European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1948 the stars and stripes Page 3 statement on Italy seen As red blow March 16 Jiaa delivered a Well timed punch against communist Hopes of winning this was the reaction of political observers Herfe today to the state departments announcement that Aid to Italy would Stop if the Pouf try went the Marshall with us Promise of nearly in american Aid during the 4 years beginning april is the biggest single Issue in Italy heated Polit ical now italian voters will have Issue squarely before fiem when they elect a new parliament april Cut through confusion refusal of Marshall plan Money to communist countries was fully implied by american drafters of the yesterdays clearly worded statement from will Cut through Cam confusion in observers imme Diate results Jobse joined against now have ammunition a flashing attack against the Power govern meet led by Premier Alcide de have in the past referred Only in be n e r a t e r m s to the Marshall they did no feel themselves to predict flatly withdrawal of american Aid if the communist o n t r o 11 e d front will its Al on american interference in Italy affairs charging particularly that the is trying to intimidate voters into electing a government unfriendly to growing alarm observers believe state announcement was made principally because a growing alarm that Ita Lys Active communists Are winning the reelection Battle of in their Italy embattled government May even have suggested that now is the time for a simple warning by the against senates approval of the Marshall plan now leaves Little of ultimate state department to knows full Well the political value of the Plin to bring Home to italians the full Lorce of american my fines Captain for illegal pigs March 16 the skipper of an american freight was fined in a military Here yesterday for failing to make a customs declaration on 35 Cartons of Cigar ets he bad in his Cabin when his ship Choc feed in Bremerhaven he was Thomas of the ssh Robert according German offi declared he had one whereas they found 34 More Cartons in his Cabin Acker told the my judge that he intended to use the Cigar ets to Speed up the unloading but the Sucha procedure was a direct violation of existing my British Consul at Saigon loses life in fall March 16 Man vice Consul in killed today in a 30 foot Tali from a Balcony in the consulate a it is presumed he was seized with r fit of giddiness and fell to the lend lease Cost 2 billion since War March 16 a president Truman told Congress today that lend5uease Aid Given to foreign countries since Vij Day totals in a report on lend lease the president said this Type of postwar help is being total War and postwar Aid under the act was reported As  Campaign for new March 16 men who thought they heard the end of questionable prewar poli Are anxiously watching at tempts to regain Power by third Republic deputies now outlawed for voting full Vichy Leader marshal Philippe Petain in some 400 of these a senators and deputies have a Foj restoration of their political they outlawed from Public office following libera the group has formed an association of representatives of the people of the third Republic and held a weekend banquet Here which would have been unthinkable three years the lavish six course menu and the Fine wines and Champagne were furnished by shopkeepers who Are friends of the Flandin a member leaders of the group include Pierre Etienne Premier in 1935 and retains foreign minister briefly in 1941 Lucien minister in nine prewar govern ments Eugene former senator Paul former Socia list Leader and a pacifist who praised and Sabinus head of the armed forces com Mission of the chamber of deputies before the abbe Jean is president of theas Socia he is the author of a Book called the masked terror of the x at the jailed by the government for two years after the praised Amer ican generosity and attacked Bol Shevik Portugal limits cars March 16 of american automobiles and trucks has been reduced to 25 per while importation of Auto mobiles and trucks remains in car dealers in Tugal Learned with dismay this Sweden called unprepared to meet Lienti ins attack finnish in Sweden Joseph stains request for s pact with Finland prompted Many finns to flee across the Border to of the refugees Are speaking to swedish soviets Speed zone pacts Al v to counter Marshall Aid 1 March 16 zone officials today announced for speeding negotiation of Trade and economic ties with the countries of Europe in the soviet program was regarded As the soviet the Western Powers action of including Western Germany in the the first step in the russians accelerated program will be conclusion of a new Between their zone and the new communist government of Czecho it was announced by Josef the i soviet zone Trade negotiations with the czechs were announced in the soviet licensed press Here a month ago but then were tha interim the communists took control of the Prague Orlopp said the soviet zone did not exclude Trade Witto such other european countries As honestly want to cooperate with ant announces Brussels service March 16 special pan american world airways has announced inauguration of twice weekly flights from Munich to Brussels by Way of Start ing april flights will be made in pcs air Craft with stewardess service Fri Days and Aad prepaid cargo service also will be the announcement split of Germany called reds aim in Berlin Coli Neil March 16 communists Are preparing to pre sent tothe German people a Peoples Council which will claim the right to speak for All social democrats the official Organ of the leftist social democratic which refused to the coir Annist said the communists Are deliberately seek ing the final separation of the rus Sian Zono from Western Thia will be accomplished when the communists establish a separate govern font at the people con Gress Here wednesday and thurs the paper 6 die a brazilian crash Sao March 18 wreckage of a missing brazilian was found today with All six occupants assure March 18 strapping from Britain show Bent with a to the task of stoking the boilers at Buckingham Palace to restore the Royal family hot water the it was were assigned to the boiler room by government Buckingham palaces Kitchen staff refused to Stoke fires for hot water lest they jeopardize the claims of striking government maintenance domestics Man boilers when 14 boiler men walked but in conjunction with an unauthorized government wide strike of elevator operators and maintenance the Domestic staff manned the boilers and staked up enough hot water use in the personal apartments of the Royal the entire 38 maintenance men at the Paloj struck and a no Domestic staff Only one Man attempted to fire Elizabeth no cold Flat licit water the elevators were stopped and fires were out at 47 government establishments As the strike spread in Day to include workers who seek a raise to a weekly e Alary of Only tie King and of the Royal were at Buckingham the palaces limited Central heating Plant is undergoing repairs and thus escaped being affected by the the Royal apartments were heated last As in the Coal fires and electric y strikers plan March the strike committee planned March bar strikers tomorrow morning from Hyde Park Corner to the houses of parliament where the strike was said to be percent strikers leaders went today to the ministry of the Treasury and the offices of five minor unions concerned to discuss their wage demand chief of staff says arms program j March 18 it3 High time for Sweden to strengthen her armed Ahlet the swedish general Helge told the government in a Jung painted Sweden preparedness for a military lightning attack in dark calling for speedy armament in his Jung urged complementary military training for certain age classes of Tia countries conscripts the building of More fortifications a speeding up of the building of military flying forces and bigger appropriations to make Iris program the possibilities for an armed conflict have now 06 great that Sweden take a look at her Jung he referred to a Survey in this at present being worked out by the swedish Jung also recommended that the government take administrative and economic measures to improve civil defense and to make communications and Power stations better pre pared for an armed the swedish military staff of defense pointed out that Little possibility of an imminent armed the Western and Eastern but it is of the statement that Tsie soviet very purposefully is Busy knitting together its own system of Security Ines and it seems Likely that the soviet Union does not hesitate to resort to very brusque methods As far As the increasing aggressiveness be considered to mean that the possibilities of a War concludes by recommending a strengthening of the measures along the lines proposed by secret military plans lost Sweden asks Legal action March secret military plan containing in formation of extreme importance has disappeared in officially announced the attorney general has ordered action against Noreng stroers and the director of civil de Fritz to the prov Ince of engstrome was reported to have borrowed the secret plan from a military staff and failed to he was quoted As saying he Iliad put the plan in a Safe to which the civil defense director also had a Danes deny Russ ask pact say too Busy with March 16 danish embassy about reports that the soviet Union had proposed defense pacts to Norway and Sweden said Russia i too Busy with Finland to do two things at the game 3 poles to Dieas spies jail terms Given 4 others 16 military tribunal sentenced to death today three persons convicted spying in behalf of the expatriated polish Wladyslaw they were Witold scribed As Anders in a Szela and Tadeusz four others were Given five to 15 years the prosecution alleged they were financed by Anders at