Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Fort Leavenworth Kay july 15 cans a two term fun Pete on erg of War the second group to be hanged Here in Lesa than a week went to their deaths shortly after Midnight for the murder of a fellow prisoner at Aiken s. C. Near collapse Rudolph Strave and Erich Gauss died for the murder april 5, Ima of Horst Guenther in a work Camp near Damp Gordon a. Called traitor the army said Guenther had been charged by his fellow prisoners with being a Quot traitor to his oath Flag and fatherland Quot by reporting other prisoners to american officers taking too much food and revealing a threatened strike. Straub and Gauss protested they were innocent of any wrong doing As far As american authorities were concerned. Gauss had written the Swiss legation in Washington acting As intermediary with the German government stressing the fact that he was ready to assume in Germany responsibility for the murder which he stated was committed by Straub in his presence army officials commented. The Geneva convention makes the Laws and regulations in Force in the uj3. Army applicable to monday july 16, 1945 the stars and stripes news from Home pc lists 6-Point Campaign program n by Phil Bucknell stars and stripes us. Bureau new York july 15�?the Cio political action committee Emp a if will act As a an Independent non partisan political Force and never As an adjunct of any political party Quot has chosen six major legislative issues on which to wage its Campaign in opposition to what it terms Quot forces of  a statement issued by Cio president Philip Murray and Pac chairman Sidney Hillman said the organization would intensify its educational Campaign to achieve 1 wage adjustments to meet increased living costs 2 an amendment to the labor standards act to provide an immediate minimum wage of 65 cents an hour instead of the present 40 cents 3 supplementary Federal employment compensation benefits and Extension of such benefits to Federal and maritime workers and others not now covered 4 an adequate appropriation for the fair employment practices committee and making that Agency permanent 5 enactment of the Murray Patman full employment Bill and the Wagner social Security Bih 6 prompt approval without reservation of the san Francisco charter and the Bretton Woods monetary agreement without reservation. If we can get Back to the topic of non fraternization without an Avalanche of mail from Guys who think opinions quoted Are opinions of this column Here is what the Gallup poll discovered this week when it asked the folks Quot do you think american soldiers in Germany should be allowed to have dates with German girls Quot we can Tell you right off the women said no of women under 30, 70 percent said no 22 percent yes with eight percept undecided. Of those aged 30 to 40, 60 percent said no 25 percent yes with the rest undecided. Fifty and Over no 67 percent yes 19 percent 14 percent undecided. Menus views were considerably different. Of these wider 30� 45 percent said yes 40 percent no and 15 percent undecided. Men 30 to 49 43 percent yes 45 percent no 12 percent undecided fifty end Over 37 percent yes 53 percent no 10 percent undecided. Overall vote for the country was 30 percent in favor 59 percent opposed and 11 percent undecided. Gallup said families with a member in Germany were More Likely to be opposed to fraternization than those with no. Member m the occupying forces. Gallup polls Home folks on fraternization House takes head Start on Long recess Washington july is ans a weary congressman scattered four ways from Washington tonight for the longest House recess of the War. Although the vacation will not begin officially until the latter part of next week Many members took a running Start checking out of the capital last night. Barring emergencies the House will be in adjournment until oct. 1. There Are a few legislative tag a ids left Over but House leaders admitted they  be Able to get a quorum for floor business. The House cleaned up its major business yesterday when Congress finally passed the Long disputed War agencies appropriation Bill. The recess apparently ended All prospects of mid summer revisions in the i Bill of rights liberalizing loan and educational provisions. Amendments were approved by the veterans committee but did not reach the floor in time for debate. The chamber will hold technical sessions next week principally to Complete action on the Bretton Woods International agreement which will be called up in the Senate monday. All that is needed is House agreement to any Senate amendments and leaders said they would not be controversial. It could be passed next week by unanimous consent but majority Leader Mccormack a miss told the membership it is not included in next weeks limited program. A n on refugees seen As vet rivals Bobby no. 3 is Mer mate years Lar or Boss Amity urged . Executes two More Pwns a deters  of the air is the Quot sky a which the Pipor aircraft co. Is planning to produce after the War. The ship was exhibited recently at Northeast Airport in Philadelphia where it was dwarfed by a hos Piper s skycycle�?14 Miles to the gallon pm i plane under wheat Wing it nestled. The Quot sky Cycle will Cost lose than 1,904 dollars and will do 14 mile per gallon with a Range of 446 Miles makers say. A. 7 sidelight on the new York newspaper delivery strike vacation lists in Asbury Park . Are paying up to a Dollar for copies of Gotham Washington july 15 ans a sen. Burnet r. May Bank . Urged that european refugees along with confined aliens and prisoners of War be sent Home promptly lest that a in Nita for jobs with returning soldiers. Maybe my told the Senate he understood there were some 150.000 refugees Here who had earned about 800,000,000 dollars. This Money he was not subject to tax. Strike gives Quot daily worker1 moneyed readers Detroit weighs Airport plans Detroit july 15 ans a officials considered the construction of a 16,700,000-Dollar International Airport at nearby Sandwich Ontario As a solution to Detroit a Washington july 15 ans a Secretary of labor Lewis b. Schwellenbac in his Maiden speech As a Cabinet member called on labor to Quot respect the no strike pledge and urged management not to Quot seize upon the Chance Quot to Cut wages and destroy unions in the changeover to peace Economy. He said it was the governments responsibility to remove fear among workers that they would be without jobs after the War. Maintaining the government adequate machinery to Settle disputes peacefully Schwellenbac told labor labor stator Nom Quot to Advance any demand to the Point of stopping production instead of using the machinery available for a peaceful settlement 14 not in the National interest. To management he said Quot i shall expect management to refrain from doing those things thoughtlessly or purposefully which provoke men and tempt j them to act first and reason  he emphasized that both management and labor must accept equal responsibility in reducing Industrial strife. A . Checking Elliott deals to Washington july 15 ans a a Treasury agents today pushed a Broad income tax inquiry into the financial operations of Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt second son of the late president investigators in Texas new York Chicago and elsewhere sought to determine whether Roosevelt and men from whom he borrowed Large sums in 1939 recorded the deals properly in their tax returns. A report is expected in Quot ten Days or two weeks at the  Roosevelt engaged Randolph h. Paul former Treasury general counsel to represent him in the investigation. Post War aviation problems. Sandpaper left on trains by passengers from new 1 wich is nine Miles from the Detroit York. A Day old paper brings 50 Cen a. Mean business Section while moneyed vacation lists including those i engineers conceded however with seats on the Stock. Exchange read copies a that the International site could of the communist daily worker which is not affected by the strike. 1 not developed for at least ten years and urged immediate con Cotton problem of South cited in two other cities Birmingham Alan and it. Way i. Tod., new paper strikes were in Progress last week. Strict fun we a the Western part of suburban Detroit. Milwaukee now by advocates e Bond Champion i mov ocies press Freedom Washington. July 15 ans it a Milwaukee not Brooklyn won the War Bond league with 107.9 percent of its e Bond quota filled in the seventh War loan drive. An earlier announcement said Dallas tex., july 15 ans a the most important reconversion problem of Southern agriculture is to find cheaper ways to produce Cotton to place it on a competitive basis with synthetic fibres. Or. Joseph h. Ackerman of Chicago chairman of the farm foundation committee said. Ackerman added that the South Washington july 15 ans a j and Southwest must find alternate Chicago july 15 ans a James alcohol distillers using Grain and it crops to replace Cotton after the having the necessary Plant facilities War. Are required under an order issued a feed is sought from distillers georgian Heads sex Dies group Washington july 15 ans a rep. John Stephens Wood a a was elected chairman of the House committee pm in american activities. He succeeds rep. Edward j. Hart a no who resigned because of illness. It was disclosed in los Angeles that the California legislative committee will cooperate with the House group in probing for evidence of communist activity in Hollywood. Records of the California committee Are being offered to the House group Brooklyn won but that the treas should be free to roam the world Ury said was because of a two billion Dollar error transmitted Over the Treasury teletype system. L Fly former chairman of the Federal communications commission advocated that reporters by Secretary of agriculture Clinton million letters handled daily Brooklyn 2nd, Washington 3rd. Roaming off Byrnes sets staff fiddling Washington july 15 ans a a Good Many state department employees Are Uncertain about their prospects pending the return from Berlin of the new Secretary of state James p. Byrnes. This has led one department wit to Coin a phrase which has gained wide circulation a the state department fiddles while Byrnes  d a a Rheims july 15�?a system of p. Anderson to convert their distil build family planes a handling one million pieces of mail Quot without restriction and without lation by products into livestock Alliance Ohio july 15 ans j daily has been set up in the Assem even the Normal visa or passport 1 a Taylor Era it aviation co. Said its a Bly areas 17 redeployment Camps. Requirements Quot j full conservation of dry material a postwar planes a 2,295 dollars two army postal 8ervice Here has remaining after distillation of seat monoplane and a family Sedan assigned 75 officers 1,200 enlisted in an address at the 21st Institute of the Harris foundation at Grain is necessary Anderson said j Type plane Are in production. The us  i. I 0< very tight livestock company reported a backlog of the University o Chicago. Fly my sea situation. A ��00 orders sorted there must be Freedom to1 search out information together1 with Freedom to transmit inform Tion fully and uncensored to all1 parts of the world. Men and 800 pcs a enough to handle the mail of a City the sire of Detroit. Manhattan in Dian land sate fair in aces opa eyes fresh fish Chicago july 15 ans a All fish taken from the great lakes will come under Price control in i a few weeks regional opa direct tor Rae Walters announced Salt a water fish prices already Are in Secretary of the Interior Haroid 1 or r of a it i. Who issued a defense of Washington. July 15 ans a ii the indians who sold Manhattan for 24 dollars in 1626 had invested their Money at six percent they could buy Back the Island now and still have 400 million dollars left Over. This calculation was made by the prices which White settlers paid the indians for their land. Quot while the questions Are still frequently raised As to whether the indians received fair prices for their land records show that in All except a very few cases where military duress was present prices were such As to satisfy the  Wickre said then the Secretary produced a map showing How the Public Domain had hem acquired from 66 Indian tribes since 1790. It indicated approximately 95 percent of the Public Domain totalling about 2,8061 000 Square Miles had been bought for about 809 million dollars a \ result of 389 treaties and Nom by i to it us acts of Congress