Trieste dispute tension prompts evacuation talks
Belgrade reports and Allied cautions as Yugoslav and Allied positions harden over Trieste. Tito asserts Yugoslavia will defend its rights while offering cooperation, while diplomats weigh possible evacuation if conflict looms.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Marshal Tito
Adriatic
Tito
Klagenfurt
Austria
London
Carinthia
Belgerade
Borba
Alexander
Mediterranean
Labor Ministers Face Possible Withdrawal in UK Coalition
In Blackpool the British Labour Party defied Prime Minister Churchill by rejecting a call to stay in the wartime coalition until Japan is defeated. Delegates gathered for the party convention amid talk of withdrawing from the cabinet and pushing Britain to its first general election in a decade, with July on the line and some leaders preferring an autumn vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Trieste
Tanyug
Alexander
Istria
Slovenian
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
Italy
Austria
Blackpool
England
Labor Party
Churchill
Clement Attlee
Britain
High Nazis Get A Dollar a Day IN GERMANY
The American Military Government froze Nazi leaders assets in Germany on May 20 and limited living expenses to 30 dollars per month. Safety deposit boxes were sealed and income sources directed to frozen balances. Lt Col Charles L Prather stated the aim is to prevent hidden or dissipated assets before claims can be resolved.
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Germany
Charles L. Prather
15Th
Holdout German General Turned Over to Yanks
The German First Army turned over Field Marshal Ferdinand Schoerner to the American 42nd Division. Schoerner commanded Nazi troops resisting the Red Army in Czechoslovakia after Germany's surrender and fled from Czechoslovakia on May 8 seeking refuge with the German First Army Group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johann
Austria
Ferdinand Schoerner
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Schoerner
First Army
Death of Japanese Field Marshal Prince Kotohito Kanin
Prince Kotohito Kanin, 80, field marshal of Japan and privy council member, died as announced by the Nippon imperial household department. Radio Tokyo reported the death, a broadcast heard by the FCC.
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San Francisco
Kotohito Kan- In
Japan
Privy Council
Nippon Imperial Household Department
Radio Tokyo
FCC
Air Evacuation Passes One Million Casualties Flown
The Army Air Forces report that over one million wounded or sick American and Allied soldiers have been evacuated by air since the war began. Nearly all battle casualties east of the Rhine were airlifted in the final phase, with more than 300 000 patients moved from forward to rear areas between D Day and V E Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Forces
AAF
Rhine
Germans spread malaria in Italy during war
London report states a British health officer declared the Germans caused malaria in Italy by flooding large areas with infected material. Malaria struck thousands of Allied troops, but new drugs helped reduce its impact, according to malaria specialist P. G. Shute.
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London
Italy
Ministry of Health
P. G. Shute
World Wide Drought Reduces Food Exports to Europe
Washington reports that southern hemisphere food output has fallen sharply. Argentina Brazil Australia and South Africa show reduced meat dairy and grain exports. drought and fuel shortages worsen supply, with Australia and Argentina revising Allied Pacific programs amid tight stocks.
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Argentina
Brazil
Australia
South Africa
Europe
Pacific
Uruguay
Union of South Africa
Lt Amon Carter Back in States
Second Lt. Amon Carter Jr. son of the Fort Worth Star Telegram publisher arrived at LaGuardia from Europe where he had been held in a German POW camp. He met his father who had toured atrocity camps with 18 editors and would travel home from Paris soon.
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New York
Amon Carter, Jr
Fort Worth
Army Loot Hunt Reveals Nazi Art Stash Across Germany
Supreme Headquarters dispatches sleuths across Germany to recover art treasures valued at 500 million dollars. British officers describe Goering Rosenberg as top looter. Vermeer self portrait found among items moved for Hitler’s planned Linz museum. Loot spread from France to mines near Hanover with Goering’s staff pursuing fixed prices.
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Second Army
Supreme Headquarters
Germany
Felix Harbord
SHAEF
Commission of “Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives
Lueneburg
Harbord
Hermann Goering
Alfred Rosenberg
Flensburg
Goering
Adolf Hitler
Linz
Austria
Berchtesgaden
Amsterdam
Gouldstiker
France
Hannover
Amarillo Holds Meeting On Meat Shortages And OPA Rules
Packers meat dealers and butchers meet in Amarillo county court room at 8 p m to press food rationing officers on meat production and rationing regulations. Attendees from many Texas Panhandle counties will discuss shortages and potential feeder subsidies as Washington action looms.
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Amarillo
Washington
Panhandle
Independent Meat Packers Association
OPA
Opal L. Wood
Lubbock
Palmer
Castro
Swisher
Briscoe
Hall
Childress
Deaf Smith
Randall
Armstrong
Donley
Collingsworth
Oldham
Potter
Carson
Gray
Wheeler
Hartley
Moore
Hutchinson
Roberts
Hemphill
Dallam
Sherman
Hansford
Ochiltree
Lipscomb
LaGuardia Presses Nationwide Meat Ration Measures
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia urged extending meatless days across the United States as part of a four point plan to ease the meat crisis. He called for rationing at restaurants and poultry, and separating red meat points from fats, criticizing Washington for only implementing meatless Tuesdays and Fridays in New York City.
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New York
F. H. LaGuardia
United States
Washington
New York City
LaGuardia
OPA
British Sink Jap Cruiser in Malacca Straits Night Action
Southeast Asia command reports the sinking of a 10,000 ton Japanese cruiser in the Malacca Straits on May 15. Two British sailors were killed and three wounded aboard the destroyer Saumarez, with a Japanese destroyer damaged. Destroyers Venus Vigillant Virago and Verulam joined the torpedo strike following air hits from Shah.
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London
Southeast Asia Command Headquarters
Malacca Straits
Saumarez
Shah
Venus
Vigilant
Virago
Verulam
Weather outlook with Monday cooling and windy patterns
The Weather Bureau reports Monday partly cloudy and cooler with strong winds diminishing in the afternoon. West Texas expects generally fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with a slight drop in warmth. Del Rio Eagle Pass area faces fresh to strong winds. New Mexico shows partly cloudy Monday with scattered showers and thunderstorms, highs 65 to 90.
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Texas
del Rio- Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Yanks Grind Out Gain on Okinawa
Allied air activity and naval action near Kyushu and surrounding areas prompt Tokyo to warn of impending attacks. Reports cite 80 American B-29s striking Kanto airfields and carrier air operations in the Ryukyus as Premier Suzuki calls for intensified production in Asia to sustain the war effort.
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San Francisco
Kyushu
Nippon
Tokyo
FCC
Hsinking
China
Kanto
Nanking
Capi
Formosa
Korea
Comei
Kantaro Suzuki
Asia
Manchuria
Suzuki
Marianas
Japan
U. S
Ryukyus
Honsu
Big Five Close To Agreement On World Peace Charter Amendment
The Big Five foreign ministers report near total agreement on a proposed amendment to the Dumbarton Oaks plan. The regional defense proposal would allow nations or groups to act in self defense if the UN Security Council fails to halt an armed attack, with Latin American states approving the inter American defense angle. Andrei Gromyko delivered Moscow’s minor wording changes as Russia and the United States reconcile differences before presenting to the conference committee.
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San Francisco
Big Five
Great Powers
World League
Security Council
United Sates
United States
Vandenberg
Michigan
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
U. S
U S to Fight Less in Burma War Phase Shifts
In Burma India theater the focus moves to delivering supplies to China while combat by U S troops winds down. The India Burma theater and services of supply HQs consolidate under Lt Gen Dan Sultan. Maj Gen William Covell departs for a new assignment in the United States.
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Ican
Burma- India
China
U. S
India- Burma
Services of Supply
Dan 1. Sultan
William E. R. Covell
Service of Supply
United States
Germans Occupying Oslo Face Norwegian Complaints
Oslo residents report bitter complaints as 40 000 Germans remain in the capital a week after the May 12 evacuation deadline. Farmers complain of armed Germans demanding vegetables while residents ponder independence day and the fate of their homes and radios amid ongoing occupation.
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Oslo
Norway
Radio One
Appointment books and desk calendars
Russell Stationery advertises appointment books and desk calendars with contact details including phone number 2-1257 for purchases and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Stationery, Ph
Japs Counterattack Foiled as US Forces Pressure Shuri
In Giz Guam May 21 dispatch Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce's 77th Division repelled three counterattacks and seized a strongpoint 900 yards northeast of Shuri. Maj. Gen. Pedro A. Del Valle's Marines moved 800 yards south of Dakeshi to close on Shuri from the northwest as Tenth Army encirclement continued amid stiff resistance.
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Guam
Andrew D. Bruce
77Th
Shuri
Tenth Army
Okinawa
Pedro A. del Valle
Dakeshi
Nimity
Tenth
James Bradley
96Th
Ishimmi Town
Sixth Marine Division
Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr
Sugarloaf Hill
Naha
Takamotoji
Eneelop
Five Ship Convoy Sunk in Philippine Air-Sea Battle
Manila report says a Philippines based Mariner bomber sank the entire five ship convoy aiming for Formosa. More fighting details from General MacArthur mention 369,818 Japanese killed or captured in seven months and gains by the 24th Division around Mindanao and Davao.
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Manila
Formosa
Mariner
Seventh Fleet
MacArthur
Philippines
Mindanao
Saoal Drome
Uxaly Fields
Davao
Pamea
24Th Division
Davao City
24Th
Chinese Seize Another Port in Pur suit of Japanese
Chinese forces report seizure of Diongloh on the Min River 15 miles southeast of Foochow after driving three miles east. About 200 Japanese troops were killed as the assault rolled forward toward Mamoi and other fortified points near Foochow.
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Chungking
Foochow
High Command
Diongloh
Min River
Mamoi
Lumber Yard Ad Listing Materials and Location
An advertisement lists steel gates corrugated iron barbed wire hog wire and cedar foots with location at Coe Lumber llth and Lincoln.
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Coe ‘Lumber
Llth
Lincoln
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J. Morris
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Pittsburgh Paints
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
6Th
Home Isle
The
Chicago Daily News
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Harmony
Peace Guard
U.S
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