European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes april Britain protest nazi revival in russian zone say soviet licensed nip violates Allied Rule april 29 and the charged today the russians were permitting the nazi party to Reform in the soviet zone of Germany under another and entered Strong Deputy com Mander of British troops in said formation of the National democratic the new political violated Allied control authority directives prohibiting formation of any nazi political the new group has been licensed to organize in the soviet an american official but no License has been issued in fou Power the Anglo american protest made at a meeting of the commandants of the Allied Kom Nia Datura which wound up Earl today after 13 hours of Benson said soviet authorities licensed a the National in the soviet to j promote the National democratic i admittedly a party of former he said members of the staff admitted were former nazis and the a Man named Hart was a Well know propagandist during the Hitler regime who had written books on the Fuhrer he said the paper and its employees violated Komma Datura or Ders concerning formation of Polit ical parties and also violated Allied control authority directives for bidding reforming the nazi Aid for Exna Zis the new newspaper recently appealed for funds to help former nazis being released from political arrest in the soviet Alexander soviet Deputy said he would reply to Benson at the next meet but refused to have the item placed on the Agenda of the s represent joined Benson in the protest against the newspaper and the new Aca directives prohibit any former nazi from being on the organizational committee of a new political the soviet licensed news Agency announced today mar Shal Vassily soviet agreed to release a Large part of the nazis interned under control Council the announcement was made after Sokolovsky received Wilhelm Pieck and Otto leaders of the communist controlled socialist Unity Alexandrov demonstrates soviet version of air collision Russ pledge food for German zone april 29 soviet Union has promised Small emergency shipments of and fertilizer to make up a food deficit in the russian zone of the soviet army newspaper tag Tiche Mundschau announced this is believed to be the first time Russia has imported food into marshal Vassily soviet military gov said the emergency ship ments would be repaid with finished goods in 1948 and the emergency de signed to maintain the ration Dur ing the second Quarter until Harvest include tons of bread tons of fodder and tons of phosphate 18th to celebrate april 29 Spe former members of the 18th regt now in the dec Are invited to attend an organization Day Celebration by the regiment at it was an chief russian investigator of the Over Between a British transport and a soviet fighter in which 15 demonstrates the soviet theory As to How the Accident russian Chart in background adds to the soviet version of the Berlin Russ see deserters april 29 of russian military today enforced a strict inspection of traffic and transport in their sector of in what German sources believed was a Hunt for soviet authoritative reports recently published Here claimed that thou Sands of russian soldiers and their wives were deserting to live illegally in rather than accept repatriation to the soviet the Neue official German language newspaper of military quoted an estimate from a soviet com mandant in the russian zone that Soldier desertions alone amounted to More than the German press related new incidents of alleged political kidnappings the Brit is licensed newspaper reported the abduction of a Ger Man civilian living in the soviet he was said to have been seized by persons in soviet uniforms and dragged away in a the Russia licensed press claimed that a Middle aged German woman been seized by a foreigner in the american 53rd Soldier cited april 29 special Raymond of c 53rd selected Soldier of the week by William stole the title from d which has led Ever since its from enlisted in 1946 at Camp half of deaths due to motor vehicles in month of March april 29 one Hall of the accidental deaths in the dec during of the Neucom no Accident caused by motor vehicle according to a breakdown of the months fatality figures released by Neucom of the 16 deaths listed for eight were caused on the five resulted from homicide or one from acute one from drowning and one from head there were 24 accidental deaths in the dec during seven of them were motor vehicle Neucom safety officials said special emphasis would continue to be placed the following Accident prevention measures safety discipline for dependent in Suring that discarded Cigar ets Are comprehensive vehicle driving and More careful driving on curves because of the crowned roads common in the to screening Board starts interviews monday april 29 Stuttgart miliary Post warrant officer screening Point and interview Board will begin operations Atwood officer in has announced that applications ari9 full information on the regular army warrant officer procurement program May be obtained at the Ludwig Schloss head von Kuechler admits guilt april 29 former German Field marshal Wilhelm von under Cross examination in his War crimes trial he had passed on hit lers order to kill All the political commissars caught with the rus Sian he previously denied he Ever received he was ordered in june 1939 to prepare for aggressive War against Poland although he previously insisted All his military planning was he ordered continuous attack on whose Popula Tion he previously claimed he tried to the prosecution introduced documents bearing his signature in which he reported the killing of commissars by his Vienna cop charged with embezzlement april 29 ministry of Interior announced last night the arrest of a leading police official on charges of pm Fez element of Public safety officials said that Ralph an official of the Vienna economics police was arrested because he allegedly embezzled some which he took from the source said american authorities have been informed of the Dollar amount they said that was recovered in Siegert the the sources was apparently Munich press exhibit opens May 5 april 29 Man and american press officials will open the inter nation press exhibition next May on the Munich fair the exhibition will continue to june Gordon director of Omegus information control will come from taking part in the ceremonies will be Hans bavarian min bavarian military governor Murray Van Wagoner and Johann president of the bavarian publishers Asso every phase of newspaper work will be shown in the featured attractions include the original Gutenberg press and the publishing at the show of a four to six Page daily German language in the american the stars and stripes will have an exhibit showing its service to occupation major press services and newspapers of the also will be an International press Conven Tion sponsored by the bavarian journalists association will bring newspapermen from France and the to Munich May guests will include Geoffrey editor of the european new York Herald Fri Lawrence of the British broadcasting Charles Pierre president of the French publishers Karl president of the Swiss publishers and Willi editor in chief of the Neue Uricher communist party changes name in West april 29 Monist party in the British and French zones of Ger Many will be known As the socialist Peoples party of Germany in the the Taglicht official soviet announced today that the change was made by the communist party leaders on tues Day to bring the name of tha party into Harmony with the new policy developed since the party today leads the fight not Only for the interests of the German but for the inter est of the entire German a statement of the leaders new members sought the change of name apparel my Means an Effort is to be made to obtain new members from the Strong social democratic party of Western a leftist political group which has turned Down All overtures from the communists a common an Amei military govern ment political official predicted the Western Germany communists would not be permitted to get away with what he called this Chang ing of their in order to change its name m the occupation a party must receive authorization from he farm producer boost urged april 29 Wurttemberge Baden ministry of agriculture has been urged to take every step possible to promote agricultural production during the Spring planting season Paul chief of the food and agriculture Branch of revealed that in a letter from my to the ministry it was pointed out that the department of Agri culture was urging american ers to Plant acres More than last years pro in order to make maximum amounts of food available for Export to Germany and other areas of the world at this time of mum world the Farmers Are being asked to push land they would not ordinarily use this it is no More than right that the Farmers in Germany likewise make every Effort utilize their agricultural lands to the maximum possible the letter Gya Given gifts from scouts april 29 the first gifts to German Young sters from americans in the states who have adopted them came to girl scouts in Augsburg from girl scouts in Gya re the Marion scouts decided to adopt two counterparts in Augsburg after they heard a talk by Jonathan whose husband formerly was stationed at the 539th their first Box contained clothing for each girl and baby which the Augsburg scouts distribute through German Chari the Augsburg by Walter army Are crocheting gifts for their american Ann Augsburg Gya said she was informed by Frankfurt that other adopted groups have received letters but that this Vas the first material assistance to groups adopted under the youth helps youth 41