17 Arizonians on Official War Casualty List
The office of war information lists 17 Arizona casualties including four Tucsonans. Dead in Navy service include Corp. John H. Meredith. Wounded in Navy include Marine Corp. Oscar G. Gill, Marine Pvt. Jesse Bizardie, and others. Army deaths cover Europe and Pacific theatres with several named individuals from Safford, Douglas, Tucson, and Mesa. Wounded Army personnel include Staff Sgt. Gerald Jones and Staff Sgt. Reymundo Z. Sanchez among others.
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Office of War Information
Jesse Bizardie
Kayenta
Jeff Mundie Lantis
Seoman IC
Matilda M. Lantis
Ft. Defiance
Marine Corp
Raymond H. Patrick
William R. Patrick
Parker
Ruben Gilbert Vega
Seaman
Manuel Ruiz
Douglas
Hubert A. Collins
Viola M. Collins
South Sundy Street
Jesus P. Alvarez
Cruz P. Alvarez
Santa Cruz
Gabriel Carrasco
Santos Montano
Pedro G. Chavarria
Mary L. Chavarria
West 27Th Street
Tucson
Luis H. Salazar
Ignasia H. Salazar
Leslie Wilbanks
Sarah Wilbanks
Mesa
Raul V. Y
Rafaela R. Douglas
Gerald Jones
John W. Jones
Oscar A. Olney
Julia L. Olney
Portal
Reymundo Z. Sanchez
Joe Sanchez
Clifton
War Entry argues Russia likely to fight Japan
The author reasons Russia will oppose Japan to protect its eastward interests. He traces Japan’s aggressive moves from 1904 to 1931, including Korea, Manchuria, Sakhalin, and threats to Siberia. He notes Japan’s troop movements toward the Soviet border and Tokyo’s public claims of友riendship as signals of mounting conflict.
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Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
Nippon
East Asia
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Sakhalin
Tokyo
Korea
Siberia
China
Germany
America
United Nations
Soviet
ICC Ruling Won't Affect West Yet
The interstate commerce commission's freight rate decision will not impact Mountain Pacific states immediately as no rate revisions were requested there. A uniform national classification will soon be set, with the West and South to gain parity with the East, potentially over two to ten years.
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ICC
West
Far West
Rocky Mountains
East
South
Moscow Denounces Soviet Japanese Neutrality Pact
Moscow condemns the Soviet Japanese neutrality pact announced earlier this year and reiterates stance amid shifting wartime diplomacy.
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Moscow
Rates Cut for Southern Western Lines and Raised in East
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered temporary relief to equalize competing regions. Effective Aug 30, class rates in Southern Western trunklines and between these territories and the eastern territory were reduced by 10 percent while eastern territory rates rose by 10 percent. Mountain Pacific states remain unaffected by the rate change.
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Southern
Western
Southwestern Territories
Eastern Territory
Mountain Pacific Territory
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Colorado
RAF Regiment huts to provide temporary maternity wards at Windsor Hospital
The Royal Air Force Regiment will set up temporary maternity accommodation using huts at Windsor Hospital in England to expand facilities for expectant mothers. The plan aims to alleviate space pressures and expedite care in the area.
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Royal Air Force Regiment
Windsor Hospital
England
American Troops Granted Expanded Privileges in Germany
Paris June 7. American troops may buy certain non rationed goods in German stores send laundry and mingle with displaced persons and other Allied nationals inside Germany at their own risk. The move follows new interpretations of General Eisenhower's non fraternization policy as Stars and Stripes reports.
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Paris
Germany
Stars and Stripes
Army
Eisenhower
Tucson Daily Citizen item brief from June 7 1945
Brief item from Tucson Daily Citizen dated Thursday June 7 1945 reports contemporaneous events and notices in concise form. This summary preserves the readable fragment while avoiding speculative details.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
Soldiers and Women Engage in Hidden Affairs, 12th Army Report
Peter Lisagor reports from 12th Army Group headquarters that despite rules, some soldiers practice clandestine relations with women, noting it as an expected outcome under the law of averages rather than a relaxation of non fraternization policy.
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Peter Lisagor
Stars and Stripes
12Th Army Group
Farmer Milks Cattle Outside Essex Restaurant
A farmer in Essex, England attempted to obtain white coffee and instead milked a cow outside the restaurant door. The act drew attention to the ongoing search for suitable milk sources.
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Essex
England
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Los Angeles
Thomas Schultz
Philadelphia
Davis-Monthan Field
J. Frank Tragle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lieve
Ritchies
Roger
West Congress
Wrichat
Desert Valley
Broadway
Nita
Reich
Hanalei
Lile
Ers
Jnto
Riversides
Ward
Dad
Wards
Tire
Simoniz
Montgomery Ward
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