Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 04, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur                                Nic Marseille edition Fry station year Aco Rifici Renfrd if to North fjrp0 fial i o l 1 113 july 1945 franc buffs 81 ibb by by by july twelve enlisted men were killed and 22 two when a leave train returning from the Riviera crashed into a French freight train at four Miles North of Early Sun nurses and medical officers and uninjured Cis aboard the train helped extricate men pinned beneath the and medics administered first the injured were taken to the second and 19th near names were withheld Pend ing notification of left Nice saturday the leave carrying hundreds of soldiers who had spent a week in the Riviera recreational left Nice Early four Miles beyond Nancy it smashed into the rear of a French freight which was being shuttled to another first three cars of the leave train telescoped behind the none of the cars jumped the both trains were operated by French the wreck is being investigated by the French the railway the Cid and the Oise inspector first of Cis enters Berlin july 3 first american Soldier entered the rus Sian held Center of Berlin today while the second which is to occupy the american zone of deployed in the Harvey an Ameri can Indian of the Ute was the first american to drive along Unter Den he was Given a emart Salute by a red army woman traffic the occupation of Berlin by British and american troops will be completed together with British and rus Sian the second will Parade in a Victory Celebration soon after entering the go insurance gets Extension july 3 legislation extending for five years National service life insurance policies has been signed by presi Dent present policies automatically Are extended without another physical the legislation makes it unnecessary for gis to decide now about converting to other forms of area swept by 60mile wind new july 3 High winds accompanied by a severe thunderstorm snapped a six Day heat wave Here and caused thousands of dollars Worth of reported a 60mile to Tumour wind when the storm the main corridor of the state Capitol was at least 13 persons were injured when Light Ning struck a Brooklyn trolley car we my so Imp pipe Oil port Burns yanks had a role Baliko Capon japs in Balikpapan show stiffen before ill with Allied forces at july 1 delayed ans although Balikpapan was chiefly an australian thousands of americans participated in the front dispatches said american Seabee landed with the assault troops and immediately began assembling floating causeways for unloading cargo in Addi the 672nd amphibian tractor which won renown for the los Banos internee Camp Rescue on and elements of the 727th amphibians carried the first Waves of troops twin drives july 3 ans two australian columns have burst out of a three mile Long beachhead on Eastern Borneo in their drive toward the great Oil port of Balska Macarthur head quarters announced resistance was stiffening before the flaming but Allied airmen reported the enemy was fleeing the town half of suburb taken Macarthur 48 hours behind actual said one column of the Veteran seventh australian had Cap tured half of suburban san in a frontal assault on Balik the other column was nearly two Miles Inland Northeast of the july 3 the aussies1 first objectives Are president Truman was asked today two Balikpapan Mac to explain what the Means i Arthur by unconditional White tace japs reported a new Allied Capehart ending at define Truman asked i House said it had no knowledge of any peace the explanation or unconditional surrender was sought by Senate Republican Leader Wallace White of who said that such a statement might soften the Japa Nese will to continue a hopeless struggle and might hasten the Day of emphasizing that he spoke Only for said his Conception of unconditional surrender does not mean extermination or ment of the japanese honors Nair with a forecast of partly Cloudy the glorious fourth will be celebrated today by gis throughout the a highlight of the Day will be formal dedication of the Leslie Mcnair memorial Amphitheater at Calas staging near mar by commanding late commander of army ground was killed by american bombs last summer just before the to breakthrough in diving show at Eden Roc in the major event will be lbs track and Field meet finals to determine i champions for Southern the meets starts at 1 pm at Munici Jal in the Riviera recreational sports will Lead the list of at Eden Roe officers will see a diving exhibition by Albert live times French National Champion at pfc Wil Liam of former National Junior diving Capehart sees army lifting frat ban soon july 3 ins orders to american troops in the Eto will soon be Homer Capehart recently returned from a tour of Pean predicted to Capehart said he based his prediction on the tremendous unpopularity of the and on conversations with High ranking army officers in Ger Antwerp joins flip Beach Isi Caslon was made sunday Carrier planes under command1 of rear adm Sample joined land based aircraft in blast ing the also Hibi Tion will give an sex Dies group head resigns july 3 Edward Hart re signed yesterday from chairman ship of the House committee on Una Merican activities formally Dies committee on doctors and John Rankin would get the chairmanship under Normal but he said he had no intention of dropping control of the veterans which he july hither to used almost exclusively for movement of was commissioned today As a port of embarkation for american fifteen Hundred All with 85 Points or sailed from ant Werp yesterday on the inaugural the port is scheduled to embark about troops in july and in com z disclosed that the 45th Veteran of Anzio and Southern had been alerted for ship ment to the it is scheduled to arrive at Rheims com z also announced that the 28th previously ordered redeployed to the has had its movement orders supers turn to Osl Plant july 3 a Force of 50 super fortresses the mar zen Oil refinery hear styx Notus on japans Honshu Island Early less than 24 Hottran alter nearly 600 b29s struck four nip ponese cities in the greatest in Civ diary air raid in Only two bombers were lost in the record fire bomb High explosive bombs were in the Shimotsu which part of the dual super fort Campaign now being the demolition attacks Are being with 600 and 600plane incendiary revamps setup army july Robert o Richardson has been appointed commanding general of the Middle Pacific by Macarthur in a further step defining the com to Barthur defies Jap sniper fire Balikpapan july 3 personally directing the Balikpapan 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 staff members hit the but Macarthur and the australian remained erect and unharmed Aud continued to study a map mands for the final it was assaults disclosed against the area of Richardson com Mand is the same he now has As cd of the Pacific Ocean but in his new capacity he will work with it Wili Elm commander in the Western Par in training and administration for All army in the troops Wickard sworn in july 3 former Secretary of agriculture Claude r Wickard was sworn in an Rural electrification adm Nistra