Fires Sweep Kobe After B-29 Raid in Okinawa Drive
Japanese fears rise as B-29s raid Kobe with 450 unescorted planes dropping 3000 tons of fire bombs. Allied advances in Okinawa and China prompt reports of Miyin invasion plans. Sixth Division Marines land near Naha while Mindanao operations tighten.
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Okinawa
China
Associated Press
Superforis
Tokyo
Kaya
Japan
Artes
Orojku
Naha
South China
Chung- King
Foochow
East China
Lias
South China Front
Philippines
Mindanao
Naha Jin
Naha Harbor
Showdown Seen in U S Russia Policy Clash
AP reports in San Francisco that Secretary of State and President Truman face a decision on whether the United States can force a showdown with Russia over free and security council rights. Britain and France are said to be deadlocked, with sharp differences in American opinion evident.
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Stettinius
Truman
Russia
Arld Security Council
Reds Vote Debate Over Russia Veto Fallout at U N
United States delegates face a clash over whether to press a hard line against Russia at the United Nations. Most officials favor a strong stand, while State Department advisers urge caution to avoid alienating Moscow. Stettinius weighs a presidentially guided decision on how forcefully to press the issue. Russia may hold a press conference after Moscow's guidance. Five Arab states back a bloc vote against the veto if De Gaulle remains in France, citing French Syria policy.
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United ‘States
Stettinius
State Department
Truman
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Egypt
Aria
Lebanon
Saudi
Arabia
Iraq
de Gaulle
France
Talin Wall
22 Ships Damaged in Iceberg Floe Encounter
Lloyds list disclosed that on May 21 a convoy in dense North Atlantic fog struck icebergs damaging 22 ships. Details on the vessels and extent of damage were not provided.
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London
Lloyds List
North Atlantic
Bremen Blast Destroys Nazi HQ and Kills Americans
The Bremen Germany blast at the former US wartime Nazi SS headquarters caused multiple casualties including three Americans and 18 Germans. Rescue teams searched the rubble as authorities investigated delayed action bombs and booby traps.
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Germany
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Dover
Ameri
Russell Kennedy, Jr
Washington, D.C
York
Athens City
Amer- Nebonville
Stage Set for Daniels-Cramer Summit and Veto Threats
The article reports on a forthcoming veto by a key official of the Daniels-Cramer plan, described as a measure testing strength and aimed at school funding. It notes possible Senate concurrence with House amendments, and mentions a proposed balance of about $111 million for schools versus the governor’s recommended $104.22 million.
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House of Representatives
Lausche
Army Sixth Army Secretly Flown To Central China
General Wau-hsiurg commands the new Chinese Sixth Army trained by Americans and equipped veterans from the Burma campaign. They were secretly flown to central China to bolster the inland offensive against Japan and disrupt critical supply routes.
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Wau-hsiurg
Burma
China
Japan
Sugar ration to be issued for rest of season in five states
Emergency sugar distribution for Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia announced by Birkett L. Williams of the Office of Price Administration. Three Ohio women and state legislators urged the President and Congress to permit wives of servicemen to join in military support by meeting with local boards to plan issuance, aiming to help families of service members in Europe and abroad.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
iWest
Virginia
Birkett L. Williams
Office of Price Administration
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Columbus
Cleve
Europe
Williams
Golda M
Monsion
Opal J. Mundy
Toledo
Berthe M. Huston
Napoleon
House of Representatives
Congress
Army
Navy
Lausche urged to name contractors amid bid collusion claim
Columbus Ohio Good Roads Federation executive secretary Roland C Caley asked Gov Frank J Lausche to reveal the road contractors he says are indicted for collusion in highway bid submissions. He argued it would be impossible to prove no collusion under Bricker or during Lausche's term and demanded names if facts exist.
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Columbus
Roland c. Caley
The
Ohio
Good Roads
Federation
Frank J. Lausche
John Bricker
Caley
Italian War Criminal Sentenced to Death in Rome
Allies entered Rome a year ago and the High Court of Justice condemned a major war criminal responsible for torturing patriots in the Via Tasso “Horror Chambers.” He is to be shot in the back as a traitor.
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Rome
High Court of Justice
Via Tasso
Low Man on the Totem Pole Sparks Line Duty Tale
A fragment recalls a World War II scene in Okinawa where a “low man” on a totem pole stands as five Marine linesmen climb a tree to maintain leather neck communication lines. The quirky phrase captures the absurdity and hierarchy of trench culture amid frontline tasks.
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Okinawa
Boundaries Return to 1937 Lines Across Germany
Allied powers announce Germany’s frontiers rolled back to December 31, 1937. Four occupation zones split among United States, United Kingdom, France, and Soviet Union with Greater Berlin under inter allied control. Truman requests 11.41 million dollars for flood control and harbor work including Portsmouth New Boston and Cincinnati.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
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Austria
Czechoslovakia
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London
Paris
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Soviet Union
United Kingdom
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State Department
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Berlin
Control Council
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Congress
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Davey Backs School Bill Urges Funds for Ohio Schools
Former Governor Martin L. Davey urged Governor Lausche to sign Daniels Cramer bill providing 111,202,000 for Ohio schools, aligning with House and Senate approval. Lausche favors 104,000,000. Davey warns the 10 mill levy cap permanently reduces local tax revenues and calls state foundation funds to cover the gap amid wartime cost increases.
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Kent
Martin L. Davey
Frank J. Léusche
Daniels‘Cramer
Ohio
House
Senate
Lausche
Man Held to Grand Jury for Fatal Shooting
James Murphy twenty four of Indiantown Gap Pai was bound over to the grand jury after being charged with the fatal shooting of his wife here last Thursday.
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Youngstown
James Murphy
Indiantown Gap
Pai
Use of Synthetic Rubber in U S Tires After War
James Newsman of B F Goodrich said about eighty five percent of U S military tire production and at least half of the nation’s passenger cars now run on synthetic rubber. He predicted postwar tires will likely use a mix of natural and synthetic rubber, with natural in the carcass and synthetic in the tread.
Mrs Myrtle Holm Smith Elected President of First Church
Mrs Myrtle Holm Smith of Waban was elected president of the First Church of Christ Scientist Boston at the annual meeting, succeeding Paul Stark Seeley as head of the Mother Church.
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Boston
Myrtle Holm. Smith
Waban
First Church of Christ Scientist
Paul Stark Seeley
Japs Unveil New High Speed Plane
Aboard Vice Adm. McCains carrier flagship ODF RYUKYE ISLANDS, reports say Japanese pilots flew faster planes in today’s rocket strafing sweeps over Kyushu. US forces pushed toward the southern coast and junctions as divisions advanced, with Seventh Infantry sealing parts of the Chinen Peninsula.
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Adm
96Th Army
Seventh Infantry
Seventh
Seenth
Chinen
Two Destroyers Lost In Japanese Carrier Raid
Two U S destroyers Morrison and Luce were sunk with heavy loss after Japanese air attack near Okinawa. Each ship carried 200 plus crew. Admiral Nimitz reported one light unit damaged in a Sunday air raid as 45 Nipponese planes were downed.
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Okinawa
Morrison
Luce
Nimitz
Kobe
Weather Braces for Cold Air Through Week
Chicago forecasters warned the frigid airstream from Hudson Bay would persist, with no relief expected soon. Warm air may not fully push out the cool mass before Saturday, with frost bitten zones limited to Wisconsin Michigan northeastern Minnesota and northern Illinois Indiana.
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Chicago
Hudson Bay
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Soldier Polio Victim Is Returned to U S
A young Ohio corporal with infantile paralysis was flown to Fort Benjamin Harrison for treatment in an iron lung after a 22 hour flight. Churchill attacked labor politics in London while criticizing socialism as linked to totalitarianism and a state police. The article notes a water shortage warning in Hillsboro and a deer hunting request by sportsmen in Kent region.
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Labor Party
Indianapolis
London
Ohio
Panama Canal Zone
British Diet
Corp
Charles G. Moeller
Cincinnati
Air Transport Command
Billings General Hospital
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Fort
Benjamin Harrison
Cuyahoga County to receive more meat if shortages occur
Cleveland officials announced that slaughtering quotas for federally inspected packers in Cuyahoga County would rise if the weekly meat supply drops below 120 pounds per person. Mayor Thomas A Burke said Birkett L Williams of the Office of Price Administration pledged increases if the survey shows a county shortfall.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Thomas A. Burke
Birkett L. Williams
Price Administration
American Legion Pushes Peacetime Draft Plan Enactment
The American Legion urged immediate enactment of a peacetime draft as the most efficient and economical way to guarantee national security. John Thomas Taylor said it would signal international responsibility and end isolationism, while defense proponents acknowledge Europe’s victory has weakened their case. The plan would require most youths to undergo a year of military training at 18 or soon after, without serving, with benefits including self reliance leadership and physical fitness.
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American Legion
John Thomas Taylor
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America
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Taylor
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Europe
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