European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1948 Stalin is chief of Italy Gasperi says March 8 in almost every City end town of Italy brought the Campaign leading to the momentous National elections april 18 to full most important speaker yesterday was the Christian Democrat Prem Alcide de who invaded left Wing territory at Turin to warn a huge gathering that Italy communists recognize Lenin and Stalin As their chiefs and play a double Naples revived a religious Page which had not been held for 73 As the background for a political speech by the most famed preacher in padre Riccardo in Industrial before de Gasperi spoke out sharply about inter Nasonal com he said that without the Grain and Petroleum products received As Aid from the Italy Industry would now be closed contrary to assertions in the communist press of the Premier went Russia has never offered Italy either Gratis or for the bread ration has been main twined solely by virtue of american it is True that Russia desires to tie into a commercial pact reparations due from he would not agree thus to anticipate reparations payments due in the stars and stripes Page 3 Poletti visit hit by reds March 3 italian Fon Ign office said today the visit of former Lieuten ant governor of new York and military governor of did not concern and that Only the Interior ministry could govern his activities in Poletti said in new York before leaving for Rome that he planned to Point out to the italian people issues in the coming election in including warnings against the communist press attacked Poletti purpose in visiting Italy and the government cannot permit this foreigner to put foot in 53 held in polish jails claim citizenship March 8 three persons claiming american citizenship Are held in polish a government spokesman said to adding that a mixed polish commission is investigating none of the persons Ever registered As and never represented they were americans until he they Are held on a variety of in having underground con atom explosive for Bikini called handful Bengel March 8 Albert Engel disclosed that the atomic bomb which Sank two an aircraft Carrier and numerous other ships during the Bikini tests in 1946 contained an explosive that a Man could carry in the was a congressional observer at the tests at which two bombs were set he is chair Man of the House subcommittee on army who was closely connected with the development of the atomic declared that the new weapon made Universal military training As obsolete As a civil War rms Rebuff proposal by on a Atria Oil London March 8 four Power efforts to reach an austrian peace settlement today appeared headed toward an Early and unsuccessful conclusion As the soviet a Union refused to consider a new american proposed Compromise on Russia claimed austrian Oil refine soviet representative on the foreign ministers Council of refused to Dis cuss an american proposal which would give Russia refineries with a capacity of tons per the soviet claims refineries with a previous offer highest fro the Western Powers had been a French suggestion of greeks get 6 gunboats american Deputy Sssmuel Reber today demanded of Kok Tomov should we understand your state ments a3 indicating we have to accept your proposal word for Vor 1 and figure for figure before can go direct reply refused american sources said Kok Tomov refused to reply Western Power representatives contend it would be impossible for Austria to meet russian demands and still re Tain her economic Kok Tomov reportedly concluded proposals represent a great Concession from her previous but american said while Kok Tomov didst actually say we had to accept his his refusal to consider the raw offer on a Concrete Oil refineries he has instructions from Moscow to stand on the soviet pro the onus is now on Russia to show whether agreement is pos four of the six gunboats turned Over to the greek Navy by the in december have sailed for Greece from the naval station at commander George of the greek Navy gets a Hearty Bun voyage from commander of Fleet training Chesapeake under whom the greek Crews left to right commander Zeppos executive officer of the training and commander John Liaison officer for the greek High court oks death for u Burma assassins March 8 Rangoon High court today rejected exp remier u saws Appeal for a new trial and confirmed the death sentence passed on him by a Spe Cial crimes tribunal Lor complicity it the murders of u Aung san and other National the appeals of u saws eight co accused were also dismissed and the death sentences court explains action the High courts decision was announced at the end of a two Horn judgment which declared that each of the accused had played a Vita Pant in the murder it said there was no judicial reason for reducing the sentences passed by the special British tribunal adding that the question of mercy was not one which was the High Courta welcomes de Valera to City of birth new March 8 Lamonda for 16 prime minister of came beat the land of his birth Ireland beloved was born 65 years ago on the site of new York cites Chrysler build at Laguardia Airport his in an informal conference with the austere Irish whose Stern appearance belies pleasant Man said the Irish people Are not favourable to asked what he suggested could be done to halt the spread of world com the bespectacled de accompanied by Frank i could Settle id be quite a urged cooperation although refusing to make any predictions regarding present Frish governments attitude the de Valera Sall that during his tenure sought to have Eire cooperate in european so Long As it was compatible with Ireland the associated press reported de accompanied Frank finance minister in de Valera and Llam feature editor of tha Dublin Irish was met by a Large group of lines study airfields Iii plan to link zones major cities March ten commercial airline officials will leave Here tomorrow for a on Day Survey of zone air Fielda in Munich and Nurnberg in preparation for a commercial flight schedule linking the principal cities of the the representing the pan american world Are planning o open a european service with regular flights from Brussels to Munich and Vienna with return trips by Way of pan american official said the flights should be under Way on a regular basis within two our primary purpose will be to service but we will also carry German life in Philly is too so us Fiancee Home March 8 Audrey Morris thinks Philadelphia is a Lovely City but i  stand it for Audrey left her Home in Lincoln Shire last december and flew to Philadelphia to marry former i Nicholas last she flew Back to Britain and announced at London Airport that theres something wrong with the Amer ican Way of Audrey met Nicholas four years ago when she was 14 and he was having waited four years to Ehe took Throe months to look Over the place whop she finally went to the states to she decided that life was too much of a but Romance still Al though she  marry Nicholas in the she expects him to come Over in six weeks time and marry her at her Home in great i met him when i was Audrey and its Cost me 50 about in airmail Stamps to write to him twice a Day for Thrula he wrote even germans will pay in which will be used by the airline to pay local Mark operating cos Frankfurt Paris flight scheduled weekly March 8 pan air do Brasil will Fly one Constellation flight to Paris from Frankfurt every starting this pan american world airlines announced the plane will leave Rhine main Airport at 11 and arrive at orly hour and 10 Iii utes a Paris Frankfurt flight is scheduled for every starting this week at one Way fare to Parigul be while the round trip will la pan american offices the american express started sell ing tickets official predicts summer Gas shortage March 8 an Interior department official predicted that motorists will fac a tight gasoline situation this Wilburn s c h r o de e r of the Bureau of mines made the state ment before the House interstate Commerce also that Farmers in the Midwest Are not Likely to get gasoline than they got last Pope decries Power rivalry Vatican March 8 the world nations mad rivalry for Pope Pius prevents a return to economic the pontiff told delegates to the National conference on foreign have become the object of political and not Only material goods but Man lowered in so Many cases to the status of an article for for we watch the pontiff the action of a policy which is Only a race for Power and citing the disorder for a Long time and in Many has reigned in the Field of economic the Pope said it was partly due to differences of propose a return to a world Economy such As was in the last he others sustain regional of single As indians celebrate Ruhr birthday Neucom judge advocate Breaks hip in fall March 8 Francis staff judge suffered a fractured hip last evening at Hia Home when he fell from a chair while changing a Light it was announced Vanderwerker was taken to the 397th in Dean Ryman has been appointed acting judge the people of the Indian state of Baroda recently went Gay in celebrating the 40th birthday of their Maharaj sir Praia Sinha the above photo shows a elephant a Arena during