The Evening Courier, 8 February 1968

News · The Assembly Hall · 8 February 1968

The Annual War Appropriation for 1968, 49,141,348 marka, passes the…

The Annual War Appropriation for 1968, 49,141,348 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. Not a voice against. Not one. The morning papers had nothing.

In the story: The Assembly, The War Ministry.

The Grand Chancellor, Karl Brenn, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** The Assembly Hall, 8 February 1968, photographed for the Courier as the light went. The Annual War Appropriation for 1968, 49,141,348 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.

Around the country · Brennholt

The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Brennholt

The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Brennholt. Cellars in Old Gate Walk are flooded. Details inside. In the story: Brennholt, Old Gate Walk.

Around the country · Grauburg

The first television set in Grauburg is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Harbour Gate

The first television set in Grauburg is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Harbour Gate. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Grauburg, Harbour Gate.

Around the country · Norrhafen

A picture house opens in Orchard Square, Norrhafen, seating 400

A picture house opens in Orchard Square, Norrhafen, seating 400. Details inside. In the story: Norrhafen, Orchard Square.

About Town

From the cafés, the quay and the back of the Assembly.

Andreas Brenn, chemist, married Susanne Oberst on 5 February 1968. The Courier wishes them a dry house and a quiet street.

Karl Hallin, teacher, is 73 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Viktor Hallin, tailor, is 62 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Gregor Brenn, factory worker, is 58 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Kurt Amsel, calendar licensee, is 58 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Sigmund Brenn, mechanic, is 58 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 8.

Arno Fenn, nurse, is 57 today. Friends say the candles were a fire risk.

Roland Jann, teacher, is 53 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Gone

Rudolf Moor, shopkeeper, born Tarnmund 10 April 1907, died 4 February 1968. Member of the Assembly.

Helene Keichba, carter, born Tarnmund 17 June 1903, died 3 February 1968.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private	Dieter Ort, of Feldburg	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	5 February 1968
Private	Bernd Fromm, of Kessel	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	killed in action	4 February 1968

The Courier prints the Ministry's roll as the Ministry sends it. The Line holds.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

4 February 1968. An Act for the Better Provision of War Widows goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Comes into force on 1 January 1969. You will notice, or you will not.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Brenn v. Rusk: Concerning an unpaid debt of 745 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Brenn v. Gilhardt: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Tarnmoor. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Keitmann v. Brenn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Hollhausen. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Hallin v. Moor: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Klessdan v. Hicher: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 745 marka. The Courier was there.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 149.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 223.7 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 21.76 marka. A room costs 76.16 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 22,469.20. Bank rate 4.58 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 45,913,180 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

242 births, 98 weddings, 172 deaths this week. Population 646,532.

On this day

162 years ago. A cart overturns in Market Row, Oberholt. The driver, a man of Ostrabruck, is taken to hospital. Report.

158 years ago. A fire in Mill Gate at Lindenmar destroys 3 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1967 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Club	W	L
Marschau Garrison	19	1
Grauburg Fortress	16	4
Tarnmund Lake	14	6
Weinfeld Vintners	12	8
Reedside Athletic	11	9
Norrwick Printers	8	12
Kessel Iron	8	12
Brennholt Farmers	7	13
Vellmar Wardens	5	15
Hollstadt Workers	5	15
Ostrabruck Bridge	5	15

The Courier's verdict on the season: long. Table below.

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.

Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.

Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.

Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.

Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.

Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.