British Labour landslide ends Churchill era in 1945 vote
July 5 election delivers Labour a clear majority in the 640 seat House of Commons. Churchill resigns as prime minister after a long wartime leadership. Clement Attlee invited to form a new government and pursue postwar reconstruction and peace with the Soviet Union.
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Japan
Earker
Reds Tt
London News Chronicle
Clement R. Attlee
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Harold Laski
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Soviet Union
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George VI
Europe
Strong Cabinet Is Available for Attlee’s Premiership
London reports Clement Attlee will form a strong experienced cabinet with Er nest Bevin as a favored foreign secretary. Wartime coalition leaders are expected to fill key posts, including Attlee who served as deputy prime minister and steered war efforts when Churchill was away.
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London
Clement Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Labor Party
Germany
Allee
Churchill
Coun
Labor ministers named with Eden cabinet in view
Bevin is favored to succeed Eden as cabinet set to marshal manpower during the war era. Morrison and other Labor leaders are linked to key posts including chancellor, home secretary, and ad hoc roles. Speculation also mentions two women possibly joining the cabinet, Edith Summerskill and Ellen Wilkinson. Churchill criticized for campaign tactics.
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Try. Bevin
Anthony Eden
Herbert Morrison
East End
A. V. Alexander
the Admiralty
Hugh Dalton
Board of Trade
Exchequer
Stafiosa Cripps
India
Arthurs Greenwood
Arthur Henderson
Ellen Wilkinson
Home Office
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
Edith Summerskill
Showers Bring Brief Relief to Panhandle Heat
Thundershowers spattered Amarillo and surrounding towns with scattered rainfall. Sixteenth Street area southward saw about a half inch while English Field logged .01 inch and downtown had only a trace. Temperatures fell from 85 to 72 as isolated showers reached Awood and Bovina nearby, with Memphis and Clarendon reporting heavier moisture.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Army Air Field
U. S
English Field
Bovina
Farwell
Memphis
Clarendon
Sugar in Port For Amarillo
Off shore sugar shipments aid Texas communities as refiners boost distribution. A Puerto Rican sugar cargo of over 9 million pounds heads to 33 Texas and four Oklahoma cities, docking in Houston. An additional Cuban sugar shipment of about 65 000 hundred pound bags is planned for August to supplement 150 000 already delivered since June 15, with Amarillo receiving one carload.
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Trigg
OPA
United States
Texas
Oklahoma Cities
Houston
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Trigg Pup
Troops Moving Out of Europe Dispatches From Paris
July 26 report notes U S divisions en route home and redeployment to the Pacific. 9th Army advance units sailed Le Havre July 21. 13th Armored and 28th Infantry to ship. 20th Armored and 28th Infantry loading for shipment. 30th Infantry at Reims area. 35th Infantry at assembly area. 45th Infantry shipping from Le Havre today with main body due at port.
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Paris
U. S S
United States
Pacific
13Th Armored
Ninth Army
le Havre
20Th Armored
28Th Infantry
30Th Infantry
Reims
35Th Infantry
45Th Infantry
Amarillo Area Weather and Temperatures Report
The Weather Bureau forecasts Friday and Friday night in Amarillo and vicinity as partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers in the afternoon and evening. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with temperatures near yesterday's highs around 92 and lows near 70, sunrise at 6 53 and sunset at 8 54.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Potsdam Ultimatum Demands Unconditional Japanese Surrender
The United States Britain and China issued a joint ultimatum to Japan demanding unconditional surrender or face prompt destruction. The proclamation vows occupation of designated territories until a peaceful order is set and calls for democratic reforms and respect for human rights while allowing Japan to rebuild its economy.
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Britain
China
Japan
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Chiang Kai-shek
Empire of Japan
Churchi
Chiang
Potsdam ultimatum calls for Japan surrender
A Domei broadcast via AP states Churchill Truman and Chiang Kai-shek urged Japan to surrender unconditionally or face destruction. The Potsdam proclamation was issued yesterday. Stalin’s name was notably absent.
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New York
Domei
Associated Press
Japan
Potsdam
Churchill
Truman
Chiang Kai-shek
Reuters
Stalin
Allies Continue Pacific Strikes. Japan's Defenses Weaken
General MacArthur says raids hit Tsuiki airfields and oil depots as Liberators engage Nipponese fighters. Australian Seventh Division advances from Balikpapan toward Samarinda oil fields in Borneo. LeMay reports the 20th Air Force on Guam now has full strength with five B 29 wings. Nimitz tally shows 620 ships sunk or damaged and 778 planes destroyed or damaged in 15 days. Chinese forces seize Namyang near Canton as a new French base is retaken.
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Far East Air Force
Tsuiki
Kyushu
Borneo
Seventh Division
Balikpapan
Samarinda
Curtis LeMay
Guam
20Th Air Force
Tinian
Saipan
Japan
Honshu
U. S
Pacific
Nimitz
Yokosuka
Tokyo Bay
Tokyo
Puket Island
Malay Peninsula
Thailand
Bay of Bengal
Singapore
Comet Agency
High Command
Namyang
Canton
Army plans 7 million men for single blow vs Japan
General Devers announces redeploying up to seven million troops for a unified assault on Japan after Potsdam ultimatum. He clarifies many serve in support roles while keeping a single objective and team. State Department rejects Japan's talk of peace, with Grew avoiding formal comment.
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Washington
United States Army
Pricn
Japan
Potsdam
Jacob L. Devers
Devers
United States
State Department
Joseph C. Grew
Grew
Csi
Senate debate on Japan air power and policy
Fragmentary excerpt shows Senator Connally defending that policy does not seek destruction or enslavement of Japanese people. The tone hints at congressional concern over Japan’s air force and a reaction emphasizing the risks of a self-damaging policy abroad.
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Sunwuue
Connally
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Japanese surrender peace feeler surfaces as war nears end
San Francisco reports a Tokyo radio broadcast implying Japan could accept peace if conditional surrender terms are softened. The message hedges its stance within Tokyo propaganda while noting Japan faces ruin with continued resistance and calls for leniency from the United States.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Federal Communications Commission
America
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