Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1945, Cairo, Egypt Cartoonist paints Osy picture of Shangrila f9 pfc Mai in t v t a t a t a East souvenir please pass the Salt 0 me Al Damn net need the when 83 became the open sesame t t demobilization is Noton i that is letter merits not Only Lor its Bench Leshke but also for the optimistic u the troop ship was troop ships Are there was up to pull i dodged it old know and idiotic guard posts every few we were an and mis Erable Bunch until a Day or so from the then everybody brightened some even pit on clean shirts at Daybreak the ship glided into the this was the big to the army had fixed up the pier with the stars and stripes and a huge Welcome Home a i band played Hail the All but i found that i speak and my eyes were filling with then they played dont Fence me in which seemed appropriate we filed off and efficient was and piled us into a the army on this Side is the thing you Ever saw a Short ride took us to a trick a staging area at All was Patrick Henry was right italian pcs took our and we in arched with another band into an Assembly Hall for Wel come speech by a the Pepper up his instructions with Little gags like an Patrick Henry is a Beautiful All wooden huts amongst Pine smelling we stayed the rest of the Day they have a Welcome Home dinner that consists of everything youve been dreaming including germans Are the i drank a few Beers among the Pine Jrees and turned in breakfast was at and at 8tyj we hoarded a train with a band Aryl pulled out at see the train journey Morth Iris in Day which made it a Little but we had a i mess on the train and we ate All along the Way people re cognized our troop train and was while standing in Philadelphia station a Little girl hollered from a a i said a it was Tough on anyone the air i knew a simple truck Driver with 95 was Der cleared then we trotted Over to the separation which is where if right away we turned in All our remaining retain ing Only one suit one suit one one pair of and if id smart id have stocked up on i fits impossible repeat impossible to buy out so the next morning we had a Roal whole works it and those who had disabilities caused by malaria or other things filed pension claims at this almost All of the group i was with seemed to claim and finally the great moment before the physical we were individually interviewed by enlisted men we were invited to Tell these Joes any problems that were on our this was tie nearest thing to an interview by a psychiatrist if that spelled the hell with the of that afternoon we were free but restricted to we knew to were scheduled for release the next so this afternoon was the worst sweating out period of i was quite i chewed Olf pieces of my Blanket and spat tin ill out on the next morning we had the Dis charge Emblem sewn on All our plus shoulder patches overseas and Ger Man pcs were Manning the sew ing no our goofed off from these formations final a walked through the door marked for separation enter Here and received our discharge a Lapel and final As we boarded the bus to take us to another band try ing to get us to reenlist so that was we were out september 1945 stars and africam1ddle East 28 Wiir heroes receive nations highest Honor Milliken ignores an officer the Street anyone from South philly1 a i replied were from Persia a pm girl at on being shown a Coin from Iran asked is that Over seas the poor railroader still Hast at where de Vens Bouzid personnel got we were mobbed by kids who wanted our canteens to go you wont need pm they i pessimistically retailed my canteen and boarded a bus for fort where we found All was declines return bout we ate a then went to the reception Center for process Al this Point rotation men were sent Home for 30 and Point men went through screen screening is my favorite of All processing a representing the service thumbed Over my service records and i guess we can release a dont want t0 stay do Vij Day touch of strikes in Detroit a wave of stemming from a three year accumulation of Union spread through the automobile Industry More than employees a spokesman for Clos United mine workers said that men out in Riggs and Hudson Plant strikes Over pent up Grid we didst do anything about it because of the he hut now were going to strike until our grievances reconsidered and labor leaders opened a peacetime drive for economic gains and joining gov leaders in lauding labors War they asserted that the working Man must have Complete Protection during the critical re conversion period and better work ing conditions and Job Security Cio president Philip Murray warned of disastrous trends in reconversion planning and called on political and Industrial leaders to reverse them before it is too purchasing Power slashed the Consumers purchasing Power is being cruelly slashed by loss of downgrading and reduced take Home the infamous incubus of the Little steel formula smothers collective bargaining and holds wage rates one of the Ralph of it tenderly kissed by his miss Joan Fol lowing the presentations Acme photos is of wave motor City far below sky High living declared deploring the lamentable Lack of National planning for unemployed War workers and full employ he urged enactment of full employment and jobless pay broader social Security a guaranteed annual imme Diate wage a mini mum wage of f5 cents an hour and a fair employ ment practices labor is expected to renew its demands for Basic wage increases following president Truman cancellation of the 4shour minimum workweek for War plants the revoked which called for time and a half for the extra eight sharply reduces employees take Home the first official reconversion report has been made Wplie chairman who says that civilian Industry be producing goods at 11 percent of the peacetime rate by and 187 percent by next Basing his report on received from 42 leading Industrial Krug added that the same industries will be employing percent As Many workers in de Cember As in the peace years of 1939 and As production sky he payrolls will in crease to 133 percent of the peace time totals by next new session of Congress faces huge postwar task peace time session of Congress in four years got underway lawmakers returned from Short vacations to reassemble As a re conversion Congress in Sharp con Trast to the War congresses which have been in session since Date although no actual legislative business will be ready for either House before next five pro must legislation by the the re turning of employment is the most congressional committees have been grappling with the so called full employment Hill for some time and Hope out a plan cooperation Between Industry and agriculture to provide work for millions affected by the termination of War just How Long it will take to draw up plan and its ultimate effectiveness Are unemployment pay unemployment the second must is now under consideration by Senate and House the administration is behind a plan to pay As much As weekly for 30 weeks to workers unable to find jobs but ass reports that congressional in Terest in this plan is surplus property a Bill to substitute one administrator for the present Threeman Board in charge of disposing of War borne will be ready for the Holiday weekend takes 352 lives new York labor the 1 peacetime Holiday since brought death to 352 the accidental death toll lumped this year from 245 for the labor Day weekend in 1944 but was still considerably lower than the 62g toll for automobile accidents accounted for much of the increase Over last years with at least 204 per sons killed in traffic there were 58 drownings and 90 fatalities from miscellaneous Illinois led the nation with 36 18 from automobile Acci five from drownings and 13 from miscellaneous the nations death was wp11 under that predicted by the National safety Council which had warned the nation to expect at least 300 Auto deaths unless motorists were particularly careful in handling their aging Auto mob House next a fight is expected Over the extent of the administrators a fourth reconversion measure concerns the termination of War time controls and Many emergency acts which Are nearing 2l is believed that certain of much As rationing and will be kept on the statute books the draft will probably be permitted to run its natural course to next May the House expenditures com Mittee has begun hearings on a fifth proposal to Cutie president Truman wants authority abolish or merge Many agencies but commit tee sentiment reportedly favors limiting the presidents reorganization Power and exempting such agencies As the interstate com Merce the general accounting office and Federal communications As Many congressmen want the draft Law stopped at a major fight is shaping up Over these elective service House military affairs committeemen have agreed to let it ride for but Clare Michigan re pub says he will introduce immediately a Bill to kill the the committee plans to approve a Bill which would encourage voluntary enlistments whereby the armed forces could obtain enough men to permit a reduction in the committee members Are definitely against extending the draft Law beyond next May ans reports no indications of a Bonus drive for but congressional leaders Are keeping their fingers crossed and several Bonus Bills Are known to be Pend with congressional elections Only a year the Bonus ques Tion could Start a congressional ill suspend operations 15 Washington the office of information has been effective by executive the in an accompany ing revealed that the state has Bee directed to prepare a foreign information pro Gram to be conducted on a continuing substitute for the overseas work of its feb Meigu personnel will be to the Siatt the Domestic work of 0wl no longer said president h
