Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1945, Strasbourg, Alsace                              Ill 35 Cairo four cents August 1945 formal occupation of Japan began yesterday morning with the 11th airborne division pouring onto Katsugi Macarthur ordered them t0 Clear a three mile area and a Way to the emperors summer where he will set up his not a shot was surrender will be signed the Triumph of the Pacific this week resolved into the drama of the men who won the people who lost it and the fury of nature in a panoply of martial might supremo commander Macarthur made the final step of his on to Tokyo inviting the hero of Corregidor and a Jap prisoner for the last three and a half to take in the nips ultimate humiliation of the japanese forced admit have the Truman clears Marshall of Pearl Harbor George army chief of was held partly responsible for the Pearl Harbor disaster by an army Hoard of whose Lon Post Pond report was revealed wed but president in making Public the army Navy said that the criticism of Marshall is entirely also criticized in the Pearl har Bor boards word report were Harold chief of naval operations at the time rear husband Navy commander at Pearl har Bor army commander and Leonard then chief of the War plans the who aided with of War Stimson in rejecting the findings against stated that if court proceedings were prompt and fair trials would he there was no recommendation with reference to court0 the documents Pri Marily findings of charges against Marshall the army report said that mar shall failed Iulus relations with the hawaiian in the follow ing to keep the commanding Gen hawaiian fully advised of the growing tenseness of the japanese situation which indicated an increasing necessity for better preparation for of which in formation he Marshall had an abundance and Short had to Send additional instructions to the commanding general on 27 which indicated clearly that Short had misunderstood and misconstrued the message of 17 and had not adequately alerted his command for to get to Short on the evening of g and the Early morning of 7 critical information indicating an almost imme Diate break with though see Truman clears on 2 flight for life to same natural line As the German were in the right hut they didst said Tokyo radio we tried to hurry things too we were irritable and in a if we had Only grasped their hearts the conquered Asia this War probably would have terminated first approach of foreign conquerors on Japan was slowed up for several Days by a swirling typhoon hampered Mac Arthurs carefully ordered plans Tho Nipa have certain particulars accomplished by the time our men moved but on wednesday morning see yanks on to Tokyo Goering Heads list of War criminals London a simultaneous announcement by the big four has named 24 top led by Hess and in the first list of War criminals to be tried at Nuremburg in Early included Are Robert labor minister Alfred race theorist Wilhelm former supreme commander Hans governor general of Poland Ernst aide to Himmler Wilhelm Interior minister Julius 1 jew baiter Walter economics minister if Alma r financial expert Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und head of the vast Krupp Karl Navy com mandarin chief Baldur von Schirach youth Leader Fritz labor director Albert munitions chief Martin 2 nazi party chief Alfred chief of staff Arthur Seyss governor of Holland grand Erich Baedor Hanz Franz von former Ambas Sador to Holiday fun for Cairo area observing the labor Day weekend and you know what that Means at Home the Cairo red Cross club and special services plan a gala afternoon sunday at the National sporting beginning at 3 therell be Bike Donkey tug War with the participants on donkeys and a donkeys print Between one offi cer team and one enlisted men of course therell i music and refreshments Are also in the transportation has been from the the baby the moderne and the parlays open to All american military personnel and each wag and officer May bring one Regii Dloss of sox or affiliation in View of the gemini Tho baby grands regular sunday nigh1 dance will be hold labor amet Central welfare fund is defraying part of the f critical score of men who now have 72 As of May will soon1 eligible for that is the meat of testimony by War officials before to hts House military affairs committee this other getting out news included a statement by army air Force officials lowering the Point requirements for Zajf but keeping enlisted men and women at 85 and 44 in a plan to Cut air Force personnel from to in a the House committee was told i s Weymouth 5yearold boy who is dying from an unusual Case of warts on his vocal chords which have closed is de barks from Panama clip per at new York with his Mother after a journey from Johannes South Chevalier Jack son with treat Tho youngster at the Bronch Copic in the last Hopes of saving his life 28 veh receive congressional medal Washington president tru Man personally presented the con Gressional medal of Honor to 28 veterans of fighting in Europe and the Pacific in the largest mass presentation of its kind in the Kast room of the White closed says Washington Washington the storm of British criticism which followed Truman termination of lend lease elicited honest Surprise in and although Sharp reaction continues in the White House has stated that there is nothing further to say on the cancellation president Truman Challenge reports that the end of lend lease constitutes an unexpected economic blow to stress ing that the act was devised solely As a War now the War is foreign economic administrator Leo Crowley stale that responsible British officials must have re cognized that lend lease would have to be discontinued after the japanese War and could not he used is part of her postwar re conversion rough anti harsh manner Crowley comment was apparently an answer to prime minister Attlee who told the House of commons that the sudden end of lend lease puts Britain in a very serious financial said Britain had hoped thai lend lease would not be halted without prior consultation and cautioned members of the House to use the utmost restraint in commenting on the former prime minister Chur chills comments were More Caust see lend Page 8 was that the discharge score drop from 85 to 80 As soon after Day us it is determined that a Large fighting Force will not be needed in at that time Points will be re scored to include those earned be tween May 12 and Vij this Means that men who now have 72 Points will come under the soon the War spokesmen were Stephen assistant chief of and assist ant chief of cuts by july 1 these officers also revealed that by next july army strength will be Cut from eight two and a half million through gradual reduction of the Point they told the committee that along wifi these developments would come an order overseas duty All men with the air forces plan to discharge men a replacing overseas airmen who have High Point scores wit i others equal training but Point scores or officers will be eligible for re lease on scores from 36 to 70 when their services Are no longer but enlisted personnel will he released on the 8544 aah plan explained scores announced for air Force officers Are flight officers 36 2nd 42 rant officers 65 captains and higher in a radio address explaining the air Force Fred see critical Page 8 War or big Parade goes merrily along while the nation was turning an emotional somersault following the surren Der of the americas men were still answering the country Call to this group of 00 Ohio men marches to Cleveland Union Tho Day after the big Spanish american War vet Wocl claims to have led More Rhan similar groups to Tho bad the boys to the