European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1952, Darmstadt, Hesse                                23 up the last of the Pas sengers and Crew were res cued tonight from the broken Hulk of the French liner whose Christ Mas cruise to the holy land turned into a Nightmare ship in which 26 persons the of the ship had a mass on the rain swept upper deck of the Cha Napoleon and said a United prayer to god Loday shortly before Tescue almost miraculously came to them in the persons of two Brave lebanese Sailor Hull split across the director of port Security said that of the 318 aboard the ship Only 26 had died in what threatened to be a disaster of far greater magnitude after the liner on the reefs five Miles South of Beirut Harbor Early monday and its Hull cracked across the this is the Story of and salvation As told by res Cue workers and authorities the passengers were asleep the Chara pollion ground onto the Sand and reefs at 4 am Germany and the Jar was so slight that Only a few of them two hours later capt Henri Bourde summoned them All to the main Salon and told them what had they waited calmly until Dawn and then the ship suddenly during monday most people were or 3 Flop Jet crash 14 die 23 hos Pital evacuation transport plane loaded with american casualties with a moving Jet plane on the runway of a Western Korea air base last night and 14 persons were it was announced to the 5th air Force said the disaster took place while both planes were in motion on the run away but not in the six american Hospital patients and two flight nurses were among ithe the Pilot of the Jet a medical technician and four Mem Bers of the greek air Force who were operating the plane also were one of the four hellenic Royal air Force crewmen was from the wreckage of the c47 Hospital plane but he died the transport was taking off when it smashed into the the Accident was believed to be the first ground ground collision of the korean red air army Center smashed by in planes 23 warplanes ranged the breadth of Korth Korea today in attacks Spear by the smashing of a red on Page 1 european edition 292 on wrecked Pilgrim ship 26 lost passengers rescued As they Pray unofficial publication of the armed forces in Europe weather forecast Cloudy Over Continental Europe with intermittent lain Over the Low Northern and Central France and Over South Ern France and Southern Snow flurries Alps and Iury partly Cloudy with Light Tain weather service volume number 250 5 cents a a month december 1951 Pinky spurns n new bid in crisis v 5ts staff to observe Yule to paper Friday the stars and stripes will not appear on in accordance with annual the stars and stripes will observe be Christmas Holiday thursday and will not publish an edition for Chow mate of Ike killed in frontline by Robert Udick 23 4 an army Corporal and the next president of the ate pork chops together on a cold korean a picture of them appeared in the world a Days later Eisenhower went Home studying ways to win or end the the Corporal went on patrol into the communist lines and was Cpl James Murray was one of three soldiers Eisenhower called my gang on the Day when he sat Down and ate pork chops and sauerkraut with co b of his old 15th inf 3d climbed rocks Eisenhower climbed icy rocks to join the outdoor food line with three enlisted co b had been i the its men were pulled Back to a safer area for the Eisen Hower visit a sergeant and a Pri vate first class balanced trays on their Knees with Eisenhower to Down the pork chops and Sauer Kraut rapidly growing cold in the frigid after the meal Eisenhower moved gathering information and the feel of the korean soldiers of co b went Back into the bunk ers and a few Days later Murray one of the casualties of the indecisive skirmishes of the Lull on the korean details of the 20yearold Bronze Star corporals last fight were re leased he was a Volunteer in a combat patrol which ran into a communist ambush Miles in front of United nations lines the combat patrol of 45 men and on Page 2 amnesty frees 123 zone prisoners 23 acting High commissioner Samuel refer today announced that 123 prisoners convicted by Tribu nals i Germany were g n t e d Christmas amnesty and been released from of 16 were who were either civilians or of Low military in the Case of the War the amnesty was granted by action of either the or Reber hears verdict Auriol begins Parley to find new Premier photo pvt Eugene r Walters lauds verdict Walters sentenced to 3 do cleared in girl Case by Ernie Reed staff correspondent 23 pvt Eugene Walters sentenced to three years in a dishonourable discharge and forfeiture of All pay and allowances by a general court martial Here to he was found guilty of misappropriating an army jeep and pistol and being Walters was found not guilty of four other including immoral conduct and the forcible detention of Mamie Ruth the stepdaughter of a army just before he was through his chief defense capt Florinda de Rosa thanked the court for its miss Shelton was not in court when Walters was How Ever m sgt and Frank stepparents of miss heard the the trial lasted seven the 4th div court martial was headed by it col Robert m the prosecution had charged that on the night of alter hitchhiking a had ordered two sergeants out of their car at gunpoint and then had fled in the car with miss the girl was found by military police men shivering on the Road near the car the following just before the sentence was on Page i Yule fund aids orphans 23 the stars and stripes today donated Marks about raised in its third annual Christmas to the German Vuk Charity federation for needy orphans in West it col Henry editor presented a Check for the amount to Carl representative of the Darmstadt the paper stipulated that the funds must be used for orphans under 14 years of age who Are living outside an organized ins Titu the Check represented the amount Money left from the raffle which is held annually to Christmas bonuses for German employees of the stars and the main raffle prize was a 1952 Cadillac convertible which was won by pfc Wilbur of the 325th Hosp with ticket 21157 a resident of new drove the automobile away last 23 up France officially begin a new governmental crisis tonight after president Vincent Auriol announced that he had failed to persuade Premier Antone Pinky to make an other try at ruling the after 16hours of efforts to Patch together some solution which would allow Pinky to continue at the head of a right of Center Auriol announced had accepted the Resigna Tion of the provincial Tannery As the Gold Price soared on the Paris free Market to a seven month High of francs per sign of the Public conviction that the Pinky lid on prices will come off and that devaluation is on the had his final meeting at the Elysee Palace with an official communique said that fulfilling his constitutional role of arbiter in an Effort to avoid a had sought to rally a majority around the Premier who had led the most righting government France has had in 10 the official announcement said that the president of the Republic warmly thanked the Premier and his government for the work of recovery and redress edit they a for the 17th time since he took office As Frances first postwar president in Auriol began the arduous and thankless task of finding a Man who could rally enough of the much diversified opinion in the National Assembly to a government and end a All the familiar names of the postwar men who have played the game of musical on Page 3 Eisenhower plan quiet Day at Home n e w y o r 23 president sleet Dwight Eisen Hower started trimming his sched ule looking Forward to a quiet Christmas at substituting for his son in Korea As father by proxy to his three Small grand the president elects son an army is on duty in to so his wife will bring their three children from Hig Liland to the Eisenhower Home Here to spend Holiday with their grandmother and the grandchildren Are Dwight Barbara and three Queens together 23 the gathering of Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Elizabeth and Queen Mother and grand at Sandringham Lodge for Christmas is the first time that three British Queens have lived together under one Antoine Pinky his warnings fail franc drops Gold value up 23 franc sagged and the Price of Gold climbed today while France was Hunting a new both Banks and the Paris bourse reflected the first fruits of the political crisis which swept Antoine Saveth Efrase Pinky from office Early this the Blac Market which fluctuated Only slightly around 390 francs during Pinas nine months of was reported up to 415 the Pound Sterling strength ened from Gold bars of one kilo weight were up from francs to and even the god Napoleon went from to Jean director of Statis tics at the Pri Temps department tone of the biggest retail chains in said the Pinky governments defense of the franc had Jeen Good for we need a stable he a Paris taxi Driver commented poor now i suppose even More of the tourists will go to Spain or Italy bulletins new 83 by Olin Johnston said today on his return from an inspection tour of installations overseas that the number of civilian employees abroad should be reduced at least 59 per 23 More than on fourth of the Crew of the French liner Liberles will be refused Shore leave when tie ship reaches new York Harbor tomorrow the Justice department s3 new Israel coalition government obtained the hebrew parliaments Confidence in a 6324 vote