European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast mum s3 he1ijelbekg m to 8 57 m in it i 70 71 71 weather Central european edition the stars and More warrant officers the Conlen Sid of hot Neucom personnel eligible to appointed or reap pointed to the per manent Grade of warrant officer appears today on Page unofficial publication of occupation forces i Europe volume number 181 i Cento month october 1950 reds claim East vote of 98 16 East Germany surrendered to communist dictatorship today As it was officially announced that red leaders were swept Back into office by More than 98 per cent of the voters at yesterdays elec the unopposed Triumph of  National front was engineered by the most fantastic German voting since Adolf Hitler claimed 100 per cent endorse ment Lor a nazi Rich Stag in 1936 one Hundred ninety five thousand Peoples police stood guard Over the voters to assure an unmolested nowhere in the Soviel As some citizens trooped to the was there a single Veri fied Case of even he Powers dropped their antidote propaganda Tam Page 5 French Retreat in Viido Chivia oct 16 troops pulled Back from the Frontier fortress of Nacham today and or dered civilians to evacuate Lang the biggest Border fortress Dill in French a French spokesman Here said two Small companies of French totalling perhaps 300 were missing on the Road be tween that he and the earlier reported under communist were the rear elements of the column which evacuated that he last communist v i e t m i n h rebels moved into Nacham and prepared to press southward past a new string of bloc houses and watch posts evacuated by the outnumbered Langson is nine Miles South of a Rock walled fortress known As the door to China to which the Garrison from Nacham fell the French had dropped Back 27 Miles to Nacham from 4 columns close on Pyongyang 24th div hurled into drive yanks wed to germans get extended deadline 16 Spe occupation personnel who have married Ger Man nationals in anticipation of returning to the soon will be allowed to stay in Germany pending clarification of the National Security Law of a Neucom announcement said such personnel May be permitted to remain in Neucom beyond the three month limit until such Lime As the Law is Force racing to save i prisoners by William Chapman North 16 american led task Force raced West today toward capital of North to in an attempt to save an estimated american War prison ers from possible Slaughter by their communist fears for the safety of the americans were aroused by the Dis covery of the mutilated bodies of More than 500 South korean pcs who had been Bayon eted or burned in this East coast City by the retreating civilian refugees reported yester Day that up to american prisoners had been seen in a rail Road Tunnel 17 Miles West South West of Between in Hung and three Days there was Little Hope the Amer cans still were in the but it was believed they might be found a Little farther along the which runs West to col Dick of new senior american Nili on Page 2 3 killed by wine barrels 16 three persons were killed near Here yesterday by rolling wine barrels after a wine truck plunged off a Mountain Gen Irwin takes Ufa Post 14 Cea Stafford Irwin by Ernie Reed staff correspondent 16 Gen Stafford Leroy former director of army to Day assumed his new duties As he succeeds it Gen Geoffrey who left or the Stales after serving in Austria since january the new at his first press conference said that As part of his duties in Washington he had Learned much about i have acquired great affection and admiration for Austria Cul history and he de he pledged that troops would do everything possible to protect the Security of the country and help it to gain its he pointed out that the troops in Austria were not there a an on Page 3 of chief reviews Honor guard Gen Hoyt Vandenberg air Force chief of reviewed an Honor guard of the 517th air police so on his arrival at the wies Baden air base with Vandenbergh Are it Gen John Cannon and capt Jack Honor guard photo Vandenberg arrives in dec Cannon 16 Hoyt air Force chief of arrived in the dec today in an inspection tour of Safe units and for talks with Gen Thomas Neucom Vandenberg told Safe officials the purpose of his visit was to talk things Over with commanders and Atlantic pact defense officials he said he also wanted to talk to it Gen John about the letters new cd 1h Eli Rod a5sisnmentcannon was recently May yanks in Europe enlist for dec assignments 16 Between the Ages of 17 and now residing in May enlist in the army and be trained and assigned for duty in this according to a Neucom men enlisting in Europe will be sent to the 7720th Neucom replace ment where they will receive Basic training similar to that which they would receive in the after Basic they will be assigned to units within with most going to the constabulary or the 1st inf men of draft age who registered with local draft boards in the Are subject to even though they Are residing outside the they can enlist Here be fore their draft if they must return to the Stales for Induc youths who attain their Isth birthday while outside Continental Are not required to Register until five Days after their return to the heavy Cruiser reactivated 16 the heavy Cruiser Macon was recommissioned today at the Philadelphia naval base after six months in the Mothball named by president Truman of tactical air he at Langley on completion of his tour of duty to visit Paris the air Force chief of staff visited Heidelberg this afternoon for a conference with Handy on what air Force spokesmen termed general topics of cooperation and Vandenberg will leave Here tomorrow morning for his itinerary also includes a visit to the air Mission in he landed this morning at wies Baden air where he was Mel by Cannon and an Honor guard of the 517th air police which was commanded by capt Jack Briery the Squadron operations the general was accompanied by at Vandenberg was honoured at a review on the Parade ground of Campbell army and air Force units took Vandenberg was rendered a 17 on Page 4 Southern Florida warned against Hurricane 16 Florida was alerted and Cuba and the Bahamas warned against a Hurricane with winds up to 125 Mph the Hurricane is entered in the Caribbean 140 Miles South South West of and 480 i Miles almost due South of South koreans Advance on Ham Hung 17 tuesday United nations columns drove through rain drenched korean Hills today in a converging sweep to Ward communist which Lay Only 30 Odd Miles ahead of the in at the same the South korean capital div Drova through mud and pelting rain to within five Miles of big Industrial Center 60 Miles North of some South korean and British Commonwealth troops were fanning through North to some of them advancing at amazing the hour of Deci Sion for the shattered communist army was at the South korean 1st Tkv led big push on driving through sporadic resistance to the area of 38 Miles Southeast of the the Veteran 24th first americans to fight in stormed Back into action on the on Page 3 nation to hear Truman today 16 ident Truman took of for the Mainland today to report on nil meeting with Gen Douglas Mac Arthur on Wake the presidents plane Independence left Chickara for san Francisco at am est pm Germany and the carrying his top departed five minutes the Hight to san Francisco requires about nine Truman will speak to the nation from the War memorial opera House in san Francisco tomorrow presidential Secretary Charles in said the speech would open with a report on the Wake the president will Start his sail Francisco speech by telling of the meeting with general but beyond that it will be an explanation of Basic United states foreign Ross bulletins new 16 Dwight Eisenhower said today he was grateful at being proposed As a presidential candidate or but Felt it his duty to re main As president of Columbia earlier Page san 16 fourth major Forest fire in five Days raged oat of control in Diego county today and authorities said a single fire Buff May responsible for All the