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     Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Ipp Psi. -2,. By Furnest lei8er stars and Stripe staff writer bbb luf. July 1��?food for Ber hns civilians will be distributed on it City a for separate sectors  o Lyne British representative on the four Power Council of greater Berlin indicated. A. A talking to reporters after the first meeting of the Commanda Tura Lyne said that eventually the bulk a the food necessary to feed the population to the Fen Erica and Briti a sectors would come Iran those occupation Sones respectively Lyne said All russian troops in the american and Brij amp Hectora Oft Herity would be withdrawn today except for a few guards on red army food stores. Military government courts add other agencies will begin Complete Independent operation and tree circulation of both civilians and a of crops within the City will be continued it was decided yesterday it the Komma Datura meeting. The disclosure by Lyne put an end to a week of preliminary negotiations during we try Tho a farians had insisted that the american and British zones furnish food for Berlin while the americans and British had insisted Toai since is in the Middle of the soviet seme the russians should provide food for the City. Ummi of of a. By staff correspondent Stockholm july is this is one of the few places in the world today where americans and britishers almost daily rub shoulders with japs and nothing comes of it. There have been scattered Quot incidents in Sweden but strangely enough As far As can be determined none resulted from the fact that japs Here Are among the biggest users of american Cigar ets while most americans know that their folks Back Home have been queuing up for months for a daily pack. Tax free american smokes Are on Sale for All foreign legation through the swedish government cig Aret monopoly and japs Here come like other Quot diplomats Quot and Purchase their popular brands for something like 15 cents a pack. Wherever you see the Little people they Are puffing away at Good North Carolina and Virginia tobacco. Bjorn Bjornson Abc correspondent who has been smoking swedish fags for about one Dollar a pack Calls the situation  Quot a a the swedes openly dislike Quot the japs and show it at every turn but the fact is that Sweden is a Neutral and purely diplomatic courtesies extended to the japs Here Are reciprocated for the swedes in Japan. Czechoslovakia s famous Pilsen breweries arc Back in production turning out the Beer that Trade the City famous. Rolling out Koge of suds Are Cpl. Earl Thomas Saratoga Springe  a sgt. Albert j. Tanka Cleveland and Cpl. Dam Byrd Clarksburg w.  barred from champs9 Jap planes lost to  Paris july 13�?to prevent possible friction Between american military personnel and Paris gendarmes during the Bastille Day Parade tomorrow the Seine Section Provost marshal today has ordered . Soldiers and was to stay off the champs Elysee during the Celebration. An incident during a recent Victory Parade when a Frenchman allegedly struck a wac who tried to Cross the champs Between marching ranks touched off a wave of Street brawls american pedestrians wishing to Cross the Avenue during saturday s Parade must use the Avenue George v metro underpass. Vehicular traffic will be barred completely. Washington july 13 reuter�?�. Navy and Marine planes in the first Quarter of this year destroyed approximately 2,800 japanese aircraft against their own combat losses of about 800�?a ratio of More than nine to one under Secretary of the Navy Artemus Gates reported. The same planes he said had destroyed 17,000 aircraft since Pearl Harbor themselves suffering 2,700 combat losses a ratio of More than six to one. Vote in autumn with Headquarters in Brussels. The Section will be under the command of Brig. Gen. Elf. Koenig who commanded the did Normandy Section and us base Section. He will retain command of the latter. ? Brig. Gen. Few ton s. Jacobs who commanded Channel base Section has Een it assigned to the Orient Rase Section will administer All the american operated ports on the continent except Marseille. Normandy. Base Section Origi Nohr established with Headquarters air Cherbourg was the first in operation an the continent go planned pm mass shooting fort Douglas Utah july 12 cans a pvt. Clarence Bertucci 23, new Orleans la admitted planning the mass killing at German pcs by spraying a0 calibre machine gun bullets through their tents col. Arthur j. Ericsson of the Utah pm command said today. Eight pcs were sided and Twenty others a rounded at the Salina pm Camp by the bursts from Bertuccio a gun. At a hearing Bertucci said he was not sorry for his act Ericsson reported. Bertucci was brought to the fort Douglas Hospital for a Complete examination. Newspaper reporters were not permitted to free berth it i who twice previously had been convicted at courts martial of leaving his Post and of failure to do guard  fishing Fleet goes Home London july 12 it a it a More than 200 belgian fishing Craft which fled the German invasion five years ago for Refuge in Britain axe homeward bound the daily Herald said today. They Craft will carry Home about 3,000 refugees. Japs won t quit says Chennault Kunming China july 13 an8 a the chances axe better than 50-00 that the japanese will not surrender a amp a. Gen. Claire l Chennault told a press conference Here. But he added Quot i Don t think it s necessary to fight two More years to beat the japs asked to comment on Gen. Joseph w. 8 til Wells remark that the War might last another it months Chennault asserted the japs Are Quot in pretty bad shape Ana getting in worse shape daily 45th chief gets legion of Honor British think nazis on sub seventh abut hq., july 13 a Mal. Gen. Robert p. Frederick commander of the 45th div., was presented the legion of Honor by Gen. Paul de Hesden commander of the French fourth Mountain div. The Croix de Guerre with Palms was awarded to col. Kenneth o. Wickman chief of staff it of the 45th, and col. Leo v. Warner seventh army Deputy chief of staff. It London july 12 apr a theory advanced in unofficial British naval circles is that the mysterious Large Ocean going German submarine which surrendered at a Argentina port might have transported important nazi officials to Argentina seeking to go into hiding. The surrender came As a Complete Surprise to the  officer awarded dec Washington july 12 ans a award of the distinguished service Cross to a negro officer who killed or wounded nine germans while single hand edly knocking out three enemy machine gun nests and an observation Post was announced by the War department. 1-lt. Vernon j. Baker 25. Of Cheyenne wyo., is the third negro to receive the dec in this War he was a Rifle platoon Leader in time 82nd inf. Div. On april 5, the time of the action. Own wants station London july 12 up a the american office of War information is completing negotiations to take Over radio huge Moburg now a debated by sheaf the London mews chronicle reported Marjorie Lawrence in �t0 London july 12 up a mar Jorie Lawrence metropolitan opera Soprano has arrived by plane at Lubeck Germany to give concerts for British occupation troops. Russian children at a displaced persons Eaton in Germany gather around Andreas Magnus of new Verh who is distributing serviceable clothing donated by red Croes chapter in the . R  
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