European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Childrens programs Are and Small Fry games carry of Young exiles res monitoring action i i i an extensive Library of tape recordings helps provide programs of wide listener Page 12 the stars and stripes radio free Europe new european director is Youthful looking Erik a Java born author and a world War ii prisoner and former Abc he had been res Deputy european director since joining that organization on july after eight years of be ibis emerged stronger than Ever As a hard hitting instrument for encouraging anti communism behind the Iron re began Asan idea of Gen Lucius who said when i left Germany in i came a very firm conviction that we needed in addition to the voice of America a broader a voice of the free a radio which would not speak with the words of government but would speak to each country behind the Iron curtain in its own and from the throats of its own leaders who had fled for their lives because of their beliefs in and so Europe was with Headquarters Fai Munich staffed by political refugees and administered and supported by private americans and Public contributions through its sister Organiza the crusade for said we have 31 nationalities working at re the complicated broadcasting operations involve a coordinated programming sched ule for the five satellite a monitoring service of communist Broad the maintenance of 28 powerful Short wave and medium wave transmitters in Germany and and news bureaus and correspondents various key spots throughout Western is on the air almost 20 hours a sown Days a broadcasting to Czecho Poland and and about five hours a Day to Bulgaria and live news an the to coun Ter communist form the Back Bone of res program there Are also special programs for Wom children Aatif Tother special including Coram hosts religious services and news Are broadcast to listen of ill i Prog on the a Roia out a or to met the tenders Rego As fell suited so of Bute Mani grated lira to Switze Englar awake a fun the Unive the out Spish month is of 1 t films t in san Pat let member off the i Eredi posit Lefoi i am of Mil y feul Ian 01 Mil More Atta put of