European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Weather forecast few Fritt Jostyn lib rain minimum 3e Skirel Bert same. Is Hal to baht Clondy with showers 37 my my Samc. Mem in louds Wilh rain. 35 Blair Elk Cloudy with hasp in torn inn rain in afternoon 37 Vienna Cloudy will of Chow is 35 Paris partly Cloudy 4s Trieste Partl Cloudy it. Air weather Central the european edition tripes Auto inspection ordnance inspection teams of Frankfurt military Post Are engaged in the inspection of privately owned vehicles. For a picture Story of these inspections required through out Neucom turn to Page 5 unofficial publication of . Occupation forces in Europe volume 7, number 294 5 cents 3 copy $1.25 a month wednesday february 8, 1950 West asks 4.7 billion More Aid Paris feb. 7 a West Ern Europe today asked an other 84,700,000,000 to $5. 000.000,000 in Marshall plan Aid Over the next two years to hold the line against communism. This was asked in a Surve by european member areas at the Halfway Mark of the re covery program. 1 the $8,257,000,000 already poured in the report said has removed the immediate threat of bankrupt Yand economic dissolution with he political threats which would the experts agreed that on this reckoning the reckoning of life or death for Western Europe the first two years of the european recovery program have been unreservedly said also that the production Effort is succeeding beyond expectations with 1949 figures on cont. On Page 12, col. 1 Tydings urges armament an Washington feb. 7 up chairman Millard e. Tydings did of the Senate armed services committee proposed yesterday that president Truman Call an International disarmament conference to strip All nations of weapons All the Way Down to the introduced a Resolution to authorize and direct the president to Call the conference. He said in is similar to one he sponsored two years to a his colleagues that his proposal is based on the belief that plans to control atomic weapons give Only illusory we have got to have the kind of disarmament that goes All he Way Down to the Rifle which might conceivably be needed to maintain Law and order he said. Tydings who is also a member cont. On Page 12, col. 4 new a in to air rocket developed by Navy Washington feb. 7 up the Navy disclosed yesterday the development of the first successful air to air locket an explosive projectile powerful enough to destroy a Large bomber such As the b36 with one hit. Dubbed the mighty mouse the rocket three inches in diameter was hailed As an important weapon for the nation s air de lenses some experts consider tithe most noteworthy development in armament for interceptor fighter planes since world War ii. The air Force is so impressed with results of Navy oper Aliona tests that the mighty mouse wll be the primary weapon on the f86d Saber and the f94, the air Force s newest interceptor fighters now in Albert g. Noble chief of the Navy s ordnance Burea called the new rocket a powerful addition to the weapons of interceptor fighter he s and it can be used to attack at greater distances than with cont. On Page 12, col. 3 Bonn embargoes shipments of Iron steel to East state Bonn feb. 7 up the we German government has ordered he stoppage of All Iron and Stee shipments to East Germany Chan cello Konrad Adenauer announced Here last Nightie said the order was motivated by the fact that the East German state had not lived up to it agreement under the october 194 Trade Accord according to which each Side obligated itself not Toile up More than 15,000,000 Marks deficit in mutua.1 Trade. The agreement covered a total of 600,000,000 Marks in Trade including Between 180,000 and 185,000 tons o Iron and steel to be supplied by the West germans. Adenauer declined to say How much of the steel had already been shipped or How High was the deficit incurred by the Bast said the embargo on ship ments affected Only Iron and steel and that other items under the Accord would be shipped the associated press reported one american official As saying that the decision has no political significance nor was it caused by the russian imposed traffic restrictions at Johnson rests in South Washington feb. 7 up defense Secretary Louis a. John son has gone South for a few Days rest to recover from a bad cold spokesman said today. The spokes Man would not reveal where John son went. Helicopter Rescue at sea after Boatswain s mate Robert a Beasley of tie Midway was knocked into the sea during a refuelling operation a helicopter plucked him from the water and dropped him right Back on the Landing deck Saij. Acme Mccoy talks with Adenauer Frankfurt feb. 7 a so Ger Man Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and . High commissioner John j. Mccoy held a two hour con Ference Here today on the Berlin situation unemployment the possibility of foreign investments and other problems facing the Bonn reportedly informed Mccoy his government will present a memorandum suggesting specific unemployment remedies at a bundestag Lowr House session thurs Day a Hico communique said Mccoy discussed impressions of his recent visit to the ., which culminated in a restatement at Stuttgart yesterday of american policy in Germany Adenauer reported upset according to the associated press Mccoy said Adenauer was reluctant to talk about the Stutt Gart speech. He was very disturbed about it very upset Mccoy stated. He said he was anxious to conform to criticism and wanted to know if West Germany s Economy was mov ing along a we thought it Adenauer made one suggestion for closer Liaison Between West Germany and the allies. The West German Chancellor said he would like to head criticisms at first hand Mccoy explained and not see them initially in the details of the Mccloy Adenauer cont. On Page 12, col 4 Strauss resigns As dec member Washington feb. 7 a Lewis l. Strauss resigned today As a member of the atomic Energy commission. President Truman accepted the resignation effective april 15. In a Etter made Public by the White House Strauss said he wanted to return to his private affairs from which i have been separated Forso his resignation leaves president Truman with two posts to fill including thai of chairman David e. Lilienthal who is leaving that Posi Ion next wednesday. Operation readiness enters routine phase Frankfurt feb. 7 is after the first 24 hours of opera Ion readiness the four Day Aeri Aland ground Man Euver designed to est planes and personnel of the 61st to Carrier wins settled into routine Rhine main Ajr base officials said today. Destination of the planes still was i Security matter officials declared. Fact finders Call Lewis operators Telephone walkout delayed until feb. 24 Washington feb. 7 Apt h e communications workers of America Cio today postponed until feb. 24 a nationwide Telephone strike called for tomorrow at 6 mediation director Cyrus Ching had asked for the postponement to per Mit More time for conciliators to try to Settle the dispute Between the Union and Bell system affiliates. Union president Joseph a. Beirne said the nine Man executive Board had voted to postpone the strike in Hope a settlement could be reached in the with asking a postpone ment of the strike Call Ching called for intensified bargaining workers Are seeking a sub Stantial wage increase,1 Shorter working week and elimination of wage differentials throughout the . Scouts will serve with dec generals to fete birthday Heidelberg feb. 7 special in celebrating boy scout Day in Neucom tomorrow selected Mem Bers of Heidelberg military Post boy scout troop no. 1 will be As signed to the offices of top Neucom scout each has been selected to accompany the commander in chief Neucom commanding Gen eral of the . Army Europe the commander of . Naval forces in Jer Nany and the vice chief of Taff Neucom. Each general officer heading a Neucom staff division also will be joined by a scout. Hife year the boy scouts of America Are celebrating their 40th anniversary and the Heidelberg military Post troop is observing its first birthday. The program of assigning a boy scout to each of the general of ices in Neucom he during the afternoon of boy scout Day was sponsored by the Heidelberg Mili Ary Post dad s club and was Pat earned after the practice in the cont. On Page 12, col. 3 Early report sought by Truman Board Washington feta. T up the fact finding Board in the soft Coal dispute to Day summoned John a Lewis and Industry officials to Start presenting their Side of the Case tomorrow. David l. Cole chairman of the Board set up by presi Dent Truman under the Taft Hartley Law told newsmen the Board hoped to get through it report before monday. As soon As the Board reports president Truman can seek a fed eral court injunction to get the 400,000 striking soft Coal miners Back to work on a five Day weekly schedule for about 80 Days. Cole said hearings would begin at 10 am tomorrow. He said Lewis an Industry officials have been re Quested to appear at that time. The Board will report the issues in the dispute to or. Truman. It will make no settlement recommendations. There was some speculation that the Board might try to get Lewis to Send the miners Back to work while he and the operators resume Long deadlocked . Truman appointed the Board cont. An Page 12, col. 2 Thomas seat kept by gop Hackensack n. A feb 7 a Republican William b. Widnall 43 year old state assemblyman scored an easy Victory in a special election in new Jersey s 7th congressional District yesterday to fill the sea vacated by j. Parnell Thomas also a was the nation s first such vote in 1950 and boosted Republican strength in the House to 170 again As compared to 261 democrats. Widnall Defeated Democrat George t. English by a better than two to one margin in the traditionally Republican District. The final unofficial tally was 31,226 votes for Widnall and 15,791 for English a former mayor of East Paterson. Thomas is now serving time in the Federal corrections institution in Danbury conn., for payroll frauds. 5 f the Allied High commission on charges of violence and assault against members of the occupation orces Neucom announced today. Offenders and their sentences vere Fritz Westermann 19, six months Albert Mossiii Ger 20, nine months Wilhelm Hilser 20, three months Heinz Hausmann 21, six months and Rolf Frank 20. Six sixth person was acquitted for ack of evidence. In addition to jail terms judge Jesse c. Duvall presiding judge of the 5th judicial District ordered haircuts for the six accused who were dressed zoot suit fashion wearing their hair unusually Long with permanent five germans were found guilty of having attacked Throe . Soldiers with fists and stones in front of the cafe Grunor Baum in Karlsruhe nov 24one Soldier pvt Alfred Jenson of a Btry 48th aaa lost four Teeth and sufi s to n a i to i Aill. Pvt cont. On Page 12, col i i if la
