European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes March Italy refuses to pay russians reparations until end of 1949 says payment now would take supplies March 17 ment spokesmen said flatly today Italy would not consider paying any reparations to Russia now be cause such payments would mean using supplies to Aid the soviet they supported analysis of the reparations key propaganda Point in the Campaign Fer the april 18 National As published in Premier Alcide Degasperis party reaffirm ing Italy willingness to Deal commercially with the sources said no part of italian Industry could be devoted to reparations without forcing the collapse at the country our Industry postwar survival is due to free the americans did not intend to see what they sent us to keep Italy on her feet sent to Russia to help the sources commercial agreements the russian new Agency Tass announced the soviet desire to open talks of both commercial and reparations Italy communists have made this Strong elec Tion publicizing russian Grain shipments to London and using the theme we could have had in attacking de Gasperi for forcing Kuriger on italians because his anticommunist the government maintained no reparations should be paid before the end of the Date for first payments As set by the peace and holds that russian insistence on talking about payments along with commercial negotiations is deliberate stalling on Trade re sumption Between the two election campaigning in Rome in Sweden denies finnish exile March 17 a Carl Gustaf mar Shal of arrived in Stockholm he denied reports that lie was leaving Finland As an Mannerheim said i am going to Switzerland to take care of my nazi general gets 5 years for War acts March 17 Walter von former German army was sentenced to five years hard labor by a special Denali fiction court at Neustadt Unruh was charged with Par to citation in the nazi racial policy and was held responsible for carrying out the foreign workers program inaugurated by Hermann the prosecution held that Unruh also was responsible for thousands of germans sent to the Eastern and Western fronts Only to fulfil the required every German killed in action May be regarded As a personal victim of Unruhe the prosecutor numerous political rallies Are being held throughout Italy before the april 18 this Rome rally is Michael Calls Russ frauds election nears with Only 32 Days left before the election and holy week observances bringing a temporary halt to some All parties seeded up Campaign plans Italy state chamber of Commerce employees were still on strike and an estimated minor employees of the Commerce and Industry ministry provincial branches also walked out because of alleged political greek workers defy strike Call March Nika and pair As civil servants re fused to go out on a 24hour strike which was called for reports indicated that a considerable num Ber continued their duties in the Post office closed but in the same building the Telegraph service was employees in the Supply and Revenue collect ing departments were also Themistocles the prime declined to receive leaders of the Ai tens Union last saying the governments position clearly stated after making an offer of half a months reds reported demanding Ransom for 4 marines March 17 Navy and state department officials Here said they bad never heard of published reports that the chinese communists were asking Ransom for the re lease of four marines captured on a Hunting trip from official sources said As far As they knew there was no Newins formation on efforts to release the new March 11 former King Michael says resorting to fraud and wiped out the last vestiges of Liberty in the exr Uler oif Romania speak ing last night at the annual dinner of the overseas press club of All his countrymen join me in this that under leadership of the Western the nations of the world can regain Independence and Timeir citizens individual the 26yearold who recently repudiated his said he received soviet assurances in 1944 that there would be no interference in Romanias Domestic but declared our powerful with whom we had hoped to collaborate peacefully and imposed upon us a government which in no Way represented the will of Rifae it has seen fit to jail the most popular representatives of romanian it has falsified through fraud and it has foisted upon Romania institutions that Are absolutely alien to the spirit and life of the composer weds russian Palos March 17 con Ductor and and Ralina russian radio operatic were married China red Force nears Tainan some yanks stay March 17 tial Law was proclaimed today in where an undisclosed num Ber of americans and europeans remained As chinese communist troops x reports said communists have overwhelmed gov forces at 15 Miles North of and Are driving southward across the yellow the american consulate at Tsing Tao said there has been no evacuation of Tainan but several americans have left for a British resident at added the american University at Tainan has closed and the staff is chinese reds sentence 12 Swiss missionaries March 17 communist radio broadcast re ported 12 Swiss Catholic Mission Aries have been sentenced to prison in 4he West manchurian City of Tsi Sihar on charges of and sabotage and armed conspiracy against the the radio report said that Bishop Paul Hugentobler and a Cathedral High Friedrick were sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and 10 including Mil beef and a German named received sentences from three to five czechs Call parliament March 17 lament was summoned formally in the name of president Eduard Benes to begin its Spring session and one of its first acts was to decide on the demand of its immunity that Mem Bers be stripped of immunity and tried for the members include Vladimir former general Secretary of the National socialist party Fedor former Secretary Gen eral of the slovak democratic party Jan former Deputy and Alois As a tool of Krajina in a ring to spy on activities of the Security police and the nationalized in flight reported Cizek and Jaroslav dra former Peoples prosecutor who secured the conviction and hanging of Karl German protector of Bohemia during the were reported by the left Wing paper Prace to Tiave fled the the National socialist and slovak democratic parties now Are out of existence minister of Susiee Alexej Cepicka said 200 exclusive of were arrested during and after the bloodless revolt that brought the communists to 750 str Keig us on White Haj March 17 Hundred fifty striking maintenance men marched to Whitehall Todd demanding recognition of us claim for a wage a detachment of co Detron Britain variants of tary and economic strife Wiyott peacetime duties have included trying meat during a packers St marched to Buckingham Palao Elj Stoke up hot water for the Royf it was the third Day of lot dons cold strike in which elevator operators and maintenance men struck in 48 Ern ment elderly worker stays at Buckingham Only Ted defying the order unofficial strike was duty in the boiler House when Coldstream guards marched Down Birdcage walk from Wellington Barracks to Steve the Palace in shifts of two except for the shifts of Wesgh men who usually keep the Palaci water hot were on the works ministry justified the use of troop at the Palace with the ment v the government is under Tion to maintain the services at Royal is Why troop have been called no decision i use troops at other govern Mei establishments had been 4 australian red injured e March 17 Erick Australia Only member of was injured in a Battle Between police and striking Railroad workers today and taken to a Hospital in serious the Hospital said had a possible Skull plane claim 22 March 17 passengers and four members Iol the Crew were killed when an am columbian plane against a Mountain Peak near 45 Miles from aboard the plane were an Amer ican protestant minister with wife and two a were March 17 Raf fliers were killed today collision Between two Welling ton bombers above an Raf stat ads in 4 part of one plane fell in flame to the roof Tif mess Whid caught a few occupants the building received minor sect retrenched in March 17 the Vancouver news Herald said in a dispatch from that elders of the Dou Hobor Community at Hilliers on Vancouver Island have placed a temporary ban on new under Laws of the spiritual Community of a woman desiring to give birth to a child must apply to the elders for then Grant a permit allowing the woman to choose from the males of the Community the one she wants to be the father her the paper v the Story said that As a result the Community has been swamped with babies and forced to discontinue permits to save the Community from the an offshoot of Dou Hobor groups in the Interior of British began about two years ago with five members and 31 acres it now has grown to 75 member and 320 acres 20 at the moment we cant care adequately for any More Joseph Ppd Vinkoff Secretary of tire elders of was quoted As As soon Ai we Complete additional Nursery and kindergarten the issuing of will be russians release 2 my employees March 17 two German women employees Hesse military government their German were Back Wiesbaden today after being Here prisoner by the russians for fit Days when they entered the Soviel zone by the 2ij and Anni the russians put both men and women in the same jail cells Bra otherwise described their treatment As Ujj the two women and their Karl Heinz said they Hof asked the Way to the soviet Bordel crossing Point at Geisa Chesl Border reports we saw no Border they the Only of Stool in our Way was old tree the we went around that were halted within 20 Yards shot was fired at our army v Wagen German guard of soviet Border i m it in 40 g to it v marines Hurt in blast March 17 five marines were injured Tsang Kow Marine Airfield near he it was reported