European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 1 the stars and stripes August 1950 Ega balloons get big East response 30 Marshall plan publicity stunt has ballooned ii Ito a propaganda weapon piercing Hie Iron curtain and angering the communists with its message of West european the weapon is a toy about one loot in filled with Hydrogen and bearing a printed released by visitors at exhibits sponsored by the economic co opera West protests to soviet on parcel seizure 30 three Western commandants have protested by letter to the russians regarding the con Tunu de interference by soviet zone officials with parcel Post service Between Berlin and Western it was an during the first half of soviet zone Border guards confiscated almost parcels from trains running Between West Ger Many and West in a letter to Sergei Berlin representative of the soviet control the Western commandants accused the soviets of violating the 1949 Paris foreign ministers agreement to encourage the free flow goods and Between Berlin and the Western germans get of to Garry arms on special jobs 30 personnel of German agencies whose duties require May be permitted to carry the Allied High commission announced statement was made in a letter answering a request from the Bonn government to the High commission to permit such As postal and Bank who transport or handle Large amounts of Money or to Earry arms when the government was informed that Uon Federal agencies which require arms must ask the appropriate min who will Contact the respective land commissioner regarding action the Federal gov if it desires such authority for Federal agencies within the Bonn will apply directly to the Allied High it was leaves Neucom col Floyd Gillespie he left u Deputy to become co of the army signal owl at sae he a treed three la photo lion the balloons have drilled hundreds of Miles behind the Iron replies have been received from persons who read the messages in Eastern Germany and the communists have shown their irritation with a counter propaganda communist newspapers in soviet sector of Berlin have accused the Western imperialists of infecting the printed cards with and have claimed the balloons Are being used to test wind currents Poison attacks against Eastern messages but replies pouring into Eca offices indicate that the messages Are being read despite the communist about balloons have been sent up in the last months from Ega exhibits in Denmark and Western if the wind is the balloons will soar hundreds of the balloons Are sent up by individuals attending the Ega where Europe under the Marshall plan is each balloon carries the senders name and brings Friendly greetings attached is a message in part this balloon is bringing you Friendly greetings from a european who visited a movable exhibit of the Marshall Jan in the City which is Cross marked on the right Side of this card and who causes this bal Loon to Rise As a Symbol of just As this balloon has flown Over cities and countries Runham in the same Way one Day merchandise and consumer goods will Cross the countries of a healthy and United in such a the customs barriers and Trade restraints will be reduced to a the cur Rencie swill be and All men will be employed to produce the necessary goods for other eur new proposals sent allies by Adenauer 30 Ger Man Chancellor Konrad Adenauer today sent new proposals to the Western allies on the Security of the Federal an Allied spokesman confirmed that a memorandum had been re but said its contents would not be disclosed at the memorandum followed a series of talks Between Adenauer and the three Allied High commissioners on the subject Adenauer has been seeking creation of a West German police Force and Merit of Allied occupation ii i 1 ii i i Hico Berlin unit names military Security 30 ment of Owen Curran of the newly established m Security Hico element was announced Isi has been with military government for nearly five his present a he was Industry adviser with the Berlin element economics r Princess Elizabeth up 30 Elizabeth is up and about 15 Days alter the birth of her Daugh Princess her doctors re ported Oday airmen report activity j around red airfields 30 a reconnaissance planes have spotted increase in ton a titties around North Rean suggesting that the communists expect a a liable reinforcement their present negligible air briefing officers at the Penta gon said airmen noted new revetments and signs that the reds Are  runways and constructing facilities apparently Tor aircraft we Dono know anything 3 Allied chiefs approve Berlin charter 30 Berlin May Ernst Reuter yester Day announced that the cites three Western commandants have approved the new Constitution Long sought by West berlins political the Constitution gives West Ber Lin the Lego status of a land Aswell As a the commandants again rejected berlins request for inclusion in the West German Federal promulgation of Che new was regarded As a Long step in this direct placed Underborn yesterdays action will eventually place the three Western sectors of this for the most under the Laws of the Bonn a joint statement by the three Western commandants declared that the Constitution accomplishes three important purposes it gives to the people of Berlin a Constitution developed by their own elected it thus establishes Berlin still More firmly As a partner in the demo cratic Community and finally it gives Berlin the Legal status of a land As Well As of a the French and British commandants consider the promulgation of this Constitution will Mark 3 big step Forward in berlins postwar it is a Milestone the development of self administration in eight Peoples cops flee 30 soviet zone Peoples policemen have applied for political Asylum at West Berlin police West sector police Headquarters reported t used patrol 3 from Masan 31 ing is the text of korean release issued flt 1 am 4 pm wednesday Germany in Tbs Southern sector elements of Tfaye 25th div surrounded and dispersed an enemy which had infiltrated the perimeter to within three Miles West of further North in the 2d div Section an enemy patrol attempting to our lines was dispersed by Friendly Small arms during this action the enemy patrol Leader was there was no other significant enemy action reported in this in the 1st Cav div sector an enemy command Post five Miles Southwest of Wae Ewan hit by Friendly aircraft with excellent enemy Chi on the Northern front units of the Republic of Korea Rok 6th div Are in Contact with an estimated enemy Force of 200 which infiltrated our lines three Miles sin there has been Only slight and sporadic Contact along this division front during the along the northeastern front ele ments of the Rok 8th div reported capturing considerable enemy arms and patrols report enemy movement x from u i s o n go Southeast including vehicular with the exception of Small arms fire from Hills in the the main Road Southwest of was reported Cut by an enemy patrol earlier in the been fighter planes enjoy big Day 30 fighter planes today had one of their busiest Days in the 67dayoid korean far East air forces Headquarters one group of Fol Mustangs strafed and bombed Supply lines from Pyongyang almost to the manchurian super forts in Small formations struck at Bridges North of the 38th f80 shooting Star jets concentrated on supporting ground troops in Ideal they blasted and started fires in four villages b26 Light bombers slammed Pound bombs at North korean sup ply so severe have the air attacks a Headquarters spokesman that three new red divisions expected the front Are ill the air Force reported 28 87 trucks and Many Mili tary buildings or in fresh Carrier planes Fly 107 sorties near take big toll 30 the Navy reported that naval car Rier aircraft monday flew 107 Sor ties in the song in area on the Northeast korean inflicting Neavy damage on communist naval Craft and Railroad a Navy spokesman at a Penta gon briefing listed As destroyed three corvettes and three smaller naval 13 13 rail Road one Railroad three Oil storage one a number of Bonn outlines 51 budget of 13 billion do 30 West German Cabinet unanimously approved a budget of Marks for the coming fiscal year and submitted it to parliament one out of the every s3 will be paid out for occupation ing bit Ash and French Mil itary and diplomatic contingents the ing 17 charts expenditures to sept occupation costs total finance minister Fritz Schalfer said at a press this is the second biggest item on the debit overshadowed Only by the Marks go ing for social pensions and various social Security pay the bulk of the necessary revenues will be raised by transport excise Schaffer explained he expects w bring in this East zone radio official reported purged by reds 30 Ber Lin press reports said yesterday that Leo chief news editor of the powerful Russia controlled shortwave radio station Deutsch land sender has been purged be cause of political the reports said several of his assistants were also rus Sian controlled radio Berlin refused to comment on the 5 new teachers from slates at orientation conference t s r part group of 87 teachers who recently arrived from the inspect new elementary school lexis during a today conference in bad