May 31, 1945: Syrian/Lebanon Cause deep Concern

THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY, MAY 31, 1945:

San Antonio Express

MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS—LEASED WERE SERVICE UNITED PRESS, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, NEW YORK TIMES

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 31. 1945

 

 

 

Marines Raise Flag

Over Shuri Castle

Yanks Seek
To Encircle
Foe Survivors

By Associated Press

GUAM, May 31.—Leathernecks of the 1st Marine Division raised the American flag over Okinawa's Shuri castle at 1:45 p. m. Wednesday. Old Glory went up as marines on the west flank and doughoys on the east moved to encircle Japanese survivors in the; moated medieval forests.

 

Japs Squeezed
Into Mountains
On Mindanao

By Associated Press

 

MANILA, Thursday, May 31.—'

Japanese forces on Mindanao, pushed out of their Sayre highway positions in the center of the island and from Davao on the southwest coast, were being gradually compressed Thursday in largely unexplored mountain country.

The 31st Division was driving them eastward along the Kibawe-Talomo trial, the 24th Division forced them westward.

Foe .Slowly Weakens

A spokesman at General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters said enemy resistance was slowly weakening in the pocket between the Talomo and Davao rivers, but the 24th Division reported strong Nipponese forces still in its area. However, the best Japanese positions and weapons were gone, and fighting was less intense.

 

WAR DEAD MOURNED
THROUGHOUT WORLD

 

Bv Associated Press

Americans everywhere—at home, in the now . quiet European war areas and in the faraway Pacific battle theaters— paused Wednesday to mourn the military dead of this and past wars.

Parades, religious services and simple holiday ceremonies marked inthe observance of the 77th Memorial Day throughout the nation,

while overseas thousands of fighting men and women attended special services or visited cemeteries where their fallen buddies lie.

 

British May

Take Action in

Syrian Fight

By Associated Press

LONDON, May 30.—Foreign Sec. Eden told Commons Wednesday night that the British cabinet was in emergency session on the warlike situation in the battle-torn Syrian capital of Damascus where he said French-Arab fighting had caused "a serious  loss of life and destruction “of property."

With the situation in the Levant "greatly deteriorated," Eden said his government was "in actual –communication, with the United States government."

U. S. Deeply Concerned

In Washington Acting Sec. of State Joseph C. Grew said "developments in Syria and Lebanon in recent days are causing the United States government deep concern. We are employing every means to assist in finding a peaceful solution and preventing further bloodshed and disorder."