European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                , january 31, 195 1 me stars and swes Page in the zones Hico to run civil air area Frankfurt Jan. 30 special piano a a under Way for the Ai f turn Over to Hico Thi Duies of lodger in the Tormina a Yiirs no area at Rhine main Ai As k Der. Hocog Wii supervise  Ier and operate the Civi  Fiji the needs of civil aviation m,-.i George e. Meglemre the v.,- in co and Richard l. Mar tin Hico s civil Airport admin is pm a. Are working on the projection  building vacancies have been mack1 by moving pit Bali information offices and the i i equipment room. The Mats Ira fit office on the second flour will be partitioned off to Al i a space for British european a o on the second floor will be the a tire of the Sabina airlines  France and scandinavian air Servit. .,-v.,. Ii personal equipment rooms will House he ramp service super vis ir".-, office the Aoa radio repair a hop and Hico s ramp Crews As Sirej mini room and equipment shop the terminal area hangar will be utilized Only by commercial com piiuk1.-. With the stipulation hat Mats ret in top priority on use o Fyt Wilities. To assist commercial airlines cargo bins Wil be installed changes will be in effect wednes Day. This is the first phase of the Aii Force plan to turn Over con fro to civilian authorities. Ai pay clarified Wiesbaden Jan. 30 special airmen who would suffer 3 re due Ion in total compensation re be Vid prior to oct. 1. 1949 Are still entitled to receive additional pay for the medal of Honor Distin Guishard service medal. Distinguished Fly ins Cross and the Soldier s medal if they were serving enlist ments on oct. 1. 1949, Saffe has  May continue to draw the pay until the expiration of Ihei cum it enlistments or until july 1, 1352. Whichever is earlier. The career compensation act of 1949. Effective last oct. 1, repealed Sta us granting additional pay to Hock is of the medals. The provi tons of other statutes granting accelerated retirement pay and is Tablit Hing the medal of Honor Roll Artio. Affected by the act. Film on Munich Munich Jan. 30 a s Anatole of ii in Uro Dut or Diuccio of the Siil pit hns announced tentative plans to Mac a picture at the a Var in film studio next fall. I Vale now in Munich Lod re por cars the projected movie will de in with the last month of War Aii i he Advance of . Troops from the Rhine to Munich Litvak exp i . "1 know this subject Welt is was one of the soldiers who entered Munich in 1945." to v fixed director made More Trum 30 pictures in Europe before he went to she us in 1935 to i Jit  Ieth Century Fox he said he would use leading it in is from Hollywood but added Corr m actors speaking English with a German accent will play the o a i a roles acting roles filled Heidelberg Jan. 30 special Heidt in mtg Allied players a re comp e de casting for most Voles and begun rehearsals for the  production three men on a  ii be presented in the special Servia denier Here Stirt a 21 and 22. N was announced. Deckhard of the 7tt4th Sig is i selected acors and will direct the Heidelberg version o the  which ran on Broadway. I of idling roles of Ervin Tow Brno of. And & s wife Audrey will to ssh special tips and Mercia  Cpl Leila Ridley first wac to be selected Soldier of the week at Kii Zingen training Center is congratulated by maj Gen Frank w. Auburn Deputy cd . Army Europe. At Milburn s left is col Maurice c. Biglov hit Zingen sub Post commander. Army photo Tillman he Sig office Neucom. Others in the cast Are Bob Hughes 7877th Apu Helen m. Hornah Jerry Roberts. 7774th s g in Sylvia p. Haggard civilian personnel Branch Neucom William j Trinkle Mannheim Ord Section Andrew Hardie medical division Yucom Dick Doolan 7b09th Sci alien o. Pelsor 7774ih Sig in. And Kenneth Mackey 7809th Sci a r radio policy Tiff Munich Jan. 30 is despite successful operation of the bavarian radio since its decontrol by the . Military government a year ago the All important Battle for to Independence has yet to be decided Edmund Schechter radio officer of the office of the land commissioner for Bav Ria Hast declared. American ideas concerning a de centralized system of radio Broad casting free from government control Schechter said met with considerable opposition on the part of bavarian legislators and govern ment officials who Felt that they should determine what he people vere to hear the . Official said the influence of the station on Public thinking cannot be minimized and that its Independence should be zealously guarded against interference from Nodi Vidutis or groups who would orce their own selfish Aims on the people. The broadcasting station was to turned to German control with he understanding that it would be established on a decentralized Asis free from government control. Dec West Point reunion bad Tolz Jan 30 spot Ali the class of 1946, . Militar Academy will hold a three Day k to -. .11 Garmisch beginning feb. Is Jurva Idoft should be made with it Ray Burnt. He. 1st inf Telephone bad Tolz 313, before feb. 11. Reservations will be made Only for the nights of feb. 24 and 25. �2d Artand varieties Augsburg Jan. 30 special Jean Edwards. Neucom special services Talent scout completed her third ical Talent variety show at the 2d army Cav theater in Patch Kaseane. First place winners the three Blue aces were presented a Cash award and a three Day expense paid trip to Garmisch by col Franklin Wing regt co. The Trio was composed of pics Jimmy Litterello Frederick Zander and Otis Cline. A hillbilly band in second place a also awarded a Cash prize and a three Day trip to Garmisch. In the band were pics Lotus Cline Richard Nye Donald Sullivan Lonnie Thornton Richard Harvey and Wiliard nations f East kidnaps listed Vienna Jan 30 up the user and other Eastern nations during the past four years have abducted or arrested More than 5,000 Austria is and other Eastern europeans according to a government Survey an austrian official said. The official said a thorough governmental Survey showed the so Viets responsible for the abduction and arrest of about 1,000 austrians and displaced persons seeking Polit ical Asylum Here the official said 1,000 austrians and Eastern refugees were abducted by nationals of Eastern european countries now considered part of the soviet orbit. In More  50 per cent of the 4,000 cases there is definite evidence the austrians or Dps were either arrested formally or clearly abducted by soviet military officials. In the other 50 per cent of the cases there is Strong evidence justifying the concerned persons were kid naked by the russians the official said. Ruff net to speak on an s take 10 Hochst Jan. 30 special Brig Gen David l. Raffner co. Nurnbe Crof military Post and t r. Atria f. Kuhlman amp re Utah inns adviser will appear As guest speakers on avs take it broadcast wednesday at 9 20 pm. This program which describes local tie educational facilities will constitute the first regular production released by an s new numbers studios. Dps receiving Iraq Aid drop to 598,119 Geneva Jan. 30 up the International refugee organization announced that Fps the first time since it began operations in july 1947, the number of displaced per sons receiving assistance has drop Ped below 600,000. Iro said that on nov. 30, latest Date for which figures Are available the number of refugees receiving Aid had dropped to 593,119. Re settlement in other countries chiefly the ., was the largest Factor i reducing the Case Load despite new applications Iro said. The . Has received More than any other country with a total of 141,048 by the end of november. Israel is the second ranking nation with a total of 115,512. Australia comes third with a total of 99,087. Iro has resettled a total of 670, 571 Dps since it began operations in 1947 and in the same period 68,365 were repatriated. Among the 334,376 persons still receiving care and maintenance. 89,692 poles Are the most numerous accounting for 27 per cent. The number of jews still in Iro Camps has decreased faster than of any other group falling from 23 per cent of the refugee population in july 1947, to Only 10 per cent or a total of 33,953, at the end of november. Refugees from the Baltic countries number 68,222, or 20 per cent of he Camp population. There Are 7,203 russians still Leff and 32,199 Ukrain ians. At the end of november 1949iro was also caring for 13,649 spaniards 11,557 hungarians and 11,384 czechs us . Swap men in Berlin program Berlin Jan 30 is . And British troops in Berlin Are trading an officer Enid noncommissioned officer weekly in a new Exchange program which is working to great Mutual Benefit a Berlin military Post official  disclosed. The 3d in 16th inf and 1st in. Gordon highlanders made the first Exchange. Capt John w. Norwalk and St Gordon Townsend of the . Unit and  Raonull Ogilvie and sgt Edward Coggle of the highlanders spent a Complete week of training wit their Crosstown neighbors. Coggle described his week with the 16th inf As  Lii Tyler porn Raucci in Alltis Sianii film new production depicts foil of Berlin to red army Moscow Tan 30 favourable factors definitely predominate in the current West Berlin economic picture but it is still a in de by some Black spots. This was disclosed m the first economic trends report of the Divi Sion of economic affairs. Hicock Berlin element. . Officials listed the following encouraging factors in the Situa Tion 1industrial production has in creased since Siuy by amounts which Are  2public revenues show a steady increase. 3both Bank deposits and Bank credits Are at their highest Points since july. The following unfavourable Factor were cited 1a continued decline in employ ment and an increase in unemployment. The total of 278,733 rep resents the highest Point reached since the beginning of the present crisis though the rate of increase in unemployment is showing a tendency to diminish 2the movement of some West Berlin firms to Western Germany. 3an unfavourable balance of pay ments with the outside world. Tha unfavourable balance of payments should however Correct itself the report added in the immediate Short run period through the introduction of the Erp program. And Over the Long run period through increased  six dec americans died during week one in England Heidelberg Jan. 30 special six americans died in the dec and one lit England Between Jan. 18-26 according to the Neucom casually reports for the period. One Man was killed in a vehicle Accident while participating in a Nevers two died from gunshot wounds two from natural causes and one was asphyxiated. An air Man was killed in a motorcycle Accident in England. William t. Babcock. Deputy com missioner of the Hico Berlin element suffered a fatal heart at tack Jan. 24. Pistol Champion Dies capt Hugh l. Lee. Weapons instructor at the 7712th Neucom intelligence school died of a heart attack Jan. 18 at Oberammergau. Lee won a Neucom championship in pistol marksmanship last year. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Mary e. Lee. And his parents of eau Claire wis pfc Donald a Reefer of up a. 97th Sig so was killed Jan. 24 at Lange Steinbach near Karlsruhe during a troop training exercise. He is survived by his Mother mrs. Hazel m Reefer of Peoria Iii Hunting Accident Cpl Albertw ferraris of Tho 7b22d Sci was accidentally killed Jan. 22 while unloading his Sun following a Hunting trip. His body was found in his car near Passau. His sister. Mrs. Margaret Hodges lives in Newport Wash t sgt Raymond g. Bayer of tie 591h equipment repair so 59th Maint up 59th air depot Wing was killed in a motorcycle Accident in England. His widow lives in Austin Minn. Pfc George Emaranda. He det 1st inf div died of a gunshot wound Jan. 25 at Erlanger. He died a few hours later at the Isth evacuation Hosp in Nurnberg. Surviving is his brother Ernest m. Maranda of Chicago. The body of an pm was found Jan. 26 in a Gas fixed apartment in Berlin. His name is being withheld pending notification of Xela lives