European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes Friday february 24, 1950 l Harr Maii warns slash dooms Marshall Aid sees reds gaining j rebuilt Germany if fund is Cut Washington feb. 23 api roving ambassador w. Aver Ell Harriman said yesterday that an drastic reduction in the funds asked for the Marshall plan would doom the  told the House foreign affairs committee that if the administration s �3,100,000,000 figure were heavily curtailed the program would shift from recovery to Mere  drop in european Relief below the minimum needed would give communism Western thrust renewed strength he Saidera asked Congress for $2,950. 000,000 in new funds plus the authority to spend 8150,000,000 car ried Over from this year appropriation to finance recovery during 1951.harrinwn said the position of the fire nations had been strengthen throughout Europe during the past year he added this has been demonstrated in one National elec Tion after another.1communist representation in the governments of Norway Belgium Austria and West Germany Hac been either reduced or wiped out during the past 12 months he said communism has experienced its most notable setback in the euro Pean Trade Union movement which it sought to penetrate and control at Al Coats Harriman said. Examples of this Are the rising anti communist feeling in Union Sio Italy and France he said. Cuts in food and feed imports would at once reduce living stand Ards and farm output he said. Russ girl held in zone Case Frankfurt feb. 23 a 84-year-old russian woman was held in a German jail Here today following her arraignment  court for violation of the Hico Security Law. Neucom he revealed she has been under investigation by . Agents since last november As a possible soviet confusion agent such agents normally spread re mors and try to stir unrest the woman Regina Row Skreija was arrested feb. 14 in the Heidel Berg railway station for failing to produce a legally valid identity document at the request of a  army agent Yucom he said Al her preliminary hearing Mon Day the defendant failed to Post 250 Marks bail and was remanded to the women jail at Preun Ges Heim in Frankfurt to await trial. Date of the trial has not Ben fixed. At the time she was apprehended in Heidelberg she gave her names Elizabeth Rozinskaya and claimed she was born of German parentage in Kiev Ukraine june 18, 1925. Airman held on charge of assault in Biebrich Wiesbaden feb. 23 special Cpl Horace Huston or of the 60th maintenance  Wiesbaden air base has been charged with rape and is confined in the 495th Sta Hosp pending investigation of charges usage announced today. The alleged rape occurred in Biebrich feb. A another airman previously thought to have some connection with the Case has been cleared. Dec roads dry Heidelberg feb. 23 special the Neucom Provost marshal today reported All roads throughout the one were dry is West Aid continued from Page 1 problem which presently seems in possible2finding ways to increase pm ployment.3emigration, which he said was a limited  single one of those directions could wholly solve the problems Acheson  said the state depart ment was looking hopefully forthe Southeast Asia countries to join together in an economic political and social program backed by to. A Dollar Aid. Acheson said any such association would have to be spontaneous an the v. S. Must wait for these nations to act first they Are thinking about it but there Are no Concrete results yet Acheson said. Acheson was testifying in support of the �2,950,000,000 program for the next year of the Marshall plan. Economic problems we will work vigorously wit governments in the far East trying to be of what help we can in solving their economic problems he  told the committee 1r  i a Possession of the atomic bomb increased the difficulties of achieving recovery in Europe. Any strengthening of rus Sian military potential is a very important Factor in Europe recovery he said 2he will not commit himself on giving Aid to Formosa after june 30, 3his administration expects to continue Aid to South Korea next year 4the state department is Send ing a Mission next week to indo China to Confer with the Bao Dai government. He added that Bhe state depart ment was deeply concerned about Thailand Burma and the malay Peninsula which Are threatened by communists. In Council chief reveals Arab threat Geneva feb. 23 a Roger Garreau of France president of the United nations trusteeship Council advised the Council today that the Palestine Arab terrorist organization threatened to shoot him like a  Bernadotte was written along die margin of the letter Garreau said. Count Folke Bernadou in mediator was assassinated in Jerusalem in sep tember 1948.the trusteeship Council is engaged in completing a statute for internationalization of  threatening letter charged Gar Reau had been heavily bribed by jews to frustrate implementation of the general Assembly Resolution directing the Council to re establish the internist ional regime in Jeru Salem East meets West William f Corkery University of Michigan student shown with his Fiancee Eiyo Sato of Toko hams. Corkery met miss Sato while serving of with the array i Japan. Acme first Yugo plane since War stops at pm flying to Oslo Frankfurt feb. 23 3 yugoslav commercial plane first to appear in Germany since the War made a five hour halt at Rhine main Airport today base official reported. The plane was in route fro Belgrade to Oslo and carried As passengers 12 yugoslav skiers who will compete in International sport events in Norway. The Craft a c47 Douglas had Jug Slavenski Aero transport painted on the sides and showed Wing markings of a red Star in the enter of the Blue White and led yugoslav Flag. One skier said Yugoslavia was planning to hold Winter sports con tests in March and was sending bids to the ., Switzerland Italy France Turkey Norway Sweden and Finland. Three soldiers held in assault cases Mannheim feb. 23 special army agents of Heidelberg Mili tary Post have arrested three sol Diers on suspicion in connection with the alleged rape of Berta Beh rend 31, and an attack on Herbert Gerlach both of Mannheim. Later Marianne Grunebaum 23, was allegedly held up and robbed of a Wristwatch. The victims alleged that . Sol Diers committed the acts. 2 dutch soldiers reported killed in Indonesia clash Jakarta feb. 23 up two dutch soldiers were reported killed and four wounded when regular Netherlands forces and indonesian Republican troops clashed for the first time since Transfer of sovereignty Neutral military sources said today. Cause of the fighting 20 Miles East of Jakarta was not yet known. . Population tops 150 million Mark Washington feb. S3 a the . Population reached 150,604,000 on Jan. I after in creasing by 2,553,000 during 1943, the census Bureau reported to Day. This counted 443,000 americans serving in the armed fore overseas. Strike wave spreading in France Paris feb. 23 up an increasing number of workers trooped to factory polls today to vote on join ing the growing strike wave which already has brought out an Esti mated 60,000 in Auto and Metal industries in and around Paris. Strike votes were going on throughout Industry and the move ment threatened to spread to 400,000 workers in the Paris area  last night 35 factories were struck and discontent was spread ing to provinces. / Paris Public transportation unions were scheduled to meet with trans port officials today to hear the answer to demands for higher wages that will decide whether they will strike too. The communist led general con federation of labor Cut called for a one hour strike to Cut the French National radio off the air in protest against suspensions of eight Union members. Metal strikes were backed by Catholic socialist and communist unions in an attempt to obtain More than a 5 per cent wage increase offer Reade by employers in collective bargaining negotiations. Some factories were occupied by workers yesterday but when police showed up at the big Renault Plant on the outskirts  Paris Early today they found Only a few workers still on the premises. The workers left peacefully. Demonstrators overturn guns in French station Grenoble feb. 23 a four 75-mm Field guns were overturned during the night by demonstrators in the Grenoble railway station the French news Agency announced today. The guns were on Flat cars guarded by a pair of sentries. Be fore the train was to leave a rail Way worker invited the sentries to seek shelter.4 at the same moment about 40 demonstrators rushed through the station shouting peace in  they had overturned one Wagon thrown the guns from the other and disappeared before police could intervene. Juliana to visit Auriol the Hague feb. 23 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard will pay unofficial visit May 23 to Vincent Auriol president of the French re Public the dutch minister of foreign affairs announced today. Ward believes reds forced Vogeler plea continued from Page i never have been released if the communists had not finally realized from the Hue and cry raised by .newspapers what a hot potato they had on their  Vogeler words not his wife says at recording new York feb. 23 a i am sincerely sorry. I have been treated correctly and fairly. ,. I know Stoat i i must be punished in Short stumbling phrases he these the voice of Robert a. Voler was heard in new York yes or the threat of a nationwide break Down in Telephone service scheduled for tomorrow has been lifted by Union acceptance of a presiden tial Appeal for a 60-Day bargaining truce. We will bargain every Day 24 hours a Day during that period in seeking a peaceful settlement said president Joseph a. Beirne of the communications workers of Amer Ica Cio. President Truman asked that service remain uninterrupted while work goes on under present wage hour and other conditions. Some Bell system companies accepted promptly others were expected to do . The strike of 100,000 Telephone workers had been set for 6 Art tomorrow. Another 120,000 phone workers were due to join the walk out on March 1, when their con tracts expire. These too Are covered by the truce. Chrysler counters strikers with demands of own Detroit feb. 23 up Chrysler corp. Yesterday served new con tract demands on its 89,000 striking United Auto workers Cio countering 189 demands already made by the Union. Company negotiators said they offered to �3ive demands for improvements in the contract it the ump would drop its insistence on contract changes at this time. But Chrysler said the Union refused. Today move by the company further complicated the issues in the walkout called 29 Days ago in dispute Over pensions. Green urges government to seize Coal Washington feb. 23 up William Green today urged govern ment seizure of the soft coalmines. The Al president told the sea ate judiciary committee that presi Dent Truman has inherent seizure Powers when Public health and safety Are endangered. Green Felt certain striking miners would go Back to work if the government took Over the mines. Soviet Jet plane buzzes British Field in Berlin Berlin feb. 23 a a rus Sian Jet fighter buzzed British operated gatow Airport Here yesterday at a height of Iso feat Royal air Force spokesman said. A British european airways Pas Senger liner about to take Ott for Hamburg was held on the ground until the fighter plane flew away