Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                Wifi fire 1045 staff Richard u Ariate editor Arthur r  Matt Mcdade and r news and picture sources United army Public Rel Iliou signal British Public a Felt jffciw1 Loliet Corret Ponden in the Leof reveal Strong Ibi Siffoy toward service act y mixed congressional reaction to renewed plea for Universal service chairman Andrew May of the House military committee predicted that his colleagues would shallow Many of their previous convictions in order to do any thing necessary to the Richard Russell said the suggestion for a labor draft is three years late but bet Ter late than never and cratic senator William Fulbright of Arkansas said i wish we had had it in House minority Leader Joseph vow Martin of Massachusetts Char ged that Roosevelt had failed to follow his earlier request with vigorous adding he could have had some such legis lation if he really needed Warren Austin who sponsored the Universal ser vice Bill that died in the last con Gress said i shall wait to see if we any real Effort from the White House before reintroducing my Bert Andrews believe legislation to utilize 4f men More fully might solve the manpower crisis and senator Den Nis Chavez of new Mexico said he favors immediate action affect ing these deferred a consensus Robert Taft said thought legislation is Fea York four id huge new bomber pacts 18ton Wallop was lifted partially regarding the worlds largest experimental bombing the army new the big bomber is larger than the b29 super fortress and is built to carry an 18ton bomb Load or 124 full equipped Gene ral motors revealed this week with army approval according to the newest bomber has been equipped with engines giving it a 30 per cent increase in the xb29a has been under flight test development now for about a sible but expressed doubt that a general manpower conscription now would Benefit according to up he said that the president himself seemed mistic that the National service Bill would be Taft asserted that he strength of the presidents request for a manpower draft was removed when he called for the 4f Bill As an Senate democratic Leader Alben Barkley of Kentucky commented that he endorsed Roose belts suggestions in general As constructive and How he said he had no immediate plans for pressing the National service members generally held out Little Hope of passage of the National service program for which the president asked at the earliest possible the times said stiff opposition was develop that congressional Republic ans and spokesmen for organized labor strongly oppose the Law and that administration leaders Are Only lukewarm to the president William Green of the american federation of labor said he doubted the need for a draft Law for he Sooke of labors reluctance to support the pro last Philip Mur president of the termed a proposal for a National service act quack Chennault decorated Gyvis Claire Chennault has been awarded the legion of Merit for the phenomenal Success which he achieved As commander of the China air task Force Between july 1942 and March mess the numbers cites dogs have discovered that Illinois wartime automobile License which Are made of Are Good to police said that they have received numerous complaints from car owners that their tags Are being chewed the heats on an understanding co at George Field received this Telegram from a i on furlough request seven Day am pursuing one i she requires seven Days More answer the coi who was probably tired of the sick grandmother okayed the request and the panting male set his beqinner8 Luok Camp by one week after he began Basic and on the anniversary of his 19th Day in the Milton Berger became 1st ton Berger and departed for car Lisle Barracks to assume his office rial we is something of a had been waiting around for a commission in the medical corps when the draft Board youre in no time he was a i but had hardly arrived at Barkeley when the commission caught up with Damn damnation Floyd Roberts of had served a three year stretch in the South had been rotated to Shangrila and was in route to Camp by at one Roberts took an apathetic Shooti from the window and almost swallowed his his wife was descending from an other coach on the same train there was time for a Brief reunion before the sergeants train continued and they discovered that they had been on the same train for More than three Roberts had been visiting friends in add draft stories Albert House is a lanky Young Mountaineer who knows there is a War on but whose knowledge of tilings military ends at that when the 24yearold was hauled up on a draft evasion Young Al Calm As a said that things has been pretty Busy on the farm and he was clanged if he knew that farm boys Wiz having to Register for that there selective he admitted that he Wiz out of touch with things and that he didst get to town dear is not for weekly Roundup Camp newspaper come the new year at and a Young mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of where am i Gonna get a free Calendar this year 8ft with Norman editor of who Dat the Gold coast scribe mules we dropped into the Oroville National also known As the group finance to see what kind of calendars they were hand ing so we could figure How Many 3day passes we could wan Gle this our Bank gave us an awful let cause they Arent handing out any wont even dash native equivalent of took Sheresh the customers Bank institution we miss in the ment in theater programs ing a Banks itemized liabilities of one Side and assets on the other with figures which with Boring you read these statements our Tain and the time the curtain goes about for years weve been looking for one which showed Lia the Odd figure representing what the chief clerk invested in the 5th at could be explained in a Nice and everyone would every Day wherever there is a weather Radiosonde trans Mitter balloons Are sent sailing into the their findings Are then there left to an unknown editor of the 19th Public has come up with a Etory about one of those Cloud riders that involves says sky the errant coming to Earth by its own was items from i Here there cooperation in gathering news of significance to the outstanding and outspoken is first instalment of articles dealing with and economic aspects of the countries which Nap it revealed past and present highlights in the political history of the Arab heres twice stored tale Zero beat related to its of Stomers the gatekeeper came stood before Peter and announced the arrival of several earthly what kind of soldiers Are they asked replied the let them said be  want a Transfer in six months there out of uniform again stumbled upon in saudi Arabia by a bedouin who was afraid to touch he notified and before things were untangled King Ibn Saud was asking a representative of the King brought the transmitter to the american consulate in saudi Ara Bia with a letter requesting an explanation of the balloons origin and letter was forwarded to Payne Field and the mystery f Tho airborne trespasser was cleared Btu treas Tatt Ler Zero dedicated a new years cover to an african Takeoff on Little new year in its birthday pictured was Mic a native wearing a pair of sandals and a screen ing his with a Banner Reading the dedication read together with special service and the Zero beat wish everyone a new year filled with Good i Good and Sand scripts reporter on the Loose nosed into a Camp Hook step special order to discover the most unhealthy name for a i Stanley to i newspapers gain new own the total circulation of daily newspapers in the United states has reached an Al time said editor and1 publisher in its december the Magazine said the gain is largely due to the War and this is ample evidence of the continued vitality of the american Prees in serving the Public As a wartime dec for Bastogne defender Gen eral George Patton has paid a Surprise visit to award ing the distinguished service Cross to general Anthony my divisional Deputy com Mander of the Garrison who was in full charge of the 101st air borne division there at the time of its historic stand against the burned up Buckley maids Are a in the when Grace co of the wac returned to her quarters one she found that a new maid had been cleaning up but by burning certain effects which she deemed Unne Ces nothing the wac officers marriage promotion birth car War Bonds and other such dust catching own More than of the Allied mostly who took part in attack by bombers based in Italy on the Plesti Oil Fields in Rumania Are still persian Gulf Furlou Ghers to the holy land sweat out three Days on a bouncing 6x6 to catch a Glimp be at the sacred there h always an air of solemnity and consecration about the places they according to an item in the pc the spell of Gravity is broken at the dome of the Rock in old Jerusa before entering the holy the soldiers Don big covers for their passing through the huge they Are met by two dignified mos Lem further on another garbed like the approaches the group and says got gum Soj Jent buy More War Bonds newcomer in the Heaters Igi newspaper ranks is Naff at its 1 1 Slid off the press on new years Day bearing this editor Ifft preface will not be a head quarters Charley it will be an enlisted mans newspaper for the whole Naff at Divi backlog will not compete with stars and stripes or nor will backlog compete with or substitute for base one of the chief purposes of backlog is to encourage base papers in to get their saturday january 13 Globe presenting the nervous wreck with Edward Everett Morton and Mary we starring Richard january 14 of Charm con ducted by Phil Spitalny and his Al girl american news let facts and feat res Woven into a picture of the states As of last january 16 to bring ing the latest tunes from the emceed by Fred january 17 and Allen in a rollicking half hour also involving Betty january an album of old timers by Abe Lyman a spine chiller entitled the Black shawl with 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