Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Southern France edition Honshu Inagawa Tagata naga it a a re Yama Ohama Matsuura �tw1 y the weather forecast for Nice Marseilles area wednesday partly Cloudy slightly cooler maximum temperature 88. Forecast by Slart Nane Al Pori weather station one year ago today us. Troops in two drives pushed 13 Miles Southwest of a ranches and ten Miles est of the City entering Brittany end the French Plains. A a. A gaily newspaper of . Armed forces theater of  vol. In no. 141 wednesday August 1, 1945 one fran Empire state building bares its wound Stalin was ill talks resume by erhe8t le18er stars and stripes staff writer Potsdam july 31�?generalissimo Stalin has been sick Lor the past two Days but has recovered and the big three Are resuming full scale sessions this afternoon authoritative sources disclosed Here today. Previously there had been no announcement of the russian Leader s illness and the official statements issued daily had said the big three were meeting As scheduled. However today it was Learned that Stalin has been confined to the Quot Little Kremlin Quot Here on doctor s orders since sunday. His illness was described Only As a Quot slight  but it was believed to be a cold and indigestion not uncommon ailments in the Berlin area. On sunday when an official announcement indicated the big three held their eleventh session actually it was a meeting of the big Quot two and a half with Molotov subbing for his Boss. On monday when an official statement said the big three again met Only the foreign secretaries held a session. Conference matter remained under discussion however by individual members of the big three and it was Learned today that russian advisors visited Stalin in his quarters to work out the Day s problems. Thi8 18 the gaping wound of broken girder a Tono and Platter on the 7lth and 79th floor of manhattan1 Empire Stata building earned by the crash of a Low flying my Totham bomber in a heavy fog saturday. Three men Ware in the Plana. This radioed photograph was taken from the stat floor of the 102-Atory Stra Otura. Girl rails 79 Rio ors uves alter Empire slate crash of Honor Wright at Dayton fete Dayton july 31 ans a Orville Wright aging co inventor of the air plane will see a review of the mighty weapon forged from his invention in connection with the army air forces 38th birthday Celebration at Wright Field wednesday. Wright will be the guest of maj. Gen Hugh j. Knerr commanding general of the air technical service command when 10,000 troops from Wright and Patterson Fields March by the reviewing stand during an open House program for Dayton residents. Before the review Wright will watch 75 crack army planes swoop Low Over the Field led by therb 19a, world s largest land plane and forerunner of the b39 super fortresses and the new b33. They include fighters bombers cargo and experimental planes. New York july 31�?a pretty 30-year-old elevator operator plunged in her car 79 floors to the Bottom of the Shaft when the army bomber crashed into the 102-Story Empire state building and lived to Tell her Story today. It also developed that 30,000 dollars much of u in travellers checks was looted from a Safe of the National Catholic welfare conference on the 78th floor. The offices of the Catholic Charity were hardest hit in the crash and ten persons were killed there. Thirteen persons were killed and 26 injured in the latest tabulation of casualties. 8 More cities the elevator operator mrs. Betty Lou Oliver wife of a Sailor suffered a broken leg possible spinal injury Shook bums and a battered face but was recovering. She was alone in her elevator car at the 79th floor when the plane struck saturday and snapped the elevator cables. Salvage workers uncovered the body of Albert g. Penna of Brooklyn a Sailor who was in the plane at the foot of an elevator Shaft where it has a gel Brown by the crash. A pc Fibel agent was found on top of a building four blocks from the scene.85? we says 3 More Days Washington july 31-Ohair-Man Andrew j. May Day of the House military committee said today the War department hoped to announce the critical score for Point discharges within two or three Days. A War department spokesman said earlier this month that the score expected to be slightly lower than the present 85, would be announced in july. $0 explanation of the delay was available. May also reported that a poll of troops taken last month by the army a information and education division showed 70 per cent in favor of the Point discharge system. Twenty five per cent opposed it and five per cent were undecided. The poll was taken last month among servicemen in All Heaters to find out what they thought about the discharge plan. Meanwhile it was announced in Washington that a million american troops will leave Europe for bits country in the remaining five months of 1945. On list Japan Warne japs reinforce i Bougainville Manila july 31 ans a the japanese have reinforced their Garrison on half of conquered Bougainville Island in the Solomons parts of which have been in Allied hands 21 months with troops from nearby Shortland Island Gen. Mac Arthurs Headquarters said today. Bougainville continues the scene of better fighting since the bypassed and isolated japanese have had Access to Large supplies of food. Now however australian troops have seized Hall the Well developed enemy Garden areas in the Southwest sector of the big Island. Floods have slowed the cleanup Campaign destroyer target yesterday was Shimizu aluminium Plant to Miles Southwest of Tokyo in Tsuruga Gulf 27,000-ton a sea baids japs Washington july 31 ans a a new floating fortress the 27,000-ton Battle Cruiser Guam has been pounding the japanese for nearly six months the Navy department disclosed yesterday. The Guam one of Only two ships of her Type now in service is the american version of the pocket battleship. More than 800 feet in length she is longer and heavier than Many old american battleships. Extensive Compart mentation has made her one of most combat worthy ships in the world the Navy said. The Navy reported the Guam s 12-in. Guns had blasted two Jap held islands. Quot skippered by capt Leland p. Lovette former Navy Public rela tons chief the Guam was commissioned last sept. 17.jackson asks action on nazis London july 31 Cap a a four Power agreement establishing the International military tribunal for the trial of major nazi War criminals is expected to be signed in London this  court Justice Robert h. Jackson special . Prosecutor for the War crimes trials was reported to have taken the Blunt position that unless talk stops and action starts the us. Will move alone to bring the major War criminals to  Shell aluminium site it i,.<r Vii a a. Wmk Var i Tacon Honshu g u a a july 31�?�eight More japanese cities were condemned to destruction by super fortresses tonight As the Navy continued its pre invasion assault by shelling the enemy a biggest aluminium Plant Only 80 Miles from Tokyo a maj. Gen. Curtis e. Lemay a b29s showered the doomed cities 1,300,000 residents with leaflets warning them to flee. It was the second time in four Days Lemay had called his shots in Advance and brought the total of condemned cities to 19. Tonight warning listed 13 cities four of them warned last week. Industrial rail hubs the eight cities added to the previous list were Mito a Chioji Maebashi. Toyama Nagano Fukuyama Otsu and Saizuru All Industrial and transportation centers on Honshu. Japan a capital Island. The four rewarded cities were Nagaoka and in Shinomiya on Honshu Hakodate. On hokkaido and Kurume on Kyushu. Six cities on the original list of 11 were left in ashes after a sunday morning super raid 13 hours after the initial warning. Not a b39 was lost. The fast . Destroyer task Force which struck today sailed boldly continued on Page 3 Winnie reject highest award London july 31�?winston Churchill has rejected King George via a offer of the order of the Garter highest Honor in Britain a official announcement from Buckingham Palace revealed today. The announcement said Churchill Quot begged his majesty that in the present circumstances he might be allowed to decline the  it was believed the first occasion in history when a commoner has declined the decoration United press said. The conservative party was encouraged by Churchill s action to believe the War time prime minister would Lead the opposition against the labor majority in the House of commons. Laval files from Spain gives up to . In Austria it. Gen. Simpson in China chunking july 31 ans a uj3. Army Headquarters announced today that it. Gen. William h. Simpson who commanded the ninth army in Europe has been visiting the China theater since july 13. Details of Simpson s visit were not revealed. Salzburg july 31 apr Pierre Laval French Quisling surrendered to american authorities at Horschig Airport near to Austria this morning and tonight. Was in route to Innsbruck in custody of Brig. Gen. John e. Copeland of the 65th div. To be handed Over to French authorities. He arrived with his wife in a Swastika marked junkers dive bomber manned by a German Crew after a flight from a Barcelona Airfield Laval s destination was a mystery when his party left Barcelona. It is believed he will be turned Over to the French government probably to face trial As a traitor to his country. In a communique confirming Laval s departure from Spain the Spanish government said he had been held there As a result of his request to surrender to the United nations. When his offer was not accepted Spain instructed him to leave because a prolonged stay Quot might Lead to the supposition Quot the Spanish government was acting contrary to Quot its decision to shelter no High political emigre of whatever  8ub8 hunted East of Haw am Washington july 31 ans it a the Navy department disclosed today that Carrier based squadrons drove japanese subs from the san Francisco Honolulu shipping lanes last october following sinking of us. Cargo ships. Searches for the subs operating East of Hawaii continued for five Days the Navy said on a 24-hour basis. British Reykjavik. Quits Iceland Iceland july 31 Reuter a the butt if Navy is leaving Iceland. Rear Admiral b. C. Watson commanding the Fleet Here was Given a Farewell party last night. A do i Miles 100 Iso