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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1944)
, SIX MEDFOHD MAIL THIBUNE Thursday, Sept. 7, 1944 POSSIBILITY THAT 6 NIP ADMIRALS KILLED IN CRASH Washington, Sept. 7 U.R The possibility that a navy Lib erator searchplane shot down an enemy transport carrying six Japanese admirals was the sub ject of speculation today on the basis of enemy broadcasts and a Pacific fleet announcement of air action. The Axis broadcasts reported that a vice admiral and five rear admirals were killed by "enemy action" In the command area of the Yokosuka naval base which lies at the entrance to Tokyo harbor. This command area ex tends thousands of miles out to sea and is believed to encompass the Bonin and Volcano islands. The Pacific fleet announce ment Issued reported that a Liberator searchplane inter cepted and shot down an enemy transport plane near Iwo Jima In the Volcanos on Monday. A medium bomber escorting the transport managed to escape, the announcement added. The disclosures by the Jap anese and the Pacific fleet head quarters came so close together as to arouse speculation that the enemy navy aignuanes wer ed near Iwo Jima. IT L Washington, Sept. 7. U.B Frank E. Garnett, Rochester, N. Y., newspaper publisher, told the house campaign expendi tures committee today that the committee on constitutional gov ernment, of which he Is trustee, is a non-political organization devoted to "promoting nation wide education on constitutional principles and free enterprise." He branded as "entirely false" any charges that the committee Is in politics and Bald It "does not in any way come within the scope of your congressional In vestigations." Garnett formerly was chair man of the committee. The house group's attention to It was called by Sidney llillman, chair man of the CIO political action committee, who said in recent testimony that any investigation of the PAC should be enlarged to take in the Garnett organiza . lion. LIGHTS ON SEPT. 17 London, Sept. 1. (U.R) Dun can Sandys, chairman of the war cabinet committee on flying bomb counter - measures, an nounced today that "except pos sibly for a few last shots, the battle of London is over. His declaration followed an announcement by the home se curity ministry that five years of blackouts would end Sept. 17, that fire watching would be all but abolished and that come guards would be placed on a part time, voluntary basis. Sandys said Hcinkel bombers carrying flying bombs pick-aback, still would be able to oper ate on a small scale. In the 80 days of the flying bomb campaign against London and southern England, more than 8,000 bombs were launched but 40 per cent were brought down by defenders, he disclosed. Twenty-nine per cent reached the London area and the other 25 per cent went astray. The record defensive day was Aug. 28 when 101 robots ap proached the coast. Defenses knocked down 97 and only four reached London, he said. Sandys revealed that some of the robots had been launched from Hcinkel bombers which carried them over the North sea. Fighter planes accounted for 1,800 flying bombs. Sandys for mally thanked Americans for their aid in combatting the ter ror missiles. Clotlng time for ClaMlfled eds 0 . m. Too Late to Classify, 12:30 The Bolivian ministry of fi nance has set a maximum month ly quota of $13,000 for the Im portation of motion-picture films and $200 for Importation of parts for motion-picture machinery. utft DOG 4? x J, f 1 Friday and Saturday Specials Aunt Martha's Chocolate Fudge Cake Th Merry Bakers of Fluhrer's will feature this week end one of our most popular cakci. Delicious choco late layers, iced with a luscious creamy fudge - - - 59c each ORDER NOW FOR Fluhror's Old English Fruit Cakes, the ideal Christmas Gift for our boys and girls serving in the armed forces overseas. Mailing dato Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th. from Iceland back from Eng land back from the South Pacific." WOMAN TESTIFIES HOW CROWD ACTED AIRMEN WARNED DRIVE TO AVOID GUSHER Washington, Sept. 7 U.R) Mrs. Betty Lee McLaughlin of Los Angeles, today described for the mass sedition trial juryi posvt'eari Harbor meetings of the Friends of Progress at which the audience was told "Remem ber, the United States is not at war" and urged to spread the slogan "bring the boys back home." Describing a session on Feb. 28, 1942, she said that in re sponse to the shout of "bring the boys back home," members of the audience changed in return: "Back from Ireland back FOR VOTES I here Friday night of Gov. Thom as E. Dewey for one of the major I speeches of his campaign. i I Fairfield, Calif., Sept. 7 (U.R) Officials at the Fairfield- Suisun army air base have been asked not to send any planes over an area In Denverton, seven miles from the airbase, where a gusher is shooting gas S.000 feet into the air. Army authorities at the Oak land airbase have also been noti fied not to send any planes over the route, as there may be a terrific explosion If the gusher cannot be capped. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 7 U.R) Nearly 300 women, represent ing the organized feminine re publican vote, knuckled down to day to the job of convincing other women throughout the country that a GOP victory will assure the best solution to the three national problems they have found most perturbing to distaff balloters. The occasion Is the biennial meeting of the National Federa tion of Womens Republican clubs which opened today and which will backdrop the appearance T stallatlons during the assault against the Palaus, which lie only 593 miles east of Davao in the Philippines, and 1200 miles west of Truk atoll. The American pilots reported they encountered no enemy planes in the air over the tar-i gets. ' PARTS and SERVICE for all Makes of WASHERS and REFRIGERATORS YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE SERVICE CO. 31 N. 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