European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1948 the stars and stripes Page 3 a syrian tank is captured in Galilee victorious jews in the Galilee sector of Palestine climb aboard one of the tanks captured when syrian tried unsuccessfully to penetrate Dagan a near Lake casualties in Palestine set Between 5109ooo june 11 observers yesterday estimated casualties of jews and arabs in the 26day War at Between and observers said damage amounted to millions of they said the arabs suffered proportionately few losses because of the Lack of jewish arms at the Start of the four week the military picture sized up As follows the jews lost the Negev area in South Palestine to egyptian but wrested control of North pales Tine which was destined to the Abs under the partition jewish forces held a coastal strip running from Tel Aviv to the Leb anese running Inland to the syrian they controlled the Hulen Valley and key towns of Beisan and Fula in North As virtually All roads leading from there to the syrian and lebanese bolstered by occupied Mal Kieh and took up positions Overlook ing in the iraqi forces held the towns of tul karm and Jen iraqis thrust Westward toward the jewish held coastal trans Jordan troops controlled the Jerusalem area with the Aid of irregulars who occupied ram and and controlled All roads leading to egyptian regulars dominated South Palestine and advanced on the West prong to within 20 Miles of Tel Aviv arid on the East to Beth Lehem where they linked with Arab oppose Kuss in truce unit Lake june 11 the and Canada opposed russian demand in the Security Council yesterday for inclusion of soviet officers on the observation team to oversee the four week pal Estine armistice that started russian Delegate Andrei Gromyko told newsmen he would put his demand in a formal proposal when the Council takes up the Palestine problem again tha american Campaign to Block the soviet move appeared to As sure its it was Learned medi Ator count Folke Bernadotte asked Britain to Supply him with trans port ships and planes for the four week truce period during which he would try to work out a Perma nent Palestine called recognition of Sovereign Israel by Carter Davidson june 11 delayed Palestine ceasefire rep resents a jewish political Victory resulting from jewish military Suc a jewish Agency spokesman Tolje a news conference in Jerusalem he termed tiie Vic tory because the arrangement was arrived at through a but Between two definitely Sovereign the 10 after the fighting on Dis solution of the jewish state As a ceasefire our state exists the Gershun said the ceasefire by tie jews As the first fruits of jew Sharab relations on a sover eign state Hirsch the Agency status in Jerusalem now was not that of the official voice of but As an Royal couple leave on honeymoon june 11 Michael and Princess Anne were honeymooning today on the acre of the greek Royal family summer at they were not to be it was stated at the Palace in the couple went to the Mountain Retreat immediately after a Long luncheon yesterday at the Royal Palace in several weeks ago two or three Small guerrilla bands were reported in the Vicinity of Tatoli 17 Miles Forth of Athens on the Southeast slope of the mount bomb kills French officer june 11 a a believed to have been thrown by a Viet Minh exploded in the Majestic Here last killing two persons and wounding Many the dead French Navy officer and a 14 dec officers Fly to observe truce in Israel by Joe Rabinovich staff correspondent june 11 seven army and seven Safe officers left the dec by plane yester Day to join the truce observation team for state department source revealed the 14 accompanied by four enlisted men As were scheduled arrive in Cairo Tomor Row there they will join the Navy and Marine officers who arrived in Cairo today from the 21man american team will form part of the three nation Obser vation group which will work with swedish count Folke United nations mediator in the holy land the other nations on the truce observation team Are France the three Power observers will have Job of seeing that the arabs and jews live up to the terms of the truce which they accepted wednesday and which comes into Force the army has thus far withheld the names of the 14 officers chosen in the it was expected to continue to do so until after the men at their in Washington it was announced earlier the Nav Marine contingent was headed by Navy Toscanini scores Triumph at Milan before fans june 11 Arturo scored a tremendous Triumph last night at la Scala opera Here before a distinguished audience of More than music lovers from Many who conducted a commemorative program on the 30th anniversary of the death of the italian poet composer Arrigo was Given a seven minute As the 81yearold Maestro conducted excerpts from Boitos Mefi Tofele and Nerone from the performance Drew a record Box office of lire about or Ike goes to work Dwight Heads for his first Day of work As president of Columbia zones see Peak crops by Arthur Noyes staff correspondent 11 the Biz onal food and agriculture department today predicted that Germany will its Best crop since the As a officials the seed fodder position is much More favourable than the pre Vious postwar years and a relatively Good crop should be possible if Normal weather Only German crop which the by zonal Agency said would be poor was the oilseed officials said last Falls dry spell resulted in about 50 per cent germination of he Only areas in Schles wig Holstein a i d Niedersachsen were the report cattle have regained much lost weight with an Early growth of passes on pasture it was will mean a consider Able gain in available Romania oks Plant seizure june 11 Romania today nationalized practically its entire Industry and All its Oil Wells and other natural resources in a sudden Surprise the sweeping nationalization Bill was adopted by the Cabinet at a secret meeting this morning and presented to Parlia ment without it was passed unanimously after about three hours the Bill declared As property of the As of All subsoil 702 Industrial firms of every including fac mines and Oil All railway and the entire radio Telephone among the firms listed for nationalization were All Oil i including those with foreign in mainly British and Amer and two factories belonging to the British Unilever headline Roundup holy land War led weeks news by Jonathan Levin staff correspondent an uneasy truce came to the holy land this week As Arab and jewish forces attempted to win Las minute gains before a months truce froze military Twenty one officers each from the France and Belgium were on their Way to act As Mili tary observers and help swedish count Folk Bernadotte enforce the in terms of the cease fire included in supervision of immigration into Israel with All men of fighting age restricted to showdown averted on the diplomatic the Security Council had thus far managed to Avert a showdown on russian demand that soviet officers be included Bernadotte military observation while Palestine fighting sputtered to a the Western Powers announced the results of their six week talks in London Western Ger they would be Federated with government to include the 45 million germans West of the German Union would not wait for the in acceptance of the Federal Constitution would come by with the door left open to possible Eastern zone acceptance Iii the the pact declared that no withdrawal of by any the Western Powers would occur until the peace of Europe is secured and without prior the is to be con trolled by a seven nation including with Power to allocate Coke and British approve proposed jointly by the the Benelux the plan must be ratified by each of tha big three before going into Britain was first to approve the american acceptance announced by Secretary of state George Marshall two Days in amid opposition from1 rightist followers of Charles de Gaulle arid leftist forces of Maurice the pact was Cepter by the Cabinet and the for eign affairs these National Assembly stiff opposition was sex meanwhile the czech 70 per cent prepared to elect Klement Gott hed to the presi the czech governments last tie with the West was after weeks of Rumor and denial concerning the health of president Eduard the 64yearold statesman wrote a to Gott Wald resigning the lifetime Post he had been elected to in june further in exiled King Michael of Romania married Princess Anne of Bourbo Parma in rites of greek orthodox ceremonies the Royal couple bowed to their hosts and prepared to honeymoon in Switzer draft passes in the senates Pas Sage of draft including provisions for a alien brought Good news to other exiled who could now gain citizenship upon Success Ful completion of five years service with the american the Senate draft act Calls Lor induction of 19to25 year Olds Lor two years with the regular armed the air Force announced mans Triumph Over the supersonic Barrier in tests which saw the air forces Psi pass the Speed of nature held its on the West and foods chased thousands More from their Homes in the Columbia