London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1945, London, Middlesex                                Page 4 the stars and stripes 1945 life in Trio so United states note May Stert worker run 8 of the Senate military affairs committee now Sci idling hearings on work or fight legislation expressed fears today that tb4 nations manpower problem might be worsened by the White House statement announcing big three agreement on military operations in the final phase of the War against nazi chairman Elbert Thomas said he feared implications might be read into the announcement that May have a disastrous effect by causing War workers to feel they might As Well Start Hunting peacetime if it is the final Joseph Omahoney it will mean that in 60 or 90 Days requirements for ammunition and munitions of All kinds will be entirely a different from what they Are guerrilla fighting Doest require the same equipment As full scale the committee yesterday heard wac chief Paul Mcnutt give a tempered endorsement of the work or fight but senators who questioned him at a closed hearing said he expressed Confidence the current manpower problem could be handled by the existing Volunteer on the record Mcnutt renewed his recommendation for a limited National service Bill amended to place the Overall control program in the hands of War Mobilizer James to Ignact the Bill in the form it passed the with selective service in Hurt rather than help the War he earlier Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal told the committee that the Navy wanted Lim Teji National service Bill to keep he moment of War going and bring Victory More he told reporters afterwards that vday would Only Sharpen up the need for manpower sound the voice the voice Sinatra has been ordered to the Araby Hospital on governors in new York for a three Day observation to determine whether he is physically fit for military 2 giant carriers coming new 8 giant aircraft carriers will be launched within the next two Martens assistant Secretary of the Navy for announced seek free world press 8 Arizona Senate adopted unanimously yesterday a memorial asking the nations leaders to Foster International agreements for Universal Freedom of press and the which now goes to the read in part freedoms of speech and press Are the strongest guarantees of peace in the world for Normal men become killers under the influence of mass and a Power Ful implement of dictators and rulers who seek to drive their Peoples to War is control and distortion of the flow of Soldier gets life for refusal to Drill 8 ans a general court martial ordered to reconsider its dim penalty for Henry of for refusing to obey his officers commands to yesterday rescinded the verdict and sentenced the Soldier to life imprisonment at hard labor and a dishonourable t officials said the commanding general of the Post directed the reconsideration after reviewing the altering of the sentence followed on the heels of a which included demands for an investigation by meantime told reporters he was willing to do anything to get the War Over As Long As i do not have to kill other he said that he had requested Transfer to noncombatant duty three or four Days before his refusal webers wife described the life imprisonment sentence As still outrageous and said she would continue her fight for College takes american course College drastic changes in ithe University of Maryland curriculum in under which All students would be required to take courses in american literature and government will go into effect during the next school president Byrd announced Byrd said that medical and Law students As Well As those in Liberal arts colleges would be required to take the courses so that the University turn out men and women graduates Vii in a better under standing of the american Way of boy lifer 8 ans William who was chosen the most representative Al american boy in his Junior Highfi school today was convicted of second degree murder and became Massachusetts state prisons youngest he Ibad confessed to slay ing his school Carolyn last june in heavily wooded Forest Park after they had gone for a bicycle round numbers Racket new 8 officials of the new Stock and curb exchanges said today that exact figures on daily sales would not be issued Here after in compliance with a request by mayor who advised them these figures were used to deter mine winners in the numbers total sates will be reported to the nearest shares and to the nearest in officials titties out new 8 a Little Over three years Over Abc from Bert Siler was broadcasting an account of a japanese air raid on the philippine i he suddenly was knocked off the Aijo and was unheard of until when he returned to the after being saying As 1 was saying when it was so rudely inter 1 1 come is the realization of a dream that was in a soldiers heart through three major pfc Henry of who lost a Teg at is kissing his the former Louise i Lacago is a Good to be from 8 writing in the Chicago Tribune from Palm Beach Helen Van Hoy Smight asked today is there anyone left in Chicago every third person you see Here is a chicagoan and you hear of others who expect to arrive Many who Canie with the intention of remaining Only a Short time Are stay ing All several Chicago business men practically commute Between their offices and the Loi Iii Golf in the same a Story dateline Palm said a Large con Tingent from Chicago is gathering to enjoy the outdoor living the spot was described As h real Oasis in the midst of an arid fire destroys i Ferrisburg theatre Harrisburg s a general alarm fire destroyed the Kcf Lonel theater a the Center of the downtown business District last night and for a time threatened an entire Block of stores and the theater was filled when the first alarm but patrons filed put Justice slow but sure jury late yesterday convicted Benjamin Frank Lin male of manslaughter of a crippled school teacher 40 years the verdict carried a penalty of one to five male returned Here voluntarily Only a month ago after four decades in writes i love you army signal corps photo James during a loll before a fire Mission at his Field artillery Battery near glances longingly at his Best girl Friend after drawing his Valentine sentiment to her on a email Al scores army planning for shortages in key items Al executive Council reported last night that it found the War production picture excellent despite poor planning and Lack of foresight by military labor and had responded in a remarkable Way to furnish materials under voluntary manpower controls now in the Council reds mass for Berlin continued from Page 1 and driving on the Eastern outskirts of these bastions were about All that remained of the German line East of the German spokesmen admitted that the position was much different in Silesia where it was claimed that marshal Koniaev had swept across the water Barrier at a dozen Points and was in position to launch a major the latest Koniaev Bridgehead was re ported in the Paschwitz 25 Miles Northwest of and Only about nine Miles from the important communication Hub of North of the Berlin Zhukov right flank continued to drive toward the port of Stettin commentator von Hammer admitted that the red army had penetrated the town which has held up the drive for some West fronts continued from Page 1 rough country sloping toward the the broadest the dispatch a seven mile Gap through which the 3rd army was slowly fanning out an arc Over the rough country within Miles of but the chief threat seemed to be in the crack in the Backbone of the double Belt Concrete zone about 20 Miles to the North where the 2nd infantry division of the 1st army crossed the swollen Olef River at Miles Southwest of one of the main defense Points in this dispatches said the 311th regiment of the 78th division of the 1st backed up by had driven into Schmidt against Strong resistance from Panzer units with every advantage of terrain and the nine Miles in Ger formed one of the strongest Points in the Siegfried sector covering the Roer River dams and the southwestern approaches to the Cologne it was the second time american troops had occupied a senior officer declared this time were Here to at the lower end of the Western French tanks and troops in Alsace were nine Miles below neuf Brisach and were within four Miles of French troops driving up from the German rear guards in this sector were now com pressed into pocket about 12 Miles Long and similes German reports of Western front operations said the 7th army had attacked on the Saar front near Forbach and entered two hitting efforts to enact work or jail the Council in its second attack on compulsory methods in As Many Days charged military authorities with doubling and tripling production sched Ules no Law Short of magic could keep War production in Pace with schedules on such a after plans and requirements were changed without the Council said an attempt was made to convince the Public that Lack of manpower was at the Root of the production difficulties and that the Only solution was compulsory National a year the Council authorities found surpluses in certain ordered and War factories were converted to other then the War situation changed Sud instead of having surpluses the armed forces discovered schedules were doubled and tripled with out Advance warning and then official announcement was made that production was lagging behind such shortages still exist in critical munitions and usually result not from any failures by labor and but from Lack of facilities and changing and in creasing requirements made necessary new military and strategic say big 3 kills isolationism the Security curtain descended again yesterday on the big three which Washington reports said was regarded As a manifestation of Complete abandonment of isolationism in dealing with postwar european German radio denounced the Allied leaders As War criminals and asserted they would not succeed in forcing Ger Many to nazi broadcasters predicted an ultimatum from the allies would be issued after the sessions one unconfirmed Washington report said that president Roosevelt would inform marshal Stalin and prime minister Churchill that the would not participate in Lon term occupation of Ger but would leave that phase to russian and French american it was probably would participate fully i the German occupation for about one year after Cessa Tion of in informed circles declared that France would not consider herself bound by big three decisions unless the French government were these sources argued that France should be represented at the conference since is Germany closest neighbor and has suffered much from they also claimed that both and British troops eventually would leave the continent after the leaving France alone with the problem of policing the Moscow Izvestia commented that the big three meeting proved that the Hitler Ite Hopes of discord among the allies had once More completely failed and that the final phase of the War will Sec the carrying out of the death sentence passed by All Freedom Loving humanity on Hitler Ite Palmer continued from Page 1 fighters soon appeared dropping their own flares in an Effort to trap the Lan one British too far from an easy the plane spiralled hitting the ground and a few minutes later the flashes of guns piercing the sky could be we turned toward Home flight Ted a former bricklayer in had said As we flew Over his Home Enro Ute to the i bet my wife is out in the Garden his nights work done he relaxed and pitched in with the rest of us fora spot of British must have our chocolate and when i stirred Early this morning from a restful bunk at the i saw a Waal stealing out of the door with my a Vucich were returned later brightly the Crew Jeff Young Ted Puls bomb Pilot officer Iti Omley flip the Driver Donald flight sit Pilot officer and wireless first thing you know hell be Home first with Omero its first one tiling then its first something else by Victor Lasky stars and stripes staff writer pfc Omero Cesere has a penchant for being first at historic affairs like Bridge into the office of the stars and stripes yesterday to report he want convalescing in a Hospital like it said in our in he wanted it Hes merely a clerk at a base hos Catan was re Ferring to the Story from new York which stated that cat ans 4f had been the first to drive through the new Catan tube of the Lincoln Mike told newsmen that he was doing it for his who by Force of other historic affairs had to be else in order to keep the honors of being first in the who was the first to on Rockefeller centers skating among the first to land at Laguardia Field and the first to participate in 273 other civic said his toughest experience was in 1936 when he tried for the Honor at the opening of the sprawl ing Treborough Bridge in new i faced a lot of Competition that Omero some Guys were even paying 200 Bucks to cab Drivers to get them across i had a plan Laid out based on several weeks Nosey ipg around the the big Day found Omero in a new car parked Between two building Jas adjacent to the Bronx Entrance to the when the Pink ribbon was Omero shot for in hand to pay the but the car omeros heart other cars were a couple of goodhearted newspapermen gave me a Omero they pushed the car until it i was at was even the first pre Pearl Harbor father to be drafted from his Queens draft that was elec Tion a few hours after he had been the first to vote at the neighbourhood but his firsts ended As soon As donned Omero the oat first hed like to be first at is the first out of the army when wars Terry and the pirates by Courtesy of news Syndicate Tumblin said to his Ai Erane awyton6 we Captain Tim but West a Stu Watha Semi Faient we Ake obviously or Raj the of 011e Aisun Abbt amp Teery be have none think of those Doz orphan ju5t numbers on a even our Pont to of the Mission we Are i Hope they Pont winsome name on snakes printed in England times publishing printing House and published by the United states armed