European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Ntreh it business in the in recovery drive by Phi Miles new March 20 Sharp Rise in steel production sparked a Broad recovery move ment in business and Industry last virtually every important member of the nations big Industrial family stepped up and As other workers also re turned to then jobs the entire business picture brightened a effects of the Long Coal strike that ended preceding week still were much in Phillips How Long it will take to Iron out these economic depends on a variety of including what happens in the future in labor if the Victory of she United mine brings a determined drive for another round of wage increases As Well As no wage Many economists believe the remaining three months of the syst half of the year will be As troubled if not More so than the first the current Chrysler than 50 Days begun to depress census assured key March 20 president Truman bos assured americans they need have no of disclosing information As he set machinery going for taking the 1950 taking cognizance of some criticism of questions dealing in comes of the president declared that heavy penalties Are provided against census Bureau employees who disclose answers to confidential to a proclamation calling for the Start of census taking april Trinan asserted f no person can be harmed in any Way by furnishing the information information eol Leovet the census will no4 be used for purposes of in ves nation or or in connection with military or jury serv the compulsion of school at the regulation of i Migra or wit the enforcement o any National or local o i business sentiment at retail Trade was slow to pick up last although it was much better than for some time in Many areas hardest hit by the collections were slower than both at the Tim payment windows and in front offices where prompt payment of Bills is a matter of business new orders were not As big nor As frequent As wholesalers and middlemen would they have a lot of goods plied up in anticipation of a Rush of reordering when easter sales begin to attain business bankruptcies highest in 6 weeks business Loans by Banks dropped much Money a vulnerable in any recent week that car loadings came anywhere within shouting Dis Tance of last years this is because the carriers have been losing business to trucks and other cheaper forms of transportation at an alarming rate automobile production kept its slate clean by rising still higher despite loss of production from and All signs Point to still higher output in coming weeks now that steel and Coal stocks Are for announced re sumption of six Day schedules other big makers Are expected to follow All had Cut out the extra Day in order to be sure of steel and Coal supplies for regular work Auto plants in this country and Canada assembled units last compared with two As Bank Loans still a respect Able and at a time when seasonal merchandising and other normally creates credit bankruptcies were the youths impress German officials March 20 German officials visiting the to study american democracy have watched How seriously american youths take their responsibilities of More than 50 of the i sited the Junior police and citizens corps Headquarters in Washington and were so impressed they took up a to youths in work Helmuth of spokesman for the German told the americans e took up the not so for what you but More because Weare impressed by the Fao you did this on your Moji Zibul help from the District carry March 20 Survey in Lea indicated today that Wood rats in the area Aie infected with fleas carrying bubonic one resident of nearby Maljamar was stricken with the leading to the Survey the has since highest in six much of the increase of 42 cases Over two weeks ago was due to conditions far below in a peace time late the Price of hard and up nearly everywhere almost simultaneously with first shipments mined under terms of the new contract that added up to a package increase for the in some places it was a modest 26 cents a 30 to 40 cents in still it went up so cents or what higher Coal costs will mean to the general Price level of con Sumer goods remains to be determined because each processor and distributor has his own Cost setup and individual competitive position to consider before making a steel prices expected up remain unchanged Many economists believe it will absorbed at one level or another before it gets Down to the retail Irice tag on the things in the this thought trend was encouraged by reports the steel makers would not disturb current steel prices despite the higher costs of of the big items in making a of a 16point jump in steel Mill grew operations set the Pace for a fast run in Industrial production last at per cent of Mills were calculated to produce net tons of this compared with an operating Rale of and tons two weeks a year ago steel Mius oper ated at 102 per cent of capacity and turned out tons of products of the biggest totals of the Coal settlement brings Rise in freight loadings a Sharp Rise in freight car Load Ings also stemmed directly from settlement of the the Industry was bit As Dard if not harder than any other business by the strike and will therefore show the quickest recovery now that Coal be moving at Beimel goal loadings of a Rah roads added up to cars in the weft ended March first fut week after the end of the was an increase of the exceeded Coal weeks ago and a year Sof Coal miners hit the come Back Trail with an unusual display or week in the pits after the Long p e r i o d of three Day weeks no Day in the week ended March produced figure unmatched in Many a last week they were Esti mated to bring up about tons which compared with actual output of a year Stock Market prices reach Peak engineering construction con tracts remained at exceptionally High Levels with of con tracts awarded against two weeks ago and a year crude Oil production and electric Power output were about in line with seasonal trends at barrels and kilowatt f banking statistics were relatively uninteresting except for another drop in our Gold this time it was and was the sixth drop in the past 10 some experts attributed the continued outflow of Gold to economic conditions created by the worldwide devaluation of currencies last the Stock Market abandoned its recent attitude of caution and burst out with an impressive demonstration of strength that sent prices 10 the highest level since August and showed no Wear and tear from the this came As a Surprise to Many brokers who had advised clients to take it easy until it could be determined whether the economic climate had been changed by the Coal adding if All it was figured More than was added to the value of listed shares last in far North tora Lee enjoys a cup of milk at the los Angeles juvenile the child actress told authorities she ran away from her Foster a court order has barred her from further work in Byrd reported eyeing pole Marci 20 a rear adm richard1 Byrd has declared that Secretary of defense Louis Johnson has decided to reconsider another expedition the Antarctic to study Polar War the Richmond news Leader u the plan wins final Byrd said he would Lead an expedition of some men Back to Little America next october on a five to six month the paper last the Navy postponed indefinitely a scheduled Antarctic under Secretary of the Navy ban Kimbell explained at that time that the trip was cancelled cause of compelling reason of March 30 the air Force plans to build throw radio interceptor station in the far North to listen in on russian military it has asked Congress for 000 to build the listening m i making the the air the purpose 02 the will be to the air order of Battle information on unit Loca status of Type of equipment and similar military secrets of a potential the interceptor stations planned As a part of the air defense warning and radio set up in the far North jointly by the and the exact locations of the radio communication and interceptor stations Are radio interceptor stations were used in world War ii but their maximum listening Range was about 500 an air Force source the air Force also Congress will Supply to expand Eielson Tux base near so that it eventually can handle substantial nun Bers of b36 intercontinental bom Bers for combat operations in ease 4 of year cars of miscellaneous freight  up Over the preceding period but Down cars from ast All Railroad freight volume combined amounted to against two weeks this was extremely close to last years two Atlanta papers announce merger March 20 Atlanta journal and the Atlanta Constitution have announced an agreement has been reached for a merger of the two the announcement was made in frontage statements published in both economic reasons have played a Large part in dictating this move on our the statement it gave no financial details of the the an afternoon and sunday has r the largest circulation in the they Are the Only dailies of Genetia circulation in in gems stolen from iranian in new March 20 police said that More than in gems and furs were stolen from the apartment of Ghodsee wife of Emad former iranian Consul in new now in a Princess under the old persian said she discovered her apartment ransacked when she returned from a iranian visit to the Bricker urges full facts March 20 a congressional atomic member has demanded full Dis closure of civilian defense problems in a Hydrogen atomic even the secrets revealed help y John Bricker declared that the necessity of fully educating the Public in what items must be taken in an enemy Hydro Gen atomic attack far outweighs the i disadvantages of helping a potential at enemy with its own defense probes government revelation of the s damage and casualty potential of an j atomic attack would be of interest to a probable aggressor since the data would be drawn from the site and destruction rating of Hydrogen and fission atomic committee Mem Bourke Hickenlooper said that while the effects of an atomic attack Are most of Triem can be coped with by proper Rescue and medical famed psychiatrist Dies March 20 Adolph world famous psychiatrist and professor emeritus of Johns Hopkins medical died Here at the age of Holiday for finding baskets new March 20 assigned to investigate theft of 740 Day trash baskets from new York streets were reported today to have received an offer of today vacations for each a Aalst they to date5 they Haw found baseball tilts offered Stalin soviet Rugby team would in states j March 20 be asked to approve a Exchange of russian for an exhibition of baseball to promote the came yesterday the plays the thing March 20 a a convict due for release at Broad Meadows prison near Here persuaded the Warden to allow to remain in jail four More Days so that he could take part in a minstrel from the National baseball con cars and was the first time organized by the which around the f in a letter to president Bay Dumont of the Abc suggested that Russia Send two championship Rugby teams to in Dumont wants a Champion from another country to play an exhibition in i we sportsmen Here in the United states Are not very Good at Dumont and Russia could teach us plenty about this sport in which your people difference in our tastes Lor the same As there is a difference in our political this does not that we should not get along in russians May 6 playing us in both our favorite the talk then would focused on athletics not letter added the proposal meets with stains a the Abc immediately i Wilt launch plans f proposed in and the return Rugby series in the r a copy of the letter to Stalin was directed to president