14 Jul 1945
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1945
Page
1
Paris reports Italy joins the Japanese war effort as the struggle widens. A fragmentary bulletin notes ongoing military actions and diplomatic maneuvering across Europe and the Pacific as observers seek clearer signals from capitals.
The article notes a jurist declining to stand trial amidst ongoing legal drama. Army assurances were given that a dying soldier would be transferred to be by his son's bedside. Separate items report Florence Ward and Clara Black of Geneva New York to inherit 40000 from Blanche L. Bigham and Booth Fisheries noting high demand prevented winter fish storage.
Editors from twelve leading Mexican newspapers signed a petition protesting suppression of the press in Argentina. The document was delivered to Adolfo Calvo, Charge d affaires at the Argentine embassy. In Buffalo fatal shooting, inquest set for Wednesday into James Foley death. Francis Smith, 15, Buffalo, allegedly fired the bullet. British troops clear three more Burma villages from Japanese forces north of Pegu. Franciscan Order picks Cincinnati priest Valentine Schaaf as new general director. Lehman in Athens discusses future relief work with Greek officials. Argentine cabinet shakeup rumored after meeting between President Farrell and cabinet members.
Navy announces a broad reshuffle with Vice Admirals Towers Munroe Giffen and Taffinder rotating leadership across the Pacific Atlantic Caribbean and 14th district. Rear Adm. Lebreton Rowcliff and others will shift to Washington and new roles while leadership emphasizes growing air power within the fleet.
The United States hopes Japan will accept further relief shipments for Allied nationals held by Japan. The State Department said relief supplies were deposited at Nakhodka, Russia, for delivery under safe conduct, as part of an exchange of notes handled through the Swiss, signaling near apology but aiming to make amends for the mishap.
Warsaw regime hit by O Konski calls for a free election in Poland. Representative Alvin E O Konski told 1000 Polish Americans that the Warsaw head is not a Polish citizen and that Joseph Stalin chose him. He warned freedom in Poland means freedom in Europe and in America.
The Office of Defense Transportation weighs diverting 1000 more Pullman sleeping cars to troop movements within three months. With 95 cars leaving civilian service tomorrow, 423 inter city lines will lose sleepers and the armed forces may control about 66 percent of national sleeping cars, the Pullman Company reports from Chicago. Railroads remove sleepers on routes of 250 miles or less.
Glens Falls report quotes Under secretary of War Robert P. Patterson asserting Japan must surrender by force, predicting hard fighting to crush Japanese forces through ruins and caves, while denying rumors of Stimson’s resignation. He says Nipponese armies remain intact and will not yield to inference.
S/Sgt Daniel J. Davis of Hartford, Connecticut, a B-24 gunner, was awaiting reassignment in Atlantic City when a coin flip determined which airman would receive credit for downing a Nazi FW-190. Four witnesses had reported hits, but the final credit went to another gunner after the coin toss.
Admiral Halsey leads carrier strikes and surface bombardment against Northern Honshu and Hokkaido as U S forces aim to cripple Japan's steel works coal mines and air facilities. Tokyo area raids reported 342 aircraft and 15 airfields destroyed or damaged. Fleet probes coastlines, ships, and airfields from Honshu to Kyushu with ongoing bombardment and reconnaissance missions.
London reports detail final preparations for a major postwar German Nazi leaders trial. Chief prosecutor Robert Jackson and Allied representatives push to integrate secret transcripts of Nazi conferences with other evidence for the case set to proceed by September.
In Winsted Connecticut Mrs Felix Manghue received a War Department telegram confirming her son status as the 10th casualty. S Sgt Thomas Manghue has been seriously wounded in action on Guam after earlier wounds on Okinawa Saipan Gilbert Islands and Kerapatein. Pvt Dwight Manghue was killed in action on Okinawa in May after early wounds at the Coral Sea. Sgt Horace Manghue is recovering from wounds on Okinawa after prior injuries in the Marshalls and Saipan.
The Philippines Congress approved national lottery measures to fund tax relief and revenue needs, and moved toward rehabilitating the National Bank. A separate bill aimed to reorganize the Standard Fund for similar uses and finance related public works, with plans discussed in the first session night.
Washington recounts a recess planned for next week as the House settles a funding bill worth millions for agencies. Members debated continuation of the Fair Employment Practice Committee which faces a $250 000 annual continuation, while awaiting Senate actions on Bretton Woods monetary agreements and potential amendments before final passage.
The Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force ends its 17 month operation as Eisenhower declares unity a path to peace. Allied armies revert to national control with Eisenhower leading USFET and European control in Frankfurt.
Chennault formed the American volunteer group and the Flying Tigers became the world’s premier test flight unit. By April 1942 he and the unit joined the American Air Force, while May 1942 saw him claim he could wipe out the Japanese air force with 2000 planes. He warned of resistance from the U.S. Army over pay differences and in April 1932 was promoted to brigadier general.
Bernstein states the seized Nazi loot includes jewelry, securities from many countries, millions in Russian rubles and 34 million dollars in U.S. gold coins. Leland Howard of the Mint leads the identification effort with John Jamieson, Theodore Schiercke, and Bank of England colleagues.
Washington reports that one billion dollars of the proposed Export-Import Bank expansion is earmarked for Russia. A senator said he learned from a top administration figure that the Russians seek six billion in credits. The bank expansion passed the House 210 to 6 and awaits Senate action as must legislation after Bretton Woods and the United Nations Charter.
Albany reports Education Commissioner George D. Stoddard will speak on Frontiers in Education at Stanford University’s Cubberley Lectures. The lectureship honors Ellwood Patterson Cubberley for his contributions as Stanford’s education dean.
The Associated Press reports widespread walkouts across the country with about 50 000 idle and 39 000 additional workers affected in unions and labor actions. Strikes halt publications in New York City and other cities while Akron Rubber workers and other plants join stoppages amid wage disputes and potential plant shutdowns.
London dispatches quote an official Madrid transmission saying Francisco Franco has relinquished power to a military junta. Paris radio adds plans for a regency to govern Spain next week. A Madrid report claims a new bill of rights was approved by the cortes with one dissent, though its provisions await enforcing acts. The bill reiterates Catholicism as the state religion and officially protected.
Berlin officials and Allied authorities moved to freeze population distribution in the city and limit transfers from Soviet zones. Russian control covers about eight of 20 boroughs and 40 percent of Berlin’s estimated 2.75 million residents, as Allied and American British administrators maintain Soviet policies pending new directives.
The cruiser Augusta carrying President Truman neared Antwerp after passing through British waters. He was due to land tonight and meet Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin for the Big Three conference with talks likely to begin at Potsdam Sunday night. Churchill remained at his holiday retreat in France, planning to travel to Potsdam soon.
Corp Albert Gibson rushed from Europe to see his six month old son Albert Jr who lay critically ill at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. An appeals effort involving Gibson’s wife Virginia of Greenwich Conn occurred as the child suffered a pancreatic and liver disease with only weeks to live.
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