European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March f948 the stars and stripes Page 7 army Calls russian forces with guts larger than says soviets build planes a year March 18 the army said yesterday that the soviet army will continue to be larger than that of the even if the russians carry out an announced plan to discharge All but heir 192627 class the army authorized this answer to a reporters it added no exact estimates Are available of new strength based on this soviet but such estimates Are constantly being made on a routine basis of military strength of til army at the present strength of the army is about if brought up to authorized the total would be the latest estimate available for soviet army and Security troops is not including the rus Rian air Force and of Are army ground troops and Security troops of the so called the same estimate gave the Fol lowing information on other ele scents of the russian military air compared with present strength for the air compared with 000 for the american the soviet army is formed 175 combat 100 More divisions in addition to the soviet army Russia controls in tight neighbouring satellite states jul amt men formed into 100 but which Are believed to be of limited combat Carl air Force chief of estimates russian air Power at firs line combat that is approximately three times the size of the firs line air air Secretary Stuart Symington has said the russians Are re ported to be producing aircraft at he rate of to a he noted Attiat copies of b29 super fortresses five of which fell into russian hands through forced land Ings during the War have appeared in fairly sizable numbers in times ahead for Secretary Royall policemen Dies missed for Candy stealing Palo March 18 Palo Alto policemen have been dismissed from the Force for stealing police chief Howard testifying before the Board of Public said the five had taken quantities of Candy from a Sweet shop in which they hid hoping to prevent an expected attempt to Rob a theater across the an inventory of the store showed shortage of 125 pounds of army Secretary Kenneth shown Here seeking foot Comfort after a tramp Over Sands of Vieques near puerto during Marine will be the Man in charge of the new army of draftees if such a Law is passed by a new draft Law was urged wednesday by president into Hershey says inductions possible in 60 Days March 18 Lewis director of selective service said i last night he believes induction of men into armed services could begin within 45 to 60 Days after Lithe passage of the draft Hershey said the larger the draft fee More simple its in col Daniel executive officer of selective told International s service it will be necessary Joset up an entirely new draft card since the old boards cease to exist March Law needed to recall army rules March 18 army has ruled that it without an act of order discharged world War ii draftees Back in it is the View of personnel and Legal officials of the a press memorandum that new legislation would be required to recall to duty veterans of world War ii who served under the selective act the issued last held that those inducted under selective service not this stand was taken despite a provision of the Young men query army recruiters some sign up by the associated press americas Young men of fight ing age gave recruiting offices in some parts of the country a Busy time after hearing president Truman Call for draft and military training but mostly they jus wanted in in Minneapolis the army recruit ing office said enlistments jumped to about six times a Normal Days in Chicago the Navy and Marine recruiters reported plenty of Telephone Calls but Little or no increase in in a 27yearold truck Driver was delivering Load of uniforms from the cleaners to the Navy recruiting office when he heard the presidents he walked Over to a recruiting officer and told him sign me weds 12 he can he says t Ashland March 18 20yearold farm beamed Rifle As he bid How he won his Bride from other he  see by anyone should be surprised at she Only Bride of 10 Cozette Orris blushed Boyd Lared he didst care what the rns people adding that his and approved the wed the marriage was disclosed when Cozette returned to her stud ies in the seventh Grade and told her schoolmates she was married March 6 and had been on a Honey i proposed last Boyd and she said some then she said of and we decided to get she can Cook and sew and were going to have a Home of our Tive service act which specified that draftees should go into a re serve status for 10 years after their or until they Are aircraft hit highs after Trinan talk new March 18 stocks closed fractions to More than a Point the mar Ket reacted favourably to president Truman address because he omit Ted mention of new appropriations or aircraft Rose to new highs in the first retreated on president Truman message and then resumed their finishing with gains running to More than a steel hit a 1948 Low and then moved up to close at 68vt up 1 Chrysler up electric Power 18vz up Pullman up 1 Lockheed 19a up United air Craft 27 up Grumman 40 up Southern railway 36 up Santa be up 1 and Pacific Western Oil up de Valera Calls for end of us partitioning act los March 18 Eamon de Valera appealed last night in a Patricks speech for his Peoples right to Call our soul he said every irishman in ire land wants to see his country denied the right of Britain to Rule us and demanded the ending of England partition ing act of Truman sees Iris i March in new York new March 18 eighty thousand sons of old ire land marched up fifth Avenue yesterday in one of new Yorks greatest annual Patricks Day president t r u m a a wearer of the Green Tor the great the Salute of the last l of the four hour Parade from the reviewing stand at 64th under skies with a Spring Ike 51degree the marchers tramped in 58 battalions along the Broad Avenue from 44th Street to Truman was Ura Akiu to leave Washington until alter the Parade started because of address to Congress on the inner National but he flew to new York and drove immediately the Triporo Bridge to join an estimated americans in hailing the wearing a Green Necktie and a Green Carnation in Honor of the the president joined i Thomas Dewey of new one of his avowed rivals for the Joe and acting mayor Vincent Impellitteri on the reviewing the president spoke later the 174th annual dinner of the society of Ore Friendly sons of 1 100 injured at dance on Saint Patricks Day March 18 floor of a Bowling Alley and dance Hall collapsed yesterday killing one person and injuring 100 of Patricks Day one woman was known dead and 92 treated in the floor apparently collapsed under the weight of spilling Many of them from the third floor dance Hall to Bowling alleys and billiard rooms on the floor about 500 people were attending the Patricks Day dance when the floor cracked and gave Many people were said to have fled to safety by the fire life in the weathermen bet jobs on predictions March 18 experts of Continental airlines bet their jobs against a raise yesterday that they could forecast storms correctly nine times out of in a unique Union contract he forecasters agreed to accept Dis charge if they fail to forecast nine out of 10 storms the meteorologists Aire not to strike or interfere with operations in any each forecaster covered by the contract also must sign annually an affidavit affirming his not a wife hammered to dealt los March 18 a 60yearold stove maker was in serious condition today from Ham Mer blows and Stab wounds be inflicted on himself after beating his wife to death with a i have just killed my wife and the Sam Zlot Nick said when he telephoned for he was booked on suspicion of murder in the general Hospital prison his found dead on their bedroom floor four Hammer wounds on the Zlotnick told police he killed her because she ordered him to move out after filing suit for 3rd wife divorces Spreckels los March 18 John Spreckels 1he 37year old sugar was divorced yester Day by his third who Testi fied when he was sober he waa perfectly for divorcing her seventh there was a prop erty settlement of f in approved by her at Torney said she previously received outside the Settle they were married april and separated last she said seeks woman body March 18 enforcement officers and Volun Teers resumed a search today for the dismembered body of a woman following the discovery near air Ville of the Corpse of a Man tentatively identified As Paul of the search entered along the Susquehanna River Southeast of Airville where a dog dragged the left forearm of a woman from s wooded area to the farm Home of Rufus Chandlee a search of the District by More than 100 persons by Chand Lees report to state police resulted in the finding of the mans body along the the cause of the mans death was not immediately Odom reaches California Haven Pilot Bill Odom and Crew of five landed their explorer in lot Angeles 12 hours 30 minutes after their emergency Takeoff at plane developed a Gas leak and bad to be returned for left to right Are Ciao navigator Frank flight superintendent and bin