Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                November 1944 egyptian movie Queen causes flutter at special baby grand appearance gis who attended aus usual midweek frolic on the Garden Ter race of the baby grand in Cairo last week were accorded an unprecedented privilege in the appearance of one Tahia Carioca who initiated goggle eyed yanks to her supreme and exclusive artistry of arabic the evening was one of mixed apprehension for All gis and their dates had heard of a socialite movie actress of Garbo status and an accomplished dancer whose Public appearances Are made Only at exclusive private this was something to write Home Tahia Carioca was also apprehend she was probably wondering How her Art would be received by the american More press was the fact that she was wearing a new veiled and of which the lower half was slightly it was too late to get another and Tahia and her Dresser were fearful that Dur ing her sensuous writings and she might wiggle right out of As it were she keen who knew of to Hias report that it did slip so As the tune approached for Hia to the Terrace was in a state of great maps were having a Tough time Clearing adequate gis and their dates literally banked the dance Guys were hanging out of windows and seizing any Good Vantage Point the strains of a Pagan arabic rhythm were heard As Tachias ten piece dressed in colourful flowing Robes and Kun Fiehs of bedouin tuned the Entrance of the exotic full blown Beauty into the Arena Eli cited appreciative whistles cheers which were immediately followed by a silence of Awe As she began a dance that embodied All the travel poster mystery and Gla mor of the Middle Tahia left her audience and As she finished her dance amid enthusiastic i it was described As wicked and what All agreed that Tahia is very wonderful Tahia entertained the american gis through her Friendship with Princess Emina a Bene actress of the red Al though Tachias was a Benefit per Princess Emina paid the stars and stripes resistance Tif to Fiji Felong the soviet front As and the russian with Hufled has reported again no important at where the russian tide was fiercely red troops Are bypassing the capital on the North and South in a bid to reach the Plain beyond the russian landings have also been reported at the 30mile Danube Island directly South of the City Berlin states that he red army has launched a Strong assault on the River defense line Northeast of Budapest and has won two Bridgehead on the West Bank of the preliminary stages in the Battle for Budapest promised an Early Victory for the Street Battles were said to be raging be tween nazi troopers and Hun Garian workers As twin russian drives pressed towards the City like prongs of a red troops in Chase the enemy into the battered cites outskirts but As russian tanks crashed into Siporo Saiy they were hurled from f the suburb in a great armoured Bat the which flamed along the Edge this dazzling dish is Tahia an eminent egyptian dancer and movie who danced for american Cis at the arc midweek baby grand dance pro photo by Jingle jangle on Jungle Jaunt working its Way through the command is a new Uso Jingle which you might also see billed As unit heading the quintet is Ray who got a Hollywood reputation As a gangster through his role As the piano playing Toughie in the Cagne Bogart the Oklahoma baritone Bobby of Jersey magician Charles of Phi and songstress Judy of Texas and Camp Wal Are others in the a insole jangles fifth Shes Judy who made a Middle East tour for Uso Over a year the blonde Little dancer is from return engagement for Sand nations Sand nations of the Camp Huckstep special service musical will be revived this week for a showing at the Post theater monday and in Cairo at Ewart Hall wednesday and time slav in the company of gis and allies Are included the Huckstep glee the Jugoslav choir and the Cairo area military band conceit tickets for All performances at special service jazz band Jamboree at Ewart Hall monday Al Knepper and his sultans of swing from Payne Field will be one of the bands in the second jazz Jamboree sponsored by the Cairo rhythm club at Ewart monday night at this jazz Jamboree will in clude a group of top Middle East among them Ronnie Austin and the second Raf command dance George Colbum and his Helio airs and a specially composed Allstar Emce eing the show will Dave Daggett of special tickets Are on Sale at 10 or 15 at the Moa on Soliman texan adds dec to congressional medal Washington James 21yearold Texas infant has been awarded the distinguished service Cross for single hand edly breaking up a nazi counterattack at he holds the congressional medal of Honor for bravery at Salerno and is these cond Soldier in this War to receive Rioth High Logan risked his life repeat during action on june to capture 15 kill 25 and Dis organize a counterattack on his Rifle s of cants red troops Swift Ita pest in an encircling movement other red troops made move to the South and on Mon fierce raged ill the suburbs of Shell torn Budapest red infantry forces joined the armoured vanguards which penetrated into the City from tjh6 North and situation in East Prussia has not three Day celebrations of the 27th anniversary of the revolution began this week in which is decked out for the first time since the War buildings Are whitewashed and streets Are ablaze with red flags and banners of the in an order of the Day issued on the Stalin stated that the red Larmy has killed or Cap tured nazis during sum Mer bringing the four year total up to London the japanese army now numbers More than military authorities Here i2o Bucks on barrel head in movie critic contest us anime moviegoers have a crack at a 120 to be split in a three Way contest sponsored by the Middle East film the contest is open to All army or Navy personnel on duty in this the contest closes december Here it is Best letter sixty dollars is offered for the this can be about anything what dont like about the movies you see overseas or dont see your favorite incidents that have happened in your overseas descriptions of Thea equip rent or you feel like writing1 about the theres no limit to the Pilot comes within two feet of grave Washington fighter Pilot Carl a Navy Ensign irom will never complain about his Large feet they saved his during a Mission Over Smiths plane was so badly damaged he was unable to either land or release his so he climbed to feet and failed he waited for the customary Jerk but it came from an unorthodox direction for the harness had been yanked off his shoulders and Smith found himself dangling head downward with the harness miraculously caught around his Large he managed to gain hold on the harness and finally hit the water in a sitting a destroyer picked him charmed Cruiser returns Philadelphia the Gal loping ghost of the sicilian a Cruiser named the Phi has returned to the states for the first time since her launching in wearing proudly five Battle stars on her the ghost has gone through four invasions North Anzio and Southern was twice reported sunk by the nazis has not suffered a single not a Ryan of her Crew has been killed or seriously wound and with a Lump in our we sorrowfully bid Faredeh to the heavenly tropical Isle of flexed an improvised Thea Ter or easy these Are just a few of the subjects that might be any size photo is acceptable and expert photography will no bearing on the win Ning All entries must include serial Apo number and Hometown and they must riot be Post marked later than december 15 to officer in Middle East film Exchange special service so there it a Chance to turn movie historian or whatever you the moneys ready and waiting stars and stripes has seen the Cash in envelopes already assigned to the youve got As Good a Chance to have your name on those envelopes As anyone its purely a Middle East Ven besides being designed to find out if is wrong with overseas the winning entries will be used Back in the states for promotion by the film Industry your entries will be judged Here and therell be no time lag necessary to Send them Back Home for in the Monell come just in time for Christmas letters grammatical construction or the individuals hand writing or Best cartoon forty dollars for the jest car Toon its the idea that will win this one it can be funny or just descriptive it need not have a caption line or title the idea is what will put it you dont even have to be Able to draw a qualified artist will draw the winning idea for Best photo Twenty dollars goes to the Best snapshot or Here the win Ner might he an interesting or different shot of an audience sub a concentrating a per mail emails now email Christmas cards should be in the mails by november in the Carniv Post office the sooner the dont worry about having your Christ Mas cards being delivered so soon before Christmas that they will look More like a hint than a Greet the War will hold up All deliveries at Home until krauts gab in Pennsylvania dutch Siegfried Penn Sylvania soldiers fighting along the Siegfried line have Coine across speaking Lan Guage they know Pennsylvania Ellis Keller of state civil affairs had the Job of evacuating a group of civilians because they were get Ting too close to the Battle zone for their own they talked Pla Deutsche like our Pennsylvania dutch and our German interpreter could hardly understand but anyone from Centre Keller you could have dropped the whole Village into Penns Valley and nobody would have known the Royce heaps 6th air abm Ralph former us anime commanding Heacks the states tactical air Force in prance composed of american and French fighter bomber and medium bomber the new Force will sup port the ground troops of Jacob Devers sixth army1