Break in Okinawa Defense Forecast Doughboy Push
American commanders forecast the breakdown of last stand Japanese resistance on Okinawa under sustained U S Tenth Army and Marine pressure. Maj Gen Roy Geiger and Vice Adm Richmond Turner spoke of imminent success as Doughboys of the Seventh Infantry and First Marine Divisions push beyond Yonabaru amid rain and tough defenses.
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Okinawa
Guam
U. S. Tenth Army
Roy Geiger
Third Amphibious Marine Corps
Richmond K. Turner
Turner
Japan
Formosa
Ryukyus
Doughboys
Seventh Infantry Division
Yonubaru
Yonabaru
Nimitz
Shuri
Naha
Archibald v. Pessoal
Aioi
Itarashiku
James L. Bradley
Conical Hill
Pedro A. del Valle
Allied advance to Gorizia area in Trieste crisis shift
Allied and British forces pushed north and east from Trieste into Yugoslav held territory along a 20 mile line toward Gorizia as Tito’s government signals a peaceful settlement. Units including the 91st Infantry and 10th Mountain divisions secure supply lines into Austria amid low food stocks.
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Trieste
Amercan
Isonzo
Rome
Eighth Army
Gorizia
Montespino
Tarnova
Venezia Giulia
Mark W. Clark
al Med 15Th Army Group
U. S
Marshal Tito
Washington
London
Yugoslavia
Italy
Joseph D. Schultz
Louisville
91St Infantry Division
10Th Mountain Division
Austria
CIO Pushes 20 Per Cent Wage Increase
The CIO urged a 20 percent rise in prevailing basic wage rates to restore prewar relationships between wage levels prices and productivity per man hour. The appeal was made in Washington on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
Japs Balloon Attacks On U.S. Continue As Warnings Rise
The Army and Navy reported ongoing aimless Japanese balloon attacks on the U S mainland carrying small bombs. No damage reported, but warnings urged avoidance of unexploded bombs and public safety measures.
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Washington
U. S
Army
Navy
Office of Censorship
Spe
War and Navy Departments
Mississippi River
War Department
Paign
United States
Astoria
Ore
California
Mount Emily
Allied and German high command tied to Flensburg control
Allies and Soviets dispatch control parties to Flensburg near the Danish border to use the German high command as an intermediary in directing German forces in the Allied occupation area. Eisenhower's representative Maj. Gen. Lowell W. Rooks will coordinate with the Soviet group to impose the will of the supreme commander. The plan includes passing orders via the Oberkommando Wehrmacht and safeguarding German high command documents. Prisoners of war deemed essential to revive Germany’s economy are being discharged. Churchill names Field Marshal Montgomery as commander in occupation forces in Germany and British member of the Allied Control Council.
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Paris
Flensburg
Supreme Allied
Lowell W. Rooks
Eisenhower
Oberkommando Wehrmacht
Allied Control Party
Allied
London
Churchill
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Germany
Allied Control Council
Vets Arrive In New York Harbor On Camouflaged Transport
A camouflaged transport carrying 2 953 cheering veterans of the European war docked in New York harbor today. Army officials said soldiers would be ferried to Jersey City and entrained for Camp Kilmer New Jersey.
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New York
New York Harbor
North River
Jersey City
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Liberalized Draft Policy Ordered
Washington May 22 Selective Service announced a liberalized policy for men 30 and over in useful jobs, cutting the monthly call to about 90 000 beginning in July. It delays reviews, grants indefinite deferments, and prioritizes essential work while retaining penalties for job jumps.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Wershey
Hershey
War Manpower Commission
Weather Summary Amarillo and West Texas Regions
Partly cloudy and warmer update for Amarillo and vicinity with winds from the west to northwest. Texas West of Gulf Plains shows near normal temperatures with a rise to midweek, then cooling in the north and south portions by Friday as scattered showers and thunderstorms begin Thursday or Friday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Texas
Gulf Plains
Senators Seek Berlin Visit With Russian Permission
Senator Wheeler of Montana asked General Eisenhower to obtain Russian approval for a senatorial committee to visit Berlin. Eisenhower said the request must go through the State Department, and the Army would provide transport if authorization is granted.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Senator Wheeler
Montana
Eisenhower
Berlin
State Department
Army
Infantry Show To Spark Bond Drive In Amarillo
Civic clubs back the Preliminary Flight victory bond drive as the Here’s Your Infantry show brings a Pacific island battlefield to Butler Field Friday at 8 30 pm. About 30 veteran infantrymen and a 30 member military band will march in with Will Rogers Range Riders guarding the field.
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Amarillo
Pacific Island
Butler Field
Pampa
S. D. Stennis
Gray County
High School
Tom Cotten
Will Rogers
Sam Page
Mexico City
New York City
Hollywood
Guy Saunders
Potter County War Finance Committee
War Bond Office
Tex Thornton
Bill Adams
Gus Barr
R. J. Wheeler
Charles Rogers
George Waddill
Art Hawks
Oscar Hargett
Press and Radio
Troop Shipments To U S Speeded to Pacific redeployments
Paris May 22 official statement says June troop shipments to the United States will reach 250000, with 84000 already left this month. Four infantry divisions including the 36th 97th 95th and 104th are slated for redeployment to the Pacific via the United States.
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Paris
United States
Courtney H. Hodges
Pacific
36Th
97Th
Chinese Report 22 Mile Gain in South China Offensive
Chinese forces break through Japanese lines in Kwangsi and Fukien sectors. Units advance from Hochih toward Liuchow and Chinchenking, recapturing Chinchenking and advancing toward Hwaiyuanchen. A separate drive pushes to Szen tsen suburbs and clears Fukien coast south of the Min River estuary.
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Chungking
China
Indo-China
Burma
Kwangsi Province
Japan
trans-China
Hochih
Liuchow
Manchuria
Chinchenking
Chinchenkiang
Hwaiyuanchen
Szentsen
Szeenhsien
97 Heroes of Battered Carrier Decorated for Gallantry
Ninety seven U S S Franklin sailors were decorated aboard the carrier for gallantry after a Japanese bombing attack. Navy Crosses Silver Stars and Bronze Stars were awarded to officers and men who fought fires and explosions to keep the ship afloat.
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New York
U.S.S. Franklin
Umpire Says Army Error In North Africa Baseball Play
In a Judge Advocate General school briefing at Ann Arbor on May 22 a Youthful legal case tests who pays after a baseball toss in North Africa hits a French woman in the face. The commission ruled the Army throw was acceptable and the sailor was charged with an error. The Navy thus paid the claim.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Judge Advocate General's School
United States Army
Judge Advocate General’s Department
North Africa
Army Claims Commission
Army
Navy
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Davey Jones
U.S. S. Franklin
U.S
Flensberg
U.P
Karl Doenitz
Wilhelm Kietel
Morris
Dial
Russell Stationery Company
Pittsburgh Paints
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
Cee Lumber
11Th & Lincoln
Casablanca
Mediterranean Theater
15Th Air Force Air Transport Command
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