European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page i the stars and stripes y 1948 econ by dwt ghz staff correspondent the army assistance program to German youth activities reached its second birthday this could look Back an two years of struggle and real achievement in the face of multiple criticisms and apathy on the part of both americans and few undertakings of the army since the end of the War have evoked so much caustic comment or been the victim of so Many one thing that causes considerable american strutting and spouting in Ger commented a popular stateside is the army assistance to Ger Inan youth or the Many germans fear the army Gya program is merely an organized attempt to make americans out of their a sort of reverse project to hitlers prewar attempts to make germans out of americans of teutonic Many americans think the same to the problem of re educating nazi in Doctrin ated youth is teach them everything the new 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