Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur The weather forecast for Nice Marseille area a wednesday partly Cloudy continued Windy maximum temperature 75. Forecast by Mart Nane Airport weather station Upu cat Xgo pub Uttmi t of a a anal a Educ one year ago today. . Troops celeb rated 0 194 fourth by firing one shot from every piece of Artini precisely at noon. One fran Nice gis a a wreck 12 killed Nancy France july 3-twelve . Enlisted men were killed and 22 injured two critically when a leave train returning from the Riviera crashed into a French freight train at champing Eulles four Miles North of Here Early sunday. Nurses and medical officers and uninjured gis aboard the train helped extricate men pinned beneath the wreckage and medics administered first Aid. The injured were taken to the second and 19th Gen. Hosts. Near Nancy. Names were withheld pending notification of next of Kin. Left Nice saturday the leave train carrying hundreds of soldiers who had spent a week in the Riviera recreational area left Nice Early saturday. Four Miles beyond Nancy it smashed into the rear of a French freight which was being shuttled to another track. First three cars of the leave train telescoped behind the engine. None of the cars jumped the tracks. Both trains were operated by French personnel. The wreck is being investigated by the French government the us. Military railway service the Cid and the Oise inspector general. of Clos enters Berlin Berlin july 3 apr the first american Soldier entered the russian held Center of Berlin today while the us. Second army. Div., which is to occupy the american zone of Berlin deployed in the suburbs. P pvt. Harvey Natches an american Indian of the Ute tribe was the first american to drive along Unter Den Linden. He was Given a smart Salute by a red army woman traffic officer. The occupation of Berlin by French British and american troops will be completed tomorrow. Together with British and russian units the second army. Will Parade in a Victory Celebration soon after entering the insurance gets Extension Washington july 3 ans it legislation extending for five years National service life insurance policies has been signed by president Truman. Present policies automatically Are extended without another physical examination. The legislation makes it unnecessary for gis to decide now about converting. To other forms of . Area swept by 60-mile wind new York july 3 Ansi High winds accompanied by a severe thunderstorm snapped a six Day heat wave Here and caused thousands of dollars Worth of damage. Trenton nj., reported a 60-Mi lean hour wind a when the storm struck. The main corridor of the state Capitol was flooded. At least 13 persons were injured when lightning struck a Brooklyn trolley car. July 4 program honors Imir with a forecast of cooler partly Cloudy weather the glorious fourth will be celebrated today by gis throughout the Delta. A highlight of the Day will be formal dedication of the Leslie j. Mcnair memorial Amphitheater at Calas staging area near Marseille by col. J. T. Miesegaes commanding officer. It. A Gen. Mcnair late commander of army ground forces was killed by american bombs last summer just before the St. To breakthrough in Normandy. Quot diving show at Eden Roc in Marseille the major event will be lbs track and Field meet finals to determine i champions for Southern France. The meets starts at 1 pm at municipal stadium. In the Riviera recreational Ajea sports will Lead the list of activities. At Eden Roc it officers will see a diving exhibition by Albert Massa five times French National Champion at 3 30 pm. Pfc William t. Mcdonald of Chicago former National Junior diving Champion also will give an exhibition aussies burst a a a r a Vav. # Borneo Beach Oil port Burn Shanks had a role in Balikpapan show with Allied forges at Balikpapan july 1 delayed ans a although Balikpapan was chiefly an australian show thousands of americans participated in the operation. Front dispatches said american Seabee landed with the assault troops and immediately began assembling floating causeways for unloading cargo ships. In addition the 672nd amphibian tractor bn., which won renown for the los Banos internee Camp Rescue on Luzon and elements of the 727th nip Hibian carried the first Waves of troops terms Truman Aske Capehart sees army lifting frat ban soon Washington july 3 ins non fraternization orders to american troops in the Eto will soon be lifted sen. Homer e. Capehart Rind recently returned from a tour of european Battle fronts predicted today. 1 a it Capehart said he based his prediction on the Quot tremendous unpopularity Quot of the order and on conversations with High ranking army officers in Germany. A Dies group head resigns Washington. July 3 ans a rep. Edward j. Hart . Resigned yesterday from chairmanship of the House committee on in american activities formally Dies committee on doctors advice. Rep. John Rankin a miss would get the chairmanship under Normal procedure but he said he had no intention of dropping control of the veterans committee which he head Washington july 3 ans a president Truman was asked today to explain what the . Means by unconditional surrender while sen. Homer k. Capehart Rind House said it had no knowledge of any Jap peace offer. A \ Kigali. The explanation of unconditional surrender was sought by Senate Republican Leader Wallace White or. Of Maine who said that Quot such a statement might soften the japanese will to continue a hopeless struggle and might hasten the Day of White emphasizing that he spoke Only for himself said his Conception of unconditional surrender Quot does not mean extermination or enslavement of the japanese joins list of poems Paris july 3�?antwerp, hitherto used almost exclusively for movement of supplies was Coin missioner today As a port of embarkation for american forces. Fifteen Hundred troops All with 85 Points or More sailed from Antwerp yesterday on the inaugural voyage. The port is scheduled to embark about 44,000 troops in july and 93,000 in August. Meanwhile com z disclosed that the 45th inf. Div., Veteran of Sicily Salerno Anzio and Southern France had been alerted for shipment to the states. It is scheduled to arrive at Rheims tomorrow. Com z also announced that the 28th inf. Div., previously ordered redeployed to the Pacific has had its movement orders japs stiffen before twin drives a a a a a Manila july 3 ans a two australian columns have burst out of a three mile Long beachhead on Eastern Borneo in their drive toward the great Oil port of Balikpapan Gen. Macarthur s Headquarters announced today. Resistance was stiffening before the flaming pity but Allied airmen reported the enemy was fleeing the town itself. Half of 8uburb taken Macarthur a communique 48 hours behind actual operations said one column of the Veteran seventh australian div. Had captured half of suburban Klanca san in. A frontal assault on Kalife Papan. The other column was near by two Miles Inland Northeast of the City. V. ? the aussies first objectives Are two Balikpapan airfields Mao 1 Arthur said. V the japs reported a new Allied Landing at Kula initial Bam Papan Beach invasion was made sunday morning. Carrier planes under command of rear adm. A. A. D. Sample joined land based aircraft in blasting the turn to Oil Guam july 3 ans a a Force of 50 super fortresses attacked the mar zen Oil refinery near Shimotsu on Japan s Honshu Island Early today less than 24 hours after nearly 600 b29s struck four nip ponese cities in the greatest incendiary air raid in history. Only two bombers were lost in the record firebomb miss look i. A High explosive bombs were used in the Shimotsu attack which was part of the dual super fort Campaign now being waged. The demolition attacks Are being alternated with 500 and 600-plane incendiary strikes. A 41 am Arthur defies Jap sniper fire Balikpapan area Borneo july 3 apr Gen. Macarthur re Sonalio directing the Balikpapan invasion had another close Call sunday while conferring with an australian brigadier within 200 Yards of enemy lines Jap snipers spotted him and eight shots rang out. Staff members hit the dirt but Macarthur and the australian remained erect and unharmed and continued to study a map. . Revamps Pacific setup us. Army hq., Hawaii july 3 ans a it. Gen. Robert o. Richardson or. Has been appointed commanding general of the Middle Pacific by Gen. Macarthur in further step defining the commands for the final assault against Japan it was disclosed today. The area of Richardson a command is the same he now has As cd of the Pacific Ocean area but in his new capacity he will work with it Gen. Wilhelm d. Styer commander in the Western Par civic in Supply training and administration for All army troops in the Pacific. Wickard sworn in St. Louis july 3 ans former Secretary of agriculture Claude r Wickard was sworn in a Rural electrification administrator. Vol. I
