Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1945, Cairo, Egypt A j assaults on Island islands were Hun Criari abased the land of Kyushu attack along the he 5chinia from la big icon lome Leaa in Tokyo j the raid Eiver battleships stood off 200 set per forts attacked the Mitsubishi one of biggest Gine As Well As four other factories in the Nagoya reconnaissance photos disclosed that five Miles in the heart of Nagoya i were Devastey by two incendiary bombings of that City on to Terch 12 and it was also revealed that the fire j bombs rained on Tokyo on March 9 wrecked 20 per cent of the cites Industry for probably three months and at least persons homeless s in this first incendiary attack on the Jap from to buildings were destroyed in an area of Square these included some plants of All since the air assault on Jap opened last 84 super Forte have lost in combatant 86 in Mickey Walker sports show in Cairo area special service has announced the arrival of Mickey Walker and his sports special Uso unit in the Cairo the famed pugilist Heads and emcees the sports Vau Deville which includes six Day Bike a Golf Ball Hou a bag puncher and Ping Rong the unit has just arrived in this area after a tour of Central african at bases where it received Superior beginning March the show plays in Alex base april 2 Camp tuesday Payne wednes Day and will possibly Plav in tout drive in de that a German Retreat was inevitable sooner and ordered patriots to stand by to strike at a moments he said it was certain that patriots in the Central Apennine area be called upon to be of specific assistance to my armies action along the italian front during the week was limited to patrol enemy using raided Forward British positions North of Faenza but were Al jewish brigade in Italy Rome Allied chose the eve of the passover festival to announce that an Al jewish Brig Ade is in action with the British eighth organized last year under com Mand of Benja the famed British this unit is composed about 50 per cent of jews who have suffered personally at the hands of the a thirty seven nations Are re presented in its pianist will play for Cairo area Gas the famous polish pianist who is known As the great est living exponent of has graciously offered to play for american troops in the Cairo area before he leaves for Paris to fulfil concert on saturday March at he will give a concert at the Hospital and on sunday at the same Heap pears at the Camp Huckstep Thea on the following he will give another concert at the Payne Field there is on april 4 at he will play for Allied troops at music for All in Niedzielski has also scheduled further concerts for troops at Tripoli and probably at i after he Paris con he plans to appear before Allied troops in this is not the first time the pianist has for Ameri can in May and he toured the North afric in and Italy stripes for Oak Leaf basketball league standings my 1 11 0 c 4 7 my 2 8 3 4 8 8 5 ext Adey 4 8 7 5 signal 0 10 moderne 8 5 ext Adey Jocame 7 5 signal High scorers my 114 104 80 66 Abbott and my 64 games this week my 1 Jocame moderne my my 1 Jocame signal Maryland editor Dies Frank City editor of the evening times until is japs in Burma trap encircled Jap forces continue to Hatter at British and Indian positions Iii the Meik tila 80 Miles South of in a desperate Effort to break through the Allied armoured ring thrown around the control of Meik tila blocks the escape route to Rangoon of an estimated leaving them Only a few Mountain East Ward into Mea Mohile the enemy has Laun Ched a new drive in Central Usi Iier the Jap Effort is apparently to seize the vital wheat crop of Southern Honan and Northern Lupen in the path of this new drive is the ame rican airbase town of in a decorations commanding general of presented the legion of Merit to Clarence Peterson for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service in the Middle East from to Given the task of installing and operating a radio station in Peterson showed outstanding skill in fulfilling his the which he operated without assistance for 40 provided the state with communications to Cairo and thence to worldwide during a critical period in although working under tremendous since severe fighting was going on in the greek Peterson kept the station in daily signal corps photo by Cebu City taken by yanks in new philippine thrust american assault swarm ing ashore on Cebu Island this week against elaborate Beach de have captured Cebu it was announced by Mac Arthurs As yanks into this second City of the Philippines it was already aflame from Jap Demoli eleven other towns on the Island have been Landing was made by an american division near about five Miles South of Cebu and about Midway along the East coast of the Island which lies be tween Jap held Negros and Ameri can captured earlier in the the 40th division seized tiny Guir Naras across the narrow Strait from Cap tured Iloilo on Southeastern a on virtually All organized Jap resistance has been on the 43rd division Cap tured the Village of new East of Manila while the tilth air borne division drove to within one mile of key rail and Road Center in Southern Batangas in the the 33rd division is closing in on the philippine summer capital of Baguio from the Mac Arthur reported that More japs have been killed in the Philippines during the last ten bringing Jap casualties in Philippines to it was also revealed that an Aerial torpedo seriously damaged the Light Cruiser Honolulu on the first Day of the Leyte killing Fig crewmen Ami wounding Raine numbering a million have smashed within 10 of filled of the austrian Foord Fer this week far to the red army in Baltic Popup captured the port of Gdynia and cleared War wrecked Dan coinciding with the spectacular action on the West the russians launched four separate offensives which Are developing As a converging drive on now about 48 Miles to Ukraine armies of to Bukhin and Mali Ricovsky drove straight to Ward the austrian Border and a 140mile Simul in the upper the forces of Koniaev were smashing toward the moravian in the czech which gives entry to Central Czechoslovakia and the Road running South to on the hungarian Moscow reports indicated that German resistance was crumbling All the Way from Danube on the right flank to Lake Balaton on the in an area which was heavily Roiff Orcea As a Buffer to backdoor to the red air Force swept the skies ahead of the advancing spearheads to meet the Luftwaffe and carry the War across the austrian Italy Allied planes were also sup porting the russian Swift Advance Tol Burhine 3rd Ukraine army was the first to swing into it smashed the formidable Lake Balaton line of Buda hurdles the Verdes mountains and drove across the hungarian Plains to storm across the Raba last natural defense before the austrian at three Pla in the marshal Malinovsky 2nd Ukraine army joined fhe big Mish in a drive Al Netlie capturing the vital fortress Mon the two armies linked forcing the retreating germans Back into the Well fortified area of which fell on in under Konies forces meanwhile had surrounded the Gorman Garrison of Onnen and because he wanted to stay in Active service rather than sit out the remain Der of the War As a lieutenant Guy Keister traded his Oak Leaf for sergeants he is shown Here at his desk at fort Benjamin Acme ans Lloyd George Dies London Earl Lloyd chief of Britain elder states men and prime minister during the first world died Mon Dav at his Home after a ions ill Bare loss of Carrier during iwo landings Jup planes which counterattacked the amphibious forces off iwo Jim on the night of Sank the ii smack escort revealed a Navy it was the eleventh Carrier lost in the most of the Crew of were though some were killed by explosions and in the water by Jap pilots who returned to strafe the it was also announced that Long Range fighters and fighter bombers have been operating from iwo Jima for some this week they hammered chichi Jima in the Bonin hitting the radio Sta Airfield and other install tie Jap Doines news Agency re ported Itiat Tadar Hichi commander of the Jap Garrison of iwo died on the Island after lie had sent pro found regrets to the emperor for loss of the strategic 307 of meat per go Washington american sol Diers ate an average of 307 f meat a 1go More than average civilian had last the army it emphasized that the figure was based on army issues and that the Quantity might vary considerably with tie Indi according to the area in which he is fore red brushing Man resistance seeking to bar the Way into moving Westward and southwestward on to 80mile front below the russians took several important Industrial towns and pushed with in 13 Miles of the moravian a fourth offensive broke North of the Danube in Slovakia Milinov skis forces cant Rod Banka bus to find Aima Rentle forced Cross Ings of the Hron Baltic phase hears end the were Bringier to an end the Baltic phase of tied Arrne units Vint led in the streets of others captured the important Finnan and bagged at the soviets Vir Tualla eliminated the the Southwest thus th1 final for an assault on the in Popup operations on the Mast Prussia prisoners were taken in the capture of last nazi held stronghold in the while news from the Central sector is still radio Berlin kept up its reports of Oder Cross wednesday thai Stream of soviet forces Are pour iii4 across the River due East of the its it Virv Shapiro wrote dispatches indicate that taif Bailif alone1 the Oder Neisse East of Berlin is raging on a 160mile front from West of Stettin through a Point of Buestrin to the area of the Border near but the great assault on Berlin was still to wife of author Dies Hollywood Rupert wife of the Well known died last
