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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
8
General Eisenhower told 300 reporters at the Pentagon that the German general staff must be destroyed and its archives partitioned to prevent future war. He said 15,000 war criminals were in Allied hands and condemned the SS division for cold blooded killings.
Sherman reports two Grayson County men drowned in farm water tanks. John Thomas Hardy aged 83, a retired farmer, was found in a tank at his northwest home after his daughter Dora Hardy alerted neighbors. Otis Scruggs, 20, a Black cook, drowned while swimming in a tank north of Sherman.
The July 1942 PQ-18 Arctic convoy battle saw 23 of 34 allied merchant ships sunk as German forces sought to crush supply lines to Russia. Allied tactics shifted with four days of air and submarine attacks, delivering almost 4 million tons of war materiel to the Soviet front.
The Office of Price Administration postpones the effective date of a regulation limiting labor hours for 56 common auto repairs to July 14, 1945. The delay follows requests from industry representatives for consultations on the new provisions before they take effect.
Washington report shows the War Department telling Congress that many veterans rated for discharge under the point system cannot be released before next June. It opposes lowering the automatic discharge age from 40. Maj. Gen. Stephen G Henry offered details on the point system and projected monthly discharge totals through May 1946. Releases have used an 85 point criterion reflecting service length and dependents.
Tokyo radio and Domei reported Japanese officials insist there is no peace offer. They reiterate unconditional surrender and vow total homeland fortification to repel a potential invasion. Public broadcasts describe harsh terms for any capitulation and foresee American landings on the Japanese mainland.
Fragmentary dialogue notes officers seeking to curb necking near the Wave barracks as rumors spread that commanders will also press sailors to keep to conduct standards.
The War Production Board says mohair and wool tops may be used for civilian upholstery and drapery fabrics. Consumers should see more upholstery available through normal channels in coming months, after prior prohibitions on wool tops for non military use. Nickel composition noted as seventy five percent copper and twenty five percent nickel.
The report states America produces 43 percent of global coal output and consumes 42 percent, highlighting its dominant role in world energy markets and usage patterns.
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