European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1948 the stars and stripes Page i at it ice at it Lay Isal to fair be of so Irett a Ory lied russians poor food images yank captive peeks behind Iron curtain9 i april 7 businessman was released russians yesterday after for four Days on the that he had improper in Charles manager of time was arrested by at the czech German Border by train to on his Way from a was first picked he was kept in a locked room Given a bed with bloodstained his meals consisted of Black and removed from train he ate with the russian of Juchs who were holding but realized the russians had poor he was released Early this morning after in Gishy interrogations while he was Tell Bear said he obtained a four Pawer entry permit in Paris and came to where the soviet travel cleared him for passage on a soviet Tain through the russian zone to tech Slovakia he was taken off the Tain Friday at the soviet zone order town of told his pipers longer in order Tad placed under soviet russians refused to allow ten to communicate with time Idle a any american officials and at toe when he tried to foe phone was literally knocked it of my hand and a russian ripped the line irom the switch from Schone he was taken up the Elbe on a boat to bad Schan then to the Dresden suburb of where he was held two Days in old school building in a barbed wire then he was taken to Dresden for questioning by a soviet general and after three hours in Dresden was taken by Auto to his he asked about living conditions in Paris and the to if an american Baker could buy an he said they wanted to know How much Money he How much newspapermen Are paid and Why life is when he asked the russians what kind of travelling documents he needed they told out in russians blamed he expressed the opinion that a Good Deal of the delay in re leasing him was caused by inefficiency and confusion on the part of lower russian he was taken to Berlin at 7 Oclock lest night and released shortly after until five minutes before the american sol Diers came to the i had no idea what was going to happen to Bear said he was returning to Paris by not Auto i have no desire to go through another russian Check he dependents for Germany reach dec aboard Muir april 7 following is the passenger list of Fie general Muir which arrived in Bremerhaven yesterday Lily and Aldeno mar Joan Joyce and Dickie Nell fourteen Elizabeth Bremerhaven Helena pfc Earl Douglas and Mae Kathleen Elizabeth Fetti la and Carl a Maltagliati Smith by Nice anc1 David f Marie Reba i Alice Margaret and Frank Denise and Marilyn George Sandra i and Robert Thelma Suzanne fold Lillian and Paul r e e m a Olive Wanda Rubin and Shirley Louise John Catherine Peggy Dempsey and Gary l Stacia Judith Carl r and Paul Bertha Evelyn Madeline Patricia and Hugh Jean Dorothy Amoe Iii and Margaret Virginia and Judith or Pauline and Dixie Margaret and Sylvia Mary Barbara Beverly Sonne and Terry Gre Frances Garry Sandra and Joseph in Geraldine and Michael Aida Helen Robert and George Cleo Matilda up Sarah and James Pic John who was shot in the Arm by a russian sentry in did a Little checking into russian history with russians dont As he awaited his return to the at the 97th in corps twisting news hit at Geneva april 7 asked the International conference on Freedom of information yester Day to condemn government As Well As private distortion and falsification of the american Resolution obviously was aimed at alleged distorted reports carried in the gov Enmen controlled soviet press and radio Moscow it also served to counteract communist charges of War mongering and distortion in the Western b r i to i formally proposed adoption of its free press treaty with a warning that Freedom on information is essential to peace and social and economic the treaty would bind All signatory states to guarantee Domestic and foreign correspondents alike the to Send or receive information without discrimination or government it said such freedoms could Only be restricted by Laws dealing with National incitement to Over throw a or other Cri Minal libel and German youths wont fight april 7 Cerman youth claiming it represent German night announced that its Mem ters would not flight for or Russia and again demanded the passage of a Law prohibiting compulsory military denouncing War As mass murder Inder which americans died i for germans died for fatherland and russians died their Way of the com Cunis supported youth group in called for state Assembly consideration of their Antiwar serv ice the mass meeting then heard representatives of the political parties except the com the Catholic the Trade unions and the salvation army reject support of their the Resolution has been rejected by the state but Wilhelm Assembly present at last nights mass promised the youths discussion of the petition in the Assembly As soon As the time is bananas trap wholesale thief april 7 worst 28yearold i Kassel jail awaiting trial for it robberies he has confessed to fanning and carrying Hoyer was arrested when maps of 532nd my sighted him a bundle of which he Tom unable to account according Burton Hoyer and breaking into four american is and looting parked cars Over russian slayers to be punished april 7 Vladimir russian commissioner for has prom ised severe punishment for the russian soldiers who killed two persons in a Josefsberg tavern on March Chancellor Leopold Flugl told the austrian Cabinet Kuras Sov also promised that rus Sian authorities would Aid the families of the i Dies of injuries was found by Road foul play is suspected in the death of a constabulary trooper who was found fatally injured on a Highway near Ulm last saturday Neucom announced Here the pvt Joseph Bra b 15th was found on Road about 35 Miles from his unit by a lieutenant and his the officer phoned for but by the time Bratelli was brought to the 387th in Stuttgart he was dead Bratelli injuries included a deep laceration above the left lacerations about the Mouth and three Teeth knocked out these did not appear to be caused by a traffic army investigators said Vizonia hard Coal Price boosted 10 Marks a ton april 7 increase of 10 Marks a ton in the average Price of hard Coal produced in Vizonia was announced today by bipartite this raises the average Price to 25 Marks a full costs Are still not with ibis officials Iron output in us zones hits postwar Peak april 7 steel and pig Iron great in the economic recovery of Western a new postwar Peak in the British and american zones of during it was announced steel ingot output reached tons in More than was produced in the previous record month of october at the March the Biz onal area would turn out tons a pig Iron production in March was beating the Previ Ous highest level of last december by British and american officials said the increase was caused by larger allocations Coal and by imports of ores from Biz onal authorities Are aiming at a steel production rate of 000 tons a year by january jewish do morale seen at new Low april 7 adviser on jewish affairs to Lucius commander of the zone said yesterday morale in jewish do Camps in Austria and Italy reached an All time Low since the decision against partition ing of i made a plea that whatever decision is made by the United migration of i Herb jewish Dps in these countries be he speaking to a press conference after the first Day of a conference of directors of the american joint distribution committee in 19 european and Middle East Haber said Antisemitic incidents were especially in the British 1st slated for training at Graf Enow or april 7 Neucom today announced Broad plans for the summer training of the 1st at Graf Enow or where similar training was con ducted in Headquarters of the division will be established at Grafe Wohr and the 18th and 26th regiments will assemble there by april Basic training in the Early weeks of infantry units will Complete the Basic training which has not been possible in their Garrison and will conduct Small unit firing problems and while the artillery units will fire Battery and battalion later there will be battalion and regimental exercises including participation by artillery in communication and firing in August the annual Marks Manship competitions will be held similar to those conducted in sep tember they will be open to All military personnel in the in september the 1st and cer Tain constabulary units will hold joint Maneu vers under Field con Gya group seeks seeds april 7 German youth of the Frankfurt area Are planning Hope gardens Gya sponsorship with seeds donated by american the local Gya office announced the Hope gardens Are a name Given by the youth to the Small plots of ground which various Gya groups will cultivate to increase the German food to get As Many seeds As pos sible for the gardens As soon Gya is setting up col Lection boxes in the Post exchanges asking and Allied personnel to Purchase seeds in the pm and donate them to the German youth groups for their Many seeds were volunteered for the Gya by stateside civic and some have the Gya but the request is being made to americans Here because of the fear that Many of the seeds will not arrive from the in time for Spring Soldier decorated 7 held on Black Mart charges april 7 special one of the largest burglary and Black Market rings operating in this part of the country was broken up Ard All members awaiting Charles regimental Provost the seven members of the gang were arrested in Bamberg and Ober Werron by Cid agent Sand Ger Man they admitted they were responsible for the unsolved robberies that have occur red in this area within the last few Curtis Safe awards the Bronze Star to Leon 44th air Supply at Erding air