European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast minimum 39 m u i c 39 Vienna 30 39 the european edition unofficial publication of ripes occupation forces in Europe guide to listening the weekly radio Page appears today on Page 11 with programs of both the american forces and Blue Danube volume number 120 5 cents a a month april 1948 4 or an cuts off soviet rail in Berlin de to it to and Are us Ive o my might the the the ride ans Lecue off the de yes id a Lorn 5er Ader in Royall says Berlin will stay open april 3 of the army Kenneth Royall said last sight Well have to go through if Russia cuts off american transport lines into answering questions on a j radio Royall de dared that Lucius the commander in had authority to use any tees say Means in opposing any defense leaders Confer in Washington in defense of any general Clay has the authority of a military Leader to shoot if he Royall yanks called Safe i he added that there is no immediate danger to americans in the army Secretary said his department had no program for re calling to service veterans of world War we have no standby program for ailing Back veterans in Case of a he the Only Way to 11 would be a the boys served in world War ii Ive lust some in simple Justice to them we definitely should look the there at the present wont provoke trouble earlier in the Royall said the will sit tight in Berlin but will not provoke he told a news conference a few minute or after conferring by Tele phone with Clay in Berlin that the continued on Page bomb lands near Vienna april 3 aus ten government announced today i a 5yearold girl was critically injured when an unidentified air june flying Over 1 Village about 10 Miles East of Vienna in the soviet dropped a bomb this the bomb fell into the Garden it an austrian Chimney sweep and injured his daughter Christine an announcement defense leaders meet in Washington As tension continues to conferring Here Are left to right defense Secretary James Secretary of the army Ken Feth Secretary of the Navy John and Secretary of the air Force Stuart standing left to right Are Carl retiring air Force chief Omar army chief of and Louis chief of naval Truman signs world Aid Bill april 3 president Truman today signed the history making foreign Aid Interior said the plane was apparently operating from the Marby located soviet Airfield the spokesman said the govern ment would ask soviet Headquarters for an explanation of the the president signing is a momentous occasion in the worlds quest for enduring his action came As the administration was at work turning the legislation into a Barrier against communism in Europe and Secretary of state George Marshall said the signing marked historic step in the foreign policy of this France first most of the first shipments of Marshall plan goods will go to Britain and government officials said they said these two countries will get nearly half the initial in supplies available to Start the fifteen of he 17 countries participating in the program Are scheduled to share in these first All Berlin Russ cops reported in training april 3 social Democrat re ported today that soviet zone policemen Are being trained for duty in the Western sectors of Berlin if the russians become the cites Only occupying the paper said that units of the Saxony state police had received special been excused from Ordinary police work and circles that the Saxony police will be used to replace the police forces in the Western sectors of Berlin if the russians alone occupy the paper some observers saw in the russian threat to withdraw from six important fou Power committees on berlins Allied Kom Mand Alura a move to curtail the Power of the cites Allied govern ing at yesterdays meeting of Ber continued on Page 16 russian wheat in Egypt april 3 the first wheat shipped to Egypt under russian agreement to Exchange wheat for egyptian Cotton arrived Arnit Day programs set Montgomery arrives to inspect Rhine army april 3 Field marshal Viscount Montgomery Here this afternoon to be a fou Day tour of the Rhine i it cow d Janet he was noncommittal about whether he would discuss with the of iritis military governor the pre East West Montgomery tomorrow will begin series of inspections which will american soldiers in the european command will receive medals tuesday As the dec celebrates army Day with a score of colourful special ceremonies and open House Neucom announced army Day will be observed As a special holi Day at All military in Berlin there will be unit Par ties and a demonstration of transportation and equipment by the 7800th Honor guard Accord ing to Robert Ber Lin Neucom units will Parade in Frankfurt on the grounds behind hears r Berlin on the Headquarters the Wetzlar military Post re ported officers and pm will take part in its army Day schedule with Post com presenting the Post Munich where nazi troops once Goose stepped past Adolf will be the setting for that bavarian capitals Sevier Munich Post will review military police units and the 2nd at bad All units of the 1st a Well As the 1st of the 18th will March in a review Jed continued on Page 16 dependents free to leave sector when they wish april 3 Lucius Clay declared late to Day that he has offered to Send the wives an children of soldiers and government employees in Ber Lin Back to the at govern ment expense any time they wish to i dont want anyone to feel he is being held he i also told my staff that nobody will be ordered any american who is we will be very glad to Send Home entirely on a voluntary v takers Clay said he first made the evacuation offer in staff meeting afew Days after marshal Sokolovsky and his russian staff walked out of the Allied control Council meeting March in the intervening i have had no Clay adding that he had renewed i the continued on Page 16 czechs capture plotters april 3 total of 644 persons involved in anti state plots were caught at the czech frontiers they attempted to flee the country in the newspaper  reported yanks also Block Road to Potsdam by Joe staff correspondent april american troops today sur rounded a Russia controlled building in the american sector of Berlin and established a Road Block on the main High w a y to soviet occupied some observers saw in these actions retaliation for the soviet measures which were described by a High British officer As a systematic attempt to Force us out of Lucius occupation denied that any connection existed Between the Amer ican actions and russian curtailment of Western Allied traffic to and from close on building a Force of 45 american military including five late last night descended a the Reichs Bahn direction soviet controlled nerve Center for All rail Road sin Eastern fifteen gis joined the Force later equipped with carbines and Side the maps All rus including from entering the building this germans were allowed to Alexander soviet commander in in protesting the american Adinion x referred to the building As soviet military Railroad head Clay said the action had been staged because the bad Dis covered the presence in the build ing of armed soviet he said the american cordon would remain until the russians gave a satisfactory explanation for the presence of their armed troops in american occupied Potsdam Road controlled other maps armed with Tommy guns set up a Road Block on the Road to soviet zone Home of Many High soviet at a Point the Road leaves the american sector of Berlin and enters the soviet a Check of All soviet and Ger Man vehicles was made by a Force of six one officer and two Ger continued on Page 16 april 3 state department officials said first shipload of goods for Europe under the Erp program will be wheat for scheduled to leave Mon and lard for which will leave monday or april 3 tary Marshall tonight expressed deep gratification at enactment of the european recovery program bearing his he was described reliably As somewhat More hopeful that another world War would be