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tat Michigan State College at East Lansing, Mich., in memory of nearly 400 former students who lost their bves in World War II. Stones from St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey in London have already been received by college officials, and will be set into the narthex of the chapel along with the stone from Berlin. Efforts are being made to obtain similar contributions "representing the culture ot Europe' from other famous European edifices. Partially destroyed during the war, Berlin's Cathedral, t*w history of which dates back to 1465, is located in the Lustqarten, in East Berlin. Much of the damage has been rcpaired and restoration of the remainder is in progress. Sporting Guns to Military Weapons Manufacturers of sporting guns in the Soviet Zone of CGe many have been instructed to begin production of spate parts and components for military weapons, accord- inq to a RIAS (Radio in the American Sector) broadcast. f'he report added that the manufacture of all sporting weapons in the Soviet Zone has been discontinued. Among companies immediately affected are the Simon, Fortuna, TIhbaelmaann and Merkel firms, all located at Suhl, in Tbhuringia, which have been allocated contracts for the production of parts and components for military weapons. it is believed, the report said, that the large stock of sporting weapons in the Soviet Zone - reportedly approximately 30,000 guns - is to be sold to Western Germany to obtain Deutsche mark credits. CARE Shipment Still Missing C ARE (Cooperative for American Remittances to L mope) textile packages valued at $4,500 shipped from thi United States for distribution to Berlin needy, are still missing after their seizure in February by Soviet corntiol authorities at the barge check-point at Witten- beur , in the Soviet Zone. Eight Bavarians prepare to depart for America under HICOGExchangeProgram.They will studyvarious aspects of public life including civic education, religious institu- tiOIs, union activities, Red Cross facilities and social ser- vices. Front row, l.-r., Hildegard Bischoff, HolISaale; Anne- murie Herold, Munich; Helene Fichte, Coburg. Back row, Alfred Roedl, Ansbach; Wolfgang Zorn, Augsburg; Luise Joeri sen, Munich; Lotte Branz, Munich and Franz Wiesner, Munichl. (Photo by Schoenborn, PRD HICOG) E'UCOM's Jewish Chaplains meet in Synagogue Center at Heidelberg to discuss arrangements for observance of Passover (April 20). L.-r., Lt. Col. Philip Pincus, head- quarters, USAFE; Capt. Morris E. Mathews, Frankfurt Military Post; Gen. Jean Eichiski, headquarters, French Zone; Lt. Col. Henry Tavel, Chaplain's Division, head- quarters, EUCOM; Capt. Herman Dicker, headquarters, US Forces in Austria, and Capt. Hersh Livazer, Munich Military Post. (US Army photo) The Berlin-bound shipment, comprising 35 crates of textile goods, was confiscated Feb. 14. Soviet authorities, in a letter to the CARE office in Berlin, admitted they are holding the consignment. Explanations given for the seizure were "improper documentation" and the fact that the goods were enroute from the US, instead of Hamburg, as stated on the bills of lading. Another CARE shipment of approximately 1,000 pounds of textiles was seized by the Soviets last October, and to date has not been returned. Unemployed Get Double Treat Unemployed residents of Rothenburg, Hesse, accustom- ed to waiting many long hours for their semi-weekly relief checks are now finding the waiting time enjoyable. Thanks to the ingenuity of US Resident Officer R. J. Wilson, the hundreds of persons who come to the county capital twice every week for their money, now view the newest motion pictures of the US film program. The Wilson-inaugurated film program, which continues until the last person has received his money, will probably be extended to other areas of Hesse. Dependents Visit Cotton Mill The third in a series of visits to German installations by students of the Stuttgart Military Post Dependents School took place when 30 pupils visited the Otto Heinrich & Son cotton mill in Wendlingen, near Stuttgart. The project was conceived through the cooperation of the OLCW-B Labor Affairs Division and the Stuttgart Parent-Teacher Association to better acquaint the pu- pils of the school with the German economic situation and, in particular, to give them a chance to examine the INFORMATION BULLETIN
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