European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                , Merit if. 1953 the stars and stripes Efens Elits Fol 20 c5&s Tes if Nomy of greek student Sotirius former pm Gas attendant Here was at by the defense yesterday As trial of. Werner f. W. Zenker of Black Market pm Gaso operations went into its Sec 3pu prosecution witness Avana had testified he filled zen car with 35 Gallons of Gas saw Zenker forge the name _ sgt Roy Gray on the Voa Der a san. 31, stepping on Magdalena m. Bier s hand on the same Date of failure to make sary entries in the my blot and of leaving his Post with authorization. Autence and findings Are sub to review a bomb fills 2 in Berlin in March i�6 two were killed yesterday in the Serlin suburb of Kreuzberg playing with a world War my they had found. It sex when they threw it against Pittse wait. Russ reject West note on i Lane attack. British Tell soviet observers to stay away to keep soviet observers away the British have Pat of signs along the Rhine in russian Reading do not Cross the Bridge forbidden Fer All foreign  in spa around the zones scrip dealer gets 2 years Salzburg March 20 a an american court in Salzburg sentenced an austrian businessman to two years in. Jail and a Fine of 200,-000 schillings 7,690 for violation of the austrian foreign currency Lawt eighteen months of the sen tence were suspended. He is Walter Groemmer who pleaded guilty to a charge of Jav ing illegally transferred $2,000,000 Worth of . Military payment certificates scrip into travellers checks and was acquitted of a Sec Ond charge of illegal transaction with 34,000 in , Federal Reserve banknotes found on him when he was arrested last May. The court ordered tha Money returned to the  separate proceedings six aus Trian alleged accomplices of Groemmer and former employees of the american express co. Were Given suspended jail terms of from two to six months and fines from 2,000 to 3,000 schillings $77 to $115.  German 16, acquitted. Of assaulting 2 yanks Stuttgart March 20 is Reinhold Stegmaier 16. A Ger Man was find not guilty1 by a Hico court of assaulting two american soldiers Here. Judge Sadie b. Arbuthnot presided Over the the German had been charged Stith assaulting put Frank Marcuso a he pfc Alfred Bieri an Ameri can or  " Ufa salutes program for March april listed. Salzburg March 20 special . Forces in Austria Ufa yesterday announced the March and april schedule of Ufa salutes programs to be aired Over the Blue Danube network every thursday at 9 15 pin. These programs dedicated to men and women who have filled Ufa units will review histories and accomplishments of Ufa units. The program is presented by the net work in cooperation with Ufa Public information division. The 350th if regt was saluted last night. L the remainder of the schedule follows Date unit March 2&-510th a in april 2-Llth aaa a in up april 9vienna Post my units. April 1663d Sis in Opris apr 2370th engr c in april 30salzburg and leghorn Wadels. -.,- Volkswagen prices Cut top Selling German car Frankfurt March 20 Cap the Cost of Germany s famous Little car the Volkswagen has been trimmed the automobile which looks like a beet Jujj with wheels is Germany Best Selling automobile at Home and abroad. The Cut was in line with the com Penny s policy to sell the car for As Little As possible. Price of the Standard Sedan was cat from 4,400 Marks x51.o47 to 4,350 Marks ?938 and the Export Model of the Sedan from 5,400 Marks ,285 to 5,150 Marks 81,226. Each Cut amounts to s59. The convertible which Sells for the same figure at Home or abroad was reduced from 6,950 Marks $1,654 to 6750 Marks 81,607or547 cheaper. The factory turns out 6,000 cars a Day and employs 18,000 persons. Forty two per cent of the cars Are exported. The reductions were announced by a factory executive at a news conference Here on the eve of the opening of Germany s inter National car fair. Nine deaths in Schweinfurt Schweinfurt. March 20 Spe Cial the Schweinfurt City government reported yesterday that nine persons were killed As a re sult of traffic accidents Here during1952. Bavaria vetoes planned Art show in . Ich March 20 is the i parliament has vetoed the exhibition. In Juhe uj3l of or paintings the property on the ground that the and not guaranteed the Plant i against confiscation by persons in the states who have res claims against the . On feb. 24 the bavarian Council of ministers had approved sending the paintings to the us inter National Legal Protection would be  when hoj Ich Protection was guaranteed the Council turned the matter or to parliament for decision the 83 paintings by " Albrecht Duerer Francisco Goya Bartolome Murillo Anton Van Dyck Peter Rubens Jacopo Tintoretto Tiziano vecello Titian. Raffaelo Sants Raphael and Rembrandt among others had Een scheduled for showings in Philadelphia new York Boston san Francisco and Washington. High commissioner makes 1st Tohir of Bremerhaven i port Bremerhaven. March 20 Siw cad James b. Conent a. High commissioner for Germany arrived Here yesterday for his first orientation visit to this port installation. He was accompanied by his wife and official entourage. Conant was met at the train by e. D. Mclaughlin american Consul general for Bremen his wife an col w. Fulton Magill. Jr., port com Mander. Con ant later was escorted to the Marine Barracks quadrangle where he received honors from the Bremerhaven port of embarkation Tri service Honor guard and the 61st army band. The Honor guard was composed of elements from det a 7802d be the 41st Mobile radio so of and the . Naval advanced base All under the com Mand of maj Robert l. Kittmer. Conant then attended a one hour conference at us Nab. He where he was briefed on the status and Mission of the five major military commands in be. Following a one hour Rel Tor tour of the principal military installations in be Conant to sided his special train for Bremen where he was the official guest of presi Dent vhf Helm a is in and the Bremen Senate. Suggest talks to prevent repetition 1 , March 20 a Gen i Vassily Chulkov soviet commander in Germany has rejected a joint protest of the Western allies Over. Last week s attacks by soviet j fighter planes against British air \ Craft the official soviet zone news Geney adn reported last night in order to avoid such disagree ble air incidents Chulkov pro 3osed a conference of competent military representatives of the unite to kingdom and the soviet Union to work out adequate Meas  the text of the soviet answer Vas delivered wednesday to the Western High commissioners. Adn reported. Makes counter charge in his letter Chulkov rejected he Western protest As based on formations that do not meet the  he dismissed Western accusations of reckless and aggressive behaviour and deplorable de parture from the standards of to Manly by soviet pilots. He counterchanged that the Brit so planes concerned had violated he rules set for air traffic Over the soviet zone in two cases. As to the Raf Lincoln bomber which was shot Down by soviet fighters with the loss of seven British lives near the East West German Border the. Soviet com Mander referred to an earlier pro test in which he claimed that the bomber had fired first. He further considered As deplorable the fact that the Crew of a British bomber Ost their  Ufa Soldier gets 3 years for theft Salzburg March so special a . Forces in Austria Soldier has been sentenced to hard labor for three years dishonourable discharge and forfeiture of allay and allowances by a general court martial Here. Pvt James g Wucher of c o a 70th engr c in was found Jiu Iliyof housebreaking and Larany. Both offences occurred when Wil Cher illegally entered the Alpine Corral service club at Camp Saal Lelden Austria and stole 4.78c austrian schillings 5184 and 5125 in military payment certificates from a Safe. Sentence of the Miami flu Soldier is subject to review. Streetcars collide 27 Hurt Essen March 20 apr two streetcars collided there yesterday during a thick fog. Twenty seven passengers were injured two seriously. Fund presents Gya $28,000 Heidelberg March 20 Spe Cial the . Armed forces assistance program to German youth activities Gya received an estimated $28,000 in contributions from private individuals and Busi Ness firms in the ". During Jan uary and february Usa eur he reported yesterday the figures were announced by it col Robert a. Norman chief of the Gya program who said the contributions were sent to Germany through the general Clay fund for  fund is a nonprofit Organiza Tion headed by mrs. Jouett spouse of Washington d. C. It backs Gya by interesting people and business firms in the . In donating to the  Down the $28,000 figure Norman said that $7,000 in Cash was donated by mrs. Shouse and he husband. The Money was distributed among District Gya offices with s 1,000 going to the Headquarters area come to help Complete the new Gya Center under construction in Karlsruhe. The balance of the total was in the form of handicraft materials such As bolts of flannel and Corduroy cloth photographic materials and books according to  Ansco division of the Gen eral aniline and film corp., of Binghamton. N. Y. Donated nearly $10,000 Worth of film and other photo supplies which Are being distributed to Gya centers for use in their photo  nearly $7,000 Worth of cloth was purchased by the general Clay fund with Money that was donated a shipment of assorted handicraft materials valued at $2,300 was received from the general federation of women s clubs. The a fwd con ducted another drive for Gya which ended March 10, and additional shipments Are expected to arrive in Germany soon