European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Country in the festival from a worry toot and things Iii Jim by Jack staff writer we get Beer bust is 16 of  in a capital of if a since it sept imbed a country the predominant bavarian most for americans whirling carnival at f oktoberfest to i permanent fair rounds authenticity of the were due in pan to fences on Downing wound up in free swinging Brawl becoming an inter 149 although in is Only the other disturbances annual the result of a wed i by Maximilian i for the Prince Ludwig later if King to the Saxon Princess Therese Voa a huge reception for the Public held on a Meadow out Side the kegs of Beer were and horse and Rifle matches were held it was such Success that the party Loving bavarian decided to hold a similar fent every Early in autumn following the harvesting of their oktoberfest has changed during the with the addition of a live Stock agricultural and scores of eating parades and to but the spirit has steadfastly remained the of having a Good time with the Aid of Liberal quantities of potent oktoberfest proved so popular that around i860 the City fathers moved the opening Date up to the latter part of ruling that the which had grown to Laet 16 had to end on the first sunday in to give an indication of its contemporary size and popularity last in the immense permanent Beer Halls and the great circus tents which hold the Over some 6 million visitors devoured 481 pork Fried plus uncounted tons of potato salad and assorted Side washing it All Down with million liners of Germany favorite liquid Cereal according to Guenther Kollmann Berger of the cites publicity this years oktoberfest is bigger and better than there was even some talk of stretching it into a 4weekxlong to complement the cites summer Long Celebration of its 900th but Kollmann Berger nays this would not have been practical this for the first groups from Holland and Scotland joined Ger France and Switzer land in the big Parade sept which capped the formal opening of the fest a total of 110 groups including 40 bands and comprised of people and played their Way through the streets of Munich to the fair the initial Parade consisted of trans porting Beer from Munich seven main breweries in colourfully decorated Beer wagons to Hiz Zoner the mayor tapped the first there was a 12gun and then it was every Man for several weeks ago the first plane loads of former bavarian now residing in the arrived at Munich International air the stars and stripes port they were met by the lord mayor and an entourage bearing liter mugs of since German american club members have been arriving in a steady Stream from Florida to thou Sands of special buses and trains have also converged on Munich from All parts of the the fair grounds provide amusements for Young and merry Freak Auto Ferris fun drink or listening to the bands sponsored by the cites seven an of is roasted hundreds of suckling pigs and thousands of chickens Are toasted to a typical fare is a couple of succulent pork sausages and a liter or two of As if All this is not beginning minutes walk from the fair will be a 42nation food fair in which the exhibit will be the largest of its kind Ever held in with tons of free Chicken and doughnuts just for the no its will starve during some cynics go so far As to say it takes a year to recover in time for the next anyway