European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast o lid minimum 35 b k m e o u d 10 39 Vienna 36 z 37 the european edition unofficial publication of strip occupation forces in Europe Erp support explained Murray tells Why Hie has thrown the support of Cio members behind the european re covery Kis signed article appears on Page number 108 5 cents a a month March 1948 House oks million interim Aid land March 22 t he House today quickly passed a emergency appropriation for Gap Aid to Italy Bill now goes to the it passed the House by a aft61 Igess half an hours it the appropriation was of a deficiency Bill written Only morning by the House aprons allotment is the exact amount by president Truman weeks and supplements appropriated late year for Winter emergency the committee said the original will be exhausted by 25 and there will be no other i funds with which to Aid i program until Erp is committee warns linked to Erp March 22 if the House foreign affairs com said today that the very of the United states is at stake in the present program continued on Page 12 in toll seen la Haifa blast if March 22 truckloads of High explosives blasted Haifa Arab Quarter today what first reports called a Bleavy death toll among the in these reports said that the num Ber killed was feared to be the the explosion demolished a Block Palestine stories on Page id or where in 1936 a Irist bombing killed 138 following the arabs med a mortar attack on the Earby police killing in British policeman and wound ing several the blast came after heavy Arab u attacked jewish settlements wide areas of e Neucom oks 64 of nuptial petitions March 22 3ucom has approved of f Jef Pfaue applications filed by americans to marry germans since the ban on marriages was lifted Noli months it was announced Owel this figure represents iat Epe cent of the total rail i during 359 marriage unit applications submitted by com personnel and 235 were officials approvals were granted to 14 is army 179 pm and army department civilians to at Michael visits Truman March 22 inner King Michael of Romania president Truman today and later that the president shares Hope that he will return to the scrip change worked army says Grace period set in special cases by Dwight staff correspondent j Frankfurt March 22 the currency conversion operation whereby occupation personnel throughout the world traded their old military payment certificates for new ones Wenit off without a hitch today in the Neucom a Grace period of five be ginning has been extended Mac who were to convert their currency today due to extenuating conversions during this period May be effected by local Dis Bursing officers upon receipt of sat is a c t o r y written Neucom Headquarters finance officers stated they knew of no delay in forwarding the new continued on Russia Boycotts meetings of All Allied committees March 22 fou Power administration of Ger Many came abruptly to a halt today As Riis Sid boycotted meetings of All Allied functional the russians gave no hint of what future course they would pursue and the Fate of Ger Man control machinery remained in whatever the future Lucius will remain in the seat of four Power intend to stay we we definitely stay in Ber the governor told the stars and we Are Here agreement and we intend to other american sources Sadd it would take four or five Days or perhaps longer to determine if the russians have made up their minds to end fou Power today the As chairmen of All Allied control authority continued on Page 3 czech priests arrested March 22 ministry of Interior announced the arrest of Jan Sramek and father Frautisek Hala at the Makovnik Airport while attempting to flee abroad move surprises Paris visitors by Gene Levin staff correspondent March 22 Esti mated 15 to 20 american tourists from the zone were believed caught by the scrip conversion to and an equal number got wind of the changeover in time to turn in their Money at the american Graves registration command Fis Cal office army officials said they believe very Little scrip was in ithe hands of the sidewalk most illegal holders were american Stu dents and businessmen who held Small amounts chiefly for use at local army officials in spite of repeated army warn Ings not to carry scrip out of the most of the americans inter viewed had amounts ranging from 85 to who had been too late to change their were puzzled Over the order asserting that those in no scrip areas could change Money on their return if they had a Good most frequently asked questions were Isparis a scrip area and what is a Good Munich marketers take loss by Julia Edwards staff correspondent March 22 Munich Black marketers today asked 75 cents in Blue scrip for every in red scrip and claimed they were getting As conversion Day went off calmly in Howard executive officer of Munich Mil itary this afternoon issued a warning that anyone apprehended giving the new military payment certificates to unauthorized persons would be treated summarily Accord ing to the offer raised even after the deadline for converting the old men loitering along Black Market Lane raised their offer Only to red for 75 cents spread that germans caught with the old scrip were offering As much As for a Carton of but the middlemen would give scrip per and some of them did not want Cigar ets at they said a shipment from Belgium had reached their Price was Low and their attitude in continued on Page 12 Taly accepts big 3 bid to return Trieste Frederick Smith Waits for Bis receipt after his old scrip to Charles of Hekt Vicc military waiting behind k Howard Belgrade indicates willingness to Compromise March 22 a yugoslav foreign minister Stanoje Simich said tonight his government is willing to consider giving Trieste to s telling a news con Ference government is prepared to help seek a Solu Tion to the Trieste said Yugoslavia was willing even to go so far As a Compromise giving Trieste to and a town North of the great Adriatic to he said Yugoslavia would be willing to talk to Italy in the spirit of the tit Togliatti this referred to conversations before Italy peace treaty was continued on Page 12 Marshall says cards notable March 22 Secretary of state George mar apparently replying to con Gressmen who have been demand ing More specific information on the International last night he had been As Frank As he possibly could in testifying be fore a Senate marshalls outline of this a to has stiffened policy toward rus Sia did not satisfy members of the Senate armed services committee and others who have posed this question at what Point will the United states go to War to Back up its Stop Russia policy Marshall made the statement to reporters on his return Here from the West coast where he said the situation in was to that which developed As the nazi regime headed toward War with he also said the three Power proposal to return Trieste to Italy was reached unanimously by the Britain and he added that the decision was reached before he left Washington for the West Frankfurt pcs close 2 Days March All Post exchanges in the Frankfurt military Post will be Morrow and wednesday for t in it was announced they will reopen at 8 bulletin Lake s u c c e s March 23 United nations secur Ity Council voted 92 today to seat Jan anticommunist former czech for the debate on the slovak communist Russia and the Ukraine voted against hearing the recently discharged czech in peace Rome says of plan March 22 Italy today formally accepted As a guarantee of peace the Western Powers proposal return Trieste to the government sent notes to Paris and Washington expressing legitimate satisfaction for the Initia Tive to participate Witti the promoting governments and Russia in drafting a protocol to be sub Mitte later to the United nations Security note expressed the conviction that the proposal is a guarantee of peace and a useful contribution to that collaboration with Yugo Slavia which always has been desired by the foreign ministry said texts of the notes were handed this after noon to the French and american embassies Here for Deli very to the respective guards reinforced meanwhile the trolled Rome radio announced to night that military guards on duty along the yugoslav Border of the Trieste free territory have been reinforced by fresh detachments of american and British there was no confirmation from official military at continued on Page 12 Vienna hotel gets bombing threat March 22 threat to blow up the Bristol hotel in by american Field Grade resulted in a careful search of the building to Day but no explosives were threat was in the form of a Telephone Call to the hotel from a Man who said in German All austrians must save the Bristol hotel will be bombed attempts to Trace the Call routine precautions were taken a guard was placed at and credentials of All persons entering the building Are being said Ufa v the hotel has 141 among those staying there Are generals and visiting Yshinsky greets finnish foreign minister March 22 foreign minister Carl Unckell arrived in Moscow today with a delegation to negotiate a Friendship treaty with the soviet Unckell was met by Andre first Vic minister of foreign and other soviet members of the finnish Mission to and a turnout of Moscow diplomatic