Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1943, Oran, Oran                               F�9e 4tnc stars Ano St pics Wiki Iii. A fut 11,1943 Naaf bombers Batter Randazzo communications continually hit musicians urged to lift record ban new York aug. 10�?one at a the country s Foremost musical  the new York philharmonic has orred the american federation of Umici Aas to lift its ban on recording of symphonic music. R in response to s request by Union president James c. Fet Riillo for permission to use members of the orchestra for a series of free concerts in Ether cities Marshall Field orchestra Board president pointed oat that symphony orchestras were partly dependent open royalties from recordings. Be suggested that if Petrio i objective in having free concerts was to bring Fine music to audiences who might not otherwise hear it the lifting of the recording Han might achieve that of amp few by few a App by a sol George m. Hakim Stan amt stripes staff writer Allied Force Headquarters. Aug. 10 a while Allied orces in the Central Sec a a he sicilian front were converging on the key communications Center of Randazzo planes of the Northwest african air forces have subjected the town to some of the severest battering of the Campaign it was revealed Here today. Wave after wave of bombers and fighter bombers shuttled Over Randazzo. And the neighbouring lines of communication attacking enemy concentrations and hampering the movement of men and materials in their Hasty Retreat to the sea. Countless numbers of Mii tary vehicles were destroyed As Well As two troop trains on the Neve the manpower shortage has Circum Etna Road v been halted it was disclosed by hit Mainland Paul Vander Schutow area director the attack on the Communia of the War food administration tons in Southern Italy also con labor Supply division. The labor tinted unabated through Noufa the Supply in the Bahamas has been Day. Saaf b-26 marauders is exhausted and the islands off the sorted by p-38 lightnings attack coast of Florida Are beginning to de highways and Railroad Bridges feel the shortage he said. In the Angiola River Region yes. A a a a ter Day. Bombs knocked out three a a a a a a a k a my it sections of the Highway Bridge i fit in a awl and deflect ion hits were scored on the rail Bridge. The bombers made  without any interfere s. Halts import of bahamian labor West Palm Beach  cruising of bahamian labourers for work or United states farms to re continued from Page 1 ence from in poor aircraft and a r Encl cd the a tenth artillery battalion concentrated on it. Acuto a German Anchor Point North of town and another battalion of Long Toms picked critical targets at longer Range. The Center of the stage was the one mile area around Tonia which was completely blanketed. When the barrage lifted we heard the Roar of mortars behind us and by the time the artillery smoke began to Clear the first a-36 began a vertical dive on the town. The bom Bers straight at the town peeling off one after another silhouetted by a White Cloud As they dived. The smoke that poured from tray a beginning at the North Edge mud moving Hyce a curtain to the South was Blacker and thicker than the artillery smoke. Throughout the bombing there was not one round of flak in the sky. There were 36 fighter bombers in this first formation each of them carrying two 500-Pound bombs. By the time the last bomber dived and dropped its bombs on Troina others had Aland started Back to their base. If the German soldiers brought their Heads up from their Foxholes when the last a-36 turned away to Frey were in for a Shock. The bombers which were Over at 1600 had gone. Tie artillery opened a barrage As severe As the first and covering the same targets. At 1630 the artillery was lifted and five minutes later a second formation of fighter bombers As Strong As the first came Over and once More the thick fire curtain fell upon Troina. After this formation left the smoking town. A he artillery returned and staged a heavy barrage that lasted 30 minutes. At the end of this show the infantry jumped off again once More moving toward the town a Little closer to it than at any time before. But they were Stu outside the town this morning Ord this afternoon they were mane vering for a close in scrap with 618 trucks and j15 Refl we a x it psf a a Uniula Wpm Iff a  a Taer can ass Shurot William a a Harrison Sundley Baa returned f , fast Etc i11 from a four Day trip to the Princl anti aircraft resistance was slight american lightnings followed the bombers Over this same sector and struck crippling blows at enemy rail transport. They strafed one train heading South along the coast and attacked a Supply train going North near Amantea on the West coast 75 Miles North of Reggio. The locomotive exploded when High explosive shells punctured the boiler. The lightnings also strafed and set fire to a Small Barge off Cape Vaticano about 35 Miles North of Messina. At Marina de Catanzaro on the instep of the italian Boot. Saaf b-25 Mitchells bombed an important Bridge leading out of his key ran Junction. Erpi onions  the target and results could not be observed by returning c two. Troops bombed on the night of aug. 7-8 intruder aircraft operated Over Southern Italy and last night Raf and Cap wellingtons bombed enemy troops on the beaches near Messina and shipping off the North sicilian coast. The night bombers also dropped their loads on the i amp i jaad Points of san Giovanni and Pami. Saaf spitfires patrolled the North coast and destroyed seven enemy fighter bombers near Agata. During the Day shipping Between win rap and Messina was attacked and two Schibel ferries were destroyed. Three armies continued from Pape 1 Commerce Texas the army now has 2,000,000 men overseas and the Navy will be twice As Strong at the end of this year As it was at the close of 1043, 0am Ray urfi speaker of the House of representatives said in a speech Here. San Francisco chief of the army service fames la. Gen. Bre Bon b. Somervell warned the Pacific coast to be prepared for the Day when Germany crumbles and the United nations pour War materials into the pacific1 to finish off Japan. He said Quot it s perfectly obvious that when Germany does crumble the Pacific coast has to be ready not Only for port facilities but Railroad lines which feed  Missoula Mont. A James a. Farley former democratic National it Hiraam in an interview said he believed Germany would seek peace after the sustained Allied bombings of her Tieg. He also said Quot this War May end Surpin singly soon but we  proceed with our All out Effort on the Assumption that it will be a Long  St. Louis an Anheuser Busch official disclosed that the brewery is producing a new food yeast that dose by resembles meat in taste and is said to be twice As Rich in protein value. The new foodstuff which is a Brownish powder in its uncooked form is being produced to a huge vat at the rate of a ton every 12 hours. The yeast is sold Only to the army and the lend lease administration. New York an automatic lung enabling flyers to stay in the sub stratosphere twice As Long As a former device is now in use on All american fighting fronts an East coast aviation company has revealed. The lung which is now in mass production is so designed that it automatically feeds a direct mixture of air and Gaygen at varying altitudes. Omaha sixteen midwestern and Western states have adopted a new system of blackout regulations which will make it possible to simultaneously Black out the entire Central Section of the. United states. Regulations provide that practice exercises involving the general Public Are to be held no More than once a month and will be As Short As possible. Gravenhurst ont. A american and Canadian authorities Are searching the Countryside for nazi flyer it. Hans Peter Krug who has made his second escape from a Canadian prison Camp dad Only in a pair of Blue swimming trunks. Los Angeles the court has awarded mrs. Virginia Ruth Laurele Stradged wife of film funnyman Stan Laurel 300 dollars monthly pending trial of a separate maintenance suit. Laurel has testified that his income to Date this year was 48,000 dollars. New York the Shell Oil company announced with army approval the development of Light weight portable steel pipelines capable of sup. Plying front line troops with fuel and water almost As rapidly As they Flym wrap trip  of steel so flexible that they jul Bend around Trees and can be Laid at the rate of 30 Miles per Day. Its 20-foot sections Are so Light one Man can carry one Section. Brig. Gen. Amp. P. Fowler chief of the War department s Supply division Calls the pipeline Quot a material contribution to the Success of our armies in the  Butte.  Minnie spotted Wolf enlisted recently into the Marine corps women s Reserve As its first full blooded Taftian member. Minnie drove a truck Cut Fence posts rounded up and broke horses on her father s ranch before she joined up. The spotted wolfs Are members of the Blackfoot tribe. Hungry Sharks Are to playful air Seo Rescue saves bomb Crew a1ueo Force head quake auf. 6r-add a harks to the Nazaras off Arturp As cd  is or a plying fort Ness Crew related on being rescued aug a a after they Days and two nights on Tbs . They baled out Newi Dag from a Daylight raid on Naples and were rescued by a Catalina flying boat of the coastal air Force. It Robert l. Kurt co Pilot of Clawson Mir i t was the Only one who actually Felt the Sharks Sharp Teeth receiving bites on the arms and. Fingers As he swam toward a Dinghy that had floated from their crashed plane. The others however said they had to keep churning up the water near their dinghies to stare away the a tigers of the sea Quot. Bombardier it. William b. A Hood of net Dayton Alberta. Canada saved the life of tel Ronald Beck navigator of Colorado Springs. Col by keeping him afloat when Becky a strength was spent. Later a marauder discovered their plight and dropped four dinghies of which two were kept by a Hood. Beckt sgt. Bernard e. Doone flight Engineer of Newcastle a. And sgt. John Haffner assistant radio Engineer of West Allis wis. It. Kurt it. Harold l. Chrisman first Pilot of Denton Texas and to sgt. Wells a. Matey radio of pm Milf it Gnu germans do nothing r0ving reporter to strengthen air it Quot a a fast 2 defences in Italy last and landed near where crashed. They climbed into the plane s Small boat and set a course to the East by the Sun during the Day and by the stars at night. Three me-109 t came Down to look at them on the Aeo Ond Day but passed them up Maloy said. The a it int by the three it High of came together and the entire Crew was picked up by the rescuing party at the same time. They were All suffering from exposure but the of fms have been returned to Active duty. It was announced. It. S of Raf Lancaster a who attacked the London aug. 10�?crews casters Iwho a ill 11 Hui i released the prisoners one correspondent reported. German defense troops withdrawing into the City of Kharkov for a last ditch defense Are leaving behind great quantities of material russian Comour Joques announced. Xhu one Day soviet armies approaching the Ukraine City captured 212 Tanka. 139 Gurs of various calipers 96 mortars 323 machine Ern cities of Milan. Genoa and Turin saturday night found that the germans had done nothing to strengthen the anti aircraft defences the air ministry said today. There was Little flak few night fighters and the searchlights seemed to be handled by inexperienced Crews the flyers said. From these three raids As Well As the attack by mosquitoes on Germany s Rhineland and intruder patrols Over Northern France Only two bombers Are missing. When the Squadron of Lancaster arrived Over Northern Italy visibility was excellent. First reports indicated that the two attacks on All three cities were Well concentrated. Milan Genoa and Turin Between them turn out about two thirds of Italy s Industrial production. Turin is the Home of the great Fiat factory. Milan a War industries include the Breda armament works and motor and aircraft factories while the great port of Genoa houses shipbuilding Yards and factories. In through darkness pick out the very pinpoint of utterly strange Shoreline where you be been told Long before to halt and then to put your boat safely ashore right there. In our sector every boat hit every Beach just right. They Tell me it s the first time a history its Ever been accomplished. The finest tribute to the Navy a marksmanship came from one Soldier who later told this to maj. Gen. Truscott is division commander Quot general sir i took my Little Black dog with me in my arms and i sure was scared standing in that assault boat. Finally we hit the Beach and As we piled out into the water i was More scared than Ever. Quot and then we waded ashore and looked around and there right ahead of me was the White House just where you said it would be and after that i Wasny to  pal Industrial centers of the urals with a favourable impression of the efficiency of the new russian manufacturing area according to a dispatch from Reuters. In Many respects Magnitogorsk compares favourably with our steel plants at Home Standley told the press. He made the trip in his own plane and was welcomed Cor Telly everywhere As the representative of one of Russia s Groat allies the dispatch added bombardment has for this evening. This afternoon Troina was still German. Evacuation school Washington air evacuation of ill or wounded soldiers has proved so successful that a permanent army air forces school of air evacuation pm frown  at Bowman Field ky., the War department am Ned today. The school at Bowman Field Psi train nurses enlisted men and flight surgeons for air evacuation duty Brig Gen. David Grant the air burgeon said. Plane train wreck demolishes bomber Wendover. Utah aug. 16�? one army airman was killed and ten others were injured in a place train wreck that demolished an army bomber and piled up 29 freight cars. Reconstructing the Accident army officials said the bomber made an emergency Landing seven Miles West of Here on the Salt Lake atty Reno Highway and then bounced onto the Western Pacific Railroad tracks which parallel the Highway. The plane either struck the train or ripped up the tracks in front of to the officials it Richard l. Blue of Potot of Rantoul i was killed and several of the plane s Crew were reported in critical condition. Hitler s talks Tion Hung Over Italy As the Badig Lio regime completed its second week Swiss newspapers said italian troops were expected to make a Complete evacuation of the province of Savoy in Southern France by next week with German troops replacing them. Military preparations As the italian socialist party intensified its Call for a general strike to secure immediate peace it was joined yesterday by the italian party of action which in a Manifest declared it would not collaborate with Sadoglio. Swiss reports said that extensive military preparations Are proceeding throughout the italian provinces of Lombardy and Venice notable sections of left Wing opposition. In these provinces the presence of German troops is conspicuous indicating that resistance is Likely to be organised there. Alues prepare continue from Pope i amphibious operations were taken off by a destroyer before the ship it was also disclosed that it. Commander Harold Stassen former governor of Minnesota. Is on Active duty As Flag Secretary and per Sonal aide of Admiral William f. Halsey a re a commander of u. S. Naval forces in the South Pacific. In an official statement Gen. 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