European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Speed limits to be retained for yanks on zonal roads 31 special it Germanton com mandarin chief of the said today that no immediate action would be taken to change the Hico ordinance limit ing speeds of military and civilian vehicles on roads within the West German Federal bulletins 31 american Battle casualties in Korea now total increase of 155 Over last weeks summary smallest weekly increase since March defense department announced 31 up Secretary of state Dean Acheson told a House judiciary Mittee today that disloyal Ameri cans working for the United nations give the a bad but he denied they the nations new 31 the court of appeals today upheld a Iowen Jonart ruling de Nying a for convicted atom spies and Ethel Rosenberg Sobell earlier the announcement followed Pas Sage of a West germ Law removing Speed limits effective 23 Thi new Law allows motorists to choose the speeds but holds them More strictly accountable for their judgment if they Are involved in an Accident Speed limits in towns and cities Are left to the discretion of Community Usa eur officials said that the German government action is now under study and How the new Law will affect americans will be explained before it goes into until military and civilian motor vehicle operators will be required to observe present Speed under Hico Law the Speed limit on autobahn and open roads is 80 Kilometres 50 Miles per hour for passenger Auto mobiles and and 60 Kilometres 40 Miles per hour for buses and All other types of within the limit is 40 Kilometres 25 Miles per hour for vehicles of All unless posted motor vehicle operators also Are required by the Hico Law to adjust the Speed of their vehicle to weather and traffic european edition unofficial publication of the armed forces in Europe volume number 257 5 cents a a month january 1953 each Outlook Truman states pcs kidnapping foiled after gunman kills 2 Copilot of a Philippines airlines pcs told today How a desperate chinese gunman killed two Crew members then ordered a Invar pistol Point to Fly his plane and it seven passengers to communist terror filled which began yesterday As a local hop in the ended on Kinsmen Island when two chinese planes forced the pcs land Taft meets sees Harmony on Laws nationalist the who included two were but Pilot Pedro Perlas and Purser Eduardo Diego were shot to death for trying to resist and the other for nationalist officials took a gun Man identified As Ang alias Philip Angang and Chong into he will be brought to Philippines government officials said he was wanted in Manila for attempted murder and As a suspected communist note to Pilot Ang thought the nationalist planes were communist aircraft sent aloft to escort the pcs to a Safe Landing at annoy on the coast of communist Copilot Felix Gaston took Over the controls shortly after the dc3 left Laoag for Aparri in Northern Luzon on what was supposed to be a 38minute after about 20 minutes a Man on Page 5 two lieutenants die near Darmstadt in army copter crash 31 two officers of 547th engr in were killed today when their helicopter crashed ind burned in a Field near 10 Miles West of one the victims died in the believed to be the first of a helicopter in the other succumbed As was being taken to a Hospital in nearby Gross the crash occurred shortly after 2 about 150 Yards from High Way a German near the scene told men of det 62d my Highway that heard a whirling noise overhead and then saw the Craft explode on others said the fuel tank apparently sex the two officers had taken off from the battalions ground at Kelley Barracks in Darmstadt for where a unit of the Bat Talion was names of the both first were withheld pending notification of f84 crashes in Italy on German Athens hop 31 of a Thun Der Jet fighter missing since on Page 1 weather forecast mostly Cloudy with Gusty West winds Over Northwest rain showers Over France and the Low Snow changing to rain and Snow Over Northern and Central Snow Over Southern Ger Many and Italy and Stormy with weather service new 31 Robert Taft Ohio talked with president elect Dwight Eisenhower yesterday and said he expected Harmony Between the White House and Al though he still thought the former generals appointment of Martin Durkin As labor Secretary was Taft and three gop senatorial colleagues conferred with Eisen Hower for 2 largely on a prospective legislative but also on procedure for Job appointments in the new adm Nistra Taft told newsmen he Felt a general understanding had been reached for adequate consultation of senators with respect to new desire to cooperate said Eisenhower indicated a desire to cooperate with Congress in legislative on appointments and All other to a question whether the sex general had not been cooperative in the Taft declared some s e n a to r s have com members of the House and it was the first meeting Between Eisenhower and Taft since the ohioan Hung the incredible tag on the appointment of a Democrat and chief of the Al plumbers had criticized the Taf Hartley labor which Taft and supported Adlai Steven son of the democratic presidential against Eisen Hower in the recent Winnie sails for aboard Queen Mary aboard Queen 31 minister Winston Churchill converted a luxury suite aboard this liner to a seaborne 10 Downing today As he sailed new York historic con Ference with president elect Dwight the 78yearold Churchill kept a Bevy of secretaries Busy handling government business report included the drafting of a to be released in new setting the tone for the prime ministers it was not yet known whether Churchill would appear at the gala new years eve Ball in the grand Salon on his trip exactly a year the firs class Pas sengers were disappointed because he did not show but says plan still lacking for Korea 31 Truman expressed belief today that prospects of avoiding a third world War Are better now than they were a year the president told his last news conference of the year that the Outlook for ending the cold War and avoiding a new global conflict becomes brighter As time goes Truman said he bases this belief on an evaluation inform 31 president Truman today expressed one wish for the new Hopes the lord will make him Calm enough not to swear at then be warmly wished All correspondents at his news conference a Happy new lion which comes to a president the held out on Page 4 Allied barrage welcomes 53 1 thursday up shattering explosions rocked the entire 155mile front in Korea at exactly Midnight last night As United nations forces fired All their heavy guns simultaneously to Welcome the new As the sounds of the explosions died troops raised toasts to but it was Only a temporary let Upin the vigilant watch maintained for any signs of a threatened communist which enemy broadcasts have said May come frontline soldiers shivered in 10 degree temperatures As they peered across the Snow covered romans the reds threats of an offensive and the bitter weather largely spoiled whatever Chance there was to even most american soldiers had at least a can of Beer to Wel come but men in isolated out posts and positions under enemy fire had to Toast the new year with just Plain reports from the front said that four to six inches of Snow fell last years the temperature plunging to 10 degrees am still falling this the communists made no moves yesterday afternoon or chinese infantrymen made five attacks against the Forward defences of no stripes tomorrow the staff of the stars and stripes today is observing the new years Day arid the paper will not be published Fri the next edition will appear s