European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse March the stars and stripes Page 5 British blame Austria pact Dek Yonuss March 8 foreign office spokesman said Brit Ain cannot accept responsibility for the delay in concluding an austrian rejecting charges made in a re cent soviet statement on the treaty the spokesman said the Western Powers repeatedly emphasized thei desire Early conclusion o the the Western Powers have suggested thai a drafting committee of the foreign ministers deputies be bet up to draft the articles of the austrian treaty on which agreement has already been but the proposal was rejected by he he said the question holding up the treaty at present was article 38 dealing with services rendered the Western Powers had accepted the original but no sooner had they done so than Russia decided to withdraw the he the spokesman emphasized that More than three months have elapsed since receipt by Russia of the austrian proposal of settlement of soviet claims for services Ren dered since but he said that so far no reply had been received by the austrian jews testify against nazi March 8 surviving members of Frankfurt ally Tex terminated jewish Colony appeared in Frankfurt Superior court yesterday As witnesses in the War crimes trial of Heinrich former Gestapo agent and is trooper accused of leading the nazi assault on Frankfurt More than Iso witnesses have been gulp ended for the three week in which Baab specifically is accused of 37 beatings and of responsibility for sending thousands of Frankfurt jews to concentration Camps and to Gas More than any one jewish witnesses Baab was responsible for whittling Down Frank hurts 1933 jewish population of to the ios jews found alive in the City when it fell to the army five years ago this the jewish Colony Here has in creased in five years of occupation to about a spokesman Munich Roa chapter to elect officers March 8 officers will be elected by tee Munich chapter of the Reserve officers at a meeting at the Haus Der Kunst March plans for the annual convention of the european to be held in Berchtesgaden in will also be Munich urges Courtesy to promote democracy March 8 Munich is trying to achieve democracy through a letter from the City administration to All its employees said some still Lack Courtesy in with the pop u said every employee must treat the population in the Way he would like to be treated George High commission officer for said Courtesy Campaign was one phase of a democratic pro my company reaches 100 in four drives to maj Leonard be Sav Ings and insurance co a 382d my so has achieved 100 per cent participation in sol Dier the March of dimes and the current american red Cross the unit is commanded by capt other tabulations showed Soldier deposits for the 7775th Sig so co had been boosted to 100 per cent from a january figure of 81 per cent the 7b02d jumped in the same period from 55 per cent to 90 per cent the largest he 17th trans maj showed a spurt to 80 per cent from a Decem Ber savings total of 32 per Erlanger Joseph c 33d a has taken a big step toward that Day about 13 years from a former Navy Man placed in Soldier deposits in Twenty three Hundred dollars of this was the result of a recent real estate Sale in the the remaining was in Thomas of he 15th co Stab received his Nesli Check minutes later he gave it to capt Bernard he to to be placed1 in Soldier to offi Cial reports from co Stab the troopers of the 2d army Cav regt were leading All constabulary units in total deposits in the Soldier de posits latest official figures for Decem Ber for the 2d annd Cav were followed by the 6th army with and the 14th army Cav with for the last three months the is of the 2d regt had deposited a Frand total of compared to for the preceding six Hundred per cent participation m Soldier de sits and National service life insurance by the 13th and 42d Abor supervision was re ported nazi fanatic accused in plot on Heuss to get mental test March s 41 year old nazi fanatic who allegedly plotted to id West German pres ident Thodor Heuss we be committed to an institution for psychiatric the states attorney an the who Baa been under arrest since will undergo tests for six if he is adjudged the state will then Dedde on what charge he Wilt be the announcement he has been accused in a counterfeit Case which has no connection with the alleged plot against but the state attorney said two other charges could be filed on the Busg the first is under article 143 of the making it a crime to plot against life of the pres ident or try to deprive him of his Powers by the second is for illegal Possession of police said last month that the Man confessed to planning to bomb Heuss during a state visit Here four months officials said he was a member of gang of nazi sympathizers in an underground movement which operated in both East and West he was quoted As saying he did not throw a bomb at Heuss when the president came to Hanover lest 30 because it would have hundreds of Survey shows berliners hopeful of morale High at Bremerhaven rites for Karpe guard salutes As the coffin of naval capt Eugene Bucharest attache found dead in an austrian Railroad is placed in bed Cross truck at Bremerhaven for transport a bound an Honor guard photo youths not told of March Berlin by John March 8 communist youths plan to storm1 Western Berlin May the aver age youngster Here in the heart of the russian zone is not being told about in the last two Days i talked with Many youths ranging in age from 11 to All but one said he was a member of the communist free German youth scheduled to stage a Gigantic demonstration on whitsunday in All want to visit the big most of them have never seen Ber but they know of no plans for forcibly West Berlin As some communist leaders have just russian propaganda the Only thing of that kind i Enow of was a radio announcement that tanks and guns be turned on us in said a dirt faced boy of 14 standing near the main railway but we dont believe that is just russian the youths i talked to were just Ike kids in any City in any coun they expressed interest in in seeing their nations most famous City and in their the free German politics did not enter their conversations As they described the Routh they said a Tew would be chosen for the trip to a few from each All admitted they hoped they would be do you like russian soldiers or american soldiers Best i asked a 12yearold the ones who give me the most to was his Frank i am always of three youngsters playing out aide a Large Church in mid one said be was not a of the Routh he said he did not mow but he just did Nof like it another boy said that of approx mately 45 members of his school Jav Mcdermott All but five belonged to the we dont with said the Chubby they dont come to our meetings or to our we let them stay by the communists Are doing a Clever Job of indoctrinating the they let their doctrines seep into the youngsters slowly and without they offer them recreation food which they cannot otherwise politics Are Woven into the Overall the youths Are also being taught to be but at least in some cases this is not working our leaders Tell us not to go to not to believe in Christ and not to pay attention to a 16yearold boy but our mothers and fathers know better than our so we go to Church one 13yearold boy said he and his playmates laughed at anyone who went to profs to teach March it american educators will begin teaching classes at the University of Vienna tomorrow As part of the Ufa expert Exchange program Between Austria and the Ufa the men Are Thomas head of the history depart ment at the University of Aad Jay Broadus pro Fessor of English at Duke univer Clark will occupy tie chair of american history and Hubbell that of american they wih conduct their classes in As most at to their students will be majors in English language or Hubbell was editor of the us api textbook american life Hico poll finds prestige rising March 8 in spite of berlins critical eco nomic and political eight of 10 West berliners think tue future looks hopeful and their morale is the Hico in formation services division said yesterday on the basis of a recently completed Public opinion most West berliners interviewed doubtful that a new blockade would be a belief Only slightly shaken by the stoppage of trucks Between Berlin the West the Iso Survey few believed the threat of the russians talking Over the City had been increased by events of recent latest report of Isis reactions analysis Branch was based on sur Veys in Berlin during and after the lifting of the but chiefly on one sampling of 300 late in december and another 100 when the possibility of a new blockade threat trained interviewers the poll was conducted by trained German interviewers working under supervision of an american Survey in the december Only 20 per cent said they would leave the City if they had the Opportunity As compared with 39 per cent at the beginning of 1943 and 43 per cent in july during Early Days of the berliners were almost unanimous in saying they believed the americans will remain in Berlin As Long As they stay in although 99 per cent declared that american rather than russian prestige had gone up in not everyone was totally in agreement with Western almost All West berliners said their main difficulties were eco two thirds said family in comes did not cover necessary sex with three in 10 stating they could not buy ajl the rations on their financial worries although most persons in the zone said their main problem was not As Many referred to specific worries about their jobs or businesses As did More than of West families As compared with 29 per cent of those in major cities the zone reported an income of less than 200 West Marks per and More than three in 10 stated at least one member was looking for a most West berliners were Skepi Cal that increased unemployment would Lead to an expansion of com of those who thought communism might gain ground 23 per cent in the december Only a Small 7 per thought the end result could be communist control of the two thirds of West berliners were aware of help received through the Marshall of those who knew of the about 25 per cent predicted a great improve ment in economic personal situation better although the present economic situation is West berliners compared the present favo Rabiy with the in expressing Hope for the eight of 10 inter viewed said their personal was better today than before blockade was total eclipse on april 2 March 9 total eclipse of the Moon will occur april a in Asia and astronomers announced Here totality will begin at pm and will last 30
