European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast minimum Tern so 50 55 Rome Nap partly partly 50 55 Paris the european edition unofficial publication of Ion forces in Europe taxi stand a new York cabbie has put his own personal drive against communism into High see Story on Page number 135 5 cents a a month april 1948 i h in 00 in he Fin iat 25 my in opt y d Ond i to Here ipes Rig of my Pec i in 2ctor in league Flag races today from press dispatches j few april liw top teams of the Amer and new a pair of question arks in the National league and ill answer the curtain Call r the 1948 major league Jason the red sox from Boston till Piny a patriots Day double Gajder in their Home Bailiwick at Fenway Park against venerable Oane Macks Philadelphia ath one in the morning and the in the the new Yankees and the Washington Jai Alors will meet in Griffith Vatican City Serene As Italy casts vote Vatican april 18 up Italy election Day was just an other Day in this tiny All papal including the Falatine and pontifical were confined to the morning went by especially quiet As the italian personnel was granted leave to vote in the keep order at Milan the stars and stripes will pin carry the line scores of ill major league games on Page i the Day after the game is the their their Vlasic 427th the payed the tent from s visit Arrier Orting id has it Iona i this Bably one a bed went to applies Connel the i the astern now Ril 23 again stadium As soon As president tru san tosses the first Ball in the pre Ane in the senior Loop the pirates with new Billy and flock of new open at closely the Home of the a team picked to finish any Here from first to a capacity crowd of Over is expected to Jam the three Parks to witness what is expected to be the most wide open Pennant race in years for both Mccarthy with sox the bed with Marse Joe my a Yankee Pilot at the Helm after a years Are Gen f really conceded to finish one two in the american Loop when world series time Rolls around the Addi Tion of three Louis Browns Jack Ellis Kinder and Vernon supposedly has bolstered the sox weak spots enough to make them a re hot peasant Mccarthy has elected to Start Joe who had an 188 record last and 1116 on the Mound to oppose Macks Choice of Phil Marchildon 199 and Rookie Lou Brissie Bucky Harris will Send big Allie continued on Page 12 reported willing Toback army in Zion Lake april 18 an american official said today the would contribute to the fight ing forces and a fair share of the funds for a joint peacekeeping army for the source emphasized that the would not take on the Job but would contribute troops Only if joined by certain other he would not indicate which countries the had in and it was understood that the had made no headway in lining up the desired foreign com it was known that the still was trying to get Britain and France to join in providing the pal j Estine peacekeeping but 1 chances that the overtures would continued on Page 12 Magidoff f tells zone of ouster april 18 National broadcasting company Moscow declared on his arrival in Berlin today that he believes the rus sians used him for internal propaganda consumption Only by accusing him of being an Amer ican Magidoff held no animosity for his pretty american born Blond Helen who denounced i would guess that she was called in and to find something on he Nelson is a russian citizen married the hottest trumpet player in he neither the girl nor her husband have been seen since april the continued on Page 12 president Truman another balls another year picnic trails boost snack bar sales april 18 two dec snack bars today noted a substantial increase in business during the last few Days which they attributed in part Tot the stars and stripes picnic trails bad nauheim Continental club and the Bremen ice Cream parlor both reported a Rise of 10 per cent or better in the number of customers Bremen at ease club reported no noticeable increase in France to sign air Force pact today april 18 air Force marshal lord Tedder arrived Here today by plane to represent Britain in the signature of a new Franco British air Force the which will be signed Grants military planes of the two nations reciprocal flying and italian soldiers Are shown hustling away a demonstrator who was attempting to break up a communist rally in Cathedral Palmiro red was delivering an election speech at the time of the French guards smash red a n Tina u lie rally april 18 Republican Security guards tonight charged and broke up crowds of communist demonstrators who invaded the old port area where Charles de Gaulle spoke to a crowd of sympathizers this the de Gaulle rally and a communist counter demonstration were held Here at a Safe distance when the meetings ended communists Calm Italy ends first voting Day bulletin april 18 doors and windows of Italy polls slammed shut at 10 Oclock to night and the first Day of voting in the critical National test ended with a huge april 18 a Calm mood of solemn ded j a heavy flow of Ita lians today carried one of the worlds most important Sec rets to the ballot the secret was whether Italy would go communist and pro soviet or late the Central electoral office in linked by direct Telephone to the nations 36 reported no incident any Only the weather was there were Clouds Over most of the rain in some places and threat of rain in never visits Ito polling places showed them it was predicted a heavy vote would favor the anti the voting will be concluded with the polls remaining open until this is the first National election since Italy became a Republic in june the verdict of the ballots is expected by late when the confirmed on Page 12 3 mommies saved from hanging at Palestine Camp april 18 arrival of a British armoured car saved three British guards from possible hanging yesterday at an internment Camp for alien Ger it was disclosed eighty germans Are being held at the Waldheim internment Camp by jews who on the Camp yesterday the Brit ish Are organizing a Relief sex British police said their armoured car was contacted by radio and told to go to the when it the police found three British guards standing under Trees with jews preparing the police said they persuaded the jews to surrender the latest reports reaching the police said the jews were firmly in control of Waldheim were heavily the British announced Only yesterday that they had received orders to evacuate the germans to toward the port on the Quai Des where de Gaulle had spoken from a the communists grouped for a new the Security the ministry of interiors Shock troops tie immense police and troop forces guarding charged the crowd repeatedly and broke it de Gaulle himself had left the port area in a launch after finish ing his which was the by communist sabotage of the Power lines for the de Gaulle in his speech again accused Russia of seeking world domination and called for a Mili tary and economic Alliance of Western european China government claims reds Defeated in Hope april 18 chinese government claimed today it has smashed Power in Central Hope province and destroyed a communist division in a government told newsmen government troops have captured four important bases in six Days at observers accepted the report with 23 dead in train wreck april 18 death toll in the Early morning train wreck at reached 23 last sixteen per sons were killed outright and seven died later in crash kills 27 in new Guinea april 18 least 27 men were killed when a new Guinea air traders Lockheed Hudson crashed at lae new this an offi Cial advice received by the civil aviation department stated 24 of the dead were new Guinea being flown from lae to the report said the aircraft had just taken off when it All on including three White members of the were burned to air which owns the operates an air service to Inland centers of new Robertson arrives in London april 18 sir Brian military governor in arrived at Northolt Airport today from army apologizes to russians for insults by two soldiers by Arthur april 18 two soldiers were confined in the guardhouse Here today after insulting two russian officers last night and tossing a Rock through the window of the soviet restitution Miller Neucom Deputy chief visited the russian Headquarters this morning to deliver an apology for the in the Robert ote Perth and pee John of staff correspondent both from the 7770th pm mortuary were arrested by Reed of the 709th my after the two russian officers called the the Vasili Ignat Ziev and Nikolai both of the soviet told the maps Osolinski accosted them when they were taking a walk near their Headquarters late last Ignatiev said Osolinski did everything in his Power to cause continued on Page 12