Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur �4the stars and stripes a \ 3% a a a a a a Quot i a a a. A a a sunday july 22, 1945 re off by july 21 fifth amp a my the Navy announced today it is considering a Point plan under Cee announcement emphasized that a he formula being studied is plan a pee the Navy s strength will not be Cut the present authorised of 3389,000 which has reached june 3& thus pc does not give weight to such factors As dependency and combat service which count highly in the army discharge system but age and time in service. The formula computes a Man s Quot service age Quot by allowing one Point for each year of age to the nearest birthday and one Point for each four months of Active duty since sept 1, 1939, when Germany invade quoted Poland. Illust Alp in the minimum pot fat total required for release would depend on the category of service As follows por Reserve Une officers enlisted reservists and Navy inductees and for enlisted regulars serving during the War under enlistments that have expired 92 Points Reserve officers of the Supply corps 56 Points and Reserve officers of the civil engineers corps 97. A the higher requirements for sup ply and civil Engineer corps Are established because these branches have fewer officers whose services can be spared the Navy said. Reserve officers of the medical it apartment. Dental and chaplain corps will not be eligible under the formula until existing shortages in their categories Are overcome. I Washington july 21 an8 a special demonstration teach of Pacific veterans Quot will show euro veterans the Type of War i Pacific Quot be twi my War department disclosed be shown of covets. A a a litter by a a a a Job a it 4 four million Paris july 21�?the repatriation of displaced persons has reached 4.060.000 with approximately 2375.000 still to be returned to their Homes according to officials of the combined displaced persons executive the Rujel British French Agency established to continue repatriation act vites formerly directed by 8haef. Western europeans now in cpx area and requiring repatriation number Only 13,000, including &00q French 9,000 belgians 3300 dutch and 1,000 let Lemburg ers a axe special cases most of them 11l already repatriated are1,420,000 French 270,000 belgians 256.000 dutch and 6,000 luxe Bur Genu More than 1,600.000 soviet citizens have been returned to the soviet Union and approximately 070.000 Are waiting repatriation. Conchie urged for occupy Job Washington july 21 ans a rep Donald o Toole . Proposed that conscientious objectors be used As occupation troops in Europe and Japan. O Toole made the proposal in a letter to Secretary of War Henry l. Stimson at the same time he criticised As Quot ludicrous suggestions that conscientious objectors be discharged on the Point system. Ranga Actium Pacific warfare a the statement said Quot distances Between our lines to amp Uchs amp for. Quot Quot some american weapons such As the flame thrower and Bulldozer tank have received More emphasis in Pacific theater than they did in Europe. Falange keeps reins in Spain Madrid july 21�?Gen. Francisco Franco installed a new Cabinet today and the falange newspaper Arriba proclaimed that the new regime would continue Quot the fal amp Gist Ideal Quot. A with announcement of the new Cabinet it became apparent that the sweeping ouster of Fala Gist elements observed had anticipated had not materialised. The new Cabinet is Only slightly less Fala Gist and slightly More monarchist than the old one. Alberto Martin Artajo replaced lose Lequerica As foreign minister. Lequerica severed relations with Japan made overtures to the United nations and urged reduction of falange domination of the government. Artajo has been head of the Catholic action movement. Another important change was elimination of Joee Luis Arrese Secretary general of the falange As minister without portfolio. Ibs Post was not filled. The United press reported from London that Franco still was preparing to proclaim Alfonso Jaime nine year old son of info note Jaime Duke of Segovia As King of Spain. A Regency headed by Franco probably would Codr duct state affairs it was said. Republicans Cable Truman Mexico City july 21 up a exiled Spanish republicans today cabled president Truman at Potsdam asking him to sponsor a big three move for Quot Reconquest of the Spanish leaders representing All fractions met under or. Juan Negrin last Republican Premier of Spain. Commando Kelly becomes civilian i a. I f Quot Atlanta july 21 ans it sgt. Charles e. Quot commando Kelly Pittsburgh i who won the congressional medal of Honor for mowing Down 40 nazis in one foray during the italian Campaign returned to civilian life today. Kelly left the infantry school at it Benning for it. Mcpherson Here for a special honorable Dis charge. A Tim by my Rimes m rower a under Goodyear strikers fired face draft Akron Ohio july 21 Ansi four men charged with responsibility for a work stoppage which occurred after the Navy seized the striker bound Goodyear tire and rubber co Plant Here have been fired and certified to selective service for possible induction Navy a amp it. H. K. Clark said yesterday. The men were refused references to work elsewhere Clark added. Oregon Blaze in ninth Day. Portland ore., july 21 ans a Oregon s Forest fire went into its ninth Day today enveloping 10.000 More acres in the Wilson River area while to the North the Salmon Berry River fire crackled in half a dozen new places. A total of 66,000 acres has been affected. Fire fighters checking the flames were kept on the move by wind blown embers. Near the Tillamook Washington county line fighters worked desperately to keep the two major fires from meeting. Officials said the fire could be controlled Only by extremely heavy Rains. At the lumber town of Glenwood the main Wall of the Blaze was halted at least temporarily. Only a dozen families remained in the town in Idaho . Forestry service and aah planes made what officials termed Quot the ingest Aerial attack Ever made on a single fire Quot when 92 missions were flown to the Nez Perce National Forest where lightning had started a 100-acre fire. Army paratroopers and smoke jumpers were used used in shifts Washington july 21 ans the War department tonight approved Quot rotation sleeping Quot As an Experiment on a troop train leaving Camp Kilmer no sunday for it. 8am Houston Tex. Every Soldier �?613 in ally will be assigned two spots on the train one a Pullmann berth the other a coach seat and every set of assignments will be held by one other Man. While one is sleeping the other will be in the coach. At the end of the Quot shift Quot no. Two pulls his partner out of the sack and hits it himself. There la be no seconds on sleep until everybody has had his first. The scheme is being tested As one answer to the shortage of sleeping cars and if successful will be put in general practice. The Best part of the whole plan is that gis will have a Chance to talk Back to the army for once. At it. Sam Houston passengers will be asked How they liked the trip. Meanwhile the Senate War investigating committee will open Public hearings beginning monday on the problem of providing enough transportation for growing troop movements. 6 million Washington july s ans a six million tons of american Coal will be shipped to Europe for civilian use Between now and Jan. B Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes announced today As he warned of Quot further distress at Home Quot unless the army released St least 30,000 miners. Meanwhile to stimulate production by miners now available the office of Price administration announced Coal and Ore miners throughout the country would become eligible next month for double rations Points for meat Dairy products and sugar. Quot must Hava Chi declaring the race is Between Coal and anarchy Quot Ickes said Europe must have Coal without loss of time if Quot serious political and social upheavals Are to be Quot i know of Only one sure Way to avoid disaster in Europe and further distress at Home Quot Ickes Sakl Quot that is to increase production and to increase production we must have More Coal miners. There is Only one source of additional Coal miners and that is the Ickes noted he had appealed to army to release at least 30,000 miners and said he was confident army Quot will accede to this request Quot United press quoted assistant Secretary of War Robert p Patterson As saying however it was impossible to discharge men solely on occupational grounds Paris police raid cabaret aps have plenty of planes Washington july 20 ans a Japan still has Quot plenty of planes Quot despite her no resistance to recent Allied blows acting Secretary of War Robert p. Patterson said. Death wins Over pm father in Bare to see dying son new York july 21 ans a death won a Rabe with Cpl. Albert Gibson today beating him to his baby songs bedside. A week ago Gibson s wife Learned from doctors that the child could not Uve and appealed to Gen. Iffa Chivil to find her him Mvi stationed in Germany and Send Tim Home if possible. Gen. Eisenhower ordered that Gibson an my stationed near Partin be sent Home Quot by the first available Means of that was a week ago but As of today Gibson had not returned to this country and there was no word of his whereabouts. The child Albert Gibson jr., nine months old died of a pancreatic lung disorder mrs. Gibson smother described her As being in a state of nervous collapse and expressed the wish that the father would be Home in time for the funeral which will be held monday in Greenwich Conn. Sex nazi clerks get sewer jobs Paris july 21�?owners, help and patrons of the cabaret Quot Saint Topaz Quot Rue Fontaine Montmartre were arrested yesterday after French economic police posing As customers raided the Little hideaway where steaks sold for 200 to 300 francs and a stuffed Tomato Cost 150. The establishment previously was ordered closed for 13 months last March for violations of food regulations. This time police employed a new ruling under which operators and customers alike were jailed. Frankfurt july 21�?from office worker to sewer cleaner is the re classification program Frankfurt military government officials Are using to declare local rank and file nazi party members. At 6 am monday 26 nazi clerks reported for work As usual at the German pension office at Frankfurt. At 8 06 they were fired and by 9 am were swinging shovels on their new assignment Clearing and cleaning a particularly Nasty stretch of sewer. The program of assigning nazis to Low and menial tasks to prevent their regaining or maintaining influence among their neighbors was originated by three Ems. Innocent plea by Cavailles new York july 21 ans a Paul Jean Marie Cavall Lez former French army flier today pleaded innocent to a Federal indictment charging conspiracy to commit espionage for Germany. His trial was set for sept 4. Berlin group still to move Hochst Germany july 21�? . Group control Council with its expanding staff of 4,500 officers enlisted men and civilian specialists will move to Berlin starting july 25. The Council is Only in Quot second gear so to speak Quot according to a spokesmen who pointed out that Many of its policies have had to be bucked up to big three Levels for approval and co ordination with the similar control councils of Russia England and France. The Advance party has the current Mission Quot of assisting the Berlin big three conference with records and other data needed in the talks Quot said a spokesman. They re Home latest units to reach . For redeployment he. Complements of 92nd, 93rd and 95th combat wings 40th air depot of it. 46th med sup. Plat. 9i3th Sig. Depot co. 987th my co. 862nd and 2w2n<l Chiem. Cos. 9214th pm truck co. 8327th Sig. Co. Wing Avo 79th pm plat. Air depot Wing 21947th. 2056th, 82091st and 2103rd pm Coe. Ato 1912th Ord. Ammo. Co. Avn 1131st, il3�nd and 874th Apo units 137th, 155th, 9lst, 110th and 125th Gen. Hosp. He. And he. Det. 324th Ord. In. 248th, 25tst, 194th, 110th finance disbursing sections 388th, 389th, 384 St 413th. 414th, 94 i 430th and 425th my det. He. And he. Dei. 101st and 49th Kepi. Bus. Tripino mat rim Onia snare untangled As cob it sifted Haislip to run 6th army up. With seventh army Germany july 31 apr it. Gen. Wade h. Haislip has been appointed commanding general of the sixth army group in addition to his duties As commander of the seventh army. He succeeds Gen. Jacob l Deven recently named commander of army ground forces new York july 21 ans a Palen j. Yorgenson jr., a Navy gunners mate today was freed of a bigamy charge by magistrate Francis x. Giaccone who said he was Quot not the one to interfere with to Don t know whether this is monogamy bigamy or polygamy Quot Giacome said in dismissing the charge. Florence Mildred Booth 18, of Ramsey Yorgenson married her in May 1944, after he had wed Jeannette Melton 18, in Richmond. A. Yorgenson said he had met Jean Nette but did not recall marrying her. Yorgenson s father started annulment proceedings to break the first marriage and the annulment was final last week. Meanwhile Yorgenson married Patricia Ann Everett 18, of new York in a Hospital where she had just Given birth to his son. Yorgenson said today he thought his third marriage was All right since the first was annulled and he would no a remember the second. Quot this is the girl i love Quot said Yorgenson hugging wife no. Three. Quot i thought i d never find
