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craft being refueled and re
armed. Main girders In the vi
cinity of the explosion were
twisted by blast and heat. The
fp-e. fed by gasoline, spread
swiftly to the wardroom passage
afid the staterooms.
J On the bridge, her' skipper,
Commodore (then captain) Dixie
Klcfer, Kansas City, changed
course to keep the wind from
feeding the fire. Below decks,
her executive officer. Comdr..
William O. Burch, Norfolk, Va.,
supervised the flooding of maga
zines to prevent explosions and
of other compartments to give
the ship a 10 degree list. This
djimped flaming gasoline over
board from the hangar deck,
i Crew Fights Fir
! Under Comdr. (then Lieut.
Comdr.) Francis Mallory Jr.,
Norfolk, Va., the crew fought
tBe flames and jettisoned bombs.
Leaded gasoline tanks were
piinctured and - drained over
heard to avoid explosions. Fire
fighters and plane handlers re
moved smouldering and burning
planes and shoved them over-
bbard while the flames were
confined to the forward portion
of the hangar deck.
I Then, while all this was In
progress, the crippled ship was
hit again. Overhead, her planes
nan shot flown live ol the en
eany, and her anti-aircraft gun-
n ;rs had accounted for three
n ore. But through the curtain
o AA fire the second kamikaze,
a though hit, crashed his plane
a id bomb load into the ship's
superstructure. One of his two
bombs exploded just outside the
island, and tne otner just in
bpard of the island, ripping holes
in the flight deck and starting
njore fires.
J Commander Wounded
5 Among those caught in the
second attack were Commander
ESirch, who was seriously
vfpunded, and Commodore Kie
far, wounded in . 65 separate
places.
.Despite his Injuries, however,
IQefer continued for 12 hours to
direct his ship and refused
treatment until midnight when
he was assured that all injured
men had been cared for.
JThe second plane struck Just
before 1 o'clock, and by 2:37 all
fires were under control with
out assistance from other ships.
Jf At the end of her struggle, the
Ticonderoga still was able to
launch and. land aircraft.
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od a military" seal that we've
nfever dreamed of before, and
this will provide a temporary
place for those whose life is
lining and who won't be able
tq una a job with the commercial
ar outfits.
-TUrP Via U n,..U L. .
PERMANENT place. A combat
flier is old at 30, and a lot of
tnese boys will be rubbing 30
almost before they know it.
t"When I let myself worry,
tyhich is seldom," he says, "I do
ai special job of it in behalf of
these men of the combat end of
the air force. Their job of re-
anjusiment is going to De a big
T" . . .
fhOMING down the coast on a
f train the other day - was a
dischargee who had been out
jnst two weeks. He had more
tnan 200 points. He had landed
ai Casablanca, had fought as a
gteen infantryman in Tunisia.
had landed on Sicily and fought
hjs way up through that island,
had gone ashore as a veteran at
Anzlo, then up the leg of Italy's
btot and finally through France
apd into Germany with the 7th
army. He'd seen about all there
was to see in Europe,
jj He'd been out just two weeks,
had been married and was just
Winding up his honeymoon and
gjing back to go to work at his
old job. He was sitting on the
world, and didn't care who knew
it He is one who is going to
if induct all right.
)N the same train was a boy
V with 143 points. He'd been
stationed in Alaska, and lives in
Alaska. He would get his dis
charge in two more days, and
was going back to Alaska to see
tie folks.
J He will have $3800 in back
jfty coming to him, and after he
tkes his little fling In the home
tawn he's- coming back to the
state of Washington and buy
himself a farm.
i Someone said to him: ''Your
$8800 will give you a pretty good
lfig up on a GI loan, won't it?"-
5"GI loan, helll" was his an
swer. "I've seen all this govem
iflent money I ever want to see.
What I do from here on out is
going to be on my OWN. -
'TWERE is one of the rugged In-
dlvldualists the colonel was
talking about.
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. The trial of Wally Moss of
Klamath Falls, charged with
cruelty to animals, has been set
for Thursday, July 26, at 3 p.
m. in justice court, It will be a
iury trial with Justice J. A. Ma
loney as presiding magistrate.
Moss pleaded not guilty to
the charge and was released un
der $100 bail. He is alleged to
have mistreated a horse in his
possession in a complaint signed
by Mrs. O. R. Moeller. Moss is
represented by U. S. Balentme,
OF BIG THREE
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establishment of close coopera
tion among peace-loving nations.
Izvestia said that some specula
tion concerning concrete prob
lems up for discussion were not
built upon lirm foundations.;
. Harmony Is Keynote
The momentous conference
swung into its third day to all
appearances on a note of har
mony. Chief American interest
centered in what steps the three
statesmen might take to ex
pedite the unconditional sur
render of Japan, and if the re
port of the president's offer is
true, much has been accom
plished to speed the work of the
conference.
The president was reported to
have told Prime Minister Chur
chill and Premier Stalin that the
U. S. government would give
full support to any reasonable
settlement of boundary disputes,
stabilization and rehabilitation.
(In London, well-informed
diplomatic sources expected the
Big Three to amputate a huge
slice of eastern Germany for the
benefit of Poland.)
Some American observers in
Potsdam consider the Japanese
war and Russia's possible role
therein the major points of dis
cussion. Admiral William D.
Leahy, the president's adviser:
Gen. George C. Marshall, chief
of staff; Admiral of the Fleet
Ernest J. King and Gen. H. H.
Arnold, air chief, are reported
to have prepared impressive
data.
There Is speculation on Rus
sia's possible participation in
the war on the Asiatic mainland.
Meanwhile, the president was
making the most of his- talent
for comenting friendships. Yes
terday Prime Minister Churchill
and his daughter, Mary, met the
president at the gate . of itheir
residence when The called, for
luncheon. Truman, seizing the
opportunity for a bit of exercise,
had strolled ' to the residence,
stopping on the way to chat with
several Scottish soldiers. - Later
he lunched with Premier Stalin.
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while temporarily away or on
vacations. . ' . . . .
Houses should ' be securely
locked in the absence of the
residents, officers declared. -
Investigations of illegal en
tries cannot be made by the
juvenile office during the day
due to the fact that no auto
mobile is at the disposal of offi
cers at that time.
The time to find out whether
your policy is properly written
is BEFORE the FIRE, not
AFTER. Consult Hans Norland,
118 North 7th St.
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Smoke pours from bomb hole in USS Ticonderoga, Eiiex class carrier, following first of
two suicide attacks within, half hour while operating off Formosa January 21, 1945. Bomb
carrying suicide plane crashed forward, hit elevator. Ship was saved and Brsmerton, Waih.
shipyard workers repaired vessel) now ready to face Japs again.
President Truman presidss
got under way with a "preliminary exchange of views on matters
of tho three governments." President Truman, w'th his aides on
to camera. Premier btalin ana
can be seen to left.
BY FIRES HERE
Two house fires brought out
the fire department Wednesday
afternoon and evening, accord
ing to the city fire department.
At 4:56 Wednesday afternoon
a fire at 324 Old Fort road bad
ly damaged a small house own
ed by. D. L. Moiser.
A railroad fuse thrown on the
edge of the roof at 215 East
Main started a fire Wednesday
night in a house owned by L. D.
Hosford. The blaze was put out
before much damage was done.
MANILA. Julv 15 OP) (De
layed) Adm. Lord Louis Mount
batten, allied East Asia com
mander, and his staff returned
to India by air today after a
three-day conference here with
Gen. Douglas MacArthur which
was officially announced as in
tended "to arrange complete co
ordination between their respec
tive commands."
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'Okinawa was never like this," opines bewhlskered John B. Tenant, S lie,
Rawlins, Wyo injured' aboard destroyer off Okinawa, as he hns his
uuurlpnt red beard combed by WAVE Pat McMahon, hospital apprentice
Vc, St. FauL Minn, at San Diego, Calif, Naval Hospital.
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the Big Three conference as It
regu'ring decision by the hoads
either side, is soatad with back
right, while Churchill and staff
rush-Up
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which burst flro trulls during
the night. The Sulnumberry fire,
believed quiescent nftwr burning
6000 acres, wus racing north
ward. It crossed tho Southern
Pacific railroad trucks not a
main line ncur Bclding.
With 2000 men alrondy on
tho rugged coastal mountains,
foresters sent a piano to scout
tho movement of tho flro, and
snld several hundred troops
would bo sunt In from Camp
Adair to tho dungcr spots.
Tho Wilson river highway
wus still closed, ns tho flumes
raced within 20 miles of the
coustnl city of TUIumook. Tho
firo crowned through 160 acres
of green timber in tho Stlmson
logging operation, but chief
force of tho blazo was in twlco
burned over land.
To tho south, In Polk county,
families wcro evacuated from
the Willametto Valley Lumber
company logging camp during
the night as a lOKglng blnzo dou
bled to cover tJUOO acres and
spread into green timber.
"The tire is moving in all di
rections and the situation
couldn't be worse," said Eric
Fulgham, Willamette Lumber
company manager at Dallas.
Some 260 loggers were flgnting
to keep tho blaze from forests
a mllo away.
In tho Wilson river area, 415
sailors were removed to Astoria,
for a brief rest after escaping
death on ihe fire lines. The
blaze whipped toward them so
quickly they were forced to He
flat on the ground and use ex
tinguishers to clear a path to
safety.
The Southern Pacific com-
Enny, fearful of Its tunnels and;
ridges along the Portland-TIUa-i
mook line, sent extra railroad;
crews to tho ' scene. Freight i
trains, however, wcro still going'
through. Tho lino has no pas
senger service.
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of cleaning house and begins
with the war department."
Several congressmen took is
sue with Rankin immediately
and sharp debate continued in
the house for several minutes.
Rep. Sabath (D-Ill.) asserted
"theso men havo performed a
very valuable service to their
country and it is indeed unfor
tunate the gentleman should at
tack them.
Rep. Folgcr (D-N. C.) declared
Rankin's remarks "are deplor
able." Rep. Plttingcr (R-Mlnn.) com
mented: "I think it is Indeed unfortu
nate that wo make any state
ments reflecting on the confi
dence people havo In the fine
work these officers, are doing
and have been doing."
Stlmson and McCloy are with
President Truman's party at the
Big Threo meeting in Germany.
The war department camo to
quick; defense yesterday of 18
army officers ond men described
on Capitol Hill as having back
grounds which "reflect commun
ism in some form."
A department statement said
thorough investigations of the
commissioned and non-commissioned
personnel listed "did not
lead the army to conclude that
any of the individuals was dis
affected or disloyal."
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HALIFAX, N. S July 10 W
Canadian navy munitions set off
by a Jetty flro rocked tho Hall
fax arcu overnight with four
huge explosions and a svrlos of
lesser discharges which outlet!
only after dawn today.
Uuinuglng uiul crippling blunts
perslntud for mora thun Ul hours
ut tho depot, In nearby Dull
mouth, Ono wus fell In Saint
John, N. B., 12t! miles away.
Four hud been expressed Hint
the main mugnztne, containing
40,000 depth charges, would go
up but tho explosions dwindled
and tho flames died down this
morning. A dull thud ubout 8
a. m. (eastern war time) ap
peared to bo tho lust of the
series.
Thero were 13 known' casual
ties, 12 persons wore Injured
and one was missing.
The wholo civilian population
of Dartmouth, approximately
17,000 persons, nnd others liv
ing In tho north end of Halifax
were evacuated on official
orders.
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this dispute from tho start, Now
inuybo they'll take notice."
Tho newest outbreak of
troublo on tho Detroit labor
front boosted tho number of
idle In tho motor city and
nearby communities to 22,100.
Across tho country In more
than a scoro of Industries an
additional 34,223 men and wom
en stayed away from their jobs
because of controversies.
Other work stoppuges In De
troit were at tho United States
Rubber Co., where a Jurisdic
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