European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 1 the stars and stripes March 1948 recalls Irish tradition exiles turn eyes homeward on a quiday by Hartt special correspondent throughout the Mil Lions flt irishmen will March in Paradeso hold private celebrations to Mark the anniversary of Patricks to exiles their Little country will Lor one to be a modern nation with modern problems but will become again Ini Fatt the of a land of Enchant ment and mystical attributes Typ ical of the celtic practically every Little spot throughout the Square Miles of Ireland will be a shrine of hallowed memories of boyhood years among the Hills and Glens of or in the Shadow of the Mountain of the in to those who have succeeded in their adopted countries an Early return to these scenes will brighten their the unsuccessful will Hope that in the years of exile ahead their efforts will at least earn them resting place in the old As Well As argue about the origin of the Saint whose feast Day is celebrated some say he was born in others that he was born in Hollywood a Patrick better known at Singer Dennis has Toon nationwide Irish scree find Racko by tie Antanet order of o Winner of the Picard last was sched present Statuette of Patrick today at a big Gaul modern Eon of a roman the More really accepted legend is that at a Patrick wag captured in a raid on Wales or Gaul by Niall of the an ancient Irish and brought to sold As a Patrick spent years of his life As a herds Man on the a Lemloh mountains in county one night he dreamed a voice spoke to him and you can fell he is his Michael is shown As he watches the Parade on of huh urged him to return to his study for the Priesthood and come Back As a missionary to convert the Pagan obeying the Patrick managed to escape and went to Rome where in 431 he was consecrated Bishop by and assigned to on his return one of his first acts to break the hold of the Pagan priests on the Irish people was o Light the Pascal fire on the Hili of Slane in Defiance of rules sur rounding the Pagan Spring Cere this caused great Indyg leukaemia sufferers helped by radioactive phosphorus Chicago phosphorus treatments can lengthen the lives of persons suf Fering from four University professors said in the american medical John Lowry Lowbeer and Bruce All of the uni Vir fifty of said phosphorus made radioactive in an atomic pile had prolonged the life of persons suffering from the no cure has yet been found for a disease in which Abi normally Large amounts of White cells Are found in the blood and in the marrow of the the authors of the article said they managed to prolong Heuse Ful lives of two patients for nine thirty three patients were aided in living five or More years after contracting the they the treatment with radioactive phosphorus cannot be Given in doses Large enough to halt the Progress of the disease per maj entry because the amounts required would have an injurious effect on health in body the article it should be emphasized that although this study of irradiated demonstrates our in ability to control this disease a All nevertheless it does show that the major portion of life duration is the authors is hoped that further work and passage of time will show that comfortable Lite can be pro longed somewhat More than tie present figures they the radioactive phosphorus is Given either orally or by injection directly into the patients they years March 1945 in the West the Remagen is expanded to 14 in length and seven and one half Niue in March 1946 the of the Uniac Church of the Western Ukraine ends us 35liyearold allegiance the Catholic Church and rejoins the russian orthodox March 1947 Margaret Truman makes a nationwide singing As Kuist the Detroit symphony even without the shamrocks in of the new York e traditional Patricks Day nation among the King and his chieftains nearby Tara but Patrick finally won them Over and they were among his first con with the Nobles on his Side and in fact directing his activities from the Royal his work among the people progressed i according to the origin of the adoption of the Shamrock As the Irish National Symbol occurred at this time when Patrick used the single Stem Plant to explain the Trinity and Unity of in 457 he retired and wrote the an apology for is life land and the cry of the a wonderful my tic gaelic from his works several general traits of Patricks personality can be notably his great per Sonal Charm and consuming love and kinship he died in 461 and was buried 5n Downpatrick in county his shrine was one of the Greaf shrines of Europe from 1185 1539 when it was destroyed by order of the British the highlight of the Day celebrations in Ireland is military Parade through the streets of More than anything else their hard won greens Clad soldiers of the Irish army March proudly past the saluting base at the go opening scene of the historic 1916 rebellion culminated in the creation of the Irish free state six years on the reviewing stand the pres accompanied by High rank ing army officers of his takes the though the Irish Are a bilingual nation on the feast Day of their Patron Saint the gaelic language is citizen air Force planned o r m e r Royal australian air Force members Are planning a citizen air Force to keep Call for interception health plan suggested for nation Washington up the Brookings institution has advised Congress against Early Proval of a National health insurance program like the one proposed by president the recommendation resulted from a study by Alexander Smith chairman of the Senate labor subcommittee on for the the institutions report the Federal govern ment would be Wise to leave the individual states the question of whether compulsory health insurance is to be adopted or whether the professional services is to be left in the realm of free the report said the Federal government would be Wise to leave to the individual states the question of whether health insurance is to be adopted or whether the provision of professional services is to be left in the realm of free the report said the Federal government and Many states might undertake programs or research and development in pub Lic health education in teaching preventive med helping acquire and train and provid ing Sirc for the compulsory health insurance would necessitate a High degree of governmental regulation and control Over the personnel and the agencies engaged in provid ing medical report it also said it was unlikely politics could be eliminated from a governmental system of Odieal c Smiths subcommittee has held hearings on administration proposals for health insurance and the Taft which rejects the insurance plan and provides for Federal Grants to the states for health and medical end of speculation in Grain foreseen Denver official of a r m e r s Union Grain terminal in has predicted there will be no Grain speculation in 15 general Ager of the Minneapolis Grain said at the opening of a fou Day National convention of the Farmers Union that 70 per cent of All Grain marketed in the s would be bandied through farm cooperative elevators within that who Wilt receive the groups 1947 agricultural said that the Market today does not reflect Supply and the Market fleets the change Day to Day in government purchasing programs official bulletin the official bulletin column a published in conformity with letter a a Papago Usset t 22  official Teton column in the stars and to assure rapid an Complete sem nation of official announced ments to All a set foreign assets in the session of displaced persons Kwh i have to be delivered to military government Betseen april 1 and i 1848 against the assets will be released to the owner departure of the displaced j it was announced by european come it was emphasized that persons Are considered to be sub14 sect to All applicable provisions of to military government Law but that they will be permitted to take with them from Germany ail such foreign Exchange assets owned by which were property cleared and during the period from the f first to fifteenth of extended facilities will be made available in All displaced persons Camps to Able every one to comply with military government regulations by against those foreign Exchange assets required to be delivered under military govern ment Law the Law pro Vides for the delivery to military government of i a currency other than germ airy currency Bills at exp a change and other instruments payment drawn on or issued Byj persons outside Germany c securities and other of ownership or indebtedness issued us by 1 persons outside Germany or is persons in Germany if pressed in a currency or thereof in Bullion military payment certify As Well As similar and French occupation and Allied military and Reichs i Marks will not be taken into Deh subsequent to april military Law 91 will be strictly enforced and All displaced persons found in the session of or carrying on s actions with respect to foreign assets will be subject 1o prosecution under military govern a ment Law 53 and lace conf of such astronomers find fifth satellite of planet Saturn port Texas a new satellite to the planet uranus has been Annot Cement of the discovery 5 of the hew the fifth has been made by Gerard professor of astronomy at the University of Chicago and director of the Mcdonald tory of the University of Kuiper said the new is invisible even thro Gil aids 82inch third Gest in the but can be photographed in two or three he said it was discovered by a Accident of a photographic plate j made and solidly on another plate mad March he described the new Satt shite As being very about 300 Miles in diameter and at about distance of Miles from ura1 which it can encircle in about 30 i the stars and stripes 102 Edito Richiel executive editor managing editor sports editor March 1318 it William Summers John Kelly Zumwalt Ellis executive manager distribution service Maurice Kirkwood 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