Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Win May july 11, 194$ the stars and stripes Page f news from Home bogus coupons threaten food buttoning Structure a. Juji r by Richard Wilbur stars and stripes . Bureau new York july 10�?more than eight million counterfeit red ration Points were passed Over the country a retail meat counters last month and the flood of Bogue coupons distributed by gangs operating principally in Chicago now threatens to Wash away the entire food rationing Structure should the meat shortage grow worse Robert Ehrich chief investigator for the rationing currency protective Branch of the office of Price administration announced in Chicago. Quot the use of counterfeit red coupons is at its height Quot Ehrlich said Quot but the situation May become even worse before it becomes better. If counterfeiting gets entirely out of hand Well have a Complete breakdown of the rationing  distribution of counterfeit Points is heaviest in new Yorki Chi Oage it second on the list Ehrlich said. To refused to name Tho cat Coupon forgery hits Rock Bottom on the other hand the circulation of illegal Gas coupons was said to be at Quot Rock  less than one percent of the Gas sold in june involved the use of counterfeit Stamps. Eight Quot verification centers Are operated by opa to make chemical tests of All ration coupons returned to Banks by merchants. The tests Are opa Best Means of identifying and tracing the source of counterfeits. In Salt Lake City Rex Lee chief of the relocation authority said feeling in the a against japanese americans rapidly was becoming better. Quot most Jap americans have proven themselves Quot he said Quot and the feeling against them is Only in spots. Even in California the majority of the people Are  skips Cook shortage threatens redeployment renewing the nationwide Appeal for 6,000 Cooks butchers and other ship Steward workers the War shipping administration said that unless this quota was met homeward bound soldiers would be delayed. The shortage also threaten to disrupt redeployment to the Pacific was added. A truckload of Legal papers involving sat defendants in la Missouri counties was filed in Jackson. County circuit court in Kansas City. The Load included a stack of Legal papers 5s feet High. Trio action filed by Roy d. Keehn receiver for the Central Mutual insurance co., of Chicago seeks to collect assessments against the company policy holders. When a fireman in Paris 111., tried to play policemen he wound up with a few minor injuries. It All happened when fireman a1 Malone gave the local police departments motorcycle a trial spin. He bumped Over four curbs Side swiped a Prmt shop ran into three stores then crashed through a High Board Fence. In Washington the Public roads administration disclosed plans for mapping a 40,000 mile system of inter state highways to connect principal a pjs. Cities. The plan would provide express routes Between All cities having a population of 300,000 or More All but two or three cities in the 100,000 to 300,000 class and numerous smaller cities and towns. Navy to Speed a invasion news re Navy disclosed that experiments were progressing for shipboard radio photo transmission direct from the scene of an invasion Landing to expedite news delivery from the Pacific. The Navy is now using Mobile units on beachhead to give press and radio correspondents Contact with communications ships off Shore. Navy men said Quot it is believed this service will be available direct from the beaches in japanese Home islands when the invasion takes  at Anderson s.c., it. J. P. Cartlidge a Navy flier was simulating a Low strafing run during a War Bond drive and actually got a customer. A woman rushed up to the Mike and shouted Quot get that Man Down on the ground. If you wont let him do that again. Ill buy a 6,000-Dollar War Bond. And she did. Congress pair asks . Poll on youth Call Washington july 10 ans a because they want to know Quot what the average person and the i Joes think Quot two congressmen today argued that a National poll should be taken on the subject of peacetime military training. A rep. Lawrence h. Smith a wis and rep. Dean p. Taylor . Said the Mil they have introduced would authorize the president to certify a question to be submitted at the next congressional election. It would be worded like this Quot do you favor the passage of a Law by Congress to compel one year of military training for Young men in time of peace Quot the pair said they Are not satisfied with the recent report favouring a peace time draft made by the House postwar military committee. Taylor said it would be Quot unusual Quot if the committee did not Quot lean toward the opinions of our military leaders. Quot this question is too important to be hurriedly resolved Quot he said. Planners study Speedway net to cover nation Emu protests Cut in Bonus new York july 10 ans a the Cio National maritime Union voted to begin picketing As soon As possible at War shipping administration offices throughout the nation in protest against proposed reductions in bonuses paid to merchant seamen. A Resolution adopted at the unions fifth biennial convention called for telegrams to be sent immediately to All Emu officers directing local Union members to picket was Branch offices. Reductions ruled by the maritime War emergency Board to become effective july 15 would bring bonuses Down to 33 1-3 per cent of base pay in the Atlantic and in part of the Pacific and 66 2-3 per cent in All other Waters except the far Eastern Pacific and part of the Indian Ocean. In the latter 100 per cent bonuses would be paid plus 5 dollars a Day. Powell last Dies Richmond va., Glass 58, general manager of the Lynchburg news and Lynchburg Advance died Here. He was president of the Virginia press association. Pier of did Ella who was believed in Freno. Father am ten Reu Fen on e b oaten 8-8gt Horry t. Brun months after plane Orath met for five years until transport communication talks sought Washington july 10 ans a if the . Does not act now to secure equal rights to International communications services it will be too late and pre War discrimination will prevail. Chairman Burton k. Wheeler a Mont of the Senate interstate Commerce committee asserted. Wheeler has asked president Truman to take up world communications and aviation problems at the forthcoming big three conference. Provisions should be made without delay to insure that the nation s tremendous War investment in world communications and air bases can be used for commercial purposes he said. Soldiers fives of with italian pm lovers a a Portland ore., july 10 ans wives of two american soldiers serving overseas were charged today with aiding pcs to escape after they had run away with a pair of italian prisoners for whom they say they intend to divorce their husbands. Although mrs. Fae Burns 18, and mrs. Lenore Hodgson 26, speak a no italian and Nicola can Rochla 22, and Vincent Ciabay 26, Are strangers to English they All crowded into the front seat of an aged Automo Blly in Seattle and went Over the Hill together when the two italians Learned their service unit was about to be transferred. Police of Ontario Ore stopped their flight which had no specific estimation and brought them to Portland where they related the Story of their Romance. Employed in same Plant the italians were employed in the same Seattle warplane that the two women worked in and it was there that mrs. Burns Mother of two children and mrs. Hodson became infatuated with their co workers. When they heard the Rumor of the impending move saturday Quot the Call was just too Strong Quot mrs. Burns said Quot and As soon As we get out of this mess we re going to marry those  the women said they Hadnot thought of their lovers so prisoners since they worked alongside them at the Plant. Job orientation asked for vets new York july 10 ans a orientation of servicemen and women on actual conditions of employment and wages to be expected after discharge was advocated by Jean a. Brunner Oom Mander in chief of the veterans of foreign wars in an article written for ins. Brunner recently returned from the Eto thinks Quot government labor Industry and veterans organizations can team to inform the Soldier and dispel the myth of huge paychecks being drawn by defense workers thus saving him later  Truman insists on free radio Washington july 10 ans a radio Quot by its very nature must be maintained As free As the press Quot president Truman said in a letter made Public by broadcasting Magazine. The letter to sol Taishoff editor and publisher of the Trade journal was included in an article marking the 25th anniversary of radios operation on a regular 1 schedule. Urra Post for Clayton Washington july 10 ins a president Truman has named assistant Secretary of state William Clayton to be the american Delegate to Urra replacing Dean Acheson. Sarge adds shorts to perils of Home Decatur i1l, july 10 ans a an army sergeant gave police chief h. J. Schepper who a banned women in shorts from the City streets his wholehearted support the sergeant is in the habit of running around the Block before retiring and while engaged in his evening constitutional he spied a shorts Clad Young lady failed to navigate a Corner and crashed into a tree. He is nursing two broken Riba. Soapbox speech against inflation in . Armed with first 8treet-c0rner oratory permit issued by Washington  Pollos Ift ton Yoars mrs. Laura Somers launches a Quot fight inflation Campaign with fiery speech against Black markets. Mrs. Somers Speaks in behalf of league of women shoppers. Dad. \lost9 son reunited