European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1948 the stars and stripes Page 5 West Union agrees on plan of production May 4 Blue print for a Western european partnership of production has been drafted by the finance ministers of the Netherlands and responsible British government sources reported yesterday that the plan is designed to encourage specialization by the countries on production of goods for which each is specially it would have these objectives 1a Trade Alliance under which Basic necessities will ultimately be freed from tax barriers in exchanges among the Alliance development of the alliances economic of industries now operating at a loss because they Are deemed if one or More of the Alliance partners can produce the Sjane goods More efficiently and of a chains Ore system under which the Alliance would Pool essential import Pur agreement on the Basic principles was worked out by the five finance ministers at their meeting last week in they set up a working corps of exports to fill in the civilians get exit interview May 4 order to facilitate the possible re hiring of qualified department of the army civilian employees who have returned to the from overseas the department is instituting a new form of exit inter View for those terminating employ Neucom announced yes the interview will be Given to All civilians in Neucom who Are paid from appropriated and who separate from service either voluntarily or civilians paid from noway Propri ated funds who separate from service with the Neucom Exchange special services or troop information and either voluntarily or also will be on 6month trial basis the new which will be in operation on an experimental basis for six Means that each upon leaving will fill out an interview form in one copy will be sent to Washington and the other copy will be returned to Neucom an Opportunity will be Given the employee during the interview to express a possible interest in further overseas Neucom officials stated that the exit interview will serve to provide the department of the army with Correct information on individuals and will reduce the costs incurred in the past by Cable checks on personnel officials pointed out that the department of the army has had difficulty in obtaining Correct in formation on the past employment of former overseas due to changes in commands which made reference checking officials stated that while the interview files will be used primarily to obtain information on persons who seek reemployment with the department of the army after their j return to the they also will serve to provide the department with the names of qualified persons who might be recruited for specific zone school eats Friendship train food insult to bans paper May 4 regional com missioner for North Rhine West yesterday withdrew the British military government License for the communist news paper  Volk Echo published in according to an announcement the License will be cancelled effective May and the paper Wil not be published again under the present it was not said whether a new License will be the ban followed publication o an article which contained violent and abusive attacks against the United the Volk Echo already had been suspended once for two weeks for similar reasons another communist newspaper colognes Volk Slimmer was sus Pended sunday for a period of one month for insulting by John peace staff May 4 the first food from an american Friendship train was served yester Day to students and faculty Mem Bers of Darmstadt technical High the food is a gift from of Oregon and school director Gustav Kenneth Calog representative for Hesse and Delbert mennonite agent with at Darmstadt school Friendship train Nurnberg holds weapon May 4 the Nurnberg military Post Ord Nance department held a weapons lottery at the Post ordnance Supply a group of office officers and pm looked on As 30 m93 priced at 15 m1903 rifles at and six m1903 a rifles at were offered to the Lucky winners by the ordnance in the first lottery of its kind to be held in the those men whose names were drawn have won the right to make application for Purchase to the Post Elsa Post ordnance property announced the winners would be notified As soon As appointment stirs protest May 4 Dean and assistant Dean of the Frankfurt University Law school to resign today follow ing what they termed the political appointment of hessian state Secretary Hermann Brill As Honor Ary professor on the Frankfurt Law Tell German All about May 4 Gen George Deputy Mili tary amerika Haus week in Bavaria appealing to americans to out at the information centers established for germans in their Hays and bavarian military governor Murray Van Wagoner spoke on radio programs Over an and radio Van Wagoner said he feared most americans do not realize How much they As individuals can do to contribute to the Success of the we should like to see gis come in and Tell Young germans the work and play of american youth at we should like american women to to Ger mans about the place and of women in american Van Wagoner aids Goodwill gardens May 4 Van bavarian Mili announced yester Day that he has sent letters to All military government detachments n Bavaria appealing to All Ainer cans to join the Goodwill Garden he has asked them to help improve the German diet the the next Lew months by providing space around their requisitioned plus seeds and fertilizer whenever to germans who would cultivate the land and share the 53rd wins plaque 5th time May 4 53rd won the 6th regimental plaque for the fifth consecutive the plaque was awarded in recognition of the squad Ems record in venereal disease Accident and and chair made Goering cry May 4 Ger Many Strong Hermann Wilhelm did not live up to his name in the dentists this has been revealed by Hugo a German dentist who took care of the Teeth of Many prominent nazi including Adolf who is awaiting his de Nazif cation trial in the Nuri Iberg Langwasser internment said the former Luftwaffe Boss usually broke out in tears and became in tolerable under his Rome is chief wins trial delay May 4 Herbert former German is commander of a 25 Day postponement yesterday in his trial on charges of executing 335 italian hostages in the italian military court postponed the trial of Kappler and five other German soldiers on a defense plea that German lawyers should be permitted to Aid the italian defense corps under International the court deliberated four hours before granting the rescheduling the trial for May 28 to allow requested German lawyers time to youth officers elected May 4 the Nurnberg German american youth club recently held an elec Ion to choose club three civilians from the office of chief of counsel for War crimes vere elected to Hans was reelected Amer can chairman Thea von was elected Deputy and Lawrence was elected a Timber of the the people j school director Gustav Mesmer and Frederich second pres ident of the student Cepter the gift from officials of the Council of Relief agencies licensed for operation in Germany yesterdays meal inaugurated a three month program during which on half of the students and faculty will receive five meals of approximately 500 calories each during the school and the remain ing school personnel will be served five meals during the following students on the teaching staff Are 150 instructors and approximately students Are Only 197 of them Kenneth Calog representative for said the food is a part of pounds of Relief goods which arrived at Bremen from the Northwestern states Early in and is being allocated by Calog to German labor and other German Relief agencies for distribution to institutions and parishes in the three Western zones and Delbert mennonite agent with Calog at said the daily meals will not be identical but will include Sweet Noodle vegetable noodles and Cream pea francs drop on Legal and curb markets by Gene Levin staff correspondent May 4 occupation personnel and services will get francs for their Dol Lars during the French government has informed the local army finance the new figure reflects a drop from the april army franc of to a but continues above the 300franc average quota Tion offered by commercial Agen the supposedly official French free Market still hovers Between 304 to 305 francs to a Dollar As it has almost since sidewalk operators Are offering 325 francs for Dollar travellers checks and 350 francs for Federal this reflects a drop from the Peak hit about 10 Days scrip is at roughly 300 francs if changed on the Ever since France devalued its currency in february a monthly rate has been set for transactions by army personnel or Agen in order to get this better authorized personnel have to change their Money at the local finance office on Rue perpu1 near the this gives the full taking no Dis count for the Exchange soup and noodles with milk and an seeks qualified pm for dec radio positions May 4 american forces network today announced that a number of open Ings for qualified enlisted personnel Are now available in various locations within the european qualified producers and radio engineers Are urgently needed by the meat coupons prove fakes May 4 approximately on third off All the meat coupons turned in to hessian food offices last month were the food committee of the parliament reported the committee said the fake coupons were not caught by the butchers and storekeepers because they were made on the same Type of paper As the regular ration some members said the counterfeit coupons were made in the soviet zone but no proof was warning issued on War brides May 4 special All army and civilian personnel desiring to Send their War brides Home before the 1948 deadline should make reservations it was advised by pan american world full information and tickets can be obtained at any american express office or at the Paa ticket counter in the Excelsior no 90 Days May 4 583rd ordnance am munition Oberd Achstetter explosives reported a 90day period without venereal be expects Peak of i dependents in May May 4 this month bids fair to hit the years Peak to Date in dependent arrivals in the dec with the first transport reaching Here Satur Day and Revfi n More be an the eighth ship expected the transport one of army new luxury scheduled to arrive May it will be the second of its Type first was which arrived in mid the Stewart docked with 98 dependents among its 916 Passen Gers and will sail for Buenos Aires with More than 800 emigrating displaced next dependent ship will be the due May 17 with 105 dependents among its Pas it will sail May other transports due Are the May 10 May 15 May 17 Zebulon May Jarrett May