Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                East december 1944 by service mining of Otto Stilt army a Boot i v matter it die port of cd at it printed by 5 1944 Pabli Catton erf for Richaid a opiate editor Aihui Pete production Matt Mcdade and sources United army Public signal bit ii Public rela and Soldier b the verse Lendl a Roose recent report to Congress and a White paper issued by the British government have revealed the amount of reverse let Wilease which great Britain provided for armed forces during the two year period climaxed by the invasion of president Roosevelt declared that British reciprocal h6d brought Victory Over Germany and Japan much closer and that without the invasion of France would have Bee delayed Manv would have required a thou Sand ships to Send across the Atlantic what we received for our men through reverse lend said the we were Able to use these thousand for carrying sup plies and v equipment that had to Home from the  half bilion the  White paper stated that great Britain provided american armed forces 12 million in services Washington the strength of the armed forces of the is now close to stated Lewis b her selective service in a report to the Senate military committee last the actual net strength of the army and Navy was through Hershey revealed at the session that the figure includes Waves and he also reported that men have been discharged from the per cent for Dis Gene Kelly drafted los Angeles Gene 30yearold dancing Star of stage and was inducted into the armed forces this he expressed preference for the new Hospital ships american merchant Marine Institute Survey shows that 36 new Hospital ships Vertex from former luxury cargo ships and troop Are providing accommodations for War Rivis the states report Sion denied with a total of in re verse lend lease toy last this is More than half the Aid extended by the British to All allies and More than on fifth of the lend lease which the sent to Britain and her dominions during1 the same among the services extended to forces on the British Isles were 133 air Fields Complete with Headquarters and depots a built hospitals with Beds 200 red Cross clubs a million air plane spark plugs British aircraft and the use of trans Atlantic liners Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth which transported americans to the president in report ing to Congress on denied that the administration Hopes to continue the program after the War but left the Way open for a postwar program of Loans and Trade credits to help War torn pay envelopes keep ahead of Hal Washington William chairman of the War labor has reported to president Roosevelt that the Cost of living in cities has risen 29 to 30 per cent since but that wage earners and lowsalaried1 workers have improved their financial position his an assessment of Domestic living was made m connection with controversy Over the Little steel his figure compared wih one of 43 per cent used by labor organizations in efforts to break the for Mulas wage injured Oen flown to la Verne Saunders of the 20th bom Ber command has been flown to Washington from India for urgent medical treatment in the nearer Cord time of 57 the flight was made in a Saun Ders is suffering from severe com Pound fractures of both legs Ami his right Arm after an air plane orientation theres no denying army thinks of it even has a replacement Center at for army slated for overseas these stubborn Jungle Are Given vaccine dental fitted with special shoes and even manicured before and probably warned to shy Clear of those awful old Burma r aint what it used to be since crime is a Seldom thing in the quiet Little Village of Comanche which lies Between Camp Bowie and Brown the War Wise jail mistress is using the stir to a better Adan the cells Are thrown open to weary gis who find them selves stuck in the for she also throws in food and toilet from Julg Ftfe or i my wow of Iffe opinion before the gis hit a Heidi command they didst know that main Brooklyn Post office was thrown into a dither recently when a mailed from overseas by a Navy revealed upon opening a German hand with fire Reg pin a police demolition squad soon arrived and carefully removed the darn when Dis Manti Ted later by it was discovered that the Al Kil had the Good sense to re move the explosive charge before mailing the it was then re wrapped with its erstwhile tra Veling Jerry Hel mess kit and sent on to Kilgore who lives Iru jul tv1 bedtime Story now we have heard every thing a convention of furniture manufacturers has decided that Gib returning from the having become accustomed to sleeping will want twin letters of protest should be forwarded immediately to persian for the first hitherto secret tonnage figured of War implements and from tories which it has delivered1 our russian in roughly two years the total is this compelling figure from the Only theater where the three great Britain and the Are working together is the sum of any number of other stir ring our for Ces took Over Bandar Shahpur and the monthly capacity of the ports was but tons and it took Over 50 Days to unload a vessel turn it around for the voyage Home with the Widdi Tion of a third the monthly total hit with vessel turnaround time Cut to seven the volunteers from the american railways shot the rail tonnage up to tons for the first 10 months of a giant truck Assembly has reeled off 97 million Miles of driving through one of the most arid and difficult terrains in the Over vehicles were delivered to the red planes were tested and assembled before being Given Over to the All in its an Al most unbelievable Story of hard labor and cooperation that had its True effect in the Advance of the red Connolly men indeed wrought a West Africa Bon Jour has a Happy Story for its town is about to go on has been six months since we have had the Opportunity to shake the Ordinary routine of Camp life and to visit and enjoy the diversions of a civilized bearing some resemblance to those towns and hamlets which our fellow Are now visiting in theres one at every i says spymaster the Giter Bug whose claws always on one girl cause she gives him the most room for Jive an bashful Type who spontaneously cuts in after Long de liberation particularly on a slow gum chewing Wolf patrol scout scanning each ankle As though it were a statement of flirt who dances with one Guy but sporadically scans the Stag sweater Sirl who has something to show for her efforts and knows Sand blasts is that part the world when it its its 17 Issue front pages the fact that it the gang which attended the theater last wednesday really got a kick out of the pouring rain we re twas the first we1 vet Hart since july the movie crowd1 didst editor Ernie Gurtner adds to Morrow Zero beat pays Page 1 Wel come to two newcomers a a and a the Gal is Pat wins Low of the red whose pre Vious Job arranging Tours for Cair furloughed gis since a time when the mind of Man run Neth not to the contrary makes calling her miss Winslow seem Stuffy pats now in Eritrea bless if the girl int already on record As preferring to thy name is but it is Nice that Cleveland gift to the arc is enthusiastic about her new Shes replacing Nav Paterson and Pat the former winding up in Cairo and the latter in a subhead rotation in the red the other newcomer is a Hampshire signals Man whose Hobby is Henry Hes been overseas since 42 and at press time was the posts latest arrival who Dat is confused and you Oart blame it brings up the plethora of world pointing out that Saratoga trunk had one at the Rocky and that Bushtown had a similar open no of the same film a couple weeks citing marriage is a private it recalls that the Lana Turner comedy Bow at the Rocky was supposed to be a world premiere but that it was shown at the station Hospital be fore it appeared at the who lets face the same thing used to happen Back in the states in scattered cities of the country who Only admitted each others existence on a Small scale its a rolling full of sound and fury signifying nothing much except that its a pretty new looks like the yanks Are playing football again today swoon a la Sinatra san on suspicion of having turned in a false a Sailor made the following bid for he told the cops thai he was standing on a Street minding his own business of course when a super duper a real dig Devil breezed she was so he that he swooned and fell against the alarm thus setting off the if we were the we know what we would have done buy War Bonds was who try to look extra Femi Chaperon who seems to be sitting on maps with their Gwan Back and give the couples expressionless Gigi who gags with a buddy and shows off his babe at the same big time operators always on the Lookout for a hot High skirted babe who try to look indifferent when parading before wolfing girl who always to be looking for a Guys who Rove around the Center of the floor sos they can have their pick mar ried Guys who remove their other hitched Guys who right Uff the Bat Tell the girl there in love with their wives and just want to girl who suddenly loses interest in such a big Fellows look ing for tall Little Guys Tonkin for anything the final it was the following programs Are sponsored by special service Over Esb december 1 spotlight bands Hai december 2 Burns and Allen talk about grades 0carnival of music mor ton Goulds orchestra and Alec december 3 american news let i1eh items from the personal album Lynn Martins december 4 everybody music Walter december 6 front line theater and with Cor Nelia Otis Skinner and1 Robert december 7 Waltz time with a Lyman orchestra Spense fuse in c with Ida Lupino and Vin cent Jcj american transcriptions Are heard Over the newly opened British forces Broad casting daily from to and from 12 noon to 11 Jcj airs on meters Ami 1450 for the Cairo area and on meters and la for tiniest of the Middle