European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast Cloudy Roini 30 Munich my Breme partly tar 33 29 3b european edition occupation forces in Europe unofficial publication of meet Frankfurt the stars and stripes today presents three in a tale of three cities to acquaint hundreds of moving dec personnel with their new turn to pages 4 and Yeh Fulte number 99 5 cents a a month March 1948 debate in Senate slows vote on Erp Masaryk buried As Benes cries March 13 Jan Masaryk was Given the last rites of state sped by the tears of president Benes and bitter words about the Western press from communist Premier Klement in the vaulted pantheon of the National draped in thronged with diplomats and government Benes maintained his composure with a Glassy his head hunched Down in the fur Collar of his under huge arc but when the lights went Down and a childrens choir Sang the favorite Folk song of the late president Thomas father of the dead foreign Benes broke into the the simple plough your my was Sung at he funeral of Thomas Masaryk when the old presidents body Lay to state in Wilson station in it was Benes first Public a continued on Page 3 sed forming action groups March 13 Russia sponsored socialist Unity party sed has started to form revolutionary action committees similar to those that seized Power in the Neu Zeitung reported military governments off Icia German language newspaper sail the composed of old Loyal already a been formed in All stat owned plants in the soviet in stat ministries and in departments a the newly formed soviet zone economics the paper said informed Circle believe the committees have been formed mainly to again disintegration of the they believe that in the Eastern zone the next phase of their de will see a Large number of sed officials relieved of thei duties or even the Pape London revives Rumor Elizabeth to have baby March 13 Don circles buzzed again today wit rumours Princess Elizabeth is expecting a discussion was renewed after an announcement so her Prince Philip would not accompany the Queen on a scheduled trip to Buckingham Palace spokesman Eaid Elizabeth has a moderate number of Public engagements u to the end of june after which so expected to take things turks deny Russ move March 13 turkish foreign office source Sai that any information that Russi was Likely to seek a Friendship a military pact with Turkey was Mer gifts from across the sea a group of germans Are shown looking at the Northwest Friendship train shortly after it pulled into Frankfurt main station the train brought carloads of food and clothing for needy germans As a gift of americans in the Northwest and photo crowd greets food train at Frankfurt ceremony by Arthur staff correspondent March 13 military government and German officials welcomed the american Friendship train Here this morning while More than germans lined the tracks in the main station to see the Long rows of freight cars bearing food and clothes donated by the of four Northwestern states and Clarence Neucom Deputy the arrival of the Friendship traint As a gesture made Freeheart edly by a generous people As a result of their desires to help those less fortunate than and to bring about peace and understanding in the Huebner told the German Audi ence that the food shipments were the gift of people like Taft move to slash Aid 23 Defeated March 13 Senate Erp debate was drag Ging so slowly that the possibility arose that the Senate May adjourn about 6 German time sunday without reaching the final after five hours debate in which speeches were averaging one hour there were still ten speakers scheduled before the vote was to be if the Senate is forced to adjourn tonight without decision u will reconvene March 13 big majority of senators Are expected to vote tonight for the passage of the Aid to Europe Bill which is to put Europe Back on its feet economically and assist in calling a halt to soviet according to present the final vote on the Erp measure is anticipated around 5 German time Tomor Senate soviet suiters bread reports Many of them known had ship and All of them know what it Means to work for a they know the rewards and the bless Ings of Symbol of peace Christian minister presi Dent of termed the train a Symbol of a peaceful the penetration of the world with the spirit of love reconciling the Stock that the and Germany unite in this spirit to oppose with love the Power which continued on Page 16 bulletins March 13 up Secretary of agriculture Clinton Anderson announced today he will be a candidate for tie Senate from new Lake March 13 up the czechoslovak government in Prague today dismissed Jan Papanek As its Delegate to the United Papanek re fused to recognize the March 13 of a chartered Northwest airlines plane missing with 30 persons aboard has been sighted mount the army Public relations officer re ported Clay denies Decarte ligation halt in Germany by Joe Fleming staff correspondent March 13 but Arthur Vandenberg r indefatigable Leader of the pro Marshall plan forces in the warned he would continue today session until a decision has been should any last minute opposition congressional quarters predicted that probably not More than 20 of the senates 96 members would vote against the the revisionist group admitted the most they could were 31 in their vote against the but Neutral observers think hat estimate too goes to House once the measure has passed the Senate it will go to the House of the House plans o take up its own version of the important foreign policy legislation after the Senate has acted in an Effort to have the Erp Bill passed and in operation by the Date of the critical italian elections april 18 continued on Page 16 Lucius Clay today denied a halt had been called to Decarte ligation in the zone of the military governor called in Correct a press report that heavy Industrial combines no longer would be broken there is no intent nor have there been any instructions to Stop the de concentration of economic Clay said in a he said measures already had been approved to break up Farben and Coal distribution com Clay mrs de Cartel nation Branch had been advised that no Rule of thumb is applicable to Ell industries and that the extent of de concentration of any Enterprise will determined on the merits of the mrs Decarte ligation Law holds All enterprises employing More than workers Prima Facie evidence of expressive concentrations of economic poles refuse Vienna Coal 13 american Trade which sought to buy tons of Coa from Poland for use in is today on its Way Back to Vienn the poles declined to sell Coal on a basis outside commitments with the austrian govern reported Fenton who headed the Raf told to be ready for any Call March 13 Secretary Arthur Henderson told the Royal air Force today to keep on its Toeg and be ready for any Call in the worsening International he told air Crews at the Abing Don Raf station i am not going to Tell you that War is inevitable because i dont believe it but it is a grim International situation and therefore important that we should maintain the wartime efficiency of the you have seen what happen to Czechoslovakia and what about to happen in March 13 ins the state department officially Dis closed today a severe breakdown in Moscow bread distribution has resulted in unprecedented bread lines and widespread hunger in soviet dispatches to the state depart ment from officials in mos cow said the breakdown was due to recent removal of rationing throughout the soviet the reports supported earlier accounts in London that Are standing 23 abreast in lines a Block attempting Roget official observers in Washington blamed the difficulty on internal trouble within the soviet it was noted that Lack of wheat could not be since Russia had bumper Grain crops during the past and under Trade agree ments with Czechoslovakia and other satellite states delivered Grain supplies to a sugar shortage also is rigid russian censorship apparently prevented mention of the critical bread and sugar there were reports the bread shortage is due in part to the prac Tice who Are said to be withholding Grain in protest against devaluation of the no bomb defense seen Buenos March 13 a the a member of the swedish atomic committee and a Nobel prize Winner in said he is convinced is no prac Cical defense against atomic unofficial zone personnel May lose commissary March 13 the joint Export import Agency Haa started investigation of the possibility of requiring All or Allied personnel working in zone for agencies other than the state department or Relief organizations to lose commis sary and pm privileges and be transferred to the Jei sponsored 30cent Mark a Jena official explained that airlines beverage Bank express or tourist company pm private Export import representatives arid Many other categories would fall under Jena authority under such a the official explained that Jena would under the consider the Homes of the or Allied businessmen in the dec an Export As we now consider hotel rooms in Jei sponsored hotels an we would rent the businessmen their Homes for 30 cent Marks continued on Page