European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 21 1945 the stars and stripes pose 5 u s eyes bases for future Security i i i Canada Hill it 1 i ii ill i i 1 111i i i 1 i j Hikiji Ali i Jimj Ilii Hijji America outposts of defense a Australia y realizing that the Pacific and North Atlantic oceans which vere once considered our Best Protection Are also avenues of aggression the United states is now determined to dominate these oceans with a string of strategically located bases though the final plans for National defense depend upon International political settlements the Navy has plans for bases on Newfoundland Bermuda puerto Rico Guantanamo Bay in Cuba the Panama canal area Manus Island off the North coast of new Guinea Hawaii Guam Tinian and Saipan the Philippines Okinawa iwo Jima the aleutians and Alaska the United states along with Britain pledged itself in the Atlantic charter to seek no aggrandizement territorial or this pledge might prove an embarrassing Block to the american de sire for bases formerly belonging to enemy coun tries and for bases now in the hands of Allied nations some modification of this pledge can prob ably be made by arguing that these bases Are wanted Only because of their defensive strategic value a solution along the line of the Guantanamo base which is held by treaty with Cuba is possible the Navy believes that with these bases secured the United states will be Able to patrol and police the new oceanic boundaries with the air planes of today and tomorrow and a Long Range Fleet the planes of tomorrow will carry four or five times the bomb Load of the super fortress and de posit it six to ten times As far from the Home base it could Rush paratroopers from such strategic bases to any Point in the world planes designed specifically for atomic bombing could reach any Point i the world from the proposed bases and could therefore atomize any aggressive concentration of Power anywhere Jet propelled defensive planes would have thousands of Miles of Ocean to overtake and shoot Down enemy rockets or planes headed for the United states the Navy is unsure of the effect of the atom bomb upon naval warfare they intend to discover it with the experimental bombing of the japanese battleship nagato regardless of this effect the Navy is continuing to develop Island bases Guam rivals in armament and facilities for naval repair and Supply the philippine bases Are being rebuilt the army Fields on Saipan axe among the longest and Best in the world with bases leased from allies and bases acquired from a Defeated enemy the United states will protect her territory regardless of what Hap pens to her Hopes for the United nations and the Continental United states can be Best protected from Alert bases two to three thousand Miles away Trade concessions asked of soviets Washington sept 20 ans May have to make some Trade concessions and open her financial books to get a loan from trucks needed in Greece to Supply ravaged areas the u congressional leaders by sgt Dean Boswell stall correspondent Athens sept of War surplus american trucks that carried the Allied armies to Victory in Italy could accomplish a Mission of mercy in Greece that would pre vent thousands of cases of starvation this Winter Buell Maben chief of Urra Here said today War ravaged revolt threatened said today in commenting on re ports that marshal Joseph Stalin had told a group of legislators visit ing Moscow that the soviets want a six billion Dollar loan marshal Stalin was said to have informed a group of House Mem Bers headed by rep William col Mer d that Russia need economic Aid to restore the dam Ages of War and raise its living standards chairman waiter George d of the Senate finance com Mittee said any loan of such size would have to be preceded with guarantees that this country would real consideration in the Etc nomic Field so far As russian Trad june invasion of this Island has ceased publication in accordance Navy weekly stops publication in Sicily Sicily sept 20 pal Nob news the popular Navy weekly inaugurated in the Early Days alter goes sen Robert Taft Ohio noted that the soviets will get a billion Dollar loan from the sex port import Bank and eventually can draw up to dollars in credits under the International monetary setup agreed upon at Greece finds nearly All of its seven nillion population looking toward Urra for food and rehabilitation and transportation is the Chiei problem according to Maben Urra at present is trying to operate its full land transportation schedule with trucks 175 of which were deadline for Lack of repairs Urra Doest have a spare truck part in All Greece and when a truck Breaks Down Lor Lack of parts it is lost to i Faben said we have tons of wheat ii storage which would be Sui Licien this Winter if it could be properly distributed to outlying Points to prevent any starvation in Greece the commissioner challenged important visitors who look Only at Athens Bright lights ritzy cases and Well stocked stores without informing themselves of the fact sons lost to japs couple seeks subs Cattaraugus n sept 20 ans or and mrs Arthur c milks Are looking for two homeless War veterans to share their farm Home and take the place of their two sons who died As War prisoners of the japanese they wrote to a Buffalo news paper asking Lor help in locating one or two homeless or crippled returned service we prefer to take in boys who have no folks or Home and who Are unable to support they said today Cpl Stanley milks died in a Cabanatuan prison in 1942 and Robert a private went Down with a Jap prison ship off the Philip Pines in 1944 with the theater policy of reducing j that f new workers in the City and personnel and costs of maintaining fewer in the country earn enough Daub to pay for a single Gin fizz French fear clash soon in Indochina the existing naval units in the area it John p Binnington supervising officer of the paper announced High naval officials lauded the they also can get some Money from United nations Relief and re habilitation administration Prince Umberto honors Bra ton Woods Taft added that editorial and mechanical staff Bretton wait added that which guided the new through two years of operation and said it was with regret that the decision to suspend publication was a Commodore b v Mccandish commandant of the naval base rioted that the paper had contrib Tiff of Jill cited educational and entertain a Maiuu ment values to the Success of the base and praised the cooperative cocktail at 80 cents in american Money let alone foodstuffs basques toss no posies during Lour by Franco san Sebastian sept 20 up Basque All Reserve is Gen Saigon Indochina sept a tense situation with Prospect of incidents Between Ann mites and French was reported today to be developing in id Sochina maj Gen Douglas Gracey com Mander of the British Saigon control commission has ordered the japanese to take More Steps to maintain order Quick Aid to Urra sought by Truman Washington sept 20 ans president Truman will ask Congress to appropriate immediately the remaining 550 million dollars of the millions which the u s originally pledged to Urra it was reported in Washington today the alternative is to halt completely Unoras food shipments by the Middle of october and even Quick congressional action will not Avert some slowdown in shipments this month according to High sources the presidents decision to ask for the remaining amount before sending Congress the 1946 request for another million dollars is based on the urgency of Unoras situation meanwhile Urra officials said that All other countries were providing the rest of their contributions the chief complications Are that some countries wish to make contributions in supplies which Urra does not need Brazil for example offered Coffee of which there is enough Gorizia commander tells of widespread thuggery Gorizia Italy sept 20 effective charges of widespread thuggery in Gorizia disputed province in North thy japanese have not yet been East Italy were made by it col Rome sept 20 Crown Prince work of the staff Umberto yesterday awarded the or Der of the Crown of Italy to 11 offi cers of the military railway service for Aid and technical assistance to Talv the 23 officers were col w p Wilson u col e f de Lisle it Sci t Kelly u col a m Henryn maj c o Ratel maj e London capt h h Headlee capt r j Chinn capt j e Mur Lily 1st it h g Didion and 1st b d Reinfrank or rent vis11 to u1js Public formally surrendered or disarmed j c Smuts Cousin of South and until they so they Are being Africa prime minister and Allied held responsible Lor preventing in commander Gorizia province a dents i the thuggery which now exists French Rench civilians at Satrang 250 can be stamped out if the people demonstrations of affection for the Miles North of Saigon repo Teci that j cooperate and give detailed facts Spanish Leader thus far have been aim Amite troops Anci other Orua Nii and evidence before the he comparatively limited both in nations paraded and demonstrated said i number degree of warmth outside Guiear hotel in fear of the meeting denied Rome sept report of on the other hand the armed natives 500 French civilians took a meeting Between former British and other measures to j Refuge inside the hotel prime minister Churchija safeguard the life of the the French called for the and Prince Umberto i Tia Voia Are markedly powerful Protection of occupation troops but Poletti to leave Rome sept 20 a col r Charles Puletti am regional of the there have several their Pica was not j commissioner of is sex in Rome was officially denied Here dents so far the latest Likely to by because there Pescud to return to the u s Short today by the press Bureau of the when one of Francos dispatch were Ingutti Coit British troops in july it was annoy Rice today he will presidency of the Council this re1 was killed by mistake by a Tiv Iii Saigon French occupation forces be succeeded by the Deputy com Britten expected missioner col a n Hancock Oon he British army port had been repeatedly published guard Pat roiling the by Rome newspapers recently Sebastian Highway