European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast Ghow minimum maximum mss Vienna 5062 Rome Naples 6174 unofficial publication of european edition occupation forces in Europe improved weapons tests at eniwetok Are re ported to have increased the importance of the nations stockpile of atomic Story on Page volume number 178 5 cents a a month june 1948 spa wins plurality in Bavaria by Julia Edwards staff correspondent May 31 the social democratic party won a plurality in bavarian City Council nearly Complete returns showed although the combined strength of the two Catholic parties was the newly organized Bav Arian advocating an Independent surprised everyone by capturing nearly half the votes cast in previous elections for the Christian social on the basis of the Csc Waldemar von spa in a radio address today demanded new elections for the bavarian state he asserted the spa has replaced the Csc the strongest parly in the the spa counting on Csc opposition to an Independent Bavaria preventing a coalition of the Catholic 3wi of for spa in 41 City districts electing noun persons voting party tickets gave the spa 31 per Csc per bavarian per communists per free democratic party per refugee groups per eco continued on Page 12 Monolly off to for naval Parley Mav 31 Richard com Mander of the Fleet in the to Washington y today for consultation with Louis chief of naval the Navy said visit to Washington was of a routine he is the navys highest officer in the Mediterranean the end of a sad pilgrimage voyage May 31 reconverted British arriving on her postwar Maiden voyage received Only Soat 1 tired salutes because few ships would see her in the and Claude of came from the for memorial ceremonies at the military cemetery at mar the where their two sons lie they Are shown standing by the grave of Richard a Pilot with the troop Carrier another Robert died fighting with the 116th 29th photo by Waller scores believed dead in Oregon Wike break from press dispatches May of persons were believed1 to have perished yesterday in the Vanport housing project in suburban port land when the raging Columbia River burst its Dike and routed most of the Community the known death toll elsewhere in the Northwest had already risen to 20 from flooding eyewitnesses said Many of the Vanport residents were trapped be fore they could Flea a Wall of eyewitness stories on Fage rushed Over their Homes and wiped Vanport off the map in less than one terrible Truman declared the flood swept sections of the North West a disaster area and ordered the use of surplus War property for Relief and Basil president of the Amer ican hed set aside to meet the immediate needs of Van port presidential order covers parts of the states of Oregon and in the of the Columbia River and its Tributa Ries Truman acted after pleas for Aid were received from the governors of the three states hardest hit by the sympathy expressed the passing the memo rial Day Holiday aboard his facial the sent a message his deepest sympathy for the flood eyewitness reports said Many residents of Vanport refused to leave their Homes until police officers forced them with drawn the people just didst believe there was a break in the said one they wanted to continued on Page 12 Anne to wed saturday in Athens eking Michael May 31 Premier theme Nocles Sopholis announced today that the wedding Between eking Michael of to mania and Princess Anne of Bour Bon Parma will Satur Day in Sopholis said it would be attended by members of the greek Royal and Vic Premier and foreign minister Constantin sem official sources said Michael and Anne Are expected to arrive in Athens according to the entire party will assemble in Athens wed the group will include Annes the greek Princess Duchess of her the Duke of with his countess they will be greeted at Hassani Airport by King Paul of Greece continued on Page 12 key Road Battle arabs say May 31 trans Jordan Arab in an official announcement from its Headquarters claimed today it had smashed the jewish assault in the lat run with 114 jews killed and four armoured Large quantities of ammunition and Trench digging machinery left by Israel forces on the Battle the communique said a jewish Force launched an attack vote against czech red regime May 31 czech National front government received in yester Days As against protest ballots cast against the official according to a ministry of Interior statement this the ministry figures showed pro test of 14 per cent in the strongly Catholic d i s t r i t s of Slovakia and of per cent in Bohemia and out of a registered electorate of votes counted totalled the ministry statement did not say How Many of missing voters had j6poiledt their ballot the communist solidly entrenched since the revolution they directed in had declared beforehand the elections would show a will of the of the gov since the revolution the government has nationalized most of the country legislated sweeping new pension continued on Page 12 Princess Anne marriage Date set hundreds March in special Parade for invalid 9 May 31 up Niney Earold David Gagnon watched with wonder today As this City staged a special memorial Day Parade in his the slowly winning a Battle for his life after 100 surgical Lay smiling in his bed near an upstairs window in his Home while hundreds of uniformed marchers paraded David was severely two years ago when his clothes caught fire while to stamp a even today his body must be held in a special continued on Page 12 on Arab positions blocking the Tel Avi Jerusalem High Way at the coastal end of the Babel wad by according to the the jews were driven Back and earlier Story on Page three jewish prisoners were the arabs and Many were believed to be seriously the communique also reported that Arab artillery continued Shell ing jewish posts and armoured con Voys in the Jerusalem area after destroying seven jewish armoured car yesterday while they were to leave the holy City in the lat run Arab observers believed today defeat May spell the end of jewish Hopes to break the Jerusalem Block Ade by coastal unless the Israel army uncovers a stronger Attlee denies rift Over Israel differences May 31 minister Clement Attlee denied in the House of commons today that a Riff has developed Between continued on Page 12 bulletins May 31 prime minister nok Rashy said this evening the Arab coun tries reply to the Security councils latest four week ceasefire proposal will be sent in time and arabs will not ask for a postponement deadline m they did May 31 Arac higher committee Oaid iraqi troops have Cut off Tel Aviv from Haifa by slicing through coastal there was no confirmation from Arab military i May grumbling dikes sent the colom Bia River floods raging into another town today 20 hours after wiping out the town of with an untold loss of 30 Miles North of was the latest baseball scores on Page 12 Rose sets record Iii winning Indianapolis Speedway event from press May Rose of South today registered his third Victory in the Indianapolis motor speedways 500 mile memorial Day who piloted the same Blue Crown spark plug special across earlier Story on Page the finish line first last covered the 200 laps in four 10 seconds to establish a new Speedway record with an average of the old set by Floyd Roberts dispatches in Bill Holland of repeated his second place finish of last while third went to Duke nalon of los Ted Horn of wound up a Novi received Tough break when he had to relinquish toe Lead after 472 Miles Stop for fuel Mack Hellings of was fifth Hal Cole of sixth and Lee