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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1945
Page
1
Paris dispatch reports France plans to fly Pierre Laval back from Barcelona to face charges of treason for Nazi collaboration. Spain agrees to hand Laval to France and dispatches a plane to transfer him from Barcelona. His status and trial method remain unclear after a death sentence in absentia.
Washington June 8 Congress backs a potential 15000 to 25000 salary for lawmakers while President Truman hints at no quick rise for general pay. Senate President McKellar opposes personal raise. Cannon calls it inadvisable now. Truman supports a straight rise and says study will continue as AFL CIO leaders press for wage relief.
Senate Post Office Committee plans swift action on a House passed bill granting postal workers a permanent 400 dollar yearly raise. A temporary 300 dollar bonus ends June 30. Witnesses noted pay classification concerns but urged no amendments to avoid delaying the measure. Senator Mead says amendments may be handled later in a separate bill.
The Arizona highway commission recommended four routes for inclusion in the national interstate system. Routes would run from Nevada to Utah, via U S 91, then north to the New Mexico line via Flagstaff and Lupton, and a southern arc from Ehrenberg to New Mexico through Phoenix and Tucson. Cost and construction timeline were undetermined, with funds to come from federal and state programs over up to 20 years.
London reports diplomatic observers speculate the Big Three may meet in Europe or the Middle East between June 18 and July 4. Truman said the meeting would come within 40 days, with Berlin as a possible site to bring together Churchill and Stalin for the first time.
American 10th Army on southern Okinawa captures Gushiran and Shindawaku as tanks lead a push against the plateau. Japanese defenders including sailors and civilians resist in rugged terrain, with a predicted tough fight at Yaeju Dake escarpment as four divisions close in.
Marshal Petain said he was secretly negotiating a treaty with Prime Minister Churchill during his first meeting with Hitler after France fell. Official British sources confirmed Churchill spoke with Petain but no treaty was signed. Petain testified that disclosure of negotiation details would reveal the true significance of his later actions. He claimed the Toulon fleet scuttling was an inevitable sacrifice.
Chinese and American forces press into the southern Futing suburbs extending control along the New East China coast area to about 120 miles. A separate report from Liuchow describes fierce fighting as three Chinese columns converge on the city from multiple directions, with severance of the Japanese supply corridor leaving about 200,000 Japanese troops cut off in southern Asia. Air attacks targeted Hankow two airfields and communications through Hupeh and Hunan.
In Amsterdam a Dutch gin company defended itself amid criticism for selling to Germany. An executive said the firm reported German general orders to the British and claimed their best customers were bombed, noting he pinpointed the attacks.
United States carrier planes, numbering over 200, reportedly from Admiral William F. Halsey’s third fleet, attacked Kanoya and other Kyushu airfields shortly after noon. Tokyo said the quick raid aimed to disrupt a Japanese special attack corps, with minimal ground damage reported and warnings of future frequent raids on Japanese cities.
Bonding companies pursued $100,000 they paid to Maricopa county for embezzled tax funds. U S Fidelity and Guaranty Co. lost a first judgment against McKesson Robbins Inc for conspiring with public officials to defraud the county. Brush and two deputies later faced criminal trials and prison terms.
Detroit 3 Cleveland 2 and Boston 6 New York 4 in American League finals. Chicago 7 Cincinnati 3 in National League finals.
Manila reports an Army C-47 crash in Dutch New Guinea killed 21 of 23 aboard. A 13,000-foot mountain valley hid a Shangri-La of six-foot tribesmen. survivors include a WAC and two airmen rescued by Filipino paratroopers and air force teams.
A six alarm fire at an Army warehouse in Oakland California today sent smoke hundreds of feet high and destroyed substantial military food stocks. Three or four men were injured slightly as 15 Oakland fire equipment battled the blaze before extinguishing it.
J M Roberts Jr notes Russia shows willingness to support a world security body. Despite the veto power of the Big Five, Moscow instructs its delegation to concede for conference success. The practical impact remains uncertain, but a conciliatory stance is emphasized to aid progress.
The Big Five reaffirm their veto rights on action in the proposed security council but permit discussion of disputes before any move. Russia drops demand for veto over discussion, signaling progress. Stettinius and Hopkins worked to present the matter to Stalin, aiming to avoid jeopardizing U S ratification of the charter.
In Cagayan valley the 37th division pushed 13 miles from Aritao to beyond Bambang, closing to roughly five miles from Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya. Estimates place 20 000 to 30 000 Japanese still alert in northern Luzon as Far Eastern air force units bombed targets locally. Mindanao reports show resistance stiffening in Davao with limited gains, while air forces bombed positions and targets across Borneo and Formosa in shifting operations.
Corp Robert Schreiber the 57 year old oldest U S enlisted man overseas brings 5 000 medals from Germany Japan France England Russia and America to support the seventh war loan drive He will display at five local venues including Penneys Jacome Steinfelds Pioneer hotel and Santa Rita hotel over three days with sales to hospitals and bond rallies described.
The U S circuit court of appeals affirmed the government seizure on December 28 of Montgomery Ward and Company facilities in Chicago and six other cities, reversing a January 27 district court ruling.
President Truman nominated Col. Paul W. Thompson of the Army engineers for promotion to brigadier general in Washington. Thompson is named in the June 8 announcement by the U P.
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