European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes March key figures in finns decision the finnish headed by Premier Maun Pekkala decided yesterday to accept russian demands for a military the Cabinet had been called into emergency session on March 4 to discuss the soviet present at the meetings that decided to yield to Premier stains urging was Aarne Sihvo Coin mandarin chief of the finnish armed photos Finland yields Assembly backs on soviet pact soak Herich Bill continued from Page 1 very elaborate precautions and preparations would have had to be he said another informed sources was the View that by talking in Moscow the finns might have ready Access to russian leaders and win the Chance of getting a better spokesmen declined to comment on whether the finns would attach any conditions or any counterproposal to the russians proposed military Alliance in their the exception of the popular front of communists and Radical Public opinion in Gen eral has been against concluding a military agreement with parliamentary groups emphasized such a pact would be injurious to Finland and violate her Neu another attitude was that a military pact was unnecessary be cause Finland is a military vacuum As a result of the and has no reason to fear aggression from against whom the pact is supposed to be continued from Page 11 the Force of the by giving exceptions to various categories rang ing from bombed out persons to merchants and these amendments were Defeated by Small majorities in Many Schuman threatened to resign if the Bill was on Many amendments he said his govern men would consider it a vote of noconfidence1 if they were immediately after the passing of the forced loan the Assembly began debating a Resolution inviting the government make minor changes in the this Resolution was adopted by a raised hand vote and the govern was authorized by decree to make minor changes in the Bill and reduce or adjust taxes against cer Tain Senate to open hearings on amt continued from Page 1 the Navy and air Force he told the committee the proposed program would Cost for the 1949 fiscal thai figure included Money for both Universal military training and an Reserve the fiscal 1949 budget submitted to Congress by president Truman asked Only for those Forrestal said the pro Gram would Cost a Peak of in 1952 and then level off to an average of a year the proposal Calls for six months compulsory training of All phys Call qualified youths Between the Ages of is and 21 to be followed by enlistment either in the regular armed services or in some part of the Clay oks death penalty for 4 commutes 3 March 8 Lucius Neucom com today confirmed the death sentences of four polish displaced persons and commuted the sentences of three others to life in the Hesse military government announced the poles were sentenced for murders during pc French merchants stage protest in Tuil eries March 8 police dispersed without v violence this afternoon a group of about 300 Mer chants who gathered in the famed Jardin Des to protest the governments forced loan Large forces of police were on hand in the Public Garden following widespread rumours that the communists were planning to stage a huge protest meeting but the Small group that appeared quickly broke up when informed it was forbidden meet in the the Small merchants then trooped across the Seine to stage their meeting in a Public Bachmann Wile to go on trial March 25 March 8 the trial Date for Ann Bach Mann was set today for March Twenty one the largest number Ever brought against a single person in the history of the military government court have been filed against prosecutor Macdonald Dis Macdonald also announced that Allen chief prosecutor for will assist in the who was born and reared in the is now a claimant to american she has lived in German since shortly after her marriage to Robert Bach a in 1938 in York the charges against Bach Mann cover largely the same ground As the 18 against her whose the longest in my court history was concluded last Bachmann was found guilty on five of the Given a six month suspended jail sentence and fined Marks after judge David Bernstein told him youve already suffered whose decision severely criticized the handling of the Case by military police Dis qualified himself in Bach Manns she is being defended by american attorney Pulcher etude platform wikis Esther Williams mayoralty Twenty nine March 8 desert resort Community of persons has a new Esther when she took office yesterday the full throated yells from Lusty lungs almost Shook Down the platform from which she ran for the platform seemed to be one emphasizing the Gol de haired movie actress had no sooner been inducted int of the honorary Job than the whole and several thousand visitors from As far away Asad journey to the swimming Pool where a fashion show was con among the first to congratulate miss Williams was Phil a full bearded old prospector of who came Here in 1898 a few years after Gold was she handed him a full blown kiss right the midst of his whiskered countenance and the old gentleman left presumably to dig for i More j Esther Williams a full blown Marshall urges gop chiefs to Speed action on err Van continued from Page 1 be of the utmost value in planning the Complete elimination of Bandit the civilian population is solid in supporting the and i am confident the greek people will secure a sweeping Victory in leave to Malta March 8 a Squadron of 29 super forts of the strategic air command temporarily based at Fursten eld Bruck took Oft today on a nonstop navigational Mission to the Mediterranean air forces in Europe the planes will pass Over the Island of Malta before returning to their base late this the super forts arrived in Germany last week after an overwater train ing Mission from the Norfolk Crew of 21 saved As ship Breaks up Morehead March 8 Twenty one members of the Crew the american motor ship Norfolk were taken off their ship by a breeches buoy today after she ran aground on a Sand the Norfolk began to break up but the men at first refused7 1o leave their heavy seas foiled Rescue attempts by in group draws Shell ire in Greece March 8 ports reaching Salonika today said artillery shells had been fired at a group attached to the United nations Balkan the incident was said Mohave taken place somewhere in North East the shells presumably were fired by communist Ger government troops searched Northeast Greece for guerrillas who attempted to blow up a train carrying James Van head of the american military Mission to greek air Force receives More c47s from March 8 greek air Force has received a second group of twin engined trans port c47 the american mis Sion for Aid to Greece announced continued from Page 1 including e r Greece and in a single associated press reported that chairman Charles Eaton of the House foreign affairs committee said Senate and House leaders will meet tomorrow to discuss Means of speeding legislation for Mckellar would defend next victim of Russia March 8 a democratic senator who has opposed the european recovery pro Gram  and urged the to warn Russia that it will defend the next victim of soviet Kenneth Mckellard 79year old Tennessee told the Senate that american armed forces should be pm of in fighting condition at once with one distinct purpose in View that if Russia takes Over an other nation or attempts to do our will take the in defending that and All of the other free nations of Mckellar reversed earlier opposition to the Erp As the Senate began the second week of debate the he said the communist coup in Czechoslovakia and soviet pressure on Finland caused him to change his Hurley warns Aid May be too Little and too late1 March 8 Patrick Hurley declared today that there just May not be enough dollars to halt communist expansion in who served As president Roosevelt personal envoy to the soviet warned that communist expansion has progressed to Senate votes Export ban on scarce items to Russ March 8 up Senate unanimously voted an amendment to the Marshall plan designed to Cut off ship ments of scarce Industrial goods to Russia and her satellites the amendment would embargo a exports to Russia and her satellites of goods whose Supply was inadequate to fill the needs of the the Point where the Marshall plan May be too Little and too the former Secretary of War and ambassador to China blamed the prevailing conditions in Europe and Asia on what he termed the american surrender at exr Elief head favors i military Aid to China j March 8 Lowell former direct total general of urged Congress today to Send american forces China to train and direct even Down to tactics and troops of Generalissimo t he told the House foreign committee that without military economic assistance to China would fall its russian shoots Vienna i after scuffle Over insult continued from Page i they were helpless to interfere with the russians v the girl meanwhile was dragged into the grand hotel amid screams they will kill at a late hour today she was still in custody of the the wounded Soldier meanwhile Lay on the ground for minutes Umil an ambulance from the 110th could during this the russians in the hotel did not so Michas bring him out a Glass of l military authorities at tempted to question the implicated russian guard today but soviet of at the hotel would not Grant officials of the Provost marshals office said they had been treated in a very hostile and uncooperative authorities Are planning to protest a High diplomatic level Over what they have termed the boldest act Ever perpetrated Here against a member of the armed forces by a russian authorities Are still investigating the death of pfc Samuel Gearhart Here last Gearhart was beaten and kicked to death in an altercation russian who was aroused when Gearhart allegedly called him a Michael to Confer with officials i March 8 eking Michael of Romania plans Confer with state department 1 officials and exiled romanian officials during his Forth coming visit to the j this was disclosed today by Alexandre former rom Anian minister to who came to the in 1946 to escape the the former King is scheduled to arrive in new York wednesday aboard the Queen Cretzianu said the exile will Disi cuss the romanian political Situa informally but they doubted that Steps would be taken to set up a government in state department officials said they would Confer with the former King during his finance official arrives March 8 Harold from tha office of the chief of department of the arrived Here this morning to begin a 45day four of Neucom finance