European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T 8 others jump from c47 by Joe Fleming staff correspondent March 18 Telford wife and two other women were among nine Amer leans who were forced to Parachute into the ruins of e r 1 i n today when their Nurnberg bound c47 devel oped engine trouble some of the passengers ire forced to jump Well under feet As the crippled plane text dropping lower and is chief of counsel Tor War crimes at landed in the russian zone of Euf a wrenched Taylor escaped with minor after skidding off roof of a building and Landing on the sergeants condition critical planet radio a was critical condition to a Hospital in the russian sector of his name was another Crew Bay was released to authorities after he had been questioned at a russian he had come Down to Russia occupied he Wae taken to the 279th with a dislocated after the nine had bailed the planes Pilot and Copilot landed continued on Page 12 b29 Burns 10 lost March 18 air Force Crew members were killed and five were listed As missing after a b29 super fortress crashed today in an attempted tag at Macdill four men survived the the bomber was in route from it into the Southwest Corner of the Field As it came in on instruments during a heavy ground As it struck the the huge draft burst into wreckage was strewn Over a wide area and the fuselage was four escape wreckage four of the Crew officers arid two enlisted men from the flaming wreckage mid Macdill Field officers said they were in pretty Good five bodies were crash squads searched the twisted debris for other it was believed that five More fliers perished in the George Public rela continued on Page 12 Russ sign pact March 18 Switzerland and the soviet Union night signed a Trade agree foment la Jung foundation for sub Trade Between the two Telford Taylor trouble Over Berlin end was wife says March 18 thought this was the was the Way Telford Taylor described her feelings after the handle to the ripcord of her Parachute came the 34yearold Mother of two children told newsmen at the 379th Here that she didst know the ripcord ring was sup posed to come the wife of the Nurnberg War crimes prosecution chief said she was the last passenger to Clear the crippled said she hesitated at the door thinking what a Long journey it would be when she heard a crewman behind her i guess we will have to push this half half push then i i will i guess i half jumped and half was Taylor said she landed on a building in the French skidded across its roof and fell into a she estimated the building was three stories Taylor declared the continued on Page in March 18 Russia backed International brigade divisions were reported today in official dispatches reaching be poised in the Balkans for a threatened attack on reports from Athens to tie state department Esti mated the Force at dispatches included other 50 carriers ready in naval Reserve Long March 18 Richard Whitehead said the naval air re serve has More than 50 carriers in readiness in the event of a x v head of the naval air Reserve program explained the program embraced 233 squadrons which could be placed in service on 50 to 55 carriers now Berlin reds and foes vie in celebrating 1848 revolt March 18 berliners stood and marched a chilling rain today As communists and anticommunist com for supremacy in observation 1848 approximately supporters the communistic socialist Unity paraded this morning behind communist deader Wilhelm few hours nearly followers of the anticommunist parties massed outside the of the burned out building in Franz Leader of the social told his anti communist supporters that the peo Ples Congress movement is pre paring a totalitarian regime in earlier in the Day thousands of men and women marched through rain to the Fried in the russian where the dead of the 1848 revolution Are this arranged by the communist control led socialist Unity boycotted by All attire the european edition unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe volume number 104 5 cents b f a month March 1948 asks big Rise in forces manpower fee on earlier Greece Story on Page evidence that the Balkan bloc May be planning a major aggressive move in the attack is believed most Likely from directed toward Yan three Miles from the officials said the evidence indicated russian Overall military direction in the ant greek Cam they whether the International brigades had russian tactical reported clash near Athens alerts army March 18 greek police and army in Athens were alerted tonight after a clash was reported Between guerrillas and a gendarmerie contingent on 18 Miles from foreign free mail ends in dec april March 18 free mailing privileges to All for eign countries will be cancelled in the dec april Neucom announced right to Send letters postage instituted by the War department for Mili tary personnel in was cancelled 31 when american troops began to arrive overseas during the various reciprocal agreements were made with foreign countries establishing postage free mail bulletins March 18 no ways and swe Dens prime ministers tonight placed their countries on the Western declaring cold against the Lake March 18 a the chief Arab spokesman in United nations today said that Russia wants to create a communist nation in the charge was made by farts Al Syrias Delegate to the Security he said Russia covets Middle East Oil now under american March 18 up Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman has ordered suspension of exports at bituminous effective Midnight Bradley makes guess on future draftees March 18 up Dinar army chief of was a caller at the White House he reporters asked him about whom it is proposed to Bradley said he believed Man Power needs could be met by drafting men who have reached military Agre since selective service Calls were he added but that would Beup to con this just a guess on my raft strikes Force passenger glut on railroads by the United press the first big strike wave in a year left half a million workers Idle Cut soft Coal production to a and forced railroads to prepare cuts in Pas Senger As a result of the fou Day strike in the nations soft Coal the office of defense transportation ordered a 25 per cent Cut n passenger service on All Coalburn ing the curtailment is effective Midnight sunday on All of the nations the strike wave is the first big one since enactment of the Taft a Survey showed that workers across the nation were of the were Mem Bers of John Lewis striking continued on Page 12 Sibelius to miss festival March 16 Jean the famous Fin Nish has declined an invitation to take the Edin Burgh festival of music and drama this summer because of his March 18 Secretary of defense James Forrestal said to Day the military High com Mand wants ceilings on Navy and air Force manpower this would Clear tile Way for possible drafting of far More than 340 if Congress approves a the Secretary of defense appeared before the Senate armed services committee backing president Truman request for revival of the draft and for Universal military a he is the Only Way to get needed he told the senators that re commendations will be submitted continued on Page 12 10 soviet citizens arrested in Paris March 18 French Security police late today disclosed 10 soviet citizens had been arrested last night and held for in the 10 persons were taken to Unity police Headquarters on the r Rue Des Sauss aies where their examination began this late afternoon officials said they were still questioning them for identification the evening Paris communist newspaper be soil said the arrests were made shortly before Midnight last night at the apartment of a professor Odinetz who was the editor chief of the russian news paper Patriot before it was banned in january by the four who guide nations future the four men charged with responsibility for charting the nations defense in War and peace Are shown they Are left to Secretary of the army Kenneth Royall Secretary of Jana a Forrestal Secretary of the Navy John Sullivan Secretary of the air Force Stuart