European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes May 1950 Truman trip to cover 16 gop states 18th inf now at celebrates 89fh anniversary today w Ashington Truman is ready to go on a reelection trip covering 16 states hotly contested in the 1948 he will make four set speeches and upwards of 50 train appear ances in a swing across much of the same territory he visited in his give pm hell Campaign in the summer of 1948 the president carried 10 of the 16 but in All republicans still outnumber democrats in the Senate by 1814 and in the House by the route of the presidential special this time runs almost entirely through Republican con real Battle ground territory for the november when democrats will be trying to strengthen their control of Congress and republicans will be striving for the of positions traditional off t year nine Day tour the nine Day presidential Lour from Maryland to Oregon and tack starts May Truman has said he win not mix in the primary contests in his except in his Home state of but in his formal speeches in Wisconsin and and in the Many train he will have an Opportunity to put in plugs for his legislative program and take some cracks at the Republican opposition Truman will have a Chance to explain the bipartisan for eign recently propped up with appointment of two former Republican senators As advisers to Secretary of state Dean Republican National chairman Guy Gabrielson says Truman is about to Start out on a Gravy train at the taxpayers expense because resentment is growing against his administration in the the president May have some thing to say about particularly at his Only admittedly political has maintained in the past that it is difficult to differentiate Between the political and non political in any presidential but chairman William Boyle says the democratic National commit tee is willing to pay for that part the journey deemed strictly this Means the committee will probably pay the presidents expenses in Chicago for a Day and with the rest of the Cost coming out of the presidents 800 expense sunday speech since the president will be in Wisconsin says it is doubtful that tru Man will take out after Joseph Mccarthy for his charges of pro communist sentiment in the state he attacked Mccarthy vigorously in two recent news the first set speech will be at Kortes dam in Wyoming May formal talks also Are scheduled for grand Coulee Wash May 11 May and at a party May his train will Cross West North Minne Sota and All but West and Minne Sota elect senators this Idaho elects the 12 Senate seats at stake in the other 11 states Are now held by seven republicans five Grafe Wohr 18th infantrymen Are assembling around their 89 years of history this May for a Celebration marking another year of regimental for the third consecutive an Grafe Wohr is their meeting Here to engage in the Spring phase of its training the i8th inf regt has All of its three regular battalions plus a provisional battalion ready to Parade with the regimental colors flying its 26 honoured Battle with elements of the regiment normally spread among several Home it is in frequently such has been its started during the War of the regiment disappeared when it was consolidated with other but on May it was re organized and has an unbroken record of service in when the regiment was stationed at it together for the first time in a number of it held a regimental dinner on May 4 and has observed the 1861 reorganization Ever the 18th was in the army of the West during the civil War and afterwards went to the North West to encounter chief red Clouds it saw Jungle action against the insurrection its in the Philippines during the Spanish War until after a two year stay in the regiment was sent to the Philip Pines a second time and returned again after a year in leaven from when the 18th was returned to the until Decem Ber various companies of the organization saw duty in Wyom anniversary events review and memorial am12 Mili tary 13 events and firing 18th is 16th both of the 1st inf boxing meet and stage 18th infantry regiment coat of arms the Cross bars symbolize action in the civil the figure eight on the left was the insignia of the 8th army corps in Cuba during the Span is american the Bolo on the right represents the regimental action Dur ing the philippine crossed arrows in the Center symbolize the Indian the hashing the Field fortifications of world War on top of the insignia is a part of the coat of arms of the province near Cartigny where the regiment fought in world War the motto in Omnia Taratus Means in All things Montana and along the mexican and then orders put the entire regiment together at for a month and then it took station at War with Germany in 1917 brought the regiment to it stayed on As a part of the occupation army in led at the end of the the regiment went into a Garrison duty but was ready to take up rigorous it moved to Scotland in August and later Over the beaches East of during the invasion of North Tuni Kasserine the Gela Beach in Coleville and and the changing names of cities in Czechoslovakia Are familiar to world War ii men with the with the 1st in in the 2d and prov in in Schaffen and the 3d in Only occasional 1 a r g e Maneu vers and training at Grafe Wohr bring the family Home under the regimental no Battle streamers can be awarded for the achievements of the but commendations have come their Way for duty performed in exercises operation and in intr divisional the soldiers Are proud of their Rinaldo Van they remember the Way he foxed the rest of the big red one last year when the division celebrated its 33d he put on the Parade ground that Day a secretly drum and Bugle training during the year has been marked with numerous problems involving air transport of men and twice re mems from the regiment dropped in on Rhine main air b and set up perimeter separate battalions received air transportability train ing at the Gie Belstadt three congressional medal of Honor winners were assigned to the regiment last for sgt Carlton it was a matter of he was awarded his medal for Day action with the m sgt Dennis Blanton also transferred capt Van Barfoot received his As a sergeant with the 45th inf As one of the 1st three infantry the 18th is the Middle aged the 16th inf has 151 anniversaries marked while the 26th has the 49th com ing Battle streamers Fly civil Ken Chicka Indian Spanish american philippine world War i world War Northern Central eur j years dead go May be promoted May three pockets of nazi resistance continue to hold out in Between Magdeburg and Branden around Dresden and chem and North of the austrian May the big four reach a deadlock Over the ital yugoslav Boundary settlement May French Premier Paul Ramaier drops communists from his cab May wac capt Kathleen Nash Durant is remanded to a Federal prison to Complete five years at hard labor in the Hesse Crown jewel theft May big four delegates agree to end the Berlin blockade after the representatives of tie France and car revisits shop window Philadelphia up years ago Bernard Haines parked his automobile in the brakes the car rolled downgrade and crashed through a Hain sparked the car in the same spot last the brakes slipped and the car crashed through the same Kansas College professor appeared today be nearing Success in his Long fight for a posthumous army promotion for his killed in action in France in Albert Cote said a House armed services subcommittee has approved legislation he introduced to Grant a posthumous rating of t4 to Richard Van of killed while in the tank Cole predicted the full commit tee and the House will approve the which has army of it is the result of a Long struggle on the part of Van Winkles Van an instructor at Kansas state agriculture to get Cole it is probably the Only Case of its kind in the Cole explaining that the son apparently was demoted from a t5 to a private without in the Board of corrections animal ancients i1l the Ages of animals a Fox and a Are in the Methuselah their Annie Sayi they Are both 24 years of military records found Van Winkle had been unjustly de the congressman and ordered his t5 rating posthumously the contended he had evidence that his son had been promised a promotion to the higher t4 rank and because of the demotion he did not receive the the congressman said the army opposed the legislation on policy grounds and on the ground there was no evidence to show Van Winkle had been recommended for the t4 Navy shifts admirals to new posts Washington a jobs for 10 admirals have been announced by the the to be carried out in the next three included rear adm Lucian now assistant chief of naval operations for will take com Mand of Fleet air units based at the naval air Moebus will be succeeded in his present Job by rear adm Apollo now assistant chief of naval operations for aviation the command of Fleet air units at Alameda is now rear adm Richard commander of the naval base at Pearl Harbor will become Deputy commander chief of the Pacific Fleet and the unified Pacific Navy and air Force rear adm Stanhope now on the staff of the National War will become com Mander of the Nava operating base at rear Arr Milton Miles will succeed rear adm Hardison As director of pan american affairs and naval missions in the office of the chief of naval operations rear adm Lloyd Harrison will become Materiel officer of she Pacific air rear Calm Thomas chief staff officer of the Florida group of the Reserve will report to the Atlantic fleets amphibious Force for future duty As an amphibious group com rear adm William now commander of the naval operating base at Guantanamo will become com Mander of the 8th naval District at new Orleans rear adm Clark chief of staff of the Western sea will replace rear adm Edward Solomons As assistant chief of naval operations for per rear adm Robert Davis will succeed rear adm Spry 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