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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
1
The article argues for a citizen militia rather than a large standing army. It cites Switzerland's universal military liability from ages 20 to 48, with cadet programs for youths and exams at 19 for regular service. Recruits pay taxes if unfit, service viewed as civic duty, with military training integrated into national life.
Soviet controlled Berlin radio announced Col. Gen. Nikola Bezurin a Russian commander in Berlin was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident yesterday. No further details were provided. Berpatin led foreign correspondents through Berlin on an inspectors tour just over a week ago.
Manila dispatch reports Gen. H. H. Arnold head of the Army Air Forces declaring by end of 1946 there will be nothing to bomb in Japan. He and Gen. George C. Kenney outlined plans to drop three times as many bombs over 18 months, using every plane and new 12,000 pound bombs to target Manchuria and Japan. He predicted fuel shortages would silence Japan’s air force similar to the Luftwaffe.
Washington June 168 General MacArthur is slated to hold ultimate supreme command of American operations for the final defeat of Japan. He would retain command of Allied forces in the Pacific while the Asiatic command expands to coordinate land battles toward Japan. Stilwell would head an Asiatic command focusing on training and arming Chinese forces for future large scale warfare against Nippon.
Allied air forces struck four Japanese cities with incendiaries as Okinawa and Philippines campaigns intensified. Reports say heavy ground fighting in Okinawa reduced Japanese resolve, while U S forces pushed toward Kanoshima Omuta Kagoshima and other targets. Substantial bombings damaged shipyards and industrial towns, with significant naval and air losses cited and ongoing ground advances on multiple fronts.
Partly cloudy and scattered thunderstorms expected in East Texas and along the coast and Rio Grande valley Monday night. Monday afternoon and night bring partly cloudy skies with possible storms. Tuesday turns partly cloudy with variable winds along the coast. Highs around 80s, lows near 72.
In a Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum sermon titled Brofraity in thigh Tatea co pastor Dr. Don Horseholder condemned General George S. Patton for profanity during wartime praise. He warned Patton’s behavior besmirched the nation’s religious reverence and urged the general to remember his moral obligation to American youth.
A heavy rain delivering 3.62 inches saved feed crops in San Antonio area and across Central Texas. Lightning struck five locations including a corner of a penthouse at Aurora apartments and behind the Texas Military Institute. Hail caused minor damage in Alamo Heights with fruit knocked from trees while oats, wheat, and barley harvests were aided by the late upgrade in moisture. Rain totals from the Weather Bureau ranged from 0.7 inches at Del Rio to 1.54 inches at Austin and 1.25 inches at Boerne, signaling a generally widespread soaking.
A nationwide heat wave, with severe heat in the east and west and milder conditions elsewhere, caused 39 deaths directly or indirectly including 32 drownings and seven heat related deaths. cites high temps in San Francisco Fresno and New York beaches, with storms and flooding threats across the midwest and plains.
Washington report details U S Marines corporal power shot in the stomach while destroying a Japanese position. Though badly wounded he urged to keep going cradling his weapon to cover a fellow soldier as he fired and charged the enemy. He died in the doorway after continuing the assault.
General Eisenhower told lawmakers and jurists that peace problems may be harder than wartime tasks. He urged determined state and national resolve, praising Allied leadership in Europe and the Red Army’s decisive role in defeating Germany. He spoke of duty to country and unity amid postwar challenges.
General Eisenhower's arrival in Washington tops a day of pageantry. He rode through streets amid roaring crowds after landing at National Airport, en route to the Capitol for a joint session of Congress. An eight mile victory parade followed toward Memorial Bridge, with 53 soldiers marching and crowds estimated up to 30,000 along the route.
Camp Kilmer announces that nearly 900 Texans in the 86th division will arrive at Fort Sam Houston reception center on Thursday for 30 day furloughs before Pacific duties. The unit wore summer uniforms and prepared for departure home.
Mrs Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke of nerves as her husband returned from service. She noted other wives understand the strain and recalled 18 months apart. She said the couple will have a brief leave, and she will miss preparing meals during the upcoming visit.
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