European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 20, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 3 t . Agrees to give Mexico disputed area at Elpaso Washington a Mexico and the United states announced historic agreement to return to Mexico an area in Elpaso Tex., which has been in dispute for nearly a Century. The shifting Rio Grande which changed its course in 1864 an created the whole problem is to be rerouted in a Concrete line $6-million Channel paid for 50-50 by Mexico and the United  will bring an increase of 437 acres in Mexico s National territory reestablish the River As the Boundary Between Texas and mexi some texans bitter Over land Transfer Elpaso Tex. Up some Elpaso residents bitterly denounced the Chamizal territory settlement that slightly change the familiar map of Texas. But most seemed glad the Cen Tury old dispute was Over. The estimated 3,700 residents of the Chamizal strip along the Border in downtown Elpaso Mostof them of mexican descent had Ben briefed on the plans to give Mexico the chunk of territory locally known As the  still will live in their Homes for about two years the time Setfor the Transfer of the land to Mexico by Joseph Freidkin the International Boundary and water commissioner. Most of the build Ings will be torn Down. Civic leaders said 95 per cent of the 280,000 Al Pasons favored or quietly accepted the settlement. Highly critical Many of those opposing were highly critical of the Kennedy administration. I think it is an outrage land owner Colbert Colwell said. Mexi co has no More claim to it than Switzerland. I Hope the Senate will not ratify it the Transfer agree ment. It makes me ashamed to think that i am an american. Colwell and his partner j. Page Kemp own Chamizal properties including one tenement. Kemp had the same comment. Attorney Bob Wilson said Don give them anything i m against  leaders said the 193 acres of Cordova Island ceded by Mexico to the United states will be a Valu Able acquisition. They spoke of the possibility of locating a civic Cen Ter on the land. Mexicans celebrate in the Border City of Juarez just across the Rio Grande from Elpaso loudspeakers were set up inthe streets and neighbourhood groups organized dances an parties to celebrate the settlement. Chamizal residents though briefed on their rights Are Wor ried that they might lose .citizenship. They will not. Others who rent Homes said they did not know what to do or whether the government will help those forced to move from rented  Oscar Ornelas whose fam ily built Many of the 700 Chamizal Homes said we Are ready to go along with whatever develops. Our government will do the people in the Chamizal zone right. You can depend on  co and end the diplomatic head ache known As the Chamizal affair after the name of the disputed area. Plans for the settlement were announced by presidents Kennedy and Adolfo Lopez Mateos who worked out preliminary details when or. Kennedy visited Mexic City in june 1962. Or. Kennedy said the solution recommended will make a significant contribution to relations be tween the United states and mexi  he said also it will help inthe orderly development of Elpaso and its sister City across the Border Ciudad  Steps remain to be taken before the whole plan is in effect and it May be 1967, at the earliest before negotiations for a convention to carry out the terms of a memorandum congressional approval rerouting of the River an the rebuilding of six Bridges can be  estimate the . Costs of the whole arrangement including compensation for property of about 3,700 persons now living inthe areas to be returned to mexi co would run approximately $28million. Mexico s costs will be much Les because the major item of the . Expense will be the compensation for properties involved in the move. The area Mexico is to cede to the United states is uninhabited has no buildings and is used for farming or pasture. Mexico is to cede to the unite states one half of an area called Cordova Island which is not an Island but an enclave of 386 undeveloped acres jutting North of the River in Elpaso. Sen. Ralph Yarborough d-Tex., said tile Chamizal Case has been a Thorn in the flesh of .-mexi can relations and there will become pain in its extraction but the resulting better health in the relations of the two nations make the cure Worth the  mexican ambassador Antonio Carrillo Flores said the agreement removes a Shadow which for More than 50 years had been cast on mexican us. Relations and that it Marks an hour of rejoicing for . Kennedy once said the Cham Izal Case represents one where the United states after agreeing to arbitration backed Down and did not accept the arbiters report. Government instability Tate department officials have said through the years however that one reason for the difficulty in reaching an agreement was for a considerable period instability of government in  mexican mortgage Bank is to pay to the . Treasury $4,676,000for structures on the . Area passed along to Mexico. There are382 buildings involved including residences apartments office build Ings and a meat packing Plant. The United states will use this Money plus another $16 million or so to reimburse american owner for their land As Well As the build  government agreed to de liver the land and other property to the other free of any private claim or other encumbrance in other words those in the . Are being cede to Mexico must move just As they would said a . Official in the event the government took Over their property for a High Way or other Public project. New hat Brig Gen Frederick o. Hartel com manding general . Berlin brigade tries on a circa 1850 Vintage helmet of a Spanish Soldier. The occasion was the 3rd German american festival in Berlin which starts july 21, where the theme is the american Southwest of Early Days. Hartel is surrounded by conquistadors and an Apache Indian with Rifle. Up photo . Takes step to Stop Grain chicanery Washington a the . Government has put a new lock on the barn door since 24 million bushels of american Grain vanished in the slight of hand of european Trade. The huge amounts of freed Grain were destined for Austria but were last seen officially at West Ger Man ports. Apparently the Grain Purchase Dat a discount of 7.5 to 9 per cent was diverted by the austrian importing firms to More favourable markets in countries not eligible for the shipments a violation of the contracts the importers had wit the agriculture department. Since discovery of the Deal the department has tightened its regu lations requiring the buyers to prove the commodities reached their proper destination. The buy ers must provide  assure compliance. Also american officials in Vienna said that Austria has been dropped from the barter program involving Industrial materials and surplus . Farm products Pend ing clarification of what happened to the Grain. Mice bats get their share of . Greenback grab bag Washington up sen. John j. Williams r-del., said the health education and welfare department has approved the follow ing three interesting research Grants $46,731 to study the regulation of development of the mouse  $9,740 to study the physiological adaptation in the mexican free tailed  $4,120 to promote the study of the effects of frustration on a reflex ," said Williams who says that these new frontiersmen Donot have imaginations barter deals involving . Farm products Are More or less sales deals in the Case of barter the government gets paid in strategic materials instead of dollars and limits destination of the commodities to areas which otherwise would not buy the . Product. Usually the contracts Are be tween a foreign business concern usually one in the mining or strategic materials business and the agriculture department. An Amer ican exporting firm handles the details. In the Case of the austrian deals which began in 1959, the depart ment agreed with austrian traders to sell them feed grains for strategic materials of equal value. Overland transport As the transactions went for Ward the department provided the Grain to the private concerns which arranged for their shipment to German ports. The department in turn received payment in the strategic materials. The department said it was sup plied As it had required with documentary evidence the Grain was shipped to the German ports for transport Overland to Austria. Department officials found after checking import licenses issued by Austria that the licenses did no cover the full amount of Grain that was supposed to have gone to that country. They began an investigation which still is  officials said it is apparent that the austrian buyers found better markets probably in West Germany than prevailed i their own country. As a Conse Quence officials said they undoubtedly instructed changes in the rail shipment to the new markets. In diverting the Grain from the austrian markets the european traders violated the barter agree ment officials said. Seven austrian importers Are awaiting trial in their Homeland accused of having miss Abele Amer ican Grain or having diverted it to other countries. Importers spice up Bird business Brussels a West Ger Man importers of . Frozen Poul try have found a device to avoid the High import charges by importing the Birds stuffed and lightly but Well sprinkled with paprika under the name of Genlue gel Gewuertz stuffed spiced Birds. Many importers Wash the Bir Sclean before Selling them. The executives of the european common Market discussed the mat Ter a spokesman said. The com Mon Market farm regulations on poultry Only mention poultry no stuffed Birds. According to members of the West German delegation Here this practice has been going on for sometime As a result of new regulations. The matter came to the knowl Edge of the German ministry of agriculture Only a few Days ago. The . Request for lowering the charges on common Market imports of . Frozen Birds willbe decided upon on july 29 by the Market s policy making body the Council of foreign ministers. Hydrofoil ship flips in test Seattle up the experimental hydrofoil fresh 1 flipped while making a High Speed test run on puget sound but the three Crew members came out of it apparently with Only minor injuries. The hydrofoil is being built bythe Boeing co. For the Navy. The Crew members were identified As Vern Salisbury 41, Belle vue wash., the Pilot Bob Hub Bard 35, Kent wash., the Copilot and Bee shias 34, the  is the project Engineer and works for the Navy s supervisor of shipbuilding office in Seattle. The men were taken to Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. The unique Craft which can skim Over the water at speeds of up to 100 Miles an hour by flying on its foils was upside Clown near its wharf at Vashon Island. Extent of damages was not determine immediately. The crewmen were rescued bythe coast guard and taken across the Bay to Seattle where they were met by an ambulance dispatched by Boeing. Author human Dies at 41 Cordele a. A Mckenzie Hooks Hyman author of the Best Selling Book no time for sergeants died of an apparent heart attack Here. He was 41. He wants to Tell Kennedy to Fly a Kite Washington a a new Jersey congressman plans to introduce a Bill to make Kite Fly ing Legal in Washington. The president poor fellow has to go All the Way to Hyari  port to teach his children How to t by one said rep. Frank Thompsonjr. The new Jersey Democrat who likes to t by kites himself recently discovered that flying kites and hot air balloons is punishable Here by a $10 Fine