European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse , february 23, i9$9 the stars and stripes Page 3 1, i around the world21 die As riots break out in Eritrea capital Asmara. Eritrea feb. 22 up riot deaths mounted to 11 in the past 24 hours As new lighting broke out today Between christians and moslem in the capital of this former italian Colony. Sixty seven persons have been wounded. The clashes began yesterday when hand grenade was thrown into a moslem funeral process Ion. Fighting broke out again today when Christian opened lire on a moslem in the Grain Market Square. British armoured cars went into action. The moslem league organize the funeral demonstration As a protest against the slaying of moslem Community Leader by Shitta terrorists who have created turmoil in this British administered trustee ship. The shifts Are Allied with movement which has agitated for eritrean Freedom since the end of italian Rule. Prince who married typist refuses to yield throne London feb. 22 Seretse Khama negro Prince who married a Whit London typist Ruth Wil Liam has rejected a British plea to five of his throne for the Sake of Empire Unity. has told British government leaders his future is in the hands of the Baman Wato people who elected him chief last year in Sun drenched Bechuanaland. The color conscious South african and Southern Rhodesia govern ments have been pressing Britain to keep Seretse and a Nib eff theaman Wato throne and so Stop what they think will develop into major crisis in Black White re lations throughout Africa. Egypt protests insults to Farouk in Swiss press Berne feb. 22 a Abdelkarim Safwat Bey egyptian min ister in Berne formally protested to the Swiss government yesterday against insulting articles about King Farouk in the Swiss press. hinted at possible retaliation against Swiss citizens in Egypt and against Trade relation be Ween the two countries. Hundreds reported killed in moslem hindu riots new Delhi feb. 22 up hundreds of persons have been lulled in Hosl pm hindu rioting near the indo Pakistan Border in Bengal official Indian sources said Jester Delhi sources said at least boo victims of the communal rioting were cremated in the East Pakistan City of Dacca during the first two Days of the riot. French to give . List on indo China arms needs Paris feb. 22 up the French government will hand the . Within a week a detailed list of the american military equipment needed to quash the communist threat to the new Vietnam state to indo China a French foreign office spokesman said yesterday. Preliminary discussions Between the . And France on american military Aid to the French Spon noted government of emperor Bodai began some time ago and French technical experts have been at work on a formal Aid request or about two weeks. Yugoslavia to recognize to Chin Minn Rule Belgrade feb. 22t up Ugo Lavia has decided to Stablish Reg ular diplomatic relations with the rebel Vietnam government of to Chin Minh it a Otto Pauj announced Bere Yew verday. " r l f Marai gras it 1 to r i tubes High in new Orleans new Orleans feb. 22 ins thousands. Of joyous celebrants ushered in the annual Mardi Gra yesterday in new Orleans the City that care was the carnival the mass search for a final fling before 40days of the sober lenten season which gave the City its world wide reputation top guests at the Madcap Cele bration were the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The Day was a. Legal Holiday throughout Louisiana. In new or leans All Normal business activity and even Public transportation downtown came to a halt. The streets were taken Over Fay throngs of official event of the Clay was arrival of King Zulu Monarch of the negro Mardi gras. Zulu abandoned the canal at jazz famed basins. In favor of the Mississippi River for his impressive Entrance into the carnival capital. But he continued the custom of tossing Coco Antusas favors to his Loyal subjects. Last night there was a final Torch Light procession of King Comus. Rex and Comus held separate balls. State won t demand death for Sander in mercy killing Manchester n. H., feb. 22 a the death penalty will not be sought at the mercy killing trial of or. Hermann Sander the prosecution disclosed Here Hillsboro county solicitor Wil Liam Craig said an agreement that the stale would not Presa for the death penalty was reached even be fore selection of the jury new Hampshire Law death by hanging in first degree murder Cass is imposed Only on the recommendation of the 41-year-old doctor is on trial for the alleged mercy killing of mrs. Abbie Borroto 99, a victim of cancer by injecting air into her veins. Meanwhile completion of the jury seemed but a few hours away today. Ten jurors were accepted As the widely publicized trial entered its third Day. Cave in damages Home Palermo Sicily feb. 22 up an underground Cave in and settling of the Earth yesterday dam aged 100 houses and left 300 families homeless in Marineo. Near Here following violent Rains. Ega asks $3.1 billion As year s minimum f continued from Page 1 Merit he dwelt at length on therole of the Marshall plan a a weapon in the cold declared that Victory a the no shooting conflict must be achieved if the free world w to be kept from becoming a slave world. described Europe s mountainous Industrial production under the Eca As something of a near miracle.". The entire continent he said had made far reaching strides toward achieving the output for a stable Economy Hoffman cautioned however that despite vast gains much remains to be spending proposals Are certain to run into trouble in has been talk of chopping $1,000,000,000 to $2,000,000,000 from the program Bock Bottom request Eca got 15,095,000,000 a the firs year. This was Cut to $3,778,000,000 for the second year which will end july 1. Hoffman declared his request Isth Rock Bottom necessary to keep the program going for a third is the minimum we think we shall need but if we can save an of it without wrecking the recovery program i can pledge you my word we shall do so a also promised renewed efforts to Spur a unified Economy among the 18 Marshall plan nations. Despite spectacular gains in production he said Progress towards economic integration has been Dis a further step toward unification Hoffman said Eca plans to set aside $600,000.000 to finance a european payments organization to be established under the framework of Eca would be designed to guarantee a free Exchange currency among european said much Progress has sex Fuchs associate joins in Call to ban a warfare London feb. 22 a a former associate of or. Klaus Fuchs atomic research Genius accused of violating the official secrets act joined 10 other British scientists yesterday in a Call for a new at tempt to ban atom warfare. is or. Rudolf Beierla wit whom Fuchs worked at Birmingham University in 1942, when the Ger Man born physicist was first enlisted in Britain s atomic Effort. The ii scientists Are members of the atomic sciences committee of the British association of scientific workers. Already been made in reducing the difference Between the products Europe must buy from the Dollar areas and the amount of dollars she must pay for such imports. But Marshall plan countries have not reached and will not reach the position of real self support until the Dollar Gap is brought into Han without the need for extraordinary outside assistance he declared. Since 1947, the Dollar shortage has been Cut from $7,400,000,000 to just Over j4,000,000,000, Hoffman said Resolute Pursuit if West Europe continues Resolute Pursuit additional production and productivity the West Europe Dollar deficit can be brought to manageable proportions by 1952,"he continued there Are few head lines and Little drama in the Bat Leof recovery. If we want to Avert world War Iii with the awful threat of the a bomb we simply have to win would be a cruel waste for America not to finish he a Bill was introduced in Congress to continue Erp through to 1951.it changes the present Eca act to provide that financial operation sin Germany would come under Erp. It also provides for the establishment of a european payment Union arid makes other changes to bolster recovery operations. Britain West zones France top next year s Aid list Washington feb. 22 up european cooperation administrator Paul Hoffman yesterday gave con Gress a tentative breakdown on next year s Marshall plan Aid showing that Britain France and Western Germany will receive More than half the a uld receive the largest share with $687,100,000, new West Ern German Republic Aid was Esti mated at $552,900.000, and France at $502.800,000.other tentative allotments included Austria $124,400,000 Bel Gium $142,800,000 Denmark $65, 100,000 Trieste $10.000,000 Greece,$h8,000, Iceland $5,200,000 ire land 833,500,000 Italy $290,600,000the Netherlands $192,800,000 nor Way. $67,100,000 Portugal $23,500. 000 Sweden $34,300,000, and Turkey,$44,100.000. Fish for nerves Nelson England feb. 22 up the Reed Ford memorial Hospital has installed a fish tank in its waiting rooms to Calm the nerves of waiting patients. Fish can have a Good effect on certain types of nervous complaints a surgeon said. Lineup at signing of soviet chinese pact "T#�9& s Fer a � so a. A -_.-, tories exploit Berlin hams 111 us Campaign London feb. 22 a Britain conservatives say that fresh eggs and succulent Ham in Berli Butcher shops May Well be a deciding Factor in tomorrow s general election Ham in socialist Britain Mouth watering dream which Sel Dom becomes reality. Eggs Are still rationed the tories Hope they will indecisive Middle class votes Over socialism a failure to provide Moreham and eggs and other delicacies. Wooing housewife in Britain rationing is still a full cry five years after most nations have ended socialism it is a Means of realizing the party slogan fair shares for All and of conserving Dollar resources s the election Campaign near sits Climax both conservatives and labor Are ardently wooing la housewife the supreme authority on rationing. That is where the Berlin Butcher shop comes in when Germany decided it would abandon rationing the conserva Tives took Gleeful political advantage of conservative press ran stories on the event and carried photographs of German shops Dis playing Juicy hams luscious Sau sages roast beef and eggs All rationed in austerity Britain. House wives could not fail to get the Point. Socialist reply if the germans who lost the War can eliminate rationing Why cannot Britain the papers asked in socialist retort to this was though rationing has been lifted in Germany and other countries most average european House wive cannot afford to buy the tempting goods on of All classes can because of government subsidies buy Al they really need at a nominal coat they conservatives do not oppose rationing and the subsidies that Sopwith it As such. Lie need is almost universally recognized in Britain they claim that under their More efficient management there will be More food clothes and gasoline than socialism now yields. Ibb a my butt Holt. Of Coffi my Njg Irr i i i off mar to2 a i we i i a re i soy foreign Misier Andrei Vishinsky seated signs the 30-year treaty of Alliance Between the user and a a unlit can u leaders of both nation look. Standing from left re Deputy Premier by cd Lav m. Molotov Premier Joseph a Icahn chinese communist Leader Mao tse to Naff b. P. Post Aero at desk. X. a Chi Faun. Politburo a Eipur Ger or Maleu Koy and Chen Bod. Aenus girl in Iron lung flown to . London feb. 22 a a 6-year-old girl in a portable Iron lung began a flight across the Atlantic to new York last night. She was carried aboard a .air Force flying which made a special Stop Here on its Reg ular Franfcfurt-to-. Run. The child contracted polio while visiting in England five months ago with her father and brother brother also contracted polio but father Paul Atlas a business Man from Brooklyn returned Tonew York to arrange for the trip through the National foundation for infantile paralysis which con acted the air Force. Stocks drop fractions utilities unchanged new York feb. 22 ins Stock closed lower yesterday in a do session. Losses of fractions of a Point were dotted All through the Lis with the exception of the utilities which closed about unchanged. Among the leaders . Steeland Bethlehem lost a each Clos ing at 30 and 33%, respectively. General motors lost % Point at 75%, but Chrysler roae it to 64.in the rails Cleo eased it to 28v. Curb Stock a i Tes a. Bond we ii is. I
