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2 April 1945 Issue of ''The New York Times''

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2 April 1945 Issue of ''The New York Times''
''The New York Times'' 2 April 1945 edition. Newspaper reports on the tenth army meeting light Japanese resistance while invading Okinawa's main island Ryukyus, with headline ''Americans Invade Okinawa in Ryukyus; First Resistance Light''. Features front page Okinawa map with U.S. troop progress headlined ''Principal Island in Chain at Japan's Doorstep is Invaded''. Includes inset map with Okinawa's location in relation to Japan and Tokyo. Additional story reports on 200 Japanese civilians committing suicide believing ''death is better than the fate which awaits them at the hands of the western barbarians.'' 38pp. measure 16.5'' x 22.5''. Pinholes along edge, else near fine.