European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                European new fish forecast a on a trope with Luj  Uiol Nof hate. Partly Cloudy with Ever Italy and the air weather so riot unofficial pub Heallon of the . Armed forces in Europe late news Bam Italy. Match k up another communist chief Meh met Sheen Moscow trained min ister of Interior and police Boss of satellite Albania was reported on the sick list tonight. 1c, number 312  5 cents a copy $l�5 a month wednesday March 18, 1953ig attacks of 1 Foxholes touched bomb a a Btl test site nev., 17 up american in trenches within two of the first atomic blast of 1953 came the historic Exon Yucca Flat today it injury thin an hour they were of their trenches an Forward to assigned of were 1,600 troops and Mil observers 20 newsmen and a civil defense officials in fixed two Miles from where a her steel Tower vaporized wit Cash. The Only Hima close to a. Nuclear explosion were the japanese in Lima and Nagasaki. Purple fireball predawn blast was heard incalif., 300 Miles to the it was Felt As far away Oscity 17 Miles to the North to in Las vegas new., 6s Miles Southeast the brilliance of hash made the Gaudy Neon along gambling tows appear predominantly purple i fireball on Page is col. 3 generals tin 2d stars Delberg march17  Charles k. Galley inf div cd and c. T. Lan-1st inf div cd and 12 other Ler generals have been pro to the temporary rank of general the department of announced today. Litton 20 colonels including. Holland Usa eur marshal and John  Thei-28th div arty commander been promoted to the Tern rank of brigadier general promoted to two Star rank Boniface Campbell formerly the staff of Gen Thomas t.7, Deputy commander in chief pm and now Deputy army at chief of staff Coclin on and William h. Mag Usa eur Provost mar now Provost marshal general a army. Vhf \ ,.-. " = Bers Given two Star rank were on Page 16, col 5 t,4" by1 i v a a t is tit f s5t-� asks a a v -?1 -,-,1 Vav y � a a v h v � j. So a.  _. A t a ii j a j he a. It in. ,3 two typical american Homes were set up in the area of the atomic blast. The House left is three quarters of mile from the blast Tower and the other right is i it Miles any both houses were occupied by Dummy families to test the effect of the  Homes. United press photo Stevenson Taylor per led by Shell on korean front. With us. 2d inf div Korea March 17 up chinese communists dropped a mortar Shell only300 Yards from Adlai e.,Stevenson and it Gen Maxwell 0. Taylor to Day without in o wins the two Merf were at the front. .-.--. American officers said later that if the reds had been aware that the democratic Leader and. 8tharmy commander were standing in the open on a frontline Hill Chi Nese a r t i 11 e r y m in would have  the both at the position. The mortar Shell forced a quid but orderly departure of Tayl or Stevenson and party Battle Wise 2d div soldiers who were in or near their bunkers when the Shell exploded said the shelling was a daily communist habit on this part of the Western front. They usually Send in a few around noon capt John Redmond ont. On Page 16, cot. I a soon of Ireland. Adrian mich., March 17 a mrs Norman g. Ireland celebrated si., Patrick s Day by giving birth to a Pound 10-once son today. The Tather Billy a staunch irishman is at Camp Pendleton calif., await ing assignment to Korea. Blast on to c ailed Best yet York March 17 r television networks brought viewers a much clearer and picture of the Nevada explosion today than they ble to in their first attempt nuclear blast last year. To networks Abc Abc lbs estimated that millions Picans got ii Early to atch atomic detonation near lathe program began at 8 am 2"pm Germany time. Those who did t own to sets could tune in on radio for an eyewitness account from these networks and the Mutual broadcasting system. Millions More were to see the aftereffects of the blast on a Dummy Community and its mannequin occupants in the afternoon on lbs Abc and Abc . A in All h was the Best covered atomic explosion so far. It ets attack on plane says London March 17 a prime minister Winston Churchill charge today that the soviets mercilessly shot Down an unarmed British bomber last thursday taking the lives of its seven Crew members in a statement to the House of commons Churchill said the British plane May have strayed out of an Allied air corridor and gone Over soviet o cd u i e d East Germany at some Point.  the British plane actually was destroyed Churchill said while it was Over the British zone. He said the soviet fighters engaged in a cruel and Wanton at tack., the attack was one of three recent incidents involving communist aircraft and British and american planes on training missions when not engaged  practice our aircraft have hitherto carried no ammunition Hurchul said the russian assertion that the Lincoln opened fire on them is utterly untrue. The sight was part of the usual exercising of Allied air de lenses such exercises have Bee carried out regularly by the flying training command Over the past 18months a study of. The information no available indicated that the air Craft through a navigational error May have accidentally crossed into the Eastern zone of Germany at some Point. But the evidence of ground observers and the spent Cannon Shell links from the russian fighter picked up in Bur Western zone prove that the russians repeatedly cont on Page 16, col 3 to portrayal of lord okd London March 17 up the British broadcasting corp. Has lifted its ban on television portray als of Christ. The publicly owned by announced it has decided to show the film behold the Man ased on a passion play Oil Good Friday. More firms join Coffee Price Rise March 17 up wholesale Coffee prices were in creased today by two More distributors following boosts of 2 to 4 cents a Pound announced yester Day by three other  food corp. Announced its Maxwell House Brand would be increased 3 cents for a new whole Sale Price of 83% cents a Pound. Albert Ehlers inc., marked up its wholesale Price 5 cents a Pound. Hills Brothers j. A. Folger &co., and s. A. Schonbrunn announced wholesale Coffee Price in creases yesterday. The boosts will not be Felt at the retail level for15 to 30 Days one firm predicted. Liner United states sets stray torpedo be Havre March 17 map the$78,000,000 liner United states risked a possible Torp doing when she sailed from Here yesterday port authorities revealed today. The liner radioed Harbor official that a Drifting torpedo was sighted near the lightship 10 Miles from Lefavre. A tug set out immediately to search for the torpedo but could not find it until today. A demolition team to Jed the torpedo ashore and dismantled it Siberia wasting ton March 17 apr a  reconnaissance bomber fought off a soviet made mig15 Jet fighter off the East coast of Kamchatka Sun  a it was announced today. The Ilsi air Force an. Bouncing the incident said today it took place about 2 5miles East of the siberian Penin Sula m the North Pacific  of gave this account the . Plane a b50, was on a routine weather reconnaissance flight from an alaskan air base two Sovi Euype Migliss intercepted the american aircraft but Only one attacked. Fire returned the us. Plane returned the fire but there appeared to be no dam age to either  the air Force located the scene of the action at latitude 54 degrees and two seconds North and East Longitude 161 degrees and four Sec onds., this would place the action about 100 Miles East and slightly North of Petropavlovsk a russian base of the Southern tip of the Peninsula. The air Force also revealed i response to questions that the so was based at Pietson Field near Fairbanks Alaska about 3,000 Miles from the scene of the fight. Of report on Cas reports received by the air Force said that while one Mig was at-tacking1, a second soviet built Jet remained Well above the  new incident comes after a series of earlier incidents and the recent shooting Down of two Allied planes in Western Germany.. Weather reconnaissance planes have been making regular flights Over All Northern areas As far As the North  25 Miles at sea the plane was Over International Waters and no t Over any s o v i e t territorial Waters. The four engine b50 is a larger More powerful version of the b23-Long-Range bomber. One so the Lucky lady has flown nonstop around the world with the Aid of Aerial refuelling. Washington March it ins the Pentagon warned Congress today that the enemy facial us continues to increase the striking Power and that . Armed forces have fallen More than 173, 000 men below their 1933 Peak strength. Washington March it up the government today ended All remaining Price controls. In a final decontrol action the government took ceilings off steel and a Batch of other Industrial items important to the defense program. London March it ins prime minister Winston Churchil today rejected the hungarian communist proposal to Exchange imprisoned British businessman Edgar Sanders for a chinese woman communist be held in Malaya