Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Southern France edition the weather forecast for Nice Marselle area saturday fair maximum temperature 88. Forecast toy Marignani Airport weather station saturday july 14, 1945 one francb29s fire 5 new cities sheaf went out of existence at one minute after Midnight ame of the us. And Commonwealth from and the arduous add my from 600 t against of wineries in than 3,200c june 5, Tore the Bow from the Cruiser Pittsburgh and damaged at least 20 other warships adm. Chester w. Nim one year ago today yanks in Normandy advanced on a 4&-mile Crescent shaped front shelling St to one and one half Miles away. Guam july 13 ans a a typhoon lashed adm. William f. Halsey s third Fleet with 138-mile-an-hour winds Itz disclosed today. Most of the damaged ships hate returned to action. Two Essex class carriers and the new battleships Massachusetts Indiana and Alabama were among the damaged vessels. To vessels were lost Nimitz said and there was no report on loss of life. Despite the damage to the Pittsburgh no one was lost or seriously injured aboard her the Admiral said. She was Able to return to Guam where she is being refitted. Battleships in action a number of the damaged ships were among those named tuesday by Nimitz As participating in the assault on the Jap Mainland. Ships damaged but now returned to action include Essex class carriers Hornet and Bennington battleships Massachusetts Indiana and Alabama Independence class cruisers san Jacinto and Belleau Wood destroyers John Rodgers and Blu and escort Carrier Bougainville. Three other cruisers and seven destroyers which suffered a a minor damage also have returned to action 1 Nimitz did not specify where the typhoon struck the third Fleet. The Western Pacific Between Okinawa and the Philippines is known As the Quot typhoon  lifted on Job jump inc Washington july 13 ans the policy of drafting Quot Job jump Srsa 26 and Over t who have been 4f has been discontinue d. Selective service announced yesterday. Relaxation of Job jumping Pendeles put into effect last year to Salt the shift of essential War workers to non War jobs was ordered Gay War mobilization director Fred d. Vinson at War department re Luest. The army is understood to Lave asked the change because it Loes not want men who do not Neasure up to regular physical standards. About 52,000 4fs have a sea drafted under the penalty clause. Provisions for the induction of of jumpers who Are physically fit Rill be maintained. Explain terms senator urges. Washington july 13 cans a a plea that the allies spell out now their terms of surrender for Japan was voiced today by sen. Homer e. Capehart Rind. He said that if the japanese knew just what was in store they would be encouraged to surrender. Majority Leader Alben w. Barkley disagreed. Quot it seems to me Quot Barkley told Capehart Quot that it would do More to stiffen and strengthen morale of the japanese people than anything else that could  la do Etrick m . New York july 13 cans a Marlene Dietrich returned from Paris today by plane. A May in his final order of the Day Gen. Eisenhower said his official goodbye. To All members of expeditionary Force the task which we set selves is finished and the has come Lor me to relinquish combined command. In the the f whom my authority is a. Should like to convey to you gratitude and admiration of our two nations for the manner in which you have responded to every demand that has a made upon you. At times conditions have been hard a task to be performed i should like also to own personal word of thanks to each one of you for the part you have played and the contribution you have made to our joint Victory. Now that you Are about to pass to other spheres of activity i say goodbye to you and wish you Good Luck and god Speed. Dwight d. Eisenhower Amity Marks Berlin setup by Don Whitehead Frankfurt july 13 Cap a Allied Accord on problems concerning military government in Berlin was reached in such Harmony that responsible sources Are highly optimistic Over the future meetings of the quadripartite control Council whose task will be to direct the governing of Germany. Contrary to any impression that the entry of american and British troops into Berlin and the setting up of Berlin City government was accompanied by considerable friction it was Learned Tody that there was a speedy and amicable settlement of major problems in meetings Between soviet marshal Zhukov . It. Gen. Lucius d. Clay and British Gen. Weekes. What misunderstandings developed it is understood were confined to lower echelons and resulted from language difficulties slowness of communications or Normal differences in procedure. People close to the us. Group of the control Council assert that critics of the american procedure in Germany fail to appreciate difficulties involved in setting up a government for Germany. Nazis exile discussed Frankfurt july 13 Cap a exile of members of the German general staff to British Crown colonies the same Fate meted out to Napoleon after Waterloo was discussed by american and British officers today. A b25s join assaults of my try states bound was flying Home today one Hundred and Twenty was eligible for discharge on Points the first group of was in this category to leave the Eto for Home will begin departing by air today from orly Airport near Paris and Prestwick Scotland it. Col Mary a Ballaran wac staff director in the Eto. In announcing the departures said that All members of the group have 70 or More Points critical Point score for wac enlisted personnel is 44, for wac officers 50,japs believed saving planes Guam july 18 ans a failure of Jap planes to contest american Airpower in the latest strikes at the enemy Homeland May result from a a policy of  this explanation was made today by rear adm. . Ramsey newly appointed fifth Fleet chief of staff. The enemy May find it difficult to maintain aircraft production under repeated bombings and May have to resort to More Quot wooden construction Quot Ramsey  press japs on Ridge Manila july 18 ans a a violent Battle was raging Inland from Balikpapan today As australian and dutch troops wielding flamethrowers attempted f to encircle formidable japanese defences on Stone Ridge North of the captured Borneo Oil port. Aussies of the seventh div., sup ported by dutch colonials were closing in on the Core of enemy resistance Gen. Macarthur reported. Gains up to two Miles were reported. East of Balikpapan other australians thrusting toward the Sam Bodja Oil Fields gained a mile along a coastal Road. No end to tax evasion Treasury chief reports Washington july 13 cans a a manufacturer making jewelry boxes for purple heart medals has concealed sales amounting to at least 88,000 dollars in filing income tax returns. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau or. Disclosed today. The Secretary who did not name the jewelry Box manufacturer termed it Quot a particularly distressing Case of tax evasion Quot and said that criminal prosecution May be recommended. The Treasury a drive against alleged tax evaders he said Quot is grow ing in size All the time. There seems to be no end to the amount of evasion. The further we get into it the More shocking it  several weeks ago the Treasury revealed that an unnamed new York Chain restaurant operator owed almost $3,000,000 in income taxes. To avoid payment he had cached millions of dollars in Cash. Another Case Quot More shocking Quot Morgenthau said than the new York Case concerned a Wisconsin War contractor who allegedly suppressed reports of sales and padded reports of purchases and  crash fatal to three Columbia s.o., july 18 ans a a two year old child and two army enlisted men were killed and three civilians were injured yesterday when an army plane and an Eastern airlines passenger plane crashed in mid air. Although the Airliner had both its engines ripped away and one Wing badly damaged the Pilot capt. G. B. Davis of Miami brought it to an emergency Landing. The army plane with three occupants crashed and exploded after one Man parachuted to safety. The army dead were cps. Raleigh b. Allbaugh and Robert b. Clapp both of Oklahoma City. The child died while in route to a Hospital with his Mother mrs. V e. Williams of  7th of now on Okinawa Guam july 13 ans a spearheaded by a hear record Fleet of b29s, . Army Navy and Marine airmen today carried the Aerial bombardment of the japanese Mainland through its 38th straight Day As Gen. Macarthur announced a further strengthening of the air units under his command Quot to participate air saturation of  super fortress attack staged this morning by a Force of to 550 b29s, was directed Jap cities kind Oil re a fifth Metropolis. More j tons of fire bombs were on Utsunomiya Chin Omiya and Tsuruga on Honshu a Yajima on Shirok and toe Kawasaki Oil installations on the Southern outskirts of Tokyo. Quot Small plane assault begins from Gen. Macarthur came ail announcement that the seventh air Force formerly under the Overall command of adm. Nimits had joined the far Eastern air Force headed by Gen. George c. Kenney Mac Arthurs air commander. Air Taro my in the or Baste group Are and 13th. On thursday adm. Chester a Nimitz revealed in today a communique a Quot Strong Quot flight of Marine and Navy planes bombed Kano a naval base on the lower end of continued on Page 8 Bastille fete yank Holiday Bastille Day today will be a Holiday for american troops in Delta base Section Brig. Gen. J. P. Ratay announced last night As . Soldiers began joining the French in the first Observance since 1930 of their Quot fourth of  Bastille Day dates to 1780 when citizenry stormed a Paris prison at the outbreak of the French revolution. It is observed As the Triumph of Liberty Over despotism the lbs commanders order made exceptions for Quot essential duties necessary guard and  celebrations began in Marseille last night with a Street dance on la Cane Biere and a Torch Parade. This morning a French army review is scheduled for the Prado to be followed by water sports diving swimming and boat racing a at the old port in toe afternoon and fireworks in the evening. In Nice the French will Parade along the promenade Des Langlais at 9 am. A Brussels Waits action by King Brussels july 13 up a the departure of Belgium a Queen Elizabeth and foreign minister Paul Henri Spaak for Salzburg today strengthened belief Here that King Leopold May announce his Abd Icar Tion this weekend. Sunday supplement explains go schools in addition to the regular edition tomorrow a the daily pages plus an eight Page sunday Magazine the Southern France edition of the stars and stripes will feature an extra four pales on the i educational setup. Sixteen pages in All. Included in the latter will be a list of courses available to enlisted men and officers instructors and unit quotas. Reserve your copy with your local new dealer