European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nation flood death toll passes european edition weather forecast Cloudy with occasional Snow Iwwerks Over Southern Germany and partly Cloudy to Cloudy Over Germany and the Low coun partly Cloudy Over France and slightly cooler weather service the stars and stripes unofficial publication of the armed forces in Europe volume number 290 5 cents a a month yank flood hero Britain is a claiming the of a airman who single hand edly rescued 27 persons in the for acis Lem Ings own turn to Page february 1953 sixth of Holland ravaged  in Praia met to this Aerial photo shows flood ravaged Roltgen splat in the press photo wheels 2 towns plead r for Rescue 3 floodwaters threatened today engulf hundreds still marooned the Hurricane and flood were reported dead in the Britain and tens of thousands of troops and volunteers fran finally to save lives and property rift rebuild shattered seawalls and two villages of the nether appealed by radio for Quick Rescue from mayors of Osterland and pleaded urgently for am Ibrous planes or helicopters to late their death toll climbs icy warned if Aid is not rushed there will be a big loss of the grim death combining Jal Rand unofficial today to by coun it was in Ingland including 147 Ned in two ship icing Waters of the North sea cover or menace a mile area of the nether most the size of Rhode on Page cots Coal dwindles tugboat strike 3 a supplies dwindled and garbage Dis was disrupted in new York As a strike of tugboat entered its third few York City authorities said shortage jihad not yet the emergency state but i that Early settlement is to health and welfare of our strike also threatened Phila and but new was the hardest Taylor in sees support for Ike on Korea 3 up it Gen Maxwell Taylor who will be come the fourth general to take command of the 8th arrived Here today and predicted that the american people would give intense support to whatever reasonable korean solution May be attempted by president Eisen Taylor flew Here with Gen Mark United nations far East to begin his final preparations before replacing Gen James Van Fleet later this earlier today Taylor called on South korean president syn Man Rhee and received a key to the City of Seoul at a Public the famed Parachute general of world War ii held a Brief press he was reluctant to comment on the War situation be fore making a thorough inspection of the front and rear areas with Van who relives March but he did say he thought the american Public would support any moves made by the new administration to bring the War to an the american people intensely believe in our Effort out he Allied raiders in Korea kill 300 chinese reds 3 Allied soldiers killed an estimated 300 chinese communists in an at tack on a Hill East of Kaeson on the Frozen Western korean front the 8th army the raiders were supported by artillery and Maidt measure Salesman 3 an a firm advertised in a Boston newspaper gird Letra real future for Man measuring up to our Eddy says aids Ronzone seeded the 3 Gen Manton Usa eur who flew Over the stricken areas in the nether said the following equip ment will be sent to the nether lands six 15 l19 slow reconnaissance planes which were used for artillery spotting in War in two Duke com equipped with 100 Are already in route and will be based at the naval forces in Germany Are sending Down the Rhine one Landing Craft Utility and one Landing Craft Eddy has established a temporary american military Relief mis on Page 4 Congress hails Fleet removal Eden protests 3 foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced in commons today that Britain has pro tested to the against the decision to permit nationalist chinese troops to raid the chinese the conservative govern ment agreed to a demand by former Laberite foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison for a probably this on the Ameri can which has drawn almost Universal criticism in Western eur in a statement on Ede i expressed Britain fear that the announced yesterday in con Gress by president was politically her majesty Eden was informed in Advance of this decision by the govern ment and at once made known their concern at this which they fear will have unfortunate political repercussions without compensating military this continues to be the to on Page soviet radio ignores Formosa stand 3 Eisenhower decision to de Neutral ize Formosa was ignored by the Moscow radio today in reports on his state of the Union the radio said the speech is devoted to fundamental problems of internal and external policy which the government intends to the president dwells in particular in his message on the problems of military policy of the the War in Korea and collaboration with West services hit officer limit from the ads Washington Bureau department of defense has told con Gress that unless the Davis Amend ment restricting temporary officer promotions is Many re serve officers on Active duty will not Volunteer for extended the Pentagon submitted Legisla Tion to repeal the controversial rider to the 1953 appropriations act which specifies fixed percent Ages for officer grades in each of the the promotion limitation was criticized As a serious impairment of sound Long Range personnel the defense department state ment accompanying the requested legislation noted that about Navy officers would either not receive scheduled promotions or would be demoted unless immediate action is of this number More than Are re serve Congress was told that 80 per of Page 5 3 Eisenhowe ers decision to withdraw the 7th Fleet As a Barrier against chinese nationalist raids on the red China Mainland Drew widespread support in Congress but stirred misgivings in London and Paris to some american Law makers also expressed concern that the decision might Lead to expansion of the korean republicans generally cheered Eisenhower Broad outline of the new Republican administrations foreign and Domestic policies in his first state of the Union Mes Sage to a surprising number of democrats joined in the Praise but some voiced criticism of specific 55 burst of applause legislators interrupted the presi Dent with applause 55 times in the 58minute speech and gave him a standing ovation at the Robert Taft of Senate Republican called it a great straight Forward statement of principles and of a definite program of executive and legislative Harry Byrd especially do i commend his Pur pose to restore foreign Trade on a sound basis and i am pleased to see his support of the reciprocal Rade agreements Eisenhower statement the Navy will no longer protect red China from Chiang Kaish eks orces on Formosa Drew comment rom Many sides and got top head lines in the from associated press correspondent Spencer Moosa re ported the new american policy Oward Formosa is expected to in crease nationalist raids on the red China Mainland and May permit an air lift of men and material to on Page s 4 Ufa yanks die in River 3 four soldiers were killed this morning when an army truck in which they were Riding Slid off the Road and Over turned into the Szalach River near Headquarters Here reported the Accident occurred on the main Road from Saalfelder to bad Reichen near the two other soldiers taken to the 109th fid Hosp Here were reported injured but out of officials said one was suffering from a slight brain concussion and the other May have a possible spine four others Riding in the truck escaped uninjured but were treated for exposure bulletins new 3 13 convicted communist party leaders were sentenced today to prison terms ranging from one to three years and fined sums rang ing from to none was Given the maximum sentence of five years in prison and Page 3 Gen Lawton Collins told con Gress today that operation smack was strictly a legitimate military Man Euver but the army accepts a share of the responsibility for the Way reaction to it went the s tary of state John Foster Dulles arrived from Paris Tor top talks with the British government