Navy fliers wreck 17,000 Jap planes
U.S. carrier forces command the air
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Judge’s deals off the bench told at probe
‘Broker’ details payoffs, splits
By Robert Taylor, Press Washington correspondent
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U.S. casualties reach 1,047,680
WASHINGTON (UP) – Total U.S. combat casualties reached 1,047,680 today, an increase of 10,743 over a week ago.
The total included 243,043 killed.
Army casualties compiled here now stand at 915,718 as compared with 131,962 for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Of 567,674 Army wounded, 346,171 have returned to duty. Of 117,213 Army prisoners of war, 94,020 have been liberated.
The U.S. casualty table:
| Army | Navy | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 193,508 | 49,535 | 243,043 |
| Wounded | 567,674 | 66,763 | 634,437 |
| Missing | 37,323 | 11,502 | 48,825 |
| Prisoners | 117,213 | 4,162 | 121,375 |
| TOTAL | 915,718 | 131,962 | 1,047,680 |
Ike to see Big Three
ABOARD USS AUGUSTA WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN – Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower is expected to join the forthcoming Big Three conference because of his intimate knowledge of conditions in Europe and his position as top U.S. representative in the four-power control machinery for Germany.
Perkins: ‘Compulsory arbitration’ stirs protest
Term in new labor bill alters practice
By Fred W. Perkins, Pittsburgh Press staff writer
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In Washington –
Charter hearings to end tomorrow
Report to Senate, scheduled for Monday, already being drafted to speed action
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Funds for OWI now stymie war agencies money bill
By Daniel M. Kidney, Scripps-Howard staff writer
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