European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 3 feelings High As creeks vote today an Athens policeman Breaks up an argument Between two political Bill posters As the tense election Campaign draws to a the greeks bold their National election Tfaye first since state warns czech clergy March 4 minister of Justice Alexej Cepicka yesterday sent a personal letter to Homan Catholic Bishops warning them the state would not tolerate further resistance from the Church making a rare appearance at a press said the Bishops had had their Las he apparently referred to the who also Heads the office of Church which supervises the enforcement of the new charged in his letter that archbishop Joseph Beran and the Bishops recently summoned the roman Catholic clergy to resistance against the denounces prelates Cepicka denounced the prelates for forbidding their in a circular letter from attend ing further discussions with government Tfaye Bishops said at that time they were so ordering the priests because the were being used for government propaganda and their purpose twisted into at tacks on the Church at that the Bishops also warned priests they would be excommunicated if they accepted government nominations for Church office without prior permission of their Church Atlanta mayor flies cokes to Paris March 4 William of arrived Here yesterday by air from new Yorken route to Paris to prove to frenchmen that French communists Are All wrong cannot think Why they want to ban be said As he watched attendants unload his two crates of Coke from toe Atlanta is the Home of the coca cola who is scheduled to Day to leave for where French communists Are pushing legislation to outlaw i drink three bottles a Riviera invites Toscanini March 4 tos Opuni Wal be invited officially by the Nice municipal Council to con duct works of Verdi and Berlioz the music festival to be held m june soviet note denies yank nationality of 37 claimed by March 4 user has denied that 37 of 36 per sons whose repatriation has been demanded by the in american the denial was contained in a note handed to the embassy in Moscow by the so Viet ministry of foreign affairs it was disclosed Here last night the soviet communication said that Only one of the 38 persons who were claimed by ambassador Allen Kirk to be citizens was of american All the others were either nation als of other countries or it the soviet note that four soviet nationals whose families were permanently resident in the would be granted per Mission to leave the soviet special Cabin set up for violins flight March 4 rare and valuable violins were flown across the Atlantic this week in a specially heated compartment of a Tran Canada airlines the a Stradivari us made in 1703 and a Guam made in had been stored in London 13 they Are the property of Buenos Aires businessman Gustav the violins will be claimed by the they were valued at 400 for the Iro to make Bremerhaven Only port of embarkation March 4 International refugee organization announced yesterday that All its embarkation operations will soon be concentrated in and will be discontinued from italian the decision was described As primarily for Economy and Stream lining the last Iro ship to use an italian port will leave Naples next bound for aus bail crash toll now 31 Rockville March 4 death toll in the Long Island rail roads recent Leadon collision reached 31 when Edward died in South Nassau Community hos Pital new air raids hit red China March 4 nationalist air War against the chinese communists went into High gear yesterday As raiders through out the Day hit a wide area of South communist antiaircraft guns made their first the raiders reportedly hit Canton heavily and severed the Canto Kowloon rail main hed lifeline since the tightening of the nationalist sea and River raiders three times blasted on the sino British Border near which has be come a highly important two spitfires operating from a for Ward Airstrip were alerted to take to the air in Case of violation of British territory by nationalist despite the newly arrived communist antiaircraft which kept planes High Over the attackers reportedly set fire to 300 tons of gasoline and a railway car loaded with other planes dropped a heavy bomb Load on where All women and children earlier were ordered to yanks Mother to get medal for sons heroism March 4 Mother of Robert Shaw american student from Boston who died trying to save a drowning frenchwoman in toe Seine last will be the me Daille do it was announced the medal is presented by toe pantheon vivant society in memory of those who have accomplished acts of High courage or House votes to admit Alaska As 49th state March 4 House voted yesterday to make strategic masks the 49th the House a Bill that would Grant statehood to the giant Northern the measure now goes to the Senate where its Fate la in doubt House passage was Over the opposition of a number of Southern democrats and some supporters said the approval is a step toward strengthen ing this country Northern de they added that Alaska de serves statehood after 34 years As a opponents said the territory would be defended said Alaska int ready to assume the responsibilities of after approving the alaskan the House immediately took up a companion measure that would make Hawaii a a final vote on that Bill was not expected until next this was the first time that Alaska has won statehood approval from either a hawaiian statehood Bill passed the House in 1947 but died in the with a territory on fifth that of the would become the nations biggest the huge Northern land was purchased from Russia in 1867 for and Given official status As a territory in italian Hill town regains peace As love strike ends Monte March 4 the Sabine wives of this Snow covered Apennine Mountain Village who staged a Christmas love strike against their husbands in order to keep their favorite mid reached a Compromise yes two midwives will share the and Domestic Harmony should reign in the cold huts of Monte love eve the years strike ended new with two month 30yearold b r u a a the Community appointed was Given a leave of absence while things cooled while she was 24yearold Wanda a shy darkened Brunet who charged less to deliver took care of Monte Slavios maternal right on the Bruna arrived Back on the Dilapi dated once daily bus from the women of Monte who started the strike in support of Young met Bruna and assured her she was still the official the crisis was they would have two mid Congress asked to probe us use of Eca funds March 4 Wayne Morse said he wants Congress to con Sider reports that Britain is buying plane parts with economic co operation administration funds and turning them Over to communist he said he hoped someone in the state department would Check on the truth of toe woman 679 killed in Burma ambush March 4 burst of machine gun fire from am bushing bandits killed Sebna Max a 67yearold California mis while she was escaping from police officials reported twelve of her rescuers also died in the miss a Baptist Mission Ary who had spent 40 years in was kidnapped by insurgent bandits while Riding in her about 100 Miles East of and held for rupees the officials when the head of the Baptist said he was unable to pay toe Ransom because policy forbade use of Mission funds for such a group of Bur Mese friends of miss Maxville organized a party to raid the bandits hideout in an attempt to free the natives got miss Maxville out of the Bandit hideout and were on their Way Back to her Headquarters at Kame wet when toe bandits am bushed the party of killing All but Snay testifies mercy victim died of cancer March 4 Albert Star testified yesterday that Abbie Borroto had gone of his Friend and Hermann came into the room and injected air into her the Young a combat Veteran As a naval surgeon in the stuck to his Story despite a severe during which Hie word euthanasia was mentioned for the first time in the two week Snay was asked if he had any opinion on euthanasia of mercy killing and he twice prior to says appearance on the witness stand the defense drove hard through the testimony of several nurses to break Down the state Contention that Sanders patient was still Snay was toe principal witness so far for the defense that will be climaxed with Sanders own appearance on tile stand to explain Why he injected air into her when Snay left the stand former patients of Sander resumed their Parade through toe witness each with their own Case then court was adjourned until 10 am a total of 23 witnesses appeared during toe most of them patients and friends of they praised Bis medical skill and Devotion to one said Sander was a Man with a heart As big As a Bushel response on Sander fund swamps mail handlers Unju March 4 on the her Mann Sander fund was so great yesterday that committee members seeking to raise at least for the accused mercy killer were unable to count the George author and chairman of the said More than 500 letters containing perhaps and have been he said volunteers processing the incoming mail were not prepared for that Quantity and that it would pfc a Day or two before they caught up with the most of which contain Flor stocks swing up on Coal news new March 4 stocks closed higher sparked by strength in cheap Coa carrying rails turned Strong after news that president Truman would take Steps to seize and oper ate the country strike bound Coal the Prospect of an end to the tie up also helped steels and Central was a Star per rising a major fraction in heavy Pennsylvania and Baltimore be Ohio were Chrysler motors Rose a steels advanced Frac oils and chemicals finned in late totalled Spellnan sees Pope Vatican March 4 Pope plus Xhu yesterday received Francis Cardinal Arch Bishop of new in a private