European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather Raia Mirei it occasional 37 it Paris is Sisz weather Central the so european edition ripes unofficial pub Eaton of occupation forces to Europe movie Star dependent today feature Section in eludes stories on actress Constance Bennetts life us Alec dependent the dauntless census the problems of boxing middleweight and the Bremerhaven Post volume number 5 be nth a month March 1950 the beam in Maneu vers men of the 6th co Stab regt left to capt Dale tic George Bell and it William receive a radio message near Mannheim during exercise photo by Boyd shamrock9 forces Cut Frankfurt autobahn by Omer Anderson staff correspondent joint task Force March 18 driving from four Bridgehead on the East Bank of the Rhine Cut the Frank fur Karlsruhe autobahn and drove North into the High ground beyond the Rhine Valley today As Cise Shamrock neared a the 1st co Stab driving on had reached a Point North of Frankfurt late a second column of the breaking out of a Bridgehead at captured Darmstadt in mid morning and pushed East toward at the Southern Anchor of the forces of the 2d co Stab Brig rolled out from took Durlach and reached the Foothills of the Odenwald before the 2d brigs drive was pointed at the 1st striking from a Bridgehead at encountered units of the aggressor 85th motorized div East of Sharp fighting was reported in Prog Only scattered opposition was encountered by the other three on Page 4 trucks reported seeded at Border March 18 average of Only one West German truck every 15 minutes was permitted to Clear the Helmstedt Marie born Border control Point last night and Early trans port officials Here the new soviet slowdown on berlins Road lifeline to the West had created a waiting line of More than 100 trucks West of the Check Point by United press reported that traffic seeded up later in the Day and German police at 4 pm re ported a backlog of Only three dec Road conditions March 18 special the Neucom Provost marshal today reported All roads dry throughout the zone with Ttoe exception of Siut where there is a Light by win fanning staff correspondent 1st div Field March 18 this morning the 26th and 16th regimental combat teams passed through the Ludwigshafen Mannheim secured last night by the 1st 26th nip ported by the 33d Faas exer Cise Shamrock went into its second moving from an Assembly area near the regimental combat teams and the division Forward Headquarters established command on the East Bank of the Rhine by noon after rapid Progress through Light Advance elements of the acts met heavy enemy forces just after am and were engaged in a major Battle along a line running South from Weinheim Date As the big red one took up its the 63d tank and the 1st 26th were moved into an Assembly area to form the Divi Sion last nights move highlighted one cont on Page 5 Index news Section occupation news radio sports news world news Page 35 25 67 5 138 feature Section in via in Viii books Bridge berm Raven Post Bridge Cooks tour in Middle weights v movies x movie Star dependent Viii Navajo indians i radio i report from America u showcase i Femina pm counts noses Iii ton May live to Xii bombs viewpoint h wishing Well i word Puzzle i Madsen convicted Given 15year sentence belgian Cabinet quits in split Over Leopold March 18 King Leopold ills insistence on returning to the throne caused the belgian Cabinet to split and resign today amid the threat of a general strike by anti Leopold Gaston Eyskens of the Catholic social Christian which favors Leopolds return from Swiss handed inthe resignation of his Cabinet after eight liberals in the i7man regime torpedoed the Cabinet by the liberals hold the Navy saves 26 from rafts 14 still on vessel Pearl March 18 up Twenty six survivors of the naval net tender elder were rescued last night irom five life rafts on which floated for a week after abandoning their burning vessel following an 14 of the elders 40man Crew were officially re ported in Good shape aboard derelict ship in the same area where the 26 survivors were 500 on Page 4 nationalists Takeco Ahtcity March 18 nationalist forces returned to the Mainland in a Dawn Landing today and seized the communist coastal City of some 200 Miles South of latest reports 12 hours later indicated the nationalist invaders were still holding firm to their new but it was too Early to Tell whether the Landing was a nuisance raid or a serious attempt to gain a permanent toehold on the a nationalist naval communique said the Landing Force swarmed ashore under naval cover and occupied the Chekian province coastal about 120 Miles South of the Chusan the nationalist naval base for the blockade of the communique said communists were an Mccoy will visit Berlin tomorrow March 18 Hico Berlin element announced today that High commissioner John Mccoy will pay a on Day visit to Berlin Mccoy will be briefed on the cur rent Berlin situation by maj Gen Maxwell Berlin com it was later he will be a guest at a luncheon Given the fal lowing officials have been invited to the luncheon James Riddle Hico office of political affairs maj Gen Jean French Berlin command ant maj Gen Geoffrey British commandant Edward Hico Berlin element Eric Berlin element political affairs and West Berlin mayor Ernst of Power in the shaky parliamentary and they Are split on the Issue the socialists under former Premier Paulhenri Spaak solidly opposed efforts Are now being made to form a pro Leopold Cabinet so that a joint parliament session can be called to vote on whether Leopold returns or should abdicate in favor of his 19yearold Prince Bau even if the Catholic and pro Leopold liberals can squeeze through with a parliament vote favouring the country then would face a possible Genera strike by his could paralyse nation the socialist labor Syndicate called a 24hour warning strike by Metal workers and others in the Walloon Section yesterday and told All workers to maintain a state of that Means that a snap strike could paralyse the country if parliament votes by a narrow majority to return most of the strikers re turned to work but sporadic walkouts the strikers accuse Leopold of being a wartime nazi Collaborator and do not con Sider last sundays plebiscite a mandate for his Leopold obtained a per cent majority in the he considers this a mandate for re gaining his storm forces Queen ship to unload 3 Mues out March 18 up More than passengers from the Queen Elizabeth were taken aboard lighters outside the port yesterday after a violent storm in the English Channel kept the liner out of the the my hers went out three Miles beyond the mole to take off the passengers and ferry them to aboard the liner was Ambas Sador Lewis who later flew to to serve term in West reformatory by Howard Kennedy staff correspondent March 18 Yvette mad sen was convicted today in District court of pre meditated and treacherous murder and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in the for fatally shooting her air Force officer 1st it Andrew last oct defendant Calm wooden faced and the 22yearold american Mother stood unaided and received the verdict without fainting or uttering a although in earlier stages of her eight Day trial she screamed and the court specified that Madsen will serve her term in the Federal prison for women in will i be Able to see my babies was Yvel Tes first question after leaving the supported on either Side by her Al Fred of and de sense attorney Elmo the three judge court panel be Gan Reading its opinion and find on Page 1 Mark crisis grows in East Berlin March 18 official announcement that the East Mark would not be devalued failed today to halt the worst East German currency crisis since the end of the both East and West berliners lined up at currency Exchange offices to unload their East German earlier Story on Page Marks at the record rate of nine East Marks for one West reports from the soviet where germans Are not Able to Trade their East Marks for the highly prize West said business Farmers and workers were try ing desperately to ship their Money to Berlin to Trade sailors Man gun posts As rebels Shell Saigon March Crews of the destroyers Ander son and stick Well were rushed to Battle stations last night when rebel indochinese forces tired in the direction of the anchored the Saigon the communist vie Minh units were driven Back into the Interior today by French several mortar shells fell within a few Yards of the visiting destroy which were fired on from across the Saigon although the Crews were rushed to action they did not return the fire of the rebel attached to the regime of to the Craft were bulletin March 18 russians refused to pass a Berlin bound French Supply train through the soviet checkpoint on the East West German Border a preach spokesman said the train was Al Lowed