European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes april 23r 1948 exile charges russian role in czech coup a Vladimir fugitive czech political said in London he has evidence of interference by russians in czechoslovakian internal in an said he is eager to testify to the Security Council in nip port of charges by Chile that direct russian intervention was a Factor in the communist seizure of Power in Czechoslovakia last up to the time of face government crisis Krajina was general Secretary of the czechoslovak National socialist and a member of the czechoslovak walked across Border he escaped from the country explaining he just walked across the Border when no one was on he be had been wrested in Prague Street by a Plain clothes officer who spoke Only the russian our party offices had been and Many of us knew we were being Krajina i was picked up in front of my Home near the National theater in Prague just As i was about to step into my motor five men in Plain who later identified themselves As offi suddenly surrounded me and started pushing me toward their claimed immunity i protested that i  be arrested in this manner because i enjoyed parliamentary one of the speaking the czech said that a revolution was under Way and that no such privilege As immunity was four of them talked swiftly in then i turned to the fifth who had been client and who seemed to be in charge of the i asked him what he thought about an he answered in russian we kno what we Are he spoke at length at Only in the russian Langua which i understand he w a mongolian never had such men on the Prague police yank would Amend russian revolution Lake april 12 Amer ican Delegate to the United nations social suffered an embarrassing Blip of the in referring to a russian Resolution before the commission said i would like to Amend the russian to which polish Delegate Julius Katz Kucfay retorted i am but you Are 32 rears too wife to be tried As top nazis april 22 Fritz 74yearold steel who rallied German industrialists behind Hitler soon will face a Frankfurt court As a major nazi Omagh Denali fiction officials said Thyssens a party member since also will be tried As a category one the officials the Thyssens who have been Liv ing in a sanitarium in Konigstein near attempted to evade prosecution on the grou rids that Hitler deprived them of German citizenship in although of Gus has recognized them As state less it ruled they must answer for their support of the Thyssen is credited with gaining Industrial backing for Hitler by introducing the nazi chieftain to a group of Germany most powerful manufacturers and businessmen in he officially joined the party in and soon Rose to become hitlers counsel on War employee As political Vittini april 22 ministry of Interior officials said today they had reason to believe a missing army employee was another political disappearance Stephan hungarian born aircraft construction Engineer who had been working As a civilian Mechanic for the army in has been reported missing for eight trial ruling called threat to discipline april 22 George Dondero said yesterday a recent decision of the War crimes tribunal in Germany encourages mass Dis obedience by Dondero referred to a decision holding that the subordinate bound Only to obey the orders of his in a ment placed in the Dondero said in it the ruling encourages mass disobedience of Superior officers within our armed implied therein is the threat that if the forces of International communism Are ruthless vengeance will be meted out to those who dare to defend their own country and its German policeman kills do in Black Market raid Neu april 22 ukrainian displaced person was shot and killed by a German policeman in the Reinhardt Kaseane do Camp Here three German at the invitation of the do Camp had joined an investigation of alleged Black marketing within the the German were presumed to be unarmed and were invited to serve Only As according to the local do police William Mili tary government officer said the shooting occurred when the Petrov was being escorted through the Camp under when the do allegedly attempted to a since by reaching for his pocket As if to draw a the German policeman shot him in the one of the three German police men was captured by enraged ukrainians after the shooting and was severely Weisshaar said the mans life was saved Only by the expert handling of the situation by members of b 14th called in to quell the the policeman attacked by the crowd was not the one who fired the fatal Weisshaar who was not advised of plans for the the German police were instructed not to bring guns into the but were otherwise apparently very poorly briefed by their deputies hold 100th meeting on Austria april 22 foreign ministers deputies on Austria met yesterday for the 100th time since opening their discussions on a fou Power settlement on they found Little reason for celebrating the Centenary meeting in the Light of the meager results achieved in 15 months of hard Deputy Samuel re Ferring to the Drew a Dis appointing balance when he said the deputies reached agreement on Only one article of the austrian seventeen More articles re main he buy arms outside the agreement referred to will enable Austria to buy equipment for her armed forces outside Austria after russian insistence on limitation of Austria to National equip ment had been Concrete efforts for an austrian settlement go Back to the beginning of when the deputies met in London to prepare the ground for subsequent big four discussions on the austrian the big four meeting in Moscow of March and april 1947 dealt with Austria with out reaching the chief problems on which fou Power agreement is still out standing Are the soviet claim to German assets in the Yugo slav claim to Carinthia and parts of the yugoslav reparation claim for against some of the military clauses and the question of refugees and Dis placed 80 soviet soldiers desert Over Kins return to Russia april 22 desertion of 80 russian soldiers Fol Lowed a recent russian order Send g a group of dependents Back to reliable informed sources said was issued last fhe sources Many of the de Pendents were taken to a staging near Wiener Neustadt before Weir husbands were they were barbed Fere fences patrolled by russian Security dependents jeered the guards pelted them with bottles and the sources the guards quickly split them into Small groups and moved them out in the first available the learning of the new order and their wives reaction to deserted in fear of most of it is crossed into the British and american the sources said there was Noth ing unusual in the shipment of dependents to i French miners in protest strike april 22 Hun dred thirty thousand miners were reported on strike today in Frances Northern Coal production Vas virtually at a the French news the walkout was touched off by mondays mine explosion near Here in which 14 miners were us repatriating generals april 22 a More than 70 German admirals and air Force leaders will leave the Island farm prisoner of War Camp Here on May 13 for repatriation to two top flight German officers will remain 77yearold Field marshal Gerd von Rundstedt and Field marshal Fritz von eur comments Salzburg dependent women club distributing food and clothing by Virginia Webb the american women to Austria committee is Only about a year old but it has done an inspiring Job of assisting needy the March report of the committee shows that the group during March distributed garments and issued some pounds of food to needy families in the land the made up of dependent and other american women in services monthly some 320 selected Home for the aged and childrens Homes with the cooperation of the zone com Mand and chaplains Lisle Bartholomew and Edward John Rasmussen of Heads the welfare work with Cullus Mayes of and women of her responsible for investigating needs of the some 30 women meet weekly at the Home of Eugene to mend and sew Gar ments received from various Orion Davidson was named honorary president of the Wetzlar women club at a luncheon held at Schloss Robin Frank Sinsel and Ergan Roth be co chairmen and Charles for the next three the retiring Edward John Daniell and Young will act As advisers to the new hostesses at the luncheon were Ralph mul George and five new hostesses have been assigned to Safe cording to Rowena Safe command the girls and their assignments Are Margaret and Phyllis to Furstenfeld Bruck air Field Edna to Landsberg ammunition depot Florence to Rhine main air base and Louise to Tull air children of the Moosen some of them wearing the new shoes and sweaters presented to them by Erding air enjoy ice Cream and cookies following the distribution of the Dick Ware and Miller of Erding each of children received a Complete Cpl Walter Marangi of the 7806th Sci won first prize for the Best costume at the costume dance held recently in the special services club at Leighton pfc John also of 7806th Sci was second and Kenneth third prize the prizes were awarded by miss Helen director of the Twenty special services club directors met recently at the bad Wil Dungen town club and heard Alan talk on their Mission in the other speakers included miss Elizabeth Post com Mand hostess and Post special services women club has set up a Booth in the commissary and is accepting food donations for welfare work there mondays fridays from 11 to 5 the project is under the direction of Johnson Heads the clubs welfare com thirty German youths from a Atzingen recently were guests of officers and enlisted men at a party in the service club of Kitzinger Basic training the Bowling Library and cars shop were open to the Doris wife of Robert Milton of is chairman of the dependents Gya f a Swap shop designed to serve american and Allied personnel with some of the necessities and luxuries not readily available in has been opened there under sponsorship of the officers wives the at 15 Taurus is under the guidance of under the plan new merchandise is sold at whatever the Cost Price while used articles Are sold for one half the Cost a handling charge of five cents an article is made to both seller and purchaser to defray operation hours of operation Are from 9 to including