European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Id Itie a s id red r n Al w to tie ire in tire 100 Bertony to is the in Sia Lin led has. Italy is armed Camp on eve of election-,., Al v 330,000 set to guard riot spots Rome april 16 a armed men333,000 of them took up round the clock Vigil in Italy tonight to keep the peace during the country s election. The government posted guards round possible Troub if spots including Milan s Barb Lent Piazza Duomo some s crowded Piazza Colonna and Iam reds of last hour political ral lies where orators Flung final appeals to nation was tense but tired from months of bitter campaigning. At Midnight tonight the Campaign bids. A 32-hour Cooling off period precedes the voting which opens at am. then until 2 p. M. Monday Iowne 29,000,000 italians the great it turnout of voters in the count is history Are to decide the nation s were no signs of major disorder. But in Rome s Ciminale jest of the government Interi minister Mario Scelba vice Premie Randolfo Bacciardi head of the Public order committee and Lui Ferrari chief of the National police went on Day and night duty. Direct Telephone lines connect continued on Page 16 european edition unofficial publication of . Weather forecast Frankfurt partly Cloudy mini mum temperature. 37 Munich Cloudy. 32 Bremen partly Cloudy,40 Berlin partly Cloudy 39 Vienna Cloudy 35 Rome Naples Cloudy Trieste Cloudy rain 46 Paris Cloudy rain 39 Stutt occupation forces in Europe Gart Cloudy 35. Volume 1, number 133 5 cents a copy 51.25 a month saturday april 17, 1948 16 nations form recovery bloc Holland always welcomes this flood Russ demand us flight halt bulletin vie Nova april 16 a soviet it thormities demanded tonight that ill commercial air flights into the British Airport outside Vienna in stopped immediately. Vienna april 16 a Sovie minorities today stood firm on Deir determination to a restrict travel Between Vienna and the Western occupied zones of Austria Gen. Vladimir Kuras Sov russian Ligh commissioner replied to both British and american protests in a statement of fewer than 50 words he said in his zone each com Mander in chief is empowered to adopt any measures necessary pursuant to mutually signed agree ments if such measures Are taken in the interests of As expected it. Gen. Alexander Galloway British High commis finer brought up the subject of russian traffic controls. He said i must insist on my right of free we unimpeded Access to this Schwec hat following the soviet statement it. Gen. Geoffrey Keyes . High commissioner brought up Para graph 5 of the european advisory committee agreement of july 9, ims which specified the armed forces and officials continued on Page 16 Vizonia ration increased to 1,591-calorie record Frankfurt april is a result of the severe drought. Just to Lake your mind off All the wars and rumours of wars that seem to have this troubled old world tied in knots Holland sends this picture of the oceans of tulips that have inundated her Fields. In starts race for Zion peace Flushing n.y., april 16 up the United nations general As Sembly opened a grim emergency meeting on the Palestine dilemma with a direct Appeal to arabs and jews to end the growing warfare in the holy of 57 nations began a race against the Calendar to head off full scale Wai in Muniz of Brazil inaugurated an emergency meeting witha fervent Appeal to the Peoples of Palestine to agree on total suspension of hostilities so the in can work out a new government forthe holy land. 10,000 top jewish troops strike at u. Arab forces Jerusalem april 16 ins an estimated 10,000 front line continued on Page 16 an to carry Italy vote , april 16 special an will broadcast the italian election returns sunday at noon,., 9 And 11 Two Spe Cial newscasts Are planned for 2 15 and 4 To announce the latest returns As they Are received in the an newsroom. Brazil sets toll in Rinmo blast at 23 reds held Rio de Janeiro april 16 a brazilian Federal police said today an explosion at an army ammunition depot yesterday which killed at least 23 persons was intended As a communists second police said communists apparently sought to murder the War minister Gen. Canrobert Pereira Dacosta who left the depot 50 min utes before the explosion. In addition to the 23 known dead explosion casualties included from 100 to 200 injured. Police said Dacosta was saved Only by the unexplained delay of the blast. Twenty six communists directly implicated in the explosion have been arrested police said. The communist newspaper Folia de Polo was closed. Firemen Are still seeking 12 girl employees trapped and possibly killed i a nearby textile Mill. The police reported that one per son was caught carrying grenade Caps and seven women communists were arrested for distributing communist pamphlets. Walls crumbled for a mile around the depot and Many workers in nearby factories were injured. On display for birthday All readers of the stars and stripes Are invited to an is open House in of Ungstad from 2 to 5 p. M. Today in Celebration of stripes sixth birthday anniversary. Visitors can take a look at is facilities find out How the news omes in and How it emerges finally in the paper s pages daily. Of Ungstad is located Between Frankfurt and Heidelberg signs one autobahn marking the turnoff. A parking lot will be found on the Orner of Ernst Thalman Strasse and Barnho Strasse. From there visitors ill be directed to the news a Plant for an inspection of the teletype Oom the news room the composing and engraving departments. Across the courtyard open for inspection will be weekend. From the new Plant visitors will find transportation at the motor continued on Page 16 Hungary irate at dec ouster Budapest april 16 up for eign minister Erik Molnar today charged that americ Aih authorities had violated the peace treaty by ordering expulsion of the hungarian repatriation Mission from Germany and threatened reprisals for the insulting a Long foreign office communique concluded in Case the United states government maintains this insulting measure the hungarian government will be compelled to use All measures at its disposal in order to defend hungarian goods and the Point of View of the hungarian the communique flatly rejected continued on Page 16 leg yanks lured by picnic trails of Ungstad april 16 is the stars and stripes has been asked to give fair warning to yes snack bars. The reason so Many in the dec Are roving is picnic trails each weekend that snack bars have been swamped and unable to feed All the hungry customers who crowd their Roadside inns. Col. William h. Nelson jr.,-press Contact officer in bad nauheim said we d appreciate some warn ing. Our snack bar managers have been going wild. More people than they Ever expected crowd the snack bars and the bars quickly run out of after this is has promised to warn snack bars on picnic Trail routes to been Garde open the doors and windows and Stock up for the hungry picnickers. This week s picnic trails will be omd on pages s and 9. Permanent unit joined by 3 zones from press dispatches Paris april 16sixteen Sovereign nations and West Ern Germany pooled their re covery efforts today in a move toward a european Union. Representatives of the 16 countries Vizonia and the French zone of Germany founded an organization for european economic cooperation Reec which French foreign min ister Georges Bidault called the first step in the reformation of Paris was selected As permanent Headquarters. Will Pool resources the 16 nations in signing the charter agreed to Pool their re sources and manpower step \ up their productive efforts reduce Tariff barriers to strengthen eco nomic links Between them in preparation for the formation of customs Union set their financial houses in order and coordinate their collective efforts. The charter provided that the Reec would work in close Contact with Paul Hoffman u. S. Adminis Trator of the european recovery program. Austrian foreign minister Karl Gruber was the first to sign. He was continued on Page 16 Russ ships watched at Panama canal Balboa canal zone april 16 a Well informed sources said today Panama canal authorities Are taking special precautions in re Spect to five russian ships at the canal s Atlantic ships were described As fish ing Craft. They arrived unannounced on wednesday in Cris Tobal Harbor. They included Steamer and four auxiliary vessels believed in route from Leningrad to Vladivostok. The ships Are anchored and Are not allowed to tie up at the docks. Meanwhile rep. J. Parnell Thomas in the current Issue of Liberty Magazine reported what he Calls a startling influx of russians into Panama since Early in 1947. Bulletin Washington april 1c a the u. S. Has asked Russia for the third time to consider the return of Trieste to Italy. The u. S. Offered to consider any suggestions the russians might make for revising the italian peace treaty to that end. Under Secre tary of state Lovett sent the note to the russian ambassador. Boston april 16 a Robert Henry Best a commentator on the German shortwave radio Dur ing the. War was convicted of treason today
