Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Nice Marseille edition monday june 25, 1945 my Cong or the weather forecast for Nice Marseille area monday partly Cloudy maximum temperature 82. Forecast by Marlin Ane Airport weather a station it Curok Pitann Dally newspaper of us 6 tear ago today hand to hand fighting no cae Robarg streets. Harbor guns knocked  european theater of Perit Ocif one franc a a . Close 59 Psimis  Capehart asserts peace offers my de Indianapolis june 24 a senator Homer e. Capehart Rind said today he had Learned from reliable sources that Quot certain japanese peace offers had been made. Capehart added that he planned to take the matter up with the Senate upon his return to Washington. In Olympia wash., president Truman said he had a no comments 3-hour toll is 35 Nimitz silent go on damage hussies reach Rich Oil Fieldi this 18 the first picture of the . Aircraft Carrier Saratoga biasing after a Jap bombing attack off i to a Lima on feb. 21. Fire fighting Orews work furiously to quell flame. Despite extensive damage the Barrier was Able to make her Way to puget sound Havy Yard. Opa authority a p ? r w Washington june to ans a the House in a hectic uprising against the office of Price administration voted to Transfer absolute food controls to the Cabinet yesterday while approving a one year Extension of the Price control act. Another year of life for opa was approved by the House but pushed into the Bill were Republican sponsored amendments to make opa decisions subject to court a review and to Transfer All authority Over agricultural products to the Secretary of agriculture. The entire measure still is subject to Senate action. Hoover proposal rejected a proposal suggested by former president Herbert Hoover for stripping opa of All food pricing authority was Defeated under administration pressure Only to be replaced a few minutes later by a drastic amendment offered by rep August h. Andreson Riu making All government orders on food subject to the approval of the Secretary of agriculture. Rep. Clinton p. Anderson in. A who will become the Secretary on july 1, did not vote on the amendments but his name figured prominently in the bitter debate. Quot the House knows Clinton Anderson and is willing to Trust  declared rep. Earl c. Michner a Mich older officers to be relieved s and s publishes with official Aid two 7 lie stars and stripes Quot threatened with ouster from its Nice printing Plant last night continued publishing As usual following intercession with the French authorities by a amp officials. The French administrator of the printing Plant claiming he acted on orders from a local representative of tie French ministry of information had notified the stars and stripes that printing would cease As of yesterday s Issue. No. Reason was Given. Following conferences with us officials the local French prefect ordered that printing of the stars and stripes continue. Brief Eto stay seen for Ike pm will sell Washington june 24 ans a army officers eligible by age for retirement will be relieved of duty by next dec. 31, except for those deemed essential to the Pacific War Effort or who Are in special positions the War department announced today exceptions to the general policy also will be made in the Case of generals upon specific approval of the department. Washington june 24 ans a Gen. Eisenhower is not expected to stay in Europe Quot for any length of time after he returns to Germany As head of the american group in the Allied control commission the army and Navy journal said today. Quot his demonstration of High diplomatic talents Calls for their employment in the Topmost sphere of International government a the unofficial publication said. Quot now that Gen. Marshall has agreed to remain As chief of staff at least unil Japan a Conquest shall have been achieved a the article continued Quot that Post will not be available although it is fully expected that eventually Eisenhower will be assigned to it Paris june 14�?a new Type of Post Exchange card which will permit troops to Purchase a pack of cigarettes and a bar of Candy each Day or an entire weeks ration at once As at present will be issued to Eto troops Lor use after july 1. Four million of the new cards have been printed on Swiss Bank note paper to make counterfeiting difficult. They will be Falkl for eight weeks. The new system allowing Dally purchases of cigarettes and Candy will make the Post Exchange like a Quot Friendly Comer drug store a a com z announcement said. It added that under the new system after july i All troops will have to present ration cards before making purchases at present troops on leave can obtain rations by presenting leave orders. France repays 400 millions Manila june m ans a one of the richest Oil Fields in the British Empire seria was reached today by australian ninth div. Troops who slogged by night through the coastal swamps from Tutongi toward other aussies who made an amphibious hop 25 Miles Down the coast to seize Miri Airfield. Tokyo radio asserted without confirmation that Quot enemy attempts Quot in the Balikpapan area few Ware a completely  the area has been under repeated attack by Allied planes. Meanwhile Tarakan completely won meanwhile australian troops completed capture of the Oil Rich Island of Tarakan. Tarakan was invaded by the australians 54 Days ago but the japs had been holding out in the Northern end of the Island. Dutch troops aided the aussies in retaking Tarakan part of the Netherlands. Engineers Are working to control japanese set fires to the seria Fields which produce Oil of such High Grade that it can be used directly to ship bunkers without re fifty nine japanese planes a were downed in the 48 hours preceding Midnight Friday As the enemy renewed his efforts to make Okinawa untenable for americans adm. Nimit announced yesterday. Thirty five enemy Craft were destroyed in a three hour period Friday. A Quot. Marines and army fighters assisted by naval and Shore guns fought the Strong raiding forces. Adm. Nimitz a a communique did not mention any damage to a is. Ships. While the japanese lost More than 4,000 planes a the futile defense of the Ryukyu Island they Lew types in were Able to Send to new their latest attacks. The included new Type fighter and twin engined bomb is piloted or Able fliers. Daks bombs carried some of the twin engined bombers carried Baka bombs but most of those were shot Down before they could release the rocket propelled suicide Craft. % in Okinawa ground action Nim a said 8,000 More enemy it have been liquidated bringing end Emy casualties to 106,400 up to Fri a Day night. Meanwhile p51 Mustangs from iwo jims attacked two enemy Airfield North of Tokyo to a trip of 1,045 Miles. They 00 enemy planes on the ground Fleet air Wing one Sank a ing ship and damaged tour South of Korea and the fourth Marine Dir Wing attacked Yap and Palau islands. Gen. Macarthur sent patrol continued on Page 8 to Washington june 24 a it a France furnished an estimated 400,-000,000 dollars reverse lend lease up to june i the foreign economic administration disclosed today and contributions continue at a a substantial  fining. They Are capable of during 700,000 tons of fuel dually. Soviet claims Victory credit Mosony june 24 apr a everyone admits the soviet Union played the major decisive part in Victory Over Germany marshal Gregory Zhukov declared today in a speech at the red Square Victory Celebration. The marshal added that the main German forces were Quot wiped out or taken prisoners by the red army Quot the most seasoned and mightiest in the  Nevada senator Dies san Diego june 24 ans a sen. James g. Scrugham a Nev died in naval Hospital Here yesterday. Congressional sources in Washington expressed belief that Nevada s gov. E. P. Carvle d would succeed Scrugham elevating it. Gov. Vii Pittman to the governorship. Slavs to move a or be escorted Rome june 24 up a the new Jugoslav police Force was told last night to hand in its arms and withdraw East of the Quot Morgan line or be Quot escorted Quot by Allied forces. It. Gen. Sir John Harding British Xiii corps commander sent letters to this effect to members of the police Force and similar action was taken in the Gorizia vaporetto area by it. Gen. Geoffrey Keyes commander of the . Ii corps. Ike convinces Brothers in Midnight draft Debnom Abilene. Kan., june 24 ans a in a Midnight argument around a table in his boyhood Home. Gen. Dwight q. Eula Shower has swayed his four Brothers to the Side of postwar military conscription Quot we All agree now on one Point a Edgar Eisenhower o f toe Amo wash., said. Quot Dwight convinced us. It was the first time in our lives that after an argument we agreed and you know. In a a lawyer and pretty hard to  the other Brothers Are Earl an Engineer of Charleroi a. Milton an educator of Manhattan kan., and Arthur a banker of Kansas City last night the supreme com Mander kissed i a 83-year-old Mother said goodbye to the rest of his family and headed Back for Washington and eventually Europe earlier in the Day he roamed about the grounds of his Home with reporters showing off the spot to the family Garden that was his As a boy. Quot All of us boys had Garden spots a he explained Quot and we would try to beat each other to the Market with our products. I specialized to Early Sweet com and Early cucumbers. Quot you know if you could beat the Market there was a lot of dough to it then letting his eyes roam around the Yard Ike said As if to himself Quot of god How i love this . Seattle june at up a he japanese May be making attempt to cripple Pacific stopping by floating mines along the japanese current. Which sweeps northward from Japan along the Aleutian islands and South along the Alaska coast and the us. West Rosq a the 13th naval District an earlier warning from guard at alaskan Ketchik floating mines had begun ing along the Alaska coast far there is no confirmation that the mines Are of Jap origin and there is a possibility that they May have broken Loose from american Fields. \ &Quot.1 to is entirely possible that the Are japanese a a Navy cd Geesman cd 3 ships unload at Bremen port Bremen june 24 a it a the first three cargo stops to enter Bremerhaven Stool St allies took Over this German port began unloading supplies for american forces yesterday. The ships were preceded by minesweepers. 97th div. Men in . Camp 8hank8, . June 34 ans a Twenty six Hundred troops including 1,400 members of the 97th div. And 1,200 men of the 386th engr. G8 regt., arrived yesterday aboard an army transport