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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1945)
TWELVE HERALD AND NEWS Thursday July MR CASUALTY LISTBOOSTEO SIX THOUSAND . WASHINGTON. July 5 W An' increase ol 6258 casualties reported in the past week raised the total for the armed forces in World War 2 to 1.036,937 today. 1 The navy listed 125,540 and the army 011,307 on the basis of individual names reported to the war department through June 29. , Undersecretary of War Patter son, in announcing the overall totals, reported that army and 1 ; j ua nirinnwn gregated 44,198 against Japa nese casualties oi ik,o through June 28. The American casualties in the campaign included 8252 killed, 34,165 wounded and 1781 missing. Japanese losses includ ed 107,046 killed and 10,578 taken prisoner. A breakdown on army casual ties in all theaters since the be ginning of the war is reported today and corresponding figures for the preceding week: Killed 191,684 and 190,277; wounded 566.117 and 564,302; missing 38.343 and 39,255; pris oners 115,253 and 114,191. Pat terson said 342,869 of the wounded have returned to duty and 92,080 of the prisoners have either been exchanged or re turned to military control. Similar figures for the navy: r Killed 47,849 and 46,458; wounded 62.236 and 60,986; missing 11,237 and 10,985; pris oners 4218 and 4225. America Produces 45 Per Cent Of Goods WASHINGTON, July 5 Wr The warring world allied and axis together turned out an estimated $110,000,000,000 worth of fighting equipment last year. Of that amount this coun try alone accounted for nearly 45 per cent. Announcing this in WPB's first annual report. War Pro duction Chairman J. A. Krug said the "astounding fact" is that Americans remained "by far the best-fed, best housed and best clothed civilians in the world." Fpur Wrecked Planes Found In Search " VANCOUVER, B. C., July 5 (CP) The western air command announced yesterday the finding of ' four wrecked airplanes as searchers were looking for an other machine missing since last week.' -One was an American fighter ?"lane sighted across the border, he others were located on Van couver island and were said to have been missing with some 30 Canadian and British airmen. Jap Land Supply Line Cut CHINA faSfeSS5' ChiHwnarK: p0oi;,n9 jT V Taorwaptna ,;i'Hcngrong '' Mi ssK- 5Who.CiBtoi; V ' FORMOSA Chime cut "m ffjyu, Hunoi rf!f I Sr'noopore )' r gCM.NA j,ANAN CMn. K - ooooooooMowooooooooBrooMooiOBowooSjoooooiooo Japanese land supply line to Singapore, Indo-Chlna, Thailand and Soutli Pacific islands is cut by Chinese capture of Nannlng. Other arrows In dicate Chinese drives, Jap attack after Saipn landing to halt Chinese ad vancing north from Foochow. and smashed Jap attack aimed at recap ture of Taohwaping. TO BATTLE JAPS WASHINGTON. July 5 (VP) Undersecretary of War Patter son said today that a large num ber of troops already have been deployed from the United States and Europe to fight the Japa nese in the Pacific. . Patterson told a news confer ence that he could not give out exact figures for obvious rea sons. But he said, "you may ac cept my assurance that the fig ure is large and that the Japa nese will soon feel the force of our increased air and ground strength." Redeoloyment of troops from Europe for further fighting in the Pacific or for return to this country for discharge is on schedule "in . all respects" and in some respects ahead oi scnea ule, he said. Preliminary reports show, Patterson stated, that in the six weeks from May 20 when the first deployment troopship docked in this country, a total of 340,000 soldiers have arrived in the United States from Eu rope and Atlantic bases. ' Paper was first made in Eng land in 1492. Fire Extinguished Along Sprague River A small forest fire near Bly which started Tuesday evening was extinguished . Wednesday after it had burned over an area of only four acres. The fire was on the south fork of the Sprague river about 10 miles east of Bly. There was no property damage. A small grass fire on the Southern Pacific railroad tracks near Pelican City was put out Wednesday afternoon before it had done any damage. The city fire department was called to the Horseshoe cafe on Main at 7:16 Tuesday evening to put out a grease fire on the cooking range. Quinine was isolated for the first time in 1820. !' intra) fej Quickly eases II VM the pain or Af 'i' your money back. IJ mlm 10c.50cor$1.00 II i at all drug countersink f j I CHURCHILL Ii MEET FRANCO BEFORE CONFAB " LONDON, July 5 A pub lished report said today that Prime Minister Churchill would meet Generalissimo Franco of Spain before the' Big Three con ference In Potsdam, but a for eign office commentator cast doubt on the report. , The best guess was that Presi dent Truman, Generalissimo Stalin and Churchill would con fer at Potsdam, a Berlin suburb, July 14 or 16. They will try to liquidate outstanding European problems. , , . The prime, minister, tired from the election campaign, his wife and daughter are expected to take-a holiday at the beautiful Chateau de Bordaberry on the French Basque coast Just outside Hendaye on the Spanish border oeiore tne - tug itiree meeting. Bordeaux reports said telephone and telegraph experts are con necting the villa direct with Lon don. The forelffn office rflmmpntu. tor did not deny or confirm the report of a meeting with the bpanisn cnief of state, but cx Do your drinks get isWs this? Then always use this '--' "Pm-Ponrr , Ouuonation" Mf drinks parkllng with -: lifc, tothoUlt sip.Aikfiir ' Canada Dry Wattrwhrn you'r out. Sen it In jour horn. Where there's you'll hear ken?. I CANADADRY WATER :r tail You Can't Reserve a Berth or Seat More than 5 Days Ahead O.D.T. Order No. 52 .f, t'1. VJifc -i - "w.r .ii-.TV ' ' ' 'i Willv 2" i. !- f, lti!i V -,-; S.5H1 A v.'i.mi f IS fltl.W. it :..' Now reservaUoni for train, berths or seats cannot be made more than' FIVE days la advance. . This Is by order of tha United States Office of Defanse Transporta tion, effecUv June 30. (Advance reservations mad before June 30 are not afftcted.) Under the new regulation, reservations for a trip starting July 20, ; FOR EXAMPLE, cannot be mad before July IS. Sundays and holidays are Included in th fir day advance jjarlod. ' : i, ' ' ., 1 In making long distance trips it will not b poisibl te make rtr--rations for th return trip unless th return trip Is started within fir days of leaving bom. Consequently reservations for th return - trip will generally hav to b mad after you reach your destination. , The situation Is difficult for th railroad, as well as for th public. But w of Southern Pacific will continue to do vrything possible to . glr th best service we can under th circumstances. With th nation's full war effort turning to th Pacific th railroads -are carrying a tremendous volume of military . traffic and - this will increase during th coming months. ; Now, more than ever, civilians should not travel unless It Is abso lutely necessary. The friendly Southern Pacific pressed "the personal interpreta tion" that the. alory stemmed from the political campaign. Viiusuully rellablo diplomats said tho Big Thrvo would dis cuss the future of Italian colon ies and the question of udmlltlng Italy to 'the world security league. . TRHTiC I .WASHINGTON, July 8 (P) The civil -aeronautics board to day - authorized tltrco United States air carriers to operate air transportation routes across the North Atlantic. , They are Pan American Air ways,. Inc., American Export Airlines, Inc., and Transconti nental aiid Western Air, Inc. Simultaneously tho board is sued a decision approving the acquisition of American Export Airlines by American Air Lines, Inc. , ' The' certificates authorizing the new services were limited to a term of seven years "In order that tho operations there under, after a reasonable peri od, may be reviewed." Pan American Airways is the only United States air carrier which has heretofore hud per manent authorization from the CAB for flying service across the North Atlantic. POLICY GROUP SACKS DRAFT F( POSTWAR WASHINGTON, July B IIP) Tho house postwar military policy committeo today endorsed the broad principle ' of uni versal military training In peace time, The committee recommended that congress enact legislation to put the program into effect, and that the action bo taken during tho present session. . The recommendation was ap proved by 16 of the 22 members. Committee members said only one member, Rep. Bradley ID Pa.) opposed the recommenda tion,' although fivo others did not sign tho formal report. The names of tha flvo non signers were not disclosed . by Chairman Woodriun (D-Vu.) - Tho committee, a non-leglsla-tlvo group, did not blueprint the form of legislation thut should bo enacted. That will be done by tho house military committee following hearings cxpoctcd to bo held utter tho proposed sum mer recess. Generally, the legislation un der consideration would require every able-bodied miilo to take one year of military training sometime between' his 17th and nut Dirtiiuuys. , ., . , , Blimp Mistaken For ; Japanese Balloon " ' SALEM, July 8 W1 So many peisons reported yestordoy that blimp was u Jupnnose balloon that stuto police . wero ablo to chart the course all tho way from tho Tillamook naval air station to Salem. , , . Tho officers said tho blimp, when sighted from a long dis tance, did look like a balloon when only tho noso was vlsiblo. . . Production of domestic Ice re frigerators in 11)44 In the United States amounted to 202,000 units, a decline of B0 per cent from the O.Tl.OOO units manufactured in 1043. . GOOD HIAITH Your Greatest Possession lUaatn It ? being itltivcd ol iUmoithold. IiUi, ril ul. fUlula, Httnla (Rup tuil, Our method ol fioal- mohi vrllnoul holtiMal on- otallon luoeoMluny uiott lot u loan, Ubotal erodu . loimo. coll lot ffxamtnaHon oi ooodjor tHUfi toookjol. 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In preference to the brands that come on now cars ; ; ; in preference to all the other well-known makes of tires! Why? For the same reason that makes so many car-owners switch to Riversides todayt CHECK WARD! LOWER PRICES 131 6.00-M 1J'J5 SIZE SIZE TIRE .TUBE 4.404.30-21 $10.40 $2.25 4.755.00-19 10.45 2.45 , 5.255.50-1 S 11.65 2.65 5.255.50-1 7 12,S0'.''3.7S 6.00-16... i: 13.95 2.95 6.236.50-16 16.95 3.55 7.00-15..... H.75 3.45 7.00-16. ..V. 19.20 "3.65 ; Pu FtJ. Taxi Tufcoa An Rafon-fr MILES OF SAFETY " RIVERSIDES TODAY . -s 1' RIVERSIDES .ARE ACTUALLY , STRONGER than" ' Wards pre-war first-qualify; tires! ' And here Is why i. Eadi ., individual cord is stronger to begin withj; then .chemically" . lengthened to sfay stronger longer next llquld'dipped . , to "wed";them together, then cushioned In rubWerl. Finally, the plies are cemented together before vulcanizing, to "provide greater protection against separation and blow-outsl 3 1 it. iy . f !"..: r ot'
