28 May 1945

"Ryukyu Shuho"

Illustration:

Photographs of Foreign Commissar Molotov and Admiral Halsey appear on the first page. On the reverse side there is a photograph of Major General Le May and Babe Ruth.

Text:

(The following is a resume, rather than a full translation, of articles appearing in the newspaper)

Heavy fighting continues on Okinawa; Naha and Shuri within reach of American forces -- U.S. 7th Army Captures Four Japanese Generals -- B-29's sow mines in Japanese harbors -- Australian troops Capture Tarakan oil field -- United Nations Delegates Drafting World Charter -- U.S. Navy's greatest new warships launched -- Trapped Japanese force encircled as Mindanao Campaign nearing close -- Chinese forces recapture Foochow -- Babe Ruth expects baseball to boom in world wide favor.

News of the World: General Doolittle predicts 2000 airplane raids on Japan -- Japan must expect more frequent bombings says Undersecretary Patterson -- France will send two infantry divisions against Japan -- Navy Department announces details of damages on bombed aircraft carrier "Franklin" -- Gorman prisoners in U.S. to be repatriated.