European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes May 1f5t of 1 Berlin notes Liberty after blockade by Dwight staff correspondent May 13 free half of this severed of the wests most dramatic Victory Over soviet the first anniversary of that Victory yesterday with Pride and rejoicing in its continued Freedom and with a pronounced consciousness of the Battles still to be just a year ago the soviets lifted their 11month blockade of Berlin and abandoned their attempts to starve it into mayor Ernst Retei ordered flags flown from All Public buildings in West Berlin to commemorate achieve jointly by the technical Miracle o the Anglo american air lift and by the steadfastness the West sectors which lived for nearly a year in marginal rations of fuel and electric Power in order to lick tie russian but despite Flie failure of the the russians and their puppet German leaders have Given no sign during the past year tha they regard Berlin As permanently lost to a year after the Berlin blockade the Battle for this City rages continuously on two and and German communists have increasingly threat ened the use of a third bed tricks fail crack russian and German prop including maj Gen Sergei tul Panov and the sly Gerhart Eis have spent millions of Marks Here and tried trick in lenins plus borrowed from with the net officials that the communists  elect a dog Catcher in West much less a single City the ant Western by printed Peoples demonstrations and slogans scrawled on Walls by runs the communists Are that time As Well As geography Are on their the geographical Factor is what makes the struggle the cites economic Wel Meing so West Berlin is the Only major City in the world Cut off to a great extent from Trade with its surrounding it is a Little publicized fact that the end of the blockade actually meant a loss of livelihood for Many Berlin workers employed on air lift West sector unemployment Rose from last May until f e b r u a r when it reached a High of turning Point seen with the Aid now being pumped into the and German officials Are confident that darkest Corner Jias been unemployment went Down March for the first time since the end of the there is Good reason to a recent Hico economic report that a turning Point has been reached in the economic crisis in Western Berlin which began during the Spring and of the report said the Marks Worth of goods shipped to Western Germany during february represent one of the most encouraging in berlins economic As Reuter put the full shop windows of West Berlin remain the show windows of the Western their contrast with the scanty offerings of East sector merchants provides far Mere potent propaganda than anything Kislers office can concoct villagers set for opening of passion play May 13 the face lifting of this historic Alpine Retreat has been completed in tune for the opening May 21 of the first postwar presentation of the passion the Village fathers said inns and official buildings have been renovated and religious murals Over doorways streets and roads and the world famed open air theater Benedict Deputy said the town is All ready for the expected visitors who will come from All parts of the world to witness the 31st production of the religious the passion play was begun in 1634 in fulfil ment of a vow made in thanks for deliverance from the Black plague which took 84 lives in the the play has been Given every 10 years except for interruptions during expect profit stuck said the Village had spent Marks on improvements and the townspeople had spent twice that but it will prove to be a Good investment he we feel that when the accounting conies in october there will be a profit for the players to he said each performance would Aring about Marks in ticket sales and that visitors were expected to spend an additional Khe said there would be 33 Reg ular showings of the eight hour which closes and 30 special showings for residents of seats will sell at 11 and 16 to feed the innkeepers and operators have Laid in vast supplies of food and Are a daily deliveries of jews May move dead if desecration go on jewish leaders inspect a desecrated grave in a jewish cemetery in they Are left to right Wilhelm Hesse chief rabbi Gerhard of new representative of the world jewish Congress Curt chairman of the congregation of jews in Hesse Joseph Klibansky and Ewald Weinberg said desecration Are photo by Jack Hees 100 Marks for suggestion May 13 Bobert German employee of Frankfurt has been awarded 100 Marks Lor a suggestion which resulted in an Esti mated saving of Marks at the 709th my so in for the fiscal ranging for there will be plenty of food for said also of amuses get gift packages May 13 families received More than gift packages in the first four months of this the Berlin element economics division an total value of the packages was approximately eight seven per cent of the packages went to families in the West the remainder to East sector John Berlin element communications Gayer said that a year or two ago Between 30 and 40 per cent of gift parcels were addressed to East sector it also was announced that care in Berlin distributed packages valued at in the first four months of May 13 German jews May move their famous dead abroad and ask for internationalization of jewish cemeteries in Germany if cemetery desecration a High jewish official said Here Wilhelm Hesse chief said reports of jewish gravestones being overturned or smeared were on the and added that in my mind there is no doubt but that the desecration Are the work of a Well organized nazi Weinberg said he knew of about 200 cases of cemetery desecration in West Germany since there Are 500 jewish cemeteries in All of last he the first re port since the War of a similar act in the Eastern zone was received a dozen gravestones were overturned at the Weissensee cemetery in East the rabbi was incensed Over police handling of a recent desecration Case in Frankfurt where six youngsters average age 12 Over turned jewish the children were dismissed without punishment because this was just childish foolishness and they did not even know they were playing in a a police report Weinberg it was ascertained later that the fathers of four of the youngsters were once Active nazi party since the Frankfurt Weinberg reports had come in of desecration in and All in the past reds free reporter May 13 Kurt la reporter for the Berlin newspaper Der Abend who was arrested by communist police because he photographed East German pre Mier Otto Grote ohrs has been released 17 Days in jail birth claims on sex fail May 13 army Hospital authorities expressed disappointment yesterday Over results of an attempt by a German doctor to predict the sex of unborn babies by peering into the mothers Wilhelm Wiesbaden physician who three months ago examined Joo american dependent expectant mothers at Frankfurt 97th go and wrote Down is predictions As to the sex of their was right in Only 62 this is hardly better than the 5050 any Layman would have to guess the sex of unborn capt Donald a member of the hospitals obstetrics pointed Witzel had claimed he would be 80 per cent Kunze said As far As he is concerned the Experiment is Constabce to announce battalion winners on an May 13 a discussion of the constabulary Small arms Competition and announcement of the cons tabs Bat Talion of the award winners will highlight maj Gen Whites monthly talk to the troopers program Over an monday at appearing with White will be col George 6th army Cav commander it col Curtis 2d Brig aviation and sgt Ralph High scorer of the Small arms raises end walkout at Austria Oil firm May 13 six week strike which had affected some 250 the Van sickle Oil in lower Austria has ended with a boost in an agreement was reached be tween officials of the b r i t i s a owned firm and the Well informed sources said the strike was a refined soviet in they said the soviet Oil which monopolizes the austrian had arbitrarily reduced the Price it was paying Van sickle thus making it impossible for the firm to pay full Union communist shop stewards ordered workers to strike for higher Munich to see air units on forces Day May 13 demonstration of the readiness of the occupation american troops and their fighting equipment and planes will join in an armed forces Day review on the fair grounds at the Bavaria ring Here next saturday troops of Munich military Post and the 2d co Stab Brig and airmen of the 2d air div will March under the eyes of three Hico officials and members of the Ger Man the two hour re View will begin at 10 am with a show by fighter planes and flying this will be followed by a Parade of mounted military tanks and other ordnance equip Public invited to display after the troops have passed in a display of army equip ment will be set up in the Bavaria the Public has been invited to inspect the a baseball game has been scheduled for the afternoon Between army and after a m s at slant the Post signal Section will conduct an open House in its installations from 11 am3 an Munich will broadcast from the review grounds from Heidelberg special services plans forces Day program May 13 the Heidelberg special services Center will hold open House from 10 am to 10 pm on armed forces May from 10 to Coffee and Sweet Rolls will be at i pm a bus will leave the special services Cen Ter for Mannheim stadium for those wishing to attend the baseball game Between Heidelberg military Post and Wurzburg military Post and a softball game Between the 62d maps and at 9 pm the Holder of the Lucky door prize number will receive a Tommy traveler and immediately after services cake will be not Only in Honor of the first armed forces Day but also to celebrate the birth Day of All local soldiers who were born in Gen Mclain to Confer with Keyes in Vienna May 13 Gen Raymond army comp arrived in Salzburg thurs Day from Safe Mclain plans to Confer with 14 Gen Geoffrey High 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