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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1946
Page
6
Chicago report shows 1945 traffic deaths at 28,500 with a 36 percent rise after V J Day. Total accidents killed 96,000 and injured 10.3 million, with $5.2 billion in losses. Vehicle mileage rose 16 percent but remained 25 percent below 1941 prewar levels.
AP analysis notes the Yamashita ruling raises questions about fair trial rights for Germans and Japanese war crime defendants. It contrasts Yamashita’s U S military tribunal with subsequent Nuernberg trials and Tojo prosecutions and explains possible avenues for appeal before Allied or international bodies.
Manila reports from Shanghai say two more Japanese accused in the Doolittle flyers atrocity trial have died. Ma Hata Itsuro, the prosecutor in the case, reportedly died of ulcers in Japan while Lt. Col. is noted among the defense and prosecution details.
The British report Nakajo Toyama, a senior officer at the trial, has died while in Java.
Lt General Masaharu Homma testified at his war crimes trial that a captured U S map showing original American positions aided Japanese troops to break through Filipino American defences at Bagac after a hard halt. He said American artillery had been very powerful and accurate before the map was found.
Japanese veterans of the Fifth Air Force reversed port ceremonies to greet Portland. They carried banners reading Hello U.S.A glad to have you with us as they welcomed the States.
William H. Stokes, a marine veteran of Guadalcanal, enlists in the army, leaving his feelings uncertain about how his leatherneck comrades will react to his decision.
Tokyo AP reports General MacArthur aims to reduce U S occupation strength to 200000, with 203817 American personnel in Nippon today. The prior peak likely 450000, and the move follows postwar discharge flows. President Truman and the State Department weigh impact on occupation policy and security.
Mrs Henry Jacob, 39, received a divorce from Henry Jacob, 44, after alleging he habitually came home intoxicated and slept in the bathtub, the Chicago court reported.
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