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Evening star., 1945-02-08
Big Three Conference
Regarded in Capital
As Worst-kept Secret
By the Associated Press.

~ sAaS <ASocSAoeSA EAcSSs
The Capital classed the Big Thre,
meeting today as one of the war.
most poorly guarded. Secrets-anc
wondered when all the facts win b.
out.
Legislators, however,. generally
applauded the fact that President
Roosevelt. Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier Stain were conferring
They limited that they expected 6
report on the meeting when tht
Chief Executive returns.
Chairman Connally Of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee sale
he will make statement himself
on "the entire foreign situation
then.
AS for the secrecy-or rather lack
Of it-six weeks before the Presi-
dent and his staff left, people who
weren't supposed to know did know
the departure date and the approx
mate area in which the conference
would be held.
American Press Gagged.
Yet tight restrictions were clampec
on the American press. Censorship
on grounds of security forbade fac
tual or speculative stories about the
meeting, even though reports about
the conference and it's preliminaries
were pouring in from European cap
itals-both enemy and friendly.
To Washington, it was evident
fhnt foi, 70
out of town for only one reason.
Starting with the President, the
absentee list included:
Secretary of State Stettinius, War
Mobilization Director James F.
Byrnes, Harry L. Hopkins, chairman
of the Munitions Assignment Board; |;
Gen. George c. Marshall, Army chief
of staff; Admiral Ernest j. King,
commander in chief of the United
States fleet; Admiral William D.
Leahy, chief of staff to the Presi-
dent; Presidential Secretary Stephen
Early. Maj. Gen. Edwin M. Watson,
secretary and military aide to the
Chief Executive-and others.
Latta Keeps Things Running.
That left Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau as the ranking cab
met member in town. But he wasn't
running the Government.
Actually, there's no acting Presi-
dent when the Chief Executive
leaves the country. He's still Presi-
dent wherever he is, and performs
the functions of his Office to the
extent permitted by distance and
coded communicati tionS.
But the man who kept the White
House running after the President
left was Maurice Latta, the execu-
tive officer. He determined what
should go into the mail pouches or
what matters were so important they
had to reach Mr.. Roosevelt by
quicker means.
Carrying on in Mr.. Byrnes' Of
fee at the White House were As
sistants Donald Russell and Brig
Gen. Lucius Clay and Counsel
Benjamin Cohen.
Washington puzzled bit about
Mr.. Byrnes' role in the Big Three
meeting. The most ready explana-
ton was that as boss of the home
front he would be in better posi-
ton than any one else to advise
the American delegation what COM
mitments could be made as to mill
tary supplies, civilian supplies for
liberated areas and the use Of
shipping.
In addition, as former Senator,
he commands a measure Of in
f1uences with Congress that might be
helpful in wangling approval Of any
treaties which may evolve from the
Allied consultations.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
District Blood Donations
Appointments yes
terday ------
Persl rs who failed
to keep appoint
487 persons

Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center in
the Acacia Building, 81 Louisi-
ana avenue NV, by calling
District $500 between 8 am. and
$50 pm. weekdays, and 9 am.
to noon Saturdays.
A broken appointment sac
rifces time on the part OF
doctors and nurses that can
not be replaced. 1t may sac
rifce the life OF q man on a
battlefield.
Evening star., 1945-02-08

Now is the time for all good citi-
zens to come to the aid of the Sixth
War Loan drive.
Evening star., 1945-02-08

Peace and plenty. co-owners of
Americas future buy that extra War
Bend today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Strikes End
In Two Plants

Production at five Aluminium
Co. of America plants and one
division of Packard Motor Car
Co. resumed today as two strikes,
involving 1000 workers ended.
A unanimous back-to-w X
vote was cast yesterday by 500
striking Alcoa employees, mem
bers of Local 3ll. United Steel
Workers. CIO. The strike. which
began Saturday when 90 ingot
workers walked out. was in pro-
test against suspension of an en-
ploye for tardiness and insubor-
dination.
The Packard strike involved
300 Hern plant workers. members
OF Local 100. UAW-ClO. whose
week long stoppage followed the
discharge May % Of Chief Stew
ard Hebert 3. Tuttle. IS, Of 1880
Palmer, for hitting Charles Boil
din, assistant divisional manager,
Recorders Judge Joseph A,
ellis yesterday found Tutue
guilty of assault and battery and
fined him $25 or 30 days in Jail
Meanwhile, strikes continued
at the Ross Operating Valve Co.
64S8 Epworth. where 40 employees
were idle in a dispute over con-
tract interpretations, an at
United Industries, "a F. Garfield
where so engaged in a wage dis
pute.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
2 Cars Hit
Man. Flee

William Sullivan, so, of 2325
CasS+was IN a critical condition
in Receiving Hospital today AS the
result of being struck bytwo hit
run automobiles at $50 a. m. at
Cass and w. Vernon.
Witnesses told police the aged
man was crossing w. Vernon when
large black sedan, occupied by
one man. turned right from Cass
and struck hiyT1.
The impact knocked Sullivan
into the side of another automo-
bile which was approaching from
The opposite direction. Both cars.
witnesses said sped away without
stopping.
Hospital attaches described the
victims injuries as possible frac-
tured hip, body abrasions and
shock.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Gas Main Blast
Deaths Reach I

Edward Ripple, AZ. of SCI Plum.
one Of eight burned in A gas main
blast near Midland Wednesday,
died early today at Midland Hos
pital.
Fred Aftoora. 35, of Cleveland,
died shortly after the accident.
He Was vice president of the
Joseph e. Aftoora Construction
Co, which had started work Mon
day on repairs to the gas main
which runs from Mt. Pleasant 10
Saginaw.
Ripple, a construction engineer,
was born in Iron Mountain and
resided most of his life in Detroit.
He is survived by his wife
MHFiei, and one son. William, a,
student at Western High. The
body Will be brought TO Detroit
for burial. |
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Free Airport Site
Offered to City
Continued from Page Oney

city TO be used in expanding or
improving the site.
All other options IL could not
exercise before the expiration date,
Aug. l. will be turned over 10 the
city. too.
In return for the gift. the COM
miliee asked that the-city ahan-
don the Dequindre site, undertake
to condemn the rest OF the land
in the northwest area and TO
build with "the least possible de-
lay an airport not less than two
and quarter square miles, and
possibly three square miles.
The committee pointed out
that the city will get the three
square miles in the northwest
section for approximately the
same amount that has been set
by the jury for the Dequindre
site.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
BEAN ACREAGE UP

Boiander said Michigan supplied
90 per cent of the navy beans pro-
duced In the country and that the
states farmers had been asked 10
increase their bean acreage this
season.
Because war demands must
be satisfied before produce can
be sold to the civilian pOpula-
/. tion," BolandeF said, sit is un-
likely that civilians will get the
few cherries or peaches unhurt
by the spring frOsts."
He said the government took
more than half the cherry crop
last year and was expected TO de.
g1aHd= the same amount this sea-
son.
But, he added. "We'H he
lucky II the orchards produce
even quarter of crop. So even
the orders of the War Food Ad-
ministrstion cannot be met In
full"
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Chinese :
VictOrS on
3 Fronts

CHUNGKING. June / tIN
The Chinese high command
ported new victories on at \
three fronts today amid gro
reports that the Japanese
shifting large groups of SOD
from southern and western
10 Manchuria.
At the same time Chimes
forces delivered heavy n
against enemy communicat
and supply concentrations
three widely separated areas
Chinese warplanes blasted
held docks and warehouse.
the Yangtse River port of
kow; struck at the rail e
of Kaifeng in Honan Prof.
disrupted rail lines in thdl
-cinity of -Loyang and IheRgd,
and bombed and strafed Jah|
sitions at Hwangshihtien, s
kow and NeiShiang.
In western Huan province
nese ground forces recapt
Chouwangpu and drove TOY
Yenkoupu. within less than
miles of strategic Paocring.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
j. NJ. Boosts Tuition
10 Per Cent Next Fall

ANN ARBOR, June 1-Univer-
sity of Michigan announced today
that a boost in tuition fees of 10
per cent would take effect Nov. |,
beginning of the fall term
Under the new schedule. full
program students in the college of
literature, science and arts will
pay SOS instead Of $50 per semes-
ter while nonreSidents would pay
$40. Tuition increases in other
schools were COmnarahie.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
I.000 ENCIRCLED

The collapse of the main Jap
aneSe defense line was completed
with the encirclement Of its last
1000 die-hard defenders in the
Shurl area.
A Pacific feet communique re-
vealed that the Tenth Army was
killing the Japanese defenders at
the rate of more than 1000 day.
In the first so days OF the cam
paign through Wednesday, 81, l,5l9
Japanese had been counted. An
other 1883 Japanese had been
taken prisoner.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01

slightly lower at Wayne.
However, this In a negligible
part OF the total cost. The cost
Of constructing the rest OF the
facilities would be compar-
able. The only existing facil-
ity at Wayne that could be
used would be the present
main runway. This would be-
come the access road to the
terminal area. All new run
ways and terminal facilities
would have to be built.
"The Northwest site should
he selected and developed rs
the Master Airport for Detroit
because:
1-If properly developed IL
would completely fulfill all
operating requirements of the
commercial alrlines for many
years to come. The airlines
have developed an extremely
efficient runway pattern and
terminal area layout for an
airport OF this size.
NEAR TOWN CENTER
2-It Is as close to the center"
Of town as IL is practically
possible to be. Therefore, IL
is equally convenient for all.
Sit Is the only site interested
citizens deem satisfactory and
are willing 10 invest their
money in--as evidenced by
their acquisition OF a consid-
erable portion Of this site to
date for presentation to the
city.
4-Its convenient location will
induce many people to visit IL
and enjoy the facilities while
at the same time helping 10
pay for Its upkeep.
6-Although tt may require ad-
ditionsl time TO acquire and
develop the Northwest site,
the airlines still prefer II and
will patiently wait and accept
this penalty now. rather than
face n repetition In another
five years of the obsolete con-
dition Of the Detroit City Air-
port, or the penalty Of oper-
ating from a remote airport
like Wayne. We assume, how
ever, this will not serve as an
excuse to delay this project
any longer than circum-
stances require.
There is no question In our
minds but that the CAA will
approve the northwest site. IL
Is superior TO any other facility
planned, except Idlewild In New
York.
members Of Detroit Airline
Engineering committee are:
Glenn Markt, American Air
lines: w. {. Gabehart, Chicago
and Southern Air Lines r..
Blomquist, Eastern Air Lines;
Francis Melsch, Northwest Air
lines; Phelps Barnum. Pan
American Airways; Tom Sulli-
van, Transeontinental and West
ern Air, Inc, and A. r. HeinO,
United Air Lines.
The city has until June 26 Il
accept or reject the condemnation
award on the Dequindre site
are that the decision
will be DELAYED longer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
MILK EXPORTS

Three-iourthS of the milk pro-
duCed by the states l.ll0,OO0
dairy cows VIII be set aside for
export, it Was estimated by Dep
uty Commissioner Clarence Bo-
lander Half the eyaporated milk
also Will 60 10 tho men IN uniform
or 10 Europc, he said
Powdered whole milk shipments,
estimated on the basis oi recent
figures, VIII exceed 3.502 900
pounds and powdered SKINNED
milk shipments Will total more
than 22.S00 900 pounds.
Most Of the "a, 600 600 pounds
OF butter and l2,50O,00O pounds
of cheese produced in the state
will be shipped out. B0fander
SAID.
He estimated that 80 10 so per
cent OF the states annual 10000
Q0Q-hUshel bean crop would he
channeled away from the state 10
the men IN uniform and to lend
lease.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Back His Bravery
With War Bonds
Times Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON. June L
Gunner's Mate Bernard Finch
was manning a 3-inch gun
on the destroyer-esCort Buck
ley when il rammed the
enemy submarine amidshipS.
Like old pirate days, the
Nazi crewmen left the sink
ing U-boat and Swarmed with
guns and knives over the
Buckley's rails.
Finch grabbed hammer,
the only weapon near him,
and began scoring direct hits.
He bowled over FIVE Nazis.
His shipmates got the rest.
Back up your fighting men
with another war bond.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
on Trial
For War Crime

WITH THE U. s. 18TH ARMY
IN GERMANY. June l QNS)-
The first war criminal trial OF
German civilians will open in the
ancient Ahrweiler courthouse to-
day when three Germans face a
possible death sentence on charges
of shooting and clubbing an Amer
lean flier 10 death.
The prisoners are Peter Kohrr.
81: Matthias Krein. "a, and
Matthias GierenSr ,--
Evidence Indicates that p
trio shot and clubbed an unid'
titled young American pilot -
death after he parachuted from a
burning plane in daylight Aug. Is,
1914.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
More Yanks
n0kinaWa

GUAM. June I tUPl - The
Tenth Army smashed the last ves-
tiges of the main Japanese de-
fenSe line of Okinawa today and
by Tokyo accounts-threw two
more marine divisions into a battle
for speedy conquest of the south
ern tip of the island.
Radio Tokyo said eight +Ameri-
can divisions --- possibly 10000
men in all-were attacking the
last 200O0-odd japanese holding
the southern end OF Okinawa.
10000 FRESH TROOPS
Latest 10 move into line, Tokyo
said, were the Second and Sew
enth marine divisions, perhaps 80
900 fresh troops, both sent 10 the
new American focal attacking
point on the east coast.
American forces on the east
coast already were within two
miles of the south coast and had
outflanked new enemy defenses
in the inland hills.
American front reports indi-
Gated the complete conquest of
Okinawa might take another two
weeks or more, hut told of only
five army and marine divisions in
line. A sixth was policing rear
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Girl Purse Snat(her
FIees With SO, Bonds

Miss Mildred Susersky, 26. of
93l TuScola, reported TO police
early today that her purse had
been snatched by a young girl at
Third and TuScola.
She sand she was talking with a
friend when the girl, about II,
grabbed her purse. containing $50
and seven war bonds. and escaped.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01


The Rev. Archie Mitchell, pastor
-Ot The Christian Alliance Church
IN Bly,, Ore, was the sole sur
vivor of the April outing. Today,
almost a month after he and his
wife packed FIVE children into
their car and headed for an after
noon in the mountains. Mitchell
could tell this story.
The cXcurSionlSts had found a
shaded spot 10 eat lunch. AS he
got out OF the car. he said, the
children shouted 10 him that they
had found something like bal
loon.
IL had heard of Japanese bal
Ions and hurriedly called
warning to them, hut it was
too late" Mitchell said.
Just then there was big
explosion. ran up-and they
were all lying there dead"
In addition Mrs. Mitchell
the other victims were Sherman
IIShncmaker-i2271- 2271-5ay=G Clifford,
Eddie Engen, l3; Joan Patzke H.
and Dick Patzke, II n. --
Forest workers said the victims
apparently had been clustered
within 10 feet Of the balloon when
one of them touched il enough "a
detonate one Of the bombs un-
Iderneath.
The blast plowed up the
ground. virtually destroying the
balloon.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Hurt i'm Fall
Ofj Floors

Sol Wisman. 81. of the Seward
Hotel. 50 Seward was in Detroit
OSteopathic Hospital today suf-
fering from a possible fracture IL
the skull and fractures Of both
legs as the Festift-f f1ff- what police
described as a-Seiclde attempt.
Police said he leaped from his
fifth floor apartment. lis wife,
Ella, said he had been III and
respondent.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01

The 96th Infantry completed
destruction OF the Naha- -Shuri-
Yonabaru defense areas as the
96th joined with the First Marine
Division west of Churi Castle on
Okinawa.
The S1st Army Division opened
three-way attack on enemy
forces In the hills east of
Malaybalay on Mindanao.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Delays Deportation
OF Cdpone Ganqster

NEW YORK, June ! up
Federal Judge Alfred G. Coke had
granted a habeaS corpus writ to-
day delaying the deportation 10
Italy OF Anthony (Mops) Volpe,
55. member of Capone's Chicago
gang during the prohibition era.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
State 10 Lose
Bulk Of Food
Lend-Lease, Military
Get More Than Half
Rx RHYs JONES

LANSING. June More than
half Of MlchlGans food production
for this year VIII be diverted from
civilian consumption 10 meet the
state s quota Of the 100000 tons
~ ioodStufiS which the nation 5
farms must supply for iend-leaSe
and military needs.
Department Of agriculture rec
ordS for last year and estimates
Of current federal demands led to
thts conclusion today as Charles
fTgy head II The department, pre-
pared 10 report on the food situa-
ton N the state.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Poland DecOrateS
EX-EnVOy BiddIe

LONDON, June ! GNS1-Col.
Anthony DreXel Biddle, former
American ambassador 10 Poland
and now deputy chief of the Allied
European contact sec ton Of
SHAEF, has been decorated with
the Grand Cross of Polonia Resti-
tuta, the Polish telegraph agency
announced.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
CHOICE is UNANIMOUS

The airline group unanimously
favored the northwest site and sci
forth the reasons for opposing
both Dequindre and Wayne
County Airport as permanent To-
cations. In part. The letter stated
The Dequindre Eight Mile
site should be abandoned be-
cause:
1T Is surrounded by ebstFue-
tions of such number and ma
ture as To make IL economI-
cally impractical to remove
them.
2-The mile square area is not
adequate today. due to recent
changes In Civil Air Regula-
tions and chronological devel-
Opments brought about by the
war. The additional land
needed would he excessive I'm
cost and difficult to acquire.
S-The proximity Of this site to
the present city airport would
limit one or the other from
an operating standpoint.
COUNTY PORT UNSUITED
THE Wayne County Airport
should bee considered as an
interim facility, II, as, and when
ID may he necessary to leave
Detroit City Airport because of
congestion and or technical rea-
sons, such as certain larger air
craft may bring about. II should
not he considered as the site for
the Detroit master airport be-
cause:
lit Ia on one side Of town. too
far from the traffic generat-
ing centers.
Although highways may re-
duce the time from downtown
10 just slightly more than To
the Northwest site at present,
this affects only 25 per cent
the people -Most-of the
rest are much closer to
Northwest. More important.
cab fare would he almost S5
from downtown or the Wood
ward and Grand Boulevard
area tn Wayne-aimost the
air fare to Cleveland. Cab
fare to the Northwest site
would he about $3.50 from
downtown, and $1.50 from the
General Motors area.
S-The land cost would be
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Ndzi Won Ribbentrop
Reported in Spain

LONDON. June ! GNS) Lon
don morning newspapers carried
dispatches today which said that
former NaA Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop report
edlv was in Spain.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
French Arrest Inciters

PARIS. June (INS) French
authorities today announced the
arrest Of two Friends Of sthe
Manifesto party in AlgeriaF on
charges Of inciting disorders.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
OnI v Survivor Tells
OF Jap Bomb Tragedy

LAKEVIEW, orer June l (UP)-An Oregon minister, still
horrorstrcken at seeing his wife and FIVE of his parish killed
by balloon borne Japanese bomb had department perm
today tell how their picnic party ended in tragedy
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Cutback
Toll Rises

ing $3.50 workers, $50 OF them IN
Saginaw, were announced here
today.
This brings the total number Of
persons now scheduled to lose
their jobs through cutbacks by
July I TO 67,Sl4.
Plants in which contracts were
terminated today are
Chrysler Tank Arsenal and
other tank plants OF the firm
az least $500 workers to be laid
off by June z when production
of Nd Gen. Sherman tanks will
be discontinued. The arsenal
will continue 10 produce tanks
other than the Gen. Sherman,
however -
Murray Corp, 200 TO be laid
off by June 30
Saginaw Steering Gear Co,
manufacturers Of machine guns,
$50 10 be laid off by July /.
Plants in which layonS were
scheduled within the last four
weeks and the number Of work
ers scheduled 10 lose their jobs
are:
Willow Run. $500.
Plants with subContracts for
Willow Run. 10000 -lupion esti-
mattel ,=
Ternstedt Mfg. Co, 1854.
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delivered to your door from your
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Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
B-29S Fire
Osaka
Continued from Page One)


that bordering Osaka Harbor
south of the Shin Yodo River.
Within its borders were scores of
war industries. the customs house,
numerous harbor facilities and the
citys principal communications,
including the man Osaka station
and freight yard.
But il would not be surprising
II the destruction spread beyond
the target area should the fires
remain uncontrolled. Eight square
miles Of Osaka already were in
ruins from previous B-29 attacks,
INDUSTRIAL CENTER
Chief industries in the Osaka
area included the Osaka steel
works, the MitSubishi smelling
and refining plants, the Nippon
aluminium works, the Sakura lima,
Aiwaga, Fijinagata and Kizugawa
shipyards, the Kakuichi Rubber
Co. and the Ujigawa Electric
Power Co.
Jammed in around the war
plants were thousands Of workers
flimsy homes. Osaka had a pre-
war population of 3,252, ,340
Radio Tokyo said 800 B-29s and
fighters participated IN the at
tack. japanese fighters and anti
aircraft gunners engaged the
raiders. the broadcast said but
the exact number shot down or
damaged had not been determined.
The raid was the fourth in
great strength by the 2lst
Bomber Command In nine days.
SuperfortreSseS burned out Tokyo
May "a and IS, then Yokohama,
is miles 20 the south, last
Tuesday. Osaka iIes 256 miles
southwest OF Tokyo.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01

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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-29

of water.
The crew saw nothing Of the
Coast Guard and Army planes that
searched the seas from Charleston
to Norfolk and as far out to sea
as 200 miles for them. Once OF
twice, Willis said, they thought
they heard planes but they never
saw any.
Il the crew had been still miss
ing yesterday morning renewed
search had been planned, prob
ably with Navy dirigible augu
menting the planes, it was learn
ed last night. Ben H. Gray, form,
erly of Morehead City who knew
all the crew members and who is
now living at Wrightsville Beach,
talked with Congressman Graham
H, Barden OF New Bern Thursday
night and the Congressman prom.
Used to- do all in his power to aid
the search.
But Paris Willis and his crew
made it under their own power
with, as Willis said, "a whole lot
of help from the Lord in a r.
foot skiff against the biggest seas
Willis had ever seen in all his 2s
years Of going to sea.