European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and strikes March 4941 4last  for of recruits March 8 american legion and five other big National organizations teamed up today for a last ditch Campaign to solve the manpower crisis in Hie army and air they set out to mobilize Public support for the sagging recruitment drives which have left the two services about 20 per cent Short of their authorized peacetime the benevolent and protective order of file fraternal order Oft food exports highest since in takes stateside Post kiwanis and Lions inter and the Junior chamber of Commerce of the joined the legion in the Effort to drive Home to All americans the Argent Power needs of the two the six organizations have nearly members in at the last the army under strength the air Force had out of an Sulish oried they need new recruits a month to hold their strength against discharges the sponsors said the new com Unity support program has been developed during two years of in Tensive military Man Power committees will be set an in an woo cities having army or air Force recruiting stations in All other localities where Pating organizations the partic have local 61 band to play for Norse King at state dinner March 8 special the Allegro jazz pirates dance band he under the direction of Wong Benjamin will perform for the King and Crown Prince of Norway at a state dinner Given by Amer incan ambassador Charles the dinner will be Given in Oslo March chief of eucqb1 special services band la arranging details and 1 will accompany the musicians on their trip to the norwegian March 8 the value of food shipped abroad last year was the second highest in history the Commerce re porting this said food exports totalled second Only to 191ps last years shipments were higher than those of imports of food also were the second highest in they totalled 27 per More than the previous year Al though Well below the record of increases in milk major increases in Export values in Over 1946 showed up condensed canned wheat canned roasted and Chew off among butter and cheese exports also major decre fees in exports included unmanned veal and canned evaporated milk and Tomato and Grapefruit my chocolate imports showing substantial in creases included canned Cane Maple and Honey and All sated As stateside sweetheart l4 Dorothea Ana Wagner has been chosen miss stateside sweetheart of the 63rd in her photo was submitted by tj3 George of took in Tike bed Cross George for Mer Public relations director of Baa been appointed Dep Uty chief of army formation in he succeeds James Eyster was Public relations chief the dec from March 1916 Mita january this photo ships use radar to Pierce fog at Bremerhaven March 8 radar equipped ships Anafe ing this ports Channel from the North sea today after More than five Days of virtual shipping Only four cargo ships were left late today anchored at the if cartoon Entrance from the sea a Jurat 50 Miles out As six ethers managed to negotiate the Channel instead Ofeia Brens shaven port officials doubted that others would be Afore to As the fog which let up briefly in last two Days to close in first to Pierce the swirling mists was the general which Camei Date saturday by use of its and War followed sunday by the Blanche which also de Pended on its a third the general outward bound and fog to Cfred in the Channel three managed by radar to gain open sea Lete the originally due Early brought 463 persons including 76 18 japs die in Snow slide March 8 ins the Kyodo news Agency reported today that a Snow Avalanche killed 18 japanese at Lisske on japans Northern most is Ford spurns with soviet satellite March 8 Ford it said in Stockpot last night that do not want to do business with Russia dominate winding up a months business and Goodwill trip to euro countries that have Ford the Young chief of the Ford Enki Frlj told a press conference that he had not planned to go to because he not like to get involved with the i he said he hoped Sweden will get Ford cars from or even Germany one we want to help rebuild the German Economy u necessary to help j trials found 1300 nazis guilty March 8 the War crimes Branch of the army civil affairs division announced today that approximately nazi and fascist War criminals have been convicted by International and courts in to in All Heaters of the late gome defendants have been tried on War crimes of were tried Europe and approximately 200 were Cecil acting chief of the War crimes said that while the top nazi officials had been tried and convicted in the publicized first Nurnberg Many of the geniuses of the Hitler horror Are of trial he explained that criminal proceedings against such notorious Tazi officials As Hermann Joachim von Ribbentrop and Field marshal Wilhelm Keitel had Dis posed of the them by death he the chief under Lings of those convicted probably fully As guilty As their some of notably Cmich Greifelt and Wilhelm von Are on trial in the last of the it Nurnberg tribunal cases Jap thief offered to give up March 8 notorious poisoner Bank robber was offered today if he would surrender at the end of a crime prevention society made the Offet Orver a National radio robber has been sought vainly since 2 passing a a pub be health he kilted 12 Bank with Poison and fled with the presuming that the robber would be executed if he would told him he could use the Money support his if court clears attorney for Farben chiefs March 8 a War crimes tribunal absolved Wolfgang lawyer for Farben directors now on trial of any action the disappearance Obj certain Farben j at the same time the co tort je4 Els red alts action in intermingling Farben documentary material his own personal papers and dealing the justified the court said Alt should been particularly careful in handling1 of As he was both defense lawyer for j Farben and a technical adviser to far Bens Ludwigshafen French zone the court also Rega Dedas Hasty and ill advised the action of prosecution in taking matters into their own hands by threatening potential witnesses with arrest Andi participating in an unwarranted violation of the privacy of the the defense of a member destruction of data charged the prosecution had charged 26 that the Farben counsel had stolen and destroyed records deals ing with the German firms relationship to the Rosc Buiu death attorney Josiah Dubois said sit the time Alt Najfi responsible for the alleged Misi handling of the Farben Dubois charged1 there had a systematic Large scale with of Farben papers from Ting document Center at tie Aherin and that Farben officials at the i Ludwigshafen Plant had obtain eds tru coads of j the court today said it nothing improper in the Cir Eunel stances under which any were removed from Gries Beina Toi  at Ludwigshafen were Robinson wins again i March 8 Wie Boirun tp6th4 was chosen of the week for the second compares Leiea models bad March 8 Spe of Leica and cameras were explained today by Neucom Exchange service although the average camera purchaser places great emphasis on the Lens for practical pus poses the Speed of a Lens is a Factor of very minor importance compared with other such As color and distortion officials yet these latter factoids Are Usu ally entirely they most perfectly corrected photographic lenses never have speeds in excess of the officials while for critical com Mercial and advertising photog Raphy lenses of speeds greater than Are Seldom these it was pointed arc even More hum designed to have higher speeds but consequently sacrifice color Correl and other qualities it is Well known in the camera officials that Many High Speed lenses Are sold at High prices despite the fact that their Quality is distinctly poorer than slower lenses in certain Are actually less expensive to produce than the More perfectly corrected but s Tower difference m value an example is the approximately difference in the yes Price be tween the and the officials manufacturers have naturally encouraged this they pointed out by tripling the Speed from to and cutting the a much higher Price could be no matter what the so was pointed Speed to a is always achieved by same Sac Rifice of other desirable  Down not compensate for most of the Dis portions introduced in the quest i Many experienced i knowing that most pictures taken at Lens stops of and would gladly Exchange their Leica Lens for an or process if one available of the required Short focal if 35mm Are to be enlarged or was pointed they must be exceedingly and finely detailed negatives Are to be desired than impressively Large Leas on the i the officials pur1 chasers who have indicated Preil Terence for an Foo Lens May at time of Purchase change Usell Choice no an f3j5 As Long ail both types remain in Post Exchange Stock during the time cameras available for