European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 03, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes saturday april 3, Berlin travellers Check in at Frankfurt Berlin bound train passengers who were stranded All night and part of. The next Day at Helmstedt when their trains were turned Back by the soviet blockade Are shown receiving billeting accommodations on their return to Frankfurt. Is photo by Compton sit Light,9 Clay says continued from Page 1 curation chief said the army would resume rail shipments of food and supplies to americans in Berlin to night. " seventeen c47s flew the 100-mile-Long corridor through the soviet zone and landed at Tempelhof airbase in the american sector in five minute intervals. Still More transports were expected to arrive. This display of what the do to Supply a City Cut off from the outside world heartened allies and germans alike. Coupled with the soviet announcement that Western Allied freight bound for Berlin could proceed normally the air deliveries eased fears in Berlin that the .crisis1 might deepen. However the Western allies were Adamant in their refusal to allow russian troops to Board trains for inspections and passenger service to and from Berlin was at a stand still for the second Day. Good practice commenting on the lifting of theban on freight trains Clay said he had halted All rail traffic until the situation created by the soviet restrictions on Berlin traffic was explained today s air lift As Good practice for the air s air f Leet brought 27 tons of food for Berlin s american Community just six tons. Short of Berlin s present luxury require ments. In addition to the cargo planes four passenger planes each carrying 30 persons arrived. Inasmuch As Berlin has a Reserve food Supply on hand and the Banon freight trains was lifted after two Days today s air lift was viewed Here not As a Supply Mission but As an american display of what could be done if necessary. New warning issued simultaneous with the easing of the Berlin situation the Taglicht Mundschau official newspaper of the soviet military administration hinted that the soviets might take new Steps to regulate traffic. Should the Steps already take prove to be inadequate the paper said it will be necessary to take further still More drastic in Berlin itself the soviet Check Point established yesterday at main junctions of the Western sectors and the russian sector disappeared. Inside Berlin the situation was quiet and the russians apparently gave up the Road blocks which veiled off the three Western tors from the soviet Allied motorists on the corridor Between Berlin and Helm Stedt control Point of the British zone Border had no trouble if they carried their travel Docu mentation Contr dec on German truck traffic tightened. Several Ger Man trucks were reported seized for transporting goods without proper consignment papers out of Berlin. The russian announcement that freight trains could come through to _ Berlin said such trains will be cleared on the basis of accompany ing indicated there would be no change from past procedure under which Allied freight train com Manders presented waybills show ing the Tram s contents to Borde patrols and were passed. Clay said the american freight train which will leave for Berli tonight win be made up at Bruns Wick in the British zone and Ipoh schedule should arrive in Berlin in the morning. The u. S. Military governor said the decision to Send the train through indicated no change in his no search policy declaring head always been prepared to furnish waybills for american freight an would do so in this Case. No evacuation planned � if the train came through successfully Clay said the air lift operation will be halted. Transportation corps officers said the trains would be manned by Normal said he thought americans in Berlin were taking the increased crisis calmly. My feeling would be one of great Surprise and Shock if they showed any change in their Normal attitude he declared. He stated emphatically that he would not order any evacuation of american wives and children from Berlin and said no one had asked to go denied that any incidents Between russian american and i British planes had taken place and also denied that there had been any plans to use fighter escorts for planes involved in the air lift operation. Rhine main Congress overrides tax reduction veto continued from Page 1 sorted measure would undermine the soundness of our government finances at a time when world peace depends upon the strength of the United president gave two reasons for his veto it would reduce revenues to such an extent As to make a deficit Likely and would in crease the danger of inflation. Runs lifeline continued from Page 1 son of a sgt and mrs. William Boyd said he and his parents saw the russians very i plainly out the window. There were about 20 of boy s father added this business of travelling in. Europe i getting . Boyd said they were Awak ened by the stopping of the train and the Call for breakfast. Shedid not realize what had happened she said until she saw the rus Sian patrols standing Long the train outside.t/5s Ted Turaski and Bui Pat ton the two maps who left wit the Frankfurt Berlin. Train wednesday night said the Only thin the passengers seemed worried about at Helmstedt was the thought of getting stuck in Frank Furt in the Middle of the night. The Frankfurt visitor s Bureau solve the problem however they said by housing the entire group incite hotels. 1 " Seaman 1/c Robert Colflesh 6fthe u. S. Naval attache s office in Berlin said he was t bothered a bit and that he slept most of the time on the train.-". The first Safe flight from Rhine main in the a emergency service left. With 21 first Load included four women who were temporarily stymied by. The air Force no dresses Rule but finally improvised with i fatigues and pyjamas. Czech upheaval predicted Southampton april 2 a Henry Kolowrat former czech min ister to Turkey embarked for America today with a prediction that the communist government of his cod try. Will be overthrown. The downfall of the communists he said will begin when they de stroy Czechoslovakia s Economy. Tension fails of deter Berlin army Day plans Berlin. April 2 is in spite of the turmoil Over the soviet blockade the army Here went ahead today with plans for army Day parades and Cere monies for next tuesday. An official Holiday is planned for the afternoon with unit parties and a demonstration of transportation and equipment scheduled by the 7800th Honor guard plat., according to col. Robert a. Ahlard Berlin com Mander. Senator asks data 011 . Berlin rights Washington april 2 a sen. Forrest g. Donnell a totalled on the state and army departments today to Tell Congress whether the rights of the a. S. Orits citizens were violated of rus Sia s seizure of traffic control Iberlin. Donnell introduced Resolution asking the two departments Motoi troops swept the today uncovering a vast work of hidden Amis a battalion. Between 30 40 communist extremists arrested. It was one of the biggest Bat yet made by Italy s Busy Carabis who in the last two months Ai seized huge underground stores bombs machine guns bayonets Ai other latest seizure came As of Bijj munits prepared new reprisals if the machine gun killing last air of a sicilian labor Leader Anda wounding of two others. A the communist press. Said �1man, Calogero Cangialosi was to 36th labor Leader to die in Sidly the last two years. A nation i strike was ordered by the cot Munist-3ed confederation of to Start 10 Days before Italy s lion april is if police fail to another sicilian labor chief for three weeks. Hanns Eisler quits p to teach in Vienna Vienna april 2 ins. Poser Hanns Eisler who. S. Voluntarily to escaped por tation proceedings said he Wilmire in Vienna. Eisler arrived from Prague Ter Day. He said he has obtain teaching position in a i musical College. An avowed Monist he is the brother of Hardt Eisler communist 1 now facing a prison sentence the u. S. T s officers fete West Point s 146th birthday by Norbert Ehrenfreund staff correspondent Frankfurt april 2 is the 146th anniversary of the found ing of the u. S. Military Academy was celebrated at Kronberg Castle Here tonight at a joint West Point Annapolis 100 West Point graduates present represented classes from1912 to 1946, while capt. Noble Abrahams Neucom naval Liaison officer represented the naval Aca Demy. Col. H. E. Sadei son chief of staff he. Cmd., Neucom acted As toastmaster. He introduced 1/lt. Albert c. Wedemeyer jr., of the18th inf., son of it. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer former commander of u. S. Troops in China As the Junior graduate present. Col. O. , professor of philosophy at West Point now visiting the zone was introduced As the graduate of the class of 1912. It. Gen. Clarence r. Huebner at tended the party As a special program included transcriptions of speeches by Gen. Lucius d. Clay Neucom commander Louis e. Denfeld chief of operations maj. Gen. Max web Taylor West Point Superino rear adm. James l. Hallow Annapolis superintendent and Gen. Geoffrey Keyes Ufa Mander. The officers Sang the song the academies anchors Ai army Blue and Benny a in addition to the officers feminine guests attended the following the Bachelor v. 1
