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     Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The stars and stripes Nonin of Trkal fifth anniversary if Gan. Charles de Gaulle a pledge that French rest Stanos forces would Oon Tinus to fight against the Axis. F a a Keystone photo Washington Juna 19 cans men. Millard e. Tydings did yesterday accused columnist Drew Pearson from the Senate floor of attempted Quot blackmail and of having affiliations with one of the great gambling rackets in America. He termed a recent Pearson column referring to Tydings visit in the Philippines islands with the philippine commission As a tissue of lies from beginning to end. §55 the column he said indicated that Gen. Mac Arthur was not favourable to receiving visits this summer from a congressional committee and that Tydings and his commission had left a few Days later although they originally intended to remain a month. Asked if he had any comment to make Pearson told a reporter Quot despite All his verbiage Given under Senate immunity sen. Tydings still does t explain the fact that he planned to stay in the Philippines five weeks and after talking to Gen. Macarthur hastily left after five Days. Aside from that his charges Are too absurd to answer. Tydings charged that Pearson has been guilty of attempting to buy Public influence and asserted he had a a affidavits and checks in my Possession to substantiate what i am  Tydings said there had been no time set for remaining in the Philippines but while they were there he said Macarthur had been cooperative at All times and was very courteous. Frankfurt Germany june 19 a the non fraternization policy gradually will be modified and eventually May be lifted but there will be no immediate change in the jaw. Robert Murphy political adviser to Gen. T Eisenhower told the stars and stripes today. Its fail a question 0� timing Murphy said. Quot the germans will hate to be held in limbo for a a of clue but it a difficult to say at Fis Point How Long this time flu Nave tel last if our men were allowed to shake hands the now former citizens of the third Reich would her Apt to forget their tremendous guilt and responsibility. Murphy realizes however that the non fraternization policy is by no Means popular with the average i. And he quoted a characteristic remark by a i Driver. When Murphy referred to a recent modification of the non fraternization Rule allowing . Soldiers to fraternize with Quot very Small children t h a it Driver observed rather bitterly i am not interested in babies  / ? a a Washington june 19 ans a the . Supreme court ruled today that the by Laws of the associated press in regard to the admission of new members violated the Federal anti Trust Laws a by a five to three decision the tribunal upheld a lower court ruling that the a must revise its by Laws so that when a publication applies for membership a the fact that it is in Competition with existing members shall have no weight in considering the  it approved the lower court decree on the Assumption that it will require a news to be furnished to competitors of old members without discrimination. Restraint threatened if the by Laws Are not changed according to the decision the world wide news Agency will be restrained from fulfilling its contracts to furnish news Only to members and to obtain exclusively local news of members and from continuing its exclusive contracts with the Canadian press. Five opinions were delivered in the base. Justice Hugo l. Black delivered the majority opinion which was signed by justices Douglas Rutledge Reed and Frankfurter. Separate concurring opinions were written by Douglas and Frankfurter Justice Roberts wrote a dissent which was signed by chief Justice Stone. Justice Murphy wrote a separate dissent. Salzburg Austria june 19 apr King Leopold said today there was no question of his abdication. Despite the resignation of the belgian government. The King remained at St. Wolfgang and there was no indication he manned to return immediately in London it was reported the problem of Leopold from Austria Tad been dropped in the Lap of sheaf. It was considered Likely 8haef would refuse to provide Leopold army transport Tom As far As Brussels but might the King  take As far As the belgian Border leaving the question of admitting Leopold up to the belgians. Break forecast in Van strike Engineer corps under scrutiny Chicago june 19 ans a government Victory Over striking truck Drivers who Are staying away from their jobs in protest Over a War labor Board wage hour decision was forecast today by Ellis t. Longenecker office of defense transportation manager of 1700 government seized Chicago trucking lines some Union Drivers Are still working but names of Idle truck Drivers under 3� were requested from the seized lines for referral to draft boards by the Odt. Marital Law i Shanghai san Franciso june 19 ans a radio Tokyo disclosed today that martial Law had been declared in Shanghai where the japanese fear Allied landings. Washington june 19 ans a the Senate War investigating committee has started an inquiry into charges of waste and graft in the army a corp of engineers construction f of the pan american Highway and the canal pipeline in Canada sen. Homer Ferguson a much disclosed yesterday. The disclosure came As the Senate discussed charges made against the corps by radio commentator Fulton Lewis or. And printed in the congressional record at the request of sen. Edward a Robertson a Wyo a \ sen. John h. Overton a la asked that judgment of the corps which he described As a a splendid organization be withheld until an investigation was  King 1 beaten by 129. Ottawa june 19 up a prime minister Mackenzie King lost his parliamentary seat in Canada s recent election tabulation of the Soldier vote showed today. His socialist opponent e. L. Bowerman who ran on the cooperative Commonwealth federation ticket polled a majority of 119. Leaders of Kings Liberal party said be would probably run for the parliamentary East Ottawa seat which was on by Jean Richard who would step  Given dam in Italy Rome b june 19 apr flew marshal sir Harold Alexander Allied commander in the Mediterranean today received the distinguished service medal from Deputy theater commander Ltd Gen. Joseph Mcnarney. Ool. Benjamin o. Davis. New York City Junior commander of a negro Mustang fighter group was awarded the first Silver Star Given a negro Pilot. Elephants panic in circus Blaze Wilmington del., june 19 ans a thirty elephants pulled up the stakes to which they were chained and milled about in meet ing in fright yesterday when fire broke out in a pile of Hay in the animal tent of ring Ling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus. Attendants quickly calmed the animals and the Blaze was extinguished. No one was injured. Aussie brides kids reach . Capital notes modesty of Ike Washington june 19�?the capital disrupted yesterday by one of the greatest celebrations in its history returned to Normal today but the end of the fete honouring Gen. Eisenhower found his prestige greatly increased. While yesterday in the first flush of enthusiasm for the returned hero the nation cheered Eisenhower As a conquering general today he was lauded for his modesty and seriousness. All the Honor accorded him he accepted As a a the representative of the 3,900,000 men and women Quot to whom you desire to pay americans tribute for military Victory although a Holiday mood prevailed. The general spoke seriously of the fortitude of his soldiers the need for peace and the problems still facing America. Advice on veterans he discussed the treatment of veterans warning a a for gosh Sakes when they come Back done to Psychoanal be them. They May have been through a lot but they re perfectly Normal human beings and that a the Way they want to be treated.1 because he thought his soldiers a a would want me to a he went to visit the Man who was the american hero of world War in Gen. John j. Pershing in Walter Reed Hospital. In route to a civic luncheon Eisenhower ordered his car Stop Ped before a group of 390 disabled it How Are my boys a he asked. A gee Ike a they answered. Discussing problems of peace he insisted that the German general staff must be utterly destroyed and he upheld the army a non fraternization ban in the Reich. Destroy archives he advocated destruction of the staff a archives and segregation of All staff officers where a a they cannot get Back to the Job  although granting that. Non fraternization need not continue for years he saw its need until every Root of nazism is de stroyed.�thy8sen firms lose Charters Buenos Ayres. June 10 ans �?1the Argentine government today revoked the Charters of thy sen la Metal German owned manufacturing company and two subs Diarle. The firms have been ordered to convert into purely Argentine enterprises. San Francisco june 19 ans a the largest single contingent of australian War brides and their children. In All. Left a converted luxury liner Here today to set foot on their new Homeland. Only one american husband a sgt. Carroll Craig now stationed at san Francisco was on hand to Greet his wife whom he had not seen in eight months. Leaves san Francisco Francisco. June 19 ans a Premier t. V. Soong has e United nations conference  
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