European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast Flakk flux of o v a y. Morin i n t m u a wipe nature 3s Ert re Rudy 8 Sll tt-garts3me a Mink a Londy morning , a Bremen Cloudy Accad Igbal showers okhi.1nclondy, morning Ito 28 Vienna Cloudy 28 Paris Cloudy occasional showers 2 Trieste Cloudy. 34. Atli weather Central european edition unofficial publication of . Occupation forces in Europe final dimes figure. Final figures from Neucom air bases and posts on March of dimes receipts should be communicated to the stars and stripes by b0on to Day in order to be published in sunday s edition. Volume 7, number 290 6 cents a Mapy $1.25 a month saturday february 4, 1950 0. I e it n a i in 0, i id or f i i Mccloy Back in zone Frankfurt feb. 3 a John j. Mccloy . High commissioner returned to Frankfurt tonight after a 12 Day visit to the . His plane landed at Rhine main at 7 25 pm. He had been expected to Stop in Paris to Confer with w. Averell Harriman Ega roving ambassador who was wait ing at the Paris Airport but my ploy s plane flew Over Paris with out  will talk tomorrow morn ing with maj Gen George p. Hays Deputy High commissioner about the Berlin  if necessary he said he might then go immediately to Berlin. All i can say now is that if this russian restriction of truck in attic Between West Germany and Berlin continues and becomes a serious harassment then i am confident that whatever action we May feel necessary Here will be supported by our government i Washington me cloy said. Mccloy says russians attempt to put heat on new York. Feb. 3 up . High commissioner John j. My cont on Page 12, col. 4 soviets close Berlin Road bulletin Berlin feb. 3 i a West German police at hem Stuedi said Loright the soviets had closed the superhighway from West Ger Many to Berlin at 9 30 pin to All Berlin bound traffic on the grounds that the read was too icy for travel. Charles a. Dix Amer ican transport chief in Berlin confirmed the Highway was closed to Berlin bound traffic. By Dwight Schear staff correspondent Berlin feb. 3 is East German police held three rail car loads of West Berlin scrap a vital at the Marie born Helms left Bor Der control Point today while West Allied officials Here studied a new soviet East German order govern ing shipment of scrap from Berlin to the West. Soviet zone authorities also recent. On Page 12, col. 2 germans get new court Rule Frankfurt feb. 3 is Hico today issued a new directive giving German court in the . Zone jurisdiction in certain mis Demeanour cases Over no occupation ., British and French per , ., Allied and Dis placed persons not accredited to the occupation forces May Peti Tion for Transfer of minor crimes " cases to . District courts of they object to standing trial in German courts the directive said. The new jurisdiction Lor German courts applies to minor felonies or misdemeanours such As traffic infractions Petty thievery etc., for which the penalty May not exceed a Small Fine or a Short term of confinement the Hico announcement  announcement no. 73 also gives German courts jurisdiction Over cases involving offences against the Allied forces where the maximum penalty would not text of directive will be published in sunday s stars and stripes. Exceed a Fine of 150 Marks and confinement of six weeks As Well is cases involving stolen Allied prop erty which is not valued at More than �100 or where property damage does not exceed Sloo the directive issued As Hico staff announcement no. 73 and signed by maj. Gen George p. Hays Deputy . High commissioner was made retroactive to january and applies to the . Zone and . Sector of Berlin. The directive in effect restores the same jurisdiction to German courts which was granted under military government jaw before the enactment of High commission Law no. 13. It further defines judicial Powers in reserved Fields under Allied High commission Law no. 13 and allows German courts jurisdiction cont. On Page 13, col. 3 top British a expert held in secrets leak Johnson says defense strongest since 1945 Washington feb. 3 api Secretary of defense Louis a. John son last night told a gathering of 300 fellow Arumn of the University of Virginia thin we seek to have a Mih tary Stab ashment sufficient to deter an  As a result of tile unification Law he said  defense of the United states is in better shape and stronger than at any