European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast v with lie Btl warm Rover  of r Over Italy. Afr but Senica these european edition 10, number 347 unofficial publication of the . Armed forces in Europe late news new York april 1 of the Stock Market alter two Sharp drops his week managed to steady itself today Wiwi about uneven mixture of gains and losses. Price changes ranged front fractions to two dollars a share either Way -. S cents a copy. $12$ month thursday april 2, 1953 in Bolte urns Over the to Hoge by Fetnie seed staff correspondent % Stuttgart april 1 1 $ it Gen Charles l. A new Usa eur com Der in chief in a colourful Lew at Vaihinger today1 a handed Over their of the 7th army to Gen William m. Hoge of an of two world wars the Korea Campaign. Lie 2,000 troops including two Osie battalions Ari Honor i a saluting Battery and the army band participated in t Jad minute ceremony staged in i Spring weather s-.-. I ores of German and american rates and 15 visiting generals an hand when the if Lack i Isle bearing Bolte and Hoge a at 7th army he. / two generals stepped out of mfr and inspected the Isth mfr Lonor guard commanded by cont. On parc is. Cot 4 i pub i be Washington Stife Ait in ton april 1 army today announced world enlisted promotion quotas Lor l which will permit Rise in if Tor 82,500 to Corporal sergeant it first class and master is is an increase of about 4,400the number of enlisted pro is which were authorized for 5 april there will be 1,000 on to master sergeant 4, Ergeant first class 22,000 to it and 55,000 to Corporal. Pentagon does hot. Make specific quotas sent to the commands. I army Lias taken Stepa during a Iive eks to Tibe Rauie porno Les for  toleration of promotion fee. I been made possible As a Tiff partially eased budget re soviet backs plan to disarm l approves red China " 1v a. A. V. I Winnie wary of Kremlin moves London april 1 a prime minis Ter Winston Church said today Britain  Russia apparent desire for better East West re la t ions but wants More evidence before proposing a big three con Ference. Speaking in the House of commons Churchill made Clear Britain will continue its cautious wait and see attitude toward the soviets latest peace overtures. We Welcome what seems to be a desire recently on the part of the soviet government for an improvement in their relations with other countries the 78-year-old conservative Leader declared. Walt and see but he added i think it Well to see How far Progress is made on these lines before attempting a decision on More general , replying to a question said Britain had made no proposals for any three Power talks with Russia and the . Turning to the recent rive Day visit Here of marshal Tito Churchill said Britain and Yugoslavia agreed there could be no question of thinking in terms of a localized a for in  said the l yugoslav  is e ving Earnest re View to relations Between. All the churches arid the. State. He added Britain had sought and obtained information about these relations during Tito s visit \ Churchill did not elaborate on this but his remarks indicated that Tito  May have been persuaded. By Britain and others to fio Fitria its stand on the Church. This stand has provoked bitter protests for religious circles,5 principally those of the roman Catholic Church. To Gokh Joseph h. Harper Stuttgart a Jill 2 thurs1 Day  Joseph h. Harper a twee of a list of v corps was named today As on Ian dog Geh eral of the the inf div. Harper replaces a j Gen i Arlart n.  who is returning to the us. To head the defense department s of Bce of armed forces information and education in Washington v announcement of Harper s com Mand of the the in f div Marks his return to r the Ivy Patch. Before March 18,1952, when he was As signed to v corps he was assistant division commander of the division bind came to be Riahy in that capacity with it in july 01. Born at still Pond my. In 1901, Harper was graduated from the University of Elawar in 1922 and received his original Corr Mission As second Lufi Utenart of. Infantry Reserve june 8, of that year. He cont. � col. Casualty in Teah War West stand on a control bulletin wounded infantryman hit in the Battle of old Baldy is unloaded from an Allied tank to be placed in an ambulance for evacuation to the rear. In ordered to Call off Landing Van Fleet Mao illness Moon trip fool Formosa readers Taipei april 1 a chinese newspapermen have More Fuji than anybody on april fool s Day. Editors of the English language China news Eon hardly wait until tomorrow so they can disclose that two big stories in today s edition were april fool jokes. One Story reported that chinese communist Boss Mao tse Turig had. Suffered a heart attack and probably would die. Another published under a san Francisco dateline said the first space ship from Earth had reached the Moon. Washington april 1 n balanced reduction of the world s armed forces and strict International control of atomic Energy. The sensational soviet reversal was made in an amendment to Western sponsored disarmament Resolution which the soviet Union had previously spurned. The russian amendment was submitted without fanfare and took Western diplomats completely by Surprise. Moscow april 1 up soviet Russia gave full sup port today to the chinese plan for ending the korean War. Foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov issued a dra Matic declaration endorsing the Noble offer of the Chi Nese and North korean governments As a Means of promoting peace and Security throughout the world. .-,." the soviets endorsed the com Promise solution that Only those korean prisoners of War who ask for repatriation be sent to their homelands on the cessation of hostilities with the remainder to be handed Over to a Neutral state where a Lair solution of their repatriation would be worked out Molotov said. The soviet foreign minister put no conditions on Moscow s endorse ment but he stated bluntly that the strength and prestige of the United cent on Page is col. 4 blast starts big fire in . Chinatown san Francisco april 1 ins a tremendous explosion Shook san Francisco s Chinatown today and started a Lour alarm  equipment crowded the Nar Row Hilly streets to fight the Blaze which a witness said. Apparently started in a plumbing shop Baso ment. Bulletins Washington april i tip . Battle casualties in Korea Rose by 404 last week to a new total of 131,928, the defense department announced today. Washington april i a president e Isenhower today stripped civil service Job Protection from More than several Hundred policy making govern meat officials appointed by democratic administrations. The pres ident signed an executive order opening the Way for Narola men of his own choosing to such key positions in various Federal agencies. Paris april i tip France positively will not withdraw Ita Saarland demands in order to hasten agreement with West Ger Many an the european army and other unification projects a far Eien ministry spokesman declared tonight