European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast minimum 3 becoming z7i 1 o n d y oct Vional is Vienna partly we weather Central the so european edition unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe wanderlust Tike to go where you please and look for those Sutof therway places furlough facts looks up a few places of interest and gives a few pointers today for the traveler who goes on his All on Page volume number 331 5 cents a a month March 1950 2usfagis guilty in by Bernard Liebes staff correspondent March 17 army general court martial today found two Ufa military police men guilty of kidnapping Oswald a Vienna and turning him Over to russian the court brought the decision in at two hours and 20 minutes after it had started the composed of seven officers and live enlisted sentenced Cpl Paul of the 796th my to 20 sgt John also of the 796th my was sentenced to 15 both were sentenced to Dishonour Able forfeiture of All pay and reduced to the lowest enlisted grades and ordered confined at hard when col Marion court p to no u need the sen the usually taciturn Frankey flushed deep Abel showed no on 4 Berlin trucks delayed anew March 17 controlled East Gorman zonal Bor Der Guanes restored slowdown pm frictions on Western Highway traffic to Berlin Barge traffic be tween this City and the Western zones continued to be seriously hampered As a resum of the Sud Den dosing for repairs of the big Brandenburg locks at the Entrance to Berlin police Headquarters reported Stoat 200 trucks were await ing clearance on the Western aide of the zonal Border late this City government traffic officials the hourly rate of through the russian Helmstedt Marie born checkpoint varied throughout the Day from one to pact nations to get 12 More ships March 17 the Navy said today that 10 additional destroyer escorts have been assigned to North Atlantic pact nations under the arms id pro making a total of 12 in two of these vessels had previously been earmarked for this All 12 will be Over hauled and refitted before Betig the Navy did not say which nations will get the verdict due in Madsen Case today by How Ford Kennedy staff correspondent March 17 a verdict in the Madsen murder trial will be handed Down at pm a distract court panel of three judges announced late the announcement climaxed the abrupt arguments by either defense or of the seven session trial of Yvette 22yearold american Mother of two on charges of murdering her air Force officer 1st it an Drew last if the court decides on a verdict of Madsen would face ranging from a maximum of a life sentence to a minimum of one under which Section of the German criminal code she is deemed Madsen has pleaded and also not guilty by reason of temporary seven sessions required the German code gives the Jurist composed of presiding judge Fred Cohn and associate judges Herman elegant and John Choice of several degrees of guilt they find the defendant guilty of the prosecution charge that she fired a army pistol Bullet through her husbands the which began March 6 and required seven spread Over a two week rushed to a precipitate close at pm As first attorney Elmo and then prosecutors Worth Mccauley and Fred waived the customary summing up a dramatic highlight in stateside trials before a be missing in the Madsen Madsen is the second Amer ican woman in Hesse to be tried in a court under German Law on a charge of slaying her in december Wilma on Page 2 Irish paint Green for Pat new March 17 the Irish marched up fifth to Day Strong and Gest Ever Parade was to set the Pace for Patricks Day celebrations throughout the the Clann Ragael and the ancient order of along with the Culmann a the friends of Irish the police department band and More other units than you could shake a shillelagh the Parade was Only the at night there was the an Nual dinner of the Friendly sons of to say nothing of the Donegal the Clar Emens the Tyrone Ball name any Irish Shamrock units take 4 Rhine Bridgehead it Gen John Cannon Safe and joint task Force commander in exercise is briefed by maj Gen Frank Deputy and Deputy commander of the joint task on army troop concentrations in the photo by Omer Anderson staff correspondent joint task Force March 17 armed forces a neutering in exercise Shamrock late today seized four Bridgehead across the Rhine River preparatory to a counterattack aimed at push ing aggressor forces Back from the East constabulary and 1st div troops seized Bridgehead at Mannheim and the buildup of for counterattack continued throughout the second Day of troop closed into initial positions at 6 am Well ahead of the strafing missions a Headquarters communique re viewing air action said the 2d air dive 36th and 86th fighter bomber wings were committed to action this morning a few moving into the fobs and f47s hours after of the two tactical the have been conducting reconnaissance and strafing missions on the aggressor who is reportedly moving toward the Rhine from the a Headquarters briefing praised the Quick movement of the units into traffic control was units adhered closely to Page 3 bulletin March 17 the formation of a finnish Middleon therond coalition gov headed by the agrarian urho was announced historic Book is returned March 17 the Mainz one of Germany greatest cultural has been recovered in the and shipped to the zone of Hico announced the world renowned valued at was probably looted during the War from its repository in the Dresden Library and eventually arrived in new York where picture on Page government authorities recovered the announcement shipped Back to Germany in the same plane that carried High commissioner John Mccloy Here on March it will be held in the temporary trusteeship of Hico pending final return to Gei Nan plans for a Public display of the Book will be announced in the near the Mainz printed in was the first Book to be printed i three Blue and Black on Only 10 copies of the also known As the Book of psalms Are known to be in it was printed in Mainz by Johann Fust and Peter both of whom were colleagues of Johannes Guten credited with being the inventor of printing with movable types by win fanning staff correspondent at the 1st div Field March 17 do Sham Rock troops were Well dug in at on the West Bank of the preparing to secure a Bridge head near As the train ing Man Euver began its tactical stage 1 maj John Dahl division and Brig Gen Charles 1st div met with col Samuel 26th inf regt col John 16th inf and staff officers to map strategy for the bridging operation which began at 4 elements of 1st 26th discovered the Ludwig Havenmann Heim Bridge was undamaged and secured the crossing Point we fore dark tonight commanders and their staffs then began planning to exploit the Bridgehead Early Tomor although in being played principally on paper As a staff communications men of the 1st div Sig co Are out in cont on Page col 1 Labodie recovered from truculent March search party recovered nine More today frown the salvaged sub Marine one body was taken from the beached ship last the search for additional victims inside the truculent smashed Hull continued As the Salvage Crew Cut its Way into Forward sixty four members of the Crew and dockyard workers died when the truculent Sank after a collision with the swedish Tanker Divina in the thames Estuary on the submarine was raised from its grave in 54 feet of water on tuesday and beached Oil Allec roads dry March 17 the Neucom Provost marshal today reported All roads throughout the zone Are new arms on Way Johnson March 17 up defense Secretary Louis Johnson said today that scientists Are developing Ter Rible new of War that May make All present ones in a prepared he told a Patricks Day ban Quet of the Irish Fellowship club that military research and development now dictate what the generals and admirals do with their navies and air he gave assurances that defense officials Are relentlessly pursuing a scientific research program keep abreast of All developments in military As an example he cited president Truman order to proceed with production of a Hydrogen 1 assure you that we Are equally Alert to possibilities inherent in the biological and chemical Fields As Well As in the John Aon he Are on Page 4 Navy presses ship search Pearl March 17 up the Navy today ordered All Avail Able aircraft in the mid Pacific to join a search for a net tending Asel with 40 men mysteriously missing on a trip to the atomic proving rear adm Charles commander of Pacific Rescue opera said in addition he has or dered two ships thrown into the search for the uss elder which 10 four Days overdue on a mile voyage from Hawaii to eniwetok atoll the elder was to Lay navigational buoys in preparation Fox the Spring atom bomb it was seen on Mcmorris said nine including eight big patrol bombers and one Utility Are All can be spared for the search oper he said that if two additional Rescue planes were the whole hawaiian sea Frontier would be he All military air transport service planes flying Reg ular transpacific routes have been diverted to Fly Over the search but will not be removed from their regular Collins adds 5 Sites to Mideast itinerary March 17 Gen Lawton army of yesterday added saudi Cairo and Tripoli to itinerary of his Forth coming Middle Eastern Collins previously said he would visit Turkey and he and his aides Are scheduled to leave Here by plane Gale slows Elizabeth match 17 Channel Gale lashed Cherbourg throughout delaying the arrival of liner Queen Elizabeth and endangering Domm of of Iii