European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 24, 1948 the stars and stripes Fage 3 headline Roundup italian elections Palestine Battles Lead news to Howard l. Katzander staff correspondent the West demonstrated last we Eft was still capable of a dynamic Effort in the cold War against the East. With the overt support of the Western allies the Christian democratic party of Premier Alcide de gasp won a decisive Victory Over j the United front of communists Andi left socialists in last sunday s j italian elections. For the first time since he formed his government de Gasperi now backed by an absolute parliamentary majority thus was capable of put tin i swiftly into effect reforms he deemed necessary for full recovery. I the election came off peacefully nowhere was there any sign of organized resistance by the communists to the Clear Cut mandate of the people. With the italian elections safely out of the Way the Center of the world political stage shifted East Ward to Palestine where events marched swiftly toward the May 15 Zero hour when British control Over its Palestine mandate will Ceas by order of the United nations. Order anarchy one by one the intricate net work of services which mean the difference Between order and an Archy began to disintegrate As the British Drew in their troops and civil servants toward the port cities from which the final exodus would be made. Postal service was at an end. Telephonic communications were sporadic inefficient. In jew ish areas the jewish administration was taking Steps to Man essential communications Power and water supplies but the Outlook for May 16 was that the state known As Palestine would cease to exist and the two states set up by the in decision would come into being despite in failure to implement its decision. The jews had already proclaimed their intention of setting up a jew ish government in the area f they control. The arabs last week re plied with the threat of Force. In Cairo the six Arab nations were drawing up plans for a full scale invasion of the holy land by their combined armies on Faay 16. King Abdullah of trans Jordan led the move with a summons to the other Arab nations to Send their armies into Palestine with his. On the Battlefront in Palestine the arabs were being slowly but surely pushed Back. In Germany the situation was quiet in Berlin until week s end when the russians suddenly banned movement of two International coaches which nor Mally attach to the International Nord express in route to Brussels London Paris and Scandinavia. British spokesman said the coaches were subject to Normal civilian passenger controls and abide bythe new russian traffic regulations. It was the last passenger rail link with Berlin. Unilateral control at the same time the russians indicated they would Institute uni lateral control of All air traffic into Berlin. The two investigations of the fatal air collision Between a British transport and a russian fighter plane ended in a fiasco with tha British blaming the russians and the russians who had refused to permit testimony of americans or germans in the inquiry accusing the British of tampering with the wreckage of the russian plane. On the Home front in the u. S.,Walter Reuther head of the United Auto workers Cio was shot an critically wounded by a mysterious assailant who fired at him with a Shotgun through a window of Hia Home. Rewards totalling $117,800 were offered for the arrest of his attacker. John l. Lewis and his Independent United mine workers were held i contempt for the second time and Lewis faced a possible jail sentence for civil contempt if his miners de fied the government decision. C47s receive new Load at Tempelhof air base new priority numbers announced in Auto list bad nauheim april 23 special the e u c o m Exchange system announced that personnel on. The car priority waiting list with priority num Bers 16,000 and under Are eligible for Fords and jeep station wagons an d Persona with numbers under 6,000 and below Are eligible for new Chevrolet. Priority holders of 3,000 and below May pick up new Olds mobiles while personnel holding 2,500 and below May pick up either a Buick or Pontiac it was announced. On the ramp in front of the huge hangars at Tempelhof air base near Berlin c47s Are being loaded with household goods belonging to american personnel transferred to the u.  Zone. Of to c47s flying Berlin freight Munich april 23 is fifteen c47s from Munich air base remaking two trips a Day to Ber Lin to bring out the belongings of transferred personnel the base re ported yesterday. Officers estimated that the ships loaded to their capacity of two and one half tons Are moving 90tons of freight daily. Col. Bertram c. Harrison co  base said his planes have moved the equivalent of six full train loads of freight since the russians clamped restrictions on Allied trains. Because personnel being transferred out of Berlin have  planes As yet have moved none of the household goods of de Pendents going Home. Police use hoses on Trieste reds Trieste april 23 up police last night used tear Gas fire hoses and nightsticks to break up a crowd of 7,000 communists attempt ing to March through the heart of the City. One elderly Man was beaten to death by the communists ind Threepersons were arrested. The communists were parading despite a military government Banon demonstrations and were moving toward Piazza Unita where communist and pro italian crowds have rioted before. The Parade was to protest Allie dog restrictions on May Day Eti Vitie. Order of Garter awarded to Philip Princess Elizabeth Windsor England april 23 a invoking Knightly ritual centuries old and Rich in color King George today received Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip into the order of the Garter highest rank of chivalry in the British Empire. With five other illustrious britons cited Lor distinguished service tothe nation the Royal couple was invested in the Oak panelled throne room of Windsor Castle on the 600th anniversary of the order founded by King Edward Iii. Wearing the traditional purple Robe lined with White taffeta Prin Cess Elizabeth bowed Low before her father in full regalia. The King bound round her left Arm the Inch wide Blue velvet Garter with its motto Honi soit qui Mal y Pense shame be to him who evil thinks. In like fashion other new knights were inducted Prince Philip Field marshal lord Alexander the Duli of Portland lord Harlech the Earl of Scarborough and lord Cran Worth. Raids on Union bring strike Singapore april 23 a a24-hour general strike called to protest police raids on Union premises and arrests of Union readers crippled this commercial enter of 1,000,000 people today. Thirty three ships in the Harbor remained immobile As 8,500 dockers fighter men and stevedores entered he seventh Day of their strike. Western Union meets today London april 23 up the permanent executive body of the five Power permanent consultative Council will Convene in Londo tomorrow to implement the Brus Sels pact of Western Alliance. The discussions will Deal with the future work of the five Powers executive Organ and the creation and functions of a permanent West Ern Union secretariat in London. Ernest Bevin will open the firs meeting at Lancaster House which has been the meeting place of the Council of foreign ministers and the foreign ministers  and the Benelux countries will be represented by their ambassadors and Britain by Gladwyn Jebb who will preside Over the meeting. Exiled leaders seek in Rule  Lake Success april 23 up six exiled leaders from soviet dominated countries of Eastern Europe yesterday asked the United nations Security Council to makeup the problem of Russia s activities in All the satellite coun tries because they constitute an imminent threat to world peace. This is the first time in in history that a complaint has been lodged against the entire foreign policy of a member nation rather than a single incident. The com plaint has no standing unless it is sponsored by a in member nation. The exiled leaders made their request in a sharply worded memorandum to Council president Alphonso Lopez of  memorandum charged there was not a single one of the International obligations that the soviet government freely assumed during and after the War which it had not violated  also charged that Bulgaria Hungary Poland Romania and Yugoslavia had been deprived of their Independence. Bogota Parley votes to fight red activities Bogota april 23 up the ninth inter american conference thursday adopted unanimously and without debate a Strong anti Corn Monist Resolution. As originally proposed by theu.s., Brazil Chile and Peru the Resolution Calls on All american nations to take measures to impede and uproot any alien activity tending to subject their institutions by violence or to  the Resolution also Calls for similar action against foreign inspired attempts to impede by pressure propaganda threats or any other Means the free and Sovereign right of american Peoples to govern themselves in accordance with their democratic aspirations. It asks All nations of the Western hemisphere to undertake a Broad interchange of information regard ing the aforementioned activities As developed within their respective  be s 1st woman stowaway discovered on Heintzelman by William b. Lee Bremerhaven april 23 the Story of the Bremerhaven port s first woman stowaway who disguised herself. As a Stevedore and sailed to South America was told today by officers of the army transport Gen. Stuart Heintzelman upon the ship s return Here. Ship s officers said the girl Gisela Scheinpflug of Bremerhaven boarded the ship when it sailed from Here for Buenos Aires witha Load of mennonites last feb. 27. Three Days out at sea she was discovered in mennonite quarters and immediately put to  correspondent her voyage on the Heintzelman covered nearly 14,000 Miles from Bremerhaven to Buenos Aires and from there to new Orleans where she was released into the custody of army authorities who were expected to hand Over her Case to u.  Immigration officials. In Buenos Aires she managed to squeeze through her unlocked port Hole and swim to a nearby Sand bar where she was discovered by coast guardsmen. Clad Only in a pair of Brief panties and a brassiere she was put Back on the Heintzelman. New communist plot nipped in Northern Paraguay Asuncion Paraguay april "23 a the paraguayan government said yesterday it has nipped an other communist plot. This Iatha third such plot in three weeks. The latest plot the government said was in the Northern City of Concepcion seat of the rebel government during the unsuccessful revolution of 1947. The announce ment said Many communists who had filtered into the government s Colorado party were arrested and that 38 rifles some hand grenades and communist literature were seized. 7 guns fireworks launched revolt Cartago Costa Rica april 23 a Jose Figueres victorious Leader of the Costa rican revolution said yesterday he began hi3 rebellion with seven shotguns handsome display fireworks. Figueres returned to his Cartag Headquarters today from port la Mon which his troops wrested from forces of the government of former president Teodoro  at a news conference what equipment he had to launch the uprising Figueres replied seven shotguns some festival rockets borrowed from the Churchin san Isidro Del general and the  was reported soon after fight ing began that Figueres original army consisted of 125 men. The revolt broke out March 12 after Congress annulled the february presidential elections