European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast 1 e a r minimum 3ij 4j 32 21 Rome Nap 44 j7j these european edition unofficial publication of s occupation forces in Europe Leipzig Spring fair the Jacw look has finally reached Leipzig where it is creating both amazement and Leipzig third postwar Spring fair is now in fall Story on Page volume number 89 5 cents a a month March 1948 state to get key officers by win fanning staff correspondent March 3 of military government personnel and the civil ionization army officers who wish to remain in their positions after june 1 does not mean that Allex Perien ced military personnel will be removed when the state department takes Over the occupation said Lucius Neucom at a press conference Here we of place some officers with specific experience and training on loan to the state department at their said this he prob ably will last least one year and possibly for a much longer Clay declared a joint department of the army and state department committee will arrive in Germany in about 10 Days to study the problem of the division of occupation duties Between army and state department the generals press conference was held in connection with Hia visit at the German Council of states he has passed its continued on page12 11 arabs die in Haifa blast March 3 workers completed their search among the rubble of Haifa five Story Salameh building tonight for victims of today explosion which killed at least 11 arabs and seriously injured 27 police said the casualties included Many Chil jewish Stern gang terrorists admitted responsibility for the j claiming that the building housed Arab military the police denied this eyewitnesses said two army Type trucks drove up to the Salameh in Haifa Arab residential and one was left exploding shortly Many nearby buildings crumbled from the in other parts of the holy continued on Page 12 Sweden to attend Aid talks March 3 Sweden today accepted Britain and Frances invitation to a mar shall plan conference in Paris on March Forrestal testify v turks need More Aid to stay free Spaak warns help must be Quick March 3 a Paulhenri belgian Premier and foreign warned today that if United states Aid to under the Marshall does not arrive in the coming months the coming weeks Europe will return to the worst economic conditions of the worst year of world War Spaak was addressing the Bel Gian chamber of deputies on the eve of the firepower conference from which he Hopes will emerge a pact Between France and the Benelux United states Aid to Europe must come and must come Spaak too much time has been the efforts made at the Paris 16nation conference have been in we must remember Europe must help itself before Europe gets United states the Marshall plan is not a final solution of the relations Between Europe and the United Purchase of goods urged the United states must under stand it is not enough to give or sell goods to but that economic chaos can be avoided Only if the United states buys goods from i do not understand the opposition of some parties to the mar shall the dilemma is simple we have to choose Between United states help and economic there is no since the failure of last years Moscow and London conferences of foreign the situation has worsened Spaak regular wac approved by House subcommittee March 3 House armed services subcommittee today approved a Bill to make Waves and women marines a permanent part of the armed approval by a 63 vote came after opponents testified that Extension of the wartime authority to put women in uniform would open the Way for drafting the measure now goes to the full it ii Enar dec safety Bate by army general stall March 3 a letter congratulating Lucius and his for contributing to an army wide improve in the military injury rate 1946 was received today from director of pow Onnel and administration of the apartment of army general improvement result exl in Forward for distinguished serv 1o safety by the National Council to the army on last during 1946 in the there were disabling in juries per Man Days among military in the in jury rate was per Man and in the first month of 1948 the rate declined to Neucom officials said a renewed Effort should be made during the present no Accident and throughout this to better the stories of dec safety Campaign on Page Fin lands Fate in the balance terms of russian treaty with Fin land in 1944 gave Russia important land including port of russians in 1940 Boundary line reestablished in by terms of treaty Between Russia sizeable finnish area russians in 1940 and Tampere Rauma terms were included ceding karelian isthmus to Russia in both armistice of 1940 and that of russians took soy car lease on pork Ala Peninsula in relinquishing lease on another segment of Europe Story of Page which May come under the Iron czech envoy to quits will fight red foes in exile March 3 ambassador Juraj Slavik to Day announced his resignation As representative of the communist dominated government of Czechoslovakia and declared his country has become a full totalitarian police Slavik predicted that other czech diplomats throughout the world will follow his example and carry on in exile their fight against communist seizure of Power in their he declared he will represent free Czechoslovakia and the ideals of president Eduard he complied with communist demands Only through duress and Slavik called a news conference to announce his refusal to cooperate with the red government at he said he would submit his resignation at the state depart ment later the ambassador told newsmen he has implicit Faith in president and called the czech chief continued on Page 12 Manila has slight quake March 3 slight earthquake Shook Manila this the which lasted two occurred at Britain exhausts american loan March 3 Britain has exhausted her loan from the with the withdrawal of the last the Treasury disclosed the final withdrawal was made March the loan was originally expected to last from three to five but lasted Only 19 and a half withdrawals were made at an average rate of nearly 000 a exhaustion of this last outstand ing British credit from the came shortly after a British government White paper had declared in effect that Britain faces Bank there is new Dollar Aid in Prospect under the european recovery Tell Congress reds must be stopped March 3 a Secretary of state George Marshall and de sense Secretary James for Restal told Congress today there is grave danger that Greece and Turkey cannot remain free unless they get More military Aid from the the two Cabinet members Testi fied jointly before the House foreign affairs committee in support of the administrations request for to buy planes and other weapons for the two Marshall said arming the greeks and turks would discourage aggression against the two secretaries left Little doubt that they were thinking about there is Clear evidence in Greece and Czechoslovakia of the communist intention against All nations that stand in the Way of their Marshall As continued on Page 12 German Princess jailed for helping fugitive nazis hide March 3 Cigar smoking German who moved in nazi oms top to Day waa under arrest charged with hiding Gertrud Scholz and her is general a military government Public safety official said Duchess Pauline Olga Helene Emma Zug Prin Cess of and former general Fuhrer of the German red will be tried before a Mili tary government court for provid ing the wanted War criminals with a Frau Scholz director of All nazi women and her August were arrested in tha French zone saturday on a tip from american of mrs Public safety the 71yearold Princess was being held at a civilian internment Camp in Lud near bulletins March 3 nationwide strike of meat packing Plant workers has been called for March a spokesman of the United packing House work ers said March 3 up Vandenberg told the Senate today he did not think there will be War in Europe in a forceful statement during the debate on Erp amendments he stressed that in no Case in the tide of red expansion Over Europe had any country been gained for communism except through internal Maneu vers of supporters