Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               La tit Law Iipp Liuell i a u8bm� if u Angrest.  Tujko a cd a in a the weather forecast for Nice Marseille areas a tur Day scattered Clouds maximum temperature 80.vol. 1�?no. 81 daily newspaper of . Armed forces s it Al j�on8 the european theater of operation r Une 2, 1945 one franc leathernecks in Naha. City of Ruthie shooting in Syria . Backs Britain the Levant crisis appeared to ease yesterday As fighting in Syria and Lebanon ceased and the French Cabinet hurriedly drafted a Compromise reply to prime minister Churchill s note warning that Britain would intervene if shooting continued in Lihe with Churchill s warning. French authorities ordered their troops in Syria to cease firing. However the troops were not returned to their Barracks As Churchill requested. #  Satillo to 8tato Caso British foreign Secretary. Anthony Eden announced that the British note was sent with full approval of the ., and a London foreign office spokesman added that the us. Had agreed to take part in tripartite discussions aimed at resolving the whole dispute. Gen. Charles  Gaulle head of the French provisional government is scheduled to hold a press conference today to state the French  capture saved invaders Paris june 1 apr secret charts of German minefields captured in a night sea Battle six hours before a hour last aug. 15, enabled the allies to invade Southern France without losing a single ship it now May be disclosed. At 2 am As four great Allied naval task forces moved to a Riviera rendezvous two German corvettes were spotted. The  Endicott Sank one and forced the Crew of the other to abandon ship.450 supers fire Industrial City Osaka Japan a second largest City was in flames yesterday As the result of a fire bomb attack by More than 450 Marianas based super forts which struck the big Western Honshu port Only a few Days after completing the destruction by re of 51.3 Square Miles of Tokyo. More than 3,200 tons of incendiaries were dropped of Osaka most important Industrial Center in the entire far East sometimes called the Detroit of Japan. It was the first b29 attack on Osaka since March 13 when 2,000 tons of the bombs razed 8.1 Square of the City which has a population of 8,200,000. The Supe Forta yesterday were escorted by 150 Mustangs from i we Jinna. Objectives in areas just West of District burned out in March were attacked yesterday. Analysis of reconnaissance Pio Tures showed that since March 10 super forts destroyed 51.3 Square Miles of Tokyo u.3 Square Miles of Nagoya and three Square Miles of Kobe 20th a he. Disclosed in Washington yesterday. First 1 a i Sci  1 wry. To kick off 10,000-Buck top for Bonus asked big 3 meeting closer Truman Washington june 1 Cap a a big three meeting is Quot getting closer Quot president Truman told his press conference today. The president said conclusion of the san Francisco conference would not affect plans for his meeting with Churchill and Stalin. He also disclosed that he had been in daily communication with Churchill on the Levant crisis. Overseas discharge pm an put into operation Here Paris june 1�?a program for granting overseas discharges to All personnel eligible for release from the army was put into effect today by Eto Headquarters. Eligible Are enlisted men with 85 or More Points non essential officers with a score equal to or above the theater eligibility score to be announced later nurses Andt was whose husbands have been discharged enlisted personnel Over 40, and physically disabled personnel. Applications will be accepted at once it was announced but unit commanders will hold applications for discharge on Points until personnel readjustment in their units has begun. Then if the applicant is not Quot essential a he will be Dis Cli arged Here. U.8. Jobs open Here applications of personnel applying for overseas discharges on other bases will be forwarded to Eto Headquarters immediately. Soldiers discharged Here will be eligible to accept civilian jobs with the us. Government and receive free transportation Back to the states at the termination of that employment. Troops discharged Here will be provided army transportation to whatever Point in the Eto they select. The army will secure the consent of the government of the country in which the discharge is to take  strike for 8-hour Day fort Douglas Utah june 1 ans a two Hundred italian pcs were on a bread and water diet today and confined after they struck for an eight hour Day. Col. E. L. Hogan said the prisoners would remain under restrictions until they return to their jobs. Washington june 1 ans a veterans would receive 5.58 dollars for each Day of overseas service and 2.75 dollars for each Day of Home duty under a Bill introduced yesterday by sen. William Langer . The individual limit would be 10,000 dollars. Sen. Alexander Wiley . Proposed the veterans administration form a Pool of qualified former servicemen who would be assigned to senators offices to handle veterans  reinforce Okinawa army u.3. Troops invading Okinawa have killed 81,000 japanese of the original 85.000-Man Garrison but the enemy has landed enough reinforcements to Muster a Force of possibly 35,000 men tor a final stand a tenth army staff officer said yesterday. The two week assault which cracked the Naha Shuri Yona Baru line Cost army and Marine units nearly 10,000 casualties up to thursday he added. A double ring has been forged around Shuri City where 1,000 japs were holding out Friday. Japanese forces in the Philippines have attempted widespread but Quot almost uniformly unsuccessful Quot counter attacks against . And filipino troops Gen. Macar thur announced yesterday. The 13th of tor the third Day stepped up air attacks on Borneo 43 big Factor lbs hit forty three of Japan s most important War Materiel factories were hit. Maj. Gen. Curtis Lemay cd of 21st bomber command on Guam said All prime targets in Tokyo have been wiped out. Between March 1 and May 80 super fortresses dropped 53,000 tons of bombs on japanese objectives. Marine corps aircraft thursday Sank or damaged ii Jap ships in engagements from the Tokyo Bay area to the East China sea according to adm. Nimitz communique. . Carrier planes attacked Jap airfields in the Sald Shima Island group North of  bomb hit s. Oregon 20-year us. Occupation of Reich seen by senator Cologne june 1 up �?. Forces can expect to occupy parts of Germany for the next 20 years sen. Richard Russell d., a said yesterday. Russell who is chairman of the nine Man Senate military and naval sub committee visiting the Eto said Quot the Long term occupation will be for at least a generation. We invested too much in Money and lives to Rush into our shells Russell believes Only one american army will be necessary As occupational Security control. Four  armies the 15 the third seventh and ninth currently Are occupying american held Germany. Russell said he believed the non for atomization Rule soon would have to be modified. Particularly in a business sense since if the allies Are going to control the germans they must begin communication with them. He added that everything would be done to give the occupying forces Home leave from time to time. Longview Ore., june x ans a the Long Range japanese balloon bomb which killed six Persona landed in Southern Oregon near Here and hundreds such fire balloons have been loosed toward the a it was disclosed today. Joan Patzke 11, spotted a balloon while on a fishing trip with her parents the Rev. And mrs. Archie Mitchell and four other children from Bly Ore. One of the children tugged at the balloon and an explosion killed mrs. Mitchell Joan and four other  receives British Admiral Guam june 1 up a vice adm. Sir Henry Rawlings commander of a British Fleet task Force arrived Here May 28 aboard his flagship. King George a for a conference with adm. Nimitz. British officers and men told americans that Quot everybody a com ing