Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur By George Dorsey stars and stripes staff writer Remagen june 19�?the site of the Remagen Bridges which gave the first army the first Allied toehold across the Rhine presents a silent somber scene today. Steel spans which once bore thousands off american troops and Lona of equipment destined to a shorten the european War considerably now tip crazily to one Side and Are half covered by the swirling Waters of the Rhine. One of the most famous Bridges of the War the Remagen was evaluated by u. Geh. Walter Bedell Smith gun. Eisenhower a chief off staff As Quot Worth its weight in Gold a while a a. A to k a flanking the Western approaches to the Bridge on one Side is a vast enclosure for German fwd. On the other Side a shattered factory serves of a reminder that this was one of the hottest spots of the War. St l standing near the Bridges a dark a a hell scarred towers is a big sign read tog a Cross the Rhine with dry fee Courtesy of ninth the Bridge site is a shrine sightseers. Pfc Robert Fisher Zanesville Ohio t-4 Nicholas Salzano the stars and strife wednesday a a 20, 1945 k ii y5. To my let i amp i w miss j 9? to k w. If i m r it Al b Assembly area command Rheims june 10�?Assembly area command today with its 17 tent cities through which most a Root in the e3cq will be. Redeployed was opened officially Teeter aka a a a 1 v a the Campe Are 00 percent Oom for summer use. The have water Points and latrines. We at to. Buildings other cold has been the ties weather m Camp City named will after an to 1 the Jav v Jim a to j y of f Quot is ,1 it of of 1 a Wei amp began in 1934 later an Artil. A amp eds were we developed Isben shifted to where it pm. Quot Antty that the Ger keep track of the rockets the reports of partly from radio de a he said that two types off v2 were made. One radio controlled was hot widely used because the feared it was too subject ter Ference. Ter Quot perfect models far rotes in Quot the Stork club a so with True Toht Esuf were tested Milia a cutout based an Ideal measurements tor a a mum the Winner Renee Randall Portland Ora Marie Tuckie Carterville ill. Audry Kern Chicago Audrey Westphall Buffalo seated Beverly Thompson Des Moines demonstrating the test Frame Dean Morton Phoenix Art. Georgia Mecready. Lee Angeles a Vena Temin Washington Vivian Mason Beattie and Miriam Vanoe Lee Angeles. The Lucky Guys Are photographer Whitey Shafer and a judge. The to about 2& my a a i from m Hollywood movie. I Quot a i is i amp a sixth army apr. June 19�? stars and stripes correspondents to my Amann arrest of the t Leo Delaney in Prague on May 30. A had introduced himself to Mann and Byrne and invited dim to havea Glass of wine with turn Quot said he was anxious to return so he could Tsue a which had a a slandered him a Quot shortwave a had the Swiss Consul. Theft cry the me Lent Namel that oat propaganda the German shortwave radio. When the reporters left Delaney they contacted a czechoslovak intelligence official. Atwo hours later Delaney was arrested. He has been turned Over to american authorities. A my mias Conn. Governor to retire Hartford Conn., june 19 ans a gov Raymond e. Baldwin announced that he will retire from political life at the close of this present third term in january 1947. Ltd. Ii.,11.11mm.11 the the thous aim tons of shorten Erakly and Are bore and to one Side the swirl Moi Nicholas Salzano Brooklyn and pfc Howard Kraa Noff were Here among others today taking pictures gazing Over at the Black Mouth of the Railroad Tunnel in the Mountain on the other Side. What was there to say Salzano just murmured Quot ouse in Damn ethics Okinawa june 19 it apr the seventh inf. Div thought it had seen everything in japanese warfare at Attu Kwajalein and Leyte but Veteran doughboy now figure nothing tops the enemy antics on this Island. The japs have been known to dash out and throw dirt into americans faces then tear Back behind boulders and blow themselves up with grenades or Slit their own a a a a Quot. Cape Charles in fam Ham of Stillwater Minn told How an enemy Captain charged up a Hill waving his Saber. Quot we let him get within ten feet and then knocked him off Quot. A r Hien another Jap popped up a . Artillery position. He perfect English going to blow my that he pulled the and kept his Sultan of 8utu a Manila june i a when Gen. Macarthur visited the Sultan of Sulu on the Island of Jolo natives put on a show rivalling Hollywood a idea of a South sea Island fete. Through Fields of Corn fenced in a Bamboo the visitors cavalcade approached the Sultan s Headquarters. The Niler himself a weather beaten old Man of 76, brilliantly dressed in peach coloured trappings smiled As he Shook hands with Macarthur. Cd Utiss called to Honor Post dem s Mother Dies London june 19 Cap a lady Sybil Eden 78, Mother of foreign Secretary Anthony Eden died yesterday. . A to won t Joe who fathered quads Pittsburgh june 19�?the Clandestine love affair of a sgt. William red Thompson and Nora Carpenter which gained worldwide attention when the British Girt gave birth to quadruplets just before a Day will not be legalized has wife insists. M r amp Thompsons statement in opted by a dispatch that Thompson was returning from the big to be discharged stressed that she had no intentions of divorcing her husband so he can marry again. In fessed that her husband was Gmo ted As saying he hoped to get a divorce and then Send for Nora and their three surviving children mrs. Thompson said she Hadnot changed her mind about divorce. �?�1 am a Catholic a she said. A we were married in a Catholic Church by a priest and divorce is not recognised by the Catholic reports about Thompsons return to America were contradictory but his wife insisted that if he did get Home she be at the station to meet him. A and head better not come around my House or my father will throw him out she said. Laon France june 19-the 598th Parachute inf. Regt. Was ordered to Frankfurt on main to serve As Honor guard at uj3. He Allied control Council. A we took this assignment As a a great Honor for ourselves As Well As other airborne units col Roy e. Lindquist regimental commander told the a red at their Camp Here. The regiment dropped into nor Mandy on a Day. The paratroopers escorted visiting dignitaries and added color to ceremonies at the occupation us. By Supra Washington june 19 ans a the general superiority of american synthetic rubber Over the German product has been established by . Technologists who advanced with army units into Ger Nany. Findings will be reported to the american rubber Industry soon. Persons familiar with them said Jub. Techniques Are Superior in so Many repeats that there is Little likelihood of wide spread adoption of German processes. Petroleum experts who similarly or More. By jul entire area which can hold 270,000 i redeployed troops plus of of Sta Tion complement will be filled to capacity. V through yesterday approximately 40,000 troops had arrived the 07th inf div. At Camp Oklahoma City and the 44th inf. at Oaing Pittsburgh. Two bottles of goer elaborate plans have been made for entertaining troops but at the moment things Are in a rough state. At Oklahoma City a projected Beer Garden consists of a Metal runway int. Later it will have a benches and lattice work around it. Portraits of Oklahoma people and Oklahoma scenes Are being painted from photographs by German prisoners. Eighty seventh div. Men now have to be Content with two bottles of american Beer weekly in pm rations. The Assembly area secured under reverse lend lease extends about 50 Miles North and South of Rheims and 30 Miles East and West the site was selected because of transportation facilities to be Havre and Marseille and because it does not take in much productive farm land. Fow details officials expressed the Hope the Mission of the Camps would be completed within one year. By oct 1 eight of the 17 Camps Are scheduled to be closed and the remaining nine will be winterized. I. Groups sleep on Canvas cots and draw few details. German pcs and civilians Are employed for that purpose and station complements pull guard duty. French fliers still training Washington june 19 up a the end of hostilities in Europe has not affected the training of French air combat Crews in the a a Quot refs i reported German methods a a far less a at maximum level at a dozen army efficient than those commonly used in the u.6., the Petroleum administration for War announced. Jap bomb Fate triple Reich a Manila june 19 an8>�?More than 2,990,009 tons of bombs three times the amount dropped on Germany will be rained on Japan by u.8. Planes in the next 13 months a if the War lasts that Long a general of the army Henry h. Arnold of chief said Here today during a visit from Guam. Quot since Japan a Homeland targets Are Only one tenth the size of those in Germany there anything left of Japan by the end of next year a de said. Art bases. French maintenance personnel however no longer Are training in this country. It t v among the Fields where French nationals Are stationed Are Keesler miss. Craig Ala. Selfridge Mich. Lowry Colo. And Scott Iii postwar draft request Likely Washington june 19 it apr the special House committee study ing postwar Mih tary policy is expected to recommend soon that the . Adopt Universal training an informal poll of the 33 committeemen showed today. Indications Are that fewer than five representatives will dissent. 4,000 britons wed to cams Dave a Long wait tor bouts store to sell Small planes. Chicago june 19 ans a air planes will offered for Sale in the sporting goods Section of the Marshall Field store. The store has contracted to sell Small passenger planes starting to october. Paris june 19-More than 4,900 British wives of american soldiers have been informed they would have to wait at least ten months for transportation to the us. Com z pointed out that while the army a policy regarding transportation for dependents remained unchanged shipping facilities a a have become considerably tighter since be the army has a waiting list off 4,990 British dependents whose applications for transportation have been approved. Wives and children of . Soldiers regardless of Grade May receive free transportation provided their application is accepted before the husband is ordered to another theater. Wives of enlisted men below the Grade of staff sergeant or technician third Grade will have to finance the trip themselves if the husband is ordered to another theater before the application for free transportation has been approved. Com z said
