European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                European edition weather forecast Para Cloudy with maximum pm 7 weather Central tripes promotion changes new promotion policies a feeling All on listed men in a Saruk Havo been announced for farther details on Rales govern info promotions turn to unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe volume number 129 5 cents a a month August 1950 reds retire on Taegu front nationwide rail walkout set called for monday after talks collapse 24 nationwide Railroad strike to begin monday morn ing was ordered last night by the brotherhood of Railroad trainmen and order of rail Way the unions telegraphed presidential assistant John Steelman that the strike was ordered As a result of failure to 24 nationwide rail strike would rut off hound far col David head of he army Only  said lie entire output is shipped to ports of embarkation by teach i settlement during almost j two weeks of tin unions move was seen As an Effort to Force the presidential seizure of the nations roads As the unions have repeatedly demanded the strike Call directly involved i on Page col 5 Railei Brol w Ord Truman 24 president Truman told his news conference today that the Railroad unions called their nationwide strike for monday after giving the White House a definite Assurance that this would not the president admitted that the strike Call look him by be did not speculate on what action he might take to prevent the strike although government seizure of the roads seemed to be his most Likely Truman today again in pressed his dislike of congressional action regarding a loan 1o he told reporters he still thought that a loan to Spain should be handled through the expo Tim port Bank with the spaniards put Ting up proper Congress s the loan to be on Page 4 for a Ore be scribed 24 an official British High commission report charged today that East German men and women and a considerable part of East German resources Are being exploited for the sole Benefit of the russian War machine in the operation of the soviet zone uranium the detailed British report said she frantic drive of the russian controlled Dismut mining is supplying the soviet Union with millions of tons of German uranium Ore essence of the atom to can Only be the report thai the russians Are in urgent need of uranium Pur poses other than peaceful recon the Russia run Dismut corp has now been expanded to five Dis comprising a state within a the report according to the the on Page 2  huge arms Bill 24 Bill providing Cash for new warplanes and other equipment for americas growing military machine was approved to Day by the House appropriations an emergency measure growing out of the fighting in it not Only finances expansion of armed might but also carries to help Arm Friendly a in sending the Bill to the House the committee wrote this Sharp criticism of the defense pro Gram events of recent weeks have made it Crystal Clear that the Mil itary planning and thinking in key positions is not As Clear and accurate As could be but it is not the purpose of the committee at this time to criticize past errors of the Bills total is less on Page j Smuts leaves sickbed 24 marshal Jan Christiaan ill with a Light attack of got out of bed today for the first Lime in three career named chief for Austria to v t 24 president Truman today announced top ointment of waiter Donnelly f minister and High commissioner Lief the announcement was made at views conference attended by a group of austrian newspapermen the president welcomed to at present is Ara to but will take rank of minister on his assign to succeeds John now ambassador to the Union of South As minister in and a Gen Geoffrey Keyes As High Donnelly is expected to Lake Over when Keyes retires in state department officials emphasized that the appointment of a civilian High commissioner will have no effect on american occupation troops in they will remain the com Mand of maj Gen Leroy Donnelly is a career Diplomat he joined the state departments on Page 4 his Scalp creased by a pfc Robert of the 1st Cav fits an enemy Bullet in his helmet to show How narrowly he escaped death during a communist House votes to give pm monthly for family care 24 the mouse today passed a Bill to give monthly allowances of to to enlisted men in the military services to help them care for their these allowances Are in addition to their the Rol Call vote was the Bill provides a allowance to All enlisted regardless of having two de wife and one for an enlisted Man with three or More dependents would gel if the enlisted Man is in the three lower lie will have to allot from his addition to what extra allowance the government gives if Hes in the higher grades he would get if he has one or two and if More than iwo the Senate has passed a some what similar British landings denied 24 East he denied today that any British commandos had landed on korean it All land Ings had been made by South to s 6th enemy attack fails new assaults awaited 24 South korean soldiers Are be ing put into the ranks of at least one division in Korea As replacements on an equal basis with the army said frontline dispatches re ported the decision to Inte grate South koreans into the american army on an experimental basis was made by Gen Douglas the past few Days units of the 1st Cav div received South koreans As regular the 5th regt of the 1st Cav was using South koreans for the time an army spokesman Macarthur ordered South koreans to be made regular troops and not service he the South koreans Yvere being brought into platoons and companies on equal standing with he South korean replacements Wear live with american eat with have the same weapons officers who have been watching the Experiment report it has been working satisfactorily they say the problem of language has not been b29 raid dead put at a military spokesman estimated to Day that the North korean communists suffered casualties in the raid by approximately 100b29 bombers on troop concentrations Northwest of Wae Gwan last the estimate was based on state ments by North korean captured by americans since the who said casualties were very the spokesman said that very heavy in military terminology would mean about 10 per cent of the Force and that in enemy terminology the percentage would be even the b29s dropped a total of nearly 500poundbombs in an area 2g Miles Square and containing approximately reds sunk years ago 24 North korean communists broadcast to Day claim that they had sunk a then identified one sunk in world War the made in korean from the North korean said that Shore batteries Sank the destroyer on sunday while it was shelling an East coast head quarters identified the vessel As naval sources in Tokyo said that 726 was lost m world War ii and that no destroyers had been lost to the enemy off 24 communist troops North and West of Taegu suddenly with Drew from their positions to Day after their sixth assault on the South korean refugee capital had american commanders were puzzled by the Surprise red shifts but told their troops to expect new three communist divisions moved 15 Miles eastward from their positions North of the Kum i the reds regrouped and attacked the South koreans opposite communists Taegu on the West Bank of the Paktong opposite simultaneously withdrew from positions which had permitted them to Shell the capital from Only eight Miles 27th regt advances following up the enemy withdrawal were the 27th Wolf hound regt and elements of South korean divisions on either flank advancing North along ridges dominating the Mai Road out of they found the Road littered the wreckage of communist tanks and trucks smashed in six Days Arica nights of they counted at least 11 tanks and five self propelled guns destroyed by planes and reconnaissance reports did not indicate whether these moved North or patrols crossed the Paktong but found few 1 it was a military secret at the moment whether any american troops had been shifted to counter the the communists Origi Nall had a total of six or seven1 divisions in a semicircle North and on Page t West air exercise to open today 24 apr the weather will favor attacking planes tomorrow for the opening of the european to the exercise will begin at 11 am and end sunday Raf bombers and Craft will simulate an enemy Force and will attack from the Ziilch coast to the French will be engaged by Continental air and ground de supported by squadrons of British meteor and Vampire ground search and Rescue Organiza also brought into labor Day declared Legal Holiday Irreg Spe which Falls this be observed a Lega Holiday for dec occupation Only the minimum and Allied personnel Essary to kuqo3i stall Lions will be to work that