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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1945
Page
1
News from Okinawa reports two Japanese women soldiers in uniform carrying grenades were killed along with 33 Nipponese by the Stelne Division on the west coast. They moved with men who waded waist deep and swam near reefs as part of a mapping mission.
Thunderbolt fighters from Okinawa bombed Itazuki field in northern Krushu. Avenger torpedo planes and Corsairs hit bases in the Saki shima islands southwest of Okinawa. Superfortresses mined waters near Honshu and Kyushu as forces press toward Aparri. Eleventh Airborne prepares Luzon advance sealing off 20,000 Japanese. MacArthur cites 413,083 Japanese killed or captured. American losses 223 dead 589 wounded. Japanese torched Seria wells in Borneo as Australians push toward Miri. Balikpapan blasted by allied bombers. Tokyo reports Formosa bombardments and dispersal of city dwellers.
The Senate holds a memorial service for departed senators and representatives. William L. Clayton testifies on German World War III plans before a military subcommittee. The Banking Committee continues discussion of the Bretton Woods monetary agreement. The House considers a 28.5 billion dollar Army appropriation bill. The Appropriations Committee considers Lend-Lease and OPA funds.
Transportation for the Crown Crock Company aided in rescue efforts. At least half of the dead likely died from gasoline fume asphyxiation. Victims include driver Charles White aged 23 and civilian worker Glenn Teel of Sheldon Missouri. White, an overseas veteran discharged June 3, had started with Crown two weeks earlier. Injured were taken to Camp Crowder. few were seriously hurt.
President plans to submit the peace charter to the Senate on July 2 aiming for ratification despite expected slim votes. He seeks early congressional support ahead of a Big Three conference with Stalin and Churchill. He will fly to Washington after Independence Missouri and Kansas City celebrations to press the measure.
Australian troops backed by air and artillery seized a spur on Shiburanga Mountain in New Guinea. The Melbourne radio reported the gain as a hard-won victory with the opposition mounting its fiercest resistance since the Wewak campaign began.
As the United Nations conference nears final approval and signing of a world peace charter, speculation grows that President Truman will announce whether Edward Stettinius Jr remains secretary of state. With the charter shaped and the signing underway, attention shifts to the secretary’s job security and possible replacement by James Byrnes.
The House rejected the Dirksen amendment 200 to 164 to let aggrieved OPA or ders appeal to federal district courts, a move opponents say risks uneven judicial interpretations and wider meat flow to lax areas. The panel also recommended a $174.5 million OPA budget for the coming year and boosted enforcement funds to fight coupon counterfeiting, while foes vow further cuts.
General MacArthur reports weekly Allied gains across the Pacific theatre. Japanese casualties total 9,238 killed and 1,483 captured. Philippine campaign total reaches 413,084. Australian forces near Seria and Belikpapan bombings. Chinese and Indian units advance in Burma and China sectors.
A Moscow dispatch reports the new unity government to be formed in Warsaw this week with Edward Osubka Morawski likely remaining premier and Stanislaw Mikolajczyk as vice premier. The West plans to recognize the new regime while withdrawing recognition from the London exile government.
Crowley tells committee the U S will not renew a new Lend-Lease protocol with the Soviet Union for July first but will assess Soviet needs in the Far East. Russia could help shorten the war by tying down Japanese troops in Manchuria and saving Allied lives. The British Commonwealth gets the largest share of Lend-Lease aid for Japan's defeat. The U S and Britain coordinate reconversion plans for equitable industrial shares.
Savings by the general public rose by 5,851,965 dollars in May in New York State, a 1.2 percent gain. Zebulon V. Woodward of the New York State League of Savings and Loan Associations noted 243 associations reported new share investments of 15,719 and withdrawals of 8,987,949 with loan totals at 11,917,927, marking a 21 percent rise from April and 54 percent from May 1954.
William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw pleads innocent to British high treason charges. Preliminary hearing adjourned for formal commitment to trial at Old Bailey in July. Prosecution cites his birth claims and wartime German nationality and notes a contract with the Nazis paying 1200 marks monthly.
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