davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1945-12-03

continued, "that think Mr.. Web
stAr has done . wonderful job"
Mr.. La Motto said he believed the
opera company now had reached
the position where 1t needed . full
time manager for at least = part OF
the year.
It was his understanding, he said,
that Mrs. Webster would serve as
manager on temporary basis
pending the selection Of q full-time
executive.
Evening star., 1945-12-03
3 in U. S. Uniforms
Rob Paris JeweIer
By the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. ,3.--A Paris jeweler
reported a 100000 franc $4,000
diamond robbery yesterday by three
men wearing American uniforms
and Paris police carried out a series
|of raids on the left bank Of the
Rhine in an effort to check grow
ing crime wave.
The police raids netted 81 per-
sons, two wanted on charges Of
attempted murder. The police
questioned 3,325 individuals.
Evening star., 1945-12-03

Industrial leaders are continuing
payroll savings for Victory Loan
Bonds because they know the value
Of systematic savings.
Evening star., 1945-12-03

Groups Of timely fashions from reg
ular stocks. Complete size range.
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NEW HANOVER SUGAR
REPORTED ADEQUATE

Although there are many indlca-
tons of the scarcity of sugar in
Wilmington, it is anticipated that
the supply will be adequate to
cover the issuance of canning
sugar this summer and to fill de-
mands for current stamps, c. Van
Leuven, chairman Of the New Ham
over COUNTY rationing board, said
yesterday.
In order to insure an adequate
supply of canning sugar this sum.
mer, however, regulations for ap-
plications have been altered some
what over last years procedure.
The maximum ALLEGATION Of cam
ming sugar to an Individual will
be held to Is pounds, and for fami-
lies, 120 pounds, regardless of the
fact that individually the family
unit might be entitled to a larger
amount.
Not more than pounds of sugar
will be allowed for any individual
upon first application. In subse-
quent applications, the individual
must give an accounting of the use
to which the canning sugar was
put
The overall quota for New Han.
over. county is 10000 pounds,
which cannot be augmented altar
supplies are exhausted.
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WASHINGTON, June 7 - R -
America and Britain disclosed to-
day that 700 Nazi submarines were
DESTROYED during the battle OF the
Atlantic.
The United States Navy announc-
ed meanwhile that less than one
out of every 1000 ships conveyed
bv it was lost to submarines.
The actual count of convoy losses
to U-boats from December Z, l94l
to Nav 30. 1915 was II merchant
ships sunk and Is damaged out OF
n 707 which sailed under protect
ion of the u. S. Atlantic fleet. Ihls
does not take account OF hundreoS
of unescorted vessels that fell We
TINS to submarines.
American Naval losses to Ger
mans submarines in the 1S4l-4o
period were reported as seven
vessels sunk and six damaged the
biggest being the escort carrier
block Island whose loss was an
nounced June 5, 1914.
President Truman and PRIME
Minister Churchill, in their last
monthly statement on the SUD-
marine war, gave the total Of more
than 700 U-boats sunk, in addition
to "noany others which they SAID
the Germans themselves destroyed
in the final stages of the war.
The Joint Truman-Churchill state
ment said that with the surrender
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SERVICE HOUSING
SHOWING INCREASE

The demand for housing facill-
ties for Servicemen and their fam
lies is On the increase here, Paul
Allen General Housing Manager
Of the Housing Authority Of the
City Of Wilmington, said yesterday.
Applications for location in this
area for the families of Naval per-
sonnet previously stationed in Nor
lolk number Is and the Navy has
announced that 100 will come.
lner arrival is expected almost
Immediately since the Navy in
norfolk has urged their transfer
ener the end Of the school year.
sixty families of air corps per
sonnel, arriving at Bluethentha]
.lelo from the closed down Norfolk
nelo' are also being accommo-
ua'ed at Maffitt Village, and more
"e expected soon.
though only few have been &C
s.Olnmodated by the Housing Au-
.Aoflly as yet, it is anticipated
ad' increasing applications will
.Oiae from servicemen and their
l "a who will be located at
Iamp Davis.
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M0SLEM NATIONS
CONDEMN FRANCE
Arab L league Conference
Charges Aggres sion
Committed By French

LONDON, June 7.-UH-Dele-
gates to the Cairo Conference of
the Arab League. representing six
Moslem nations of the Middle
East, charged tonight that France
had committed aggression against
Syria and Lebanon and demanded
withdrawal of French troops from
the two. Levant states.
A statement by the League said
that it had taken measures under
article six of its constitution, &C.
lating to French aggression, and
that it would mot spare any sa-
crifice to fulfill it's duty"
The defiant Moslem stand was
taken as France officially invited
Britain, the United States, Soviet
Russia and China to a Big Five
parley on the Levant crisis.
The Arab League statement was
issued after its council had heard
a report by the Syrian and Lebau-
csc delegation on the events If the
last 10 days. The measures taken
to enforce it's demands for France
withdrawal from the Near East
were not specifically defined but
the League said it would organ
ize measures and the required ef-
fort in the light of expected inter-
national developments"
The League charged that
France, having attacked Syria and
Lebanon, was responsible for all
that happened-"murders, demoli-
ton and losses" The continued
presence Of French troops, it add
ed. exposes the land the the poe.
pie to horrible incidents similar to
the recent ones.'
The situation otherwise was no
nearer solution as Gen. Charles
DeGaulle adamantly rejected
Britain's proposals for a three :
power settlement parley, excluding
Russia and China.
France, for the moment, was in
eclipse. in the Levant. British mill
tary authorities began supervising
Continued on Page Three; Col. r.
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Air Strike Tempo Rises
As SHlweN Visits Area

and India and now is commander
of Army ground forces. visited for.
ward areas and talked with the
theatre commander. The time OF
his visit and the subjects discussed
were not disclosed.
While events in the Philippines
were moving relentlessly toward a
conclusion despite stubborn Japa.
nese opposition on Mindanao The
Luzon, air fighting predominated
in the Far Eastern campaign.
The U. S. 18th Air Force dug
craters in the Timbalai Airdrome
on Labuan and smashed japanese
bivouacs on the island, which is
200 miles northwest across the
neck of Borneo from Tarakan and
an equal distance southwest from
the American held Isle OF Balabac.
Elsewhere in western and south
ern Borneo the jungle air force
medium and fighter bombers and
Seventh Fleet heavies blasted air
dromes, troop concentrations, ship
yards and shipping. Among t h e
targets of 225 tons of bombs was
Jesselton Airdrome, south of Bru-
mel Bay.
Gen. MacArthur's communicate
widespread damage" in
Borneo from. the air strikes. He
that two freighters
were sunk and a river steamer
Continued on Page Three; Col. a
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Secret Note
Via Hopkins
Turns Trick
STETTINIUS CHEERED
Decision OF Soviets Re-
moves Biggest Confer
ence Stumbling Block

SAN FRANCISCO. June 7. Up
Russia, reacting to secret note
handed Premier Stain by Harry
Hopkins, gave in on the veto issue
today and started the United Ma.
tons Conference toward speedy
completion of a world charter.
The agreement which knocked
the biggest stumbling block from
the path of the 50-nation meeting
was engineered through a cable
Sunday night from Secretary OF
State Stettinius, acting with Pres.
ident Truman's approval, to Mos
COW. 1t made direct appeal for res
consideration Of the Russian posi-.
ton and offered no U. S. COM
promise.
When the reply from Stain came
through last night, the Russian
delegation (which only yesterday
was refusing even to discuss the
veto deadlock, and which said no
further Moscow statement was ex-
pected, yielded with apparent
pleasure to their Big-Five collea-
CUES.
In a meeting in the Penthouse
apartment Of Stettinius. Soviet
Ambassador Andrei G r m y ko,
slnilingly told the United States.
British, French and Chinese re-
representatives. that in the interest
Of unanimity Russia would 60
along with the four others on their
stand that no one Of the Big Five
should be able to veto freedom Of
hearing and discussion" of inter-
national disputes submitted to the
Security Council Of the projected
new league. Previously, Russia
adamantly refused to relax her
demand for the veto right even on
Council discussions.
The Big Five still insist on in
dividual veto authority over any
action to enforce peace, as we'll as
overall decisions for peaceful set
Elements unless one of the great
nations is party to the contro-
versy. In the latter event, the par
ty involved could not vote.
Whether small nations now will
accept the overall veto solution is
an open question. Some wanted 10
make a careful study Of the Big
Five agreement in writing before
committing themselves. Many pre-
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
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BRADLEY NAMED
VETERAN CHIEF
Will Succeed Frank Hines.
Head OF Bureau For
u Years

WASHINGTON, June T. W.H -
President Truman today named
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, famed
commander of the 18th Army
Group that helped smash Ger.
many's western defenses, as ad.
ministrator of all veterans affairs.
The 52-year-old four-star gener.
al, who returned from Europe
Sunday, will succeed Brig. Gen.
Frank T. Hines who is destined fol-
another unspecified job after q
years as head of the veterans ad.
ministration.
Mr.. Truman told news confer.
ence that the administration, sci
up during World War l, needs re.
organization and is being moder.
nized to conform with conditions
growing out of the present conflict
By way of example, ne said, as a
veteran of the world war he would
have been unhappy to have had
veterans of the Spanish-Ainerican
war handling his affairs.
He said that Hines will continue
in the veterans post until Bradley
can take over, probably within the
next 80 to 60 days. He said he
would ask Hines to take another
position of public Importance in
the near future and already has
been assured that he will accept
Shortly after the news conference
ended, Bradley and Gen. George c.
Marshall, chief Of staff, arrived at
the White House for brief ses-
sion with Mr.. Truman.
Bradley protested to know little
about his new job when reporters
questioned him later. After looking
questioningly at Marshall who nod
ded approval, ne said he would
return to Europe before taking
over the new duties.
The President made public his
exchange of letters with Hines in
which the latters resignation was
offered and accepted with great
regret" Mr.. Truman wrote that
the current Congressional investi-
cation of the veterans administra-
ton, undertaken at Hines request
in view OF recent criticisms from
many quarters, should be complet-
ed by the time Bradley takes over.
Il am accepting your resigna-
ten only because of a feeling
which l have long held that the
veterans of this war should have
as the administrator of their at
fairs another veteran of this war,
he wrote. 50 you nave served
faithfully, Loyalty and efficiently
in charge of the affairs OF veterans
for more than % years.
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u. S. Refuses
frencb an
For
Lew yETTLED I
Five-Power Meeting Pre-
dicted By President
Within 40 Days

WASHINGTON, June 7 - R -
President Truman, in a fast-mov-
ing news conference, today vetoed
a big Five" meeting sought by
France to explore the Dynamite
laden middle Eastern question.
However, he unfolded further
plans for the forthcoming Big
Three" meeting on world affairs
with Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier Stain, saying it would
be held within 40 days. The Presi-
dent said he saw no need for
bringing other powers in on this
Asked about a big Five" meet
ing to settle the French dispute
with Syria, the President said he
would not favor it and thought the
difficulty would be worked out on
a lower level basis.
The President said he had not
seen a note delivered by French
Ambassador Henri Bonnet inviting
the U. S., Britain, Russia and
China to a conference on the near
east but reiterated that he did not
believe five-power meeting would
be Necessary.
White House Press Secretary
G. Ross issued a statement
later in the day to clarity the Presi-
dents meaning.
Would replying this afternoon to
a question at his press conference
which related to proposed meeting
of the five powers to settle the
Syrian question, the President in
dicated that it would not be de-
sirable to have such meeting IN
view of the imminence of the meet
ing of the Big Three" the state
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. e
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u. S. WILL BRING
NAILS TO TRIAL
Justice Jackson Reports To
President On Prosecu-
ton Plans

WASHINGTON, June 7. -W.D-
The United States intends to bring
to trial all European war criminals
who had a hand in the "Nazi mas
ter plan," including members OF
the German general staff and all
persons who committed racial and
religious crimes, Supreme Court
Justice Robert H Jackson said
today. ..t..
The same fate awaits top Nazi
officials and members of the Ges-
tapo and S. S. forces.
In 5,000-wood report to Presi-
dent Truman, he said the United
States has an unacceptable respon-
sibility'' to bring war criminals
to trial. The trials should be .held
preferably in association with 9th.
er nations, but this country should
proceed "alone if necessary" he
said.
Mr.: Truman told his news con-
ference that the report was a fine
one and that it outlined accurately
what is planned.
He said Jackson's reference to
proceeding alone if necessary did
not mean that such situation was
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
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Foe Divided,
66,324 Nips
Die In Fight
PROPAGANDA BEGUN
Oroku Peninsula Is Cut
Off; Enemy Battling
Stubbornly

GUAM, Friday, June g. (P) -
American Marines cut off Oroku
Peninsula yesterday, dividing rem
rants of the Japanese garrison still
stubbornly defending OkinaWa into
two separate groups, and Tokyo
radio today began a propaganda
buildingup to write off the island.
About the time Fleet Adm. Ches-
ter w. Nirnitz reported 66,324 Mp
ponese had been killed from the
April invasion through Wednes-
day, Tokyo broadcast 1.-THE Okin-
ava fighting was never intended to
decide the fate of our nation &.
it is only a part of the decisive
war on our homeland.
Tokyo conceded however mo one
can deny that the fighting on Okin-
ava will have a great effect on
the entire war"
One concentration of japanese
was trapped on Oroku peninsula,
where they were answering Marine
attacks with 40 and 20 MN. and
machinegun fire and mortars. They
were sealed off when Maj. Gen.
Pedro A. Del Valle's First Marine
Division drove to within 300 yards
of the west coast, north Of 1toman
town.
The other, driven into the south
ern tip of the island, was offering
intense machinegun fire fir o m
ridges in the Yaeju-Dake escarp-
ment, which stretches across Okln-
ava from Itoman to Hanagusuku
on the east coast. The enemy had
fortified this escarpment for a final
defense stand.
Sixth Division Marines, under
Mai. Gen. Lemuel c. Shepherd, Jr.,
were pressing from the north on
the Oroku japanese, who were
making a stubborn delaying fight
from dug-in positions southeast OF
recently captured Naha airfield.
Advance elements OF both the
Sixth and First Marine Divisions
were pressing from opposite direc-
tons on the japanese Oroku pocket
which extends across about two
miles on the west coast.
The Japanese are making
particularly stubborn stand on the
east flank of the Sixth Marine Dl-
Visions Oroku peninsula front.
They are entrenched in fortified
positions in rough ground. Heavy
automatic guns, apparently Install
ed as Naha airfield antiaircraft de.
tense guns, were being employed
as ground weapons.
On the east flank, Shepherd $
Leatherneclzs were about l,5O0
yards from the head of Naha har-
Dor, already in use by American
ships.
The First Marine Divisions
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Another japanese radio dis
patch by Domei Agency, said
about 40 American fighter planes,
led by two B-29s, invaded the
skies over the Southern Japanese
home island of Kyrshy, beginn'
ing more than an hour ahead OF
the Osaka raid.
The dispatch said the fighters
apparently were from Okinawa,
made little attempt to attack tar
gets but scattered propaganda Leaf
lets around the city of Kagoshlma.
Crews of the Osaka mission B.
29s reported on return to Marianas
bases that the explosives and in
cendiaries were dropped through
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airy attack was indicated in Japan
csc reports.
Fire fighters were driven to I'M
foreground shelters by the explos'
ives, Tokyo Radio said, and then
the incendiaries turned the target
area into an inferno.
The high explosives were aimed
particularly at the steel and &C.
ment Osaka Arsenal, one OF the
largest in Japan. Ignited ammrnl'
ton from this and other munitions
plants in the city probably added
to the blazing ruins.
Tokyo said the raid continued
through three hours, starting at
10 am. g pm. Wednesday, U. S.
Eastern War time.)
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CHURCHES PROTEST
PEACETIME DRAFT

WASHINGTON, June r CP -
Religious, labor and education
leaders spoke vigorously against
peacetime draft legislation today
on the ground that the issue can
wait until the war is won.
Their arguments were made to
the House committee on postwar
military policy by spokesman Tor
the National Congress OF Parents
and Teachers, the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches of Christ in Amer
lea, the Catholic Hierarchy IN the
United States, the Rabbinlce' AS
sembly of America, the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, and
the Evangelical and Reformed
church.
All favored adequate defense
but suggested that action on peace
time military CONSUMPTION should
be deferred until victory is won
and the pattern of peace is clear.
DR.. Herbert ]. Burgatahler.
president of Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity, Delaware, Ohio, testltled
that the Federal Council OF
Churches of Christ opposed the
bill because "the precise nature
or strength of ornaments that
may be required can not be fore
seen now
"The people for whom I speak
and the churches with which they
are identified hold to the view that
our nation should not at this time
take any action which would re-
verse our historic policy with re-
spect to compulsory military train
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NEW NAVY FIGHTER
WILL FIGHT JAPS

BETHPAGE, N. Y, June X ,
A new Navy fighter plane, the
twin-engine Grumann F7F Tiger
cat, swiftest and most powerful
built for the fleet, is ready Tor
action against the japanese.
The Navy today removed some
of the secrecy surrounding the
heavy, high-speed fighter which
it described as one of the answers
to improved performances by Nip
ponese aircraft.
Although the number and size
of guns carried by the Tlgercat
were not revealed, Navy officials
said the full firepower volume
could smash big japanese
bomber in a single burst.
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GUAM, June T. Up High ex-
plosive bombs dropped by Ameri-
can Superfortresses along with
some 5000 tens of gasoline jelly in
cendiaries scattered raging fires
through the arsenal and munitions
making area of Osaks today.
Not single japanese plane
challenged the B-29s. 1t was the
second raid in a week by $50 B-29s
ofrom the Marianas on Japan's
number one industrial city.
In Washington the goth Airforce
announced that two aircraft were
from the raid.
The terrific effect of the COM
bined high explosive and incendi-
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Superforts Bomb, Burn Osaka Arsenal Area

heavy overcast. They were unable
to observe results.
No japanese opposition of any
sort was observed. The returned
flyers said the sky above the over
cast was empty Of Japanese inter-
ceptors, anti-aircraft shells and
fire balloons.
Osaka previously was attacked
by mass fleets of B-29s with in
cendiary bombs March IA and June
/. Reconnaissance photographs dis
closed these attacks had lain waste
IFS square miles of the city.
Tokyo said fires were burning
Sin the areas around Osaka CASTLE
not far from the big arsenal. There
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
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City Will Ask
0PA To Lift
Meat Quotas
MAYOR LANE ACTIVE
Wants Permission Given
Far Slaughtering OF More
Animals In County

IN an effort to relieve the acute
,.,oe Of meat in Wilmington,
sss City Council will ask the Of
ire Of Price Administration to
: ~! the local quota OF the
l LAUGHTER Of cattle in preparation
SAYS .sn nopulation since the quota
10 '' ,ost fixed. according to May
W oeI Ronald W. Lane. ..,.,
OF h0 Lane, who is currently
ma, a one-man investigation
COME e. tbe local meat shortage reported
tlo 't't tbe owner of local market
lsa+ raises and kills its own cattle
u ,''ss told recently by the o ], II that
We wa would be unable to kill 80 or
n 4e cattle now ready for slaughter
,'util next July because he had al
s . exceeded his quota.
'' me oPA has also advised some
IN +ho meat dealers in the city
o. l.r s who have several hundred
, o.++Ie on hand for slaughter, that
. .seT would be unable to kill them
until September, Lane SAID.
ui, Tho current scarcity in pork pro-
,ns+s is expected to continue
throughout the summer with IL, no
r rsl in sight, according to W. "A.
r ls. of Swift and Co., although
within u the next 60 to 80 days there
sholld be an increase in beef sup
Niles, During the next few months
s sat will begin coming in off the
. r and Mr.. Gravley antlcl-
. .a. that this should ease the beef
situation somewhat.
Poultry continues to be practl-
ca1]v non-existant, and little APP
nreciable relief is in sight until
early next year, Mr.. Gravley SAID.
The poultry shortage was oc-
casjoned by Tie government freeze
order in ten North Carolina coun-
ties which had been heavy poultry
PRODUCERS. Heavy egg consumption
and decreased production this
snring has also contributed to the
situation.
Fncouragement was offered
nationally in United Press from
Washington stating that more
meat for the average American
nome this summer was seen as
the Office of Price Administration
slashed hotel and restaurant ra-
tons for July and August.
The OPA's action included cuts
Of 20 per cent in hotel and restau-
rant meal allotments in answer to
complaints that people eating at
home we're getting less than their
share of the nations limited food
supplies.
Other government actions to re-
leve the acute shortage of civilian
meat supplies were to ban ship
ment of relief and Lend-Lease
meat abroad except for Army use
Der and the recently naugurated
Der and the recently inahgurated
OPA-War Food Administration pro-
gram to get more of the avail
able meat into the scarcity areas.
These moves were Interpreted as
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WEATHER

Eastern Standard Time)
Ma by Z. S. Weather Bureau)
,nd;sr'eoroioelcal data for the "a hours
As G5o pm. Yesterday.
IN. Temperature
..3 3ig am, 81; 80 am, 81; 1870 pm, 70;
g. 'lSNx lln 726; Minimum 61.2; Mean
ION Humidity
Van i's ~. am. s.; 7:30 am, rs; 1870 pm, So;
rot., Precipitation
100 inches. i'o- CHUNG lev f''
to MA ID since the first of the month,
lFr.. Tides For Today
L. 0'il Inc Tide Tables published by
coast and Geodetic Survey
Wibri.. High Low
'''"sloh ------------ 8:09a 3:00a
Masonic. 1o:43p 3:o6p
0'io inlet -------- 5:54a
s,r.;. 6:27p 12:06p
3:5oa. Nc QUO; Sunset, 1922; Moonrise,
Oh river at Fayetteville. 9:18.