries will begin talks in Brussels thursday on implementation of foreign min ister Ernest Bevins plan for a Western Union in Europe Clement British said in a Surprise announcement to the House o commons last the disclosure apparently reflected the urgency Felt Here for speeding both economic recovery Ander the Marshall plan and Politi Cal Unity in Western Europe in the of events in Czechoslovakia and there is this dangerous and chaotic state of affairs in Europe and there is fear in spread that is due mainly to the spread of dictatorships being intensified by events of the last few Attlee said during a on the defense White in he announced the Brussels close Union sought Bevins original proposal Calle for the close political Ane military Alliance of France and the Benelux the Netherlands and Luxem serve As the nucleus of a larger grouping of Western european Attlee said specific proposals were made by France and Britain to the Benelux countries just Over a week ago and discussions would cover All aspects of Western Uniola political and de Italy labor group votes against London conference March 2 communist dominated get n e r a 1 labor confederation Gil today refused an invitation to attend the continued on Page 12 the last Days of a free nation Clay doubts 3zoiie Eris foils imminent March 2 Lucius d military governor who returned to Berlin today after attending the London Confer ence on Western said he would be very much surprised if an announcement of the fusion of the French zone of Germany with Union of the British and american zones was made after the London he said the which he pc pets to end this had been primarily designed to get an Exchange of views on Germany future for later action on a govern mental the conference marked the first tone the Western allies had conferred in this Way with the Benelux czech supporters of the new communist Lea government As they marched to Wenceslas Square in Prague to hear communist Premier Klement Motiwa id announce that president Eduard Benes had accepted the new this is probably one of the last photos that will be sent openly country which has ended Freedom of the radio and photo czech Cabinet meets Friday March 2 ment officials announced today that the new Cabinet will Convene for the first time and Parlia ment will open March the Peoples party deputies club meanwhile tentatively purged 12 after consultation with the parliament action final decision on their removal rests with the action it was an the club unanimously agreed to support communist Premier Kleme it Gottwals new govern the announcement said and elected minister of transport Alois Petr As Usis bulletins banned by Czechoslovakia regime March 2 embassy announced today it la received official court notice hat two issues of the United states reformation service bulletin have been in an embassy spokesman said that he National press court had no filed the embassy in a letter that continued on Page 12 avalanches kill 11 March 2 Fox Hunters perished under a Sud Den Avalanche and As 40 men tried o dig them out a new Avalanche Hundred Down the kill no eight of Ford visits Plant in Cologne will Confer with Clay by Arthur Noyes staff correspondent March 2 Henry arrived Here at 5 today to visit the Ford motor his and a party of drove from Amsterdam after his plane had received erroneous information that the Airport Here was closed in by bad Ford said he would spend to Morrow morning inspecting the Plant and then leave for Berlin for a conference with Lucius Clay and Robert clays political his primary Mission Ford was to discuss plans for the redevelopment of our German he said he was Here to find out whether it is possible to make private Loans to a German asked whether he planned to hold discussions with the Biz onal eco nomic Ford said i dont know who that he said he did not know what arrangements could be made for ending the present administration of the Ford Plant Here by military government property under whose direction the Plant has produced some trucks since May Fords arrival almost exactly three years after the Plant was i continued on Page 12 i my to dismiss 900 americans by Joe Fleming i staff correspondent March 2 Lucius Clay disclosed today that j poll shows finns will accept pact March 2 a a poll of finnish parliament members indicated today that Finland will accept a soviet request to negotiate a Mili tary finnish Are moving very slowly and making no Effort to hide the seriousness of the informants with close ties to the government said ways were being sought to limit the extent of the particularly its military the gun Monist whose membership is variously estimated at and Mem meanwhile began what the finns called their usual propaganda pressure by organizing workers demonstrations in the factories m support of the the meetings Are sponsored by the communists and the social democrats Are not taking Onni Leader 6f the social democratic faction in Juno chairman of the continued on Page 121 by june military governments american strength would be reduced around than half its original excluding War crimes my now has employees in Berlin and the gradual reductions in line with increasing German responsibility and systematic cutting of mrs staff will make from 800 to 900 americans Clay told the stars and the military governor said a very substantial part of mrs zonal reduction would include army officers assigned to Liaison and secur Ity detachments in the the completion of de Nazif cation by june he will free these officers from one of their main practically on half the work of the detachments involves the super vision of the German execution of continued on Page 12 stars King stolen Miami March 2 Martha night and movie told police today that a Diamond ring valued at had been stolen from room m her hotel and Good progress1 he reported that had been he he would not return to we Cwi Ference unless called Back by ambassador Lewis 52 a Safe on missing March 2 c being reported missing Tor 12 a passenger plane with person aboard lest night to have landed safely i w la the plane was trying from Bermuda to Clay defends stars acid stripes to keep Romania pact i March 2 the today notified a soviet satellite that it de sires to keep in Force a series of prewar under the american romanian peace the Bucharest ment i required to maintain All agreements negotiated prior to Romanias Entrance into the War on the Axis Romania becomes the first rus Sian satellite to be informed that the has decided to maintain prewar state department spokesmen explained that some of the treaties May be used to determine future disputes with the revival of the prewar treaties was taken to indicate that despite russian desire to eliminate contacts Between her satellites and the Western the plans to use every Means to keep these relations this is regarded As particularly important in connection with com Mercial which Russia is by a system of to integrate with her March 2 Lucius Neucom said today he had never seen any anti american Orr communist matter in the stars and i am very proud of the stars and stripes and i read it every Day the military governor he made this statement when asked to comment of charges made by George r that the army unofficial newspaper in Germany had printed pro communist and ant american Clay said he could not comment specifically on Dondero charge because he had not seen but added i myself have never seen any communist material in the stars and House committeeman to probe Dondero charge March 2 John Mcdowell said yesterday the House committee on Una Merican activities May take up charges that the european Edi Tion of the stars stripes is printing communist the charges were made in a House speech by George Dondero he said the army unofficial paper carries stories that Are pro and a member of the in american activities said he will go Over with Dondero evidence on which he based his if the charge appears to hold i will put it before the com Mittee for an Mcdowell he added that most of the stars j and stripes personnel he had known i appeared handwork j i n g different j from those in the House press i the army department has cabled an account of Dondero accusation j to Lucius Clay in the service newspaper is under j clays it identifies itself As the unofficial Publica Tion of the United states occupy d on Page 13 March 2 passenger plane crashed and caught fire tonight at London air first reports said seventeen persons were feared nationality of the plane could not be Learned Lake March 2 aim the Saf cd today it still supports the partitioning of pal but insisted that it must be done by peaceful the chief Delegate to the United Warren told the Security Council that armed Force cannot be used for the implementation of the As Sembly 1917 decision on Par