European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse To r weather forecast for. Miu it Rit Nidy with ,i Itin Mai to of. Jil i .1., Barf sin. A St Thart am. In my my ii Loi itly h Snow f i curl with ruin. 2". Ber Lin Cloudy wih Snow. A Yiren a Janif i Aris clinic in. A Trieste partly a Loury. Morning Fig i. Air weather Central european edition dec Economy Winner a co. 795u so to. Jus t Ren t Hoscan the Winner of the com Ide Mccomi ii drive Over 22 com commands. Sec full Story on unofficial publication of . Occupation forces in Europe volume 7, number 287 5 cents a copy $1.25 a month wednesday february 1, 1950 r 00 u Ake bomb i in Ai 1c vote won by Bidault on budget Paris Jan. 31 up Premier Georges Bidault to night finally won a bitter two month struggle with a Balky French parliament to balance the nation s record High 1950 a 301 to 284 vote the National Assembly gave Sec Ond rending approval to the b u d k c to providing for nation re id of 2.2 r ,, francs this year. It thereby overrode Huse Clits made by the upper House the Council of the Republic and the budget finally became Law. Bui Bidault a Victory was a touch and go affair. The Premier slaked his government s life on getting five successive final Confidence Voies on the budget. Stis a holds to snowfall blankets most of zone As temperature rises Frankfurt Jan. 31 is virtually the entire . Zone was blanketed by 1 to 2 inches of hard powdery Snow today on the heels of a sudden Rise in temperature. In the Frankfurt area Snow ceased falling before noon. Transportation schedules were Only slightly affected and Rhine main air base continued Normal operations after sweepers cleared the runways. West of the Rhine sleet fell instead of Snow the weather Bureau re ported and roads were dangerously icy. Temperatures Rose today to 28 degrees far above yesterday s minimum of 10 above Zero a return of the cold wave was predicted by the end of the week. Barge traffic on the Rhine was unhampered today but the main still was blocked by ice jams. 10 sail Sloop from Oslo to . To seek Haven Buenos Aires Jan. 31 api six men two women and two children sailed a 48-foot Sloop into the Harbor Here yesterday five months and 11 Days after leaving Oslo. Erling Eliassen 52, skipper of the scoop Ida ii said j we came Here because there is. No danger of War in South a Fleet of raining tugs and Salvage ships fail in an Early cell Ort to shake tie battleship Missouri Loose from the tenacious mud and Sand at Hampton roads. In 3 Hurt i c47 Hunting c54 Whitehorse Yukon territory. Jan. 31 up a c47 Hunting for 44 persons aboard the lost c54 air Force transport crashed in the wilderness it was reported today As the search went on. Three of the c47 s six occupants were injured including the Pilot 1st it Charles Harden of Anchor age. Alaska who made a heroic trek through Waist deep Snow and under Brush for six Miles to Roach help. A 30-Man ground party bucked through deep Snow to reach four of the men still stranded. The party travelling in weasels was expected to return Here shortly before Dawn. Meanwhile Hope was vanishing for occupants of the c54, but hundreds of . And Canadian airmen flew Over the wilderness determined to find them. The c54 disappeared last thurs Day on a flight from Anchorage to great Falls Mont. Forecasters promised Good visibility for the searchers who have flown More than 72,000 Square Miles. 4th attempt Falls to Budge Navy dreadnought Norfolk Bay va., Jan. 31 up a fourth attempt to re float the stranded Missouri failed today find Navy Salvage experts said the 45, 000-ton battleship appears to be Hung up on a fourteen powerful Navy tugs churned the Waters off Hampton roads to a Muddy froth for almost two hours without budging the ship from the Sand bar on which she ran aground Jan. 17. Rear adm Allen e. Smith com mandant of cruisers Atlantic Fleet directing the Salvage Job from aboard the Missouri finally called off the operation. Smith said another trial would be held tomorrow morning and if that failed an All out try would follow thursday morning. If the ship still is stranded then he said three destroyers will be sent close to the battleship at High Speed to throw up a heavy surge and help the tugs break her Joose. Truman gives of for Washington Jan. 31 a president Truman told the atomic Energy commission today to work on the so called Hydrogen or the president said that he ordered the commission to continue work on All forms of atomic weapons including the super bomb because of his responsibility to see to it that our country is Able to defend itself against any he added that his work will be pursued on a basis consistent with . Plans for peace and Security. Atomic weapons pushed development of atomic weapons is to continue the president directed until a satisfactory plan for inter National control of atomic Energy is achieved Cost of the project has been variously estimated a Between 81,000,000,000 and 84,000,000,000, this is the president s statement launching the .officially into the Hunt for a new weapon perhaps As much As-1,000 times As powerful As the original atomic bomb it is part of my responsibility As commander in chief of the armed forces to see to it that our country is Able to de fend itself against any pos sible aggressor. Accordingly i have directed the atomic Energy commission to continue its work on All forms of atomic Energy weapons including the so called Hydrogen or super bomb. Satisfactory plan like All other work in the Field of atomic weapons it is being and will be carried on a basis consistent with the Over All objectives of our program for peace and Security. This we shall continue to do until a satisfactory plan for control of atomic Energy is achieved. We shall also continue to exam Ine All those factors that affect our program for peace and this coun try s whether the . Should under cont. On Page 13, col 3j bulletins Washington. Jan. 31 Al president Truman today called for a 70-Day truce in the Coal mining deadlock while presiden tial fact finders investigate. Paris Jan 31 a the French government tonight pro tested to the user that soviet recognition of the to Chi Minh regime in indo China gravely impairs the relations Between France and the user. Russ revive slowdown Berlin Jan. 31 up the rus sians clamped their second traffic slowdown on Berlin today and backed it with the strongest threats against the City since they hailed three . Trains eight Days ago. Berlin s anti communist Western government asked the allies what they were going to do about the soviet measures. In a letter to the Western commandants the West Berlin govern ment asked what would be done to assure guaranteed free Access to the City. Russian tactics the letter came As the russians today 1slashed truck traffic on the autobahn to Berlin to a trickling five per hour. 2extended to westbound Ger Man trains one measure already used to hamper Road traffic. British officials said the russians announced illegal furniture ship ments on trains to West Germany will be checked. 3through the East German rail officials announced that because of sabotage rail traffic Between Berlin and the West was endangered. Eil com Winter safety plan stresses defensive driving by Omer Anderson staff correspondent indoctrination in defensive driving tactics is being made a prominent feature of the Neucom safely program. Defensive driving is defined As anticipating the in one officer explained it Means when you have the right of Way Stop took and listen " Undt r the program army personnel Are being taught How the germans drive. The Neucom s Accident prevention program lays major stress on driving in Winter weather and fog. Highway Furi yes. When wet icy t r Snow covered Call for i Sharp reduction in Speed. Five Miles pc a hour is Heid to to execs be Speed under some conditions alertness to potential hazards icy spots ruts holes and washboard surface which May be concealed by Snow helps prevent accidents. Drivers Are warned to be on the Lookout for Frost on the Metal Roadway or planking of Bridges Streetcar rails streets and roads. Cobblestones covered by Frost Snow or sleet produce Peculiar hazards since their Glas siness is la creased by the bouncing of the tires. Aloiv changes in Speed direction changes in Speed and direction should be made slowly. Intervals Between vehicles travelling in the same direction should be increased to compensate for Low braking efficiency on Slick surfaces. Combat tread tires it was pointed out Are 40 per cent less efficient on Slick surfaces than conventional tread tires. Drivers were cautioned to give wide berth to pedestrians 9whose vision and reflexes May be fogged by cold Winter clothing or icy Kernel of defensive driving it was reiterated is avoiding situations calling for Quick slops by anticipating them this Means avoiding Slippery Hills or Steep grades when possible. If it is necessary to climb or descend shift to a lower gear at the top or Bottom of a Hill and go up or Down at Stow even Way to Check skids it was stressed is to turn the front wheels in the direction the rear is skidding opposite to the Normal reaction brakes should never be applied directly when stopping on Slick surfaces. Apply them with a series of Light touches cant an Page 2, col. 1
