European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes March 1941 zone will get 3rd edition of Byrnes Book March 4 third edition of excerpts from form i Secretary of state James Byrne speaking will be distributed in govt Don director of Militan governments information control announced copies of the Book have been confiscated in the russian sector i fierling and it has been banned in the soviet zone of the third edition will boast the books German distribution to 350 000 interest runs High interest among germans in this Textor is so great that the first two editions were almost before they were off the this accounts for the fact that when the seizure of it ordered in the soviet sector of Ber Lin Only a few copies were found j we Are bringing out the Book again under our policy to satisfy the desire of germans for information which was denied them during the nazi regime and which is still being denied them in certain portions of the quadripartite agreement for the flow of in formation among zones is being observed rigidly by the military government and undoubtedly the republication of this Booklet will be welcomed by germans living in All four students Complete radar maintenance school newspaper seized in russian zone March 4 american military government Dis closed yesterday the russian confiscation of an american licensed weekly Trade Union newspaper in the soviet sector of sector information control officials termed the soviet act a direct violation of a fou Power agreement allowing the free circulation of newspapers in the the called is opposition to the soviet sponsored communist dominated free Ger Man Trade Union it made its first appearance last Fri Day and was confiscated Austria thanks for food March 4 cellar Leopold Figl said today aus Tria would receive with extreme appreciation and gratitude the shipment of tons of food contributed by Alaska and the North Western states As donations to the Friendship Figl said the sacrifices and moral support of american people Purt Austria under the obligation of making increased efforts toward its own nine american Relief agencies in Austria have been Given the responsibility for distribution of the collecting Point set up for Neucom scrap Metal March 4 Central collecting Point for army owned scrap in Neucom has been established at on the main to simplify collections and storage of Metal scrap from zone Neucom before this installation was Stab scrap Metal was stored by each Post until such a time As it could be sold or officials under present the Meta will be shipped automatically to the Aschaffenbur depot by rail end assails Standard Oil t in Farben tie 1 a third class of 10 students completed the course in radar equipment maintenance at the Goa school of mechanics at Munich air the who Are assigned to the 5th airways and air communications service Are pictured left to Back Row Robert instructor pfc Roy e Irving Thornton Robert Campbell and Charles front Row sgt Francis pfc Leonard William Julian Meadows and Raymond Ness kneeling Edward Rasner and James Pio out of Prague in 1945 March 4 Secretary of state Robert Lovett officially confirmed reports that american troops refrained from occupying Prague during the War at the specific request of soviet Mili tary Lovett told a news conference that War department records show that spearhead forces halted at the Pilsen Carlsbad not far from the czechoslovak the halt was called while a query was put to the red army High command in asking whether the americans should Lovett said the state department checked its record because communist propaganda had been accusing the of failing to Send troops into Prague when it could have done Lovett said in the Spring of 1945 Allied troops from the West were in a position to Advance to Prague from Pilsen and Dwight Eisenhower indicated to the soviet Union in a letter transmitted to the military Mission in Moscow that Hii would move Forward from the Pilsen and Carlsbad area if the situation required chief of the soviet general requested Eisenhower on May 5 in a letter transmitted through the Mission i Moscow not to Advance his Western Force beyond a line of and this request was met As a purely military operation to avoid Eon fusing contacts Between the Allied forces from the West and soviet forces from the father Flanagan due in March at Keyes invitation March 4 official notification was received by Ufa today from the department of the army in Washington that father Edward famous for the operation of boys is due to arrive in Austria the second week of Flanagan is coming to Austria for an extended visit at the invitation of Geoffrey High commissioner for aus while Here he will advise and assist Keyes in the austrian youth activities austrians to get layettes Vienna March 4 than layettes will be distributed to needy families through out the american red Cross civilian Relief organization announced More than of the layettes made by american Volunteer red Cross workers already have a the shipment was supplemented by articles made in aus Trian red Cross sewing rooms from materials supplied by the american red red Cross officials estimated that approximately half of the austrian babies expected to be born this year will receive austrian woman freed March 4 Mitzi an austrian who was being held on charges of participating in the bad Tischl Antisemitic demonstrations last has been Ufa Headquarters announced Tan Hoer was tried in absent a by a Ufa court in september 1947 and was apprehended by american authorities last Iro requests advances on transport fund March 4 William Hallam executive Secretary of the International refugee said to Day that european refugees and displaced persons could be resettled in new Homes immediately if Ocean transport were available to the Iro official has addressed an Appeal to 21 member governments of the Iro preparatory commission for advances from next years contributions to special fund for Ocean transport which was authorized at the january meeting of the tuck claimed that this would enable the organization to charter ships to move ref March 4 the government yesterday accused the Standard Oil of going into the supreme court with Uncle hands in an attempt to recover old Farben patents now in j solicitor general Philip Pearl i Man filed two briefs with in which he said that on the basal 4 of its prewar arrangements wife the German concern the was entitled to no consideration i plea refusal urged 4 he asked the court either refuse the company plea for f hearing on the suit to recover d muted patents which were j As alien property by the govern ment at the beginning the was or to reopen the entire the 4 government contends the company should not have even the few patents returned to it by Ine j circuit court of Standard Oil contends that fore the War it had purchased disputed patents from and now feels it entitled to get cd them the government charged stand1 Ard Oil had an illegal Cartel ment with Farben before purchased the patents transactions designed protect Farben interests in and intended to return patents to Farben the new my unit formed March 4 a new zone Mili tary police made up of 27 specially selected men from 14 has gone into operation it was announced the guard will operate on six hour 24 hours per the men will Wear special food gifts bolster germans morale March 4 tobacco products and other commodities damaged by Winter floods end turned Over to German charitable agencies in the area have done much to improve morale according to William Hanau Mili tary government Liaison and Security the part of the Stock of the Hanau sub Post were judged fit for Truman consumption but the flood Waters had impaired their sales the David included gum nuts and plug Hochst i gets life for attacking 6 March 4 Edward former member of the 7745th and so in has been found guilty by a general court Martia of attacking a six Earold German the staff judge advocates office Hallett was sentenced to be Dis honorable discharged from the to forfeit All pay and allowances and to be confined a hard labor for evidence showed that Hallet enticed the Little girl into a bar rowed jeep in Hochst last took her for a ride and attacked Halletts sentence is subject to review by authorities in Wash Grain quotas to dec March 4 special and British deliveries grains Are 15 per cent above so and the tons of bread Grain willbe met or exceeded this the 30th meeting of the Lander a was told yesterday by g George Deputy Milit Arajj during january and said military was Able to tons of fats and which have now we Are negotiating for Dit ional imports of fats for Derivery during the next few we have delivered tons of Pota tons of sugar and tons of food which we were Able to this is quite a Large amount of food in View the food and quite a generous million cans sent by army to states March 4 More than army gallon cans have been returned com the and More than More Are to go at the rate of a Bremerhaven of embarkation officials More than 30 ships have left carrying loads of cans during several months since the approximately five gallon cans Are in the port More will be called up by be facials As shipping is come from throughout the principally from pm depots Mannheim and the cans Are going to pm before being sent the cans Are cleaned and to eliminate All Gas fumes to avoid possible during