European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse March 20, 1953 the stars and stripes Peges it City resembles land of dead after a Blasi by Bob Cox Sonje town Nev March 19 ins i took a walk a i Dusty Road to a dead City tuesday. It was As dead Tif bar Aztec settlement yet Only seven hours earlier it a Alpbas appeared from the air at least like a Prosper Fabj Community., an Aerial observer would have seen two spanking new Linmee one at an intersection marked Elm an the observer s Eye might have alighted too on �0 cars ranging in Price Kand prestige from 1953to venerable jeeps. Men women and children the cars or so it would have seemed. The store effigies of people. If of As we trudged up the Road preceded by capt Al if Salmons of Dallas tex., pointing his Geiger re him doom town was As extinct As Pompeii at a certain Point in the Road Salmons his instrument s Needle showed 10 Milli Roentgen which meant that the ground and the Fine dust we were kicking up had been irradiated by the great gush of Ray switch shot from the a bomb. We could go no farther into doom town. But c. Smith of los Alamos probably the Only Man who has been at every is. Atomic explosion had glasses along and we trained them on the first of the Guinea pig houses half a Lune away ". Recorded by cameras had stood proud and White As any new properly in suburban .a., until 5 20 am. It was flood lighted like a new place for Sale and the floodlights lived just Long enough to allow the automatic cameras to record its destruction. " the whole thing had been rolled up like a Short Rug and dropped Back on the family car in the rear. The mannequins who gave the House a realistic lived in appearance were broken dolls. The Earth was scorched the desert Greasewood turned to dust the decorative Joshua Trees scarred and grotesque. Three quarters of a mile away Lay the other dead House its windows and doors gone its people except the ones in bomb shelters underneath scattered about on and under furniture. No one could go near these place a sombre thought when one considers that in a real attack the wounded would have to be left to die because no rescuer could walk or ride upon contaminated land. Cars near the Homes had been blistered and broken their mannequins one covered with Glass. In splinters. In deep bunkers where a Host of bewildering instrument had measured the Power of the bomb test animals May still have lived. If so they were All that moved in doom town officially declared untouchable for perhaps 4s mor hours. Tito us Royal family at Buckingham Palace big Powers stalled on successor to lie new York March 19 a secret big Power talks on choosing successor to United nations Secretary general Trygve lie have failed to bring agreement even though the number of candidates has increased to communique said nine names were added to the three already considered by the Security Council but the deadlock remained at the two hour private meeting were the ., soviet Russia Britain France and nation of Van Zeeland warns Onedo r Yugoslavia s marshal Tito in a Blue and Good embroidered uniform poses with members of the Royal Jiff Liay before lunching in Buckingham Palace. With Tito arc left to right Queen Mother Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth ii the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Margaret. Several Hundred britons waited outside the to catch a glimpse of the visiting chief As he was driven into the grounds. United press photo l casualties $otall31,244-Sjfes _ Washington. March 19 up i Tuff casualties in Korea now 4, an increase of 252 Over week s report the defense fitment announced today Afisu Latles include 23,209 dead Jpn wounded 9,088 missing 2,305jftuied, and 1,396 previously re ass of missing but returned Tonga can military control. I thames include All those whose of Kin were notified through own by services -102.38416,031 dead 72,064 3, 7,650 missing 2,301 Cap Rand 1,328 previously missing Ned control. A 1,860 370 dead 1,398fled, 87 missing and four pre missing but returned to control. ,. Corps-25,572-3,3p7 dead wounded 504 missing Andy loudly missing but returned Pitary control. Forceiv428501 dead 42, 837 missing four captured t previously reported missing Ned to military control. I Diamond to left i March 19 a two., a their faces masked with or chiefs battered in the rear " i jewelry Istace in fashion Eoln Road and fled Withworth of diamonds police today. Detective sgt r. said it was the biggest t of the season and occurred Taylor and sons store. Subs plane step up raids to test nato defences Rome March 19 a the sea and air defences of Southern Europe gov some of their stiffest workouts since the War yesterday in exercises rendezvous and new activity stepped up in each of the Taralli tests being conducted by nato nations in the Mediterranean. In rendezvous the sea exercise British submarines were reported to have made mock attacks on con Voys in the Western Mediterranean. An american Raider was bearing Down toward greek convoys off Sardinia. And a Convoy from tur key was at lacked by air from Malta. V. new Moon the biggest test of Southern Europe s air def nos Elonce the War was enlivened by mock raids by aircraft of four nations on Southern France and Italy. Ships planes and ground person Nel from Southern France North Africa Italy Greece Malta and Turkey Are participating in Bot tests. The two exercises Are not officially related but Are schedule to be coordinated later in some for Stalin sketch1 Paris March 19 Cap Pablo Picasso intellectual Darling of the French communist party and Painter of its Dove of t each a gently but firmly scolded by the party secretariat yesterday for portrait he did of Joseph Stalin. The head and shoulders sketch q Stalin was published in the march12 Issue of the communist week Les letters franchises the secretariat s front Pagi communique in the communist newspaper l humanity yesterday in us ww1 u1j.ih4 Jisi a Jim of fat Al for w. � joint air and sea defense problems indicated there was not enough both tests started monday. I photographic realism in the sketch Alist the meeting. Soviet Dele Gate Valerian Zorin confirmed reports that Russia would be willing to accept either Madame Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit chief Dian Delegate or sir Senegal Kau another Indian Leader who Isnow a judge a the International is no secret about that Zorin said when asked about the appeared unlikely however hat either of the indians would receive the required seven affirm a Ive votes in the names were among the nine new ones brought into the discussions yesterday. Commons refuses us Post office cats allowance increase London March 19 Cap the House of commons yesterday brushed aside a plea to give Brit Ain s thousands of Post office cats a Cost of living of these cats get a 21-cents a week maintenance allowance from the Post office but cat fanciers think this should be so said prime minister Chur chill s government. In an Exchange right out of Gilbert and Sullivan the government took the View these cats never had it so goad. Som cats also could show More Energy in catching mice. Industrial chaos faces cat Lawrence Orr a conservative raised the Issue. Playing it straight Leonard d. Gammans assistant postmaster general convulsed the House with laughter when he said in dignified tones there is i am afraid a certain amount of Industrial chaos to the port office cat world. Allowance vary in different places possibly according to the alleged efficiency of the animals and other factors it has proved quite impossible to organize any scheme for pay ment by results or output Bonus these servants of the state Are frequently unreliable capricious in their duly and liable to prolonged Washington March 19 up belgian foreign minister Paul Van Zeeland told the National press club yesterday that either tha parliaments of the european de Ense Community nations will rate y the treaty or their government will Van Zeeland gave this warning exactly a week before the arrival of French Premier Rene Mayer and three other Cabinet ministers 0 discuss this and other matters Here with Officials. West Ger Man Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will corns soon after that. The belgian foreign minister said representatives of the six governments of the Edc project would Meetin Europe May 12 to decide of a draft treaty to create a political european Community which he said would be the next step after the ratification of the d e f e n s o treaty. Time has come everyone knows he added that the time has come for the ratification of the defense treaty and i am hopeful it will be done As soon As he said his interpretation As Western european of the soviet shooting Down the planes was that the soviet leaders Are very anxious to keep the Unity of their people. 1 would imagine every russian has been instructed to be on the Alert and vigilant if this is the Case would readily understand some of them have been too eager to observe these instructions and have become believe it is against the in Terest of the soviet leaders a present to develop Greer Garson s gems stolen Palm Springs Calif. March 19. A Irish born actress Greer arson reported to police Here the theft from her cottage Here of More than $10,000 Worth of jewelry. The theft was committed while she anther husband e. E. Fogelson a wealthy oilman were at dinner. Beds retain Crip on Rome March 19 Cap a Little Man walked out on a big Balcony and cried out Over the castles Mountain top what everybody Al ready knew that san Marino instill the world s tiniest communist state that s How elections Are announced in the 1,600-year-old Post age stamp Republic completely sur rounded by time in the vote held every six months since medieval Days the pint sized Republic s grand Gen eral Council named As captains Regent the communist Vincenzo Pedini 33, and the pro communist socialist Alberto Refl 55. The grand Council is a Legisla Tive body and the captains Regent Are the executives changing twice a year. It was no great Surprise that the left wingers won As they have in every vote since the War. The handful of non communist minority members of the Council tried to get in their say and finally walked out resignedly without even wait ing to cast ballots. Treasury bar counters added up the vote which thus was unanimous and that s where the Balcony comes ancient custom decrees the Secretary of state for Interior marched out onto the Balcony of the centuries old Palazzo Publico cried out an equivalent of hear hear be and announced the voting for the 13,000 san Parmese in this Republic the real problem is not settled so san Marino s Treasury is As Bare As Mother Hubbard s cup Board. Eight years of communist Ruu. Have run up a National Deb now exceeding $1.000.000, state employees have had Only a couple of paydays since two months before Christmas. " v
