Okinawa victory and wage reform debate sweep headlines
By HARRY BOYD, the Okinawa campaign is declared complete though some mopping up remains. It costs nearly 7,000 American lives and about 30,000 wounded or missing as it nears a base for a future major assault on Japan. The windup hints at surrender trends under Japanese officers and possible shifts in tactics. The text also covers William H. Davis proposing wage hikes from 40 to 50 cents, with up to 65 cents in textiles, amid reconversion woes and unemployment benefits debates. It discusses inflation risks, postwar wage realities, and contrasting policies associated with Roosevelt and Dewey, plus a clipping about rude caller etiquette in business phone practices.
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William H. Davis
Okinawa Casualties Hit 36588 as US Push Clears Last Japs
American ground forces on Okinawa reported 36588 casualties through Tuesday per Admiral Nimitz. Japanese losses totaled 90401 killed and over 4000 captured as resistance ebbed in the final pockets. The island, 485 square miles, serves as a forward base with air bases and a naval anchorage as US planners eye the next offensive move.
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B 29s Hit Five Plants and Navy Arsenal on Honshu
Guam AP says Superfortresses bombed five aircraft plants and a naval arsenal on Honshu, with 450 aircraft involved in the attack. Targets included the Kure naval arsenal, two Nagoya area plants, Kobe region plants, and Tamashima. Japanese sources report many B 29s shot down or damaged. damage estimates span multiple cities in central Honshu.
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Here's That Summer Forecast at Last
Cedar Rapids weather notes show 82 degrees at 2 30 p.m. on Chambers Inskeep graph. Forecasts call for fair warm weather tonight and Saturday, though the day opened dry with rising temps. record lows and highs are discussed with readings jumping from 52 degrees Friday morning to 72 by 9 a.m. and 78 by 11:30 a.m., while midnight stood at 57.
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Wells named to executive post in Upper Iowa conference
Dr. Elton D. Wells, Methodist superintendent of the Cedar Rapids district, was appointed to a new executive office in the Upper Iowa conference. The three day Mt. Vernon session also assigned pastors for the coming year. Wells’ role covers four districts and he will keep Cedar Rapids as home. He previously served as district superintendent, aided debt-free progress and church improvements, and guided salary increases and pension fund goals.
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Marshalltown
Geiger to Lead Pacific Marines
Washington AP reports Lt. Gen. Roy S. Geiger was named commanding general of the Pacific fleet marine force. He succeeds Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith, who will head the marine training and replacement command in San Diego California.
Man Struck by Milwaukee Switch Engine in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police report Ford L. Law 43 of 401 First Avenue SW was struck at 12 10 a m by a Milwaukee switch engine backing up at Fourth Street and Second Avenue SE. He was dragged 28 feet, suffered possible broken back, head and knee injuries, and was in fair condition at St Luke's Hospital. Engineer John Dubois of the Norva hotel area operated the locomotive.
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Abilene Celebrates Ike Day With Homecoming Parade
Abilene Kansas marked a festive homecoming for Dwight D. Eisenhower known as Ike, with a two story parade showing his life from high school days to World War II. Notables including Alf Landon and former War Secretary Harry Woodring attended the town event honoring its favorite son.
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Burglars Take 24 Cartons of Cigarettes at Red Crown
Thieves broke into the Red Crown bowling alleys at 124 Third Street NE by a rear window and a kicked door panel, taking 24 cartons of cigarets from the cigar case and $28 in cash from a register and small drawer at the adjacent Red Crown Coney Island cafe.
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Eisenhower limps home after Topeka fall on return day
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, greeting Purple Heart soldiers on the Topeka platform, slipped as a train began to depart. He injured a leg and was helped aboard while officials halted the train. Overnight the sprain produced a noticeable limp.
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Topeka
House Votes to Extend OPA Life Despite GOP Bid
The House defeated a Republican move to set OPA's life at six months, 177 to 126, after Speaker Rayburn urged members not to end OPA. Earlier an effort to kill wartime price and rationing controls failed on a voice vote. Rep. Hoffman proposed striking the enacting clause, saying OPA should be scrapped and restarted.
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Family at crossroads after mistaken Marine telegram
Mrs. Fred Taylor and her family face mixed relief after a second telegram says their son Pfc. David W. Taylor may be alive. The Cedar Rapids, Atkins, and Sixth Marines families share the David Taylor names, creating confusion amid hopes and fear.
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Exile Polish government to appeal to Truman and Churchill
Premier Tomasz Arciszewski said the Polish government in exile will appeal to President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill over the Moscow trial of underground leaders. He could not reveal the appeal method and said the trial's legality was not recognized and the charges too fantastic to refute in detail.
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Clash Between Yank and French Soldiers Curbed in Paris
In Paris, sporadic fighting between American GIs and French forces after a victory parade was quelled by Friday. Wac Pfc. Helen Potter from Detroit was struck by a rifle butt and hospitalized. American officers report the incident as minor and under control.
Czechs Seize Traitor Lands After Confiscation Order
Prague AP report says President Benes ordered the confiscation of all farms and companies in Czechoslovakia owned by Germans Hungarians and traitors and Nazi collaborators. Minister Julius Dures issued the decree countersigned by the cabinet. About 270000 small farms in the Sudeten area and related families total around 1500000 people would be affected.
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Hopkinton Driver Fined for Reckless Driving
Raymond Flaucher, 39, Hopkinton, was fined 100 dollars and costs by Police Judge Harry S. Johnson after pleading guilty to reckless driving. Patrolmen John Kuba and George Davis chased the car from A avenue and Eighth street NE to Fourth avenue and Tenth street SE before stopping it. Officers said Flaucher stayed on the wrong side of the road much of the time.
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Harry S. Johnson
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George Davis
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Mason Cillan Held On Liquor Charge In St. Paul
Byron C Young of Mason City was fined 100 dollars and costs by Justice H R Churchill on a charge of possessing improperly labeled liquor. He also faced a charge of illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor after arrest at Mt Vernon avenue and Twenty first street SE Thursday night by Patrolmen John Kuba and George Davis. Police found 12 fifths of Fifty Grand whisky and two of Three Feathers in his trunk.
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George Davis
Master war-criminal trial eyed for late summer in Britain
Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson said the major war criminals including Hermann Goering and Joachim von Ribbentrop could be tried in a single group before a military tribunal late this summer. He emphasized it is an American plan, not a binding one for Britain France or Russia, and that the trial would be conducted like a court martial with judges from allied nations. The number of defendants is uncertain, likely between 35 and 100, with indictments relying on UN war crimes dossiers and the Kellogg Briand pact as the legal basis. Russia has not committed to joining, though no objection was raised when the plan was discussed in San Francisco.
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Sinatra is Receied by Pope in Vatican Audience
Pope Pius XII received entertainer Frank Sinatra in a Vatican audience. Sinatra told reporters he was asked whether he is a tenor or a bari tone, clarifying his musical range confusion.
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Sinatra adopts twelve Italian war orphans
Frank Sinatra disclosed Friday that he has adopted a dozen Italian orphans of war, a humanitarian act announced from Rome. The singer did not specify locations or how the adoptions will be arranged, but confirmed the intent to support the children amid postwar displacement.
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