Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Forecast by Marignani Airport weather station by erne8t Leiser Start and stripes staff writer Berlin july 17�?general Issi to Stalin met president Truman today for the first time. A. ,. 11 the russian Leader called on the president in the temporary Quot White House Quot in the Potsdam area. The two spoke together for an hour in or. Truman s second floor study and then lunched together. No information was Given on the nature of their talks. Stalin was accompanied on his visit by his staff including soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov. Only Stalin or. Truman Molotov Secretary of state James f. Byrnes and two official interpreters were present at the talks. Leahy at luncheon the presidents personal chief of staff adm. William d. Leahy joined the six for the luncheon. Stalin wearing a Fawn coloured uniform similar to the one he wore at the Yalta conference arrived at the presidents Villa at 11 50 am. Accompanied by Molotov Stalin continued on Page 8 Portland ore., july 17 ans a a 20,000-acre fire raged uncontrolled Over once burned land in Tillamook county s Wilson River sector tonight and 1000 soldiers and sailors joined foresters and civilians in fighting the Blaze. The naval air station at Astoria sent 415 sailors to join More than 500 soldiers from port Lewis and Vancouver Barracks. In the path of the flames but not yet reached lie millions of feet of fresh Cut Timber ready for shipment. Use of every available Man to fight the fire has left no labor for moving it. State Foresta said a a the situation is the meet critical in years anything can Paris july 17�?advance units of ninth army Headquarters have begun embarking at lie Havre for the us., and main elements of the organization have reached be Havre and will begin shipping out Friday com z disclosed today. The ninth army commanded by it. Gen. William h. Simpson who already has arrived in the us., will be the second of the . Armies which fought Germany to reach the states. Preceding it was the Headquarters of the first army. Redeployment of ninth army Headquarters does not necessarily mean that divisions or corps that were attached to the ninth in the Eto will be redeployed also com z said. There was no indication As to which units of the ninth would be redeployed. Under the redeployment program seven infantry divisions including the fourth. Eighth 86th, 87th, 95th, 86th and 104th, have already reached the us. And nine More armoured and infantry divisions Are in various stages of movement Rock Potsdam area Berlin july 17 apr three terrific explosions apparently emanating from the russian zone of the City rocked the Berlin area including Potsdam scene of the big three Parley this morning Between 0900 and 1200 hours. The blasts occurred about one hour apart. The explosions which sent War conscious Berlin residents scurrying to cover sounded like huge demolitions. American Security officers said they had received no. Reports on the cause of the blasts. The russians they said have been carrying out considerable demolition in their area and the unusually big blasts might have been merely a continuation of that work they added however that they were checking As much As new York july 17 apr Hie newspaper delivery men a strike which left thirteen million residents of new Yorkus metropolitan area virtually without newspapers for seventeen Days has been settled. Louis Waldman the unions attorney said the newspaper commission would hold an immediate hearing to consider issues under dispute if the deliveryman returned to work. A a missing super hunted in West m a grand rapid6, minn., july 17 ans a a r29 which disappeared into the night after being abandoned at an Altitude of 0,060 feet by its nearly asphyxiated Crew wag hunted today from Minnesota to the Pacific of Oast it was said the bomber carried enough gasoline to Fly to the Pacific Ocean. There wag doubt though that its Altitude would carry it Over the Western mountains. When last seen the super fort was headed due West controlled by automatic Pilot. Search continued in the North Western Minnesota lakes and Woods Region because it was thought possible the ship exploded. It was filled with gasoline fumes when the Crew bailed out about Midnight sunday. Could strip with Only old sol taking a look at them. Piper cubs no longer flew beneath the tree Tope to take peeks at the female Sun worshippers whose costume in this area consists of Sun glasses by James Cannon stare and stripes staff writer bad wxe8sen, Germany july 17�?the third army ran out of Gas today. Only ambulances ration trucks and other necessary vehicles moved in this area As the fuel shortage went into its third Day. Reason for the drought was that troops on the move for redeployment had priority. A a having no transport done to bother me a said sgt. Meyer Ackerman of new York City. A a with my Points i got no place to go but the Pacific and i done to Loye scenery enough to want to make jeep Drivers and lady Sun bathers enjoyed the Gas less Holiday. The jeep jockeys had a License to Gold Brick and the lady Sun bathers a third army outfit cabled a nearby Airfield to request a plane to take officers on a special Mission. A nothing flying around Here but the Birds a Felt a operations officer a Fol Quot you got to be a three Star general or better to get up in the air this Irving Callow of Newark n. A a a a motor Pool dispatcher for a third army outfit dozed in his chair before a silent Telephone. 1 like this life a he said. A the Only thing pm afraid of is that they la Start using horses and ninth prisoner Dies fort Douglas Utah july it ans a a ninth death among German prisoners who were sprayed with a machine gun by an army guard was announced today by ninth service command
