European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 2, 1953 the stars and stripes Page 5fickle february blows hot cold _ a.t�,to Atiim Dron into the mid-20s on considerably less  James Quigney v staff correspondent Frankfurt feb. 1 is flex Crary must be a Gal say the boys at det 29, 18th weather so at Rhine main air base. Jabey claim the month possesses roman s sometimes charming  betimes aggravating character Ima Irh liability. And the weather _ boys Back up their claim charts facts and figures course the weather experts. They re not talking about the gals in their own families just women a , they say february weather in Western Europe has id the past shown greater Varia ton from year to year than that of any other month. This is due to the varying degree of influence of cold dry air from Fie Interior of the eurasian continent and relatively mild Damp Atlantic air. In years when the prevailing winds Are Easterly Continental air predominates and february temperatures drop far below Normal. For example in 1929, Frankfurt experienced a february with an average temperature of Only is degrees fahrenheit com pared to the Normal 36 degrees. 7 Southwest winds usually southwesterly winds of in More frequently than Easterly winds Over most of Western eur Tope. Because of the relatively warm Ocean bounding Europe on 4fee West Westerly winds tend to have a moderating influence upon the weather of this Region. In feb vary 1926. Southwesterly winds were particularly persistent an. Frankfurt that year experienced a average february temperature. Jpn 46 degrees. " normally in february after noon temperatures in Germany Rise into the upper 30s or Low 40s except of course at the higher Levels in mountainous sections. In Central France and in Southern England afternoon temperature in february Are most often in the 3nid-40s, while on the French coasts particularly the med terran can afternoon temperatures fre Quentlyn Rise into the 50s. At night in Germany Tern erasures drop into the mid-20s o he average compared with the of of mid-30s in Central France and Southern England and with the upper 30s along the French Coastin extreme cases temperatures Well below Zero have been re order at most stations in Germany. Over the rest of Western Europe except in the Mediterranean min mum temperatures have never reached Zero but on rare occasions have fallen Well below 20 degrees. On the other hand temperatures n the 60s have occurred in the ast throughout the area in february and at Marseilles and Bor Deaux absolute highs Are in the 70s. Some form of precipitation either rain or Snow normally occurs on 13 or 14 Days during february in most of Western Europe. In the Bordeaux area however the figure is 16, while in the Mediterranean area rainfall is normally considerably less  the maritime influences rapidly diminish in effectiveness with increasing distance Inland the severity of Winter weather j normally increases from West to East in Western Europe. One indication of this is the number of Days with snowfall. The average number of february Days with snowfall at Munich is nine. Ber Lin seven Frankfurt five Paris and London three and Bordeaux find Marseille  Germany freezing tempera Tures occur on one half to two thirds of All Days in february Munich 22. Berlin 17, and Frank Furt 15. Paris usually has 13 Days with minimum temperature be Low 32, London nine. Bordeaux eight and Marseille seven. Of course in the mountainous regions freezing temperatures occur practically every Day and frequently remain below freezing All Day. Around the zones Gen Schuyler will take Over thursday As 28th inf div cd Stuttgart feb. 1 is maj Gen Cortlandt Van a Schuyler former special a s s i s t a n t to the chief of staff of shape will arrive by train in Goeppinger feb. 5 to take command of the 28th inf div. Schuyler is arriving in Germany from the . By plane. He succeeds maj Gen Daniel b. Struckler now chief of the military assist Ance and advisory group in Italy. He will be met at the station by members of his staff and later will review an Honor guard and 28th div troops --.-. Ago cards sufficient to buy rail tickets Heidelberg feb. 1 Spe Cial effective immediately . Civilian employees of the armed forces their dependents and de Pendents of . Military person Nel May use their ago cards for identification in buying no duty Zoub guide to Good listening in europ. My record show my news ibs record show no bandstand Tea news a Catholic davottonal7u Western i song Umemoto musical. 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But personnel who May not have this card with them when buying a ticket can use the we ago form 65 As identification. The new agreement with the German Federal railway will Benefit those who have ago cards iut not yes ration cards. Stuttgart mayor thanks lady for epidemic Aid Stuttgart feb. 1 is or. Arnold Klett. Stuttgart mayor has written it Gen Manton s. Eddy commander in chief Usa eur thanking american authorities for their help to Stutt Gart during the current typhoid  Here said that in his Etter Klett stressed the willing Ness of americans to Aid in time of need and also cited the Excel ent cooperation existing Between . And German authorities. Private gets 5 years do on 3 assault charges Frankfurt feb. 1 is pvt Joseph l. Bishop of he. Co v corps was convicted of three charges of assault and sentenced to five years in prison dishonourable discharge and total forfeitures by a v corps court martial the incident happened in hers Feld dec. 14. The German victims were Elisabeth Lucas Otto Kunz and Karl Hildebrand All of hers Feld. The sentence is subject to re View. Vet guilty of assaulting manager of Munich bar Munich feb. 1 is Lind Berg Ford 21-year-old civilian from Detroit was found guilty in Hico court Here of assaulting the manager of a Munich night club Jan. In he was sentenced to 30 Days in  Ambrose Fuller suspended sentence however after Fords counsel told the court his client was in the zone to marry a Ger Man girl and would return to the  As soon As the ceremony was performed. Fuller suspended sen tense on condition Ford would leave the zone within four weeks and that in the meantime he would stay out of trouble and stay out of Giro s bar the scene of the  was a Serviceman stationed at Ferstenfeld Bruck until february 1952, when he received a do and six months imprisonment on an o t h e r assault charge. He re turned to Germany last november. 4 yanks died in Europe during week Heidelberg feb. 1 special the deaths of three . Soldiers in Germany and one in France were reported to the Usa eur adjutant general during the week ending Jan. 29. Sgt John Meleshenko. Stuttgart District was found dead in h i s quarters Early Jan. 24. Cause of death was Carbon monoxide Poison ing. He was the son of mrs. Anna Meleshenko. Of Homer City a. Sec Leonard c. Ratley 7901st labor supervision det died Jan. 28 of a heart attack with Broncho pneumonia a secondary cause of death at the 320ui Sta Hosp Lan Stuhl. He is survived by his wife Wanona Ratley living in Europe and his father Alexander Ratley. Of Wake Forest . Cpl Thomas h. Toro 321st Sig in was fatally injured Jan. 28 in a traffic Accident South of Regens Burg. His wife mrs. Frances Toro resides in Brooklyn . A Soldier with the 7966th he up. Com a. Was found dead Jan. 29 alongside Railroad tracks near Ohen gis St. Jean Northeast of Paris. Identification is being with held pending notification of Kin. Billet watch organized Frankfurt feb. 1 is houses and apartments of . Mili tary and civilian personnel in the Frankfurt military detachment area will be checked periodically a night during prolonged absences o the occupants under a new watch and Protection service to be inaugurated today it has been announced. Personnel occupying houses or ground floor apartments who Wil be away from their Homes for a period in excess of 72 hours May Avail themselves of the service by calling their zone office and re questing the watch service during the period of absence it was stated reds confirm bread Lack in 2 East nations Vienna. Feb. 1 up Hungary s deteriorating food situation has touched off a buying spree that con Ines to spread despite the fact Many bulks and other enemies of the people have been severely  the Budapest communist newspaper Szabad Nep said today. Huge quantities of bread arc sold daily. And commuter trains Are crowded with workers taking iome and for friends several Waves of bread the newspaper complained. Hostile elements continue to subvert the nation s food Supply. And Are considerably helped by tolerant workers and officials it added. Confirms reports the Szabad Nep article appeared to confirm numerous reports that Hungary once known As Europe 3 bread Basket is on the verge of hunger As a result of sabotage among peasants and last year s poor Harvest late last year Erno Gero Hun Gary s economic Boss admitted food was scarce and added that under the old regime there would have been  the official polish communist newspaper Tribuna Ludu received Here today also complained bread was unobtainable. Breadline in Lublin As Long As the world has exsted nothing like this has Ever happened before in Lublin. Lublin the capital of the greatest bread producing area of the Republic suffered of bread shortage. Women stood patiently in lines but in vain because there was no bread in Lublin that Day. What is going on although one May see bread occasionally it is very scarce and the situation seems to be getting worse and worse. One has to search for bread All Over the City for several Days and even then one might not find it when it does appear the queues Are formidable Tribuna Ludu said. The newspaper blamed speculators among the country s Well to do Farmers for the shortages. Armor thwarts cops _ _ tub. F3? Xvi a psf to _, Coffee smugglers stole this armoured car from a belgian army Cavern at Aachen and abandoned it last week after a Chase. Bonn feb. 1 is smugglers bested West German Coffee cops in another Battle of armoured cars at Middelburg near the belgian  smuggler driven limousine sheathed in steel plate slithered Over the Border in predawn dark Ness but was spotted by a customs Lookout. He alerted a Coffee cop patrol also in an armoured car a Bullet proofed British Humber previously seized from smugglers. After failing to Pierce the smug Gler Armor with round after round of special steel tipped ammunition the police managed to close with the smugglers and swing their 3 ton command car in an attempted Road  two armoured cars collided. The smugglers car elbowed the police vehicle to one Side and vanished in a Hail of police bullets