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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1945
Page
1
The Trieste incident ends with a three power accord allowing American British and Yugoslav troops to jointly occupy Venezia Giulia. Western half goes to Allied forces while the east remains under Yugoslav control. The province including Trieste is held in trust until final peace conference settlement.
An Berlin policeman says he saw Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun’s bodies burning at the Reich Chancellery exit on May 1. The claim follows Marshal Zhukov’s June 9 remark that no Hitler corpse has been found, amid persistent rumors about the Führer’s fate and possible escape.
11 unionists sue to reinstate hospital jobs in Maricopa county asserting boards used state statements against them. Plaintiffs include Elizabeth Wilson and 10 others with affiliation to Arizona County Municipal and State Employes association. The suit also seeks a restraining order to protect against discharge for union activity.
Two fires in Tombstone destroyed a frame residence and damaged part of a business block this morning. The uninsurred losses include the home of Greenway Albert mining engineer, Tombstone hardware, Sanders grocery, Bye barber shop, and Dr. ue office as well as Lombardi’s wing valued around 6000 dollars.
Moscow announced that the Soviet prosecution would not demand the death penalty for Polish underground leaders tried on charges of subversive activity against the Red Army. Maj. Gen. Asansiev said the defendants should be imprisoned but the death penalty would not be insisted upon, with acquittal or light sentences possible for some.
Prescott Ariz June 20 Seven Navajo men convicted in federal court for January attack on a range rider and supervisor await sentencing after a seven hour jury deliberation. The panel recommended leniency and Todocheeney Tso Begay was acquitted. six others had indictments dismissed earlier. Convicted defendants are Capitan Benally Harry Lee Benally Evam Benet Tsosie Chee Yabeney Henry Salt Clah Ned Yabeney and Henry Brown Clah. The acquitted man attended start of incident but did not participate in all of it.
Justice Roberts again led the Supreme Court with 51 dissents in the just ended term. Chief Justice Stone and Justice Black each dissented 26 times. Douglas 20. Stone also wrote 23 majority opinions. The court issued 160 opinions, with 69 unanimous, 30 at 5 to 4, and 9 at 6 to 3.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to West Point thirty years after his graduation. The 61st in a 164 cadet class traveled from New York by automobile with a Bear Mountain Bridge route and a motorcycle escort. A 17 gun salute greeted him at the academy gate as he heads toward Kansas.
Secretary of State Stettinius announced a final draft paragraph limiting the general assembly powers was agreed by the Big Five and Australia and Russia. The compromise will be reviewed by a technical committee this afternoon with hopes for quick commission approval tonight. The Soviets had objected to broad discussion rights and Evatt pressed for a wide grant.
State Auditor Ann Frohmiller refused to authorize expenditures for an automobile license tag plant at the state prison. She noted a 1933 law bans convict labor manufacturing and said further legislation is needed before any spending can be approved. The 17th legislature had appropriated 40000 dollars for the project after highway officials faced factory sourcing issues.
President Truman rested in the Northwest and urged San Francisco to finish the UN conference by Saturday. He prepared to extend his Olympia stay into early next week amid a backlog of paperwork. A Monday or Tuesday finish would delay his Washington date with Dewey and send him straight to Independence and Kansas City for homecoming events.
General Hansell to Tucson Rotary Club says Japan poised to become cinder after Saipan air campaigns. He announces transfer from Williams Field to Washington D C and plans to start new duties within a week. He outlines long, difficult preparations and recalls Nov 25 1944 Saipan mission.
Diary notes from Count Ciano recount Mussolini’s virulent reaction to Hitler’s Prague move and his decision to strike Albania as a face saving measure. The entries depict Il Duce’s savage mood in March and April 1939 and outline tensions within the Axis and Italy’s weakening military posture.
U P dispatch from Guam reports the 10th Army carving the last 2000 plus Japanese into isolated pockets on Okinawa southern tip. Marines and soldiers push forward on a wide front as Nimitz notes collapsing defenses and weakening resistance.
Hollywood June 20 Jennifer Jones earned an interlocutory divorce from actor Robert Walker for mental cruelty. Walker did not contest. Jones won custody of two children, Robert age 5 and Michael Ross age 4, with visitation rights for Walker.
American League Detroit blanks Cleveland 5 to 0. New York at Boston doubleheader postponed by rain, one game rescheduled for tomorrow. National League Chicago defeats Pittsburgh 5 to 3.
UPR reports three more Japanese industrial cities knocked out as B-29s strike Shizuoka Toyohashi and Fukuoka. Fire storms spread through centers, with flames towering above cities and smoke visible at sea. Hundreds of factory sites destroyed as 450 plus aircraft attack under favorable weather.
Brig. Gen Claudius M Easley assistant commander of the 96th Infantry division was killed in action on Okinawa. He was 53 and a World War I veteran with Silver Star and Legion of Merit honors. Born in Texas he joined the 96th in 1942 and previously fought on Leyte where he was wounded.
Washington June 20 Administration forces defeated an amendment to exempt agriculture products from lower tariffs. The vote on the agriculture exemption came on an amendment by Senator Shipstead Minnesota and was defeated 49 to 27 as leaders moved to pass the trade measure intact to the White House by sundown.
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