05 Jun 1944
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1944
Page
1
In a shoproom scene editors debate morale boosting pieces amid wartime. They recall dog tales and a planned feline angle, with a comic digression on Los Angeles mayor La Guardia and the idea of a series on Communists in schools.
Polish Prime Minister Stanislaw Mikolajczyk arrives in Washington on a courtesy visit to discuss European and Polish issues with President Roosevelt and American officials. The talks aim to ease Russo Polish tensions amid reports of cooperation between Soviet troops and Polish underground forces. Churchill signaled the breach may be smaller than seen.
The Ku Klux Klan is disbanded as a national organization per a Sunday Atlanta Journal report. Imperial Wizard J A Colescott said the move released local chapters from obligations to imperial headquarters while maintaining his title and signaling the group is not dead.
President Roosevelt will discuss the fall of Rame via a 15 minute address at 8 30 p m eastern war time tonight. The speech will be carried by the four major networks.
United States submarines claim sinkings of 16 more Japanese merchant ships, bringing total to 589. Navy communique details include one large transport, one large cargo vessel, seven medium cargo vessels, and various smaller ships. British submarines also report sinking 31 Axis ships in the Mediterranean and Aegean.
Port Stanley Ont June 5 Fifteen believed drowned after the motor launch Olga capsized off the Lake Erie harbor during a Sunday excursion thirteen rescued bodies of three young women Lillian Babcock Bernice Wood Barbara Martin recovered while twelve others remain missing Edward Goodatge Shirley Handysides Stella Meays among missing list of London Ont St Thomas Ont RC A F member Clifford Skesth. It was the worst Great Lakes pleasure launch tragedy since 1942. Ted Vining co operator said he was in the wheelhouse.
President Roosevelt could enter the July convention on the first ballot for a fourth term, but Mississippi Democrats meet Wednesday to choose a delegation for 20 votes. The meeting is framed around white supremacy as a theme to keep the delegation uninstructed and preserve the nine electoral votes for later developments.
Allied forces entered Rome on June 5 driving through German resistance to the Tiber. Crowds cheered as partisans and volunteers with red banners greeted the liberators, while Romans mourned fallen comrades and celebrated with roses and embraces. Mussolini’s palace stood empty as soldiers advanced.
Tokyo claims a ready offensive to split China, while Allied air gains press Japan in New Guinea, Kuriles, and Truk. In China, Chinese forces push toward Loyang and Tengchung as Ansiang falls to Chinese troops in Hunan. MacArthur launches Biak Island push as air campaigns continue.
Washington reports undersecretary of state Edward R. Stettinius announced prompt measures to relieve Rome's food shortages and said further announcements would follow. He discussed potential Roosevelt remarks on the fall of Rome and outlined possible political shifts with King Victor Emmanuel delegating powers to Prince Umberto.
Mrs Mark W Clark hails her husband's Fifth Army capture of Rome calling it marvelous and grand news. She adds sorrow for families of soldiers who did not reach Rome, while General Clark's mother expresses happiness at the victory and notes she had urged a Rome arrival in a prior letter.
Leahy urges a wartime plan for lasting peace at Cornell commencement in Mt. Vernon Iowa. He says civilized nations must ally to deter future aggression and prevent repeated wars. He warns against peace at any price and stresses preventive measures and shared sacrifice.
The Supreme Court holds insurance business is interstate commerce under the Sherman Act, overruling a 75 year precedent. In a 4-3 decision Justice Black authored the majority ruling with dissents by Chief Justice Stone and Justice Jackson, while Justices Roberts and Reed did not participate. The case involved 196 stock fire insurers and 27 individuals linked to the Southeastern Underwriters Association across several southern states.
About 1,250 American heavy bombers and fighters struck Boulogne and Calais area defenses, dropping an estimated 2,200 short tons of hazardous devices. The raid, part of a multi-night offensive against Pas-De-Calais, follows R A F and Eighth Air Force actions targeting nearby objectives.
In Rome Mussolini called on residents to "make life as hard as possible" for Allied troops who seized the former Fascist capital the day before. The message was broadcast on Rome radio at 7:19 am and recorded by the Associated Press.
Baton Rouge June 5. Gov James H Davis asks legislature to withhold action on all measures proposing general fund expenditures and warned veto power may be used until the effect on the state’s finances is clearly known. House appropriations committee studied bills but postponed action awaiting a conference between Rep Bonnie Baker and the governor. The reconvened house also received a call for an impartial study of state civil service and several salary-raise proposals totaling more than 500000 for the biennnium.
An editor notes wartime writings by Russell Brines on Japanese soldiers who killed themselves to avoid capture. The piece explains Shinto beliefs and emperor devotion as driving causes, while detailing battlefield pressures and social disgrace influencing self destruction. Continued on third page.
Allied forces driven by the Fifth Army pressed toward northern Italy as German armies 10th and 9th tracked Rome’s fall. Street fighting persisted in the government quarter while partisans battled Nazis and fascists amid cheers for liberators. Vatican security and papal diplomacy shifted as Rome faced Allied advance and German withdrawals.
A Tri State Transit Company bus caught fire on Highway 80 near Nutland plantation of Guy P Stubbs, early Sunday, destroying the vehicle. Thirty three passengers were aboard with no injuries, the company stated. The bus cost $16000 and may not be replaceable due to wartime manufacturing limits despite insurance.
Beardsley Ruml, author of a page as-you-go income tax plan, says postwar American living standards could rise by 50 percent if conditions allow. He predicts a $140 billion national income with 55 million employed, a federal budget near $18 billion, and tax cuts of more than half. A public works program could stabilize construction after wartime demand declines.
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