European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In april 10, the stars and stripes Page 5 t is a lies Tot Ess. Tocom Dow 9m Riter says War talk absent in Moscow or s note the following Story was written of Taety the associated press Veteran chief of its Moscou Bureau of years who has just returned to Russia after a Short in the . By Eddy Gilmore Jio scow april 9 a returning to the soviet Union from the one is struck  the Complete absence of War talk among the people. Ucie simply is not any. I Berlin the . Press department told me i had better take a asian speaking american officer from the Liaison Section with me to soviet Ai drome to catch a plane. We will give you a military escorts too they said. When i was met  the Liaison officer he said if it was All the. Same  would not go along into the soviet Section. I told him i spoke and it was t  offer escort with a German chauffeur four suitcases a typewriter and a Small purchased for my Small daughter i set out Halfway to the russian a we were overtaken  the american military police. We Are to escort you said one of the armed men. Why 1 , you never can Tell said the Man. _ about 100 Yards from the soviet zone the my car halted. This is to far As we go said the Man next to the Driver. We will wait Here a your Driver does t come Back Well know you and he have had  this was not cheerful talk for so Early in the morning. Two Hundred Yards Down the Road in the soviet zone was a Road Ilock. A Young russian Soldier stepped out and held up his hand. Where to he asked. I told him. Got any documents he asked. I told him no just an american mss port with a soviet visa. He examined them  the headlights. No trouble what about documents for the jeep and Driver Don t have any. Yesterday was  t of Well said guard i guess everything s All  this certainly was not very ominous. At the Airport Gates it was the same Story. And again i got through if Tii no trouble Here s your ticket said an official we Are not charging you for fee dog. He can. Ride  there were 11 soviet army officers behind me. One suggested that  restaurant was open and that i accompany him to have some Tea. Tea we discovered there was some Vodka. It i shot Are Viet wat aria mis  met Tito and the la last orto the Friendship of. Our countries said a Young major returning � Moscow from an assignment in Berlin. I drank his Toast.  peace Between our proposed. All the 11 officers drank it at once. V Nonito a Arlin  America countries always american headlines and War talk i hear despite Berli tension one word of that Here. I will wait 24 hours i said to myself and talk to More russians. Have done. Not one has mentioned War or the possibility of it. Pendents show increase total reported As 33,815 activity seeded up zone port state Over Bremerhaven april 9. Is flow of material and person.  and from the dec sped along Pring March at one of the fastest since Winter  reported the Normal ratio in personnel or was maintained As the Iber of departures a 1 m o s t the number of arrivals. Ijean while incoming cargo was than 16 times the outgoing int.  ,. Total of 9,248 persons left the from Here and 3,152 arrived the month. Cargo totals a 97,834 tons incoming and 5,967 ingoing. Emigrants top list departing personnel included emigrants 511 u. S. Depend 374 alien dependents 254 Hospital patients 237 army lans 88 repatriates 41 German it Ronals and others. Dooming personnel included 629 indents 154 army civilians German National and others. Go destined for the dec in red 76,149 tons of pol prod 3,385 tons of ordnance equip175 tons of household goods a tons of mail 116 tons of Engineer Juip ment and 89 tons of baggage. Of outgoing cargo included 2,889 s of Engineer equipment 377 of household goods 315 tons ordnance equipment 213 tons mail 95 tons of baggage and cargo. Tie totals Are id the occupation of Bremerhaven Bremen and . Rise of 752 listed during March Frankfurt april 9 is the dependent population of Neucom Rose slightly last month. Neucom he. Said there were 33,815 dependents in the u. S. Zones of Germany and Austria As Well As the Berlin Island fas of March 15. The figure represented a 752 increase Over the preceding month s total. Of the total 18,659 dependents were adults and Only 244 of them were listed As male  there were 4,061 dependents  tween the Ages of 7 and 18 and the remainder were c h i 1 d n under i. The dependents represent a total of 17.959 families of which 9.0b6 were families of army officers 5,903 families of pm 2,816 families of . Civilians 123 families of Allied and Neutral civilians and 51 families of Allied military personnel. The Berlin Island continued to Lead the dec cities with a dependent population of 2,530. Others Over 1,000 were Frankfurt 2,489 Munich 2,167 Wiesbaden 1,889 Vienna 1,750 Nurnberg 1,736and Stutt Gart 1,093. Co of 76th trans. . Co. Named Reserve major Rammelburg april 9 Spe Cial capt. Reuben l. Horner co 76th trans. . Co., has been appointed a major in the infantry reserves. He served in combat with the 370th inf. Regt. And was decorated with the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster Bronze Star purple heart with two Oak Leaf clusters and the italian military Cross. Stars and stripes for dec bound wife pretty stewardess Helen k. Reynolds shows the european edition of the stars and stripes to Frankfurt bound mrs. C. E. Norrisey of Farmingdale n. T., before the pan american world airways Clipper Donald Mckay leaves Laguardia Field. Pan am photo Trieste to get limited Rule Trieste april 9 a Allied military government in Trieste announced today that a limited amount of Power is being transferred to local civilian hands Start ing monday. Functions relating to Public safety will remain in the hands of the Anglo americans. Am has for some time consid ered expanding civilian participation in the government and has been working with a citizen s advisory committee on the project. Am will retain All functions such As direction of the police Force handling of applications for Public meetings and demonstrations and allocation of sports grounds. The new arrangement will place civilian instead of Anglo Amer ican officers in zonal and com Munal offices everywhere in the Anglo american zone with the exception of the Small town of Muggia where the majority of the population is communist. The communists will not take part in the plan. Free territory flags will Fly on zonal and communal offices in Stead of British and american flags. One am official explaining the move denied a local press interpretation that it was designed to pave the Way to handing Over the territory to Italy. Airline flies is to  and Rio Frankfurt april 9 is copies of the stars and stripes weekend and 15 unit newspapers Are being flown regularly to new York and Rio de Janeiro for distribution aboard All pan american air planes flying to Frankfurt. Twenty copies of each Issue Are flown from the zone so they will  available on planes carrying passengers to Germany Vincent  Zubras pan american assistant sales manager in Frankfurt said. The return flights to Frankfurt cover a distance of 6,100 Miles from Rio de Janeiro and 3,500 Miles from new York. Unit papers being distributed on the planes include the Gateway Erding journal Augsburg " Post times the american traveler constabulary lightning Bolt the port reporter Wurzburg Post Argus Munich american Wetzlar review Stuttgart Post news Ardee news Darmstadt Detonator occupation chronicle Wiesbaden Post and the information bulletin of Omegus. 122nd truck in. Honors i Nurnberg april 9 special t/4 Whit Virgin of the 447th to truck co., has been named Soldier of the week for. The 122nd to truck in. This is the second time Virgin has been so honoured within a month. Taylor slated at port today with dec Kin Bremerhaven april 9 Spe Cial following is the passenger list of the army transport Gen. Harry Taylor scheduled to arrive in Bremerhaven tomorrow Austria Vienna Olson. Marian e., Roberta k. And Karen  Germany Bremerhaven Anderson Ann Wil Liam l. And Robert  Ashley Oliver. Baker Hazel c. Elkins Mae  Fuhrmann Mildred k. And Ken Neth l. Glode Eleanor  Harris Ida  And James a Hickman Mae and John p. Hudson Jane b., Sharon o., George  And Barbara Langford Rose n. And James p. Oswald Christine h., Judith a. An Penny s. Rosesco Audrey m. Schaule Greta  Willson Marthaw. And Cynthia d. Berlin Harkins Ella c. Murray Emmi s. Erding moors Dorothy , Doris. Patricia  Bruce , Joan e., James d. And Katherine , Wynell e., Joan r.,. David  And Michael , Lillian w., Janice a. And John  Kelley John b., Stuttgart Wilson. Drake. Wiesbaden Baker Annie m. An Carolyn a. Bruce Nina f. Betty  Brewer and Bobby n. Brewer Carter Alicem. And Patricia  Cowan Lillian  And Myra k. Cunningham Anna Richard k. And Deborah a. Currier Ruby m. And David c. Eldridge Matilda n. Fiene Margaret g., Robert  And Michaelj. Gayler Ludmilla Hester Mabel a. N. And  C. Lemaster Juanita. S. Looman Mary a., William d. And Stephen  , Joyce and Kathleen  Momberg Frances e., Linda r., Barbara  And Kay , Almyria j., Grace  And John d. Patterson Dorothy a.,Georgiana m. And John l. Robinson Elizabeth Sheehan. Gladys , Leona Stitt Bonnie v., Ellen l. Von Al Mari and Kay Vonallman Tromburg Mildred  And Terry d. Warner Ella a. Dec Agency needs civilian auditors Frankfurt april 9 is it. Col. Esthel  Stroube chief of the audit Agency european command today announced that positions Are open in his organization for civilian auditors. Applicants must  qualified to perform audits of military property and sales accounts Stroube said. Grades of Caf-7 and above Are open. Contracts of at least one year must  signed. Applications must  submitted to the chief audit Agency Neucom Apo 757, . Army Frankfurt. 48 cos get diplomas Nurnberg april 9 special at graduation exercises held in Furth 43 no students of the 7713th medical dept. Training Center received diplomas for completion of a six week course. New competitive tour policy set Frankfurt april 9 is a new army department policy for the submission of applications for competitive Tours of duty for u. S. Army officers has been announced  Neucom the new policy does not apply to the army medical and dental corps or to judge advocate general department personnel. Neucom officials also stated that the new tour will not apply to air Force personnel nor will there  additional Tours for the of. Competitive Tours will  processed in accordance with current directives and a new program to replace of competitive Tours will  started in the future. Competitive duty Tours Are de scribed As Active duty Tours  non regular army officers interested in a commissions. It is pointed out that those officers on competitive Tours who make the Best records will  considered for the a. For a competitive tour of duty to Start july 15, applications May  submitted directly to the a procurement Section Neucom he. Applications must  in  May 15. Applicants must have reached their 21st birthday but not their 27th birthday on june 1, 1948. For veterinary and medical service corps the maximum age limit on june 1 is 30 years and for the chaplains corps 34 years. College requirement lifted in place of the educational requirement of at least two years in an accredited College the general educational development test will  accepted. In another departure for former policy the ruling will permit applicants to take the test in the dec at places to  designated  the troop information and Edu cation officer of a Post. Individuals applying for the Tours must sign at least a two year Cate gory ii commitment. Competition will  in company grades Only. Second lieutenants a Are particularly sought in the new competitive tour. Successful applicants will  notified at the end of the year s tour unless an additional six month s tour is recommended. Unsuccessful candidates May either Complete the remaining time of the category commitment or May  quest separation. Candidates not on Active duty will  recalled to Active duty july 15. Officers on Active duty May apply for Competition in an Arm or service other than that to which they Are serving but they must take a Basic associate course in the new Arm or service selected Between july 15 and dec. 20. Officers without previous commissioned service must. Also take the Basic six month s course. For the two latter groups the competitive tour will begin approximately Jan. 15, 1949