European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse March Stam and hmm Page building floating Bridge Over Danube for army engineers build an is floating Treadway Bridge across the Danube during exercise Dragoon upper by left to right mtg Gen Frank Deputy Usarek Brig Gen Bruce 2d co Stab and col Frank cd regt combat a Ponton is brought into duckies Are attached to the Bridge and connected with a Cable to hold it against the try to strafe the finished photos by Penn police arrest Gas attendants March 9 Blac Market Gas ring was broken up Here by members of the 520th my so plat and As a result three yes Gas station attendants have been suspended Pend ing the using an american car belonging to a Pur chased Gas from yes stations to the Berchtesgaden Salzburg areas and then sold it on the Black the first break in the Case came when 1st u Harry of the 520th my so spotted an american driven by one of the German buying Gas at a local yes Benjamin noted that seven gasoline cans were in the Back he tipped off cps Paul Repak and William who tailed the vehicle to bad investigation revealed that three an american dependent of austrian birth and a German girl were sixty Gallons of Gas were confiscated and More than 300 Gallons were traced in the Black attend fete at Neucom Casino March Spe than persons at tended the first anniversary of the Neucom Casino in Heidelberg guests began arriving at pro for the an elaborate Buffet dinner was col Heidelberg military and Lloyd were among the Many guests Billy Coleman and Bis All a Morics band played in the embassy Vicky if Unis and his band played for guests in the Casablanca aluminium workers protest dismantling in Munich factory March 9 sirens blew and the Flag of the Federal Republic was lowered to half staff As a dismantling Crew arrived to begin work at the toeing aluminium Plant near nearly workers at the huge a part of which is to be met in protest to demand an end to the which they was contrary to recent agreements in the workers then went to their places in the Plant to stage a one hour sit Down strike Hico ves have pointed out no labourer at toeing will lose his Job through the stove House scheduled to be torn has not been in operation since the the reduction in the toeing aluminium potential is in accordance with Allied agreements restricting total German aluminium it has been pointed the meeting and strike were denounced by he Federated Trade unions of Bavaria As being an ineffectual method of prevent ing tank Center hits 100 in arc drive March 9 the constabulary tank training Center Here hit 100 per cent in the red Cross Roll Call this thirty officers and 155 enlisted men of the command All contributed for a Soldier deposits for february took a substantial increase Over january total with Wiesbaden air base unit to report 100 per cent contribution to the red drive was the 60th mod reports from Munich military Post installations placed Regensburg Suo Post ahead As the red drive the sub Post has signed up 25 per cent of its Turnau sub Post reported that it has 21 per cent of its strength on the Straubing Only other installation reporting Early in the announced that 10 per cent of its personnel had joined the red col Frank g executive officer of the 57th Field Hosp and president of the Wurzburg military port holy name has been appointed chairman of the Post american bed Cross membership Brig Gen Lewis Post Berlin military Post units subscribed for 100 per cent membership in the american red Cross on the first Day of toe 1050 maj do local drive the 100 per cent units were the 7798th transportation so co and the Post inspector generals of he 373d inf entered the 1950 american red Cross drive by soliciting a 100 per cent Particia an initial contribution of is has been contributed by each polio pfennig Parade backed by Mccloy March 9 John commissioner for Baa Gofen is persons endorsement to us pfennig infantile paralyse drive sponsored by the Munich mens in letter Chester Munich resident officer and pres ident of the Mccloy said i wish to go on record As stat ing that voluntary programs for the alleviation of suffering caused by infantile paralysis Are worthy of the support of All Prince bails out countess Riding horse to Rome March s countess Ellen von Hohnau was continuing her Jour Ney by horseback to Rome today after a in Story Book came to her the 58yearold who started out from Carmich on her Gray Mare Bella almost stopped in her journey when she ran afoul of customs regulations at on the Austro Cerman austrian customs officials insisted she pay a guarantee she would not sell her horse in the countess had Only 28 marts and was about to turn Back when Prince member of an old tyrolean put up the the countess is carrying holy year greetings to the Gen Handy inspects 373d inf in at Giessen March Thomas command Erin inspected unite of the 373d inf in at the general and Bis party were met by u col Abraham co at Verdun and by it col Herbert 373d inf and Bis Figl pledges Austria will remain free by 1jqgbeb staff correspondent March Trian Chancellor Leopold Figl declared that Austria will never become a satellite again and at the same time defended his Gar Ern Mentjes proposal asking the three Western Allied Powers to reduce their occupation la a speech Here before a group of Union delegates from lower aus the As absurd charges by the austrian communist press that proposal for reduction of occupation forces was really an abandonment of any attempt for an austrian state peace treaty in Exchange for three Arate peace treaties with the Figl said Austria once before occupied a satellite Rote and no intention of Ever do jag 17 jailed in East b is l March soviet controlled East German administration and the Peoples department transportation have announced thai 19 residents of the soviet sector and zone have been sentenced to seven total of 4fi and months imprisonment Lor an official railway administration Koenman referred to the convicted men As agents and saboteurs who tried to disrupt Slafta head railway although the specific were not detailed by East Berlin it was believed to went Berlin that toe convict Soaft designed to lend Vej fit to soviet ind German communist claims of All sorts of continuing sabotage on be railway troops High German red says n Aiu it Fri or firm Hico aids wife Hurt by automobile March american woman was injured when she was struck by a Ger Man car whose Driver was under the influence of the Margeretha whose husband is employed in the Hico office in was admitted to the 98th go for treatment the German Driver was apprehended trying to get away from i the scene of the by Dan de Luce March 9 will keep an occupation army in East Germany As Jong As Allied forces Are on German member of the German communist politburo this High East German source denied frequent rumours that soviet troops might withdraw later this he denied also that East Germany will make a separate peace with the the allies first conclude such a pact with the Bonn his statements were made during an informal two hour conversation with this correspondent in in foreign press representatives Are barred from close Contact i tic Eastern government but be ban temporarily lifted in Leipzig to obtain world wide publicity Tor the Leipzig Trade the politburo Veteran said that he virtually no Chance of the unification of Germany Lor several and indicated that the easts main political we Ujjin during this interim period would be Ibe National which would strive to Harden any feeling of political and economic discontent in West when West Depres Sion is deep he toe Allied Powers willbe forced to cancel their plans to i Fajr in Germany for a the official admitted East Germany of acted tremendous Eca nomi4 difficulties this Bat added optimistically that vim be when we finally regain our my we will begin publishing actual production he until Wil our output Only in a treat because we do Wijdi to expose our vulnerable Points to Western economic l without help irom and in the form of Coal and we might have been Fino cad oui by the Allied blockade last in
