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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
1
The Canadian Press reports a daylight raid on Osaka by 609 Fortresses and escort fighters, dropping 3200 tons of bombs on industrial targets. Osaka, a major Japanese city, faced extensive destruction with ships, aircraft plants, and rail facilities hit.
Four crew members survived a trial flight crash and burn of a Canada-Lines Lan caster near Dorval airport in Montreal. The plane, with no passengers or cargo, burst into flames after an attempted westbound approach and belly landing with wheels up. Crews escaped through the damaged nose as the aircraft was destroyed.
Fragment from a political column recounts Churchill refusing wine and bacon at an official dinner while General Montgomery enforces strict dining rules. The piece reflects Tory discussions and a suspected Windsor dine dispute, ending with a tease of continuation on page 13.
Jersey City dispatch reports the first postwar deportation from the United States aboard the Swedish liner Gripshelm. Forty seven unadmissible aliens, all men, were sent to Italy and Greece, including 532 Australian seamen and officers interned in the U S and 148 Greeks.
June 1 Ottawa reports Canadian automobile makers General Motors of Canada Chrysler Canada Ford Canada granted permits to produce 10000 passenger cars in 1945 for essential users. Production may begin late 1945 with models to be low priced and limited by a Prices Board. Cars may feature wartime engineering improvements and bright trim.
GUAWA June 1 The King's Birthday will be celebrated on Thursday June 14 due to wartime conditions but there will be no public holiday in Canada.
Britain’s wartime faithful ships the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth carried 1,250,000 troops to fronts, logged 950,900 miles, and even after 1943 expanded capacity to 15,000. They ferried U.S. troops, Churchill, and Allied staff, linking ports across the Atlantic with high-speed service.
Fragmentary text references a quiet intervention by forces identified as G I or Levant, with scattered phrases about English fog lifting and troops possibly lending support. The readable portions mention foreign actions and orders, but specifics are unclear.
A fragment notes that no interference occurred with a quiet operation and refers to a quota or limit, mentioning Da rumah or Damauwm and a count of 998 persons, though key details are unclear. The terse wording suggests a brief wartime dispatch or order record with scarce readable facts.
War report describes rapid combat on Tarakan with both enemy flanks collapsing and Allied forces advancing. The Ist division penetrates inland as air and naval operations continue, with heavy bombing and bombardment sustaining pressure along the coast and in surrounding towns.
Fragmentary text mentions attacks and colonial figures, with scattered references to Cairo Britain Egypt and a university action. The content is damaged and lacks coherent events, names, or dates for a solid summary.
June 1 dispatches detail a wide range of wartime items. Canadian troops and civilians head toward Britain after a mass evacuation with about two hundred accounted as released from camps. British forces report Nazi leaders captured or pursued as Allied advance continues. A shipyard explosion near a Canadian port is recorded as a war related incident with insurance notes and damage assessments.
President Truman told reporters at the White House that the United States army in the Pacific will ultimately be twice as large as its present strength and larger than the army’s peak size in Europe. The remark opened a brief summary of his war message to Congress before the full text was released.
Calcutta June 1. Admiral Mountbatten announces a new army for Southeast Asia to be based in Rangoon. Lt General Montague Ford to command under Lt General Oliver Leese. The 12th Army aims to bolster operations against Malaya Singapore and surrounding seas as Japan strains in Asia.
Reuters reports growing Japanese military tension on the Soviet Manchurian frontier. Troops are being shifted from southern and western China into Manchuria, aiding rapid Chinese advances toward Yung ning. Japanese forces in Manchuria are well above their prewar strength as Moscow announces summer maneuvers by Soviet Siberian armies. The move signals intensified political warfare, aiming to deter Soviet action while reinforcing border campaigns.
Ottawa report notes Liberals gain in public opinion as Gallup poll trends show rising Liberal fortunes since March. Despite uncertainty over a party majority, calls for confidence in Liberal leadership grow while coalition and minority outcomes loom in Canada’s political landscape.
Debated Franco Syrian upheaval seen as potential positive for Europe and the Mediterranean as Britain and the United States push for a peaceful settlement. Prime Minister and Gen de Calé signaled readiness to discuss and resolve the dispute, with no argument from some factions.
A report from LONDON and Wellington details Nazi atrocities and wartime casualties. Dr. Eduard Eldenrust of Amsterdam cites Dutch Jew deaths at Auschwitz with early survivor estimates, while New Zealand announces totals of 36,747 casualties and 9,39% killed to Feb. 28.
London June 1 The London Daily Mail quotes Lloyd George as saying the new Earl Lliaid argents is not yet ready to intervene in politics The interview reflects dissatisfaction with political moves and hints at the elder George’s influence in upcoming measures while noting new ministers told the Daily Mail of plans and personal views on leadership and state affairs
The Ottawa press notes party leaders paused as Ontario general election looms. Prime Minister Mackenzie King spoke in London while Conservative leader Coldwell addressed Montreal supporters. Labour Congress head Ro Mosher framed labor as the political arm, citing wartime unity and a pledge from Liberal ranks.
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