27 Jul 1945
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1945
Page
1
The Twentieth Air Force announced to Japan the 11 cities next on the fire bombing list. In a rare prestrike warning four or more cities could be ignited within the next few hours as bombs begin.
Fragmentary note indicates two entities or locations were bombed prior to a ta moment. details are unclear in the OCR snippet.
Tokyo announces no action on the Potsdam terms and vows to fight to the bitter end. Truman Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek pledge overwhelming force, detailing postwar terms including occupation, disarmament, and a new order for Japan.
Maj. Gen. John M. Franklin told a Senate committee that the military timetable for defeating Japan has been shortened. More shipping will be needed in the Pacific and troop returns from Europe to the United States will slow. He indicated some troops may move directly from Europe to the Pacific, then said he did not intend that impression. He confirmed no furlough or overall troop numbers changes and anticipated slower August troop returns.
Frank Lin testified that a larger portion of ship capacity must now be used for direct Europe to Pacific shipments and West Coast to Pacific routes. He said military timetables for defeating Japan have moved forward due to recent air, sea and ground successes, prioritizing movement of forces and supplies for General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz.
Nine American destroyers penetrated Tokyo Bay and fired 18 torpedoes and heavy gunfire at a Japanese convoy. Beal of Lakeville, Conn., said they sank two or possibly three merchant ships before withdrawing as a typhoon slowed the mission. The De Haven participated in the operation.
Prime Minister J. B. Chifley announced plans to reduce Australia’s army from six divisions to three and air force strength from 53 squadrons to 36 while maintaining the navy. The proposal calls for a Royal Australian Navy squadron under its own commander and an expeditionary land and air unit under Australian leadership, with three overseas RAAF squadrons contributing to a long range RAF Pacific task force. A token force may join a British effort to recapture Singapore, while other Australian units stay in Borneo New Guinea New Britain and the Solomons.
St Audie Murphy of Palmersville the most decorated American fighter is in Amarillo on a brief visit. He plans to avoid entertainment but will attend Boys Beach at Old Tascosa to watch MGM film crews filming at the ranch home for Chance Less Boys.
FBI agents and police questioned workers at a Brooklyn war plant amid a nationwide inquiry into a systematic poisoning that sickened about 90 percent of the staff and caused many to fall violently ill, though no deaths were reported.
Attlee rushed to finalize a new Labour cabinet after five hours of talks with party leaders including Cripps Dalton Bevin Greenwood and Morrison. He aims to name Bevin as foreign secretary and depart for Potsdam soon though Churchill may not accompany him and Eden likely stays behind.
Potsdam reports the Labour victory ending Churchill's government may delay resumption of Big Three talks. Attlee, observer turned PM, backs the Japan ultimatum issued with Truman and Chiang Kai-shek urging immediate peace or face annihilation. Stalin and Truman gave no comment on the Labour win.
Chinese High Command said bitter street fighting secured Yangso the eighth former American air base recaptured from Japan. Yangso lies 45 miles south of Kweilin with others in the area driving a wedge north of the city and severing an enemy escape route. A separate report from London noted Tadashi Kurihara, the interned Japanese ambassador to Turkey, reportedly killed himself in Ankara.
Senator Walter F. George, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, predicted a complete revision of federal tax laws that would cut tax collections by 18 to 27 billion dollars in the first year after Japan's defeat. He warned deficit financing must end to maintain confidence in the dollar and urged Congress to have a tax program ready for enactment once the war ends.
Moscow July 27 Red Star dispatch from the Siberian district reports Russian soldiers engaging in shooting practice under simulated battle conditions. Tanks machine guns anti-tank guns barbed wire minefields grenades and artillery were used in the eastern maneuvers.
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity with partly cloudy skies and little temperature change this afternoon and tonight. Scattered afternoon thundershowers are possible, with Saturday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. West Texas expects similar conditions with a few thundershowers in the Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico shows scattered showers mainly in the mountains, fair elsewhere, high around 80 in mountains and up to 90 to 160 elsewhere. 24 hour highs show 92, low 66, noon 88.
Virginia born Lady Astor, who quit the British Commons on July 5, attacked the Labor Party after their overwhelming victory. She said they think they’re smart and that their bluff is now called, adding she would have enjoyed opposing the new leaders from the opposition benches.
British and Empire troops killed more than 3000 Japanese and captured over 400 in six days of fighting along a ten mile stretch between the Mandalay Rangoon railroad and the Sittang River. Southeast Asia Command said today these figures cover about half of the pocketed force in Nyaunglebin Toungoo area northeast of Rangoon.
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