European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                F Friday May 12r 19jo the stars and stripes in in Aeck he on ire concern rises Over Fate of austrian pcs May 11 is growing concern in Austria Over prisoners of War being held by ministry of Interior sources Saad that no mail has been received from any of them since last of prior u that relatives Here received letters at regular inter Vals there was a great Deal of unrest the sources following the russian news Agency Tass announcement that All German pcs had been West German officials said the claim was fantastic and that hundreds of thousands of Ger mans Are unaccounted Early in 1948 the russians prom ised the government that All aus Trian pcs would be returned be fore the end of that a Sim Ilar Promise was made in Tolje last transport to arrive in Austria brought 315 118 of were that was last november the ministry said there is no Way of knowing exactly Many austrians Are being or How Many of if Are being held on War crimes charges the total is officially stated to be at least paper says Russ sentenced 143 pcs to hard labor going to states pages it col Edward or in Post la scheduled to leave this month for his Home at Long who has served for the last six years in the at one time supervised dismantling of German War photo the Ter Etc n la tight Wing Wiener Montag reported Here that hundreds of austrian pcs being held in russians Camps 4 have been sentenced to Long hard terms without Benefit of coun i Flat their trials i informed apparently returning the paper Aid it had Learned that 23 Usiri and 120 germans had each been sentenced to 25 years at hard labor in Camp 7185 at witness found in theft Case he r n b e r May 11 Hico court authorities said Here j 8my Are continuing their question lot of Robert a German i witness who surrendered monday in marburg in connection wit the the we trials of Charles a Avoina the Giessen Lisch door on the 1 it Oarn is in custody As a material Worth m c c a a i e East German reds will ask Russia to Cut reparations maty 11 Germany communist rulers announced yesterday they would ask the soviet Union to reduce its reparations from the Neues official Organ of the socialist Unity communist party said the sed politburo decided to request the reduction in order to guar Antee better living conditions for the people of the East German democratic the paper admitted that fulfilment of soviet reparations demands has not Al ways been but the politburo can now proudly we made it1 Western sources said the soviets already had received the in reparations from Germany agreed to at Yalta and United press these sources considered the sed request an attempt to s rid the Eastern state of a political liability and Ihus increase communist badly shaken by the so Viet announcement that Al Gernian prisoners of War had been re chief while Nejl cling stories and other of the Case Are being l the still being sought by army agents it i second Winfried fined and Danu testified Pihrt Nesses 13 months ago in Mair i dts first trial on charges of Fetic Pating in stealing clothing the depot Selling it on the As a result of their Martratt was to fenced a year in and Ting idol after a new trial was ordered by and of Hico court of new were and Weber and they did not at the second trial in mar when Martratt was ill austrian nazi three year term i c May 11 prof one of the Bingo m members of the nazi party f has been classified As category 2 by a Denali fiction the was Given a three year sentence and deprived Foft right to obtain any also ordered confiscation cent f his property and him from holding any Public for five i allies delay action on civil service May 11 Allied High commission has a decision on lifting temporary veto on the Weist civil service Reform the three High commissioners announced that they had made sub Stantial Progress towards settling the but had to discuss some Points with German authorities the main Allied objection to the Law was that it did not carry out their Wisti that the traditionally authoritarian German civil service should be made More in the zones cites Freedom am Institute reopens May 1 famed Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of cell physiology a Fig reopened her in the presence of maj Gen Maxwell Berlin who pointed out tha Here in this Institute there is com plete Freedom of scientific re it has no place for thought or party lines in the Field of Taylor no one tells our West Berlin scientists what they must believe or wha they must by fostering such institutes As this West Berlin is fulfilling its function of providing a Haven for free thought in darkened area of Eastern Otto 1932 no be prize will head the reopened a oks summer uniform after duty hours May 11 Safe officers and Arnien Are authorized optional Wear of the sum Mer uniform after duty hours be tween May 1 and sept of letter 354 prescribes wearing of the regular summer gabardine or tropical worsted suntan or Khaki uniform of letter 3546 prescribes the Cor rect new summer which i consists of regular summer new Blue tie web text and Black of letter covers the Correct summer was Blue fabric is not being considered by Usan he As material for summer commanders May prescribe hours and places of Wear of the Wool of Shade 33 or substitute by of letter 354 As an outer wearing of any other Type Woolen shirt outer garment of the Winter uniform is t Jolio Curie expected to talk at Vienna bed peace1 Parley May 11 Rick recently dismissed As French atomic Energy High com missioner because of his comm nist will come o Vienna june to participate in the first aus Trian peace the communist press Here announced Ter Day the according to the communist has fied officials of the austrian peace Council by mail that he intends to come he is expected to deliver one of main speeches at the communist sponsored viennese youths Honor founder of red Cross May 11 than Redan Blue balloons carrying the greetings of viennese to the world were released o Mark the birthday anniversary f Henri founder of the International bed cards were attached to the bal sons asking the finders to return them to the austrian youth red an official ceremony in con 1 i doubts Berlin it reasonably confident9 of peace on May 28 May 11 Are reasonably confident thens will not be any disturbances in West Berlin Over out at the same Lime Are fully prepared for eny1 events a spokesman said foreign under Secretary Ernest Davies answered questions on the subject in the House of commons one question asked whether a formal warning a Giuld be Given to Russia that soviet authorities would be held responsible for any loss of life resulting from the projected invasion of the Western Davies replied i cannot accept the Assumption that such an in Vasion is d a v i e s said he had Tigard a great Deal of talk about the possibility that persons from the East zone might attempt to enter the Western sectors of he added that in View of the reasonably satisfactory Way in which the May Cay demonstrations passed off he was reasonably confident there wont old not be any Junction with the balloon releasing event was held at Belvedere Park mayor Theodor Korner said he Cote Side red the ceremony As a Symbol that the austrian people want to live in peace with All nations of the orphans receive clothing prot Erding airmen May 11 More than 110 orphans from the nearby Josephs far boys a belated easter fashion Parade hero after receiving Rorri Erding airmen each of the ranging in age front 4 to was outfitted with a pair of Blue a dress sport stockings and under the clothing was Pur chased by the Arrowhead club with funds donated by airmen at Erding and was presented by coi Park Erding the orphans were adopted by Erding airmen last Christmas and invited to visit the base on holidays and special they previously have received gifts of foodstuffs and Whelan appointed olb welfare adviser Munich May 11 f Alice Stephan Whelan of Wash d has been appointed Public welfare adviser in the of fice of the land commissioner for it was Active in various Fields of Public welfare for More than 12 fills a recently created position she came to Germany in october 1947 As a Field representative for the Church world in its work among displaced two co Stab colonels to attend cos school May 11 nomination of two constabulary officers to attend the command and general staff course at it leaven Worth was announced by head quarters the course will Start next september it col Charles a 70th a in and it col l executive officer of the g3 train ing were germans expect to sign pact with Argentina soon f r a n k f u r May h a spokesman of the German my Stry of economics said Here the new Trade and payments agreement with Argentina will be signed in the very near the which will be the second biggest Argentina has with foreign is expected to Otal an Exchange of goods valued at around on both Duniy the Britis Argentine Trade act tops this the new pact will be a More than 00 per cent increase in the flow of goods Between the two t is expected now that the Exchange both ways will be around whereas the previous pact was Ess than Relief costs for hessians decline by on fifth May 11 special the hessian citizen today is paying on fifth less for it has been disclosed by Charles Blic health and Public welfare Olch during the fiscal year every hessian paid Marks for no institutional while during he fiscal year just ended the per capita rate amounted to Only Benning during the last fiscal Hesse paid Marks to Bene about Marks less Nan during the previous when More than persons were supported by hessian welfare a vote change urged to bar reds at Bonn May u a Western Ger Many right Wing Christian demo cratic party proposed that British voting1 procedure fee adopted in by elections to the West German Par so Asta exclude communists Rudolf one of the party said a motion to effect has been submitted by his party for consideration by the he said the 15 come rapists in tace 4kmember parliament would not Nave obtained their seats had the last been conducted by direct representation on the British pattern the present German parliament was elected by a system of mixed direct votes and proportional representation the future method of voting was left to be decided by Par before another election can be an electoral Law must be the Christian Democrat motion asks that this Law should pro vide for direct voting heckler Law due for vote May ii proposal to protect political gatherings from the activities of rival Heck lers Lias been approved by the West Jerman Cabinet and the measure be forwarded to the bundestag lower House for the proposed Law also would ban parades or demonstrations within a mile of the bundestag or of the meeting places of the Legislatures of the la West German penalties up to five years imprisonment could be assessed under lie Law for persons convicted it heckling or attempting to break up open under the proposed police would have Power to forbid meetings on the ground of danger o Public meetings of armed or uniformed persons would and Ress could be excluded from closed july 25 is deadline for Armya shifts May 11 authority for departmental trans ers of military personnel Between department of the army and department of the air Force jury officers of Safe he wishing to comply with these regulations should submit their applications to the air adjutant person Nel actions by May Fountain Check Brig Gen Roy Rickard eur com chief of special inspects the soda Fountain at the yes suck bar in the Neu Biberg special services on a recent inspection with him is Alfred Post Exchange photo