European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes october 1950 offers suggestions on French arms Cost  in Aid request 17 Secretary of state Dean Acheson yesterday gave French officials some suggestions for financing Frances proposed military efforts in Indochina and within the North Atlantic treaty his but not the was revealed by the state depart ment at the end of a three hour conference Between High French and there were unofficial reports that Acheson suggested that France whittle Down its program to con form More closely with the Avail ability of Dollar Aid and Mili tary the state department said tech Nical experts of both governments will study suggestions before the top officials resume their meet ing meetings will continue through tomorrow without French defense minister Jules who left Washington yesterday for Paris French arms plan the French arms plan for Europe and Indochina called for 000 in us than the would in France asked in advisers to the Amer ican and French officials worked Over the weekend to recommend authoritative sources said Amer ican proposals submitted to Moch and French finance minister Mau Rke Petsche at state department talks included cuts in the French social services and reconstruction the sources said the French ministers considered demands too Senate probes hauls to reds 17 Senate investigators held Public hearings today on charges that a us merchant ship delivered War materials to the chinese communists through the nationalist Block the interstate Commerce sub committee investigating the Inci Dent called three merchant mar Iners to All have been serving aboard the Isbrandtsen shipping gos freighter flying the Rylan Purser will and electrician Alvin questioned behind closed sen Warren Magnuson first aired the blockade running charges at a regular congressional he read a letter written by a merchant Seaman protesting his ship was running the blockade to deliver tools and Armor plate to the dammed reds and urging that the Navy sink the fourth Forest fire rages in California san 17 fourth major Forest fire in five Days raged out of control in san Diego county yesterday and authorities said a single firebug May be responsible for All the More than acres have been blackened and eight Mountain Ca bins state Forest Headquarters at la Mesa reported 300 firefighters battling the latest outbreak which raged across acres of state and Federal lands in Lyons 39 Miles East of Mission in Saigon to study crisis continued from Page 1 that he and n a c h a observers anticipate the fall of other Frontier French Assembly schedules debate on Indochina 17 by French defeats at the hands of the communist led v i e t i n the French National Assembly opened its autumn session today by sched uling a full dress debate on indo the Assembly will devote All thursday to the far Eastern prob Premier Rene pleven is expected to set out the governments plans to Deal with the second Only to Indochina n the minds of the was the problem of German defense minister Jules Moch re turned today from his Atlantic pact conferences in the where he was known to have taken a Strong stand against German rearmament yes revises Gas ration continued from Page 1 yes gasoline coupons for privately owned vehicles having 60 or More horsepower will be 100 Gallons per month per the allowance for vehicles of less than 60 horse Power will be 40 Gallons per the allowance for privately owned motor motor scooters and motorcycles will not exceed 20 Gallons for each allowances of yes gasoline Cou Pons will not be and the Sale of Back allowance will not be Sale of the coupons will be recorded of the reverse Side of the registration certificate for privately owned vehicles Neucom form coupons May be sold to an authorized dependent of the vehicle owner Only when the de pendent has the sponsors vehicle registration procedure explained before the first yes gasoline Coupon Book May be purchased after each private vehicle owner is required to submit his registration certificate to the local Provost marshal vehicle registrar or designated the registrar will record on the certificate the horsepower rating of the vehicle and the monthly gasoline allowance prescribed under the new rationing the vehicle owner then will take the stamped certificate with him to present when purchasing the gasoline Coupon Book for the for the purposes of a listing of vehicles with their Brake horsepower has been extracted by he Neucom Provost marshal Divi Sion from a master list of All stand Ard makes and unlisted such As models of recent manufacture or custom built Are be considered As having less than 60 horsepower unless the owner can prove there will be no restrictions on issuing gasoline in cans to authorized patrons of yes filling when a car or Cycle is sold or the record of the Gas Oline sales for the current month will be transferred to the new registration no additional gasoline will be authorized on the basis of such a Truman pledges to fight aggression Donnelly sees Sforza 17 new High commissioner for called upon italian foreign minister Carlo he was accompanied ambassador James continued from Page 1 of the United nations joining the rest of the United nations in calling upon the North koreans to Lay Down their arms at lifting the Iron curtain and permitting the free Exchange of information and joining in the efforts of the United nations to establish a workable system of collective system which will per Mit the elimination of the atomic bomb and a drastic reduction and regulation of All other arms and armed Strain on peace president Truman accused Russia of tactics which imposed an increasingly greater Strain on the fabric of world the soviet Union and its colonial satellites Are maintaining armed forces of great size and he in both Europe and their vast armies pose a constant threat to world so Long As they persist in maintaining these forces and in using them to intimidate other the free men of the world have but one Choice if they Are to remain they must with this is not a task for the United states it is a task for the free nations to undertake together partnership of peace answering russian propaganda in the far Truman offered full partnership to the Peoples of Asia in building their living he called this a partnership of he said he went to see Macarthur because the general has information at his fingertips which can be of help to All of us in deciding the right policies in these critical Truman pledged support of All Asiatic nations in their defense against possible attacks by Russia or its communist dominated countries with these words we know that the Peoples of Asia cherish their Freedom and our entire history 3 red chiefs held for sedition Allegheny county grand jury today indicted three Western Pennsyl Vania communist party leaders on charges of held for court Are Steve Nelson of the communist party of Western Pennsylvania Andrew on communist party organizer among steel and James correspondent for the daily communist All three now Are free on Bonds of they were indicted on six counts of violating the states 1939 anti sedition la that Law for bids advocating overthrow of the government by judge Michael democratic candidate for Lieuten ant governor of Pennsylvania and a Pittsburgh was the Princi pal witness against the three men in grand jury deliberations preceding the Mannheim theater to stage death of a Mannheim 17 Arthur Millers the death of a which was one of the most popular on Broadway last sea will be performed in German at the National theater Here it was announced the performance will begin at other National theater offerings include Richard wag ners die at pm on 21 Puccini opera 8 pm 22 and Mozart the marriage of at 7 pm proclaims our policy on that our men Are fighting now in Asia to help secure the Freedom and Independence of a Small nation which was brutally this statement was viewed As Broad enough to cover defense of Indochina and of the Wake Island Truman said i understand there has been speculation about Why i made this there is really no mystery about i went because i wanted to talk to general there is no substitute for per Sonal conversation with the com Mander in the Field who knows the problems there from firsthand experience i went to Wake Island to see general Macarthur because i did not want to take him far away from Korea at Wake Island we talked Over the far Eastern situation and its relationship to the problem of world i asked general Mac Arthur for his ideas on the ways in which the United states can most effectively assist the United nations in promoting and maintaining peace and Security throughout the Pacific we discussed Japan and the need for an Early japanese peace both of us look Forward with Confidence to a new Japan which will be peaceful and general Macarthur told me about the fighting in he described the magnificent achieve ments of All the United nations forces serving under his along with the soldiers of the Republic of these forces have now turned Back the tide of aggression More fighting men Are coming from the free nations All Over the i am confident that these forces will soon restore peace to the whole of Siam pact on military Aid 17 the and Siam today signed a military assistance agreement under which the agreed to Supply arms and equipment for Sims Armel forces along with a number of officers and technicians for demonstration and in promised to pro vide some facilities for Purchase of certain materials for Rok troops May enter red capital today continued from Page 1 ing virtually unopposed along the main Axis from the South korean forces marching steadily toward the capital along two other main highways speared to within 25 Miles to the Southeast and 41 Miles to the a dispatch from 8th army he said All signs were that resist Ance North of the 38th parallel had fallen the communist de lenses were smashed to or simply and intelligence reports said communist leaders already had started an exodus from the i big fleeing Headquarters officers were not Able to keep up with the whirlwind but intelligence reports indicated big scale red movements along All roads northward from an intelligence officer said they Are getting the big shots out of the the big question which remained unanswered was whether the North korean army would attempt to make a Las ditch defense of the the 1st cars spectacular 50mile drive since the turn of the week carried it Down the Mountain slopes into on the Plain before British capture Sari on almost simultaneously the British 27th Brig captured the major town of on the main Road 12 Miles South of Sari on had been bypassed by the onrushing 1st the after driving 30 Miles across met stiff resistance from about 300 communists on the outskirts of but beat it Down with a mortar barrage and a determined on the left Wing of the United nations the 24th div rolled to big port Miles South of the division was reported to have captured the port after air Force planes had blasted a Way into on the the South korean capital still heading was hammering at the great Industrial Center of air scouts reported they had entered the South korean units driving from the direction of Suan came within 12 Miles of Pyongyang last the 1st Cav took Hie British 27th Brig captured the 24th div seized the port of the Rok capital div was hammering at the Gates of Ham Hung and map