European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast mini num maximum 4860 m v n i c 5071 Bremen 4355 Bek 4658 partly Tai est of truly 5068 4558 european edition unofficial publication of stripes occupation forces in Europe Navy Marks birthday the Navy today is celebrating its 150th crusty old salts of the sea will recall that the Navy department was officially created on april Story on Page volume number 146 5 cents a a month april 1948 us shells Tel Aviv from Jaffa Tel april 29 British troops resumed Shell ing in the Tel Aviv area this official sources the British were shelling from Points in All shells were reported to be falling in the Man Shieh Quarter of occupied yesterday by Airgun Vai and in the Border District of Tel a cease fire on the Jaffa front was entered into tonight and will be enforced until 91 the cease fire was proposed by the British District commissioner who called a meeting Between the British the jews for the British began their promised counterattack today with artillery fire and diving planes against the battered Man Shieh Cap tured by org units after a four Day Battle with the to support their pledge that they continued on Page 12 generals get together for Frankfurt conference Lucius Neucom met with three generals for a conference in Frankfurt posing together in clays office in the building Are left to right Clarence Neucom Deputy commander Geoffrey High zone of aus Tria and Curtis Safe corps bases Royall says april 29 army Secretary Kenneth Royall said today an enemy nation under present conditions could seize in Alaska or the azores for an air attack on the we must not stand idly by and let them do he told the Senate appropriations they do not need a Fleet to take bases in icelander the Royall did not name the potential enemy we should push the air War against the As far away As we can As soon As we he bases role stressed Royall said this country cannot rely on aircraft alone for defense against but must deny the enemy bases from which to the Only Way to do that is to hold bases in Iceland and the he and the Only Way to hold those bases is with ground the committee was holding final hearings on House approved Legisla Tion to give the air Force for immediate expansion to 70 the figure includes More than was asked by defense Secretary James Forrestal in his request for the de sense that would in clude Only 66 Palmer step up in army staff revisions april 29 Carter Neucom director of will become chief of staff of the army in Europe on May Neucom announced Williston Deputy director of will become director of that division on that it was announced simultaneously that Miller present chief of staff of the army in Europe and Deputy chief of will continue in the latter the army in Europe is a contingency of who has served with Palmer As Deputy director of will continue in that White served overseas with forces in world War and was awarded the purple re Union dispute halts abcs dance music from cafes april 29 a a Union dispute with the British Broad first ing Over pay rates will halt dance music broadcasts from hotels and dance Halls after tomorrow tailing a Las minute settlement beginning the Only dance music listeners will hear will be played by bands broadcasting from 1he called to Active duty in he served in world War ii As North african theater of operations and go of the War depart ment general he was named Deputy chief of in november Magruder was graduated from West Point in 1923 and later became g2 the 3rd during world War ii he served on the War department general and As continued on Page 12  Flag still flies Fleet to visit Naples on cruise april 29 embassy officials announced today that units of the Mediterranean Fleet would arrive in Naples Bay May 1 and after a three Day visit would depart for routine tactical exercises in the ionian the Fleet is headed by the heavy Cruiser flagship of vice Forrest and includes the aircraft Carrier Philip Pines the Light Cruiser Dayton and the destroyers Fiske and Exna i Gau Leiter to die april 29 polish supreme National tribunal sentenced to death today Exna i Gau Leiter Albert Forster for arranging the nazi seizure of the free City of Danzig on August by Ernie Reed staff correspondent april 29 officials revealed today that a sergeant defied russian Shore guards by refusing to lower the american Flag from an american excursion Steamer which went aground in the the incident occurred when the Stadt on a Moon Light broke an Oil line and drifted into the Shore on the russian Side of the River one mile from Linz last three austrian Crew members jumped from the boat and were seized and held by the russian Shore As they went for Aid at an austrian policeman noted the plight of the boat and attempted to come to the Aid of the As he stepped off the russian end of the Bridge he too was Frank Druschel of the 4th and in charge of the moved All of the passengers into the main it was at this Point that the Shore guards shouted to take Down the Flag or they would shoot it Down and blow up the the sergeant ignored the other continued Page 12 Franco exiles royalist april 29 Able monarchist sources reported today that the Spanish government has exiled Alfredo Kin prominent to Fuen Terraboa near the pyrenees Borders As punishment for Monar Chist activities and opposition to the Franco b29s on Mediterranean flight april 29 ten b29s took off yesterday on a navigational training and simulated bombing Mission to an Island near Iron curtain clangs splint april 29 real solid Iron curtain has appeared in massive Iron Gates have been erected along the czechoslovak Border to keep East and West German police reported the Gates have been erected on some roads leading out of Czecho Slovakia into police said they assumed the Gates were built to hah the continuing flow of political refugees seeking to escape from their communist Exna Zis release recalls wartime i spy epic in new april 29 excited newspaper accounts this week added a new chapter to americas most fantastic spy Story of world War the news was president tru mans announcement of the release in Germany of two nazi agents who landed from a submarine on a Long Island Beach in some newspapers Here ran the Story on an inside while others did not even find room for the White House this was in extreme contrast to the blaring headlines which wrote first chapters of the spy drama six months after the War began and which brought the enemy closer to vital installations than any other event in the three and a half years this country was in the on the morning of june newspaper banners across the country scared the nation out of continued on Page 12 berliners accost Magidoff wife april 29 unidentified men attempted to halt Nila Russia born wife of National broadcasting Robert on a darkened Berlin Street last they didst try to grab she it want a Kidnap at they just wanted my Magidoff arrived Here with her husband 10 Days ago after he was expelled from Russia on charges of being an american Magidoff is at present in the s i screamed for Magidoff just then an Amer ican car with two soldiers came i yelled to when i told them happened they asked me who i i was so i said i was she said that startled the soldiers for a they drove her Back to her House group oks Bill to admit Dps april 29 a Bill to the let displaced europeans enter the Over a two year period was approved by the House judiciary committee the measure now goes to the House for b29 hops Over Berlin up to Clay by Arthur Noyes staff correspondent april 29 Lucius military said today he would order the air forces huge b29s to Fly Over Berlin anytime i think it is Clay said it was up to the commander to deter mine what planes Fly the corridor across the russian zone and the decision will remain that of the a recent denied by the said Clay ordered the recently arrived b29s to Fly Over Berlin so berliners can see what b29s look Clay said he had ordered the b29s to stand by for a flight Over but cancelled the order after the premature leak of the military matters commenting on his conversation this morning with Gen Geoffrey High commissioner for the zone of Clay said we discussed military he announced he was returning to London tomorrow to take part in the London conference on Ger the meetings Are extremely Friendly and he clays return to London will mean he will not have called an Allied control Council meeting in april during his tenure As four Power the the chair the month had re continued on Page 12 Neucom gobs quiet on navys birthday april 29 Frankfurt tiny landlocked portion of the Navy plans no special Celebration tomorrow on the 150th anniversary of the founding of its it will be just another work Day to the Navy contingent on tie first floor of Neucom Headquarters there Are Only seven men in Frankfurt offi cers and four enlisted to ranking naval Man Here is Liaison offi cer to Neucom four enlisted men serve under that All the Navy there is in just a spot of Blue in a sea of Nenni acknowledges wire from expelled us leftist april 29 Platts expelled from the labor party for sending a pre election Telegram to Pietro italian socialist Leader today received one from Nenni which read the italian socialist party sends expressions o real gratitude and Solidarity to you and other members of parliament who signed the Mes the italian socialist party considers the repressive measures taken against socialists a sad sign of the Britain ends film tax april 2p Treasury tonight revoked its 75 per cent tax on american film earnings in ii will take effect May