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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
1
Government agencies mobilized drivers and soldiers as a work stoppage affected Chicago cartage. About 182 soldiers served as drivers and 35 hundred soldiers were on hand to move freight, while unions and private lines debated staffing and duties.
A B-29 named Washington completed a nonstop flight from Hawaii to Washington D C covering about 4 640 miles in 20 hours and 15 minutes. The air crew of 15 officers and men landed at 10 43 p m Sunday, delivering a wartime record to the Army Air Forces.
War refugees, including Jews, face upheaval over a plan to repatriate and integrate into Germany. Debate centers on future homes and national loyalty as nations reassess resettlement paths amid postwar rebuilding.
Associated Press notes North Luzon area reports a Japanese commander stating 447 prisoners captured as forces move northward. Prisoners held at Anmore stockade total 609 after 36 hours, with most in good condition and near end of wartime service.
A report notes Theresa suffered injuries after a truck collision near a two tier area on a Monday. Details on location and extent of injuries remain unclear in the fragment.
The forecast calls for cool conditions tonight with a low around the low forties. Tuesday will be mild with highs near 75 degrees and light winds.
The 86th Blackhawk division, first to cross the Danube in the southern offensive, returned to America aboard four transports. High officials greeted the veterans as they docked in New York and prepared to proceed to Camp Kilmer New Jersey for processing and furloughs. Soldiers shared stories of life overseas and even a dog they rescued accompanied them off the ship.
General Arnold forecast output of twice as many B 29s against Japan as in May with heavy raids from 400 to 500 bombers. He said 12 000 pound bombs will be used on suitable targets and that long-range bombing from Okinawa covers Manchuria. He warned Japan’s fuel shortage will force retreat as Germany did.
The elephant wagon was attached in a civil action as a circus official posted a 300 dollar surety bond after the unit was halted en route from Seymour to Cedarburg and Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
Richland Center Wisconsin report states 32 year old St Paul Minnesota trucker Howard Rasmussen died when a truck from La Crosse left Highway 14 ten miles east of Richland Center and struck a tree. The vehicle was demolished and 5500 gallons of gasoline spilled into a nearby cornfield. Coroner Bert Hoskins identified the deceased.
Three members of a Racine family died and five others injured in a Sunday night three car crash on highway 20 five miles west of Racine. The dead were Einer O. Nelson 52 his wife Hanna 47 and their daughter Laverne 22. Injured include Ralph J. Mohr 21 Sturtevant with possible leg fracture and Walter Bul a 22 Sturtevant with possible skull fracture. Sheriff deputies said the Nelson car was sideswiped then hit the Mohr car. Coroner James Heibering said an inquest would be held after the hospitalized testify.
Manila reports say Gen. Douglas MacArthur noted continued Australian patrolling in Brunei Bay area of Borneo and bombing of Balikpapan but did not confirm enemy claims of shelling or Australian advances toward Tautong. He announced base expansions in Brunei Bay and six Allied heavy bombers dumped 130 tons of ex-
Chicago and North Western Railway announces purchase of 15 million dollars in war bonds. President R L Williams says 9 million is credited to over 200 counties across Illinois Iowa Nebraska Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin Wyoming and South Dakota where the railway operates.
Allied heavy bombers disrupted the Bangkok to Singapore rail line yesterday in several places and damaged rolling stock while fighter aircraft continued patrols over the Burma front, according to Southeast Asia command headquarters.
Moscow reports that Maj. Gen. Bronislaw Okulicki and 15 other Polish leaders confessed to charges including killing 594 Russian officers suspected anti Soviet espionage and collusion with the Germans. Twelve confessed, while Z Stypulowski did not plead guilty. The trial opened in a blue walled hall with Okulicki defending himself as others dressed in civilian clothes listened.
The White House said President Truman expects the San Francisco United Nations conference to adjourn Saturday. He will depart Tuesday morning for Olympia Washington for a brief vacation before flying to San Francisco Friday afternoon to address the closing session. Plans for a Mackinac Island July 3 governors conference speech remain uncertain.
American B 29s struck Kagoshima Omuta Hamamatsu and Yokkaichi in pre-dawn incendiary raids. One plane missing. results described as good to excellent with large fires and smoke rising to high altitudes. Japanese claim lighter AA fire and short interceptors during the long bombing missions.
Newark Delaware reports Maj. Gen. John W. O'Daniel commander of the 3rd division returning for a homecoming. He shows off a collection he calls his proudest possession saying they are a lot of pants though details of how he obtained them are not given.
London dispatch reports the Soviet controlled Berlin radio says Col. Gen. Nikolai Berzarin was killed in an accident in Berlin. Details were not provided and Berzarin led foreign correspondents on a tour through the German capital just over a week earlier.
The Supreme Court ruled the Bridges deportation order invalid. Justice Douglas delivered the 5-3 decision, with Jackson not taking part, dismissing the basis of affiliation and fair hearing concerns while noting the government’s broad power to remove those deemed inimical.
Harry Bridges was awakened to learn the U S supreme court invalidated his deportation order. The CIO longshoremen leader said only OK and planned a press conference later in the day.
The article discusses how affiliation differs from alliance and cooperation, noting that nations or individuals may work together for a common aim over time without sharing ultimate goals. It cites examples like alliances for limited aims and cautions that aiding humanitarian efforts does not signify allegiance to a political cause.
The Supreme Court affirms a lower court ruling that Associated Press membership by-laws restrain trade by considering an applicant’s competitive effect. Justices Black, Frankfurter, and Douglas write opinions. Roberts and Murphy dissent. The decision upholds a three judge district court decree barring AP from exclusive rights and local news restraints without altering the lower order.
The thinning Okinawa garrison split into two groups as Marines drove south of Kuni shi ridge and cut off pockets on each side. Adm Minoru Ota killed himself, Nimitz said 12 756 slain in eight days and 80 459 since the invasion began. The 6th Marine Division mopped up Oruku peninsula and linked with final battle forces. Japan suffered heavy losses and Kamikaze attacks continued.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower rode into Washington to address Congress amid an immense crowd of veterans and citizens. The scene stretched from National Airport to the Capitol as he entered the House chamber behind a mound of microphones and received a two minute ovation from packed galleries.
In New Orleans a large army navy war bond presentation ended with over 250 spectators burned as phosphorus hand grenades exploded. Injuries were largely minor though many victims were children. Major K P Brundage of Camp Shelby said live grenades were mistakenly used after resembling smoke bombs. An investigation to determine how phosphorus grenades entered the show is underway.
La Crosse county reports bond sales below average per the war finance office. Total purchases reach 1 036 040 dollars or 58 percent of the quota while individual quotas reach 2 975 754 dollars or about 80 percent. The Chicago and Northwestern Railway credits La Crosse county with 45 000 dollars for bonds bought totaling 15 000 000 dollars.
President Truman formalized the honor in a White House ceremony in the Rose Garden. General Eisenhower receives the oak leaf cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal for conspicuous service to the United Nations and allied cause.
General Eisenhower told lawmakers and judges that peace problems can be met with the same resolve that won the war. He praised Churchill and Roosevelt as God-given partners and urged continued determination for postwar tasks and duties.
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