Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur By Earl Mazo stars and stripes staff writer Stockholm july 17�?the last dozen american fliers interned in Sweden during the War will leave for the states within two weeks. A about 1,400 . Airmen were interned Here constituting the largest contingent of its Type in Europe. It is understood that when these men reach America they will assume ramp recovered Allied military personnel status i after furloughs they will be redeployed to the Pacific stationed in the . Or discharged. Grew with air War the american internees program in Neutral Sweden grew with Daylight bombings on the Reich. When the swedish government commissioned count Polke Bem Adotte to handle relations with americans importance of the program was apparent ,. The first american aircraft to land in Sweden followed a raid on trondheim on june 19, 1943. From that time until be Day 133 . Forte liberators and fighters came to this country. I Early in 1944 a agreement was made with the swedish government whereby one american internee would be released for return to England for every German internee returned to Germany. Officially All americans remaining were released on be Day but 39 Graves in a Small american cemetery in Malmo Mark Many tragic forced landings. It by a staff correspondent Berlin july 17�?nearly 4,000 i amp in maj. Gen. Floyd l. Parks Berlin District Headquarters worked and sweated for two weeks to turn Potsdam site of the big three meetings into a Quot dream Community of clipped lawns and super Homes have been converted to restaurants and modern buildings have been set up almost overnight officials said. Mess officers such As maj. John Lennox of Boston requisitions such scarce items As strawberries Quot big and Juicy a lettuce and tomatoes Quot and hearts of celery. Everything from Button holders to electric refrigerators has been placed on the list of items required to make the big three and their advisers comfortable and Happy. A of some of the things ordered includes 1000 White orderly Coats 600 Mosquito bars 90 Flat Irons 100 toilet brushes 200 Fly shatters 300 bottles of spot remover 34 00 Rolls of toilet paper 20 Lawn mowers 260 shoe brushes 20 tweezers 200 bottles of Ink 180 bottles of Button polish 260 corkscrews 60 Long handle shovels 20 Thiryung shears 29 silk flags 16 Davenport with chairs to match 20 refrigerators flown in Fay 017 from the United kingdom and 180 alarm clocks. An ice Plant in Berlin is operating for the sole purpose of icing drinks. A r czechs want germans out Prague july 17 apr nothing less than removal of 2,000,000 to 2,500,000 germans and about 400,000 hungarians could assure Czechoslovakia of a reasonably secure future president Eduard Benes told the associated press. Czechoslovakia is determined never again to try unworkable compromises with German minorities As it did in 1938, the president said. The whole project of cleansing Czechoslovakia can be undertaken Only with big three approval and co operation Benes said. Quot we be presented our plans officially and Hope ardently for favourable action by the big Powers a he declared. Russia already has expressed approval of the plan. A London july 17 Cap a British operating in the North Sia brought out 35,000 tons of purse Kew raw materials from Sweden in the four years they operated sir George Binney commander of the group revealed. Sir George who commanded shout 409 British and norwegian a mini a Jal the cargoes brought from Sweden could not be obtained anywhere else in the world. They included Ball bearings and 20 which increased British production of aircraft engines 400 percent he a old. Tho Gestapo be continued used every Amir to Binder operation�,1 at one time planted agents among reds quitting czech a areas Prague july 17 up a the withdrawal of russian troops from Czechoslovakia will be completed this week according to word received from Moscow. Long columns of russian vehicles and men move constantly through Prague and railroads have been crowded. Details of evacuation of the american zone in Czechoslovakia still Are unannounced. A Jondon july 17 ans a More than 76,000 merchant vessels Tim til 200 000 000 Miles in 1200 Ocean con Voys but Only 074 were damaged or sunk during the War with Germany the admiralty disclosed naval be porn made 11200 voyages to protect the ships which sailed Atlantic and a Rpyal Canadian air fora flew 43,000 so Tiee in protective support at times As few As 100 naval escorts protected As Many As 700 merchantmen the admiralty melt rail Man an Job Frankfort july 17�?eighty five thousand German rail workers have been employed to restore the crippled transportation system in the american zone of occupation. A a fascist head executed Milan july 17 a Cuido Bull Artel Omidi former fascist minister of the Interior was executed by a firing squad Here after being conv acted of fascist crimes. That sunday included a concert by the Berlin philharmonic orchestra a vaudeville show at the Quot Koeche cabaret drinks at a in in colonels Ufa face the evening at berlins most popular nightclub Diehl and his russian colleague went every where with us except to the concert both of them. Enjoyed the songs and dances and pretty gris at the cabaret then Hwy Dali White wine at colonel s House a a the hath splendor and attractive unattached women that Quot Femina Quot had to of night into a Star Manila july. 17 ans a Pic Richard j. Krebs who wrote Quot out of the night a a Gestapo expose under the pseudonym Jan Valtin has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement against the japs on Mindoro and Mindanao 24th inf. Div. Has. Announced. Valtin who totes a typewriter with him in the army now is writing Quot japs die bad Teeth regrow with Penl Culins said London july h Reuter a penicillin treatment May that extracted Teeth can be put Back in the to grow fy1 first step in this method at treating infected Teeth has been taken in St Mary Hospital Here. In one Case a tooth was extracted the infected roots cleansed and then replaced in the socket which Bremen Germany july 17 up a a sudsy crisis was averted Here yesterday when american engineers Stisted by British soldiers ingeniously salvaged two million quarts of foaming Beer. The Beer threatened to go bad due to fad of bottling of mpg Quick estimate of the situation and spurred on by the filing temperature the drank All they would hold and then lamp prised additional bottling facilities. Word got around via the Grapevine. The second army. Dtv., fat Berlin reported by Telephone it was winding g Nick to pick up some of the beverage. Then the British telephoned often of assistance. One Tommy said Quot we be been with you since a Day and egad we will not desert you now in your hour of need Quot every available mustered into services wooden Kega Hogsheads to Wydia and empty cans. Today under supervision of a Tecklt tical expert formerly employed by a St Louie brewery the brewing goes on again. Fari beit agent held Hoecht Germany july 17 apr or. Max diner described As nazi head of espionage for the great l g. Farben industries was held in . Military custody Here while the army completed its seizure of the Farben Enterprise. V. _
