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TRUMAN IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR CONFERENCE WIND-UP pr* ν — Landing al ti.e , ··:· ···· π: R.n F rum·!-.·.· after a llsght :r Portland, Oregon, P.··.·. U nt Truman i> greeted bv Secretary of State Stettinius ard other members of the United States delegation to the United Nations conference being he'd in that city At the left is S •nator Tom C η ally and the right Dean Virginia Ci ( rslc-Λc atui Représentaiive Sol Bloom. (International Soi.ndphoto.) Organized Resistance In Philippines Alboirt Ended Cartoonists' Drees m RIGH'i Ut-f the nraw::;.·. .·>> «·· ·· °s this Jap pi i -diii·!·, ) .· 1:1: < -i in a I» ) on Guam. Goggles, buck teeth—and even the ingratiating grin—are all there, living, breathin vei y polite. But dangerous. {lnlcniat: mal) Jap Générais On Okinawa Are Suicides Fifth \rnn !I«·;ιιΐ<,liart< i s. Okinawa. June *i 7.— ( \ 3 * ι - The bodies i>l the .lapancsc com niuiulin^ general < > I Okinawa ami his <TιicI (if stall, w hii had slit their slum ichs in hari kari ceremonies. have heen found in shallow rink praves at the siiuthrastern tip of the Amer ican-won island. Colonel Cecil \js( of Salem. Oregon, 24th army corps staff officer, said the bodies, in lull field uniforms, with medals and insignia, have heen identified positively as those of i.t. <icn. Cshijima, commanding «encrai of the 32nd Japanese army, and l.t. Geo· Isaniu ("ho. hi> chief of staff. WEATSIER FOR NOItTII t AKOI.INA. Partly cloud* and continued warm tonight and Thur.-i'as . scattered thiindcrsliowers in the mountains Thursday afternoon. Japs Withdrawing Ίο Wilderness Of Mountain Hideouts >. .lino 27. ( Λ Ρ ' irgan .v| ■ I : ι j anesi rt->:' ι η %■ in I ht Phil ippines rapidly is iippn aching an end. I. .-s than twenty miles separated American soldici .> and Filipino guer : : lia- ronvergi r fnnn both the north aid m.uth toward a .junction in the flat river bottom above TtiRiiegarao, (on ι ; 11 Douglas MacArthur report ed today. Instead of fighting to the end in :ί;ο I wlands. at lea-t half an esti " 't'-fl 20,00(1 .1 :. tv ι η esc on north 1.1./·.η were withdrawing to the η untamoos wilder ■·>«. if the Sierra Marlr - ι Ί the Iea\ ins rear ι d · >.· fight delay mg ad ion. The same situation is true .·ί Min danao, where À;s cialed Press Cor ionr|. int I! ici la rd I'.crglioly reooi I - . .1 : :;■·<■ I'd space are ' : inning cut (or the enemy west of Davao. Al liadv liar: led Ja;.c:ese have reached • he .· ! st prep··'.· ! posi 1 ions in the 11 , ι : : · .■ ι■ ι .1 a ΛΙ' houah Ihev still are fighting fiercely, Herghoiz i ι ι 'ι. ' thit the si roug, . , }ι. ' . leader.-! \>. hich eharact r ■ vd ··!!· .lanam -.· η : eat thus lar is beginning to break, and disorgan i. a 1 i' η ■' se't ins in. Britain Wasn't Finished in 1941, Churchill States With Churchill's Campaign Tour, June 27.—-(AP) — Prime Minister Winston Churchill disagreed today ■λ·:·!' the "vie.'.· tii.it we were near ly : mi-hod ai 1 !M I." and icclare ! tha*. as a matter of fact, "'we were ge'tias stronger every day." Field M.ar-hal Montgomery : ild a gro· ρ of American officers and en - : e ri men ,r Wie-baden, Oennan, \ c '. rd.iv t ! ι : ! t Britain "wis finish ed" '11 IÎM1. and could not ρ issibly e survived without American A' Ilaliiav Churchill told his lis teners that "we should flatter our selves if we thought we were as enormous, or in many ways as pow erful. a nation as either of great allies. We .ire not. but with the onitv. firmness of character, mod eration or behavior in every way, and with stable laws of policy, wo have raised ourselves by the storm ,f war into the very van of the con ritiering nations. And by these qual .ties of Brit'sh and Yorkshire cliar I'ter, we ■ hall continue to march : ward at the head of the nati >n-." Japs' Gasoline Plants Bombed By Americans Marianas Super! ■ ' <· < ' et·l jiuibi Japans' principal avi..- ι -i ili'ie refineries to it·, list .·: · ·ί\Ι in dustrial targets to:'ay. Fifty Fortresses spu.'k the Ut subc river oil refiner! ··.- :u\it Y"k kaichi, 18 miles smithwes: Ν.ίϊ before midnight last night less than 24 hours alter .500 ·>'hfr 1 f poundej ten aircraft gun and a:n ««'..nition plants in the greatest de mol it ;on sweep over made against Japan. Since the destruction of fuel-pro ducing plants at Tokuyana anri Otakc in a May 10 strike on Hon shu. the Utsube plant has been Ja pan's biggest remaining producer oi ; aviation gasoline. The plant had never before been a primary objec tive, although it was hit on various expeditions. Mop-up on Luzon ! HASTENING the clean-lip campaign on northern Luzon, parachutists of the U. S. 11th Airborne Division, landing near Aparri (1), have put the squeeze on an estimated 20,000 Japs now sealed off from that major escape port. From the south (2) an other American force was fast pushing toward a junction in Caga yan Kiver vullcv. (Internationali India Leaders Agreed Over New Council Simla, India, June 27.—(AP)— Indian national loaders were (re ported η ·. ■ ■ ι : ' agreement to"!ay on the 1 asic π etnhership ol a proposed new vieero.v's council for India and it ap peared possible that they might go I on to draft a complete scheme for . η interim gov·· muent before ad journing their present conference. An "M'icial statement last night !s i:.1 the parley. mmoned by Vice | rov I.h. il Wavel. had reached "cer ' tain provisional conclusions" on I British proposals : ι extend Indian self-government, but did not indi I cate the nature ol the conclusions. I At the same time, leaders of the I Moslem league declared that for the [time being it was unnecessary to I call the league working committee I together to pass on pending pro ■ posais indicating the Moslems had 'abandoned their original position j that the Simla parlcv would have to be adjourned s ι that working committees would be consulted. |FBI Looking For Crime Wave After End Of The War Hendersonv i I le, June 27.—(AP)— Kdw;ird Scheldt, of Charlotte, FBI spec a! agent ι r North Carolina, I-Id the Sta'e Senate today that this cvntr.v may have a serious crime problem and that law enforcement agents must be prepared to meet such a situation with new methods and equipment. Scheldt's address was the prin ! cipal feature of today's session of the Senate summer get-to-gether meeting here. Some .'59 of the State's fifty senators are attending the meeting. I Speaking on "Postwar Problems and Horizons of Law Enforcement.' Scheidt said there was no single effective crime prevention plan ol I unv'ersnl ipplication. *fi9ei;CAPE ' V'l LUZON V SAN FERNANDO J CAPE ENGANO « t AO AG It AG AN CASIGURAN DAGUPAN • . Λ LINGAYEN ; Β A L ER fΙΒΔ CLARK FIELD _ \POL ILO J ξ ' '"MANILA SS -tCAVITi'" MCKINLEY r""" NICHOLS FIELD L.··...·, ... jsesevy, ^ .f α*-*-*--^ ·. Γ -- Ί QUICK TREATY IS URGED A _i. A A . A -AAA λ a a * » · „ λλ λ* www wiTirir χ * "Λ" New Allied Landings Reported By Τokyo Kume Island Is Invaded, Japs Assert Landing In China Is Also Forecast; Jap Losses Mount Guam, June 27.— (ΛΡ) - Radio Tokyo reported Allied invasion forces were fighting their way onto Kume island, Γ>(> miles west of Okinawa, and predicted American assault forces may land on the China coast preparatory to invading Japan. ι he unconfirmed report ol the Kume invasion said "heavy fighting is now in progress." ll described the action as a "fresh in).ding" in the central Ryukyu islands, where Americans are de veloping bases to hit the enemy homeland. Tokyo qui ted Major General Ito. one of Japan's h ading militai \ commentators, as saying there was no immediate prospect of an invasion of Japan, and "Okinawa is totally unsuitable as a bas- for large-scale operat 10 s.' Another broadcast quoted the Tokyo newspaper Y>>miun as noting "the possibility is great that the enemy will attempt a landing on the China continent in preparation for the actual invasion of Japan." tASIAETIES ON OKINAWA RAISED IN NEW FI(H RES Guam. June -7. (AP)— Fleet headquarters today raised announced enemy easualtus on Okinawa by 802 prisoner: to 111,351 in a repu" which limited action elsewhere ii the Ryukvus to continuing air at tacks at the southern end. (The enemv radii . however, re porter! an Allied invasion Tuesd '■ ol Kume island. The Tokyo broad cast referred to the action as a fresh larding. (Kunia, shaped like a dog's hear pointed toward th" China coast, is due werl of Okinawa's capital city o' X;:ha and ν iîhm 300 m:les ol Formosa. On ' '■ .vest side, trom tne tip of the do'j'- noso snuthea.-tward, its Coast line · eight miles long One height on the north end rises over 90 fee' aid an ither near the south end ;■ t > appr »\imatelv 920 feet.) Bookkeeping Not His I jne, Meadows Tells Trial Jury Groon . . V. Juno 27.— (ΛΡ)— Dr. Leon H. Meadows continued today his récita':"··, ..f item-b.v-item ex penditures .>i .special and student funds vvhi!«- :w was president of East Carolina Te iehers C'ollege He said 'hat his handling of spe cial fund- .wis only one ot hi.s nu méro.:s d.r e.> during the ten-yea.' period when lie served as president of the ι ' -ge. and, with reference to his fin memorandum book, said, "B ;:;oep,ng was not in my line." As the .It·:· η se moved slowly :i ι the item-by-item explanation, Dr. Meadows < ; , ,;e:! time and again, in answer '·■ aterrogations, that lie spent all 1 h<■ >ney for the good of the college Not:ν of it. he said ev.er ' was spent η his personal property, ! which he . : e\ i.iusly had described as ex ten.-: \ t I All ju:···!· apparently had recov ered ent: ' y : 'day from their tem porary aît.H-ivs ol dysentery which caused t.·.· .· mrt to recess yesterday from η >!>:: this morning. WHITE COLL AR FOLK MAY HAVE DAY OFF Washington, June 27.—(AP)—The War La Hoard ruled today that .employe:- may give white collar workers Saturdays off during the summer with >ut applying to the board for approval. \OTi n FRENCH SC IENTIST !i.\M)i:i> ι.in: skntkncf Pans, .1 me 27.—(AP)—George Claude. noted French scientist, wa si · teneed t< life imprisonment bv he High Court yesterday as a Naz collaborationist. The aged scientist denied during his trial what he said were reports 'hat he had invented the V-l weapon which the Nazis used against Kngland. Claude was credited in France with inventing neon lights. Printing The United Nations Charter Two oil ici îi i s < : the University ·.·'»' Fro >. Berkeley. . ex; mine a pr >i >1 l!ie charter o! the Un:led Nati· ::s win. h printed at the school. This copy and others were later signed by delegates attending the confereo.-e. I.*.4* rni.iiona! S<amdph ' House Committee Favors Speaker For Presidency ! \xis Prisoners Sick Or Disabled Are Goinj* Home Washington, .Itmo l~.— (AIM —Approximately 8.(>00 sick and disabled (iernian and Italian prisoners of war will he return ed to their homelands during July and \ugust, the army pro vost marshal's office reported loda\_ The first group, leaving next week. >\ill i;i"ludc about 2.X00 Germans and 300 Italians. Depeudiii" upon demands for prisoners of war labor in this country, the remainder of the 421.291 prisoners here are ten tatively scheduled to leave the I nited States within the next tu elve months. Truman Halts For The Night At Salt Lake Salt I.. .. t':ty. Γ:·ι!ι. .1 in. 27 ■ ( Λ Ρ ) - I ' e- . i I ' : 1 " "Γ ; ι : I.. I ; ι ·. · 1 ! ' Utah «ι pi! ■ ■ today. ..Iίιτ a:i j nounced overnight "res', stop." · iv . ceive the ;ι»·.·!:>πΐ! "f the people \vii.< know him best, the folks of his home : town, Indi ι» : lence. Μ ·. He picked Independence for an ι important ;ϋΐ:> :ηιν ent ; ι 'a1 ! place at a I !■>< ν·· >' : l mviir ■! : ul : - lighting the homecoming celebra tiin. I Mr. Truman took off in his C-54 luxury transport plane from the army airfield ·' we-t . > t 8:09 a. m. MWT The sk> v. :ι> ρ . t'y cloudy and *!.o tempera ".nri· mild after a cool η .;ht. His press secretary, Charles G. : Ross, would no·, reveal the natu of the ΐηΐ!!·ΐ!ΐ»·ιιΐ d>c!»«urt· in * · ! vanee of the Prc-ident's depar'tn ·. "All 1 can si > ' at .· . >.· ι of the must importa!1! amviuiic ments he has jet made.' Ross told reporters. Stocks Turn Bit Hesitant i New York, .June 27. t.\P)-~ Steels and aircraft.- advanced frac j t.onally in today's st u-k market, but numerous leaders remained inactive ! ir turned a shade lower. Gainers most of the time Included I'. S. Steel. Unit'd Aircraft. Genu Martin and DuPont Slight \ ' were Goodrich, .lohns Manville atic . Λt la tic Coast lane 1 Bonds and commodities were nar· Margin Is One Vote On Truman Plan For Line Of Succession \V■ -'iinn't"!.. .Jane 27 --CAP)—By ; a one-vote margin, the House Jiid iciii'.v C ·: :1 : · ι ittee today approved ! at '- i'lt" ; : TrumanV :ia·· >mmenda îion that Con 14 r>s make îhe spaak- | c · of ! ! : r il·· ise η ex : :n 1 aie h >r t he ,ι.ν· encv, a Iter the vice-president. The was ten τ * ι nine, taken α ho v. k.t against îhe hill said they . ■ . Id prit·!· addi' ion.tl time t > : a d ν m» measure. The ; ; ; re. \vh:eh ρ; >\ ides that ' ' e sjh liior of the II·-use be sub ::;ted lor the si aviary of state - the ma ο w ho v.oh Id t aKe over • \Vh ti· H<>a.-e in la · m se nee of b"th an *.-leeted president and vice president, now goes t 1 the House : Representative Rayburn of Texas tin· pn-ent Hm -e speaker. Letton i rend Is Downward \ — V· : .. 27. ΛΡ) -C Λ- ! ; in I 11 ui« · > ;n p.i'd ten ,rn:.· a bale ■ u ere 1 ive eel il.·, a ti ighcr 1 < > j 2u cents lower. July 22.80, October) 22.7!). I )eeerni>e. j;_'7-1. P\ G'· se Open ! ■July 22.7!· 22.80 ().·!. !'cr 22.'ί 1 22.83 j Deeen. i ■ 22.76 22 7!· ... !2.71 22 : ' M.. \ 22.06 22 6!)' President Pleads That Plan Be Made Real "Living Thing' S ; 111 Fnihi . -· .i une 127.— (AIM Λ nin\cm·, nt In win the quickest possible ratification f(,r tin I'nited Nations charter grew among π oilVivnce dele gates today. It was spurred on by President Truman'- urgent plea I" make 111. new world peace plan "a living tiling." m; ι '!1. c! e χ ι ■ ' : vc ! ! i : t :.·!('. a [ter ■ : ! e ι si:,I . ι del ι\ ·, ·>ι the ία- \vrt'i: c ·■ 'ι · ye-tenlay. i> en η ' 11 ' ι* te \V ■ .j ' 1 by ,· ay of his heme .ι* I rule; lendcti'v al Inde pendence. .Me., l·' r:i:ry the charter 11. π ι. 1 ly : : ι ' i |a ·. , ;|v ι >ι·ί< >r«· the ■Senate nex: Monday ' ! sure." i a ■ : Id ' :e delegates ··: titty i.at: : hen·. ' hat the over v. helm i :i g : ; : ι : : :ent 1 ■ the pei iple o! my cour.try and their representa tive:- m the Senate is in favor of immediate rati lit·:' ion An Associated J poll, which reached 20 »l ike delegations. showed that 20 of the 20 e\ j. 1 ι >ιeι r nul ι1 as to' ratify the charter tins year. Bofi re lac P. I :< 11 ' a ι .pea la 'ICS. two Americans Γ t :.v Ainen-an delrgation w : ! I open tiie drive for ruiick ratification. Chairman Con nally, of Texas, of the foreign rela tiors cummiltee, and Senator V:m denberg, of Michigan, left by plane last night to ret ί directly to the capital. Ci.nnally " ill report to the Senate Thursday : nd Yandenberg will speak on Friday. Secretary . Γ Slate Sleltiniu;. alsr> lelt for Washington ■■· th I ip Slate Department o:!i ml- ! ; tnght. Λ hi ad ol h im is the task of leading the array of witnesses ο ι world or ganization wis·· wil' appear bel·a the Senate ForeiRn iation.·. Com n it tee. State To Use $483,285 For New Buildings Kaleigh. June 27. — (ΛΡ)— Tht* Council of Slate today ap proved allocations of $48.>,285 for State expenditures from the contingeno and emergency fund, including: a S343.000 grant for construction of an addition to the revenue building, and 820.780 fund for maintenance of the State Planning Hoard for another year. Plans and priorities for con struction of the revenue build ing addition were completed in 1941. but had to be cancelled w hen tiie I nited States entered the war. ï>\ order of the War Production Board, however, the construction can now be begun. Total cost of the building was set at s:;:>1.7.->0. but the archi tect's fees, totaling S8.7M), have already been paid Truman Warns Delegates War Is Onlv Altei'iiaiive S,M ]·" ,· .. .lu·:.· I ΛΡ>— ; President T.". un M'nt woar.v au "iι■ m ·,· world charter ιh ο me w a : d the world aroyhd today ι ·.·. 11 h a sti , η ;κ1:ν.··!ΐ:Ι ion that "if wo) - : >iil ■ laiter m tin' future in our vi'i ' use it. millions now living j \v! ! ! .mvly die." , Addressing the glittering closing I [session of the world security confer- ■ I'inv. ' iu" .· .. f ewe ' \ e pounded tepcaledly late y·. ^U rday on the j theme that the drafting of the char- : 1er was only .. f rst step. Gesticulât- j ! in.:;, he declared "the world must , I now use it." I "The time for action is now." Mr. j ! Truman asserted. "Let us, therefore, each .!·. his own nation and accord ing to his own way. seek immediate j approval of this charter an.i make it a 1 :\ 'is thin..:. "1 -ii.ill send thi> charter to the United States Senate at once. 1 am [sure that the overwhelming senti mont >>! untv and their η·; e-mî ι i\ <'■- η ! lie Sen ate is m ' ··: in si.ediatc :atifi The Pre . 1··ι ' \v 11 irrrupted : ι eq;:ently ν .· of dele gates I'im.! ' \ 'it the nations. One of the loudest bursts eame from the seats Ί the smaller nations which πι - '11 η ■ in-'· nee- had claim ed the ne·.'.· :n>tr enent gave too much power to the krgcr countries —when he declared: "We a!l have ' · re · >gnize, no mat ter how great ·ι ;·· strength, that we must deny ourselves the license to do alv vs as we please. \ . one na tion. no regional group, can or should ex pee: any special privilege which harms any other nation. If any nation wo Id keep security for itself. : mu-; he rea y and willing to share secur tv with all That is the price w'reh each nation will have to pay fQï world peace." %
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