European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse March 17, ?953 the stars and stripes Man urges it to Wear ii medals to March 16 puppeteer comedian Jon o t n e Senor Andy Mcfarland and dorothy3rown, comedy acrobatic team and the Jerry Vincent Trio. � Dorothy Wenzel 3,000 German radio Ham Bonn March 16 is West Germany has licensed 3,000 Amateur radio operators since Allied controls were lifted in 1949. Hesse has the largest number of Ham radio stations600. In. Addition tothe sri Loo German hams there Are More than 700 Allied Ham operators according to German figures. ".,celebrating West Point birthday eran Mori dinner celebrating the list anniversary of the of the . Off Litany Academy left to right ,. , High James b. Conant appears with 14 Gen Man on s. Eddy commander col Charles m. Busbee chief of. The labor division usage Tab and Brig Gen Wilfard k. Jebel chief plans Branch Neucom. Is photo by Vestal retirement set for Ruffner the. Is Washington Burea Washington. March 16maj Gen David l. Ruffner cd of the 45th inf div in Korea will return to the . Shortly for retirement on june 30 after More than 35 years of graduate of the Virginia Mili tary. Institute in 1917, Ruffner served with the 103d a regt in France during world War i Andin world War ii was artillery commander and later assistant division commander of the 10th Mountain div in Italy. This Divi Sion spearheaded the . 5th army s Apennine returned to the . In de Cember 1945 and was appointed commander of the War depart ment personnel Center at , Kan. Later he de came commandant of the Mountain and Winter warfare school at Camp Carson Colo. In june 1947 he was assigned As observer with the Swiss army at Bern and came to the . Zone from there " " after being in command of the Nurnberg military Post for 34 months he departed in january1951 for his new Post As cd of the 5th army training div at Cam Chaffee Ark. J. In May 1952 he was Given com Mand of the 45th div in the far East. His successor will be announced in the far gasses Coffee sniffing dog Bonn March 16 is Aachen Coffee cops seized a smuggler armed with a pistol and 4 4 tear Gas flare and Blank cartridges. Before he was arrested however the smuggler rendered unconscious Coffee sniffing police dog with a Gas Shell the smuggler told the court he was sent out As a scout for the main smuggling party. Upon encountering customs patrols he Fireda flare shot to warn off the main was sentenced to three month in jail and fined 30 , belgian authorities arrested two belgian smugglers and a German taxi Driver accused of stealing two armoured truck from a belgian army motor Pool near Aachen several months ago. Hoodlums puncture tire Stuttgart March 16 is German police Are attempting to track Down hoodlums 1 who during the last few nights have been maliciously puncturing and deflating the tires of american and German cars parked in downtown Stuttgart. East reds ruin Trade Butcher Baker Dies tic k maker Berlin March j6
