European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast Munich 28 Ertly 85 k8 47t the european edition unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe four Power meet have you wondered Bow the fou Power Allied control Council works at Berlin for a Story of the Council in action turn to Page volume number 10f 5 cents a a month March 1948 help to Italy stops if reds take Over pc March 15 state depart today that if Italy goes communist she will get p6 further economic Aid from the the statement emphasized this Means the italian com Dun isl party would be the one to decide whether to shut by off from american Italy has been help under the emergency for Aid and would Arshall sees Alt in greek id As tragic9 March is teary of state George mar said today that if the Aid to Greece the Conse will be Swift and Marshall testified for two hours Ore the Senate foreign relations Littee on the Truman and stations request for i additional military Aid for and session was held behind but Che committee is a statement not without Hope shall told the As it the greek situation is without he the danger re that the communist Domi countries of Europe will in Izor Lier Erp stories on Page i their pressure on Greece just Futhey have in other directions in Marshall the hours far fateful now than it was one by fraud and Ter continued on Page 12 t Battles reported raging i Costa Rica revolt March 15 reports picked up in new last night said two fierce Bat were raging Between govern troops and rebels in Costa trial Law has been proclaimed ugh out Costa Rica As a result growing righting is going on in three the important town of i and All roads leading san the Are by Benefit under the Marshall Michael state department press made the he said the Senate debate on the european recovery program made it Clear the Senate opposes Aid to any communist Dom Ina Ted Mcdermott communists in Italy have said they do not want if they should we cannot believe will be the knowing the spirit and feeling of would no further question of assistance from the United miners quit pits support Lewis in pension demands March 15 More than soft Coal miners quit work today in support of John Lewis pension plan the walkouts entered in the big Western Pennsylvania Field where an operators spokesman estimated that 40 cent of the miners refused to enter the in Illinois miners joined the strike and More were Idle in More walked out in contract dishonoured in Many instances the miners appeared at the pits but refused to enter when they heard that Lewis had declared their contract Dis in Washington it was the government was preparing to act against the last july operators and the min ers Union signed a contract provid ing that operators pay 10 cents per ton of Coal mined into a Trust fund which could be used to pension re tired since miners were breaking production records and operators making the and the fund has grown to nearly but no miners Are thus far getting any and a child shall Lead them not Yeai and i on Kruger of the and Alexis of discuss the plight of millions of children facing hunger on took place at the United nations Junior of the mho and daughters of in narrow escape 16 Erp nations urged to form economic pact March 15 Britain and France today called for a 16riatioh Western european economic Alliance backed by american Dollar at the same time they proposed inclusion for the first time of the three Western zones of Germany in an Overall recovery program for Europe outside the soviet Iron addressing the opening session of the second Marshall plan conference at the Owen Brewster Taft Safe in crash March 15 air plane carrying the re publican presidential Robert of and Owen Brewster Maine plunged into the Kennebec but Brewster said neither nor the Pilot was Brewster said John Pilot of the Maine aeronautics commis Sion did a great set Ting the Craft Down when it devel engine trouble in a flight from Augusta to according to the three men made their Way to the Rivers snowy Bank with some then telephoned the state and Horace Hildreth dispatched his official car to help Taft keep a speaking engagement in bulletins Lake March 15 a the big Powers conference on Palestine today called on the arabs and jews to agree on a truce in the holy both the jewish Agency and the Arab higher committee for pales Tine were asked in writing for an answer by tomorrow As to whether they would enter into a March 15 up the House foreign affairs com beginning consideration of the Erp Bill rejected a democratic Effort for the imme Diate acceptance of the Bill As passed by the March 15 a president Truman will go before a joint session of Congress on wednesday to discuss the critical foreign foreign foreign minister of and foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin of great pledged their two nations to co operate to the Hilt in setting up a Western economic recovery permanent organization a Strong permanent organization to coordinate the 16 nations recovery programs and administer Dollar Aid from the United states was both Bidault and Bevin stressed their countries continued whole hearted allegiance to the United in a policy declaration of major announced that despite her Trade commit ments within the British common would make a full contribution to Western european Bevin optimistic while Bidault painted a dark picture of a Europe being torn in two by the split Between the West Ern and soviet Bevins speech expressed considerable optimism for the future and Hopes the Success of a Lon term european Page 12 stardust pm club damaged by fire March 15 Provost marshal officials Here to Day were investigating a fire which destroyed the stardust clubs Oasis room yesterday causing an Esti mated in almost destroyed were the offices of Milton stardust club and a Kitchen for indigenous the adjoining main room of stardust club suffered minor the saturday night dance at the Oasis room would have been its last even if the fire had not broken its shutdown part Rof a program which called for a com plete closing of the stardust club by March when the building was to be taken Over by army service germans will sit at French say march15 French occupation authorities officially announced this afternoon that German representatives from the French zone will take the Paris the announcement came As Ger mans the Anglo american zones waited a final invitation from the conference of 16 nations Marshall a French announcement said the French zone of occupation will participate in the work of the conference of 16 nations at Paris the French commander in chief Koenig has chosen his who will be assisted by German experts designated by the governments of the different German states in All affairs concerning the announcement left the door wide open for immediate participation of germans from All Western experts and to British and French Mili tary government there was Little doubt in Frank Furt that German experts from the american and British zones will also go to Paris within the next jew bookings now accepted for easter phone Calls March 15 overseas Telephone service at easter will be extended until 6 March Telephone officials announced bookings for easter Calls Are being accepted now at All overseas Telephone offices in the easter overseas Calls will be limited to six minutes officials swedish unions oust reds March 15 swedish communists were swept out of one of their biggest holds in Sweden Trade unions in a ballot last is Given jail term of 20 months to 5 years new March 15 Bennett Meyers wartime Deputy purchasing chief for the army air was sentenced to 20 months to five years a Federal jury last Friday convicted Meyers on three counts of inducing i former business associate to lie tinder oath to a Senate committee the arose out of Senate committee at which the committee declared that Meyers made Money by getting govern ment War contracts for company he judge Alexander imposing the sentence said he general was guilty of a very grave and serious Meyers lawyers said they wow Meyers was led from the handcuffed to begin serving