European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                September the stars and stripes Page 5 in the zones leather exhibit opens today at Offenbach sept 1 Germany largest postwar leather to be held in Offenbach tomorrow through will feature a special european pro Gram it was announced by the Eca special Mission to Western the which will be housed in its own building opposite the leather will portray the Aims and operations of the Marshall plan electrically lighted and animated graphic displays outline the work Ings of the economic cooperation administration and the organization for european economic cooperation one Section of the exhibit shows How Marshall plan goods Are brought from time of the original re quest from the participating coun tries their arrival in the Plant of the ultimate the Erp exhibit also will in clude products of firms in Western Germany which have received raw materials and supplies through the Marshall in the main leather which will be shown in the Goethe theater and other nearby 318 West German firms will display their latest models in leather 152 youngsters to Vic in Vienna Soapbox Derby 1 152 hopeful youngsters battling for 100 the finals of the Vienna soap Austria jails 5 in car Racket 1 police have cracked Down on a gang of car racketeers who have been Selling american luxury Auto mobiles without paying tax and customs it was Learned austrian officials said that five persons have been arrested so the gang was reported to have sold at least 100 american cars without paying the necessary state thus depriving the austrian government of at East among those arrested was Yugo slav born Boris an employee of Usia soviet administration of russian enterprises in the Accord ing to had stolen Blanks of Usia sales licenses and validated them with stolen rubber by submitting Usia sales licenses for registration and Sale of the the gang was Able to obtain tax customs exemptions granted exclusively to members of the occupation an austrian car dealer whose name has not been revealed aided the gang by Purchas ing cars from american occupation puffed up reds deflated As balloon trick fizzles 1 communist appointed City government of Limbach in the so Viet invited the people to a big Celebration which would feature a special West Berlin press reports they proved themselves 100 per cent but the sur prise was not exactly As they during the meeting a big bal Loon floated Over the burst and showered the throng with City fathers watched the spectacle with Pride As the crowd grabbed the flutter ing their Pride was when they discovered that the leaflets had been contained anticommunist Box Derby will take place sunday afternoon Here on l a n n e r Ufa has the sunday Drivers will show their form to the accompaniment of music by the 49th army police expect spectators will line the entrants will divided into three according to age and vehicle bicycles will be awarded to the winners of two classes and the Leader in the third class will receive an expense paid on week vacation in the among those expected to attend Are Brig Gen James c Deputy High and Brig Gen Ira he cd Berchtesgaden schedules special labor Day events 1 Spe sports and entertainment program has been scheduled at the  recreation area Over labor Day at 9 am the fall Tennis tournament will begin on the Berch Tes Gadener Hof the contest will continue through bavarian dancers and singers will be presented at the Berchtesgaden or Hof tomorrow and at pm the Post there will be floor shows at All hotels Satur Day Cain review constabulary troops 1 the first full fledged fall Retreat review of All constabulary troops in Wurttemberge Baden was held at the Headquarters Parade ground with maj Gen co Stab and sen Harry pain in the reviewing White was reviewing All elements of augmented by the 54th combat engr the 51st med in the 97th signal operations in a 370th inf the 12th to and the constabulary made up the b 54th combat engr Winner of the combat proficiency tests in that was presented a prize plaque for the Augsburg Gya Camps close hosted German children 1 the Augsburg military Post Gya summer Camps close tomorrow after playing Host to More than German the located in Immen fussed and opened last july15 and accommodated children capt Robert Post Gya was in charge of the i i Landrun victim reported recovering Fritzlar sept 1 sgt Ray victim of a German i Landrun is not seriously seriously medical authorities he is a member of he 14th army Provost marshal reports show Hawk was attempting to catch a ride from bad Wil Dungen to Fritz Lar when the truck hit him and knocked him he was picked up and treated for severe and later was transferred to the 57th Field Augsburg Post reports 16 Auto accidents 1 according to the Augsburg military Post Provost marshals there were 16 motor vehicle accidents involving personnel or equipment of the civilians and civilian including one fatality on the Post during the first 10 Days of the zone wide safety d lied site on Maneu vers a howitzer Crew of Btry 5th a stands by their camouflaged 155mm howitzer right f daring exercise Road an eight Day 1st inf div the exercise was held in the  area along the Regnitz River and Ludwig canal the entire division took part in the double phase Maneu pfc James he 16th inf regt left uses his goggles As a Mirror during his daily a wire Crew from Btry 7th a in right checks their equipment before laying line for Road Crew members left to right Are pfc Cpl pvt pase one and pfc cps Tony Munoz and Howard a 1st div Check their l5 prior to taking from their Hayfield Airstrip to participate in an exercise Road Block guard wounds i accidentally sept 1 pfc John h 6th army is in the 98th after being accidentally wounded by a sub machine gun at the gasoline dump of the 3d in at preliminary investigation Indi Cate that Lewis approached pvt Joseph Roskey at the main in trance to the dump and asked for a Light Roskey replied that smoking was forbidden in that in some Way during the conversation Roskes gun was discharged and the one Bullet hit Lewis in the lower penetrating through the Mouth and out the right Side of the lower a Complete investigation is being West Germany to Pace Europe in 50 housing Ger Many will build More houses this year than any other country in including housing minister Eberhard Wildermuth Bonns housing program Calls for new Homes in based on West Germany pop this figure smashes All records of House building in eur he he called the German program a National achievement Usa eur accidents drop 1 special during the first 20 Days of the August no Accident army connected accidents reported to Usa eur included five fatalities to military 178 Mili tar disabling 135 Dis Abling injuries to civilian employees strike in Frankfurt  1 there is no indication the present strike of Frankfurt area building and construction workers is com Harvey Hico Labo affairs official stated Brown termed the though it has tied up work on the main Hico housing bar Racks and a school at Rhine main air healthy Effort to bring about a raise in living praised for aiding Driver 1 sgt Edward Van Riel and Cpl Constantine of the 793d my in Highway have received letters of commendation from Brig Gen David Nurnberg military As the result of a German newspaper article praising their assistance to a stranded German including contractor and 177 army motor vehicle a these interim reports indicate favourable reductions As compared with the prorated figures for first 20 Days of although the August no Accident Campaign was slow getting the added impetus by Usa eur personnel placed on reducing All types of accidents during the Ond 10 Days of the drive has paid according to the Usa eur director of if reports show these favourable trends continued during the remainder of the no Accident Campaign should result in substantial manpower and Materiel to Krotzer Iron curtain raised to admit firefighters sept 1 Iron curtain on the czech Border was lifted for a few hours fist austrian Frontier have the officials said that when local fire brigades were not Able to sup press flames in three austrian farmhouses ignited by czech firemen raced across the Border to help their despite the joint efforts the farm houses burned Down