European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1948 British renew River traffic in Berlin area by Mildred Muri Ify staff correspondent May 1 ii Anflic to Berlin from the British was resumed yesterday with out the new soviet required British military government transport officials announced that the British suspension All in kind traffic from their zone to which followed the soviet Doii umps for new had Biln they said that no official word or repeated demands for new documentation had been received from thu soviet authorities but incoming barges were not stopped at the soviet Check Point on the officials said that the 10day of inter zonal water Traft Fie caused unavoidable Dis Organ at loading Points in the British zone and that it would be a Little while before the nor Mal level of traffic can be re on april British military government suspended ail Inland water traffic from she British zone to Berlin after the soviet authorities had notified the West pm allies that documents now Vised by barges travelling through the soviet zone were the stars and stripes page1 backlog of jewish orphans in Rome to Palestine at be await ships end of army strike for More food May 1 up thousands of vitally needed Metal and automotive workers in this British zone Industrial City put into effect their no Eaton work slogan yesterday As they walked out of their shops on a widespread strike for More Twenty thousand labourers who make automobiles and parts for a Large part of Western Germany voted today to wait no longer for help from military they Laid Down their tools at noon and quit for the weekend at the works Council is to meet again on monday to hear reports from their own German food and my authorities on the food Outlook for the coming the strike will last at least until since today and sunday Are co Stab units set it Mark 1 Spe 6th announced that d 8th a 53rd and the regimen Tal medical detachment have passed two months without a ease of Lour Hundred and orphans trom the British zone arriving in Marseille in route to the holy transportation from Northern Germany to Haifa was arranged through the auspices of the american joint distribution at flies milk from states to save baby life air May 1 special ten Montgold Ricky Westbrook is on the Road to recovery Here today because of the combined efforts of two at men in obtaining a special milk from the for the ill after Ricky and Emmet of the Zeppelin Heim Community at Rhine main air tried unsuccessfully to obtain milk similar to mothers milk in the a doctor suggested an emergency flight from the with Rupert traffic Fco of the at 1408th Afu at Rhine main obtained a High prior Ity for the milk from the air priority office at Roberson wired Robert Westover who put the milk on an at it was in the mothers within 48 Cigar ets quoted at per package ill Berlin May 1 facial Black Market quotations for Germany were published for the first time in the British zone paper die Welt with its breakdown of Black bourse notations in Ber Lin and the Ruhr the paper explained that prices Aresu Stan tally higher in crisis Ridden due to control and collection measures in the soviet risks for Blac Market deals have the paper with the exception of food is substantially More expensive in the former German capital than in the British according to the re cent Price drops in Berlin Are due o the Lack of paper Money and other valuables among the German stocks of valuables Are emptied and Money becomes die Welt on the basis of a Mark he paper used the following quotations on a kilogram base Ruhr no quotation Ruhr Ruhr Twenty brands noted As follows Ruhr most expensive Are which Range from to a suit in the different Al though clothes Are cheaper in Western Germany because of the numerous textile Mills in the Ruhr shoes have increased sharply since last running As High As a the same pair of shoes was priced year at Only die Welt said these figures not Only represent a Mirror of the economic situation in the various areas but a True picture of the in creasing austerity and plight of j the German Tours seen Factor May 1 the backlog of persons at Bremer Haven awaiting transportation to the numbering approximately has necessitated the assign ment of first class passenger facilities on a space available basis until the Neucom chief of transportation office an this restriction does not apply to troop officials Neucom quoted a depart ment of the army statement to the effect that a combination of Normal factors has created a size Able but temporary backlog of american military personnel and civilian employees with families now awaiting return movement from the dec to the Complete duty Tours the announcement stated that the backlog is made up of those scheduled for return Home As the result of completion of duty Tours or for other routine and said there is no urgency about the the backlog is expected to in crease to about by but will reduced to about 325 per sons by officials a major Factor contributing the Long waiting the announcement is the expiration of 36month duty Tours by a Large number of army occupation personnel almost Simul Tane in spite of efforts to Speed reconversion of army transports to make them suitable for the transport of women and a shortage of such vessels there has been a Normal increase in the size of Many families since their arrival in 11 in car theft ring Given jail terms May 1 eleven members of an International car theft convicted of steal no 50 american automobiles in the zone during were sen ended to prison terms ranging from free to 25 years by an my Anton 27yearold Yugo slav was sentenced to 25 years in absent a by judge Hugh he jumped bail two Days before his trial was scheduled o begin and has managed to elude occupation briefs 1st co Stab brigade units enter Battle training today May 1 hoop from each of the 1st con brigades six squadrons will move into the Field tomorrow to train under simulated combat Condi Arthur brigade announced during an eight week each of the brigades troops will spend two weeks in the Field go ing through tactical in eluding unit attacks and handling of mines and Road marches and training with Soldier shows entertain bad May 1 Spe four Soldier shows still in the european com Mand played to a total audience of during the week ending april Neucom special services announced the four shows include Musicale songs of i has been inv the army the cuban Capers and strictly Rymer assigned May 1 Dean who wiil serve As Post judge has arrived at Nurnberg military Rymer served a year with As Deputy staff judge add Vocate in charge of military More recently he was assigned to Neucom As president of the War crimes Board of Rymer has been in the dec since pm deposits May l Edgar a 27th recently turned in to two Robert Squadron personnel for an in vestment in soldiers whose Home is in Lawn 11 the last two with the May 1 special airmen of Safe May now Wear the new Safe shoulder insignia officials Forest fire checked May 1 Ber Badens first Large Forest fire since the War was brought under control after burning a estimated Marks Worth of Timber near according to Homer Ulm Public safety 534th maps name May 1 the 534th my has selected pfc Lloyd Hughes As Soldier of the Hughes arrived in the dec shortly after starting a three year hitch in his Home is in Kitzinger gis resign May i combined extensions of enlistments totalling c5 11 gis at Kitzinger Basic thu Wirig Center were sworn in Lor extended service by Lonnie assistant the soldiers were Horace Albert Kansas John Whitehead and Pic Jamas staf Ford pfc Leroy Henry Howard Edward South Hamil Ernest Baton Willie Pough Herman new area put off limits w s b a d e May 1 the area West of Schierstein har Bor on the Rhine has been put off Provost marshal officials revealing that maps will Check the area the officials said Thep action was taken because Large in numbers of persons had been seen fishing and swimming in the reservoirs which furnish water for the