European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The loaf that saved a City by Henry b. Kraft staff writer on the Battle scarred Walls of the Cit of Augsburg Germany there stands Monument to a loaf of bread. The statue which shows a Baker stand ing Over a huge loaf was erected More than 300 years ago to the legendary Kon Rad Hacker who was credited with end ing a Long siege during the thirty years War by an act which Cost him his  was a cold Day in february 1635, with the swedish army occupying Augsburg and fighting off persistent attacks by. The besieging Imperial German army that Hacker wrote his name into the history of  siege had been Long and the aug burgers were running Low on food. Enemy leaders had demanded repeatedly that the City surrender but Augsburg wanted no part of them. The besiegers knew however that the City was facing hunger and were confident that Victory was inevitable. It was at this time that Hacker a master Baker rounded up All of the flour that remained in Augsburg and baked a huge loan of bread. Standing on the Cit Walls above the Gate he flaunted the. Bread in fran Tiff the invaders and taunted them with  was a bit of psychological warfare designed to show that the beleaguered in. Habitats had plenty of food. Hacker shouted that the City had enough food to see it through and that it would never yield. ".,".-.  the enraged besiegers visualizing Thev Rich prize slipping through their hands. Fired at the exposed Baker and shot off his right Arm. Hacker died soon afterwards but his purpose had been accomplished. The next Nior Ning the invaders were gone. In gratitude  Story goes the grate Ful inhabitants erected a Stone Monument to the courageous Baker. It stands to this Day at the East Wall of the town  swedish Steps. Heiner Seibold manager of the Augsburg tourist Bureau and an authority on the City s history believes the incident never occurred but. That the legend grew As most legends do in times of adversity. We have records of the inhabitants of Augsburg at the time of the siege and we have the names of All of them Seibold said. Those records fail to show the name of Konrad Hacker or any master Baker by that  said Augsburg has searched the records of the Baker guilds of that time and again the name does not appear. Statue honors Konrad and his bread. Nevertheless the statue to a loaf of bread still stands in Augsburg. The Baker s noses now made of Iron instead of Stone. Mis Chievous boys knocked off the nose a Long time ago and it was replaced with the Metal one. The Monument which aug burgers Call the Stone Man was once attached to a Corner of an old patrician House. During world. War tithe House was damaged and the statue removed to its present  on Bri conducted by John Neumyer the colourful Shepherd dance will again be performed aug. 9in the marketplace of medieval Rothenburg on Tauber. A two Day tour to witness this event is scheduled for aug. 8-9 from wies Baden s Eagle club and Amelia Earhart hotel Rhine main passenger Center and from Heidelberg s Patrick Henry Village and main station . Waiting room. The $15 fee includes round trip bus transportation hotel three meals sightseeing tips and taxes. Admission to the festivities is 60 cents. More details from Jimmy Brugger s Helvetia Tours 166 Hirsch str., Karlsruhe phone 32884. Also weekend in Liechtenstein and a peek at Zurich aug. 28-30 from same Points As above plus Karlsruhe s main pm. The fee is $20 from Wiesbaden $19 from the other Points and includes first class lodging four meals sightseeing tips and taxes. Highlights of Italy on a nine Day motor coach tour will be featured by american express beginning aug. 2, 13 sept. 3, 17oct. 8, 18 nov. 6 and dec. 19. Fees Are $101 from Munich $104 from Nurnberg and $105 from Wuerzburg. The itinerary includes the Bren Ner pass Bolzano Venice Padua Bologna Florence Naples Capri Pompeii Rome Pisa Genoa and Milan. Also Italy special in 11 Days for $121. Departure dates Are aug. 6, 20 sept. 10, 20 oct. 1,15 nov. 12 and dec. 21. Gems of Switzerland in three Days for $31. Includes Berne Interlaken. Lucerne Zurich Schaffhausen and the Rhine Falls plus Germany s Black Forest. Departs Frankfurt aug. 6, 20 sept. 4, 17 oct. 8, 22,Noy. 25, i. " Holland Joel Luai Luxembourg in four Days far $44 from Frankfurt. Departure dates Are aug. 5, 19 sept. 2, in oct. 7, 21. High lights Are Amsterdam Ausmer the Hague Delft , Bastogne and Luxembourg. R Copenhagen in five  $67 from Frankfurt departing aug. 4, 18 sept. 1, 15 oct. 6, 20. Also visits Helsinger Odense and Hamburg. American express Munich offers a special pilgrimage tour tothe holy land by regularly scheduled air lilies. Dates Are oct.9-18 the All inclusive fee is $380. The tour is sponsored by Munich Post chaplains office. Further information is available from chaplain maj Charles m. Massey jr., big 7, Mcgraw Cavern phone Mili tary 8119 or 7574. Crises come and go but West Berlin has lost none of it gaiety and glitter. When the Sun goes Down the City is aglow with Neon the nightclubs Are packed and the entertainment is As Gay As in the Days before the War. Out of town night owls flock to the big Brassy dance Halls like Resi s with its spectacular Waterfall Ballet and the smart supper clubs like the ambassador in the new Berlin Hilton. The berliners particularly the Young set tend to haunt the political cabarets where entertainers satirize current events and Smoky cellars where jazz is King. " the craze for american music which swept the City a decade Agoras now reached a fever pitch reports pan american world air ways from Berlin. The majority of hot clubs As tie jazz Dens Are called Are noisy dimly lighted and jammed to the rafters night after night. The Cir a s oldest rendezvous for Hep cats is the bad we or Bath tub a steam Box where the beat is "co6l, Man Cool another club is Eden s Saloon a Hole in the Wall equipped with 10 telephones so the clients can Converse without table hopping. The Jukebox is Well stocked with hot american platters plus a few Spanish and arabic disks for Novelty. We sell bad air and Good atmosphere says owner Ralph Eden. How successful this combination has proven can Only be judged by the fact that Eden has used his profit to open an american style automat around the Corner.  a of be , both vulnerable. North deals. North 4 a j 3/ k j 10 9 8 3 ,4t.k.q.43. 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If East were Given the Lead at this Point he could Dov no More thar Cash three Diamond tricks after which he would be compelled to Iead either a Spade or a heart , cautiously refrained from cashing1 the fourth club sincere wished to guard against being pressed for discard himself. The nine of diamonds put East in. He was Able to Cash two More Diamond tricks in which Dummy. Discarded a club and a Spade while Declarer let go a Spade and the three of hearts. Now any return by East would prove fatal to the defense. Instead of trying to guess the location of the Queen of hearts for his ninth trick or trusting to anything so improbable As win Ning the Spade finesse Declarer had enlisted the services of the opposition to develop the ninth trick. A i Usa  personnel Are offered an Opportunity to see and hear the famous new York philharmonic with Leonard Bernstein con ducting  Jerome Robbins Ballet of new York during their appearances at Austria s Salzburg festival july 26-aug. 31, according to the special services Branch of special activities div Hausa  tickets Are available at the recreation services office Berchtey  Center Apo 108, . Forces. ,. The new York philharmonic will perform at the Salzburg fest Spiel Haus aug. 16, starting at 8.pm. The concert will include Barber  for. Orchestra Bernstein s symphony no. 2 for piano and orchestra and Shostakovich s symphony no. 5,- opus 97." Seymour Lipkin pianist will appear As featured soloist tickets Are. Priced at $3,70, $4.50, $3.30, $6.10 and $6.90. / tie Jerome Robbins Ballet is scheduled for four evening perform ances at Salzburg s Landes Heater aug. 12, 13, is and. 17. Curtain time is 8"ipm. The program of the famed american a a  company will include Prince s "n.y, Export opus Yafei Debussy s aft Ripon of a. Fauni Chopin s the concert and Copland s new  Al tickets Are priced at $6.90., the a Echt Egadon services office also offers a limited a Timber of tickets for other orchestral concerts plays operas and recitals of Toto  Rufgio festival v thursday