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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1945
Page
2
Considerable cloudiness and little temperature change through today and Saturday. Thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon with light precipitation mainly on Saturday near the period end. Temperatures near normal or slightly above.
The leaders called for Japan to admit defeat and surrender unconditionally. They outlined terms including dismantling armaments, freeing speech and religion, ending warlike leadership, and allowing reparations with raw materials for recovery.
Patterson warns labor strikes threaten key war industries in Chicago and New Jersey. About 50 000 workers struck at six plants, part of 90 000 idled nationwide in 30 industries, the largest action in weeks amid wartime production demands.
Eldon Missouri launches a model airpark to guide national site selection and costs. The project, led by Mayor Robert Reed, seeks a 25000 bond approved by residents after education campaigns and endorsements from three national aviation bodies.
The witness details Petain's assumed dictatorial powers and calls the armistice treasonable while noting Laval led maneuvers at Vichy. He recalls Paris as the symbol of France and describes government shifts after Bordeaux and the rise of doubt about resistance.
The position building in this city will relocate to St. Louis Missouri as space acquired by the war department becomes available. Alterations and movement of equipment are needed before the branch moves, with a planned start between October 15 and November 1 and completion by January 1 1946. The move is required to gain significant additional space not available in High Point or nearby.
Paris July 27 Captain Edith C. Harrell of Burgaw North Carolina is the commander of the first Woman Army Corps detachment assigned to the occupational forces.
Chinese forces report bitter street fighting as Yangso the eighth former American air base recaptured from Japan. They also say they cut a key enemy highway north of Kweilin, while Maj. Gen. Kuo Chi-Chih warns of possible Japanese last stand at Kweilin and shifts of crack troops toward the China coast.
Attlee arrives for duty to form a cabinet and draft labor's first reform program for the king's speech August 8. A foreign secretary likely Ernest Bevin, replacing Eden at the Potsdam talks. Churchill and Eden return possibilities hinge on ongoing coalition dynamics.
US and British air forces delivered nearly 4000 carrier and land aircraft over the Japanese home islands in three days. Friday's raid lost one B 29 and met limited fighter opposition as Japan resumed air defense after a week. Moist soap offered as relief for mosquito bites.
The reflection notes Hirohito’s cautious role in Japan’s rulers and his limited influence over policy during 19 years as emperor. It cites a 1926 enthronement, a wartime Pearl Harbor context, and contrasts civilian aims with Tokyo militarists. The author suggests more bombs if militarists prevail and favors a swift end to the war.
The fourth day of debate showed less heat as senators pressed for an international peace preserving law while Potsdam dispatches on the American Sino-British ultimatum to Japan dominated attention. Senator Wherry suggested the ultimatum could aid passage of the charter.
The senate judiciary committee approved Theron Lamar Caudle of North Carolina to be assistant attorney general, succeeding Tom C. Clark as the new attorney general.
Burmese civil servant Hla Maung recalls how Japan promised freedom and equality after the 1942 entry, only to set up Japanese schools and control radios, seize rice, and favor co prosper ity. He and many Burmese grew disillusioned, losing jobs and resisting in small ways.
The article outlines Labour's goal of a socialist commonwealth for Great Britain with nationalization of coal mines iron and steel plants railways and public utilities plus state ownership of the Bank of England. It notes shifts in domestic policy toward redistribution and a reined in imperial stance while speculating on foreign policy and Britain's prewar influence. It highlights Clement Attlee as a principled Labour leader from Limehouse with a background in social work and law.
Observers believe Stalin may have known the ultimatum content. Truman's secretary Ross declined to comment on Japan, saying Stalin's government is not at war with Japan. Truman, in the Frankfurt area, awaited the labor party victory reactions and a British government return to Potsdam to resume talks with Churchill and Eden.
Marine correspondent explains how tiny reef-building polyps created atolls and coral roadbeds that supported US forces across the Pacific. The piece details how coral beds enabled heavy equipment, B 29 bombers, and air bases, while noting Tarawa’s reefed landing and the perilous 500 yard water crossing.
Hla Maung recalls his wife watching a Japanese film, her embarrassment as she fled to a British shelter. Allied planes over Rangoon later, zeros and anti aircraft fire ring the city while the couple waits. The Japanese aim to drive out British and American forces.
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