Pearson: Jap balloon story now merely army face-saving, Langer thinks
By Drew Pearson
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Sullivan: Lauds Mr. Truman for manner in which he made Cabinet changes
By Mark Sullivan
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Petain lawyers plan to call Robert Murphy
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Thousands of Leipzig Lutherans pray for Germany’s forgiveness
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Yanks clip jinx – Phils batter Cardinals twice
By Cornelius Ryan
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Salary tiff, sharp liner alter races
By Whitney Martin
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The Pittsburgh Press (May 28, 1945)
Gracie Allen Reporting
By Gracie Allen
I received a letter the other day from three salesgirls who feel that the current wave of criticism about the service in stores is unjustified. The girls point out that it’s no fun standing on your feet 45½ hours a week trying to explain to a short-tempered public that there are no cigarettes, nylons, etc., to be had.
Well, if you ask me, it’s about time we gave a little thought to the person on the other side of the counter – the harassed clerk.
I used to work as a salesgirl and when payday rolled around, I didn’t get much. Now of course I’m in radio and married to George Burns. So-o-o – when payday rolls around now, I don’t get anything.
Kärntner Nachrichten (May 29, 1945)
US-Sonderbeauftragte in London und Moskau
Vorbereitungen zu einem Zusammentreffen Churchills, Stalins und Trumans
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The St. Petersburg Times (May 29, 1945)
Stettinius sees U.S. as umpire in disputes among major powers
5-point program of foreign policy features speech
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French troops fight Syrians near Damascus
Map shows Near East crisis zone, centering at Damascus with oil pipelines Europeans are anxious to protect. Upper pipeline is controlled by French, lower by British, who are attempting role of peacemaker.
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – Street fighting which broke out late Sunday between the French and Syrians in the Arab patriot center of Hama last night had spread to Homs and Premier Jamil Mardam Bey expressed fear a “general clash” might be near.
Best reports places casualties in Hama, 150 miles north of here, at more than 200 with a considerable part of that figure expected to be dead.
The only confirmed report casualties in Homs, 20 miles south of Hama, was the killing of a seven-year-old girl by a Senegalese soldier. Her brother, 15, was wounded.
Reuters said in a Cairo dispatch that Egyptian Prime Minister Nokrashy Pasha had received French minister Jean Lescuyer yesterday and handed him a note for the French government regarding the situation in the Levant. The dispatch said the two men then conferred with Abdul Rahman Azzam Bey, secretary-general of the Arab League, and with an official of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Shells from French 75’s in Homs sprayed the Saray (the government building) and knocked out on wall. Yesterday, the French had the main street of Homs under continual crossfire and were shooting at anything that moved.
The Syrians ambushed three French armored automobiles near the French garrison on a hill dominating the town from the southwest and captured all three. Six members of the crews were killed and three wounded.
Strength of the French at Homs and Hama is unknown here but it is believed there are fewer than 300 French and Senegalese troops in either place. They are known to have larger number of Syrian levees, who are considered undependable.
Latest reports had Bedouins moving into Hama from the desert to the east and French gendarmes occupying the railroad station.
British authorities indicated that should the fighting flame through Syria and Lebanon, their Ninth Army units now in training might be summoned to restore order.
The sound of scattered firing could be heard in Damascus along with the deeper detonation of mortar or artillery shells.