European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 03, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday april 3, 1948 the stars and stripes Page 3 2 atari a. My radon Dorily aider and timecard nor Jnaini Aid Jue adj Ouid net 4ft my e to n Ita edit Sere the Offitt headline Roundup soviet move in Berlin paces news by Howard Katzander staff correspondent Itie russians tightened the screws be full turn on Berlin this week to the first overt attempt to Force withdrawal of the 25,000 Western Allied nationals from the former German capital. The pressure device was a soviet notice that soviet military inspection henceforth would be carried jut on All passenger and freight i vehicles from the West passing through the russian zone in route m Berlin including military trains. The immediate reaction was a stif Fening in the attitude of the Western allies ranging from the three Mili jury governors Down to the last de. Pendent housewife All virtually Cut " Jef except by air in an Island deep in the heart of the russian zone. A Gen. Lucius d. Clay u. S. Military Jove razor ordered All military train traffic to Berlin suspended to pro itch the sovereignty of military. A sport. He put into immediate iteration Long standing plans for applying the american Colony by if from Rhine main air base. Britain and France also suspended a tit traffic b r i t a i n substituting Safly bus service to carry pass lovers into the British zone. Determined to stay from Washington and London tune reiteration of Allied determination to remain in Berlin regardless of russian efforts to Force � withdrawal. The russian action came on the heels of the soviet Boycott of the Allied control Council in Berlin which the soviet press and russian up keanan now declare has ceased it exist the russian claim is that with the acc dead the last Xieu Lefor continued Allied presence Job Berlin has disappeared. However the new order govern of Allied traffic was Given quite different cloak. The russians forge it was designed to prevent Riding the sky lift to Berlin american military policemen of co. A 759th my bn., of Berlin Are shown at Rhine main air base in the aircraft that returned them to Berlin after they had served As Tommy gun carrying guards on the train which returned to Frankfurt with passengers who had been stranded at Helmstedt. Is Hijji influx of spies and the Drain Joe of German resources from the russian zone into the Western my through Berlin. Curfew on traffic Tifi. Russians charged heavy i vement of machinery into the Western sectors of Berlin and on to the Western zones in recent weeks. They placed a curfew on a motor traffic in their sector of Berlin after 11 p.m., apparently in order to prevent Clandestine move ments but on the first night at bag had no one on duty to enforce face order. On the economic front Congress was moving towards final approval of the european recovery at Gram after a House attend sent to include Spain for Erp aids crushed in conference and Ell Harrinan announced it control by the department of Commerce to Block shipment of that would contribute to to potential of Russia and her stay in Berlin press urges new York april 2 a morn ing papers today agreed that the Western allies communications Oberlin must be kept open despite the russian Herald Tribune said to admit that Western military trains Are legitimately subject to inspection a to admit that we Are Iberlin Only on Sufferance of the times said the great Powers cannot possibly withdraw fro the position they occupy by virtue of their common Victory and in accordance with the obligations binding on them All. With a loss of face that would jeopardize and weaken their Power and influence in Europe and throughout the daily news put Faith in Gen. Lucius d. Clay . Zone com Mander saying it seems to us the Only thing for the american people to do is to Bajc Gen. Clay to the limit in an fit to course he May see Tei Lites. President Truman asked con �838 for an additional $3,000,000, of to strengthen the u. S. Armed and Congress approved an appropriation of $150,000,000 for Tomic development. Politics held the Center of the Fage of the Domestic front. Gop presidential aspirants levelled their on the important Wisconsin Maries where Thomas e. Dewey a aged in a three cornered wet with Gen. Douglas Macarthur and Harold e. Stassen for the tale s 27 Republican talk was delegates growing a i a won �4 of a of spite the former chief of staffs once determination ept a draft. Not to London april 2 up the Brit ish press said today that the West Ern allies must maintain their positions in Berlin. Capitulation to the soviet Union it warned would be a serious defeat to democracy. A Berlin april 2 a Berlin Santi communist political leaders to Day expressed the Hope that the Western Powers would not allow themselves to be squeezed oat of Berlin by the russians. They were spokesmen for tire parties which in Berlin s first and Only Post War election dealt the communists a resounding defeat by capturing a combined total of 80 per cent of the vote. Franz Neumann chairman of the strongly anti communist social democratic party the strongest in Berlin declared i am waiting to see whether the Western allies will tolerate these restrictions on trans port and movement imposed on them by the russians. I Hope they will show stiff russian envoy confers with Lovett 35 minute Washington april,2 a Alexander s. Panpushkin the rus Sian ambassador called at the state. Department today and talked with under Secretary Robert a. Lovett for 35 minutes. Through an interpreter he answered reporters questions with a terse no . Berlin wives Are in no Rush to return Home Berlin april 2 up Berlin s american wives Are taking the russian crisis in wife can get out of Here just by asking the army for Nec Essary papers but since March 17. When president Truman called for resumption of the draft just seven of the 1,291 local american Home makers have asked to col. Ray Cooley local adjutant general in issuing these figures reported that in the last 24 hours Many women have called him for information on How to get out but pointed out there has been no increase in actual applications Cooley expects an increase rather than a shrinkage of Ber Lin s american female population since 23 american dependents headed Here landed at Bremer Haven today. Well bring them in As soon a we can get transportation Coo Ley said. We May have to Fly commissaries. The women were shopping As usual this morning. James e. Jones of Johnson City tenn., manager of an army grocery Here said sales yesterday were average for the first of the month. Milk was the Only commodity missing from american shelves this morning and Jones said. Powdered milk sales had risen Jones and other food Supply officials said they have not heard of any contemplated food ration ing plans for americans. 6 americans die in dec during 7-Day period Frankfurt april 2 is six americans died in the dec Dur ing the seven Day period Between March 26 and april 1, inclusive the weekly Neucom adjutant Gen eral casualty report disclosed to Day. Four died in vehicle accidents one of natural causes and one As the result of a blow on the head according to the report. Five of the victims were pm and the sixth a Neucom Exchange system civil Ian employee. Czechs View local option Prague april 2 a a proposal that local authorities be empowered to order prohibition of the Sale of alcoholic drinks is contained in a Bill approved today by Hie health committee of slovak parliament the Czecho marines Tell of red attack Tsin Tao China april 2 a four u. S. Marines released by tie chinese communists after three months Captivity said today they were fired upon by the reds with out . William l. Pollard of. Fort Worth tex., said the fifth Leatherneck in the Christmas Duck Hunt ing party fell mortally wounded in the first blast. He was Pic Charlesj. Brayton jr.,. Of governor s Island . Released at the coastal dry of Hanyang North of. Here yesterday the four marines said in an inter View they did not Snow the chinese they saw Christmas Day were communists. We thought they were nation-1 a spokes Man for Havanah the Jewis defense Force in Palestine said tonight the struggle for jewish statehood will Cost us up to 20,000 men capt. Shimon Hacohen who identified himself As a Havanah staff officer told London zionist meeting that 800 men have been Jost thus far. Kenney says foe could bomb states Nashville april 2 a Gen George c. Kenney head of the u. S. Strategic air Force command said today that aircraft right now in the hands of potential enemies can bomb any part u. S. From bases already built. Speaking at a convention of the Tennessee Reserve officers association Kenney said Russia i maintaining huge armies and air forces and soviet factories rebuilding thousands of new bomber and fighter planes. Best is accused by German Boston april 2 up the first testimony linking Robert h. Best with alleged acts of treason was introduced at his trial in . Dis Tricia court yesterday. Wemer Plack of Konstanz Ger Many former German Consul at los Angeles and Recruiter Fer the German radio during wartime offered evidence of Best s connection with two of the 18 overt acts of treason the government con tends the former foreign correspondent committed. He told of introducing Best to Horst Cleinow head of the Ger Man Short wave station and his agreement to broadcast Tor the nazis. Plack also identified Best As theman who gave a Short wave Broad Oast concerning the Rescue of mus Solmi by germans in the italian Alps. In that broadcast he inter viewed col. Otto skor Zeny com Mander of the German troops in Hugo t. Speck of dal last tex., former Berlin Burea manager for the International news service testified be heard Best boast in a Shont wave radio Broad cast that Germany was winning the War and the american War Effort was
