European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1948 the stars and stripes British smash Uge cig Aret in 9 nabbed april 12 National gang smuggling into Cigar ets Worth a potential has been Brit a military government British officials said the up of an a Bel a two Danes and will be tried for smug i estimated Cartons were flicked to be involved in the s the British of them have been British said a member of ring allegedly tried to bribe it facial at the belgian German Ier to admit contraband Tai into Border official reported to who then watched be smugglers until they were is is War War that frito Reigo some i that 1 afr would our a re coun in Aid 3 More ref Slaughter declines 40 april 12 there has been 40 per cent decrease Feihe Slaughter of cattle in Hesse the last four months because joiners Are afraid to sell their cattle j in present unstable the Jesse social democratic party pm the spa called on the Christian democratic Union party of fee majority of the to the Farmers to increase the daughter of i to be a Christian today Means Irti vering needed the spa bid hoarding is the spa charged that Bavaria is Short tons in meat de White Hesse had met its reduction in cattle to Gutter this year was attributed about currency girl hit by plane Bullet april 12 21yearold austrian easing was hit in the Arm by a shot from a russian aircraft Raci Ising Over the area of Matten 1 lower the austrian Ress Agency the girl was Rought to Vienna for a strict deter in the we Are defend april 12 w recruiting drive seeking 600 enlistments and extensions within into a Security Force during the next free months has been announced ans Manj West enough leaders und out s about be ments its 12 y Pontiac the Nufflo the make s Purchis Les num ads my urn 0 to i Berlin crisis is blamed on russians i by win fanning staff correspondent april 12 the russians have for a Long urn unsuccessfully attempted to pre vent criticism of their policies in the Berlin City Council and hav had their demands steadfastly re Otto chairman of the Council stating the present internal crisis among the occupation Powers in Berlin is a logical result of the russian efforts to split the Western Suhr said the soviets have Long been determined to incorporate the soviet sector of Berlin their the Council who was Here to attend the zone state Council disclosed the rus sians even went so far As to demand that certain members of the coun cil be prohibited from speaking on any subject before the he explained that directive number under which the Council permitted criticism of Allied actions and policies and he therefore ignored russian Suhr said we will not allow to become confused by the present differences of opinion arising among the Garden seed sent to  Minnesota town april 12 Garden seeds weighing 530 pounds have arrived Here As a gift from the City of which has adopted this German in sending the which arrived in time for Spring planting and which will enable Many residents to raise their own veg the citizens of Worthington Are furthering the principle of help the germans to help them James chief of of gobs Public welfare in addition to the Garden the shipment also contained 300 pounds of seed Worthington has sent pounds of such badly needed items As Coats and other clothing to the people of making american friends members of the pen club at the american Center for German girls in Frankfurt Are shown writing letters to american Inge Wigand helps them with German girls write to pen pals in by staff april 12 12yearold american who lives on a farm in wrote to her new German pen pal in Frankfurt Howdy you live in the part of the world where a War with you the Little Indiana farm girl also wanted to know if the germans had inside rest rooms and if they could get water just by turning on a faucet and letting it 0 the latest and most enthusiastic of the projects launched by the american Center for German girls Here the pen pal whereby a number of the centers members Exchange crammed with with girls of their own Ages in the letters take time Many of our girls have a hard time realizing that it takes a Long time for letters to go and come from said Ethel director of the after Treyve written a their impatience mounts daily until an answer the pen pal club grew out of a transcribed radio broadcast sent to the Prairie a mid 1 Western Rural by the Neucom Public information Divi describing the German girls which is sponsored by the american women club of Frank american girls who heard the broadcast or read about the Center in the Magazine wrote to Frank the idea and now approximately 30 Little Frau Leins Are corresponding with girls in Wisconsin and our girls write in Macdonald this fits in with our English classes and also supplements the girls school the Are surprised to find that some americans wonder if the germans have running water and of they read the Denali Law drops charges on some pcs april 12 amnesty has been declared under the Denali fiction Law for returning German prisoners of War who were Only nominal members of the nazi the Lander at German Council of states has the first proposed by the Council and now approved by military applies to pcs discharged after May with the following stipulations pcs not chargeable As major of fenders category i or offenders category ii under Denali fiction Laws will not have charges prefer red against proceedings Al ready under Way will be local to consent in the Case of returning pcs who fall category the pub Lic with the consent of local May quash proceedings against them provided they Are not major activist militarists or profiteers As defined under the present pcs who were Mem Bers of organizations declared criminal by the Nurnberg inter National military tribunal May not have charges against them unless it can be determined that the pm had no knowledge of the Crim Inal acts or purposes of the organi in the Case of membership in the Waffen drafted into this in the latter instance the pm to be included in the amnesty must not have participated in the Crim Inal acts charged against the or new pm slated for band april 12 fifty seven enlisted men now in training at the dec band training school at Kafer Thal were expected to arrive Here today to in crease the band strength of the Kitzinger Basic training Center to 90 the training under the direction of of it was Center band is Knowland warns on moving troops april 12 William Knowland told the Vir Ginia Republican state convention yesterday that departure of troops from Berlin under russian pressure would do irreparable harm to our prestige in discussing Republican foreign Knowland said departure from Berlin would undermine our friends and give Aid and Comfort to the one nation that is a threat to human the government would dealing with Candour if it did not make Clear that the policies we follow in Greece and Turkey involve occupation briefs co Stab launches drive for 000 extensions the Nolif Calion 1 wish to take this Opportunity to commend you and All members of your com Mand for the Zeal and Industry displaced in developing the 86th Kilt Paul co Stab composite group and supporting Tiara recruiting officer units to its present High degree of wan recruiting efficiency and effectiveness As a monthly quotas of 200 Start act Caj fag with have been divided Unyong the major sub commands i fused on eligible personnel within gifts made to germans april 12 announcement of the drive was american children of the turn Fiade after a meeting of recruit Berg Post sunday school recently officers and noncom at did part in the furthering of open where some 60 officers of All Neucom commands met to discuss i new the drive quotas will be in excess t the present Extension a of 395 men enlisted Xor sex ended during the first commends Edwinson april 12 special Neu Biberg our base has received a com of sensation from Curtis As the result the annual inspection conducted the of sing Edwinson for the Gree of improvement attained the last annual will Between americans and germans by making gifts of food to German using sunday school collection the children filled each of nine baskets with Worth they then spent a sunday morning distributing the baskets in the Furth area under the direction of wife of the Post Nathans have daughter april 12 special and Aubrey Nathan announce the birth of a Terry at the 130th Nathan is with the logistics both parents Are from san of who won the chess tournament at bad nauheim under sponsorship of Dena and it com special in Dena Wurzburg first Aid courses april 12 the first of a scheduled 17 classes units has begun at Leighton bar two 20hour classes Are held each the first beginning mondays and ending wednesdays and nhe second commencing on wednesdays and ending the courses Are supervised by Harold american red Cross Field Accident rate Cut april 12 Wetzlar Post safety has announced the March safety Campaign Cut vehicle accidents 38 per cent during seventeen Auto accidents caused in jury to nine military and eight civilian principal causes were disregarding Road avoid mechanical failure too close behind the Accident Campaign for Wetzlar Post is Only begin Warner Dps body found in River i april 12 j body of Iwan mongolian do of the displaced persons Camp at Pfaffe Hofen in the in Olstadt was found floating in the constabulary Provost marshal re preliminary investigation by the special investigation Section of the 68th indicated murder and the Case has been turned Over to Ger Man civilian police for no bipartite jobs open april 12 vacancies exist in the bipartite organization at the present the personnel office for the staff of the bipartite control office an vacancies occurring later will be filled entirely by military ment employees who have been declared bipartite personnel the limit on the number of personnel serving with the bipartite organization is it was pointed 60 replacements at Kitzinger april 12 sixty troop replacements who arrived Las week from Camp have begun training at Ingen Basic training the men came Here after being processed at the Neucom a first Aid and safety for Alj Post Danube River near the i Center at