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Evening star., 1945-06-16
Eddu MussoIini Risked Her Life
To Save Count Ciuno's Diury

Edda Mussolini Ciano- risked her
life-once posing as pregnant
woman-to prevent the German
Gestapo from obtaining the diary of
her husband, Count Ciano, Mus
solinis foreign minister, and to
smuggle it out of Italy. Publication
of the diary, syndicated by the
Chicago Daily News, will start Mon
day in The Star and some 40 other
leading newspapers.
A Chicago Daily News Foreign
Service dispatch from Bern, Switzer-
land, quoted by the Associated Press
today said in part:
THE Gestapo tried at all costs to
get the Ciano diary and it's COM
promising revelations. The Nazis
offered 100,0O0,0O0 gold lire, payable
in Switzerland. for it. They even
tried to barter the life of Ciano
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Veterans Administration
To Raise Salaries of 537
Ey the Associated Press.


Veterans Administration social
workers, dietitians and librarians
will receive salary increases ranging
from 5000 to 81 800 a year, effective
July /.
Announcing this today, Brig. Gen
Frank T. Hines, administrator OF
veterans affairs, said the raises viii!
affect 537 employees and aid in filling
174 vacancies. sThey result, he
added, from reclassifcation of these
positions from subprofessional status
to professional.
Under the new setup, dietitians
salaries will range from $4,000 to
$4,000, up from $1,000 to $4,000. The
range for social workers will be ST.
800 to $4,000, instead of $4,000 to ST.
300. Librarians, now receiving from
$1,000 to $4,000 will Be paid from $2,-
Do0 to $4,000.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
VondenbergIs Expected oLeod
Senate COP Fight for Charter
Michigan Senator
Took Major Port
In Security Talks
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-
Senator Vandenberg will lead
the fight on the Republican side
of the Senate for ratification of
the United Nations charter when
the document reaches the upper
house for ratification, it now ap-
pears certain.
The Michigan Senator, as a men,
ber of the United States delegation
not only has been a bulwark OF
strength to Secretary of State Stet-
tinius during the United Nations
Conference here, but has played an
important part in the amendment of
the Dumbarton Oaks proposals FOR
the world security organization. He
has won his fight for language which
broadened the powers of the general
assembly, particularly its authority
to recommend measures for the
peaceful adjustment of any situation
regardless of origin" which it deems
likely to impair the friendly rela-
tions of nations. This has been in
terpreted as authority to review
treaties.
He also was instrumental in
bringing about a final agreement on
regional arrangements, safeguarding
Evening star., 1945-06-16
British I'd Army Faces
Early RedepIoyment
5y the Associated Press,

bS IHe ASSOCldteQ STeSS.
WIESBADEN, Germany, June 16.
1t was learned authoritatively to-
day that 1t. Gen. Sir Miles c.
Dempsey's British I'd Army, which
fought from Normandy to Hamburg
will wind up its European opera
tions within a few days and be de-
ployed for duty elsewhere.
Canadian forces now in the Euro
pean theater, except for one COM
posite group to be known as the
Sd Canadian Infantry Division, will
be withdrawn from the continent
by July l. Permanent stations in
the British zone of occupation will
be taken up by British occupying
forces under Field Marshal Mont
gomery's Dist Army Group by June
81.
The immediate future of the Pol
ish armored division now holding
territory southwest of Bremen is
obscured by the fact that it owes
military allegiance to Britain. One
report at 18th Army Group head
quarters today said members of the
division had been offered British
citizenship if they decided not to
return to Poland.
Evening star., 1945-06-16

against his previous documents, but
the diary escaped them. 80
Twenty hours before his (Ci-
ano's) death a strange scene oc-
CURED at the Swiss frontier village
OF Novazzano, in Tessin. Aided by
a priest, shabbily dressed, black
yelled old woman with immense
haggard eyes had entered Switzer-
land, stating her life had been
threatened by the neo-Fascists.
She readily admitted her iden-
tity-Edda Ciano. - On hearing
her identity, the gay Tessin lads
goggled. For the famous Countess,
old and disheveled as she appeared,
was obviously pregnant.
"Edda Ciano was not pregnant.
Strapped under her dress were five
commonplace notebooks Ci-
(See CIANO, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Berlin Is Revealed
As Site Of Big Three
Conference in July
Official Announcement
Follows Leak From
British Sources

The Big Three will meet in
Berlin, ruined capital of the
German Reich.
Formal announcement of the
selection of a site for the confer
ence of President Truman, Prime
Minister Churchill and Premier
Stain was made from Mr.. Church
ills official residence in London last
night. after an earlier leak" from
British sources had disclosed the
scene of the conference, and q
White House statement said the
three leaders would meet I'm tht
vicinity of Berlin"
The Associated Press quoted (
spokesman for the British govern
ment as saying the time for tn
conference had not been set. bu
Brendan Bracken, First Lord O
the Admiralty, said in a speech las
night that it would be in progress
at the very time votes are beini
counted" in Britain's general elec
ton.
That would place it between Jul,
| 5. the date of the election, ant
July 26, when the result will be an.
nounced.
Bears Out Truman Statement.
This bears out an earlier state
ment by President Truman indi.
eating he would join the British
and Russian leaders around the
middle of next month.
There has been no word from
Moscow on the matter.
The first revelation concerning
the site of the meeting came in an
exchange of letters between Mr.
Churchill and Britain's Labor party
leader. Maj. Clement Attlee.
President Truman had told his
news conference Wednesday tina,
the time and place would not be
announced until the principals were
on the scene. With the break
from Great Britain, however, the
White House was asked for con.
f1rmation, and shortly afterward
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
summoned reporters to his Office anc
said that in view of the announce.
ment from London, he could say
that the Big Three would meet ''ir
the vicinity" of Berlin. He gave nj
further details.
Maj. Attlee, in accepting Mr.
Churchill's offer to attend the con.
ference as friend and counsellor,
let out the secret of the site of tn,
meeting by using the phase pros,
pective conference in Berlin" in hi
letter to the Prime Minister.
| Attlee to Go to Parley.
Maj. Attlee, former deputy prim,
minister in the Churchill coalition
government and present leader o
the Labor opposition, lifted the liz
in letter which was the result o
question raised as to his role i,
the Big Three discussions.
| Harold Laski, Labor party chair
man, had said that Maj. Attle
should attend only in the role o
observer without binding the Labo
party On any decisions taken.
Mr.. Churchill. who previously hat
announced in Parliament that h,
was inviting Maj. Attlee to accom-
pany him to the meeting, in lette
to Maj. Attlee yesterday made plain
that the government would 20
course bear responsibility for al
decisions"
United States Cooperation Pledged
Meanwhile, Tass, Soviet new
agency, said yesterday that Presi
dent Truman, acknowledged Pre-
mier Stains message of gratitud
earlier this week for American
lease-lend aid during the wa
against Germany, pledged tn
United States Government to con
/ lSee PIC TIREE Paoa I3l-
Evening star., 1945-06-16

the right of the American
group of nations to act singly or COL
lectively in case of attack, and tC
adopt peaceful measures of settling
disputes.
While Senator Vandenberg has
made no formal announcement of
his support of the United Nations
charter, there is no question of his
(See VANDENBERG, Page Al
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Eisenhower Leaves
Paris for u. S.; Plans
Stopoff in Bermuda
,y the Associated Press.

BY The Assoclatec Press.
PARIS, June 16.-Gen. Eisen-
hover took off today for the
United States, where a hero's
acclaim awaits him in Wash
ington, New York and his
Kansas home town, Abilene.
Gen. Eisenhower planned to
stop of in Bermuda for several
hours rest. He is due in Wash
ington Monday and New York
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
II Are Reported Killed
AS French Attack Train
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 16.-Reports received
here today said II persons were
killed and nearly 100 wounded in a
riot at Chambery. Angry Frenchmen
attacked train after word spread
that it was transporting members
of the Spanish Blue Division
through France to Spain.
Official Spanish circles here said
the train bore only Spanish civil
ians returning from Germany, in
cluding consular officials.
The Blue Division was recruited
in Spain on the side of Germany
against the Russians on the eastern
front. The train was diverted
toward Switzerland, with the dead
and wounded still aboard.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
'FBI Agent, Kidnapped
BY Suspect, Kills Him
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 16.-Police Sergt
Albert Pettik said Russell Marvin
Stamper was killed today by a
Federal BureaQ of Investigation
agent whom Stamper had kidnapped
while the agent was trailing him as
a suspected Army deserter.
Sergt. Pettik identified the agent
as B. Scott Reardon. He said
Stamper seized the agent in the
2400 block of Grenshaw street and
forced him into stolen car. During
the ride, the sergeant said, Reardon
shot Stamper, who died shortly
afterward in a hospital.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
All Prisoners Screened
In American Zone

WEISBADEN, Germany, June Is
Delayed LIT Col. Ross r. McDon-
aid, chief of the public safety pro-
gram for the Military Government
section of the 18th Army Group,
said today all political prisoners
found in the American zone OF oc-
cupied Germany had been screened
and released. Concentration camps
and prisons yielded 93,202.
A former deputy police chief OF
Los Angeles, Col. Mcdonald added
that the public safety program in
cluded the appointment of 10000
German civilian police for the 18th
Army Group area.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Eisenhower Day
.PI Ians Finished
.ByD. {. Officials
Public Urged to Stoy
Away From Airport,
But to Line Avenue
TeTt OF Gen. EiSenhotDer's
press conference on Page ABB

press conference on rage A-1J.j
Washington was ready today
to give Gen. Eisenhower and his
party of u officers and 26 en-
listed men a rousing reception
Monday in a city bedecked with
flags and bunting.
All places at the luncheon in the
Statler Hotel have ben taken, JOS
eph C. McGarraghy, Luncheon Com
mittee chairman, announced. All Of
them were allotted to organizations.
Mr. McGarraghy said that be-
cause requests of 173. organizations
exhausted the available supply of
tickets, it was not possible to make
any allotment based on requests Of
individuals.
Four Extra Tables Arranged.
The committee, he said, had per-
suaded the Statler to squeeze an
additional four tables into the Con-
gressional room, thereby making
l ,054 places, of which 888 were avail
able for subscription
Some allotment was made to each
of the 173 organizations which
asked for tickets with the result
that the attendance at the luncheon
will constitute widespread COM
munity representation" Mr.. Nc
Garraghy said.
Because of the large number Of
organizations applying" explained
Mr.. McGarraghy, "it was neces-
sary to limit the number of tickets
to any one of them and we know
that there will be many disap-
pointed people. We hope that those
who do suffer disappointment. will
realize that the committee had
difficult problem and that it is i'm
| possible to provide tickets where
there are no seats"
War Department Requests.
The committee of citizens put the
| final touches on the city-wide recep-
ton plans late yesterday at a meet
ing in the Office of Commissioner
Evening star., 1945-06-16

John Russell Young, general chair
man for Eisenhower Day"
These last-minute requests were
made by the War Department and
the District Building:
The War Department asked the
public not to visit the National Air
port Monday to witness the arrival
of Gen. Eisenhower and his party.
Instead, spectators were urged to
take positions along the parade
route through Washington.
1t was pointed out that the linn
tied facilities of the Air Trans
1See EISENHOWER, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Middle East ParIey
Of Powers Reported
by Britain
Duff Cooper and BidouIt
Confer; Plea Reiterated
For 3-Notion Meeting
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 16.-Authoritative
quarters today said Britain for
mally had declined Frances pro-
posal for a flve-power confer
ence on Middle East problems.
British Ambassador Alfred DUN
Cooper saw Georges Bidault, French
! Foreign Minister, at noon.
! Official quarters declined to dis
close details of the British note,
pending further study. 1t was un-
dcrstood on authority, however, that
Britain had reiterated her prefer
ence for a three-power conference
of France, Britain and the United
States without the other members
of the Big Five, Russia and China.
Wants 3-Power Farley.
The British position since Gen. de
Gaulle proposed an enlarged con-
ference has been that the LevaIlt
problem could be solved more easily
by the three nations most i'm
mediately involved.
Diplomatic sources said the United
States declined the invitation to at
tend five-power conference on the
subject several days ago.
Nine. Andre Vienot, delegate to
Frances Consultative Assembly, de-
clared in a debate yesterday that
the nation had acquired a reputa-
ton as Public Enemy No. l" in the
Middle East as the result of the re-
cent outbreaks in Syria and Leb-
anon.
Overstepped Authority.
Nine. Vienot said she agreed with
| Foreign Minister Bidault that Brit
ain had overstepped its authority
in administering Syria after Brit.
ish forces took over from the French
early this month, but added that 'it
would be childish to put on Britain
the responsibility for this state o.
affairs
Gen. de Gaulle took exception te
criticism by Nine. Vienot of France:
failure to grant complete independ.
ence to Syria and Lebanon in 1941
He declared that at that time France
was defeated nation and there was
doubt that we could. speak in the
name of France"
Meanwhile, it was said in officia
quarters that Gen. de Gaulle hac
Cancelled all engagements after JUNE
18 and that he hoped to fly to Wash.
ington as soon as President Tru.
mans schedule permits discussions
of some of Frances problems.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
seon O'KeIIy Elected
President of Fire
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASS0CldVeu PresS.
DUBLIN, June 1e.-The Irish
Press, organ of the Fire govern
ment, said today that Sean T
OKelly had been elected president
of Fire.
At am, Mr.. O'Kelly, the Gov
ernment party candidate backed by
Prime Minister Eamon de Valera
had polled ADJ ,588 votes; Scar
Maceoin, leader of the opposition
Fine Gael party, 300,038, and DR.
Patrick McCartan, independent
1875, ,488.
The 85-year-old incumbent, DR.
Douglas Hyde, declined to seek re-
election,
Evening star., 1945-06-16
WMAL to Broadcast
Water Gate Concert

The first of the Water Gate
concerts by the National
Symphony Orchestra tomor-
row night will be broadcast
by Station WMAL.
Hans Kinder will conduct
and Carl Sandburg will be the
narrator. Beethoven's Fifth
Symphony" will be featured,
the concert and broadcast
starting at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Reporotions Conference
To Stort Next Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, June 16.-The United
States Reparations Mission got
ready today for the first formal
meetings next week with the Rus
slams and the British on the ques-
ton of German war damages. The
British delegation has not yet ar
rived.
President Truman's chief repre-
sentative at the meeting, Edwin w.
Pauley, held some informal discus
sions with the Russians and met the
Moscow diplomatic set socially.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Tank-Led Yanks
PressGains
On 0kinawa
Island Should Be
Secured Within Week
Gen. Buckner Says
By the Associated Press


GUAM, June 16.-American SOL
diers and Marines today fought
forward behind fame-throwing
tanks on the Southern Okinawa
plateau in a campaign which 1t.
Gen. Simon B. Buckner, jr., said
should secure the entire island
within a week.
Late frontline dispatches estimated
the possibility 10000 remaining
japanese now were compressed into
an 8square- mile area.
Gen. Buckner's 10th Army speared
ahead in the center and at both
ends of the 3-mile-long line against
resistance that still was ferocious
despite the enemy's known casualties
and the fact that many of the de-
tenders were service troops or
OkinaWan conscripts.
Capture of Hill Completed.
In the center, the 96th Infantry
Division, commanded by Maj. Gen.
James L. Bradley,s completed the
capture yesterday of 5O0-foot- high
Yaeju Hill, which the troops call
THE Big Apple" and then swung
westward and attacked Yuza Hill
with tanks to knock out positions
from which the japanese were
heavily harassing the 1st Marine
Division flank.
Robert Geiger, Associated Press
correspondent, writing from the top
OF Yaeju Hill, said the line already
had advanced a half mile beyond the
peak.
Maj. Gen. Pedro A. Del Valle's 1st
Marines, IL miles westward on
Kunishi Ridge, consolidated their
hold despite a plunging automatic
fire from the japanese on Yuza Hill
and sent patrols out ahead of their
lines.
COunterattack RepuIsed.
The Marines Thursday night re-
pulsed a small japanese counterat-
tack and numerous infiltration at
tempts.
The 7th Infantry Division, under
Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold, was
pressing fanklng drive against the
last two hills remaining in Japanese
hands in the eastern sector.
After advances of TOO yards, the
32d Infantry Regiment of the 7th
Division virtually completed occu-
patton of the town of Nakaza and
advanced southwest of the town
toward Hill lis, while the 17th
Regiment drove toward Hill 153 on
the West.
The japanese were making skilled
use of the difficult terrain of corad
knobs and outcroppings and had to
be blasted and burned out indi-
vidually by fame throwing tanks.
The countryside is unsuitable for
armored warfare. but the tanks
nevertheless were giving good &C
count of themselves, while Amer
lean warships, field guns and planes
hammered away steadily at the en-
enly's death-stand positions across
the southernmost tip of Okinawa.
Behind the American lines the 9Th
Marine Division and 77th Infantry
Division were clearing out isolated
japanese.
Early End of Battle Seen.
Gen. Buckner, talking to CORE
spondents yesterday, said the JAP
anese final line already was bent
and Il can't see this thing lasting
a week longer"
The campaign, which began with
American landings on the Okinawa
west coast on April l, has overcome
the strongest japanese positions vel
encountered in the war ard ha:
killed IL Japs for every American
slain, Gen. Buckner declared. Lat.
est estimates of japanese dead ex.
ceed 10000.
Gen. de Vale had said Thursday
that the final blow may be struck
IN two days-or two weeks. It all
depends on how lucky we are
Evening star., 1945-06-16

TDo additional men from
the District area haze been re-
ported killed in this Uar. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Ex-Swedish Premier Dies

STOCKHOLM, June 16 R.-Carl
Gustaf Ekman, 72, Liberal Swedish
Premier in 1926-28 and 1930-32, died
at his home here yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-06-16

(See BIG THREE, Page A-3J
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