European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 01, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ten minute ride  Ferris wheel provides extensive View of Vienna for 20 cents. V. S. Big wheel in Vienna. � " photographs by Oliver Gregg Howard. Of in a badly burned amusement Park now being restored Europe s largest Ferris wheel again attracts visitors from All Over the world h hundreds of visitors to Vienna in search of a Birds Eye View of the War damaged Cit i line up every Day to ride on Europe s largest Ferris wheel the Rie Sennta. Built in 1897 by a British Engineer James Hitchins the 220 foot wheel was partly destroyed in 1945 by artillery sub Sequen fire but has been Back in operation since 1946. The 15 passenger cars about the size of Small streetcars Are equipped  seats and advertising placards. The wheel stands in the Prater a Park formerly used As the Hunting grounds arid game preserve by austrian emperors. Park officials Hope that by this summer the amusement Center will be completely re opened. Before the War viennese did to frequent the Park As did for Eigners. One official explains that viennese feel about the Riesen Rad the Way new yorkers to about the Empire state building they would t be caught dead on it Thiee passenger platforms make it pos sible to Load three cars simultaneously. Ferris wheel stands 220 feet High sits on Island Between Danube canal and Danube River. It was partially destroyed in 1945, re opened in 1946. Jena holds Vizonia s purse strings i Fem continued Joni Page the proceeds of their sales isl Topito be a Rem incentive. Bonus a5 cent of the proceeds of German sold abroad goes to the exporter ican. Use it either for the Purchase machinery r or raw materials travel abroad. Bonus b-Fanother-5-cent-goes tothe Export labor form of extra food clothing tobacco1 " Bonus b funds collect in a Central i and Are distributed entirely by Aman run committee. Jena spor say the germans have been very about distribution of the funds. Ever Tea Coffeey cheese and sanding have finally been ordered and workers will be Able to draw about dollars Worth of commodities  of Jena is considering a plan to of German exporters 40 per cent of Dollar proceeds from exports. Each Man would then be responsible for porting his own raw materials businessmen like the idea because would give them a greater feeling Independence /5-/  a i Jena has always planned to turn its administration to the germans e1.tually, keeping Only a policy body at the top. This year German officials Are planning the. Expenditure of the 300-million-Dollar fund earmarked for Jena imports. The 64-Dollar question which must answer is can Germany be come self supporting and How soon Byrnes and Bevin in their three year plan for Biz onal Economy hoped that in 1948 Germany would being enough to pay two thirds of Here import Bill and that by 1949 German exports and. Imports would balance then Western Gerri any would be self supporting. But while German exports , Germany will probably receive a billion and a half dollars or More i imports this year. Her exports at the. Present rate will not pay a third of Thestill. Many foreign buyers have had cancel their contracts already. Dollar Short countries cannot afford the buy German luxury goods. Moreover Ger Man production is still Low crucial steel will probably not reach the five million ton Mark this year Only a what the level of Industry  agrees that the Byrn Bevin goal is impossible actually says Deputy director Cahan it was too optimistic. It was intended mainly As 7 target for the germans. But the Ger mans Are sure the americans Ano British won t let them starve  Jena officials look to Marshall Lari Aid to save the situation by providing Western Europe with a transfusion of vital dollars. Jena will co ordinate the spending of All funds available to Western Germany Cahan Points out a category a imports Export proceeds and Erp  when then with Marshall plan Aid can a self supporting Germany be established Logan replies carefully itis perfectly possible for German Export to be raised in balance of imports. How soon will depend on world conditions. Cahan is More pointed. If everybody worked for it and if the germans did to play about with political squabbles and Lif they really could be persuaded that they would starve if they did t produce then they might reach the target in 1951." answer to last week s puzzle1 satan Amasa Aida by go Aas Ahsa Naff Luaao a Amna a aaa Tanj of Fiona Abb sch i Agaaoa Asama aau Sanaa  Swei boons Anna   bom ses a of Iii Asuela of Flossa Mannassa aaa Makaaa Gina so a Soso Ariaa Eulaa Barraca a alas 22 weekend Matt