Mighty Third Fleet strikes Tokyo in surprise carrier attack
Allied forces led by Admiral Nimitz launch a massive carrier air strike on Tokyo with more than 1,000 planes. The communique names 26 ships and 10 admirals, with Vice Admiral McCain commanding a fast carrier task force. Carrier names include Lexington and Essex. battleships Indiana and Massachusetts. cruisers Chicago and Atlanta. multiple destroyers. The assault targets Japan's air power and airfields on Honshu, aiming to cripple defense and projections from Tokyo Bay.
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U S Senate Committee Clears First Major Hurdle for UN Charter
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan argued the United States could withdraw from the charter at any time. Edward R. Stettinius defended the plan as a workable path to world peace, while Leo Pasvolsky outlined withdrawal rights we may seek later. The debate focused on the security council and the means to quit with cause and public opinion as checks.
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Edward R. Stettinius
Millikin
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San Francisco
Last Stand for Japs In China Predicted
Representative Mansfield predicts final stages of the war will occur in Northern China and Manchukuo with a possible move of Japan’s government there. He warns only Russia’s entry could end the conflict, as Japan clings to unconditional surrender as the war’s basis, per Tokyo radio reports.
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Scattered thundershowers hit central Panhandle cities
Weather reports from Amarillo and nearby towns note scattered showers and brief hail yesterday afternoon. Rain fell from Fisk northeast toward the city with up to an inch in some areas, while the sun returned after the shower, yielding a rainbow over Pastler.
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Truman heads for Europe for Potsdam Big Three conference
President Truman journeys two days from Newport News toward Europe to join Stalin and Churchill near Berlin. Secretary Byrnes travels with him as diplomats and U S Army signal teams prepare Potsdam. London officials anticipate a post conference stop.
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Army Pvt Bertucci Admits Plan to Mass Kill Nazi POWs
Fort Douglas Utah July 9 An Army officer said Pvt Clarence V Bertucci 23 of New Orleans admitted planning the mass killing of German prisoners of war and carried it out by spraying .30 caliber bullets through their tents at Salina Prisoner of War camp 150 miles south of Salt Lake City. He fired three bursts totaling 250 bullets from a guard tower killing eight and wounding twenty others. Bertucci was brought to Fort Douglas hospital for examination.
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No Holds Barred on Okinawa as Fifth Air Force Invades Japan
General Kenney at Okinawa with the 55th Fighter Group declares the gates are down and no holds barred as U S forces press toward Japan. MacArthur air chief warns veterans to expect tougher resistance from seasoned Japanese pilots now defending homeland airspace.
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French Vote Called Oct. 14
Paris July 9 UPi Gen De Gaulle's council of ministers called a national election for Oct. 14 to elect a new national assembly to draft a constitution for a referendum. If rejected, the assembly would elect a chamber of deputies and a Senate under the 1875 constitution.
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Government ends German marriage loans and subsidies
The regime discontinues Nazi sponsored schemes providing marriage loans and subsidies for large families as part of the master race program, aiming to boost birth rates and population growth.
End of Fraternization Ban Hailed by British Army HQ
The British 21st Army Group reports speculation that the fraternization ban may end in July as medical authorities back the policy. A British psychiatrist says harms are avoided by doing right, while officials note demobilization and German disarmament as prerequisites. Venereal disease cases are rising post Rhine.
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Showdown Nearing Over Polish Army Showdown
London reports a possible control clash over 250000 Polish soldiers abroad as Britain investigates a Polish captain's alleged bid to switch allegiance to the Warsaw government. The Foreign Office confirms inquiry based on Polpress that Capt. Waclaw Kostecki, a lecturer, was arrested in Britain. Britain plans within 24 hours to seize Polish state property, including the embassy, for transfer to Warsaw authorities.
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Improvement In Treatment of Prisoners Noted
Maj. Wesley Werner a Liberator pilot held since 1943 said in a news conference that Japanese treatment of prisoners improved beginning last February. He cited Rangoon Burma as the likely source of policy change and noted fellow survivors from the B 24 crash.
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Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Report Weekly
Weather Bureau notes partly cloudy skies for Amarillo and West Texas Tuesday into Wednesday. Panhandle and South Plains see scattered thunderstorms and warmer readings, with highs around the mid 90s and morning lows near 70. Precipitation measured at 24 hours ending 6 PM. sunrise at 8 41 AM and sunset at 9 03 PM. Pittsburgh lumber firm listed at Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co. 1200 W. th
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Exile for Reich Generals Considered by Allies
New York dispatch reports senior American and British officers weighing exile of German general staff to British colonies. Officials say few would be treated as war criminals and most officers merely followed higher echelon orders. Most of the general staff had been arrested at Flensburg in late May.
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Navy Corsair F4U-4 Fighter Debuts in Navy Report
The first Japanese pilot glimpsed the F4U-4 Corsair was shot down near Amami O Shima by Lt. Douglas M. West. The new Corsair, built by Chance Vought and Goodyear, features a 2100 hp Pratt Whitney engine, water injection, six 50 caliber guns, and a 2000 pound bombing capacity, with rapid climb and higher ceiling.
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