European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes May 194g of redeployment program called Factor in 1946 go protests b bag address an letters to e bag tj44th stars and stripes Apo 8 elude name and address names Are deleted of Doe to space limitations letters May be Cut for provided such editing does alter the meaning of the troops mystified by retention abroad this is the fourth a series of articles appearing in the stars and stripes reviewing history of the first year of the article deals with by Norbert Ehrenfreund staff correspondent Frankfurt at the Peak of the mass troop demonstrations against the army re deployment occurring both3n Germany and France in Early it was impossible for commanders to Tell their men the real reason they go Home according to the Neucom his Lorys Section on redeployment the War department had so classified its policy a redeployment from to that officers the european theater could give i reasonable explanation to their s the reason for the the shipment of troops tothe the report that replacements failed to arrive from the states As the diversion ships to higher priority i demonstrations halted the Public demonstrations were finally halted after an inter change of cables Between Jose to Mcnarney then Heaters Dwight then chief of which succeeded in lifting the in ban and bringing the redeployment policy out into tile the history describes Soldier in Frank Furt and sad All during Jan uary the Frankfurt protest is recorded to the official history As follows on the following Day Zafy 9 some to men held a protest meeting at wac in the theater head Quad area in att for soap Box by Vari Ous the group formed columns and marched in a noisy manner t6 the Headquarters build a was on duty but there was no need for because at no time did 4he meeting get oui of fhe speeches were mainly protests against the Point shouts 6f we want to and outcries against Mensun Fey added Mark that fee would have listened to their my Nartey had been unable to be in at the time because of the fora Power conference in he Hadj knowledge of Thi planned meeting before his to staff conf Rettegi had Trtat thlire 66 fipe Nch about soldiers had gathered at Hie arc Detriomphe and marched Down the champs Elysee thu Taftt want to go after the Frankfurt Hnot sri ont ration took place bad Tolfe 400 gis of the 3rd army met at the bad tote red other meetings Coni inured in Paris around the Art Sions against a National in the first Days of redeploy the Story Points fre quent changes in orders were often a cause for for the 87th in received four different written movement As Well As verbal history reveals s that the Comfort want of importance in the height of the redeployment this Isa of the who made the trip Back from Europe the Queen Elizabeth during those hectic the history of which in just being made planned t r e d u c to c n in troop strength in february j1946 meant that prisoners of Warf Mustbe since there would not sufficient personnel available to guard was further anticipated that Austria would in All probability have to out As part of the occupation zone late than 1 december i comb ships in port is a hot the hottest in the inter National smugglers have renewed efforts to penetrate port surveillance with narcotics for Amer ican a Post resurgence of narcotic smug gling is comparable to one after the first world in tightening their Vigil against customs officers pay particular attention to All ships coming from French and Melter Randatt that they Molt shipments of illicit drugs ships from Brit Ain and the officers Seldom figure in drug customs officials say their for does Are insufficient ships that Dock they can Only spot their tins frequently Are prompted by information received from other government agencies undercover agents or informers bunt Ings men not operate along the waterfront and Harbor but at Mew York Hifp Oflga As ninety per cent of enforcement div lion Are it Leif a 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without having to pay Cash Lor the or run All Over Germany Hunting an yes garage to tickets from time to time various that the tickets that the unused defy anyone to Tell me where i can go and get my unused the ones who Are supposed to know How to redeem them say that they saw it in the stars and stripes that they Are waiting for instructions their but certainly not copy the above was referred to the Neucom chief quartermaster who had this to say on the pol books As originally prepared provided appropriate quantities i of Oil with the Quantity of contained in the Book As medicated men for narcotics n e w y out k and squads of armed men carrying flashlights and mirrors swarm aboard ships enter ing new York the Eagle eyed men of the customs enforcement division dont carry the glassware from Miladys handbag to use in combing their or pret tying their pocket mirrors Are Standard equipment in the unrelenting War on narcotic placed a of afoot shows up what May be ingeniously hidden behind a 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at no charge other than the 25 cents per for the Oil t i and chief quartermaster have no information concerning a lorder that grease Racks and pits will not be by persons to service their civilian it t pm Oil coupons May be redeemed at any Post Exchange at the Price prevailing at the time of original and the redemption Price applied to the Purchase of a new Coupon instruction for redemption Are outlined Neucom circular dated and in yes technical memorandum 24 dated february current redemption Price for All Oil coupons purchased subsequent to february 2 is seventeen and per subject Price is the Price charged to yes by pc the amount pm allows yes when redemption is a yes port exchanges have been informed of the redemption and if lieutenant will refer Post Exchange officers to the technical me Noran Dum should have no trouble in receiving redemption of i his pol Oil Fence helps solve Nashville aph Harten Roscoe elected Fence again this Mother inlaw Down hand in court his Nola of came 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