European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Weather forecast minimum it 39 37 Bee 17 be Central these european eoit10k unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe Cony wins nit title City of a few storks Cin Derella team completed a series of upsets by defeating last night to win the National invitation basketball title in Madison Square volume number 334 5 cents a month March 1950 forces near goals in games by Omar Anderson staff correspondent joint task Force March 19 ground forces have reached or Are near major objectives in their drive East of the Rhine an exercise shamrock1 said on the the com Munique the 1st Brig swept North and East of and was closing in on an aggressor communications to the a second which yesterday drove across the Rhine Valley and Cap tured pushed into High lands East of the Valley and continued toward objectives in the Odenwald communications severed heaviest resistance was encountered East of where an aggressor motorized division blocked 1st div by elements of this had rolled Back the aggressor and attained their of in the Southern part of the 1st div troops severed aggressor North South com during the drive on Page 2 medics Busy in Man Euver by win fanning staff correspondent 1st div Field March 19 Shamrock com Mand Headquarters of the big red one moved into a wooded area on the a feet Bank of the Nec fear River below Heidelberg while the 16th and 26th regimental combat teams struck through aggressor Resis Tance to reach their objectives on the Erbach Beer Elden army Bridgehead line late this after meanwhile Kie 1st div rear head quarters moved for the first time from the base Assembly Point near Speyer to a location just off the autobahn South of the rear Headquarters was operating in its new position before noon almost the same time t3ie for Ward Headquarters elements began the on hour March from a Point on Page 1 All zone roads dry March 19 the Neucom p r o v o at marshals office reported today that All roads in the zone were relaxing during shamrock3 Shamrock troops hear hillbilly a Lull in the cur rent left to Pic George gel Ernest Harding and pfc James Thomas give out with a real Hoff Down As their companions tune me Heuss open fair in Frankfurt March 19 Frankfurt Spring fair opened and thousands of fair goers heard West German president Theodor Heuss and High commissioner John Mccloy voice Hope for the Success of the project approaches to the giant fair grounds were packed with traffic and lined by Blu uniformed Frankfurt police out in special Force to Honor visiting diplomatic dignitaries and Mccloy began his speech in Ger describing himself As a fellow citizen of then continued in English in a veiled com Parison to the recently held soviet zone Leipzig the state does not stand in the foreground Mccloy said to an audience at Goethe University auditorium he went on to de scribe the fair As an Aid in the Exchange of goods and thoughts and not a propaganda the High commissioner lauded the absence of political propaganda and other trappings which characterized the soviet zone the Frankfurt displaying the on Page 3 Nehru baby elephants to sail today for March 19 elephants Shanti and pre Mier Nehru gilts to the Washington were hauled aboard the freighter steel Fabricator today for their 22day voyage to Baba Cousin of film Star elephant boy will attend the elephants on their trip to Wash the freighter is due to leave for new York tomorrow Winter takes a final fling As gales hit Midwest March 19 ing Winter swung haymakers yesterday at the northeastern the Southern Plains and the mid gales lashed the delay ing inbound ships from one to two heavy snowstorms struck Alne and upper new York in the heart of the a third Laden with Snow and swirl Irig out of the Southern boiled toward he Midwest three deaths attributed to the weather were recorded in upper new York and a four thin Law ships scheduled to arrive la new York were reported one to two Days late because of wild the Cratt included the Queen the fran the italian liner Bian the transport Gen Maurice and the Hollan american liner us gives Asylum to czech girl skating Champ March 19 Beautiful 18yearold world figure skating said today she waited two years to escape from Czechoslovakia and would never go Back while the communists ruled her miss who succeeded Canadas Barbara Ann Scott As women International skating title was to have returned to Prague yesterday with Vilem official chaperone to the czech ice stars who competed in the recent championships in but today the British Home office announced she had Reo Leved per Mission to remain Here As a political refugee and the Browneyes flashing a million Dollar confirmed she had no intention of going her parents live in i have been dreaming of this Freedom for two Ever since i have been travelling in Western Europe with the czech she but i had to bide my time until i was made me of age in my now i am 18 and my parents have no jurisdiction Over that Means they be held responsible for my i decided on this step j just stand Prague any miss Vraa Nova said she had no immediate plans other than to to glory this and then to give some skating exhibitions Here and possibly Turk elections reported Stet March 19 turkish parliament will be Dis solved March 24 and new elections will be held May a government source said belgian socialists to push strikes March 19 National Congress of the belgian socialist party unanimously decided today to continue launching 24hour warning strikes against the proposed return of Leopold exiled King of the until the Monarch abdicates in favor of his son and 19yearold Prince More than delegates attended the three hour con Gress which was held at the via Sori do socialist party the next strike is scheduled to Start in Antwerp tomorrow when More than longshoremen and shipyard will drop their tools for 24 Rifle and pistol fire was exchanged at Leuden and Erps two villages 10 Miles North of Lou when partisans and opponents of return mad to for children March a the family of air Force 1st it whose yesterday was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his held Council Here and decided to make a court fight for the custody of his two one of mad Sens seven Brothers and bisters announced that the family will ask the court to give the custody of the and 15 to his Dorothy of the children now Are living with their maternal grandmother in Ruby of Castro Val one of Madsen said the family Council was held after mad Sens nothing was done she because we had no idea what the outcome the trial would she added that All the family had agreed to contribute to the childrens two Sisters and a brother of the slain lieutenant live in Oak they Are Cadman and Henry others Are of Wausau George of and Arthur Madsen of nationalists trap on Hainan March 19 chinese nationalists Fol Lowed up Mainland landings with an fallout drive to clean out guerrillas from Hainan an estimated reds virtually encircled by a ring of fire from flame throwers and firebombs appeared doomed in mountainous a naval statement described yesterdays nationalist attack on chinese Mainland As a raid and there was no indication that troops were attempting to establish a beachhead for an Ellout invasion of redheld1 reds seize Eca supplies for belief in Shanghai March 19 the communist new China news Agency announced from Shanghai yester Day that the cites military authorities have seized All Eca supplies stored there Ana will use them for emergency Mesta going to March 19 mra Perle minister to said yesterday she will return to Washington soon for routine consultations Wilt the state clashed there were no munitions found police Headquarters at Louvain said that its riot squads arrived the fighting had houses were searched and huge munitions depot was discovered in a garage belonging to who was More 100 persons were involved in both Prince Regent Leopolds asked former Premier Gaston Eyskens to act As conciliator in the current government crisis following the resignation of his Cabinet Eyskens accepted the Mission after reportedly declining the Job of Premier designate socialists stand Pat the seven Nothold social Chris Tian coalition re signed due to the refusal of five of eight Liberal ministers to support the Kings return to the former Premier Paulhenri Spaak told the socialist Congress that the repercussions of the referendum will be Felt for years to Spaak added that the socialist party was ready to Compromise in an attempt to solve the crisis but Lye will never accept Leopolds King of the Bel West berliners rout red youth March March 19 swinging West berliners broke up a March of about 100 singing communist youths across a Corner of the sector the arrival of four squad cars of West Berlin police prevented serious the Chi shirted members of the soviet sponsored tree German youth were forced to break ranks and seek safety up the nearby soviet some of them lost adj badges in scuffles with the West the disorders occurred just after the adj group arrived from the East zone by train in the sector a Halter railway sports bal Leeiii Marci 19 the 1st div Artys powder horns romped Over 56th pm quintet of of Tolm this afternoon to capture the it com company level basketball 4iy score of
