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   Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Page 4the stars and stripes daily the will Only two Over sixty most of French generals younger Only two of 89 French general officer in North and  Africa Are Over 60-years-old. Ail official French communique stated yesterday the statement was apparently a Pseud in rebuttal to arguments that a Large number of elderly officers staff the a forces under Gen Henri Honore Giraud. The age of French officers has been one of the chief Points of discussion in recent meetings of the French committee of National liberation which lies been attempting to determine lines along which the army be reorganized Gen. Charles de Gaulle co chairman of the committee with Giraud. Has stood for a i astir shake up of rim officers with me removal of old r men. Giraud has held that reorganization must in gradual but has agreed that officers wit ii pro Axis records must lie ousted tile average French general of la r in Africa according to the be v communique is in his Middle 50 s included in the term a Ign real officers besides army generals were 19 admirals ranging in age from 47 to 59 and averaging 5j yet is of age i Lier have been no important developments on the French political front since the committee cemented new French Unity with tie reaffirmation of the military positions of Giraud and de Gaulle and the appointment of army and i Ivy chiefs of staff wednesday another committee meeting is schedule i for today riday june 25. 1943 Hollywood touch in new train Luff films by a sgt. George Hakim stars and stripes staff writer it one of the finest series of on is no limit on the number of films filiation and training films Ever which May be hulled at one tune made tor the War department has and if an outfit does not have an recently arrived in this theater operator the army pictorial ser and is now available for use i Hollywood a had an import ant hand Iii the production of these films with resulting improvements in hit character and j Quality of the reels. The new movies Are by far super tor to tile Cut and dried Crea a Lions soldiers were subjected to during their Rookie training. All the t Ricks and techniques of big tune movie production Are utilized and you la Lind yourself gripping the Edge of your seat As you re both instructed and entertained in one easy delightful session. The army pictorial service has compiled a Large number of these films and is currently setting up libraries i he films along with projectors Are available to All Allied units the pictures Deal with a Large ran or subjects there Are Complete sen of specialized films for the different Arm and branches of the service i Here is also a fighting Man series which dramatizes the Dos and dont of modern warfare individual pictures run an average of to to 30 minutes with some running close to an hour. There a vice will Supply one whats More in Algiers arrangements can be made to Accomma i Date groups in the Empire theater and the officers club tor an morning in the week. Strip films i stills to you it Are it a a available i to lecturers who might wish to illustrate their subject Oil the movie screen. The Library contains a series of excellent technicolor films in addition to some animated ones. The most impressive film however i no. 1024 its one of tile a a fighting Man series and is a starkly realistic Jwj Traval of How modern War is fought. Utilizing the Flashback technique in True Hollywood fashion the picture preaches the doctrine that no holds Lair or otherwise Are barred in this grim game of War you la see one Soldier bashing in the face cd an enemy with the butt of 1il> Rifle you la see a wounded solider shot in cold blood. \ full gasp at a sentry being stabbed in the Back and a Soldier being kicked viciously Iii the Groin during hand to hand combat and in True March of time fashion the narrative is set to the terrific tem to of the Pic Ture it it hard to forget a lesson like that new radio device kills interference Akron a new device which neutralizes radio Static will soon find its Way to american combat planes armoured vehicles and warships declared officials of the Goodyear tire and Rubier company in ceremonies dedicating the Tironis newest research Laboratory Here this week. The device eliminates Static whether caused by atmospheric conditions or by Man made machines. Use of the new Static eliminator will be confined exclusively to the army Navy and air forces for or duration officials s us. Gilbert j. Andrisen. Research physicist. Is the inventor. Laval bothered by manpower problems London Premier Pierre Laval of \ icily France is having his hands full trying to fill the inanity a quotas demanded of him by Adolph Hitler. Only 90.000 French men have been round to cover he recently demanded contingent of 220.000 workers for Germany German authorities have put Laval on the spot by demanding the quota be met at All costs. Meanwhile in rebellious haute Savoie in Southern France the italian command began a Roundup of Young frenchmen who had taken shelter. Italian Carabiniero met armed resistance from a group of French patriots hiding in the Hills above Annecy. Army docs slash dou9,As Breaks War death rate product Ion Mark w Ashington a recovery rate of wounded american soldiers is unpriced entry High according to Grig. Gen. David Grant air surgeon of the Usa of he cited sgt a i finally the Solomons Campaign in which less than one percent of the wounded died. Factors reducing fatalities we Ere blood plasma Quick evacuation of wounded Sulpha drugs and letter surgery he revealed. Home news in Brief it on inked Pom Page i it glum ii i. I gnat d Vav been a if j re going fund to the coast new explosive said better than int hos it a former con Vav Isi Lugton j it Seph a corny 74. Ressman. Died today in per. Was boat for lated an by falling Captain i men caught he thought ordered to Lay up i a Mon in because hot Vio opa gasoline regulation out a fishing party. The Aid that his 35 Fisher 300 pounds of fish. And that Macle it All right to use a few gallon of a new York fifteen he men took off their shirts in Prospect a a f it can Park. Brooklyn were lined two Riol now being used and 1 in Wii a1 a l apr by magistrate Joseph tor greek Relief Drav a a. In i Vii w ult do cell i he a 11 St la t Auxin Rex 3d percent More ii Pertui la in a. Than int. Has been developed by Dollo exr bios and Ameri Gen. L h. Army Ord the War department can Industry. Maj. Campbell chief of Nance has disclosed. Gen Campbell also revealed that Situ e world War i u. S. Medium Lank artillery has increased in muzzle velocity Power by 50 percent anti aircraft Range has increased Over too percent tank Speed Over too it recent firepower of our individual fighting Man 5 4 Merceir and the size of bombs Over 300 fiercer to. Nazis Eye Balkans London latest retorts Reading Here this week indicate the a a mum have 14 trained divisions to the Balkans to Ward off any Allied tin eat in that sector. These to Nune sail to a t As a Reserve to Bick up italian and bulgarian troop which make up the bulk Ollie Balkan Garrison Sharp-shoot-311 a i Elk and yugoslav guerrillas oui harassing partisan forces meanwhile continue to make life unpleasant for the Axis troops chinese visit London a chinese Mission in it it Abl will visit the United kingdom sometime during the autumn. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced to the House of c commons Eden added that the formal invitation awaited information concerning the nature and composition of the Mission Quot the chinese Mission can Cornu on a recept i it to no less cordial than that accorded to our own recent parliamentary Mission to  he said. Pedal by children it there  Are women and sgt the John marines. I Washington a Mantua a bastion of received the medal of Honor for Switzer land his Woik on Guadalcanal. He per i Sonalla accounted tor at least 38 Lehman japs it is reported that the japs next steins Weir piled up so High around his machine gun that he had to move to a new emplacement. New York Herbert h. Lehman. Director of the office of Poi -. Meigu Relief and rehabilitation director. In an article in the French language  Aper a pour la Vic Toire stated Itiat i office plans to relieve starving greeks through intermediaries in Sweden and As far As i know a have had Only one death in an air ambulance. And wre have moved More than 50.poo cases Gen Gram i sri a wounded in new Omena were flown out 52 in one Day and 7.000 in one  Gen Grant stated that wounded have been flown in 51 minutes from the new Guinea front Over the Owen Stanley mountains to port night rest in contrast to from to to 15 Days required by other Means helicopter air ambulances. Be said have been a perfected and Are capable of Landing anywhere on front lines to move wounded to the transport ambulances with the use of the helicopter trans sort plane combination it is possible that americans wounded somewhere on the euro it Ean front when we invade can be treated in a comfortable Hospital in the u. S. La hours later. And soon a May bring entire Oil rating rooms by glider to spots directly behind front lines a he said. San i a Monk a Cal Douglas aircraft officials announced an All time world record production of warplanes turned out in May total of combat and cargo aircraft was 150 percent Over May 1942 and seven times the combat and cargo plane output for May 1941 vice president f w con att said that production of the Navy dauntless dive bombers exceeded the quota by 40 it recent Aud that production of Douglas built flying forts a 41 percent ahead of schedule thirty bombers and car go planes above the quota were turned out at the Santa Monica Plant or the period Supply Bill passes Washington debating Only ohs Day the House unanimously passed and sent to the Senate the 1,11 f Supply Bill Iii the history of the nation when ii approved the More than 71-billion Dollar War department appropriation Bill without deleting a single major part of the originally recommended sum Var dispute continued from Page it of tile rest of new York actor Jean her Holt a been elected president of i the National american Denmark i Atolia i Ion about five Tunzat Ion with a membership of nun ired danish Orga tree nil r i Leven. La. 73. A l Tishim i Charles boat skip Devalera leads Dublin continuance of fires s i ii t lieu Rah to policy is indicated but incomplete returns in the general election giving prime minister Eamon de Valera a party 18 seats in the dad. While William in Cosgrave Leader of the opposition group counted six scats for his party rile coalition group secured j seven Sears. Both de Valera and Cosgrave sex Premier with pro Al lord leanings were re elected to the dad said that one of our will be to Send Aid to stricken Greece he commented that the timely delivery of supplies of food Ani medicines to French North Africa checked the danger of epidemics i i area devastated by germans and it a in ins Creek Chii Oren starve London the italian gov eminent has twice refused to allo starving cd reek children to be evacuated from Greece foreign minister Al Thorn Eden has disclosed. Or. Eden said that inst the italians rejected a plan for taking the children to somewhere in the British Empire and then a second plan which depended on granting sate conduct for a ship from Greece to Egypt was turned Down the italians steel firm opens blast Furnace Lackawanna another Bright note on the Industrial Home front is the opening this week of Bethlehem steel company a new blast Furnace at its Lackawanna. N a. Plant. The new Furnace a Dunlin ate of one which set tile worlds production record of i Iron in Ort. 1942. When 46.245 ions w Ere produced. Will have a yearly capacity of 432.000 net tons of pig Iron smugly Rydz leads Digap London snugly Rydz of the polish of the War. I marshal Edward comma rider in Chiel army at the outbreak now Leader of one of More airlines seen cd health tops Washington Iii answer to a House appropriations committee s query on the health of the army. A Gen James c Magee. Army surgeon general declared in Happy to report that army health has n it ver been better than at the pres  ill Abner Washington relaxing wartime regulations or the first time since 1941, the civil aeronaut ie., i Board announced this week that it would consider applications for the establishment of new Domestic airline services after the War. The ruling also will facilitate the speedy conversion of airline equipment and personnel from War to peace time operations. However. The ruling does not provide for submission of foreign route application at this tune. Poland s most elective underground groups. London newspapers have reported. Smugly Rydz est ipod from Poland in late sep tember. 1939. Just before the collapse of the polish armies he was widely critic d for having Quot deserted his forces. Lauds soviet spirit Columbus Dunne tile 3. The annual governors conference Here a Resolution was passed a claiming Russia s fortitude As having inspired the admiration of every american. Expressions of Good Wall and congratulations for victories Over the germans were extended to the russian people by the gov Al nors. Ting the evacuation the country. Refuting wards charge the prune Munster admitted that the plan submitted to tin Curtin government had been rejected. Ward had contended that Robert menses. Then prime minister returned from England in the summer of 1941 with full knowledge a a japanese attack on aus was imminent and had in a meted the drawing up of a def use plan and that documents based on these plans had Lea red oppose Ion members of t lit australian War Council denied All allegations and threatened to withdraw t rom the Council unless wards charges were repudiated speaking in debate. Prime minister Curtin disclosed that Gross payments 111 t h australian Norm Navy and air forces As of March 31, totalled 820,000 of which 530.000 had volunteered to 1 anywhere in the world he do s us that american land forces in flu Southwest and South picnic areas compared favourably Wanh those of Australia. Meanwhile Allied forces continued of Tensive attacks against the japanese. Heavy bomber covering 2.000 Miles blasted the major japanese base of macassar Scot my numerous hits on Supply Laden wharves and registering direct hits on a Nippon Cruiser moored at the Dock. A cargo ship in Hie Harbor also was damaged. Roosevelt moves continued from Page i of cute mph it of res usual Csc Jorv Salt t r a cml a no by a Toton he a Bour sir Ruth he and to a a Fric a Trul j look of hat old on it r it for or a f or a u. K a by Al Capp i he men Are going the government not  a committee stressed adding that to work for the opera statement the october a Whitt a �oc5r horrible. Noises con inc a-billow0 of. Son fam i no Wrono m inc Pun Vinci Murov of a Roe. My nicer a a is a i f i no 9 it any time Bittie government 131 truce Quot will end fore that Date if i vacates  that was the Issue ii Lurl Iii re or o 2w a ers a Quot Quot Ltd to the web demanding the rest Ora i Mon of the mines to their Pruner ownership and  the Oil aerators complained they were be i Jig penalized for complying with i the boards order by having  i mines taken from them. The Shult strike halted War production when six blast furnaces near Pittsburgh shut Down for Lack of Coal. However the mines Are exacted to it in fun operation before causing further shutdowns  
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