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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1945
Page
1
Allied forces press the East Indies campaign as U S Seventh Fleet ships accompany Australian troops in operations off Borneo and Labuan. MacArthur confirms air and sea actions while Philippine advances continue in northern Luzon and Mindanao with Marine bombers targeting new enemy positions.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a tax bill aimed at boosting business cash flow by 5 billion during reconversion. It raises the excess profits tax exemption from 10 000 to 25 000 and shifts the ultimate obligations for corporations.
Rhinelander Wisconsin J Keen longtime director of the adult vocational education program since August resigned effective July 1 to assume a directorship of another institution in the state.
The notice indicates a general forecast for a fair period with cooler conditions tonight and Saturday. The low Saturday is expected around 82 degrees.
Second Lieutenant Donald E. Rudolph of Minneapolis infantry led a solo assault on Luzon pillboxes on February 5. He killed three enemies in a culvert, dropped grenades into four pillboxes, destroyed seven more, toppled a box with his own technique, and killed a tank crew with a phosphorus grenade. He survived but was wounded days later. the war department listed him as still on Luzon.
The spokesman said Liuchow had been burning since June 23 and the core of the city was destroyed. He estimated fewer than 1,000 Japanese remained in Liuchow as Chinese forces moved toward Kweinlin, about 100 miles northeast, near another former U S air base site. Between Liuchow and sports
Secretary Morgenthau urged full subscriptions for E bonds as the Seventh War Loan nears its end. National E bond sales reach 3 071 billion dollars or 76.7 percent of the 4 billion target. La Crosse trails at 71 percent with 1 256 559 dollars raised. Total individual sales stand at 3 165 273 dollars or 85 percent of the individual quota as the drive ends Saturday.
Alois Krombholz a former Milwaukee baker died Friday six days before his 102nd birthday Aged 101 obituary notes his long life in Pewaukee Wisconsin and his bakery work in Milwaukee highlights his nearly century of life in the area
Washington reports the WPB relaxed controls on cast bathtubs and paper stationery on Friday. The move scales back regulatory oversight to ease production and commerce.
US bombers struck Fukuyama on Honshu targeting the Nippon oil plant amid a broader night raid on Kyushu ports and Okayama. Nearly 500 Superfortresses rained 3,000 tons of fire bombs on Sasebo and other industrial cities, with no enemy fighters seen and limited anti aircraft fire.
President Truman pledged that a powerful base in the liberated Philippines will help deliver the final blow to Japan after the Luzon victory. He congratulated General MacArthur on completing the Luzon campaign and noted the war's completion with minimal American casualties.
The War Department announced 4000 soldiers, all civilian railroaders, will be furloughed for 30 days to aid U S railroads during troop redeployment to the Pacific. The action follows an urgent railroad appeal to prevent a transportation breakdown and aims to keep traffic flowing for war redeployment. Patterson said this is an extreme measure and not ideal for fighting a war, hoping this will be the last industrial furlough.
Tokyo radio declared Japan would move war industries to Manchuria as Allied air raids target the home islands. It claimed Alpine troops on Agattu near Attu and paratroopers across the north, while U S Ninth Fleet vessels and air strikes continued in the Okhotsk and Kyushu regions. Unconfirmed reports said Japanese planes sank a Cleveland class cruiser and other ships off Balikpapan and near Japan.
Ohio Stabilization Director William H. Davis orders end of occupational deferments for draft registrants joining the Goodyear plant strike in Akron. He says stopping deferments will hasten wartime production and that striking registrants hinder the war effort.
London reports a divorce granted Friday to a countess from Earl David Field Beatty on adultery grounds. The 40 year old Earl did not contest. The countess, widowed with two children at marriage in 1937, said her naval husband was at a shore station after the war began and that she served in France driving an ambulance. She said he admitted relations with Dorothy Bragg.
Acting Secretary Joseph C. Grew announced the resignation of William Phillips as special assistant to the secretary of state. The move took effect Thursday. Phillips drew British antagonism last year as Roosevelt’s envoy to India over a free India stance, a claim denied by the state department and British Ambassador Halifax.
Three German civilians were hanged at dawn Friday by American army executioners for killing an American airman after he parachuted to earth from a flaming bomber on August 15. This marked the first civilian war crime trial on soil since the war's end.
Pvt. Thomas M. Kneeland of Tillamook Oregon fired at a Japanese on Mindanao in World War II. A .25 caliber slug struck the Browning muzzle flash hider, jammed half down the barrel, moments after enemy fire erupted.
Mohandas K. Gandhi expressed hope for a happy outcome as the Wavell conference adjourned in Simla. Muslim league and Congress representatives faced a stalemate over seats in the proposed Indian executive council, with reconvening set for July 14 but indefinite.
Eileen Oehler, 30, of the Holmen area, was struck by lightning during a Thursday storm and is in fair condition at a La Crosse hospital. County police were summoned from the Clarence Anderson farm on County Trunk T at 3:30 p.m. and found her unconscious before taking her to treatment.
Sen. La Follette announces he will support ratification of the United Nations charter as 62 senators back a two thirds majority. The tally shows 67 on line with eight more likely to join, as Wheeler also signals probable support.
National Gallup poll finds 90 percent want Senate ratification of the San Francisco charter while 10 percent object. About 30 percent undecided. The shift toward an international league echoes wartime sentiment, with 73 percent backing joining a new league by mid-1942.
A Japanese news agency broadcast Friday reported the death in action of four more admirals. The names listed are Vice Admirals Joji Nishimura and Yoshio Suzuki and Rear Admirals Yushiro Wada and Kengei Ando.
Senator Eastland accused high ranking generals of labeling the 92nd Division as an utter failure in World War II and argued FEPC would grant unfair hiring preferences. Southern opposition framed the issue as racial friction and broader government wellness concerns amid debate on FEPC funding and related measures.
Senator Vandenberg urged support for the United Nations charter at the San Francisco conference, calling it a brave experiment and a chance for peaceful cooperation. Senator Taft warned about limits on American military use and possible congressional authorization before action by a proposed 11 member world security council.
President Truman worked Friday on a message urging prompt Senate ratification of the United Nations peace organization charter. He said at a news conference the speech would be short, about five minutes to read. The move followed a Thursday night address outlining the administration’s position.
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