European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes september 1950 Hesse closes Bank in funds scandal by Richard staff correspondent 16 of Frankfurt largest Banks was closed by the hessian state government yesterday in an investigation of the alleged illegal Transfer of several million Marks outside the Bank was the jewish Industry and Commerce government officials said a former Leopold had fled to Switzerland and Marks of the Banks assets Are reported accompany him was Siegmund Morgen readying crackdown on hoarders 16 the nations defense production Stuart yester Day blamed most recent Price jumps on a few unpatriotic chd Selers and hinted that a government crack Down is in the an anti hoarding directed at is due next Symington said serious damage in being done by the activities of people new in the organized to make an illegal or Black Market or at least a profiteer ing the National Security resources Board head told a Senate armed services subcommittee comprehensive plans to Deal with the situation will be ready in a week or Hunting Laws altered in dec 16 special the Complete text of the Amend ments to the Hunting and fishing ordinances for occupation signed by Benjamin Butten assistant High com missioner for is As follows office of the United states High commissioner for Ger regulation 3 under United states High commissioner ordinance Hunting and fish ing code for occupation personnel the United states High commis Aloner enacts As follows article 1 article 2 of regulation 2 under United states High commissioner ordinance 5 is hereby amended As follows paragraph 2c 1 a 2 shall read females and sept 16 no 2c 1 b shall read red Deer 31 no limitation and 16 dec 31 no article 2 this regulation is applicable within the Lender of Bavaria and Wurttemberge Baden and shall become effective on sept done at Frankfurt to main on sept b Benjamin Buttenwieser of John j Mccloy United states High commissioner for Germany ing him was a Frankfurt dealer in postage Stamps and a member of the Banks they said arrested for assert edly aiding the escape was Josef a prominent Frankfurt attorney who gained Fame for his defense of her Bert Dietz when the latter was tried for alleged manipulations in the distribution of food supplies when he was hessian food three arraigned also arrested on charges of cur Rency offences and misappropriation were Wilhelm the Banks general and Anton identified As a business Man with offices in the Bank build All three were arraigned today before a magistrates court Here Werner hessian finance announced the Banks Clos ing after weeks of investigation Allied officials in con firming the called it a purely German Many prominent germans Are on the Banks Board of including mayor Walter of or Phillip of Munich and Baron Alexis Gold none of this group is reported a hessian finance ministry official said an investigation was under Way to determine whether the Board had exercised sufficient controls Over lesser Bank the jewish Industry and com Merce Bank was organized some two years ago As a regular banking in but with the special declared purpose of handling restitution claims made by nazi Perse cuties against the German govern ment sentenced red stabs police say 16 sentenced under Jacksonville anticommunist stabbed himself at Bis Home and was taken to a Hospital apparently police a Jacksonville City Law forbids communists to live within the City boundaries the Only registered communist in Jackson was sentenced last month to 90 Days in jail for contravening the Law he was released on bail Pend ing Appeal just As he was due to appear in court to Challenge the Validity of the cites attired he plunged from a Balcony in his Home to the pavement police arriving to pick him up found he had been stabbed in the Seoul target for invasion forces Wiesbaden cafe off limits 16 the Altstad Klause 1 mine has been placed off Lim its to All and Allied a before conflict View of the South korean frontline reports say invasion forces have taken souls Southwest suburb of for an Advance of 22 Miles from Milburn Heads i corps in fighting unidentified subs trailed ships by Robert s Miller aboard a transport off 16 identified submarines were lurking in the Wake of this transport loaded to the gunwales with u marines and their fighting equipment Navy officers reported the sub marines had been shadowing the ship since it put to sea and started up the korean coast on its invasion the fact that strange sub marines knew when and where to Start tailing a sitting Duck trans port pointed up the fact that this invasion was one of the worst kept secrets of the korean heard on radio it has been whispered and blabbed about All Over Japan according to reports received broadcast by radio commentators in the if the North koreans didst know where and when we would arrive they Are the Only people in Asia who for this Landing was about As privates a Hollywood within an hour after i arrived at the korean port of i was told the exact hour and destination of this expeditionary Force by what the army Calls unauthorized and they were amazingly army Field commanders used the news of the invasion to bolster troop morale All along the promis in that if we can hang on unti mid september there will land Ings behind the enemy lines which will completely change the a Etc opens drive for wartime9 prohibition 16 ans Christian Temperance Union began a Campaign today for War time it asked the help of wives and sweethearts of boys about to be drafted to push a prohibition Bill through the next con the Union said alcoholic Bever Ages should be outlawed in the armed forces after the National mrs Leigh Covin of assailed Beer rations for men in a spokesman for the holding its 76th annual convention said the organization would make no attempt to get the prohibition Bill introduced in the pres ent session but would Start fresh with a new Resolution adopted the convention formally adopted mrs Colvins Resolution despite stirred by her attack and indications that counter petitions were being circulated throughout the it As a step toward total wartime a ban on the Sale of liquor advertisements in interstate Commerce and on the Colvin renewed her stand with a prediction that very prob ably some additional casualties will result from men being thrown off balance by Beer drinking in the korean she said the Canoff Eraday order by Gen Douglas Macarthur for american frontline soldiers in Korea will result in two or three cans a Day for every drinking British revue arrives today 16 special the Ivy Benson Safe Spe Cial service sponsored English musical will arrive in wies Baden tomorrow from their first performance will be at the air base theater at 8 the show is headed by Ivy Ben son and her Al girl orchestra and features three comedy six and a quintet of their schedule of performances Wiesbaden air 19 commander Camp sept 20 and 21 Rhine main air 22 23 sept 25 26 Tempelhof air 28 29 Tull air 1 2 lands and All shows Are at 8 23 pan am pilots picket us Airport 16 eight Londo based pan american airways pilots picketed London Airport and the pan american offices in London in protest demonstrations today and threatened to strike unless the company meets their demands for better working the members of the air lines pilots said All pan am pilots might strike in cities throughout the the pilots want to eliminate Deadhead from flights to their bases As without flying to Cut Down the time they must spend away from their two soldiers acquitted of girls charge 16 a court martial Here yesterday acquitted two members of the 67th to co of having attacked a Ger Man girl june 6 near the 24th to in the two soldiers were pvt Ray Field Hunter and ret Paul Nap Napper also was acquitted on a charge of having assaulted and robbed another Soldier of the Bat Talion who was accompanying the former 1st div cd under 8th army sept 16 8th army announced today that the re activated army i corps is with United nations forces in Korea under the command of maj Gen Frank it did not announce the units making up the i it will operate directly under the 8th the corps was reactivated at last during world War the corps participated in the new Guinea Campaign and the Philippines Milburn served in the dec As 1st inf and As Deputy president Truman has nominated him for lieutenant Gen invasion commanders vets of landings 16 Field commanders of american in Vasion forces at Inchon Are Veteran officers with records of participation in assault landings on enemy territory in world War maj Gen Edward co of the newly created x corps in the Inchon conducted the diversionary attack along the Ligurian coast of maj Gen Oliver who commands the 1st Marine was decorated for perfecting the tech Nique of reef Landing in the Pacific Island hopping Campaign of world War rear adm James in charge of amphibious crewmen at was in command of an Marj Bious Force during the sol omon islands Campaign in chief of staff to Gen Douglas has been an army officer since a graduate of Virginia military be was born in on almonds successful Ligurian Campaign in Italy created a diver Sion for the breakthrough of the 5th army into Bologna and the to of Maryland registration 16 special registration for the fall term for University of Maryland classes throughout Neucom will begin officials classes will Start course Cata logs May be obtained from the education adviser or the officer at each