Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The weather forecast for Nice Marseille area monday Cloudy and warmer maximum tempera Tare 76.Nice-Marseille edition the  daily newspaper of . Armed the european theater of operation vol. 1�?�?no. 76monday, May 28, 1945 one franc when they give up they give up hard few japanese Are captured. When one is taken it is an outstanding event in a Day at War in the Pacific. This japanese played dead two Days. He was partly covered with volcanic Sand a live grenade by his right hand. A Marine offered him a cigarette when he agreed not to resist fearing he might be Booby trapped they pulled him to the Edge off the Hole. Bey hell repair franc Trade in slated for june by David i. Gordon stars and stripes staff writer Paris. May 27�?french paper Money now in the hands of . Personnel must be exchanged for a new Issue of francs during the first half of june it col o. V. Claiborne. Fiscal officer said today. The Exchange is necessary because the French government is recalling All present franc notes of a denomination of 50 or above and issuing new currency. Completion of the operation will terminate use of the present franc Issue As Legal tender which Means it will not be accepted in payment for goods. Check on legality declaring that soldiers Quot must not Quot go into private Banks to Exchange their Money Claiborne said the army has distributed plenty of Money to its thousands of disbursing and finance offices in France to take care of All soldiers. If soldiers present extraordinary sums for Exchange a certain amount will be cashed and then the individual May be required to obtain amp certificate from his commanding officer stating How the Money was acquired. A interference a rouses pravda Moscow May 27 a it a great Britain and the us. Were charged today in pravda communist party newspaper with Quot diplomatic interference a in upholding Field marshal sir Harold Alexander in the Trieste dispute. Pravda writer Jacob Viktorov described the Trieste question As Quot one of the most malicious themes Quot of the foreign press and assailed the British weekly economist the new York times and the Baltimore Sun for their editorial stand on Trieste. Pravda said Yugoslavia had Quot earned the full right to proper recognition because of its contribution to Victory in the  big four agree on voting plan Herbert Hoover to Cornier with Truman about food. A Washington May 27 ans a former president Herbert Hoover acclaimed for his handling of food problems during and after world War i has accepted an invitation to Confer tomorrow monday with president Truman about feeding liberated Europe. Hoover the nations Only living former president will visit the White House for the first time since he left it in 1933, White House press Secretary Charles o. Ross said Truman believed i Hoover h a d information which would be valuable to him. Hoover was chairman of the commission for the Relief of Belgium from 1916 to 1919, . Food administration and european Relief Council immediately following world warn is applauded democrats and republicans both applauded news of the Truman Hoover conference. Hoover in a be Day address said the United nations cannot win the peace unless they feed starving people in War ravaged countries. Hoover described Una Ray a director Herbert Lehman As hampered in his work by Quot Power  Gen. Doolittle will head 8th in Pacific War release asked of All Over 35 Washington May 27 ans a discharge from the armed services of men Over 35 years without regard to the established Point system was advocated today by the veterans of foreign wars. Omar b. Ketchem vow Washington representative disclosed he had made this suggestion to maj. Gen. A. G. Henry army assistant chief of staff for personnel. He said he also requested that the Point system allow credit for dependent parents and for More than three children. 5th army Joes due on Riviera 8an Francisco May 27 ans a the big four nations reached Quot a Large measure a of agreement Quot last night on their interpretation of the voting formula for the world Security charter of the United nations. Delegates of ., Britain Russia and China agreed in principle on a declaration that their veto Powers in the proposed world league would not prevent any nation from bringing complains of threats to peace before a world Security Council. French delegates did not attend the meet. Associated press said this interpretation is designed to reassure Small countries that big Power controls will not keep them from getting at least a preliminary hearing. It was emphasized the big four did not Complete its work on the veto plan amp to last night s meeting but United press declared the completed plan May be announced monday. Tokyo will have to be a entirely rebuilt a As the result of the two super fortress fire bomb attacks late last week Premier Baron Kantaro Suzuki said yesterday. A our Beautiful capital must be completely replanted a japanese Broad casts quoted Suzuki. A a there is no Hope for Mere restoration a spokesman at the 21st bomber command hq., Guam was optimistic about results of the attacks but refused a to Issue an official report until reconnaissance photos could be studied. In Washington 20th of he. Termed results Quot excellent Quot despite the loss of 31 b29s. Unofficial reports listed destruction of 20 japanese fighters in the saturday attack when a record High of 19 super forts failed to return to bases. The loss was ascribed to heavy antiaircraft fire and moderate fighter opposition. Shrines embassies fired earlier Tokyo broadcasts had said that in addition to the emperor s Palace the raiders set ablaze the Oyama Palace residence of Hiro Hito s Mother and several shrines. The soviet swedish. Finnish and us. Embassies also were burned out in addition to fire bombs the b29s also carried demolitions for such targets As aircraft plants machine tool shops electronic laboratories and government offices. Although enemy broadcasts emphasized the severity of damage to Tokyo they claimed that damage inflicted on Osaka and Kobe in earlier b29 strikes had been largely continued on Page 8 Washington May 27 ans a it. Gen. James h. Doolittle again will assume command of the . Eighth of when that strategic air Force moves from Eto to the Pacific the War department announced. Some ground units of the eighth Are already on the Way to the Pacific the department said and More have been ready for the Transfer since be Day. Doolittle who commanded the eighth in the assault on Germany returned to the . After the nazi surrender and his command was temporarily taken by maj. Gen. William e. Kepner. The War department said Doolittle is Quot prepared to finish Quot the Job he started on Japan in april 1942, when he hit Tokyo with Carrier based b25s, but now he will be using land based four engine bombers Quot with plenty of fighter  the department said movement of the eighth to the Pacific does not mean All its personnel will be retained but Quot enough combat trained men will be included to maintain its High experience level Quot additional men will be drawn from pools in the us. Bonds top two billion Washington May 27 ans a Bond sales to individuals in the seventh War loan drive today topped 2.250,000,000 dollars almost a third of the seven billion Dollar goal. British trapped Himmier posing As is sergeant the Surra has been opened to Restees from Italy and Between 300 and 400 enlisted men will come to Nice every 6ix Days starting this week it was announced yesterday. Fifth army combat soldiers will arrive by truck and Headquarters personnel will come by boat. The first Boatload is expected today or tuesday. London May 27 Reuter a the dead Gestapo chief Heinrich hmm Ler was trapped because of two Stu Frid mistakes on the part of subordinates travelling with him it was revealed today. A staff sergeant on Security duty with the British second army said a Himmler who was masquerading As Quot sgt. Heinrich Rizinger Quot in the Hope that even if caught he would serve Only a Short sentence As a minor member of the is was Given away by two personal guards accompanying him and posing As officers. Suspicions of the British Security patrol were aroused when one of the guards showed extraordinary concern for the health of his Quot sergeant Quot especially since such concern was not a feature of the German army in its Inal Days. The second mistake was when the other guard anxiously asked if the party a papers were in order whereas minor criminals normally Are concerned Only with having their wallets and Money returned. The party was promptly arrested on suspicion but it was Only later that the True identity of the nondescript looking Quot sgt. Rizinger Quot was discovered. B29 top Speed above 350 Mph Washington May 27 ans a the army took the wraps off the Boeing b29 super fortress today disclosing hitherto secret information about the huge plane. The Scourge of Japan was revealed to have a top Speed of More than 350 Miles an hour a Range of approximately 3,600 Miles and a Gross weight of 135,000 pounds. The 20 millimetre Cannon in the Tail of the original super fortress models has been replaced by 80 Caliper machine guns. Presumably this Means four machine guns in the Tail As Well As in the upper Forward Turret the Crew is listed now As 11 men with Pilot co Pilot Bombardier Engineer navigator radio operator and five gunners. Japs reported using helium aboard a flagship off Japan May 27 ans a although the us. Is believed to control almost All of the worlds helium Carrier based pilots want to know what the japanese Are using in barrage balloons if not helium. Pilots returning from a Low level attack on Kano a Airfield reported three balloons failed to Burn when shot Down