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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday february 14, 1950 ii French Hope to keep close Saar ties years ago. By Godf hex Anderson c aabbr0cken a s r v Trade since the War has been largely a one Way traffic to and from France. If the French get their Way Baacl they probably will tilings Art it Ely to remain that Way after conclusion of the economic Union talks in Paris. In fact the talks which Are expected to end with signing of several Conven Ticino defining future relations be tween France and the Saar have already been Long and carefully prepared. Most observers believe they will Only serve to reveal publicly what has already been main results of the Paris talks Are expected to be 1 that the Saar will become a politically autonomous state. 2 that the French High com Iris Sstoner Here will have his so Tus changed to that of Diplo Matic representative of France be will lose Bis present veto rights Over the Saar government s legislation except in certain eco  matters 3 some agreement will be reached regarding the Saar Coal mines that the Saar will remain closely linked to France by Trade customs and currency unions. French francs will remain Saar currency 5 that the French foreign minister will continue to rep resent the Saar in foreign relations. Holders of Saar passports will be cared for by French con Iru lates throughout the world. G that France will continue to assure the Saar s defense. The Saar has 2,300 police but  army. The French at present have about one battalion of troops stationed in the Saar 7 that the Saar railways will be in some measure coordinated with the French National Railroad system with common freight tariffs established. 3 that reciprocal agreements will be reached governing the bicyclist trains sights for Speed i Ondon a Fred quire will be 91 this month but he is not letting time catch up with him. R when he goes for a training spin on his bicycle at Ponder end a North London suburb he uses his 11-Yeer-old grandson and some times a local train As pacemakers. Fred has challenged any 90 year old to a 10-or 20-mile Bike race but so far there have Bee  takers Fred can keep up with the train Tor a while a at Normal Speed but the train always wins. Vatican Seal on mail Home a the Vatican has issued special Aero ram bearing the official coat of arms of the holy see. The lightweight air mail letter Blanks also carry the inscription Vatican Posto  they will be sold Only at Vatican state pos offices. Employment of Saarland cars in France and frenchmen in the Saar the French Coal Fields could always use Saar miners and technicians. The Saar needs right now an estimated 6,000 building trades workers to reconstruct War dam aged housing 9-these conventions added of Thorn already existing postal Union fiscal and budgetary convention judicial organization conventions Industrial patents convention social Security agreement and Franco Saar cultural Accord would seem to bind the two countries closer together than Ever before. Modern David campaigns for Churchill s seat Seymour Hill talks of voters in an attempt to win votes away from wartime prime minister Winston Churchill who has lost Only two elections in 50 years. Acme by me2vno Wood foe a England up Winston Churchill 75-year old political Goliath who has lost Only two elections in 50 years is being stalked today in his own Al action District by a modern Oxford educated David with a political Sling shot loaded with 12 months of target practice. The labor party decision to go All out after Churchill s Scalp in his own constituency this year was made after the 1945 election. Then a simple Farmer a. Hancock filed against Churchill and got 10.4s8 votes without campaigning. He stood Only on the Hancock plan a sort of Townsend plan this time it is  hit or miss Farmer Hancock proposition for labor. It is a scientifically planned Campaign. The modern Day David is 39 year old Seymour Hill chosen by labor after a painstaking search for a Man who could satisfy labor s demands for a working Man and still have the political finesse and speaking ability to match Churchill s famed rhetoric. Hill is a big Blond Ruddy faced englishman who rowed on a Oxford Crew and has the Energy of a midget atom bomb. He Satis fies labor by being a Journeyman Printer who joined the typographers Union when he was 16. He is married and has one child. Woodford about 20 Miles North East of London is a Large constituency with 73,000 voters and an expected vote of at least 50,000. You can talk to me if you can keep up with me Hill told this reporter As he went about his. Work i Don t intend to Campaign on personalities and the name of vol 7, . 3&a editor in chief managing editor sports editor. Tuesday february 14, 1950 it col William m. Summers Ken Zumwalt. Phil Taylor executive manager chief of distribution Maurice r. Kirkwo Edlouis h. Brown new fran Furt 32ifli-3236l Berlin so i is 84-6eaobremerhaven �1044-21363  Iso viennab47184munich. ,. My 1726 european edition is published Dalty at Darmstadt , for the . Occupation forces under the auspices of the army air forces troop information and education div so i Yucom Tel Frankfurt Mhz. The stars and stripes. Darmstadt correspondence should be addressed to the stars and stripes Apo 175, us.  to the new York office should be sent to 61 Washington Street k y this is Noi an official publication of the .  As second class matter sept 22, 1s47. At the Postoff Iee St new York. N a. Under the act of March i 1st9. Frerksen Churchill will probably never be mentioned in any of my speeches unless the opposition forces me to it he said. I intend to Campaign purely on the labor party s record and. Its policies. I am not even interested to local issues for this is a National Eledon. With National issues. But you can be sure of this said Hill with decision. Jef my opponents attack me personally i will certainly give them twice As Good As they   illusions what makes you seriously think you have any Chance of unseating the mighty Churchill Hilt was asked. Of i have  illusions he replied quickly i know that the name of Churchill has tremendous Appeal anywhere and that the people of Woodford Are traditionally conservative. I also know there Are people who hate the conservative party who will vote for Churchill just because he is Churchill in addition i know there will. Be plenty of hecklers who will be armed with the most embarrassing questions the conservatives the liberals and the communists can dig up for them. But in spite of All this i think the Campaign is quite open. We Are going to do a lot of work be tween now and feb. 23. I will make at least 10 speeches a week in Woodford and there will be dozens of other meetings. I think that if we can really get the Story of labor s achievements across to the voters and can get our sup porters to the polls we can  Hill meets the More exacting requirements of Matching Church ill s sophistication by owning an Oxford degree earned on r government Grant after the Warby having a Tine War record As an artillery Captain and by big a nimble footed top notch Public speaker who won his spurs in Oxford s famed debating society the Oxford Union he was the Union s president in 1948. Haifa s "technion7 Fefes 25th birthday Haifa a Haifa s tech Ion has celebrated its 25th birthday. The tech Ion founded in 1924, then had Only two laboratories five doctors and 20students. Today it has 13 laboratories and More than 800 medical and scientific students. Feb. 14, 1946 w. Averell Harriman resigns of . Ambassador to Russia. Feb. 14, 1947 because of a housing shortage the number of civilian dependents in the dec has been limited feb. 14, 1948 the chinese communist radio broadcast demand that the .withdraw All forces from China As the Price of safety for four marines held prisoner since Christ Mas. Feb. 14, 1949 the big four agree to listen to yugoslav and austrian representatives at the austrian peace treaty talks if they wish to testify. Name calling held rude r Ashington a the Navy says Ita members must avoid such rude terms As Trade school boys Tor Annapolis graduates and brass hats for High ranking officers. The service called for an end to such name calling within the family in a Public relations news letter issued to key officers by authority of the Secretary of the Navy the forbidden terms together with what they mean Are As Fol lows Black shoe Navy a e f e r s mainly to naval officers who Are not in aviation and who therefore do not Wear the Brown shoes permitted naval aviators except with their summer Khaki uniform. Trade school boys a term much used by naval reserves Dur ing world War ii to designate naval Academy graduates. Mustangs an officer who has come up through the ranks from enlisted status air Dales naval aviators generally used by Black shoe  Yrenes marines. Sea going bellhops ship based marines especially those who Are orderlies aboard ship to the Cap Tain or his executive officer. Brass hats Long used by Mem Bers of the army and air Force As Well As the Navy to designate High ranking officers. The. Letter said that unification like Charity should begin at Home. The Navy the Only service rep resented on land on the sea and in the air must realize the Neces sity of carrying on a unification program internally the letter added. The need for unification within our own service in keeping with principles and practices Ever since the Navy was organized is of greater importance today than Ever before. There should be  discrimination Between re serves and regulars. They Are an integral part of the Navy and  distinctions should be  a starts Job Ostop Pinggin Bill program by Vern Haugland to Ashington the vet a Erans administration i about to make a Start on the Sis year Job of shutting Down its training and education program. That part of the i bit expires in 1956 veterans administrator Carlr Gray jr., has informed Congress that a regulation coining out april 1 will say that with certain exceptions Veteran May not enter the training program after july 25, 1951, furthermore after that Date 1veterans May change e  a change courses fairly easily usually after seeking it ,n.? and guidance service. No new course 2once a Veteran completes a course he will not to Able to enrol in another even though he May still have some school time left under the i Bill formula the new rules Are intended to carry  terms of the veterans readjustment act specifying that a Veteran must Start his course within four years after the 3a of discharge or after july 25, i being 40 months. The Agency estimated toe minimum Cost of the remaining part of the training program at 116,000, 000,000. It said that if 15,000,000 veterans each take 40 months of training at an average Cost to the government of $100 a month the Cost of the program could a t60,000,000.000. But Gray said the Best estimate indicates the Cost of the project from its Start to its end in 1956 May Range Between 825,000,a total Oil 10,000 jewish immigrants arrived in Israel from Romania during 1949. Charleston has comeback Jolly word up along with " flapper haircuts and the be spangled Short evening dresses of the roaring 20s, Hollywood has revived the Charleston. Arthur Murray is teaching the younger generation that energetic dance in a hurry. Spike Jones the Corn King is Rushing out a record album of Charleston tunes like "doin1 the new Racoon private parties feature Charleston contests. Urcla students say the Charleston has swept the Campus and the most popular coed is an expert who is teaching everybody else How to do it a Swanky night dub on Sunset strip has launched a weekly Charleston contest for the sophisticated set and movie stars like Ann Miller and Ginger Rogers kicking up their heels As though they were Beck in the  of Bathtub Gin and spit curls. The scene of this weekly work out is Moc Ambo where luminaries formerly did nothing More strenuous than support each other on a Jam packed dance floor and grind their sacroiliac to Rumba tunes. Now they hey nonny nonny i such ditties As the Charleston and varsity.  the first Charleston contest Wal won by Bill Bendix who Al Trifid other Charleston addict by doing the Cross the Knees trick. He nosed out experts Miller and Rogers and took Home a Mammoth Siver cup properly inscribed. Second prize went to Preston Foster  
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