European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes october 1959 Mccloy asks to clarify visa ban by Omer staff correspondent 6 High commissioner John Mccloy bus sent several messages to the state department urgently requesting clarification of the new Law barring visas for former members of the nazi party and its subsidiary it was disclosed today messages pointed out that the new Security measure Jusi adopted by Congress would seriously interfere with the Hico Exchange Eca technical assistance pro general strike by austrian reds collapses by Ernie Reed staff correspondent 6 returned to Normal today with the collapse of a communist inspire general strike after two Days of disorders and seizure of govern ment the walkouts were called off at 11 Oclock last nigh by the communist strike com by Dawn communists who had blocked three of the main rail Way lines leading to Vienna Anc several intersections in the soviet sector of the had and traffic was again it was also Learned that the reds had withdrawn from the two Post offices and Telephone Exchange buildings which they had seized the night before in Wiener Neustadt and both in the soviet Baden is the site of russian army Headquarters in Back at jobs the strikes collapse followed closely an austrian government protest to the big four on russian support of the walkouts and Derain in firemen and municipal employees worked throughout the night cleaning the streets of wet Cement and trash which bad been dumped by the demonstrators to tie up during the today Many viennese remained at their Homes to avoid possible violence Railroad officials said All trains were running both the eastbound and westbound american Mozart military trains passed through in the soviet without the apparently on orders from the didst interfere with Allied rail or Road traffic during the entire schillings rate abolished by Austria 6 austrian ministry of finance last night abolished the so called Basic rate of a us t r i a n to the the Basic rate had been used Lor the import of certain vital As bread fodder us various kinds of Nedical All foreign Trade will be figured at the present trading rate of schillings to one Dollar after the tourist rate of 26 schillings for one Dollar will continue to apply to occupation a Hico spokesman said the unless broadly interpreted would Knock these programs into Hico sources said they believed clarifying instructions were on the Way and that the impasse shortly would be adoption of the Security measure aimed particularly at communists has resulted in denial of visas to onetime members of the Ger Man youth organization and the the nazi girls organization Hico sources said inclusion of the youth groups in the Law was particularly fantastic since three quarters of All German youth were blanketed into the two a Hico spokesman said no one Here had As yet actually seen the text of the Law and no one is sure what it the foreign Trade nazi visa curb has also stranded an undetermined number of German wives of occupation although Mcclous Mes sages did not go into that it was pointed out that continued stringent curbs on issuance of visas to Exna Zis would have a serious Adverse affect on the German for eign Trade As did military govern is trying to push Trade be tween Germany and the to get the Germanoff the backs of German under this Are encouraged and assisted to visit the to develop Trade contacts and Exchange com Mercial hic ogs Exchange by which students and professionals Are sent to the for is regarded As the Keystone of the program to bring Germany Back into the Western Federal employees past 2 million Peak 6 civilian employees of the defense department increased by during july and chairman Harry Byrd of the con Gressional committee on Federal reported Byrd said that the governments payroll mounted to per sons in exclusive of Mili tary he said this was a new High and the first time since october 1949 hat Federal employees passed the Mark except for a Brief period when extra persons were lived for the refrigerator Price up 6 National Harvester has announced immediate retail Price in creases ranging from to on its six models of refrigerators smiles of Victory Gen Douglas Macar liar commander of United nations forces in smiles with members of his staff on pulling into Inchon standing left to right Are vice adm Arthur com Mander of the 7th Fleet Brig Gen assistant chief of Par East and maj Gen Edward zonal officials meet monday 6 second annual resident of to be attended by approximately 400 occupation officials from the three Western zones and will be held in monday through wednes it was announced by High commissioner John Mccloy Andre French High commissioner Gen Thomas command Erin e u c o and maj Gen George Deputy High will give the Princi pal addresses at the opening sir Ivone British High is scheduled to address the closing seminars scheduled also greeting participants Day will be it Gen Manton s Usa Reuh it Gen John and rear adm John naval forces in seminars on phases of the reorientation program will be held 9 and wives of the participants will attend a special seminar tuesday to discuss How members of families in Germany can help in reaching participants in the conference will include most of the 156 Resi Dent officers of the representatives of the land land and the America As Well As representatives from Neucom he and military in addition resident officers and the land com missioners from the British and French zones will sessions and seminars will be held in the Hico he Russ armed Force threatens peace of Bevin says oct 6 russian vast military strength is a standing threat to the peace of British foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin warned in the same defense debate before the labor party annual defense minister Emanuel Shinwell pledged the government to utmost Speed in carrying out its rearmament while there is no evidence that any country contemplates a major an incident or succession of incidents May Lead to serious Shinwell Bevin indicated he is finished with trying to get peace through big Power conference with he now is putting All his Faith in the collective armed strength of the Western countries and in the Legal procedures of the United a a critical Resolution sought to bind him to seek new talks with to Call at once a big five conference of communist and the and to try to get the atom bomb out the conference voted it Down by votes against Jukebox recorder 6 Jukebox method of giving information about venereal disease was exhibited it plays recorded answers to questions about cd when you press buttons contain ing the written theres no 83 of requisitioned property returned to germans oct 6 special eight three per cent of the proper ties requisitioned by forces since the beginning of the occupation had been returned to the German Economy by june the High commissioner for Ger Many and Neucom he additional properties Are continuing to be de requisitioned As soon As they become surplus to the needs of the occupation prior to july forces had released to the German owners leaving a balance of Only properties under req by the end of june of this year Only properties remained under reduction of properties since the Start of the further reduced Twenty of the properties which were confiscated by the occupation forces at the end of the War had been returned the Crew Man Economy by july 1947 Between that Date and last june the number had been further reduced by leaving Only j properties under confiscation As of june military posts of the zone submit monthly reports of important surplus to their Neucom he author izes release of such buildings or land whenever there is no foreseeable need for military posts also Are authorized to release various of minor properties without referring to Neucom Between july 26 and 97 properties were Derek visit toned throughout the properties returned to German j owners included 41 five apartment six a three office two factories and various business houses released among properties released by forces Between and last 25 were 387 apartment 38 23 18 187 175 office 46 103 46 172 garages 210 Barracks and 103 and More than 900 mis Cellaneous Gas shipment cited in trial of Cruikshank oct 6 prosecution witness testified today at the general court Martia of it i col Frank Cruikshank that i Gallons of gasoline had been shipped from the Darmstadt pm depot on labor under unusual Kurt German pol chief at the testified that maj Charles b accountable officer at the advised him shipment was for the International refugee organization and was being made on instructions from Heidel Rohl said he was not advised which particular office in Heidelberg had approved the which was made in German Rohl was asked whether he bad obtained a signature As receipt Lor the i asked maj Sims about he and Sims told me he would go to Heidelberg and get the Rohl said he did not follow up on the signature because Sims was my Superior and it was none of my Cruikshank is accused of having misappropriated the Gas and Are ranged for its disposal on the Man Market Coupon surplus Rohl also testified that on several occasions he had seen one of Cruikshanks German employees filling j canisters with Gas supplied by the depot against Cruikshanks yes Gat Rohl said he received full pay ment in coupons for this Gas and then exchanged the yes for army coupons at an yes a considerable part of today1 testimony was Given Over to t surplus of coupons for Gallons of gasoline which came to Light when yes took Over the issuance of Gas to private motorists from the the witness testified there was no apparent explanation of How the surplus but the Cou Pons had been used to obtain As equivalent amount of gasoline Foi the depots stocks from Frankfurt Sims testified he processed the shipment of the Gal Lons on instructions from Craik Sims said Cruikshank told him it was an emergency shipment to attired pamphlets smuggled to East 6 major West Berlin Effort to counter the election propaganda of the East German totalitarian regime gained momentum today As democratic groups reported they have Success fully smuggled thousands of anti communist pamphlets into the so vie controlled Many batches of Western pamphlets were carried into the soviet sector by subway and the pamphlet sponsored jointly by the three major West Berlin democratic political Trad Union groups and the Semi official fighting group against in is a part of an intensified Campaign to Contact East Ger mans by every method capable of penetrating the Iron special theme of the West Berlin propaganda Effort is the communist single list election to be held in Tow soviet zone on the Campaign constitutes an attempt to make every East German resided conscious of the Absurdity of t no contest Columbia University gifts new 6 Columbia has received in Grants and be quests since july trustees