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     Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Sythe stars and stripes monday july 16, 1945the Biff  it it v. By brne8t lei8er a a a stars and stripes staff writer july 15�?this suburb of Berlin site of president tru big three conference was swarming today with u.s., rus ish sentries intermingled with agents of the american Scotland Yard and the a kid. Couch Palace but by Frederick the great and Kaiser Palace either of be the initial meeting completely Cut off from. A a 5 t will Uve in a 30-about ten minutes it meeting place the was stripped of furnishings the War but has been re by the russians. Detachment sole _ hoisting and trans the presidential party fixed bayonets _ to the press censor was the censorship of and fixed bayonets one could go just so far in the area then was told More or less beyond this line was have been troops e fifth Avenue dozens of Long sleek Medaba spam itself is like hundreds of other cities in Germany. It is about ten Miles from Berlin s outer Umilta and was squashed in one Gigantic air raid. If la a. Truman saw no other City tool Potsdam he would have a Good idea of what the rest of the Urban Reich it  to Abs or. A we Quot y v s in Austria 9 with 8nh inf.div., Austria ally 15�?the 265th engineers Are operating a full fledged Railroad a a All three Miles of it near lit�., Austria Complete v with Quot verbal switching system two diesel and three steam engines 00 pieces of rolling Stock and a double track. Pic George Campbell of Lafayette ind., is the Gasey Jones of the system which specializes in hauling debris from Linz s bombed streets. I a Poland of russian author two Berlin july 15�?two new Berlin daily newspapers have been authorized by soviet occupation authorities and will publish soon. The papers win be the Neue Zeit Modem times and the Fries deutschland free Germany. The former will be the Organ of the Christian democrats an offshoot of the pre Hitler Catholic centrist party while the Fries deutschland win be the newspaper of the Liberal democrats a new version of the pre nazi democratic party. Four newspapers now Are published in Berlin. F a Arry s. Truman the a does t stand for a definite name its just an initial can still get into his world War i uniform if the buttons Are on tight. The Hazel eyed spectacled Man from Missouri whose Grey hair has thinned out to a Bald spot in one place keeps to a trim 107 pounds with daily setting up exercises drinks moderately never smokes and does no to like to see women smoke. Known the a Quot silent senator the 60-year-old president makes friends easily likes to talk on a first name basis. He a a diligent worker rises at 6 30 am and is off to work by 6 30 am he says he has no favorite Hobby or sport and for relaxation plays the piano Chopin preferred and a better game of poker than he admits. Control. Tim f it a a i amp a a a it a Ltd a help shorten period Washington july 15 cans �?0.8. Military control of inform polish jews formerly inmates of a Quot Omane fran Litton entertainment for Ger Homeland mans and austrians in the Ameri of uj9. Occupation acting Secretary of War Patterson said. A Ston Churchill is foot eight Inch facsimile of John Bull with the incongruous nickname of Winnie. He loves Good cigars Good food especially beef which he does t get these Days either Good scotch whiskey and Good things in general his amazing Energy has made it possible to Combine a prolific writing career with poetics. He san avid Reader likes history military strategy biography political works and economics gets an equal pleasure from backgammon Tennis and the theater. He licked a speech defect to become a master orator but does no to speak Well extemporaneously. He dictates to a Secretary then memorizes. Blu eyed Churchill is 70, Bald and portly has a visible paunch. Oseph Stalin whose last name translates into Quot Man of steel works hard enough to justify his name. The Grey haired Grey moustached 65-year-old russian Leader gets along on three or four hours of sleep works until 4 am and keeps a staff of secretaries Busy in shifts. He is less Broad shouldered than his uniforms make him appear weighs about 100 pounds and stands 5 feet 5 inches tall. Sallow complexioned Stalin eats heartily drinks sensibly smokes a Well charred pipe. He likes cheese Skittles movies and music dislikes personal publicity and slow thinkers makes a fast decision himself. Back in 1934 he gave up learning English because it was too difficult but startles listeners now and then with memorized English phrases. Bidden plants and caches of Lui Wafie stores found japs improve Patterson says Citty or an Samuel Sultan of told their 9 a Triep j to Polikoff Baltimore a 29th div a r gave the men leave Poland As the Best against the anti semites been urging jews to flee larger cities where their  better be assured the Glens Falls. N.y., july 14 a said i ans a Japan remains a formed said the alleged pogroms a Neiny and Ita surrender willed by poles who had a Piave exacted by Force under jewish property during the Secretary of War Robert p. Pair ton Quot i Terson told the Warren county Bankers association yesterday. Declaring that a a the japanese Are fighting a progressively smarter War Patterson pointed out that the japs did not attempt to defend Okinawa a beaches where t Annn i., i they would have been under direct map Quot naval gunfire but retired to pre prompted by the number of in tto toed mothers excite dutch pared positions second dam for Kreuger Washington july 15 Ansi married mothers in Holland sine arrival of Allied troops a dutch press and Church Campaign was Ani women i us a Walter Krueger sixth lands radio reported. A army commander in the South dutch girls chosen to entertain Pacific has been awarded Allied forces Are now required to Oak each uster to the ditto pledge Good conduct before they service medal can attend Soldier dances and parties in the provinces of utrecht and North Holland persons under 10 Are no longer allowed on the streets after 11 pm. Ninth air Force hq., bad Kissenger Germany july 15�?carefully dispersed caches of Luftwaffe equipment and secret research projects which May be used against Japan Are being uncovered in German monasteries hospitals and Homes according to the ninth of service command whose disarmament division is assisting in Camf plating the destruction or neutralization of the Luftwaffe the germans took advantage of immunity from bombing offered by hospitals prisons and churches. In Erbach near Nuremberg plants for polishing lenses for optical equipment and for manufacturing anti aircraft gun sights were found in a monastery. Some completed gun sights were found packed in american red Cross boxes. \ by at St. Georgen near lius Austria. An me-262 Assembly Plant was found hidden Between two concentration Camps and a Stone Quarry. As the prisoners moved Stone the factory expanded into the extra spa a More than too Sites making up part of the nazi Hoard of air equipment have been investigated disarmament division officials said. Some of the equipment being uncovered May prove use fish to us. Forces equipment of no value will be scrapped. Strike hampers British shipping London july 15 Reuter a shipment of supplies to the Pacific was hampered today by one of three major strikes seriously affecting British transport and shipping. British vessels scheduled to sail to the Pacific were diverted to Merseyside it was reported to avoid delay at the port of London gripped by a six week old Quot slow up strike by 4,000 stevedores and dockers. In the Glasgow Ara 4,000 workers have been on strike for two Days. A weapons free of kick Washington july 15 Ansi new kick less cannot which fire artillery shells with no More recoil than a .22 Cal. Rifle were described in detail by the army for the first time. The two pieces 57 and 75 mm., were Battle tested in Europe and now Are being turned against the japanese Quot with much Success a the army said. The 57 my. Rifle which can be fired from the shoulder or from a Small tripod weighs Only 45 pounds yet can toss a regular Shell weighing abut three pounds two Miles. The 75 my. Rifle weighs 110 pounds. It is a regular Field artillery piece which weighs More than one ton and throws a 14 Pound Shell More than four Miles. Bottle Hoarder Philadelphia july 15 ans a an Appeal to turn in milk bottles brought results yesterday when one Driver found 1,100 bottles at one House. Utter bound Cis get cupid on the Bali yank Stuttgart move peaceful Stuttgart july 16 a it a american occupation troops have moved into this City and taken Over from French forces quickly and smoothly. There was no repetition of the delicate Quot affair Stuttgart of ten weeks ago. When the French stubbornly refused to vacate and won their Point. Ritt Tialii harvesters called it a. July 15 it up a All men  above 4 years of age Tai do my districts have been Mobil in the coming har by Caroline Camp stars and stripes staff writer Paris july 16�?the american Soldier is a Man of determination and when he makes up his mind to marry be his intended a French girl an army nurse a wac or red Cross hostess a five minute delay gives him Grey hairs. So believes it. Christian a. Villeb none French Liaison officer who is the army a martial adviser at Seine base he. In the Labyrinthine legalities which must precede a French civil marriage. In a hurry when the prospective Soldier bridegroom approaches it. Ville Brunne with All the necessary papers certifying he has the army a permission to marry and is in Good health the unsuspecting i usually asks Quot How about this afternoon Quot Quot in a afraid not and tomorrow morning wont be Good either Quot says the French officer. The Soldier begins to look resigned. This is the army after All. Then he looks amazed and terrified when the French lieutenant says Quot but i can arrange to have you married inside of an  with the majority of the 260 Young couples whom he has helped to marry since november this has been the Case. When an american Soldier marries an american woman in uniform or one who Homes under army jurisdiction its possible to have the ten Day waiting period prescribed after All the necessary papers have been filled out waived. .126 was married several thousand american soldiers have married French girls according to it. Villebrun news estimate. For the was in prance the record since january is 120 married to american soldiers one to a Frenchman and three to englishmen. Forty per cent of the Soldier marriages which he helped expedite came after pregnancy of the Bride to be said it vill Brunne. The present rate of Soldier marriages in Paris in which his Aid is requested is four or five a Day a although he helped marry 12 couples one Day in june. Dentists prove it Hitler s death Stockholm july 15 up a a danish dentist and his assistant say they Are Able to furnish Quot final proof of the deaths of Adolf Hitler and his mistress Eva Braun. Quoted in the Stockholm Afton bladet the dentists nurse said she recognized the jaws of Hitler and miss Braun among several which the russians had asked her to examine. The jaws contained Teeth with fillings and other dental jobs she herself had performed the assistant said. . Dough wins red army medal with the 80th inf. Div Austria july 15�?chosen As the outstanding Soldier in the u.8. Xxx corps Cpl. James j. Beck assistant squad Leader in co. A 318th inf., has been awarded a red army medal of the order of Slava. F Beck who previously had a been awarded the French Croix de Guerre the Silver Star Bronze Star and the purple heart is a resident of Philadelphia  
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