European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast o u d y maximum 59s8 m59 4859 r Romona 5472 Trieste 5589 ss65 thesta unofficial publication of european edition pipes occupation forces in Europe russian zone soviet Zed a British Survey has indicated that soviet Russia has succeeded in completely comm Nizin its zone of Story on Page volume 2r number 180 5 cents a a month june 1948 after was destroyed by flood this is All that remains of a Community of persons victimized by flood Waters this the Columbia River flood cracked the Dike at sending a Wall of water Over the doomed Rescue teams Aid another flood photo on Page flood leaves 80 million loss june 2 the Columbia River began falling slowly at Portland today the flood crisis appeared to be waning after two weeks of record breaking devastation throughout the Pacific approximately persons were driven from their 28 persons were killed or drowned and an estimated damage was inflicted on property and riverfront industries i four states and British during a three hour the Columbia dropped from to feet at the agrees i on Germany is future june 2 six country conference on Western Ger Many political and economic future reported officially today it has of recommendations covering the whole that was the heart an 80word communique summing up the result of six weeks talks which brought jog either High ranking financial and production experts irom the Bel the Netherlands and luxem4 it mentioned directly none of the major accomplishments talks them the recommendation to establish a Western Germany Early next plans for creating an International control Board Over the Ruhr key Long Range methods for prevent ing rebirth of German but it did say that report on its recommendations will shortly be made diplomatic of k facials Here said this probably would come before another two weeks continued Page 12 transport workers strike in Berlin june 2 walked to work this Rand thousands of others stayed Home As berlins major transportation services went the cites buses and carry Lour million passengers Idle when transport unions workers walked out for24 hour this m surface zone rail and Sev Jeral British military buses driven by British part of the the Only Means of transport in chief of the sectors transport said american military government bus Drivers who struck despite my Dis a approval would not be punished As they had been railroaded into the Rike by the ires sweep Ontario Woods june 2 fires raged Over acres of Northera Ontario the smoke a drifted As far South As automobile sales will shift soon from yes to Jena by Arthur no yes staff correspondent june 2 european Exchange system is going out of the automobile business within a Short while turning the business Overto the joint Export import Lucius Clay announced he yes will remain in its primary Selling automobiles not permanent business for yes to be Clay added he thought yes had done a Fine Job when twas necessary to Send scarce cars to personnel in the discuss Biz onal action Clay said neither he nor British my chief sir Brian Robertson the action taken last night by the Biz onal economics Council to discharge two German officials in an attempt to halt a threatened Ruhr we discussed the not approve the Clay he added Timex petted the Union leaders would wait for action by himself and Robertson before agon Oire atoning a s military governor said continued in Page 12 additional Story on Page bulletin june 2 the House today approved six and on half billion Dollar sup ply Bill for the army and air largest peacetime appropriation measure of its kind in the nations earlier Story on Page y carrying a Backwater Load from the lowered sixteenths of a foot during a 12hour the danger to the flood stricken Portland area and downriver communities was not yet Volunteer workers and Labouring under fought through the night and morn continued on Page 12 czech attache quits june 2 Felix economic attache to the czechoslovak legation in Copen is resigning in protest against political developments in his native he said jews report a Jerusalem still being shelled arabs ask in to set time for Start of truce Lake june 2 Arab nations agreed today to the United nations four week truce in but served notice they would resume the holy land War after that period unless the new state of Israel is the Arab in their format reply to the untold the Security that peace efforts in Palestine will not have he least Chance Success unless Palestine is turned Over completely the the arabs asked the Security Council to set a time for the of the the Israel government sent its formal acceptance of the councils ceasefire plan to in Headquarters but at ached assumptions to which the arabs seemed to period sought the Arab league reply received this morning also contained conditions Likely to be rejected by he the question was whether the Security Council could per Suade both sides to Lay Down their arms for four weeks and then talk out their differences in that the Arab signed by for eign minister Ahmed Mohammed contained major Points that Palestine ultimately must become a political Unity continued on Page 12 israelis say they have ordered cease fire Tel june 2 jewish army Headquarters declared today that the arabs have already violated the pal Estine ceasefire five shelling Jerusalem through out the attacking in North and South of the Battlefront and bombing one was not disclosed whether israeli forces1 resumed the combat at the scene of these but the chief of operations of the israeli general staff said last night that commanders have been ordered to cease fire Only if the arabs did the army announcement said the Arab legion opened artillery fire on the jewish Quarter of the new City of Jerusalem last night from gun positions in the sheikh Jarrah intensified the shelling at 3 when the cease fire was to continued on Page 12 sin Audi assumes control of italian armed forces june 2 Einaudi of Italy assumed command of italian armed forces in a ceremony the second anniversary of the the new president reviewed units of the Navy and air Force in historic Piazza Venezia while fighter and bombers droned Over As a concluding part of the Einaudi presented new flags to the new banners Are without the shield of the House of which italian voted out of Power two years ago murder of czech red chief on election eve is revealed june 2 mos co trained member of the inner Circle which runs the czech communist party was murdered of the eve of authoritative sources reported the nations first big time Post War political murder came Early thursday morning when an unknown gunman fired three shots into 41yearold Augustin who trained czech partisans in Moscow during the the Brothers Send you Greet the gunman told spam after he was called to the door his then he fired and police search was ported to have resulted in several news of the murder was with held until yesterday when a three item was published which spam Only As a resist Ance Leader and it was Learned from authoritative that spam was a of the tight Circle of about a half dozen men who direct policy and on Page 12 Mundt wins primary race from press dispatches incomplete returns showed yesterday that Karl Mundt has won the Republican nomination for the Senate in Dakotas primary with out of precincts Mundt held a Lead of to Over his state Otto returns from tuesdays California primary showed for republicans under a Law which candidates to file on both party five Congress men Are virtually elected and others held a two party two democratic House members were assured of reelection but others will continued on Page 12 Harriman in Paris to launch Erp 2 Averell roving ambassador for european recovery arrived in Paris by plane have come to set up a Perman ent Headquarters for the european economic cooperation i plan to remain in Paris irides invite he stated he would make trips the 15 other nations while making Paris his Harriman will hold the title of nurses lift race ban june 2 up american association has opened its membership to negro nurses in states where they afe now