Pantex and Amarillo Field Lead War Bond Purchases
Pantex Ordnance Plant workers have subscribed over 83 percent of a 250000 bond quota, totaling 20955 dollars in bonds. Amarillo Field and local servicemen contribute heavily to a 550000 goal, with 341000 dollars raised so far. Officials credit payroll deduction buyers for early drive success and urge wider citizen participation to meet Potter County’s 6380000 target.
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Pantex Ordnance Plant
Pantex
Amarillo Field
Potter County
Dewey Accepts Truman White House Conference Invitation
Albany report says Governor Thomas E. Dewey the 1944 Republican presidential candidate has accepted an invitation from President Truman to attend a White House conference.
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Dewey
White House
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair today tonight and Saturday with a little less warmth today. Winds 20 to 30 mph this afternoon. Highs from 60 in the northwest to 90 in the extreme southeast. Over 24 hours ending 6:30 A M the high was 87 and the low 50.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
War Plan Outlined by Truman Seeks 7 Million Army
In a Congress address President Truman described a Pacific strategy built on a 7 million man Army within a year to quicken final victory. He praised submarine and air power, warned of tougher air battles ahead, and stressed training reserves and overseas deployment while maintaining base supply for advancing troops.
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Congress
Truman
Pacific
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
United States
War bond appeal from Pacific fleet official
Vice Admiral William Ward Smith of the United States Pacific fleet urges support for the Seventh War Loan. He says the service force spends millions daily on supplies and equipment to keep fighting ships geared for action and calls on every American to aid the effort.
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Washington
William Ward Smith
United States Pacific Fleet
Pacific Fleet
Sup- Smith
German Civilians on Trial for Murder of U S Airman
A witness testified in Ahrweiler Germany that three German civilians shot and clubbed an American airman to death after parachuting from a crippled bomber near Preist. The defendants Gierens and Kohn pleaded not guilty as court heard how Peter Jack fired the fatal shot. Maj. Theodore Irwin led the prosecution in this high profile case.
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Ahrweiler
Germany
Reich
Nicholas Nospes
Nespes
Preist
Coblenz
Peter Jack
Gierens
Naspes
Kohn
Theodore Irwin
Dallas
Tex
Franz Mehl
Richard T. Brewster
Kansas City, Mo
Capt
Henry Dunck
Belleville, Il
Fires Rage in Osaka and Okinawa Battles Swirl in War Report
The Day’s dispatches describe a 600 plane Osaka daylight raid dropping 3 200 tons of incendiaries aided by 450 B 29s and 150 Mustangs. Allied forces push toward final victory while Okinawa and China theaters show sharp gains and new British 12th army formation.
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Osaka
Japan
Nippon
Yokohama
Okinawa
China
Shuri
Philippines
New Guinea
Southeast Asia
Rangoon
Burma
Thailand
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Iwo Jima
Red Goodwin Reported Alive By the War Department
Captain James W. Goodwin, known as Red, former Sandie and Texas football star, was reported alive by the War Department. He had been missing in action over Germany on April 22, 1944, listed dead a year later, and his sister Mrs. C. L. Sullivan said he was liberated from a prisoner of war camp on May 10 and was well and safe.
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James W
Red) Goodwin
Sandie
University of Texas
Germany
C. L. Sullivan
Tyler
War Department
Goodwin
Truman to discuss emergency unemployment plan with leaders
President Truman said he would brief congressional leaders next Monday on his proposal to provide emergency unemployment payments up to 25 dollars per week. He aims to gain support for a measure to aid unemployed workers amid postwar economic pressures.
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Washington
Truman
Congressional
Gestapo Operatives Executed Near Paris
Four French Gestapo operatives condemned by the high court of justice were shot at Fort de Châtillon near Paris. Two accomplices were reprieved and spared.
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Gestapo
Paris
High Court of Justice
Fort de Chatillon
Stop Shooting Syrians Cease Fire Moves In Syria Lebanon
London reports France refused to retire troops but ordered a cease fire. Britain, the United States, and France discuss a London conference to settle Syria and Lebanon issues, with Gen. Paget in Beirut and renewed fighting halted after French compliance.
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London
France
Churchill
Syria
Paris
Truman
United States
Britain
Lebanon
Pacific
Beyrouth
Damascus
Middle East
Bernard C. Paget
Lend-Lease Meat Shipments Cut for July to September
Washington reports the government will halt all lend-lease and foreign relief meat shipments for July through September. Russia would be affected most, with 300 million pounds already allocated in Q2. Only U.S. armed forces will receive meat. distribution aims to ease domestic shortages.
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Washington
U.P
U.S
Russia
Soviet Union
U. S
Pacific
Doolittle teams Up With 29s in New Air War Plan
Washington reports Jimmy Doolittle to join with B 29 Superfortresses in the Eighth Air Force for intensified air attacks on Japan. The War Department outlined further Allied air offensives from India Burma and the Pacific as plans include three B 29 forces and ongoing bombing of Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Kobe.
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Washington
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Japan
Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
Empire
Patterson
Eastern Air Command
India-Burma
Negoye
Osaka
Kobe
21St
Marianas
20Th Bomber Command
India
China
Mighty Close to Conflagration by DeWitt MacKenzie
The Foreign News Analyst argues that European tensions and the Franco Syrian upheaval nearly sparked a larger conflagration. He notes Britain and the United States stepping in, with Churchill and De Gaulle discussing tripartite talks in London. The piece suggests the Big Three America Russia Britain may shoulder global stability for now.
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de Gaulle
Truman
Washington
France
London
United States
Syria
Japan
Britain
Eden
Jon G. Winant
Europe
John Bull
Churchill
Churchill Told General de Gaulle
Paris
America
Moscow
Syrianmbroglio
Russia
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Caspar Riese
Los Angeles
Arizona
California
Martha Vickers
U.S Weather Bureau
U.S. Army
Amarillo, Texas
Kuman
Douglas MacArthur
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Presi
Dent
Joan McDermott
Bremen
The
Associated Press
Chungking
South China
Indo-China
Superfortia
Chester W. Nimitz
Marianas Islands
Red Goodwin
General de Gaulle
Georges Bidault
Ministry of Information
A Regal Co., Real Estate and Loans
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes, Insurance
W. J. Morris
Insurance
Dial
King Features Syndicate
Washington Star
New York
Paris Radio
Press Associa
Tion
Indo- China
Federal Communications Commission
Doolittleeams
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