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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1945
Page
1
U S officials study possible revision of the Yalta voting formula to preserve Big Five unanimity at the United Nations Conference. A change could avoid a direct body blow to Big Five solidarity while delaying a decision.
Forecasters report a six day stretch of unusually cold wet weather grips a large part of the United States from the Plains to New England. Temperatures run well below normal with some sites at 33 to 38 degrees. Showers scatter in the Midwest and Northeast while sunny skies appear in parts of Wisconsin and Michigan.
Detroit defeats Cleveland 8 to 1 while Chicago shuts out St Louis 4 to 0. Boston beats Philadelphia 5 to 2 in a trio of American League contests.
Crowds line Stone avenue as townsfolk report a bright object high above, debating if a Japanese balloon is aloft. An Army airman notes it sits near 30 000 feet and may not be a weather balloon, while onlookers speculate about bombs and causes.
Chinese troops reportedly recaptured Liuchow, a former American airbase, in Kwangsi province after a Japanese drive. The move would signal a collapse of Japanese control in the area and bring Canton, Hong Kong, and Hengyang within range of Allied air forces.
Washington officials estimate sixty thousand industrial workers aged 26 through 29 will lose draft deferments by fall as munitions cutbacks and easing war needs shrink the pool of irreplacable labor. Some will fail physicals. others may still be spared under new criteria weighing aircraft cutbacks, steel availability, and civilian production needs.
Midshipman Albert Claude Jones, son of former Arizona governor Robert T. Jones and his wife, graduates from the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis. He will wed Grace Avery Gale on June 14 in Cleveland Heights Ohio, with plans to join naval amphibious forces after a trip to Phoenix and the Grand Canyon.
In Los Angeles on June 6 Superior Judge Clarence L. Kincaid refused Chaplin a new trial in the paternity suit filed by Joan Berry over baby Carol Ann. The judge kept the jury verdict of 11 to 1 that Charlie Chaplin was Carol Ann's father, noting Chaplin had chosen a jury trial despite conflicting testimony.
London dispatches report the first Berlin meeting of Allied control council delegates ended abruptly. Officials hinted the next Big Three parley may be set elsewhere, with London unlikely as host. Generals Eisenhower Montgomery left Berlin for headquarters as talks paused over Austria and Germany governance.
The War Food Administration announced a 457 million pound nine percent cut in the national meat supply for July through September. The three month stock is insufficient to permit any allocations for foreign shipment under lend-lease or relief for liberated areas.
The American Council on Education representing 719 institutions urged Congress to delay peacetime conscription citing postwar security uncertainties. Vice-President J A Brumbach proposed a national defense study commission while reporting 77 percent of surveyed leaders favored postponing action after the war and 19 percent supported immediate compulsory training.
Japanese resistance minimal as the 37th Division pushes six miles along highway No 5, reaching 10 miles north of Santa Fe and 16 miles from Bayombong. Air bombardment drops 250 tons on retreating Japanese in the Cagayan valley while Mindanao forces gain five miles northwest of Mintal.
A bill to bar war veterans from being compelled to join labor unions as a condition of employment was placed on the House Veterans' Committee agenda. Introduced by Chairman Rankin it aims to amend the GI bill to prevent any honorably discharged veteran from being required to join or rejoin a union or similar organization as a condition of work.
In a tight nose finish at Belmont Park the two year old Pavot, undefeated in 1944, was nosed out by Mrs. P. A. B. Widener's Polynesian in the $25,000 added Withers mile. It was Pavot's first 1945 start and Polynesian secured the upset victory.
Okinawa moves toward end of combat with Tokyo predicting mainland invasion soon. Nimitz may release a victory communique as Okinawa is turned into a major invasion base. Japanese reports claim fierce, numerically superior counterattacks and mass civilian detentions. In Tokyo, papers urge national mobilization and "battle of decision" on soil. Also: U.S. meat ration cuts planned for July and August affect restaurants.
Allies plan for occupation machinery in Germany focuses on control rather than reestablishment. Boundaries for occupation are 1937 lines and annexation is denied. Polish settlers move into Silesia towns as Germans retreat before the Russian advance, aiding local administration and commerce.
Berlin pastor Martin Niemoeller, once imprisoned for anti Nazi views, admitted at Naples press conference that he volunteered to resume his World War I role as a German U boat commander in 1939. He cited family duty and his past as a naval officer as motives for serving.
Detroit June 6 The Army disclosed a Japanese balloon has fallen in Michigan in recent months. The sixth service command provided no date or exact site. Capt. Donald S. Leonard said no bombs were attached. Residents were urged to report any finds to police and not touch the object.
Berlin reports say a smoke-blackened corpse found in the Berlin underground fortress near the Reich Chancellery is almost certainly Hitler. Russian army doctors examined four badly burned bodies and flagged one as the Nazi leader, with poisoning cited as the likely cause of death.
Allied bombers from Okinawa attacked Osumi and Satsuma airfields in Kyushu for about an hour to disrupt Japan's special attack corps. Reports claim 20 plus Japanese fighters shot down around Kobe. eight B 29s lost, with some rammed by enemy pilots. Tokyo says a new war rehabilitation division was formed to handle post raid problems.
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