European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the Sta Sand stripes March dec policy shift Laid to firmer stand Berlin by move March 24 retention of army control Over the occupation was viewed Here today As a further expression of Amer ican determination hold the line against the spread of com the Washington announcement of its policy reversal surprised Mili tary government coming As it did with a state department Imam already Here to pave the Way for the scheduled Transfer of control to the state but the announcement was Good military and civilian personnel win voiced the opinion it would be unwise change occupation horses with Allied relations worsening both throughout in germans elated germans were especially elated to hear that Lucius Clay would As military gov in German clays name and military government Are inseparably they associate him with the american policy of transferring authority to German 1 hands and attribute to him a Large part of the credit for plans to make Biz Orila More they see in him a foe of remembering that it was Clay who launched the american drive to counteract communist propaganda in russians still silent russians today made no answer to yesterdays Western Allied statement that they attend no control authority committee meet l lags until the russians indicate heir willingness to resume meet togs of file control Ger Many supreme Allied m Irshal Vassily s o k o i o v is k soviet military led is delegation out of last saturdays meeting after ignoring his duly As rotating chairman to set a Date for next Clay said today he would stand by his decision to remain away from subcommittee or directorate until another control Council meeting has been be said the Western allies had the to know the intentions be soviet action in a Joura a meeting without consent of the Council and without scheduling another an easter gift for Mannheim Clay will remain As zone chief from Page t Row for his monthly Theatter com Manders he will hold a press conference and on Friday will return to Berlin after inspecting the Augsburg Newman lauds decision on army control of dec March 34 or James my chief today bailed the White House announcements that the army will remain in control of government in the zone of a Wise who returned yesterday from a three week visit to the for conferences with air Force and state department keeping the army charge pleases me very especially since Clay is go ing to remain As military gov Public opinion in the is be Hind the Marshall plan and the people seem to favor Marshall plan Newman they want to help Germany mostly to because of their fear of there is a lot of War talk and ant russian talk in the Newman food reported soviet Zoi no 48 billion tax Cut passes veto seen i cont wed from Page 1 Cut will be retroactive to tax withholding rates will go into effect May taxpayers would be Given refunds next year on the overpayment they make this the measure would personal exemptions from the present to an extra exemption to persons 65 and older and to the j to married couples of to states the privilege of splitting their income for tax this privilege now is available Only to married couples in the 12 Community property for a per cent Cut to income taxes of and under per cent on that Pirt of income taxes Between and and per cent Over would free it francome wage earners from the tax British general retiring March 24 he retirement of sir Donald British As British chief of the bipartite port group was announced today by the bipartite control my operations seen unaffected match 24 tary government for which five Days ago briefed state department representatives who expected to take Over in to Day calmly accepted the Surprise announcement that the army would retain control of the occupy a spokesman for military governor Murray Van Wagoner said it would not affect operations All my officers Here have but that program be Gan last Long before the state department was expected to assume he pointed former Admiral arrives in Frankfurt on business March 24 vice Jules us pc commander of tie naval for Ces in the Mediterranean theater from 1945 till june arrived Here today As the representative of an american Metal an Annapolis graduate m served As assistant naval attache of embassies in Lisbon and Madrid before he was assigned command the uss this was the scene yesterday Ashe Sinsheim Friendship train pulled into Mannheim with 57 tons of the Center foreground landsat Ludwig Bernheim is shown talking to Mannheim mayor Fritz photo fight in Milan March 24 fights and brawling broke out in Milan today Between communists and after striking com munis led who have kept Italy without newspapers since seized and burned foreign the fights stalled when hungry for upon the leftist printers to keep them away from undamaged news the which was quickly controlled by the gave Way to the usual political discussions the big downtown night police and time and life staff members were menaced with guns by a communist results of yesterdays elections for a new factory commission at breads mechanical plants showed today that All former commission who were were Defeated rightists Mannheim greets Friendship train from Sinsheim voice starts to Italy by labor leaders new March 24 state departments voice of America station opened series of broadcasts to Italy today by prominent american labor leaders and these talks Are part of the regular daily two hour programs broadcast to Italy by the first speaker on the new series was Luigi an president of the italian american labor Council and vice president of the International ladles garment workers just before voice of America took the Short wave station Trul of Boston opened a similar series of broadcasts to troops of 18th raid zone do Camp continued Page t taxi the International ref Ugee and assistant to the it com adviser on jewish praised the we have no the whole thing was beautifully i received no prot est from any Camp Hyman stated be was especially pleased that the raid was not con fined to the do Camp but was con ducted throughout the entire the droops were courteous but Hyman conduct was Sterling regimen Tal personally directed the believed to be the largest operation of its kind Ever Oai Fried out in the commented in turn that the germans Dps gave very Good too Pere three persons were arrested and turned Over to the 52nd Cid in Frankfurt for one of them had been wanted by army agents for a Long officials the names of approximately 60 persons were taken Sot further investigation and possible Tion in military government l Wood described the raid As an Effort to locate illegal currency hold Ings and evidence of Blac Market some persons were discovered holding Large amounts of which indicated Blac Market officials some possessed As much As continued from Page 1 children of Industrial we the idea from newspaper pictures showing the american Friendship Kandrat Ludwig Bernheim told the stars and we figured we could Lead the Way in showing that germans Caff be Friendly just a week ago the drive to col Lect food from Sinsheim Farmers got under Only food stuffs rationed to Farmers for their March 24 soviet zone official today a crisis inthe Eastern Zon the Una the German  food told military Adrhine striation rious difficulties had meeting potato he called the zones food j endangered and Groin Relief until the next Rofas remarks were today Taglicht German language soviet influx he placed the blame Ioji worsening food situation influx of the hungry Western is i that because of this in ii soviet zone had to feed More persons its i called i the Telegram reported that formed Eastern commission is hanging in the Telegram said Fiatt the military government had is confirmed the eject tra of missions officials nor vested in it the Powers it the Wimch be Given sweeping Powers phases of economic russian is regarded of Ashe own use were nothing soviet answer from the regularly assigned i measures Bizon collection boxcars fainted gayly painted with easter Rab Flowers and childish the normally drab Little boxcars took on a Holiday the Small switching engine hitched to the train was decked with Flowers and Evergreen boughs by members of the Sinsheim boy scout Sinsheim my chief Charles Matthews the whole Effort has been said ministers and the so mayors of the county had pushed the when it pulled into Mannheim after an hour and run Down through the Neckar Valley the Friendship Tram and its sins Freim representatives were met by mayor Fritz Hugh my director of the and his Allen one thousand singing children and their 4 parents lined the station platform to Greet the Sinsheim officials and the boy scout troop who made the trip with the Friendship sins Heim dressed As easter Bun from the Mannheim youngsters when they hopped off the Europe Union voted by belgian Senate March 24 a the Western Union treaty Between France and the Benelux countries9avanced two stages in Brus Sels the belgian by an Over whelming majority of 1381 votes against 15 approved a government Bill to ratify the the Bill will now go the chamber of deputies where approval Iby a Large majority to sex a two hour session behind closed representatives of the foreign ministers of thrive treaty countries decided to meet again to Morrow to continue talks on setting up the permanent consultative coun cil provided for arttcle7 of the assail yugoslav continued from slav actions in its Southern Trieste have convinced Ern ment that the italia Ali treaty cannot successfully Antee Freedom for the area or True free territory of the recalled Fhate consistently maintained treaty negotiations that the area is ethnically and italian it said this agreed to its separation Only on the condition Thall be truly Independent and human rights of the people be fully protected and against suppression Orl More troops toward Trieste Frontier March 24 British soldiers were closer to the Frontier precautionary t Terence Conn Brit Diers were seen digging in for Road with machine of is marries in fun Slac 34 3 John aging editor of the Sec trip and miss Dot deaf were married Here at in a civil ceremony at a formal wedding Lowed office of War during Haa the stars and after a the couple will live in Nathan a of the stars end a Best