Churchill To Head Regime In Meantime
Prime Minister Churchill resigns and is commissioned by King George VI to form an interim government ahead of a general election expected July 5. The move ends the coalition, with Attlee and Bevin out, while non party ministers may stay as Churchill leads a caretaker administration.
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London
Churchill
King George
Britain
Downing Street
the Treasury
Defense
Buckingham Palace
Labor Party
Japan
Clement R. Attlee
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Herbert Morrison
Conservative
10 Downing Street
Cinque Ports
Blackpool
Clement R Attlee
San Francisco
United States
Russia
Japs Move Troops Toward Manchuria
The article reports Japanese forces withdrawing from North China toward Manchuria as U S troops advance in the Okinawa battle and in China fronts plus Allied air and ground actions across the Pacific. It notes U S and Allied troop movements, naval actions, and projections of larger Western Allied force deployments to the Pacific theatre.
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Japan
Okinawa
U.S
China
North China
Manchuria
Soviet Union
Moscow
U. S S
Yonabara
Yonabaru Bay
Nakagusuku Bay
Philippines
Manila
Burma
Suspect Arrested After Attacks on Woman and Girls
Sheriff’s officers continued the probe into late night assaults on a white woman and three Black girls. Paul Grebe of Fredericksburg, 21, is jailed on aggravated assault charges amid conflicting reports on grand jury sessions and ongoing investigations.
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Sheriff's Department
Paul Grebe
Fredericksburg
Potter County
Mary Lee M
Neg Rt
Sevenih
Taylor Egro Gil
Cab Driver Henderson Rescued After Tar Van Like Stunt
Kansas City Kansas City May 23 Jack J. Henderson a heavy set cab driver told Police St James Sprague this morning he had imbibed too heartily last night. Police rescued him from an 80 foot high viaduct girder where he was sleeping off the effects of his antics among the bridge beams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jack J. Henderson
St. James Sprague
Ned
Sprague
Henderson
Tarvan
Auto fire prompts single alarm for Amparilic firefighters
Amparilic firemen answered only one alarm yesterday to a vehicle fire at 900 West Fourth. Fire crews reported quick control and no injuries as they extinguished the blaze.
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900 West Fourth
Worley Sees Pope in Private Audience
Representative Eugene Worley of Amarillo met Pope Pius XII in a 15 minute private audience at the Vatican on May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Eugene Worley
Amarillo
Tension Grows as France Reinforces in Syria Lebanon
Tension rose in Syria and Lebanon as French reinforcements arrived amid protests of sovereignty violations. Paris signaled defense measures while Arab groups and the Pan Arab League urged solidarity. Delegates at the San Francisco conference accused France of coercive tactics to secure influence.
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London
Syria
Lebanon
Coop
Der
Atdillaa
Jerusalem
Palestine
Pan-Arab League
San Francisco
Gations
France
Raymond Offrey
Levant States
Japan
Steel gates and fence materials across the property
A fragment notes steel gates corrugated iron barbed wire and cedar posts with references to carumber iith and Lincoln, suggesting a description of fencing or boundary materials in a historical context.
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Carumber
Iith
Lincoln
Autry Photographs Highlight Local Studio Offer
Fragmentary text mentions Photographs Live Forever and Autry associated with Mesnard Lbr Co at 600 W. Std. Studio 116 KE 4th Phome 32-1922. Details are incomplete but indicate a local photography or studio credit with contact information.
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Autry
Mesnard Lbr. Co
Std
Phome
Truman to Conference Truman to Conference
President Truman plans a trip to San Francisco to address the final plenary session of the United Nations Security Conference. Secretary of State Stettinius said the visit could occur early in June and expressed confidence the conference would conclude successfully.
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Washington
U.S
Truman
San Francisco
Edward P. Stettinius, Jr
Stettinius
Rainfall Far Below Normal Levels Warned By Weather Official
Our rainfall this year is just about half of normal says weatherman H C Winburn this morning. We are three inches behind and wind steadiness may delay moisture. An afternoon high of 84 is expected today after 71 yesterday with partly cloudy skies tomorrow and little temperature change.
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H. C. Winburn
Production To Increase On 24 Household Items
The War Production Board lifted limits on iron and steel manufacture of 24 household articles including carpet sweepers hand clothes-wringers can openers bread boxes carpet beaters cast pans fly swatters and wash boards. Production will be driven by material and labor availability.
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Washington
U.P
War Production Board
WPB
Turmoil in Algeria Reported with European Casualties
A Rome radio dispatch quoted Madrid saying Algeria faced 3000 European deaths or injuries and 10000 native casualties amid serious disorders. The piece noted French Foreign Legion action and includes a sideline ad for a book department and Russell Stationery Company.
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Algeria
London
Rome Radio
Madrid
French Foreign Legion
Hitler Death Report Said To Be Mercy Killing
Flensburg May 23 Russian intelligence reports to supreme headquarters stated Hitler died in a mercy killing.
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Flensburg
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
Hitler
French Retreat Before Attack in Indo-China
Paris Radio reported a new Japanese offensive against French forces in Indo-China. French troops reportedly withdrew and an airfield was captured by the Japanese.
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Indo-China
London
Paris
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Southwest Texas
Partly cloudy today and tonight with strong winds diminishing this afternoon. East and West Texas expect partly cloudy skies through Thursday with slight temperature rises tonight. New Mexico reports partly cloudy conditions today tonight and Thursday with warmer in the east. Low tonight 50 to 69 degrees, high Thursday 80 north to 95 south. High for 24 hours ending 6:30 AM 71, low 51, noon 75. W. J. Morris Insurance.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
War Bond call from Vice Admiral Towers urges more purchases
Vice Admiral J. H. Towers deputy commander in chief U S Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean areas states that recent victories in Europe and the Pacific must not lead to buying fewer War Bonds. He urges every American citizen to hasten and assure ultimate victory by purchasing more War Bonds than ever before.
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Washington
Vice Admr
J. H. Towers
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pacific Ocean
Europe
Pacific
Radio broadcasts urge Japan to surrender unconditionally
U S short wave stations from San Francisco to Saipan broadcast warnings to Japan that it faces greater destruction than Germany unless it surrenders unconditionally. The programs deny that surrender entails enslavement or extermination and stress they come with strong government backing from the Office of War Information to reach "responsible, thinking" Japanese.
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Honolulu
U.S
San Francisco
Saipan
Japan
Germany
Office of War Information
Truman to Announce Biddle Resignation Today
Attorney General Francis Biddle is expected to resign from the Truman cabinet with a White House news conference set for 3 P M Central War Time. President Truman will announce the appointment of a new attorney general and possible replacements in labor or foreign affairs.
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Washington
Francis Biddle
Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
Biddle
Roosevelt
Ross
Lewis S. Schwellenbach
State of Washington
United States
Capitol Hill
Frank C. Walker
Robert E. Hannegan
National Democratic Committee
Paris
Peaceful Allied Occupation of Trieste Likely
Advanced Allied forces in Italy report a peaceful occupation of Trieste and much of Venezia Giulia after Tito refused to withdraw. British and American troops, reinforced by the Second American Corps, occupied towns and mountains without Yugoslav resistance. An authoritative source says the storm clouds seem to be lifting as final disposition awaits peace terms.
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Italy
Trieste
Venizia Giulia
Marshal Tito
Yugvsslav
Tito
King George V Collides With Destroyer Off West Coast
The 35,000 ton British battleship King George V rammed the destroyer Punjabi off the west coast of Etre in May 1942. Only about four handfuls of the Punjabi’s 200 crew escaped the collision, according to Navy correspondent W. A. Crumley of the London Daily Express.
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London
Etre
W. A. Crumley
London Daily Express
Regal Co Real Estate and Loans Firm
E A Regal Company operates as a real estate and loan firm offering property sales, mortgage services, and financial consulting. The company advertises loan products, appraisal services, and brokerage, aiming to assist buyers and sellers in securing real estate financing.
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E. A. Regal Co., Real Estate and Loans
No Rabbits? A Texas district tour with Patman matches
In Washington on May 23 Rep. Wright Patman of Tex Arkana provides a light and a bundle of items in response to match requests. Each match yields a fact such as state song Our Texas state bird mockingbird or population data 1940 6 418 321. The set of matches is tied to Texas and created in New York.
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Washington
Wright Patman
Texas
Texarkana
Patman
Chicago
el Paso
New York
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Neville Chamberlain
Belgium
Holland
Dunkerque
Middle East
Lublin
Yalta
Attlee
Polk Street
A. I. Grover, Jr
Adrian
Daddy
Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
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Soviet Russia
Yonabaru
Archibald V. Arnold
Tenth
Chinen Peninsula
Yonabara Bay
Chinen
Shuri
Keystone Central Fortress
First Marine
Sixth Marines
Naha
Malabasay
Interior
Mindanao
Lincanan Airfield
Davao
First Cavalry Division
Port Real
Luzon
Sixth Army
Tarakan
Borneo
Wewak
New Guinea
Bougainville
Solomons
Foochow
Hunan
Henan
Siberia
Jmanchuriay
Sakhalin
Itokyo
Wkararuto
Marianas
Marcus
Eniwetok
Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Palmyra
Guam
Palau
Kwajalein
New Hebrides
U. S
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
OWI
4Suam
Wake Islands
Solomon Islands
Ike
Col
Baldwin Bb. Smith
Gen
Eisenhower
Supreme Commander
Grobe
Worley
Pope
Cairo
Tain
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Turkey
Cyprus
Egypt
Damascus
Jordan
Talad W SP
Saudi Arabia
Mosul
Iraq
Aleppo
Russell Stationery Company
U.S. Weather Bureau
W. J. Morris
Insurance
Dial
Will
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