European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Scrip converted today v v for the now void series471 occupation the conversion period be Gan at 5 this morning and All macs scrip which became Legal tender in the european command March must be turned in before 1 l u c i u c1 a e u c o m command Erin in announcing the will be issued in conversion program for immediate conversion of if military payment certificates in the hands of author feed personnel and agencies Joriu ordered today through Cut the world by the the office of the Neucom chief of finance an bounced in the new series472 different in color and design thai previously occupation personnel in issued the following statement i a new of military payment or what is commonly called is being introduced Sim Ilar action May be expected without notice at irregular after the superseded will be worthless a medium of Exchange during the past european edition unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe months i have repeatedly emphasized toll personnel the necessity for converting their Mac holdings into negotiable Dollar instruments prior to leaving an area in which use of macs is author a personnel who Are authorized to posses this form of currency will be permitted to Exchange their personal continued on Page 13 How to change macs today conversion pro Gram is being carried out according to procedures announced in Neucom circular dated 1 february old currency be turned in against receipt and the new currency distributed within the next two is what you do if you Are at your Normal place of turn in All your your dependents to your commanding officer or you Are authorized to make Only a single Complete turning Between the hours 0500 and 1300 if you Are on temporary duty away from your Normal place of report to the commanding officer of your temporary duty before 1300 hours today prepared to make a single Complete turning of macs in your if you Are on leave pass in the occupied areas of Ger Many or report to the nearest military Post or sub Post head quarters or to before 1300 today for processing of your you rein transit you May retain a sufficient amount of pcs to pay for meals in transient messes through wednesday of this remainder of your scrip must be turned in to the nearest to by 1300 hours unused macs retained for payment of meals May not later be converted to new volume number 107 this copy be free March 1948 Marshall Calls Zion plan Wisest los March 21 of map of state p George Marshall said yes that he Lead recon hended the new Posi Tion on it to me to the course to c i recommended it to the president arid he approved my he Marshall said the United nations iwas faced with the Prospect that 3jo successor government will be a position to maintain Law and on May 15 when Britain is scheduled to the statement added a truce a military truce can spot be achieved under existing s circumstances without a parallel truce political a political would bring us up to May 15 without theme Stacy arrangements for keep said the suggestion is that a temporary trusteeship should be established to maintain peace while a settlement is being Marshall that the states is not going to act Tus laterally in the matter but will a solution within the Frame Ork of the United he emphasized that the explored every possibility of continued on Page 12 5j Clay Laud courage 5 Berlin 3 b e r l i March 21 rap behaviour of gis in Austria commander told the of Berlin that recent Large acting by anticommunist Here demonstrated that Strong forces in Germany Are ready to fight and die for Freedom id Clay made this statement in a Irmal tribute to the thousands of a communists who held a mass meeting on thursday celebrating Centennial of the 1848 German these demonstrators met the British sector the City i cause they Are banned in the Stu asian sector by what american thormities have publicly branded of we can derive encouragement the courage of those germans 10 demonstrated for Freedom and Loracy on Clay soldiers Tass declares March 21 official russian news Agency Tass today charged the american sol Diers in Austria with attack ing racketeer ing and extensive Black the Tass distributed in London by the soviet the american occupation forces As a Bunch bum who carouse and and mis treat the austrians in the Semi colonial regime which it said thew had established in its zone of Austria hits stars and stripes american officers and men frequently attack austrian girls or women they take a fancy Tass no few eases of americans at tacking soviet citizens in Austria have also been Tass the growth of the number of such incidents is undoubtedly enhanced by the educating american soldiers in in ant soviet by Means of pamphlets and the Amer ican army newspaper the stars and strides Day in and Day out ant soviet sentiments among american to any lie or the number of felonies fitted by american servicemen is alarmingly reports of every kind of gangster behaviour of Amer ican servicemen towards austrians Are coming in every they attack people in the beat than up and commit Tass in the final two paragraphs of its that probably not All american service men committed the crimes for which it had indicted Force As a Trade Accord re studied in Washington Washington March 21 the has put the brakes on plans for a new Tariff and Trade with it was said Here this government was re studying the proposed agreement in the Light of recent develop ments in the state department also is rechecking applicants for passports to Czechoslovakia to determine whether they want to go there despite the recent communist Ufa official Calls charges absurd by Ernie Reed staff correspondent March 21 official Ufa spokesman today branded russian condemnation of american soldiers in broadcast by radio Moscow As false and without foundation in v the replying charges of blackmail and said the army in reports have proved sfas discipline record is exem in the relatively few cases of serious crimes involving he the offenders have been and adequately the charges against the stars and he Are completely the Ufa spokes Man said the stars and stripes stories out of Austria been factual and written in a objective 98mile windstorm smashes 63 planes March 21 winds driving at 98 Mph slashed through tinker Airfield near Oklahoma City late last leaving an estimated damage in their the blow came but one Day after tornadoes and storms spread destruction a nine state at least seven persons were injured in last nights air Force officers at tinker said at least 63 planes were destroyed or the devastating tornadoes of the last three Days nearly flattened two Illinois the three Day toll reached 39 known dead in floods took up where gales and heavy Rains left hundreds were forced from their Homes in the Southern part the damage ran into thousands of weather forecast mini mum 40 m u in c partly 37 43 showers 42 v i e n n 37 47 Trieste 42 39j s t u t t r Young wins Oscar for roles maid March 21 starring Gregory was chosen the Best picture of 1947 by the motion picture Academy Ronald Colman was Given the Academy Oscar Tor the his role As a crazed actor in a double Loretta Young awarded an Oscar for the Best this was for Mormance As the swedish maid in the Farmers a film about has not yet to play in the Paul executive officer of Neucom special the1 Farmers daughter Al ready finished us run in Echo vie and a double life will be released in the zone in about v Santa Claus tops londoner Edmund Gaertn won an for the Best supporting for his performance As Kris the department store Santa Claus in the Miracle on 34th Best supporting actress Oscar went to for her role in gentleman t the British great expect won for Guy Green award for Best film photography in Black and a special award was Given to the italian shoe i hundreds of the film cites most important figures and several thou Sand fans crowded the Mammoth continued on Page 4 asking Russ halt 9 Jam March 21 is asking the soviet Union to Stop the jamming of voice of America broadcasts destined for Asiatic Russia and the the state department announced Here it was instruct ing ambassador Walter Bedell Smith at Moscow to request the soviet government to take effective remedial the announcement was after reports from Manila told of mysterious radio transmitters that have been blacking out the Amer ican broadcasts during the last threw the state department said its re ports indicated that the inter Ference is concentrated during the period when the departments relay i system is carrying the russian language program beamed to the far East Over its Manila and Hono Lulu relay it was not Clear from the information available Here whether the jamming is done because of a desire to prevent information in the broadcast from reaching far Eastern listeners or whether objection is to the use of various for the voice India to Issue Gandhi notes new March 21 Indian on Rupee notes will soon carry images of of King it was Loretta Young role at Moid Ronald Coloian role