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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1945
Page
1
Operations across Honshu target major plants including Nagoya area artillery and propeller works near Osaka and Kobe. Air force reports 3 000 tons of bombs with Mustang escort destroying factories while fleet air wing one claims large shipping losses and continued Pacific strikes.
A Danish column discusses Germany’s political future, noting the German colonist party and Hitler regime’s violence, the Communist underground, and calls for an anti fascist democratic republic allied with Russia. It questions whether a Soviet aligned parliamentary system suits Germany and remarks on the nation’s goose step regime mentality.
A norfolk area storm roared northeast toward Cape Hatteras with gusts up to 50 mph. Flooded streets forced rerouting of fire crews and tides rose a foot or two. no loss of life reported as coastal warnings continued through the night.
At San Francisco the final United Nations charter is approved and delegates from 50 nations prepare to sign. President Truman plans a major address on American foreign policy during tonight's session after the charter is signed and ratification begins.
Washington June 26 Leo T Crowley foreign economic administrator told congress allies must watch Germany for generations or risk another war He proposed an allied general staff to deter aggression and disarmament of Germanys armed forces and war industry based on findings from the FEA
Howard L. Grimm of Kansas City and St. Joseph sold nearly a million dollars in war bonds in one month as a memorial to his son killed on Iwo Jima. The 7th war loan neared a new record with total sales at $20.25 billion. Also noted were record individual sales of $6.595 billion and corporate purchases of $18.655 billion, as Morgenthau expected the 7th loan to top the 6th loan’s $21.621 billion.
President Truman appealed to all men of good will to back the peace pact forged by the United Nations conference. He spoke to delegates from 50 nations at a formal reception, praising the charter aimed at stopping aggression before it starts and stressing the office over the individual.
A bright ray broke through unrest on the labor front with a Detroit strike threat lifted temporarily. Chicago’s government plan to break a truckers strike after 1,700 workers were seized appeared near fulfillment. CIO officials in Columbus forecast an early end to a 15,000 glass workers strike across six states and multiple plants. Overall, about 80,000 workers stayed away, including more than 39,000 in Detroit, amid ongoing disputes and no settlements.
In a Western Pacific press briefing on June 18 Admiral Frederick C Sherman urged that Japan face unconditional surrender or extermination. He labeled the enemy as brutal and predicted surrender only to salvage what they have left. He asserted no safe harbors remain and pledged rapid, scientific war.
Mrs. Imogene Stevens 24 year old mother collapsed while being led to a coroner's inquest in Bridgeport to probe her admitted killing of Albert Kovacs a 19 year old Norfolk submarine sailor. The shooting occurred in New Canaan Saturday night.
The pro vost marshal's office announced that all former American POWs in Germany not hospitalized have been returned to the United States theater. The total recovered and sent home stands at 83,600, with 3,400 still in hospitals.
Mary Louise Hannon, once deaf and blind as a child, and Sgt Henry J. Conley wed in a chapel ceremony at Camp Edwards. Hannon, now a WAC motor pool driver and skilled pianist, married Conley who served in Europe with a signal corps unit after graduating from Notre Dame.
Hendersonville report shows War Labor Board chairman George W. Taylor Jr outlining a five point charter for home front labor. Key aims include accepting collective bargaining, unions respecting management prerogatives, keeping Washington out of disputes, and using community boards to settle conflicts in large industries.
Reports from London and Tokyo swirl over possible Allied landings on islands between Okinawa and Japan with no confirmation. Premier Suzuki warns of a gravely escalating invasion crisis as Okinawa mop up continues and Japanese forces surrender efforts increase amid missing American personnel.
The battleship Pennsylvania resumes duty in the Pacific after a three month overhaul at Hunters Point drydocks. Her main 14 inch guns were relined and 11 million pounds of steel fired in 13 amphibious Pacific operations. Guns from the Oklahoma and Nevada were transferred to her turrets for reuse on other battleships.
A Japanese officer expressed respect for Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush and the 40th Division after their rapid Negros advance against an estimated 15,000 Japanese. Eighth Army commander Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger pinned Brush with a silver star, and Brush recalled his long Army career from Lingayen beaches to Zamboanga as his father’s service paralleled his own.
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