24 May 1945
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
1
Tokyo reports 180 carrier aircraft swarmed Kyushu airfields and 4 500 tons of fire bombs dropped on the capital as U S bombers renew attacks. Japanese defenses claim 27 Superforts shot down with heavy anti aircraft fire.
US delegates at the United Nations conference press for firm negotiations to prove a workable world organization in postwar Europe. The Polish issue under Yalta weighs heavily as Hopkins seeks a breakthrough with Stalin to enable a possible three power meeting among the United States Britain and Russia.
Allied navies sweep the Atlantic for 12 to 15 German pirate submarines still at large. Surrender signals have been issued but some U boats may be fanatically commanded and hunted down. Based on intelligence and Doenitz, total subs expected is believed slightly under 300.
War brides of 110 army and navy men with their children disembarked in Boston on a transport that also brought Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle's 453rd heavy bombardment group personnel and 1127 Americans from German prison camps. Officers immigration inspectors and Red Cross aides assisted in processing and transport to their homes across the country. The brides came from England Ireland Scotland Belgium Holland and France.
New York Harbor officials offer a map shaped box of earth from home for soldiers returning from Europe. The box lets service men kiss earth and feel closer to family as 250,000 troops come home monthly.
The United States increases A ration coupons by 50 percent effective June 22, with six gallons per A coupon and about three gallons per week per driver. B ration ceilings rise to 650 miles monthly, though eligibility is selective, with local ration boards handling cases starting June 11.
Germany enters a new era under Allied control as the last remnants of its government dissolve. The nation is described as nonexistent except where occupied by Allied zones with disarmament completed and a puppet-government fear fading as Doenitz era remnants are moved to camps. Eisenhower orders screening of German prisoners for labor and war crime review. Only local officials remain briefly under Allied supervision to manage essential records.
Weekly Idaho weather summary shows subfreezing readings in five counties with Hailey and Driggs at 28 from last Tuesday, Mountain Home 29, Burley and Bonners Ferry 31. Cooler, wetter conditions kept mean temperatures 6 to 10 degrees below last week with over an inch of rain, delaying late seeding and beet thinning while grains and forage benefited. Kuna reached 70 and Weiser 69 as warmest spots.
President Truman names Lewis B. Schwollenbach as attorney general and Clinton Anderson as agriculture secretary replacing Frances Perkins and Wickard. Tom C. Clark becomes attorney general, while Anderson also takes over war food duties after Marvin Jones departs. Four western appointees shift power westward as Roosevelt era angles ease.
London reports indicate Prime Minister Churchill begins selecting members for a temporary cabinet to lead Britain through postwar challenges. Analysts expect most offices filled by weekend with a dissolution of the coalition and a July 5 general election looming.
Sen. Wagner and Rep. Dingell unveil a comprehensive social security bill linking health insurance to postwar security. The plan raises employer and employee contributions to four percent, extends coverage to 15 million more people, funds rural hospital development, creates a permanent employment service, and nationalizes unemployment insurance while preserving patient choice of doctors and hospitals.
Western allies and Soviet military authorities announce a vast repatriation program the greatest in history. About 15 000 to 20 000 American prisoners and 25 000 to 30 000 British prisoners are to be exchanged directly across the lines. Previously Russians demanded Odessa route causing weeks of delay.
Chinese forces have routed Japanese troops 19 miles west of Shaoyang and press toward the Hu Nan base at Chungking. Major fighting centers on Taohwaping along the Shaoyang Chihkiang highway as the Min river area near Foochow is reported cleared of remnants.
Life magazine cameraman Eugene Smith was seriously wounded in the face by a shell fragment while filming American doughboys on the Seventh Division front line in Okinawa yesterday.
President Truman asked Congress for permanent power to reorganize the executive branch to be more businesslike and efficient. He urged replacing the wartime 1941 act with peacetime legislation, noting many agencies would be abolished at expiration while others revert to prewar status. He cited reconversion finance corporation subsidiaries and stressed Congress could nullify actions not meeting approval.
Idaho Governor Gav C. Gossett criticized the army and navy for releasing information about Japanese balloons after leaflets read to Idaho school children warned of possible explosives. He said officials warned against publishing or broadcasting details, yet children were unduly alarmed by word of mouth information.
A fatal auto accident on the Peck grade near Lewiston last night killed Mrs. Mildred Rogers, 45, of Peck. Her daughter Mrs. Elene Johnson and grandchild, 18 months, both of Peck, were seriously injured when the car jumped the highway and fell into a canyon, found 400 feet from the road.
London AP reports Heinrich Himmler, 44, killed himself with poison three days after capture by Allied forces. Reuters, via Terence Duncan and British Second Army, cites a hidden vial and a postcapture medical exam as the death mechanism. A top Nazi figure, his demise reduces prospects for war crimes trials.
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