Yanks Cease Fire To Offer Nippons Truce
On Okinawa June 11 Lt Gen Buckner proposed surrender terms to the Japanese garrison. Our guns paused. Japanese civilians and troops moved on Kunishi ridge, then casualties and resumed shelling as the offer failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. G. Valens
Itoman Village
Okinawa
U.P
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Kunishi Ridge
Buckner
J. D. Clark
Seventh Marine Regiment
Itoman
No Man's Land
Edward W. Snedecker
Washington, D. C
7Th Regiment
Snedecked
Spencer S. Berger
Berger
Snedecker
Clark
President Urges 15 Percent Pay Increase for Congress
President Truman recommended an immediate 15 percent rise in congressional salaries and a future minimum of 15000 yearly after wage controls end. He urged Senators and Representatives be paid a level reflecting their duties, noting the House already set a 2500 annual expense allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Sen. McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate
Rayburn
House
Brooksville Selectmen Resign After Town Meeting
Brooksville Maine held a special session to fill three selectmen roles, the town treasurer, and the tax collector after officers elected at the regular meeting resigned soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooksville
150 Superforts Fly From India To Marianas
The 58th bombardment wing of the 20th Army Air Force, 150 B 29s, completed a 3600 mile mass flight from India to Tinian with no losses. The wing joins Maj Gen Curtis Le Mays forces in the Marianas, now organized into four bombardment wings on Tinian Saipan and Guam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
U.P
20Th Army Air Force
India
Tinian
Curtis le May
Japan Express
Marianas
21St Bomber Command
Japan
Sky Giants
58Th
Roger M. Ramey
Denton
Tex
John H. Davies
Piedmont
Calif
China
More Lamb Chops May Be At Butcher Shop Before Long
Washington reports the War Food Administration cut top-grade lamb allocations to the armed forces from 25 to 20 percent. The order affects AA A and B dressed carcasses from federally inspected slaughterers. The 5 percent civilian supply increase was to match civilian demand and reduce excess war stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPR
War Food Administration
WPA
Railway City Begin Subway Flood Control
City engineers and Southern Pacific started a culvert project near Sixth Seventh and Stone to relieve surface drainage into the Stone avenue subway. The $9 600 contract with P DOC plus a $6 200 job by R H Martin Construction will divert water at Seventh street and connect with a parallel railroad culvert. Completion aims before July August rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Avenue
City Engineering Department
Southern Pacific Company
Sixth Street
Seventh and
Stone Avenues
Glenton G. Sykes
Seventh Street
P.D.O.C
West 18Th Street
R. H. Martin Construction Company
Sykes
Petition Filed For Hearing On Beer License At Lodge on the Desert
About 60 residents petitioned in superior court to overturn the license approval for the Lodge on the Desert. They claimed no opportunity to protest before John Duncan of the liquor licenses and control department granted the permit. The list of signers includes Dan J. Lyons H F Vincent O H Wedel Jerry H Bacon J W Light and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert
John Duncan
State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
Duncan
Dan J. Lyons
H. F. Vincent
O. H. Wedel
Jerry H. Bacon
J. W. Light
F. C. Lamar
Jean Serrano
Improvement program at Estavan park and related projects
The Estavan park improvement program nears completion at the Negro recreational center on North 12th street. At Cata lina park obstructing wings were removed from the wading pool and a spray system installed for a continual water flow. Citrus trees are being planted along North Fifth avenue and East Second street sides of the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayhurst
Estavan Park
12Th Street
Catalina Park
Fifth Avenue
East Second Street
General Smith Urges 7th War Loan Bonds
Washington June 12. Brig. Gen. Oliver P. Smith USMC says the war is being fought for keeps and Americans should buy seventh war loan bonds in the same manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oliver P. Smith
USMC
Davis-Monthan Bond Rally Planned At Arizona Inn
A 7th war bond rally aquacade at the Arizona Inn pool will start at 7 15 p m Monday June 25 under Tucson recreation director Marvin Clement. The event supports civilian Davis Monthan employes their families and military personnel with the Douglas Army airbase band and Rex Koury performing. Admission costs 25 bond for the public and gate-pass holders for Davis Monthan civilians. War bond committee leader Stephen Ochoa is assisted by John Tanner Phil Quinsler George Smith Harold White Mrs Lydia Lowry and Theodore Blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Inn
Marvin Clement
Tucson City
Davis-Monthan Field
Douglas Army Airbase
Rex Koury
NBC
Tucson
West Coast
Davis-Monthan
Stephen Ochoa
John Tanner
Phil Quinsler
George Smith
Harold White
Mrs
Lydia Lowry
Theodore Blood
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No Man’s Land
Thornton & Minor
Acion
Martin Drug Stores
Walgreen
Snells
E. 9Th St
Arizona Highways
Congress
Masonic, Knights of Columbus
Elks
St. Christopher
N. Scott
Arizona Mortuary, Inc
East Third
Yocum
City
IRES
Arizona
SLOAN
N. Stone
Tidmarsh Engineering Company
Fisk
America
Tide Water Associated Oil Company
Margaret A. Knight
Lucille B. le Cave
Harry Yawitt
Clifford R. Salters
Gertrude Gashouse
Edna M. O'Dowd
J. D. Schoeller
Arthur Schaefer
Kenneth W. Parker
George Jay
J. B. O'Dowd
J. G. Stevens
Ellen V. Crosby
Mabel F. Wood
Florence J. Errich
Edna Louise McCarthy
F. B. Schutzbank
Edward C. Carman
Hubert B. Smith
Gen. Smith
E. Toole
Jad
Davis-Monthan Workers Plan Bond Party
Norwich
Ellogg
JOS. Schlitz Brewing CO
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
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