Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The stars and stripes Friday Fay 20, 19�ting 1 resident fight until in Ftp a Washington july 10 it apr army and Navy leaders convinced Shat the japanese like the germans will fight on until they Are a thoroughly Defeated in Battle Are my for the Pacific War to last until the last months of 1946-the estimate is based on the expectation of being Able to Force a Jap surrender by that time. However it does not allow for much 1 a preparing for a cleanup Campaign on the Asiatic continent what happens there will depend a great Deal on whether Russia comes into the. Pacific War. This development could be planned by the a Afef of staff at Potsdam. Y american and British forces have killed or taken prisoner Home Mil lion and a half japanese but Japan Hap 6,000,000 Well armed troops Mere than 4,000 firs line fighter bomber planes and enormous stores of infantry weapons in her Home a fund this huge round table in the  former residence at Potsdam the Bis my begin Taitl session to decide the Fate of Germany and plane for peace. President Traman is just left of enter with his Back to the camera Primo minister Churchill is at the upper left behind a Cigar even larger than Emual and Generalissimo Stalin puffs thoughtfully on a Figarol despite Japan a astonishing War pm pm my m a to Challenge Currett . Apo Scye a Ufi memo Samoa a and Eis no the failure assaults on her Homeland the Nooijen Fig among military leaders is that he japanese will put up a last dutch struggle similar to that it waged on okinawa.,. A the up quoted Quot Many army Bdl Flavy officers As believing that Cha invasion of Japan will be a tougher undertaking than landings on Europe. Japan a rough ridged country gives the defenders enormous advantages and prohibits Irh Muir use of Armor. An idea so Pic Many a Topography May be gained from the fact that railroads them average one Bridge for every four Miles of track munition Cost Cut 20 billion army solver paper theft was la fun Tow july 19 ans a flite cats production will drop from u up Bay of 60,900,<0,000 22 a year to a 40,00000,000 it mar rate in december the Senate War investigating committee was Tom today. J. J. Small acting chairman of the War production Board testified that More than 14j000,000,000 dollars of the Cut would be caused by Complete or partial cancellations of contracts resulting largely from changes in War material needs for a one front War. Munition changes he explained include Complete elimination of weapons such As medium and heavy increases in other including a 700 per cent boost in rocket production. Quot i i  my by a staff writer Berlin july 10�?for All that glitters at the big three conference you can bet your Sweet life there s some i behind the scenes polishing brass. To 4,000 american soldiers and a few was the big three conference represents some of the toughest Days of their army careers. They worked Long hours and hard they 4 Are kept within the Small conference compound there s a terrific amount of spit and polish censorship of their mall is rigid and there is the nervous Strain of haying stars Shine on almost every shoulder they see. There Are. However compensations for the work. If you like to see important people or be a part a even if a Small one of some very important goings on the big three conference is the place to and As for the bigwigs themselves the troops have found that they re easier to get along with than most people. Take the president for example r Quot he looks like s pretty Good Joe. He seems to be tor the i and interested to know it our sleeping Quarter sad toed Are of Quot commented Pic 8am Kornblum of new York our. 8am is a  blasts Rock Halifax Paris july 19�?forty tons of unused army map paper valued at 80,000 dollars were stolen from the warehouse of the Engineer intelligence division 190 Rue Lauriston near com z hq., during May and allegedly sold to a French Printer for 4,000,000 francs 80,000 Dollar records at the Seine base Section Provost marshals office disclosed today. Thirty tons of the paper have been recovered. Ten tons were used in a printing Job before they could be traced. A t ool. C. W. Buhrmaster Seine base Section Provost marshal said no american Soldier was implicated in the theft. French police arrested a pole employed by the division As a warehouse Foreman on a charge of stealing the  contradicts Sinatra Suso blast new York july 19 ans a Marlene Dietrich Back from 11 months overseas said today that Quot i audiences Are the most grateful Public anyone could  she did t mention Frank Sinatra but denied that soldiers overseas criticized Uso for sending Over poor shows. Quot i personally had Only the Best of experiences with special services and the Uso Quot she said. She added her troupe of four sometimes staged shows 900 Yards from the front. Hospital plan Halifax Nava Scotia july 19 it a it a More than 10,000 Persona fled the Royal Canadian Navy armament depot area today follow Bur Vic hot Ling four intense explosions which Rifi mib killed 18 persons and injured at least 19 others. The blasts were at the naval Arsenal at Burnside seven Miles from the City but the entire Halifax Dartmouth metropolitan area was rocked by the detonations. Cause of the explosions was unknown although one report said the first explosion was touched off when a Barge unloading ammunition caught fire full toll of the tragedy was Uncertain but a naval officer said it was unlikely that any persons in the immediate Vicinity of the Magazine area  office seized by  Berlin july 10�?the German Patent office located in the Jub. Sector of Berlin has been seized by the american group control Council it was disclosed Here today. The Council will retain control until the Koinm Datura is ready to take Over. The Patent office housed in a 700 room office building was heavily damaged by bombs most of the Patent records were preserved. 2,300-mile Pooch Washington july 10 cans a the american legion today attacked the proposed veterans hospitalization toll As Quot an Economy axe welded against  the Bill introduced by sen Edwin c. Johnson a col would give the veterans administration wide discretion in extending medical care to disabled veterans with disabilities which were not incurred in service. Brig. Gen. Frank to Hines retiring veterans administrator told the Senate finance subcommittee that the Bill Quot corrects any inequalities in present Laws Quot and should be passed. John t. Taylor legion legislative director objected however that its effect would be to reduce the number of veterans eligible for  arabs vote july 29 Paris july 19�?municipal elections in Algeria in which 60,000 arabs recently Given French citizenship Are expected to participate will be held july 29, French minister of the Interior Adrian tfx Fer  ice mid Page 1 wide Uraga Strait which forms the Entrance of Tokyo Bay. Nimitz did not say what time the Carrier planes found and struck the Jap Fleet remnants. Meanwhile. Tokyo radio quoted the japanese High command As telling its people the aupied attacks were Quot not Worth  reiterating its intention not to be lured into Quot spending itself Quot the enemy air Force said it was Quot determined not to act no matter How great the provocation Quot eith  paid swim i Rioth Shi her Mother planning a trip from Memphis to California sent Bosco ahead by express but in Loo Angloo to escaped from hit orate and made his Way Homo to Tomu Oom areas Mountain deserts and swamps. Hero in re  a a a we be Ming hog. Acme  says he wont quit by Joe Weston Stan and stripes staff writer St. Wolfgang Austria july 9�?king Leopold of Belgium asserted emphatically today that he would not surrender h p throne un-11 the  the Quot democratic Opportunity Quot to select their own leaders in a Quot free and honest  in his first press interview in five years the 43-year-old Monarch rotated stories predicting his immediate abdication. Now virtually exiled by the belgian parliament Leopold declared that his surrender to the germans was dictated by his own conscience in the interests of what he regarded As the Best policy for his people. The King insisted the belgian crisis be settled through a free democratic vote of the people. Quot i have seen real democracy in action during my association with the of a of the 106th. Cavalry group who have been gracious enough to act As Honor guard for me at St. Wolfgang Quot Leopold said. Quot americans teach Equality because they feel  . To Mew 28.000 in to Caserta Italy july 19 Reuter a an american occupation Force of 28,000 men will remain in the Mediterranean theater after do Cember it. Gen. Joseph Mcnamee Deputy commander to Field marshal sir Harold Alexander said yesterday. Quot our goal is to ship out from the Mediterranean by the end of december All men not assigned to occupational forces Quot he announced Quot but everything depends on the shipping  loss held �?Trealjilow9 Washington july 10 ans a rep. Mike Mansfield a Mont said today the resignation of maj. Gen. Claire l. Chennault from the army air forces Quot will be a real blow to the .&Quot Mansfield went to China last Winter As a personal observer for president Roosevelt. He told a reporter that there could be no doubt that Chennault with the 14th air Force had held up nearly 400,000 japanese troops who might have been employed elsewhere. Half million ohm fire Hollywood july 10 ans a a fire burned one and one half acres of the Universal studio lot yesterday destroying sets and stage properties officials estimated damage at 50.000 dollars