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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, February 25, 1950

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Safu Day february is in the zones the stars and stripes Page f 1hcog making Survey on move to Bonn it la i pc or Coy awaiting study results by Brack i Rry Frankfurt. Fcb. W . High commission from  it to Bonn an administrative study to Dolor Misc if we should Pui mov Coplein or inn is Beine m u1e." Mccliss i. To  in a jays k Onsi Durri mov ing part of our diff there Al my if if Tho a of t German  it  at Bonn in c will l e i b ? Bill not  Tiit. . High commission n i a hid soul 40 employees irm in Nelly in  its staff in Frankfurt for Inci t few year  i a of the occupation numbers 5l, plus Hundy cd of dependents. Authoritative sources estimated that shifting the entire High com  from Frank furl to Bonn would Cost from s25,000,000 to s75, 000.000. Those sources said some High officials were pressing for the mover a Ling thai . 1-Aion with the German government and the Brit ish and French High commissions Wei poor and object to travelling Between Frankfurt and Bonn others in Mccloy s Cabinet opposed the proposal primarily on grounds thai the Cost would be exorbitant these sources said. There has been a lot of Coin Pla rung about going Back and Forth to Bonn Mccloy said. I Ordo Rcd a study to find out How much in convenience there is and How Many people must go to  this study is being made by his top aides maj Gen George a Hays Deputy High commissioner Benja min j. Buttenwieser assistant High commissioner Glenn g. Wolfe director of the Olifice of administration and it col h. Alan Ger Hardt administrative assistant. Bulgar envoys in Vienna accused of kidnapping 2vienna. Feb 24 up ministry of Interior officials said monday two officials of the bulgarian Lega Tion in Vienna abducted two bul Garian political refugees from a Western sector of Vienna and car ried them to Hungary in a. Hun Garian legation vehicle Early last week the officials said two officers of the bulgarian Lega Tion believed to be members of the bulgarian political police kid naked two political refugees in the British sector of Vienna an shipped them to Hungary the ministry said austrian police have been alerted to prevent a repetition of such abduction methods under abuse of diplomatic immunity 1 they said. This is Belgium scheduled on an series tomorrow " Hochst feb. 24 special an s this is Europe series sponsored by the economic Coop erosion administration will Tell of Belgium s place in the european recovery program when the net work presents this is Belgium at 3 pen  on this week s program will be Bobbe Jaan so Hoopen Bel Gium s own Cowboy Tenor Andrita Ranelli arid Claude Alix popular belgian vocalists. Pau Baron is the show s musical director. Gen Huebner praises grip for is Elj Campaign Garmisch feb. 24 special Colw. Hamilton Hunter Garmisch Mili tary Post co received a letter of commendation this week from Lutgen Clarence r. Huebner cd . Army Europe for his Fine leadership in the National service lie insurance Campaign. Garmisch was the first Post in Robert r. Bowie right newly appointed general counsel for the office of tue . High commissioner shown with Chester a Mclain who has resigned from the Post and is returning to . Hico photo Neucom to attain 300 per tent insurance coverage. Huebner said in part such a record is indicative office leadership at a Levels. It shows an informed awareness on the part of your enlisted personnel of their individual responsibility and opportunities that is in keeping with the Best american tradition.1 Hunter in a Lelier to two Leroy Mccallum Garmisch Post insurance officer commended both Mccallum and sgt Charles Fleck for their outstanding efforts to attain the Complete participation goal. The Post commander cited Mccallum As the person who spark plugged the entire program arid said you Are to be commended for your very successful Effort and i feel sure that As Long As this pro Gram is in your hands its Success is , insurance no of Garmisch military Post was Sinf de out Fortis outstanding salesmanship Job throughout the Post units. Hunter also praised unit com Manders and Section chiefs for their assistance in achieving the record. Sex inmate says nazi chief caused 30,000 deaths Jastatt French zone feb. 21 up swedish author Margarete Buber Neumann. Who spent five years in the Ravens Bruck concentration Camp has accused the War time Camp commander of direct responsibility for 30,000 deaths be tween 1942 and 1945, testifying in the trial of Fritz Suhren she pointed out that Only 47 prisoners had died during the 1940-41 tenure of his predecessor at  gave the court a detailed description of life in the Camp Dur ing the War. Suhren called up for comment said much of it is Cor  721,000 germans buried in West Berlin Fob. 24 the . Sector newspaper Der Abend has reported that 721.000 German War did Are buried in Western euro Pean  services will be held for them Here March 15. Der Abend said there Are 200,000 German Graves in France 100,000 in Italy 45,000 in Belgium 34,000in the Netherlands 20,000 in Luxembourg 12,000 in Norway and 10,000 in  300,000 German soldiers jell in the last phase of the War in the area of what is now the West German Republic the newspaper  gave As the source of its figures the German association for the care of War Graves map loses two officers in judge advocate Section Munich feb. 24 special Munich military Post judge cd Vocate Section lost two of its officers this week when capt Wilton j. Sherman and capt Samuel g. Berrent turned civilian. Both will however continue their Legal work in a sections with Berrent  in Munich and Sherman joining the Nurnberg a Section Usan selection Board to recommend Captain cies Wiesbaden. Feb. 21 special under the provisions of Section 509, officer personnel act of 1947 pm 381 a selection Board will be convened at Washington on or about april 3, to recommend Usan officers not including nurses or women s medical specialists for permanent promotion to the Grade of Captain Safe announced  of All permanent first lieutenants not on present recommended list for permanent promo Tion to Captain announced in department of the air Force general orders no. 44, 1949, who Complete seven years promotion list service prior to july i 1951, will be con  officer scheduled to be listed for consideration for selection As indicated above who desires to sub Mit a written communication under provisions of Section 507 officer personnel act of 1947, will Forward such communication direct to he. . Air Force director of military personnel Washington 25, d.c., attention promotions and separations div. Co Stab registers 13s�/� of recruiting quota Stuttgart feb. 24 special co Stab As a whole has already registered 138 per cent of Itse com january june recruiting goal adj Allen r. Lawrence he recruiting officer reported. The quota is 160, based upon half of the 320 whose termination dates a Between the first of the year and june 30. There have been 221 re enlistments and extensions in the first month and a half of the  the first four weeks the 519th East me and Mil soap but Calls it Aroma political Freedom Berlin feb 24 a so the French licensed Kurrier Lias quoted prof. Bertsch head of the chemical department of the East German Industrial ministry As stating that despite complaints nothing can be done to improve the smell of so Viet zone soap. However it is most important tie was reported to have said to Point out that our soap is made from East zone raw materials and not from raw materials which stink much worse in other  could say of course that the West German population can be Happy that it has such Sweet smelling soap. But this soap in the West is paid for with the surrender of political Independence. The bad smelling Quality of the Eastern soap carries the stamp of political  col Herman o. Lane has been appointed inspector general of Neucom. His length of service in the id Isy cars is the longest in the army s history. Army photo a in established a unit Mark of 500 per cent of quota to Lead the command. B co 547th combat engr in has recruited the largest group of any company sized unit. The company has eight re enlistments or extensions. Seven co Stab units have exceeded the re enlistment quota set by maj Gen i. D. White one for every vacancy in the period and 19 have met or exceeded their 50 per cent quota set by he Neucom. Consia troopers collect 875,000 in re up bonuses Stuttgart feb. 24 special More than $75,000 in re enlistment bonuses has been paid to troops of the . Constabulary since Jan. 1,maj Allen h. Lawrence head quarters recruiting officer re ported. New yes Gas station opens at erdi Gerding feb. 24 special construction of a modern .-Type gasoline station for private vehicle owners at the Erding air base has been announced by col Robert Paul co Erding air base up. The Sta Tion will be under the supervision of yes and will have two electric pumps. ,. Diphtheria Scarlet fever show drop in Berlin Berlin feb. 24 is the incidence of diphtheria and Scarlet fever which reached peaks of 82and 13i cases respectively in West Berlin during the last week of no vember has declined considerably since that time . Public officiate reported thirty one new cases of diphtheria and 69 cases of Scarlet fever were reported during the first week of february. Colony club opened in Nurnberg by Gen Ruffne Nurnberg feb. At special in a departure from the usual tape cutting routine. Brig Gen David , cd Nurnberg military Post stepped through a paper door to officially open the Colony club a new service dub located in the William o. Darby  Colony replacing the former i Junction club in Furth will offer Many additional facilities such As a swimming Pool outdoor dancing Pavilion and Barbecue pit the entire staff of the former Furth club headed by miss Helen Hutt will serve at the new  first evening s entertainment broadcast Over an Nurnberg featured a Short talk by Ruffner music by the 33d army band swing combination and the 16th inf Hill Billy rangers. A floor show and dancing followed the broadcast. Youth leaders taught hate in East zone by John i. Mcd Eiliott Berlin feb. 24 up communists in the soviet zone Are con ducting hate America hate Britain indoctrination courses for leaders of their 500,000 youths scheduled to March in Berlin May 27-30, reliable informants said. Youth leaders reportedly Are being sent to schools especially designed to teach the hate doctrine. These schools serve As training centers for the whitsunday Berlin Campaign. Western Allied quarters have received information that courses at these schools also include Clos study of the Street pattern in both East and West Berlin technique of demonstration background study of current economic and political conditions in the City radio communications and plan of March. Eight schools reported there Are at least eight such schools in the soviet zone it was Learned in addition to which the Karl Marx party school in East Ber-1m is devoting itself primarily to the buildup for the  leaders reportedly Are being instructed to push their Parade into West Berlin and envelop Western German police who try to Block them. But if the Western Allied Mil itary police interfere the instructions assert edit Are to disperse without fighting. In such Case the youths Are instructed to attempt reassembling in smaller groups at other Points where there Are no maps it is said. Plans May change Western Allied authorities caution that with the rally still three months away the communists May alter their plans immeasurably before then. The reported plan of March now Calls for several columns to con verge on Western Berlin from the soviet sector simultaneously. West Berlin mayor Ernst Reuter has bluntly told the communists they will not be allowed to Parade. He warned that his police would repel them it they attempted such a March Reuter said that Umil East Ger Many and East Berlin permit free Dom of speech and free elections communists will be barred from demonstrating in West Berlin streets. Free checkup to go with All new cars bought from yes Nurnberg feb. 34 special yes garages will furnish at no Cost to the customer a 1,009-mile Anda 2,000-mile Cheek for new cars purchased through the Exchange system it has been  the new Auto is purchased the yes sales installation furnishes the customer with automotive serv ice coupons authorizing this free maintenance service. The 1,000-mile Check a service which is usually valued at $6, May be obtained by the Coupon Holder any time after the vehicle has Bee operated Between 500 and 1,000 Miles. Included is a Check of the Cyl Inder head manifold spark plugs distributor ignition timing car Buret or air cleaners front wheel bearings brakes wheel Hub bolts Tares lights Horn Windshield wipers Battery body locks and operating controls plus a Complete Chassis lubrication and a Check of transmission and rear Axle lubricants an Oil change and inspection of the level of fluid in the fluid drive unit. The 2,000-Miie Check normally valued at $8, May be obtained at any time after the vehicle has been operated Between 1,200 Aad Milca. A i  
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