Fierce Okinawa Battle Rages Over Sugar Loaf Hill
Forces of the Sixth Division beat back a Japanese counterattack east of Takamotoji as Sugar Loaf Hill remains a pivotal point near Naha. Casualties in the Okinawa campaign reach thousands across Army Navy and Marine units with heavy fighting on multiple sectors.
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Guam
Takamotoji
Sugar Loaf Hill
Kinawa
Nimitz
Okinawa
Lemuel CG. Shepherd, Jr
Leathernecks
Naha
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
10Th Army
Naha- Shuri-Yonadaru
James L. Bradley
96Th Infantry
Conical Hill
Yona- Dari
77Th
Shuri Fortress
Pedro A. del Valle
Andrew D. Bruce
Tith
Wana
Shuri
Tenth Army
Allied Air Strikes Hit Formosa to Dutch East Indies
Allied bombers and fighters hit Formosa from Atsuyama to Takao destroying air fields factories and a copper works. Rail facilities and bridges damaged with ships attacked offshore. On Luzon Doughboys engaged encircled Japanese and large fires sparked in the Nanking area as salvage and coastal ships were sunk.
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Manila
Formosa
Dutch East Indies
Luzon
Atsuyama
Takao
Shoka Aircraft Assembly
MacArthur
China Sea
Yangtze River
Nanking
Foochow Falls as Chinese Capture City and Begin Pursuit
Chinese forces entered Foochow by Thursday morning and completed occupation by 5 A M Friday, chasing Japanese troops nine miles east along the Min River. Estimates placed 1,000 Japanese inside the city with signs of withdrawal from Foochow and other East Coast ports as Japanese ships slipped northward toward Shanghai. Independent reports indicate a broad coastal retreat.
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Eeewem
Aou Olli
Min River
Min
Mamoi
Foochow
Shanghai Eng Wal
Gow Ewes
Wenchow
Amoy
Swatow
Vuvcen Incident Reports Cut Wednesday Events
A fragmentary report notes an incident occurring on a Wednesday involving Vuvcen. Details are unclear but indicate disruption to scheduled items and an official response followed by investigation. Authorities have not released full statements or identified individuals connected to the event.
Chinese Reoccupy Foochow Port as Japanese Flee
Chinese high command reports reoccupation of Foochow on the Fujian coast, a second time in four years. Chinese assault forces seized the city 125 miles from Formosa after driving out Japanese, freeing a key treaty port and capital of Fukien Province. The 322,720 resident city was taken in a decisive action ending Japanese control.
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Foochow
Shanghai Chungking
China
Formosa
Fukien Province
Spectacular Airborne Raid Sparks 7th War Loan Today
Amarillo reports a wartime rally promoting the seventh war loan with airborne display at English Field and Butler Field. Veterans stage a simulated invasion, with attackers and a campaign for bond purchases led by local officials and businesses.
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Amarillo
English Field
Field Ee
Tito Resolves To Stand In Trieste Amid Demands
Belgrade asserts Yugoslav army may stay in Istria Trieste and Slovene Littoral until peace conference settles borders. Tito rejects Allied plan to withdraw troops while Alexander says Tito may seek force if needed. Mussolini era echoes feared as Tito backs claims in Venezia Giulia region.
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Rome
Harold Alexander
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Italy
Austria
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
Belgrade
Tito
Trieste
London
Istria
United States
Britain
Alexander
Venezia Giulia
More
Fiume
W. D. Morgan
Allied
Morgan
Demand for Uniform Freight Rates Sparks Regional Debate
Spokesmen from the South and West push for uniform class rates arguing East coast sewer rates discriminate against industry. East advocates note higher class rates in the South and West but compensate with lower commodity rates, especially cotton. The railroads deny discrimination and cite costs, traffic, and regional development, with continued discussion on Page 12.
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Fast
South
New Ice Boxes Are on the Way
The War Production Board announced 530,000 new refrigerators to be manufactured this year at popular prices. Gas and electric units may resume production July 1 after a three year shutdown, but the public release is slated for early next year.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Subsidies May Increase Beef Supply by August
A government subsidy plan may lift beef availability by August, with officials noting improvements will take time. Critics say it does not fully address price controls or pork supply delays, while Congress debates liberalizing meat price policy.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Congress
Taft
Senate Banking
Jenkins
Ohio
Republican Congressional Food Study Committee
Scrap books and photo albums sale note
Rus ssell Stationery Co offers scrap books and photo albums with contact at Phone 2-1257 for inquiries and purchases.
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Russsell Stationery Co
France Asked To Leave Italy
Paris reports indicate the United States and Britain pressuring France to withdraw troops from forward positions near the Italian border after Allied demands that Yugoslavs retire from the Trieste region. Formal conversations with Gen. Charles de Gaulle were not confirmed. Meanwhile France negotiates for Cologne and Stuttgart and reacts to Truman’s plan to expand the American occupation zone.
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Paris
United States
Britain
France
Trieste
Charles de Gaulle
Italy
Truman
Cologne
Stuttgart
Amarillo Gains 200 More Private Housing Units
The National Housing Agency announced approval for 200 additional H-2 housing units in Amarillo. Rex Baxter of the Chamber of Commerce said demand exceeds supply, noting no occupancy limits under H-2 and price ceilings of 7500 dollars for sales and 65 dollars monthly rent.
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Amarillo
National Housing Agency
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Nha
FHA
40 000 Yanks Await Freedom
Paris reports official progress in negotiations for the return of Allied prisoners from the Russian zone. Lt Gen Lucius D. Clay cites about 40 000 Americans and 9 000 other Allied prisoners, largely airmen, as participants in the potential exchange. Talks involve SHAEF, American and British Army groups, and the Soviet Union.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarts
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
SHAEF
Federal Court Opens with Judge Wilson to Convene N D Tex
Federal judge James C. Wilson is expected to arrive to open the federal court for the northern district of Texas at ten o clock tomorrow. He will call the docket and set cases for trial while the petit jury panel is not summoned until May 28.
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James C. Wilson
U. S
Federal Court
District of Texas
Wilson
Vial
Rate Order Mixed Reactions Reach Southwest
Mixed reactions followed the Interstate Commerce Commission decision on freight rate uniformity. Amarillo leaders expect competitiveness improve, while some see limited immediate impact as railroads may increase total hauls. Governor officials hail the ruling as a major Southwest benefit amid long efforts to remove rate differentials.
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Southwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amarillo
H. O. Starks
Governor's Office
Railroad Commission
Attorney General's Office
Legislature
Orders Given Hitler Killer
Berchtesgaden Germany May 19 a shorthand expert who shadowed Adolf Hitler from 1942 until shortly before his death says a SS colonel likely killed the fuehrer. Gerhard Herrgessel said Guensche was assigned to kill Hitler dispose of the body and then shoot himself, ensuring Hitler could not be captured or his corpse fall to the Russians.
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Berchtesgaden
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Hitler
Gerhard Herrgessel
Berlinreichschancellery
Guensche
Herrgessell
Herrgesell
Weather Amarillo Forecast Shows Cloudy Weekend
Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night with highs in the low range and winds up to 35 mph in the vicinity. Panhandle and South Plains expect fresh to strong winds, cooler day temperatures, and similar conditions into Monday. Sunset today at 2 47 P.M.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
B 29s Hit Hamamatsu as Nagoya Raids Continue
More than 300 B 29s attacked Hamamatsu at noon local time, dropping about 2100 tons of bombs for a half hour. The raid followed two Nagoya strikes this week, with Nagoya areas totaling 113 square miles destroyed since the raids began.
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Guam
U.P
Hamatsu
Nagoya
Japan
Hamamatsu
Hamaimatsu
Tokyo
Wakasa Bay
Honshu
Beppu
Naoya
Mitsubishi Aircraft
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