European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast minimum tem 2s m a a n i c 33 v i e n n 26 r o m e v41 3sj the european edition unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe political fever rises As presidential convention time draws near in the the Polit ical pot simmers higher and election of the president by pop ular vote has been urged in Northern Southern democratic civil rights stories on Page volume number s it a month March 1948 bulgar hits quits As envoy March 7 Nikola bulgarian minister to resigned his Post today in protest against the policy of communist bulgarian prime minister George speaking to a Small group of newsmen secretly summoned to the Bulgaria Lega Dolapchiev said his Resigna Uon constituted a protest against the establishment of the soviet system in Eastern Dolapchiev will leave the bul Garian legation building tonight with his wife and his 20yearold to take up the work for the restoration of Liberty and democracy As a private in he intends to in his resignation came two Days the resignation of the bul Garian minister to Vassil both belong to the continued on Page 12 Admiral Ramsey favors military help to chinese Pearl March 7 a Dewitt Pacific Fleet said yesterday he was inclined to agree with Douglas Macarthur and Albert Wedemeyer that military Aid to China was Neces 1 dont know the state depart ments policy in regard to military and i dont want my state ments to conflict wit i that he told a press conference after his return from a trip to but Hie situation in China is who inspected naval installations in the Western paid a Brief visit to calling on Generalissimo to Chiang he said he foun4 Chiang an inter Esting plot to blast Van fleets train fails March 7 Alert greek patrols today thwarted a guerrilla plot to blow up a train carrying american James Van Fleet and greek chief of staff Mitrios greek officers said 100 pounds of dynamite was removed from the rail track three hours before Van fleets in route from Salo passed by a Point 10 Miles South of Van Fleet and the greek chief were on their Way to inspect 37th installations greek officers said four sacks of explosives were found by patrols Early this they said the explosives were placed there Dur ing the night by guerrillas and a Detonator wag found it was believed the guerrillas planned to let several cars pass Over the charge before it was to be air scientists land at Guam March 7 Rey nolds Aerial expedition landed Here today in route to after an 8hour 13minute flight from Wake Pilot Bill Odom said the big c87 carrying 16 passengers and 30 tons of scientific made the overwater flight without in the sponsored jointly by the Boston museum and millionaire pen manufacturer Milton will attempt to locate a Mountain Peak in China reportedly higher than new Loo for Fem Boettiger reaches Poland on tour of Central Europe March 7 Soninlaw of the late president Roosevelt and former editor of the Arizona arrived in Poland today on a two week Boettiger said Poland was his first Stop on a three month tour of Central and Eastern War debt to belgians repaid John Hanlon of is shown returning sheets to a housewife of sheets Are Only few of those Given by the people of this Village for halon his men during the Battle of the John Taber views new air Force enlisted mens uniforms which were displayed before the House appropriations com modelling the Uxbridge Blue uniforms Are Edward Ancas of with technical sergeants and Pic Claude of with Buck sergeants View called open on Ruhr ownership new March 7 Secretary of state Willard Thorp said last night the agreement announced in London does not commit the to International ownership of the Thorp told a reporter he had not seen the full draft of the London but said the United states government is not committed by the London agreement to International ownership of the but supervision of addressing the Herald Tribune Thorp said the does not favor detaching the Ruhr Industrial area from he America prefers de Gaulle asks military Aid March 7 Charles de Gaulle today called for military Aid from the to support a Union of Western european to counter the soviet unions bid for the general said de sense Aid to As pre Cise and explicit As the Marshall plan economic was necessary to confront a peril which would probably be the greatest in our de in his speech before an estimated followers did not specify the exact extent or nature of the proposed Aid from the military Alliance sought but sources close to the general said he had in a Mili tary Alliance followed up by munitions and equipment for French and other Western european de the sources did not envisage the sending of american he proposed an economic Matic and strategic Union of West Ern european which would include Germany and with France As the focal appearing de Gaulle spoke for 35 minutes before a crowd that displayed Little after the continued on Page 12 Aoa to increase summer flights across Atlantic March 7 heavy air reservations to Europe from the have prompted the american overseas airlines to boost its summer schedule of Ocean flying to 20 roundtrip trans Atlantic flights each week starting May the airline announced Here along with the overseas flights Aoa will also Fly two weekly dc4 flights Between London and Frank the flights Are designed to allow dec personnel to spend a weekend in Frankfurt will also be linked with Amsterdam and new York by three Constellation flights which will and also serve an other flight will serve Fly ing nonstop from Shannon to the Massachusetts in addition the Aoa overseas schedule Calls for four dc4 flights from new York to Scandinavia via each of the flights to Stockholm will connect with shuttle flights to British kill four arabs As band attacks truck March 7 British troops killed four arabs and wounded others when an Arab band attacked the two trucks in which the soldiers were Riding last night near an electrically detonated mine exploded under two jewish buses in route to Hadassah in an Exchange fire which devel one jew was positive action designed to curb Germany War making user will not recognize West papers say March 7 Russia sponsored press declared today that the soviet Union would continued on Page 12 2 gis die in Camp fire March 7 swept through three Barracks of the 1st at Camp Mcgill killing at least two soldiers and injuring seven others officials at the base said it was Likely More fatalities would be Dis covered when subsides and a Rol Call Check is Schuman plan stir in doubt March 7 National Assembly met this afternoon following a night session to continue voting on to Premier Robert schumans crucial soak Herlich financial the Premier has hinted to the Assembly votes Many of the continued on Page 12 bulletin March 7 Condon Ina radio Road cast today assured the Public that he has never discussed any secret or classified relating to atomic Energy or anything with any foreigner or unauthorized 12 held smashes ring Selling bogus Bills by Jernitt staff correspondent March 7 men and one woman have been arrested in the mashup of a ring peddling bogus Tae Provost marshals office announced today of the believed involved in the rings local police have been Able 10 track Down the bogus Brand were in denominations of and one alleged ring Kurt claims have burned he the police were hot on his a 13th person Viktor allegedly a russian first has not questioned and is reportedly under arrest in the Provost marshals office the Czepa charges against him Are of the 12 11 have signed admissions of the in addition to include Max Otto Grosa Albert Richard Franz k a w a Othmar Gertrud Kallinsky and George Nikolaus also denied any part in the page12