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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
1
Delegates at the United Nations conference pursue a compromise on the charter’s scope and trusteeship provisions. The commission advances a plan to study powers over public opinion, with state secretary Stellinius and the president due to attend. The talks include trusteeships for globally held goods and colonial dependencies, aiming to outline the charter’s reach on accountability and security.
Supreme Headquarters indicates it believes Adolf Hitler is dead, while evidence remains inconclusive on his fate. A German high official described Hitler as a drug addict, noting drastic health declines and ongoing injections that affected his behavior.
Clemens Michigan police found William F. Carr dead in his car after an apparent heart attack. Inside his Roseville home factory worker’s rooms were about 1,000 food cases, sugar sacks, meats, beer, two new tires, gasoline, soap and fruit. Carr reportedly told officers he was hungry at times for years and feared it would happen again.
Lieut. eels C. Ellick in charge Tonemag naval recruiting reports more than three years in service and plans for sea duty around June 30. However, the successor here has not yet been chosen.
The forecast calls for a general warm trend through Friday with temperatures climbing to about 80 in the afternoon while morning lows dip to the 60s. A high near 80 expected and low 60s overnight.
In Moscow twelve of sixteen Poles were convicted of subversive activities behind Red Army lines and sentenced from four months to ten years. Three were acquitted and one’s trial was postponed. Maj. Gen. Lee Okulicki received the heaviest penalty of ten years for leading Poland’s underground army after the Warsaw uprising.
The organization projects 1945 meat production at about 22.4 billion pounds due to a reduced hog population and lower pork output. The statement, read in a Thursday email to members, ties the drop to waning hog stocks and slimmer pork supplies.
Urgent call to workers to help harvest and pack the pea crop. E Wallace Evans of the La Crosse U S employment office urges immediate contact with local canning company managers to prevent spoilage by lacking factory and field labor.
In Olympia Washington President Truman, speaking at his first post White House press conference, praised the San Francisco conference work and denied plans to remove Interior Secretary Harold L Ickes. He also promised to straighten out the meat situation and expressed gratification.
President Truman said he would speak at the governor's conference in Michigan on July 3 if his work schedule permits. He noted uncertainty about attending the San Francisco security conference due to the delayed conclusion on Tuesday.
President Truman voiced confidence the Senate will approve the Bretton Woods agreements and the reciprocal trade legislation. He announced a stop in Portland Oregon at 11 a m on the way to San Francisco due to wartime timing.
A coroner's jury found Ingwald Peterson of Sparta was killed by wounds on June 14. Knife wounds to the left groin and back, with skull and bone fractures, suggested a homicide. Witnesses included Harley Olson and Gomer Roberts Jr, with local officers testifying as the inquest adjourned for a 1:30 pm session.
President Truman stated that General Dwight D. Eisenhower is entitled to anything he wants and would be ensured it. The remark came during a news conference in Olympia after Eisenhower attended a White House dinner and as plans for his next role and the Big Three meeting with Churchill and Stalin were discussed.
Milton S. Eisenhower, president of Kansas State College in Manhattan, is appointed special assistant to Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson. He will help reorganize the department while dividing time between Washington and Manhattan and will not resign his college post.
American forces in Europe assign 23 of 61 divisions under Eisenhower with 38 awaiting status. Nine divisions receive occupational roles and eleven head home to the United States for Pacific redeployment. Others take on rear areas, garrison, or prisoner duties as plans evolve.
Dayton report says the Army ordnance and GM Frigidaire division unveiled a new .50 caliber machine gun. The weapon fires 1,200 rounds per minute, about 20 shots every second, doubling the rate of current guns. General Arnold credited rapid fire with reducing bomber losses.
The broadened reciprocal trade legislation was approved by the Senate 54 to 21 and heads to the President for signature. It restores a House approved provision allowing Truman to cut selected tariff rates up to fifty percent and rejects several restrictive amendments.
Gen Joseph W Stilwell chosen by Gen Douglas MacArthur to lead the U S 10th Army in Okinawa operations. He replaces Lieut Gen Simon Buckner Jr killed in action with Roy Geiger serving as interim commander. Stilwell known as Vinegar Joe, praised for Burma China theater experience and readiness to push Japanese offensives.
The Japanese home affairs ministry intends to cap city populations at three million, aiming to reduce urban size across Nippon. Editor notes U S Superfortresses assist in bombing Tokyo and Osaka to reach the target, while a Tokyo radio commentator supports the plan for timely implementation.
Brig. Gen. David W. Hutchinson of Middleton Wisconsin received the Distinguished Service Medal from the War Department for his service as a colonel in the southwest Pacific from May 1944 to March 1945. He commanded an air forces bombardment wing, built air bases on Wake and Biak, faced heavy enemy attacks, and led air task forces in Leyte and Luzon aiding defeats of Japanese forces in New Guinea and the Philippines. His units flew over 10,000 sorties in the combat area.
Washington details reveal the 20th and 8th Air Forces will carry the strategic campaign against Japan. Gen. James H. Doolittle leads the 8th from Colorado Springs with joint chiefs directing overall strategy.
A 19 year old girl, Wino na Dahms, died when her car left Highway 44 on a curve near Oshkosh and struck a telephone pole. Dorothy De Hart, 20, riding with Dahms, was seriously injured.
Adm. Nimitz announced the Okinawa campaign ended after 82 days giving U S forces a base 325 miles from Japan. Casualties ran high on both sides with 35 116 American killed and wounded and Japanese losses over 87 343 killed and 2 565 captured.
Prime Minister Churchill told his district that his facilities are as good as they ever have been and asked voters to reelect him to parliament to continue serving the nation in peace as he has in war.
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