European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes monday february 6, 1950 . Aid lauds. Armr chef chop Hins on visit of Tab. Mac t f " " German farm research Frankfurt. Feb. 5l. Anson director of the . Agricultural Extension service said yesterday he is greatly encouraged with the Progress made in coordinating Western Germany agricultural research with its farm advisory services. Wilson is lie head of three economic cooperation administration tech Neal assistance teams now making surveys of agricultural Extension and advisory services a Marshall plan countries. He a consulted with top Eca and German agricultural officials. Made Field trips to agricultural Extension installations in Hesse and Wurttemberge Baden and has Cen halted with Lander As Well As Bonn government food and agricultural officials. Headquarters in Faris Gwynn Garnett chief of the food and agriculture division of the Eca special Mission accompanied him. Wilson already has conducted Brief surveys in England and the nether lands. The office of special representative Eca. Paris is his Headquarters for the duration of his surveys of marshal plan countries. In addition to Wilson s Persona visit one of the teams will Tome to Western Germany for a More detailed  he will consult in Paris with the three agricultural Extension Survey teams. Complete studies Mil take approximately four months. De requisitioning of amp property cited by Duke Berlin. Feb. 5 is col James t. Duke co Berlin military Post told the mayors of the six  districts that nearly 50 per cent of the 2,254 properties held in requisition by amp april 1, 1948, have since been returned to Ger Man ownership Duke spoke at the second of a eries of monthly meetings held toy maj Gen Maxwell d. Taylor . Berlin commander and members of Bis staff with the District mayors. It is our constant aim to return to owners or to the German econ omy As rapidly As possible All prep Vertres no longer required by us Duke said. Every Effort is being made to consolidate our require  said the return of German properties since april 1, 1948. Has effected an annual saving to the City of Berlin of 18,842,512 Marks. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Howard p. Jones acting Deputy commissioner Berlin element. Headline Parade Truman a directive tops news of week i i a j. Alvin , staff correspondent1 president Truman s directive last wednesday to the atomic Energy j i commission to begin work on the Hydrogen super bomb Burnt into world red in -5 with even staid sober London papers breaking out with 1  Type. S i reactions in the . To the announcement were varied and crossed party lines with most legislators agreeing Hal it was a giant stride dec reunion slated for 30th inf div Nurnberg feb. 5 special the european chapter of the 30th inf div Assn. Will hold its first reunion in March it Pete Upton announced former members of the old Hickory division of both world wars including members of the v43d tank in 531st a in and 4be 823d tank destroyer in Are automatically eligible Lor membership. Those interested in joining the association Are urged to Contact upion at he Nurnberg military Post Apo 696. The stateside convention of the both Jaf div Assn. Will be held Iron june 15 to 17 in . Abor ministry ends move Bonn feb. 5 is the Federal labor ministry with All its depart ments has concluded its move to Conn from Frankfurt Mai Enroy h Parker Center. Army chief of chaplains centers with Gen Thomas t. Handy left. Escom commander in chief and it Gen Clarence a Buebner. Cd . Army Europe at Heidelberg. Parker is on a boar of Europe during which he has scheduled visits to army and air farce suits and religions services in Neucom Ufa and Trieste. Army photo East zone sets Catholic probe Berlin feb. 5 is the East German state will undertake an official investigation of in Condi Tion of the calf optic Church in the soviet zone. East German Deputy Premier Otto Nuschke has so informed Kon Rad Cardinal Vonpreysing Catholic Bishop of Berlin and Brandenburg. Nils Dike said the investigation would be held As a result of Vonpreysing s charges Fiat religious life is being Eri Foer eliminated or endangered in Eastern Germany. Pressing s accusations were made Jan 22 in a Public letter to  Cardinal complained that Catholic children must attend state run schools where they Are educated in a spirit of  he also stated hat soviet zone authorities have persistently refused to give permission for the publishing of Catholic books and periodicals. 23 get decorations in Rhine main rites Frankfurt feb. 5 is Twenty three officers and airmen were awarded honors at a ceremony during which Brig Gen Edward h. Alexander. Rhine main air base cd inspected the list to Carrier Wing. Awards of Oak Leaf clusters to the air medal went to cats Arthur t. Ensley Robert w. French and William j. Larkin 1st its Paul , Lewis w. Nixon Clifford o. Korbol Frederick l. Dunn Harry w. Ragan Ernest e. Triplett and Theodore w. Sorensen. Commendation ribbons were awarded to maj Milton b. Skelton cats Frank l. Bachman Corrado Camilli Robert n. Carn Joseph f. Cornwell David w. Doane Howard k. Hasfurder and Byron h. Pierce 1st it Louis a. Bechtold t sgt Thomas l. Pause s sets Allen Gilbert and Victor l. Ring and pfc Charles n. Deignan. Co Stab battalion ends tank firing on us zone Range fr1tzlar, feb. 5 special the 3d in 14th army Cav has completed its annual tank firing on the Royal army corps ranges at Belsen it col Arthur w. Allen co announced. The firing which lasted two weeks and included a Complete Battle practice program was termed instructive and conclusive by Allen and maj Justus c Kennedy s3. The program progressed from individual Crew functions in All positions during firing through participation in Battle problems i which simulated artillery machine gun antitank and Small arms of re As Well As simulated band grenades made for realism. All members of the battalion tank elements appeared to have gained much experience Confidence and pleasure from the firing Allen said the 2d in will report to the Range tomorrow to continue the regi mental firing program and will be followed by the 1st in feb. 21. It was announced. The regiment is expected to have completed. Firing by about March 6. Two gis sentenced in Flower theft Frankfurt feb. 5 is formatting off with a potted Plant from e German cafe and carrying it to their billets to  soldiers were sentenced by a summary court  Howard d. Lott of the 7849th Ord Stock control det was reduced to the Grade of recruit fined $40, and sentenced to hard labor for 36  companion. Cpl Cooky e. Still of the Griesheim Ord depot was reduced to recruit fined $50, and restricted for 30 Days. 17 months without mishap Goppinger feb. 5 special Btry a 32d a in commanded by capt Alexander a. Terris has received a letter of commendation from both the division and division artillery commanders of its excellent record of no accidents for is last 17 months. To peace. The Story stayed on Page a tie the world Over As scientists Dol fully Shook their Heads and predicted a Hind of human Icide i the super bomb was Ever put to work. The first test explosion was predicted within a year with the likelihood it would take place in the Pacific atomic news maintained its Lead with the arrest in London of Britain s chief atomic expert. A former German named or. Klaus Fuchs. He was arraigned in historic Bow Street court and remanded to jail to await a hearing next Friday on two charges of giving a secrets potentially useful to an enemy thus violating the Brit ish official secrets act. Some of the evidence on which he was arrested had been furnished by the Fri. Access to . Data the dramatic news fission de in Congress with demands from . Senators that a bomb secrets developed in the . Be denied great Britain. The dec said that Fuchs had Access to . Data inasmuch As he bad worked for some time in . Atomic installations. Veining through the week s news Wes the sustained search for 44 persons lost in the wilds of the Yukon in a Usan pm As the greatest Aerial fleets in. Search his tory scoured the air above Themo fintain wilderness for sight of the wreckage faint radio signals heartened the Hunt parties but Hope dimmed that any aboard the plane missing for about 10 Days were  Berlin situation was on again off again with trucks being held up at the Helmstedt checkpoint and then permitted to Roll freely again. . High commissioner John j. Mccloy Back after 12 Days of Washington conferences said he was sure whatever action we May feel necessary Here will be sup ported by our government in  s baby Ingrid Bergman former screen Star had a baby boy and was said to be planning an Early marriage to Roberto Rossellini As soon As her divorce hurdles against or. Peter Lindstrom were cleared. The baby was said to be very pretty and to resemble the Mother. Lauritz mesh ice gave vent to a High a and said he would quit the met because the new manager did not discuss next season s con tract with  after Many heave to the 45,000-ton Missouri was finally dragged off a mud Bank that handheld it fast in Chesapeake Bay. The feat was accomplished with much huffing and puffing by 21 tugs the sea giant was said to be resting comfortably and undergoing slight repairs. 7,946 Dps left in january through be Bremerhaven feb. 5 special a the International refugee organization announced that 7,946 emigrants left Germany in january through Bremerhaven port of embarkation for new Homes in . And Canada. An additional 160 left Bremen by of the total 5,595 emigrated to the . On five Iraq chartered ships and 2,351 to Canada on three ships. New York received the highest number of immigrants with 1,381. California got 508, Illinois 3f&, Pennsylvania 334, with Michigan and Mississippi following in Uia j order. F nationality breakdown show my that 3,104 were polish 2,359 baits970 ukrainians 443 russians 29 yugoslavs. 241 stateless 216 ,n, 210 czechs 301 romanian 164 others. The tentative schedule for february lists live ships with 6,389 displaced persons. 30,000 air letters mailed by yanks via Deutsche Post Frankfurt feb. 5 is an estimated 30.000 airmail letters Wen sent through the Deutsche Post in International airmail service i december by . Occupation personnel the Hico Branch said a recent Survey showed that til average transit time Between gel Many and the . Is four Day while airmail service Between Western Germany and other european countries is even quicker. Regular schedules of com Meroa airlines carry Deutsche Post All letters. Americans in Germany a charged 15 cents for transatlantic air letters posted through to Deutsche Post. Us Bonn set Trade talk Frankfurt feb. 5 a British and West German Trade experts will meet Here feb. 15 to Dis cuss extending their Trade treaty which is due to expire at the end at june German officials said. Safe polls civilians on pay Wiesbaden feb. 5 special reaction of air Force civilian employees to the announced 10 per cent foreign Post differential salary eat was reflected in the results of a Survey run by the civilian person Nel division Safe he. The Survey conducted at All Safe installations indicated 38 civilians who have completed their Minim Una contract and Are entitled to return to the us at government expense contemplate resigning. Two civilians not eligible to return to the . At government expense contemplate resigning and 59 civil ians said they would resign if furnished  is authorized 783 civilian employees. Information received from Washington after the Survey was under Way ruled out the 10 per cent Cut As grounds for Resigna Tion and return to the states at government expense. Refugees put Strain on German food Bonn feb. 5 is influx East zone refugees has seriously. Elected the density of population Western  the territory of the West go Man Republic the population n averages 351 persons per Stu Kilometre As against a 22s avers go in the years before world War ii this has thrown an extra Strain on food production the government in announcement said to the extent that 45 per cell of Western Ger a Many s food now must be Importe whereas Only 20 per cent needed be imported before the War. Wiesbaden press Center closed permanently Wiesbaden feb. 5 special the Board of governors has a bounced the official terminate or the Wiesbaden press Center Billet and mess facilities for respondents Are available at Schwarzer Bock hotel in Al Baden. 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