Show J J Y X J i r I rt ur ut r i ii t i In of tl J. J n ar e 0 1 t. t j J I 0 1 I Invasion S es By Dy United Press Gen thin Douglas MacArthur l assumed as command of Okinawa and the tho whole springboard springboard springboard spring spring- board against Japan Saturday and arid Japanese planes began to hit back again at American forces Corces massing there for lor lava Inva sion An official announcement said that MacArthur had taken over command of at the springboard area from tram Adm Chester W. W Nimitz Meanwhile a dispatch sent Thursday night by United Press War Correspondent Earnest Hobe Hobe- recht datelined Aboard Adm John S. S McCains McCain's Flagship Off Ot Japan indicated the Third fleet still was poised In the enemy home waters S Nimitz has not reported on the fleets fleet's activities since Its ita carrier- carrier based attack on the Tokyo Kobe area c o of Honshu on Monday Survey Suney Coastline Hoberecht's dispatch said carrier car car- ncr rier pilots had surveyed the Japanese Japa Japa- nese neso coastline and had found an exceedingly great number of at ot beaches excellently suited for In in- in S With the Philippines PhIlIppIne said sad an announcement from MacArthur's MacArthurs headquarters these Islands lalanda form forma a great semicircular base from which a mighty Invasion force ia is 3 being formed under the primary 7 responsibility of Gen MacArthur for the final conquest of ot Japan This places all army forces force Inthe in inthe t the under MacArthur with the exception of Lt Gen James H. H Doolittles Doolittle's air force Only Friday Doolittle appealed for forthe the appointment of ot a a. a single su supreme IU- IU preme command in the Pacific embracing embracing em- em bracing land air and sea forces J Japs Pl Sink Ship The rho renewal of at Japanese air attacks attacks attacks at- at at- at tacks on Okinawa brought th thil sinking of ot one American meric n light n nal na naval nI- nI val al unit unI and and- nd damaging o of another ther The The American A American war warships presumably presumably ably were destroyers or destroyer escorts American planes planers attacking attacking- the Tokyo area met opposition by 20 Jap fighters Forces under MacArthur now now include Gen Cen Joseph Joeeph Vinegar Joe Stilwell's army conquerors conquer r. r o of ot Okinawa and Gen George C. C Kenneys Kenney's Fifth and Seventh air forces The air force will come under MacArthurs MacArthur's command command com cam mand as as soon as it reaches reach the Ry from the south Pacific c. c Command Clear ar arIn In Xii addition MacArthurs overall overall over over- all aU command des the Sixth and arid Ninth armies and other air force torce units in the Philippines Besides BesIde Okinawa MacArthur took over command of ot about a a. dozen smaller Islands captured by bythe bythe the army east west and south of ot Okinawa The fact tact that MaCArthurs MaCArthur's new command includes the entire Ryu- Ryu ace Page e 2 Column 4 Strike loses Closes Engin E gin Plant By Associated Press PreEl Another walkout of 29 B 29 Super Super- fortress engine makers at the gian giant Y Yg Wright g J A Aeronautical Corp pl plant t. t Cincinnati 0 O. by upward of at workers closed the entire plant employing persons persona Saturday and pushed the nations nation's Idle labor total toW beyond the mark A plant spokesman said there were between fOOD and 1500 absentee absentees ab- ab ab while representatives o of local U Unit United n I t e d Automobile Workers C CIO I 10 0 the bargaining agent set the figure at A union statement said Bald the stoppage stop stop- page which started Friday with witha a walkout of ot workers arose nrose I from a number of ot grievances in including in- in eluding a layoff of at 14 H aluminum foundry workers worker The statement claimed this was a contract viola viola- tion Ix Long ng Walkouts I The number of ot workers idle Inthe Inthe in inthe the controversies many o of which were of long dur duration tion also was the tho highest In more than a week but not the tops in recent weeks La Last t month the total off oft the Job Jobby jobby jobby by disputes touched around th the mark Approximately 2500 of the current idle were in hi metal working industries There was a lL promise of ot a a. reduction tion in the list however The first firs cut was some 1500 C United CIO I O Steel Steelworkers at the Republic Steel Stee I Corp plant In Cleveland who Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- ended their four-day four walk walk- walk walk- out In Louisville an A F L Aluminum num Workers union spokesman said approximately at 10 Reynolds metals plants would go back to their jobs Monday ending an almost week-long week stop top page The he workers worker voted to re return return re- re turn to work pending further negotiations negotiations ne ne- ne- ne with the company on a 46 1945 contract Disputes in the compan company's planta plantain in three other cities New York Richmond Va and Glendale N. N Y have Idled workers worker Protest Layoff A new stoppage was reported in Cincinnati Saturday an estimated SOD at th the Wright Aeronautical Aeronautical Aero Aero- nautical Corp staying away from their Jobs in the plants plant's No 2 aluminum foundry after a layoff of 14 workers Friday in what a aC aC aCIO C CIO I 0 union spokesman said was a contract violation Detroit reported five new din din- in the la last t 21 24 hours idling approximately workers One Ona of ot the controversies Involving workers in 12 lumber yards re re- re suited Bulted in closing of yards Inthe in inthe inthe the Detroit area Management said the shutdown was in protest of at the failure of the regional war labor board to take aci action n II In ii t the dispute Jc over yer a new contract embodying a closed shop and wage increases demanded by bythe bythe bythe the carpenters carpenters' district council A F L 14 the other four walkouts in Detroit Involved C CI I United O-United Automobile Workers In Cleveland the regional W V L IJ B Bordered Bordered Bordered ordered strike leaders of the steelworkers steelworkers steel steel- workers union to appear at a hearIng hearIng hear hear- Ing Tuesday to show cause why a five day walkout at the Youngstown Youngstown Youngstown Youngs Youngs- town 0 O. O Sheet Tube Cos Brier Hill plant had not ended Union members voted to defy a W V L B work back directive and virtually virtually vir vir- vir- vir all of or the plants plant's departments depart ments were Idle as some 1800 workers were off oft their Jobs Job |