Tokyo Broadcasts Report Massing American Forces for New Ryukyus Strike
Tokyo reports hint at invasion plans for the Ryukyus 200 miles southwest of Okinawa. U S forces concentrate 100 transports near Okinawa bases as two task forces with five carriers and four battleships near Miyako Island move through the Sakishima group. Reports note Allied mine sweep near Balikpapan amid others. no confirmation on invasion.
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Tokyo
Ryukyus
Okinawa
Associated Press
Ryukyu Islands
U.S
Miyako Island
Balikpapan
Borneo
Bonin Islands
Iwo Jima
Jalu Island
Marshalls
Omuera
Philippines
Cagayan Valley
Hoihong
Liuchow
China
Chungkine
U. S. Liuchow Air Base
Fire raid wipes out town and Okinawa forces push areas
The report describes a fiery raid wiping out Shimtoka 83 miles southwest of Tokyo and details Allied advances on Okinawa. Two regiments break through near Mabuni as Marines and Army divisions close in, aiming to disrupt remaining Japanese pockets in cave strongholds.
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Guam
Pxe
Bill E. Sporting
Ironton
Ohio
Shimtoka
Tokyo
Heavy combat across Pacific and Luzon fronts report high casualties
Reports indicate Japanese resistance in small pockets as American and Allied forces push through Kyushu and Luzon. American divisions engage in bombardment and river crossings near Cagayan with Maj. Gen. Beightler ordering air strikes and heavy artillery to seize towns. Casualty counts include officers killed and hundreds of troops lost amid fierce fighting.
Ohio House Defeats Lausche Strip Mining Measure
Ohio lawmakers rejected Governor Lausche’s strip mining regulation by a 58 to 53 vote, short of the 69 needed. The bill would require bonds to guarantee restoration of stripped land and curb environmental damage, but an amendment lowered the bond and restoration targets before defeat.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
House of Representatives
Orm
L. P. Mooney
R-Hocking
West Virginia
Kentucky
Bouse Conservation Committee
Pennsylvania
State Conservation Department
Red Army Attack on American Reactionaries
Moscow based Red Star denounces reactionary groups in the United States and accuses Hearst McCormick press and Senator Taft of trying to disrupt Russo Anglo American collaboration. The report notes progress in war alliance debates praised by Soviet commentators. At Baldwin-Wallace College a 176 member orchestra clinic proceeds as many musicians attend. Ohio State University opens summer quarter with 3798 students enrolled.
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Moscow
Red Star
Unite States
Russia
F Xermashev
Hearst and
McCormick Press
Tati
R Chip
United States
Great Britain
UPI
Baldwin-Wallace College
OSU Columbus
Ohio State University
Township Quota Sales Box Score Report
A township sales table lists various towns with dollar totals under 7th loan. Athens Canaan Carthage Dover Lee Lost Rome Trimbi Troy Watertoo and York appear with regional figures, culminating in a grand total of about 1,016,000 for the period with 617,174.33 recorded. The data reads like a municipal fundraising ledger with place names and numeric sums.
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Alexander
Ames
Athens
Bern
Canaan
Carthage
Dover
Lee
Rome
Trimbi
Troy
York
Athens City
Nelsonville
Measure Puts Rayburn Next To President
Washington report notes Congress moves toward early consideration of a bill designating House Speaker Rayburn as President in case of a White House vacancy. President Truman had suggested the course while traveling, with Senator Bridges introducing a parallel measure and Chairman Sumners indicating support.
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Washington
Congress
House
Rayburn
Dtex
Truman
White House
Senator Bridges
R-Net
Sumners
D-Tex
House Judiciary Committee
Bridges
Labor Peace Bill Aims to Bind Postwar Relations
Senators Hatch Ball and Burton propose a sweeping labor relations bill patterned after the railway act. It would create a national labor relations board to handle conciliation mediation and unfair labor practices and replace the war labor board and labor department conciliations service.
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Washington
Congress
Hatch
D-Nm
Ball
R-Minn
Burton
Robio
Federal Labor Relations Board
Unfair Labor Practices Tribunal
National Labor Relations Board
War Labor Board
Conciliations Service
Labor Department
Hope To End Peace Parley By Saturday
Conference leaders race to settle last issues before the United Nations closing session next Saturday. President Truman is on schedule to wrap up the meeting as plans for a Berlin Big Three meeting loom, with Russia and Australia at odds over assembly debate limits. A commission approved principles for a world security league and ruled Spain cannot join due to its Axis ties.
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San Francisco
Truman
United Nations
West Coast
Olympia
Wash
Berlin
United Nations General Assembly
Russia
Australia
Security League of the World Organization
Spain
Expect civilian food supply for rest of 1945 ample
The Agriculture Department warned that fats and meat supplies will be short of prewar levels while the OPA policy is blamed for reduced production. The Republican Food Study Committee said civilian fats and oils face a dangerous shortage and urged coordinated action to meet essential needs.
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Agriculture Department
OPA
United States
Department
Busi
Crosley Corporation Sold To Eastern Aviation Group
Cincinnati business news reports Powel Crosley selling the Crosley Corporation to Aviation Corporation of New York for 22 million dollars funded by ten banks. The deal includes WLW radio and multiple stations with FCC approvals pending for WINS and the broadcast facilities. Crosley also owns the Cincinnati Reds and states the team is not part of the sale.
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Cincinnati
Powel Crosley
Crosley Corporation of
Aviation Corporation of New York
Crosley Auto
Crosley
WLW
Station Wins
New York
WINS
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Cincinnati Reds
War Labor Board
Crossey
Rural District Solons Differ On Tax Shares
Rural lawmakers clashed over how to split local government revenues from the sales tax. The House backed 12.0 million dollars annual distribution by tax duplicate, while the Senate proposed 18.0 million. Rep. Willis Cory said a rural bloc of Republicans and Democrats aimed to reach a majority and favored an equal or hybrid split based on tax duplicates and population depending on the final total.
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Columbus
House
Yantee
Senate
Willis I. Cory
R-Senecay
Corey
Tausche
Abilene Plans To Greet Ike On Eisenhower Homecoming
Abilene Kansas readies a homecoming for General Dwight D. Eisenhower with a special train from Kansas City on Thursday evening. A four hour program and parade are planned, with relatives expected from across the country. Eisenhower’s mother Mrs Ida Eisenhower, 83, will attend, and Governor Andrew F. Echohall proclaims Friday as Eisenhower Day.
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Abilene
Kas
Ike
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas
Eisenhower
Abilené
Kansas City
Ida Eisenhow
Abuene
Andrew Echoepnel
Fisenhower
Coop's Watchdog Stolen Along With Chickens
John New man bought a dog to guard his chickens against thieves. During the night thieves paid his coop a visit and a police report stated today that eight fowl were missing along with the watchdog.
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Hamilton
John Newman
Merger Talks Between Evangelical and Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches
In Cleveland today the general council of the Evangelical and Reformed Churches and the executive committee of the Congregational Christian Churches began a two day discussion on a proposed merger. Negotiations have been ongoing for over two years.
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Cleveland
General Council of the
Evangelical and Reformed Churches
Congregational Christian Churches
Mrs Mary Snowball Dies in Syracuse After Six Week Illness
POMEROY Staff Special Mrs Mary Snowball sixty in six weeks illness at home in Syracuse native of Tuckenfield England died this morning. She came to the United States at six weeks of age aboard a six week schooner voyage. Married Thomas Snowball in 1885 they would mark sixty years of marriage on June 25. Survived by husband three children Bertha Robert and Thomas and a deceased daughter Eric. Also seven grandchildren and sisters Sarah Jackses Cleveland Mrs Thomas Duffy Mrs S F Wise and Mrs Anna Dalton Syracuse. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Pomeroy
Mary Snowball
Tuckenfield
England
Syracuse
Snowball
Thomas Snowballl
Suvive
Bertha
Robert
Co Hinhoe
Thomas
Barberton
Eric
Sarah Jackses
Cleveland
Thomas Duffy
F. Wise
Anna Dalton
Col Miller Officially Declared Dead Amid Family Loss
Pomeroy staff reports the death of LA Col Albert Miller, a long time prisoner of the Japanese, was officially confirmed. His wife had died in Gallipolis last week. Eisenhower visited West Point en route to the U S military academy.
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Pomeroy
Albert Miller
Japr
Gallipolis
Pilot Still Missing in Lake Erie Plane Crash
Coast guardsmen located the downed Navy plane off shore in Lake Erie after hearing a radio message the pilot would bail out. A parachute was found about a mile offshore, but the flyer could not be located.
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Lake Erie
Toledo
Coast Guardsmen
State Senate Cuts Inspectors Travel Funds in BMV
The Ohio State Senate Finance Committee cut $36,700 yearly from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles inspectors travel budget in the general appropriations bill. Reports noted seven reinstated inspectors faced distant posts and were told traveling expenses or trip coupons would be denied.
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Columbus
Senate Finance Committee
Lausche
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
General Appropriations
Outlaw Bingo Bill Revived by Senator Speech
In Columbus Senator George G. Shurtz demands a Senate floor vote on his bingo gambling ban bill after the eight member Rules Committee killed it by secret ballot. He argues present law allows noncharitable bingo and that most proceeds go to gamblers pockets, not charity.
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Columbus
Ohio
George G. Shurtz
R-Coshoecton
Senate Rules Committee
Sihuriz
More Workers To Be Needed by Ohio Plants
Ohio plants expect a net rise of about 30 000 workers in the next two months despite war production cutbacks. Regional War Manpower Commission director Keenan said 35 867 additional workers will be required in Ohio Michigan and Kentucky while total employment will stay around 1 901 440.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Keenum Regional War Manpower Commission
Michigan
Kentucky
Keenan
Reforestation funds urged by Southern Ohio group
Members of the Southern Ohio Regional Council asked the Senate Finance Committee to boost appropriations for reforestation and development of sub marginal land for conservation and recreation. Speakers touted timber crop potential, new lakes, and regional economic benefits to Ohio industries and farmers.
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Columsus
Southern Ohio Regional Council
Senate Finance Committee
Ray Fietcher
Portsmouth Times
Ohio
Truman Starts Brief Holiday
President Truman began a Pacific Northwest holiday while focusing on the postwar security conference in San Francisco. Officials said he hopes for quick action on the final form of the international peace charter and may delay plans for a governors' conference in Michigan or his Berlin Big Three meeting next month.
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Olympia
Wash
Truman
Pacific Northwest
San Francisco
Berlin
Michigan
Treasure Found in Bavarian Vaults by Allied Forces
American troops of the 12th Corps uncovered a hidden Reichsbank vault in Regensburg with Bavarian and Austrian national wealth. The cache includes gold bullion, jewelry, and securities, reportedly richer than the April 7 Merken salt mine find, and some items were taken from Nazi death camp victims.
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Paris
Regensburg Reichsbank
Bavaria
Austria
Merken
Bill To Return Bodies Of Veterans Is Passed
In Columbus the measure by Sen. Tom W. Jones to form a nine member committee to assist in the return of deceased Ohio veterans from World War II battles passed with 49 senators voting for it and no opposition. Critics questioned need for such a group amid wartime transport issues while the House Judiciary committee killed the Joyce Bill to recodify the Ohio Mine Safety Code.
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Columbus
Tom W. Jones
R-Meigs
Oram
House
Judiciary Committee
Ohio
Ohio Poor Relief Costs Increase In May
Welfare Director Frazier Reams announced May relief costs rose one percent from April to 474 012 dollars. The department had spent 470 029 dollars in April and 468 993 in May. Local relief areas reported 1147 cases in May versus 14253 in April.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frazier Reams
Mikolajczyk ignorant of underground plans
Moscow report on the Polish exile premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk stating he was kept in the dark about underground Falish plans. testimony given by Yevgeni Chajnowski at a trial of 16 Polish leaders accused of subversive activities. Methodists meet Lakeside with Bishop H Lester Smith presiding at the Northeast Ohio Conference.
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Supreme Court
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
London
Falish
Yevgeni Chajnowski
Chaiman
Polish Union of Ormocrats
Lakeside
H Lester Smith
Columbus
Ohio
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