European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Much 1950 the stars and stripes first wave of legions tide of toys9 gets under Way the picture above shows How the american legions tide of tors for children in Europe Becan in the Bobby of donates a top and the lines american defender top Center steams out of carrying the first Exma officer is sought for extortion trial by win fanning staff correspondent 28 office of the chief attorney Tor courts for Germany has instituted extradition proceedings in France seeking return of a former military government resident officer charged with it was Learned according to Joseph District attorney Andrew native of Boston and former officer at was formally charged of two counts of extortion and released in bail after a hearing before judge Homer Lyon who waived preliminary is known to have left with his family for France soon after re lease on bail the Fanner my official is married to a French woman and has one some jailed Stibora is with having called Farmers in his telling them he had information that they bad illegally slaughtered sold livestock without a or Vio lated other the official then allegedly in formed the Farmers be could have them of several Sikora Alleg edly had banners when a relative came to see what would be done to release the Sikora made it known he needed several or in some thousand Boatright one or two Days after the Money was paid the prisoner was released without it was Boatright said Sikora left for France at about the time my was taken Over by and he was not employed by the state depart airman Dies in Wiesbaden feb 38 a Safe airman died of cerebral meningitis at the 495th Ste 54 Safe has an the name of airman was withheld pending notification of legion members Icett Load a track with hundreds of Many waving of their parents native give uie american defender a rousing the first toys arrived in Europe Ihu first a Virgo of for kiddies 28 american legions tide of toys hit Bremen this week with nearly toys from children of the for the children of officials of tace care Mission for Bremen have the danish vessel Robert which carried the unusual cargo across the was greeted a the Bremen docks with appropriate radio and newsree1 after unloading the 40 tons of toys bound for the Bremen enclave am the bluish zone of the vessel will proceed to Hamburg to unload another 20 tons of toys bound for the economic cooperation and forfeiture of bail to be asked in Case of fugitive envoy prosecution motion to forfeit the bail posted by fugitive Oskar Valdes will be submitted to District court the motion climaxes an unsuccessful 10day Effort to locate self styled exc ban who failed to show up for trial 17 on charges of illegal transactions totalling and illegal residence in the o assistant prosecutor John Maria the fugitives German bom also faces trial her thursday on charges of illegal residence in the she at first offered to turn Over a giving valdes1 exact address in on which extradition proceedings might be but Ater declared she had destroyed the Mcdonald Amateur Talent finals held 28 special winners in the at the Heidel Berg military Post Amateur Talent held in the auditorium of special services Center were selected by on the basis of applause received from a capacity outstanding among the to meter Talonen representing various units to were the Cito Gerald Guy Harry Otoole and Pic Frank of the to test up who presented Barbershop quartet second f went to we Arnold Tompkins bar Racks for hillbilly tunes and guitar accompaniment up Robert 633d my so won the third prize with a humorous dialogue and bebop act ministration paid the Ocean and care is undertaking the Dis subsequent shipments will follow in rapid succession to All european countries served by the first shipment of Loya left Philadelphia for Rotterdam aboard the freighter american defender collected at thousands of legion posts throughout the the toys Are the Retsuk of a legion drive for a Junior Marshall plan designed to boost the morale of european children born during or after world War 20 dutch orphans get first crate of toys 28 a the first crate of a 90ton tide of toys from american children was distributed to 20 dutch orphans at the dockside Here three dutch girls and seven dutch boys from a salvation army Hospital in the Hague received dolls and toy trains from american children who gave from their Christmas toys for the Chil Dren of the distribution ceremony took place at the pier where the is american defender docked with its Load of toys collected by the Amer ican Edelbaum trial opens tomorrow 28 the trial of pfc Stanley Edel 686th air Force band member charged with the murder of a Hun Garian woman in Paris last is scheduled to open thursday in the French military court at Safe officials French court facilities have been turned Over to the of for the duration of the capt Francis or trial judge is in Paris at the hotel Accident victim named 38 special Neucom has released the name of an enlisted Man electrocuted 23 when he apparently brushed a High pension wire White Riding atop a German train near he was Cpl William of det 7810th station complement he leaves Bis Neil of Oregon German girl describes russian women slaves else 20yearold Ger Man girl who recently fled to tote worked three years to a forced labourer Russia in he Bleak ural in the lot lowing she tells grim conditions in the City of where russian and German women work Side by Side living in unbelievable by else 28 the Frozen peat bogs of the 200 half starved German myself among Laboured Side by Side with our russian counter Clad in rags like they smiled wanly at us and tried to Coo but the language Barrier was too one of our group under stood a Little she Learned these women had to work or would be sent to dread this was at a Northern ural City of where i was transferred from also in the the poverty of the russians in this Industrial area is the Standard of living of germans in the zone is far the average russian labourer in Isa Plit earns about 600 rubies about a there is one movie House and one opera House in the but the worker can afford Only skilled party officials and russian army officers no rationing there is no but average workers cannot afford a dinner or a suit of everything he or she earns goes to pay for the Bare necessities of factories in Isa Plit work 24 hours a seven Days a when i was transferred from digging peat to a rubber i discovered mat the russian labourers had Little i almost never heard one Call another what amazed us most was the arduous hours put in by the russian strangely they were assigned jobs considered too strenuous for peat Fields were considered the worst place of All to our detachment of women worked extra 10 hours a As a Reward we were Given noodles with our regular diet of soup and we were split into groups of three and Given a quota of peat to be dug before we could return to the bar sometimes we worked through the when the temperature fell to 30 and freezing winds swept across the two women in our group almost froze to they had their feet the russians gave us fur jackets and heavy boots the next some of us became too ill to work Korinke and were reported sent Back to but our number stayed at there were always replace women who had been told they were going after leaving former places of the Barracks at Isa Plit crawled with bugs and two women had to sleep on a wooden bed four feet wide and six feet there was no doctor at our every six months a russian woman physician from nearby factory give us a so called medical she would glance at our tongues and examine our and a Pew a few women who became sick not sick enough to go Back to Ger sent to a russian hos on 90 of us selected for work at a local rubber we were replaced in frigid peat bogs by russian women and although were captive labourers of an enemy state and they were soviet they worked under the same dismal conditions and had the same quotas Tofill All May help through your red Cross