Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The weather forecast for Nice Marseille and partly Airport vol. 1�?no. 97he s on whomp san Francisco june 17 ans it a the United nations conference committee com plated two major actions yesterday approving an amendment on the scheduling of the next world conference and accepting a method for the settlement of disputes. The amendment a Compromise measure advanced by the us. Permits the scheduling of a conference to ten years to consider world Security charter amendments if such is deemed necessary by a majority of the Assembly and by seven members of the Security Council. It was passed by a voice vote of 42 for one against three abstaining and four absent. The russian Delegate cast the Only negative vote. Fear veto Power the decision was declared a Victory for the major Powers who had fought proposals by the smaller nations to have a charter provision calling for an amendment meeting specifically within five or ten years. The Little nations wanted the direct stipulation on time because they still fear the veto Power that will be exercised by the big five nations permanent members of the 11-Man Security Council. Committee approval of the provisions for peaceful settlements of disputes provided one of the most important parts of the machinery being created Here for the maintenance of peace and Security listing the Steps to be taken in International disputes before enforcement measures Are invoked. A parties to any dispute would be required first to seek the solution themselves by negotiation judicial settlement resort to regional agencies or other peaceful Means of their own Choice ready to Start for ., Gen. Eisenhower Waves As he prepares to Hoard president Truman a private Plant at orly Field near Paris. A stars and stripes staff photo r mt1 Guam june 17 Ansis with unexpected Aid from enemy artillery  Tenth army units Early today Cape the last three japanese held Hills on the High plat the Southern tip of Okinawa where an estimated the enemy a original 85,000-Man Garrison Are fighting a last ditch Battle. Elements of the 96th inf. Div.  japs from. Yuza known As Hill 167, tallest of the three peaks from which the enemy had been raking american soldiers and marines All along the four mile Battelline. Not Only did the ��96th drive the japanese from Quot a the Hill but before dark it Borneo a essies Spain protests train attack f Madrid june 17�?spain has formally protested to the French government against the attack on a train Load of spaniards at Cham Bery station near the Swiss Border Friday night the official Spanish version did not mention any deaths but said 22 of the trains 470 passage were missing. 01 injured severely and 100 injured slightly. Spain said the train was transporting spaniards who had lived and traded in Germany for several year and that few if any members of the disbanded Spanish Blue division were aboard. A quoted official French Quarter As confirming that the train did not carry Blue division soldiers. The French ministry of Interior announced that no one had been killed whereas Early reports listed 12 dead capital awaits Ike a reception Washington june 17 cans a Gen. Eisenhower will arrive at Washington a National Airport at 11 am monday move on to new York tuesday and to Abilene kan., his Home town thursday. The capital plans to give the supreme commander the biggest reception Ever accorded a returning hero. Upwards of 600,000 persons Are expected to see him during the crowded  and schools will be dosed for the Parade and All Federal employees who can be spared will be off. With Eisenhower will be s3 other veterans�?27 office and 26 enlisted men who left Paris for Bermuda on saturday in three four engined Skym Astere. The f Light will be met at the coast by 100 bomber and fighters which will provide roaring escort to the capital after greetings by mrs. Eisenhower and High Washington officials the general will address Congress. After a great civic luncheon Eisenhower will pay a Brief Call on president Truman at 12 46 pm. Then after an afternoon press conference and an hour or two of free time with my Eisenhower he will be the president s guest at a Buffet dinner in the White House. Macarthur rejects Patton is report Washington june 17�?Gen. George 8. Patton or. Will not be sent to the Pacific because the War department fed a his colourful and explosive personality will clash with the equally colourful Gen. Macarthur the Scripps Howard newspaper Row Washington Bureau said yesterday the article said the third army commanders trip Home was made primarily to pet a Pacific assignment but when his request was relayed to Macarthur it was vetoed by the Pacific chief. Cholera rages in chunking chunking june 17 apr with chunking in the throes of a cholera epidemic Public eating houses and soft drink establishments Are off limits to us. Forces. Choler cases number More than 2,000. Boeing supplies air kill markers most equipment going to Pacific Washington june 17 cans a the army figures at least 70 percent of its equipment in Europe is Battle worthy for use against Japan. The War department gave the estimate to the Senate military subcommittee on w a r contracts yesterday. Robert a Hurley a member of the surplus property Board advised the committee that army officials say surplus War materials in Europe a a will be a great Deal less than they first  44th reaches staging Camp Assembly area command Rheims june 17�?the 44th inf. Div., which during the european War captured 44,044 enemy troops today began arriving at. Camp Pittsburg near Here on the first Lap of its redeployment journey to the Pacific by Way of the us. It is the second combat unit to arrive at Mac for redeployment the 44th, commanded by maj. Gen. William p. Dean began its seven months of combat in the Eto with the seventh army on oct. 17, at Lune vice. The 44th captured Mannheim and Ulm and campaigned from Lune vice to toe italian Border where it made Contact with the fifth army. Manila june 17 ans a australian ninth div troops Oil Borneo have pushed six Miles Southwest Ward along the coastal Road leading from captured Brunei to the Village of Tutongi which lies in Rich Oil country where retreating japanese already have begun to destroy Wells and tanks. Gen. Macarthur a communique reported further air strikes at Oil Rich Baliko amp pan Halfway Down the islands East coast but did not mention any Fleet movements toward the area As had been reported by Tokyo radio. Japanese troops meanwhile were carrying out extensive demolitions As they withdrew from the Brunei Section toward Tutongi 18 Miles away along a Good Road that the japs have mined heavily. Farther Southwest american minesweepers part of the  Fleet which put aussie troops ashore one week , have been dredging Watera off Barm Point 70 Miles below Brunei and site of some of the islands richest Oil Fields was pushing southwestward Down its Bzdek slopes. S. Farther East Hill 163 was occupied by troops of the seventh hot div., who moved for a re after a Jap artillery barrage had registered on a Jap troop concentration and wiped it out. Tanks sup ported the 32nd regt a successful attack on hu1 116,  the peal. The seventh a Overall and Vanee of half a mile was the greatest of the Day. Raid a so my from Kyushu it adm. Nimitz a comm Maui Sakl american Carrier aircraft and heavy land based bombers attacked Harbor installations in the Anat group of islands in the Ryukyu a Little More than 200 Miles from the japanese Home Island of Kyushu. J.  a a Okinawa meanwhile have. July aukrust and three or four a a a every week. Bagayan Airfield seized Manila june 17 Ansis us. Forces in northeastern Luton have driven five Miles deeper into the Bagayan Valley and captured Ipin Airfield. Gen. Macarthur announced today. June Kramer to be term a London june 17 ins a Joseph Kramer Quot the beast of Belaen concentration Camp a will be the first War criminal in British hands to stand trial Hitler ordered razing of Paris Versailles june 17 apr Hitler s Headquarters ordered the main buildings in Paris blown up and demanded extermination of As Many frenchmen As possible before yielding the City to the allies last August swedish Consul general Raoul Nordling says. Principal neutra1 official in the French Cape Tol during the German occupation Nordling said toe germans have enough explosives under the Senate building to Quot destroy that whole part of Paris other buildings were loaded too. Or a Ucang is m Png fled japanese a Ftp of Truk 640 Miles Southeast of hens and 2.100 Miles from Tokyo was attacked for two Days and a night by Carrier planes and warships of the Btl Tah Pacific Fleet adm. Nimits announced today. / \ airfields docks Harbor defences and radio stations were destroyed in intensive strikes thursday and Friday. Two Jap Preato  troyed on the ground tit me iras one British Seattle june 17 ans a the Boeing aircraft co., which makes b29 planes has sent the 21st bomber command 5,000 rising Sun stickers one to be stuck on the super fortresses for every enemy plane destroyed. Carrier took 7 direct hits Washington june 17 apr the aircraft Carrier Saratoga sustained tremendous damage in the Early stages of the Battle for iwo Jima but is now Back in service the Navy announced. Seven direct bomb hits including some by japanese suicide planes caused 316 casualties. 86th stack Hawker afro first division from Eto new York june it anal a the 86th Black Hawk division first combat division to return from the Eto. Will be welcomed Home today with the greatest demonstration yet Given to returning troops in this War. Harbor whistles will shrill a wac band will play aboard an army Welcome Home ship and pie will be decked with red White and Blue As four Gray Navy transports bring 14,289 office and men past the statue of Liberty. These soldiers who stormed into Germany with Gen. George s. Patton a third army will receive furloughs and then Start the Quot big to ack ack. Fuji sighted i toe or. Plane was lost to Tokyo radio had gone into its Truk to which Tot. Jape May have a Many to 100,000 men has Beed under us. Air attack since january 1944. The Tost big Carrier mid was More than a year when toe fifth Fleet struck to Parade to toe Pacific a to the words of maj. Gen. Homer Gron Inger Poe commander Quot from new York the men will entrain for Camp Kilmer n. A a a and then will leave for Home stations by troop trains for redeployment. Col Cecil l. Rutledge Camp Kilmer commander noted the 86th left the us Only last february and said it was the army a policy to a bring Back fresh troops to go out to the Pacific and Knock out  the 86th was the first division to Cross the Danube after advancing into heavy nazi defences West of Regensberg Germany. Its present commander is maj. Gen. Harris w. Melasky 52, a West Pointer. Murdered Van found in Danube Wiesbaden Germany june 11 apr the unsolved murder of an pm of toe fourth Raul div. Was announced Here today by the 12th army up. Soldiers found the body in the Danube River near Abaca cd. Investigation showed 7 toe Soldier had been parroted. Grotto Tegt announced toe arrest at Elben Adt of Joseph Asp. German civilian who has confessed he murdered a British aviator last March. Band or Assembly area Assembly area command Rheims june 17�?the 115th age band has been assigned to the Mac to entertain redeploying troops. Commery Park 56 acre former playground for Champagne workers is being transformed hot a recreational Center