Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur                                The stars and news from Home anxious Job by i his speak web approve 03 millions for Industry of rips new May the Picc Cincala surrender 051 european battlefields americans expectantly today for the be signal that the War in Europe was officially they sensed it could not he Keg although it is bound to be slightly Anticlimactic after the sensational developments of last the announcement will touch off celebrations of one sort or another All Over the j chairman of the War production said it would be the signal for the Neon signs of Joes bar and and the lights of theater to Shine radio stations will air special programs the instant be Day is the National broadcasting has at least seven hours of special programs one of which will be a grand Victory con Cert by the Abc led by Arturo thanksgiving will be the theme of a rituals featuring addresses by religious columbian theme will be dramatizing the triumphs of Allied forces against the cd Bill of rights expansion proposed the House veterans committee expects to Start hearings this week on a series of Bills to expand the i Bill of by chair Man John Rankin would extend medical Atid related care to any honorable discharged Veteran who needs regardless whether or not his disability occurred in the others would give the veterans administration manpower and and clarify and liberalize provisions of the Laws on Veteran training and in Many criticisms have been made of the i Bill of rights on the ground it is too Complex and does not go far Tow seventh army capture of Berchtesgaden was a Little too much for no germanic tongues in it bad to it false report that a Columbia rarer Bridge had a Man heard Over the radio that Berchtesgaden had fallen and Tow a Berches Godden the Friend told Fitche Sodden just passed on the Brichu Fifthe Gate feh switchboards at police Headquarters awl news paper offices began flashing As people called to inquire if it were True that the Bridge of the gods fell into the still had time Tor fight talk the Type of guts that makes our fighting men tops was Demon i started when Dizie skipper of an Essex class aircraft Carrier stalled off the medics Long enough to rive his Crew a Farewell May 7 seeking to any Industrial lag or extended unemployment while the nation swings gradually from a War Economy to a peace the War production Board announced yesterday that it has approved Well Over 103 millions for machine tools and Plant construction for 72 major at the same High manpower officials said that the Clamp on industrially deferred men would soon be under present re men 18 through 37 to War plants May change jobs Only with the consent of their draft the web action sharply affects the automobile where big Lay offs have been expected with cessation of the european the action Grants priority Aid for the retooling and re equipping Job which is the first step in recover no favouritism shown the major share of 85 millions will go to the automobile with 50 millions Worth of tools and 35 millions for Plant the stress on the automobile Industry does not represent discrimination against other industries the web asserting that their allotments will cover smaller needs with equal the present View of draft Boan officials on Job importance does not hold that workers who suffer a Lay off Are free to accept any new Job to hold their the workers must go into an occupation listed by the government As essential and listing that does not include automobile and refrigerator production at manpower officials agree that unless these restrictions Are they could contribute to joblessness in areas where work drops or vanishes with the european War in labor shortage draft Board officials pro Bably will continue the present contest mail receives special care Little Flower hangs up fire hat new May Laguardia announced today that in would not seek a fourth term in mayoral election this fall in not going to run for Laguardia said during his weekly radio he gave no Indica Tion of his future William of former District has been mentioned As a possible democratic who the republicans will offer is Home patients get Rich soup May 7 ans pot of Chicken soup made from dollars Worth of ingredients was served to patients at the Suffolk county Home seventeen game Cocks confiscated in a police raid on a cock fight went into the experts valued the Birds at As much As 200 dollars sign rubber agreement Buenos May 7 ans Argentina signed agreements with the United states and Brazil yesterday under which Argentina urgent tire and rubber needs Are to be supplied in the near it was officially announced letters entered in the Stern stripes wat Bond contest Are ing special treatment at Apo 8x7 in order to expedite their to contest committee gis who enter this contest need have no fear that their letter wont reach said t5 Walter Lartig of clerk in charge of operations at Apo we handle hundreds of thousands of pieces of mail Here each with the special receiving Box set aside for the there is absolutely no Chance of a letter of entry going la Wing estimates Tomt of hundreds of contest letters that have passed through the Post office thus 65 percent were from combat and Forward Echelon troops while the remainder were from army personnel in 3 pm handle letters three enlisted men have been assigned to handle contest they Are t4 John Roche of Mon ill t4 Chew off and pfc Walter Grotto of Edward of is officer in charge off floor Apo officers offered two pontere to contestants 1 in compliance with army make sure your name and serial number in the return address and the word free in the upper right hand Corner of the envelope appear in your own handwriting and 2 dont waste your Money on airmail since there is no airmail service on the the contest is open to All army male and in the who have a class b allotment or have purchased a War Bond since May when the Competition All that is required is a letter of from 50 to 250 words on the subject my savings and postwar ten first prizes of automobiles or trucks Are being with refrigerators As the award for the 10 next Best 696 Job offices to open in May 7 ans the employment service will open 696 new local offices to help veterans and others find peacetime manpower commissioner Paul Mcnutt said revealing that veterans were placed in nonfarm jobs Dur ing Mcnutt said the rapidly increasing number of returning veterans indicated the need for More employment Ifert talk before being transferred to a Hospital Kiefer sustained 65 in a Battle with the japs off april acts busiest month april was the busiest month in at March a operations by 13 the army planes tons of cargo to Europe and returned More than granted permission to taking dead Man finds wife Reed May 7 months after the War department declared him dead and four months after his wife complied with his Farewell wish that she Harold goad has been found alive in a Rangoon Hospital his Stepmother reported the 17vearold airman had been listed As dead a after his to Weber went Down in flames 65 Miles from the Bur Mese before he went his Stepmother he told his wife if anything happens to me go ahead and get his wife married Ensign Robert who is on duty at Pearl Gypsy Rose has in strip i was aug fit Sbet cling