European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast mini Cammax Zinam 3872 si70 Bre 5bss m7s r ss72 paws i partly partly european edition unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe French Gas stations an up to Date corrected list of service stations in France where French pol gasoline coupons Are valid appears on Page volume number 173 5 cents a a month May 1948 Berlin Russ pledge free press Sale h by Joe Fleming staff correspondent May 26 the soviet military administration today indicated it would allow unrestricted circulation of Western sponsored newspapers in Eastern Ger soviet Deputy military gov told his american George i am prepared to assure you of our sincere wish to carry out the provision of Allied control Council directive the directive provides for the free inter zonal Exchange of German printed Dravins Promise was contained in a letter protesting the american announced one week ago on soviet authorized when the ban was military government said it would remain in Force until russians sure that it would end its interference with the circulation of american authorized r Hays said today his reply to continued on Page 12 Austria pact held red test i May 26 Secretary of state George Marshall today blamed Russia for the latest failure of the Allied to negotiate an austrian completion of a Marshall would test the russian desire for better International Marshall told a press conference the had formally proposed to and Russia that the conference on International Navi gation of the Danube be reopened in Belgrade july he recalled the latest negotiations on among the Russia and collapsed recently in tie main Point of that break he was russian support Slot yugoslav claims to austrian territory and typhoid epidemic hits Bavaria town m uni c May 26 Lap Demic of typhoid today gripped 5tfee town of 75 Miles East of and All troops were Rarned to keep the town has reported 349 cases Jimd four Road blocks barred a bermans As Well As americans from the town with its hater Alt is a religious an emergency Hospital has been let up and a staff of six German physicians and 60 extra nurses hashed in Toman Ross military government Public 1th Mew commons Stone Laid May 26 in today Laid foundation Stone of the new of commons which will re Tfaye Structure blitzed in a air raid on May fight nears end Eduard Benes not expected to recover grave illness strikes Diplomat says May 26 official c be c to s 1 o v a k diplomatic source said that president Eduard Benes is gravely ill and is not expected to the informant said czechoslovak is president has had two strokes Benes has been ill Many a spokesman Jor the czechoslovak embassy would make no formal comment on Benes condition beyond saying that the state of his health is very Benes is understood to be suffer ing from arteriosclerosis Harden ing of the first stroke took place last but he recovered suf of gently to take in a number of Public including the funeral of Jan czechoslovak foreign who committed suicide in speculation by some czechoslovak diplomatic sources was that the likeliest successor to Benes in the event of his death or resignation would be Klement pres ent prune minister and Leader of the bulletins May 26 the partly lifted j the Virt trial ban on exports of Industrial goods to soviet dominated Eastern Europe tonight by approving a shipment to May 26 Mir Chancellor office of president Eduard tonight flatly denied reports that the president was critically2 there is nothing to Smutny said when informed of reports that Benes had suffered two recent strokes arabs refuse to accept unconditional in truce Truman plans no action on arms ban May 26 White House declared today that removal of Palestine arms embargo is not x imminent but left the door open for a possible loan to presidential s e c re t a r y Charles Ross told re porters that no imminent action could be expected on the munitions at the same Ross indicated that British opposition to an Amer ican loan enabling Israel to in crease its defense potential would not be permitted to stand in the Way of action in that Ross asked whether there was any presidential reaction to British Bonifi cation at the thought loan to r he replied Marshall awaits in action on Palestine May 26 Secretary of state George mar shall said today the was still waiting for further United nations action before deciding whether to lift the embargo on arms shipments to he made the statement soon after the White House said nothing immediate was intended to end the Marshall spoke to re porters a few minutes before the truce deadline in the holy land Marshall also said he knew nothing about a loan to Israel except what reread in the new spa Britain concerned by news May Aid Israel May 26 for eign office noting press reports that the May lend the state of Israel about said today such an american move would be British government officials privately expressed their great con continued on Page 12 full recognition Michael to wed in june May 26 Cess Ann of Bourbo Parma will have a june eking Michaels intimate Friend and told the United press in an exclusive statement Moshe foreign min ister israels provisional gov who announced yester Day receipt of a Telegram from m o s co w carrying the soviet unions decision to Exchange diplomatic missions with the new Palestine Egypt planes bomb Tel Aviv May 26 Egypt Tia Royal air Force attacked Tel Aviv today with the heaviest bomb ers yet the British controlled near East radio said bombers were escorted by fighter the radio said heavy fighting raged in Jerusa the broadcast out lined operations in the holy City As follows in tiie old City the jews were split into two sections one con sisting of the other of Airgun the latter were entrenched in a big through the red a r s served on the Airgun its to otherwise the synagogue would be blown Jerusalem jews were told last night through Arab loudspeakers to surrender while there is still Arab planes bombed Jewis hoc a continued on Page 12 Tobey takes Day off from Congress to marry May 26 Charles granted 12day leave of sence by the Senate today for strictly unofficial he was getting married today to Loretta a for Merly employed at Tobey hotel red plot seen in ration forgeries by Julia Edwards staff correspondent May 26 ing the arrest of 266 persons for Large scale forgery and distribution of bogus food ration bavarian food minister today hinted at a communist plot to Dis rup the bavarian food Alois minister for food and said Munich police have made All the arrests since the beginning of the ringleaders All Are of polish and bulgarian he it is he that All the important defendants come from areas under communist if the Sale of these forged ration tickets the Economy will break is exactly what the people who Are working this system Copper plates and rial for forging ration Marks and bogus tickets for 250 pounds of meats and fats found Intlehouse of a polish National in april Schloegl also found were notes show ing the pole had sold5 tickets Lor millions of neither the pole nor other key me arrested talk in spite of repeated Schloegl listing the of whole Sale wholesale dealers and retail dealers in forged ration described their operations in Munich As carefully Organ Israel rejects terms set foe Lake May 26 Arab delegations were told by their governments to Day they could not accept the United nations Palestine ceasefire order a condition they Laid Down three conditions which a spokesman for Israel said could not be accepted by the jewish this apparently doomed the Security councils fifth truce arabs received the instructions from their governments just before the 1 Edt deadline the Silset on monday for acceptance or Arab conditions Are reported to be Stop arming recognition of the jewish limitation of the jewish in the Security Council adjourned at just seven minutes before the without asking arabs to read out their the Council was to reconvene this Abdullah Calls ceasefire bid unjust May 26 King Adbullah of trans Jordan was quoted today by the egyptian newspaper Al ashram As saying the truce by the in Security Council had no basis in right or Egypt planned to Tell the Council that a ceasefire would give zionist gangs an Opportunity increase their armament and Al ashram Israel protested that an unnamed foreign Power was the arabs in an Effort to achieve a military on Page 12 Schacht is denied Hareas Corpus writ Stuttgart May 26 itary government judge Ralph a Gate today denied Hjalmar schachts Lor a writ of Kurt sen warn acting for the former nazi economics argued that Schacht had been released by the germans and now was being held Only by he based his Contention on the wording of an order moving Schacht to a Stuttgart Hospital for Examina Schwamberger claimed the words if he should escape from custody he will be immediately liable to arrest indicated Schacht was no longer in Agate termed the Contention completely unsupported by Clay returning from us May 26 Lucius Neucom com was due to arrive at Rhine main air base from London late the occupation chief has been attending the British american French discussions on Germany in the British