European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 03, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A ingress votes world Aid to halt reds billion provided in final Bill Washington april 2 l Ved the $6,098,000,000 aid1 program designed to  across two con Fiafia nig of the Nete Rii and she tibents. Hie Bill now requires pres ident Truman s signature to become Law. It was expected the president would act will let Friendly nations in and China know that Amer jct biggest peacetime project of Aeneas Aid is launched. Action finished Senate approval of the single package Aid measure by a voice Tat completed congressional action. The House had passed it few Isis earlier with a 317-75 vote. A Senate House conference com Mittee approved the global foreign 3ief Biu late last night. Announcement of the committee s action by chairman Arthur h. Zaidenberg a Mich capped a Day " session of the 10 conferees. Y worked at unprecedented Speed to approve Aid for Europe end China both threatened by com expansion. Funds Are listed f the Compromise provides for. Jsoo.000,000 for the first 12 months of the four and one fourth a i War european recovery program.  for military Aid for Fec and Turkey j 1400,063,000 for Aid to China Over k a Mont a. Period divided As Fol is 1538,000,000 for economic Aid 6eneral applicable provi Erp and j125.000.000 for san i bit ional Aid through Grants Nojeeb inns As the president May Feu Arsine to be used As the chinese is verment sees fit Reedy Tia re Seoul Sers ii Rena the sat Sov and Canada chief urges nil russian Union Williamsburg va., april 2 a Canada s prime minister to Day called upon nations still free Fonn russian domination to Frai Ite lest they be destroyed singly  King said cooperation to resist sinister plans aimed at andean lung free governments is the supreme test of statesmanship  spoke at the presentation of so Horary degrees to myself. Presi Al font Truman Viscount Alexander nor general of Canada and in Juiano Munford tuck governor of Virginia at William and Mary col Fege Here. Ankara to i v Unm  i 1 bulletin Washington april 2 a Secretary of defense James for Ktal formally asked Congress today to adopt Universal military training and draft men from 19, to 26 years of age for military Kravice. Forrestal s message with fhe 4rn of the proposed Bill to add manpower to the military was ended to the Senate armed services committee just before Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower testified. Gea. Eisenhower told senators it the . Cannot live As an we of democracy in a surround ing area of  he a it is absolutely Neces a for America to strengthener armed forces for self defense. The european edition unofficial publication of u. S. Ripes occupation forces in Europe weal offer forecast Frank Fackt Cloudy. Minimum temperature. 40 Munich rain 48 Bremen Cloudy 43 Berlin rate 42 Vienna rain 43 Rome Naples rain 54 Trieste rain 45 Paris rain 3 Stuttgart Cloudy 40. Volume 2, number 119 5 cents a copy $1.25 a month saturday april 3, 1948 Cla Sas stranded train riders Board the Berlin air carpet9 some of the stranded Berlin bound train passengers who were returned to Frankfurt Board an army plane at Rhine main air base for the my capital. Is photo by Waller Congress balls tax Cut veto Washington april 2 a the Senate and House today Over Rode president Truman s veto of the $4,800,000,000 income tax reduction Bill. The vote in both houses was Well Over the required two thirds majority needed. To. Enact a Law Over a presidential veto. The Law cuts the taxes on the 1948 income for 52,000,000 income taxpayers and drops 7,400,000 with smaller incomes from the tax pay ing Rolls. The Senate vote was t7-10 and the House vote was 311-88. In a message to Congress or. Truman said the Republican Spon continued on Page 16 soviet Maneu vers reported planned Berlin april 2 a German press reports from he soviet zone said today that russian occupation troops were preparing for Large scale Spring Maneu vers to an area close to the frontiers of the Amer ican zone. The French licensed newspaper Kurrier said the Maneu vers entered around Meininger in Thuringia about 10 Miles from the soviet zone s Border with the Amer Panzone. " the newspaper said that Man Yyoung troops medium sized tanks arid equipment had been sen through switching stations South West of Berlin into the Meininger area. Quilts reported in Greece Athens april 2 a a press dispatch from a Omotani today said that quintuplets had been born there to a mrs. Ellen Heropoulos. The report said the three girls and two boys wer alive and doing  Berlin autobahn open 200 allies drive both ways by Arthur notes staff correspondent Helmstedt april 2 is american French and British traffic across this 112-mile autobahn corridor Between Berlin and this Western zone outpost was slight today but no incidents marred the passage of some 200 allies on both the East and " West bound  officers were again Man Ning the two soviet Road blocks one a half mile East of Helmstedt arid the. Other one mile West Oberlin the Well dressed English speaking soviet officers were polite to Allied passengers and Cut their Check of documents to a minimum of time. The Only Large organized move ment across the autobahn today was a Convoy of about 12 huge British trucks being taken to the continued on Page 16 Monty due in us zone today Hamburg april 2 Apfield marshal lord Montgomery chief of the Imperial general staff is due to arrive in the British zone of Germany tomorrow for a tour of the Rhine army. British Cut off russian patrol Berlin april 2 up a tense situation was relieved Early today when a 20-Man russian patrol Manning a Check Point on the wrong Side of the Boundary be tween the British and soviet Sec tors of Berlin finally was with drawn after being contained by 100 British troops and & number of armoured vehicles. ". The incident began when the rus Sian patrol set up shop about 70 Yards inside the British Border Nea gatow Airport which is also in the British sector. Troops move in " v to British protests the russians who included half a dozen officers replied they would not relinquish their posts until ordered to do so by higher authorities., the British immediately sent about 100 troops and several armoured cars to out off the russians on three sides putting the russians in a Posi Tion of having to Retreat straight backwards in order to avoid direct Contact with ther British. Though both sides remained grimly Alert throughout the night neither showed any signs of taking offensive action.1-. U. S. Backs dec chief Royall bulletin Washington april 3 up Secretary of the army Kenneth c. Royall said tonight the u. S. Army intends to sit tight in Berlin. Royall told a press conference that Gen. Clay proposes to sit tight in Berlin. In this proposal he has the full support of this department and of the govern  a Royall quoted Clay As telling him evacuation is to me  he said the army can maintain itself in Berlin indefinitely. I by Joe Fleming staff correspondent Berlin april 2 is the air Force brought americans in Berlin their daily food Supply today in the face of russian hints of More drastic measures in enforce ment of the soviet restrictions on non russian traffic to and from Berlin. Late tonight the following additional developments had taken place in the russians. Berlin squeeze play 1the soviets moved to Cut their participation in the Allied Komma Datura the four Power body which has the Job of running the City of Berlin. 2the russians said West Ern Allied freight traffic bound for Berlin could proceed normally but offered no change in their insist ence on checking passenger trains entering the russian zone in route to the Western sectors of Berlin. 3gen. Lucius d. Clay u. S. Of continued on Page is Rhine main speeds activity Rhine main air base april 2 is this big air base which has suddenly become the Mouth of the u. S. Lifeline to Berlin was busier today than Ever before in its  started at Dawn when army two and one half ton trucks came rolling up to the Airfield with supplies for the 11,000 american Sand thousands of allies inthe american sector of Berlin. German workers immediately went to work packing the food into the waiting c47s. A few minutes later most of the 120 Berlin bound train passengers who were brought Back to Frank Furt last night after their trains were turned Back by the soviet b 1 o c k a d e at Helmstedt Tiegan straggling into the terminal they were tired but unperturbed. None of the passengers said they had experienced any in convenience in the train halt. Even the army dependents who had to switch trains at Helmstedt after their own express from Bremerhaven Wes held up said the array acted in our Best in William Boyd jr., 12-year-old continued on Page 16 picnic trails report begins today in is not All the roads shown on prewar Highway maps of Ger Many can be considered suitable for enjoyment of a sunday Auto Mobile excursion in fact Many of the prewar roads Are in such poor condition that travelling them is a Nightmare. But not All the German and austrian roads Are bad and stars and stripes Survey teams have been out checking routes for you to take to enjoy the Best springtime motoring that is available. Starting Togay the stars and stripes will give you thre re ports weekly turned in by these editorial tourists Don t miss picnic trails the new stars and stripes feature starting today