Urgent Defense Effort Amid Okinawa Invasion News
Japanese admission that Okinawa has been isolated hints at a looming invasion of the Japanese mainland. Reports say U S air strikes continue while Tokyo newspapers urge total national mobilization. Marines land on Oroku peninsula near Naha amid reports of heavy Japanese reinforcements including tanks and infantry.
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Okinawa
Sar
Japan
Okinana
Eall
Domei
U. S. Toni
Adm
Cheater W. Nimits
United States
Effen
Apn F
Aka Jimi
Radio Tokyo
Europe
Tokyo
Yomiuri Hoohi
Yominari
Damei
Jaynese
Numeri
Oroku Peninsula
Naha
Nimits
Town Briefs From Associated Press
Killed by truck a boy named Norman G. Andre was struck and killed while fleeing from an alley where he played with others. Attorney W H Frank a prominent Republican figure died of a heart attack at his home. Omahas E H McKee 44 a route foreman for Burlington died from injuries after a fall from a trestle near Villisca. Gardner Cowles foundation pledges 100000 for Des Moines Negro community center naming and equipping facilities for 6500 residents. S:
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Norman G. Andre
W H. Frank
Willkie
Des Moines
Wendell Willkie
Gardner Cowles Foundation
Sheriff Auction To Remove Cigarettes
AIOWA report states the Mate Income Tax commission and County Attorney Francis A Kubel said seized cigarettes will be offered at public auction if forfeited by the court. Under state law the sale proceeds go to the state treasury with cigarettes valued at 1.90 per carton.
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Att Moines
Jene
Boethoe
Mate Income Tax Commission
End County &Twrney
Francis A. Kuble
Kuble
Iowa
Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy in 1948
Brazil broke diplomatic relations with Germany Italy and Japan on January 28 1948 and declared war on Germany and Italy later that year A Brazilian expeditionary force fought in Italy during the Verona phase of the campaign
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Brasil
Germany
Italy
Japan
Gallas
Ration Cut Threat Hits Summer Food Supplies
Janet Mes Moines reports secretary Paul H Mastin warns that proposed summer ration reductions squeeze Phat aa and threaten essential food supplies.
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Mes Moines
Janet
Paul H. Mastin
Zee Too Og
Sugar Ration Request Denied for Expectant Mother
A Portland ration board refused a woman's request for ten pounds of canning sugar for her expected baby. The clerk asked the baby's name and the woman replied that the baby had not been born yet, but she wanted to complete her canning before going to the hospital.
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Portland
Kage
Tire supplies rise in Des Moines district outlook
Des Moines reports a brighter outlook for passenger car tires in the 64 county OPA district with about 12 000 more tires available this month than last. The increase follows the OPA announcement.
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Des Moines
Price Administration
OPA
Iowa Weather Report Mostly Cloudy With Rain Possible
Iowa forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with occasional rain in the north and showers and thunderstorms in the south. Temperatures expected to hold steady with little change.
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Iowa
Deferments Likely End For 60,000 Irreplaceable Workers
Washington reports that about 60,000 essential industrial workers aged under 36 face loss of draft deferments by fall due to munitions cutbacks and lower war urgency. The inter agency deferment committee estimates a 17 percent drop in the 350,000 currently deferred, with ships repair and transportation workers likely to keep 2A or 2B status as veterans return.
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Washington
Selective Service
War
Menpower
Paul V. GidNutt
Man Charged with Manslaughter in Osage Truck Crash
Osage Iowa June 6 47 year old Stacyville resident Falk waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the October grand jury for manslaughter in the death of 85 year old Arthur Nayings of Greene crushed between two trucks after a car allegedly driven by Falk jammed them together. Bond set at 2500. The accident occurred May 25.
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Osage
Conrad Falk
Stacyville
Justice Court
Falk
Arthur Nayings
Greence
Niemoeller Tried to Enlist in German Navy at War Outbreak
Naples June 6 AP The Rev Martin Niemoeller Protestant cleric imprisoned by Nazis says he vainly tried to reenter submarine service at the war start He cites his sons fighting and dying for him noting one son killed another wounded a third missing He doubts Hitler is dead and says Germans prefer authority but have suffered under Nazism He says his opposition is religious not political
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Naples
Martin Niemoeller
Gitler
Niemoeller
Niemooher
Hitler
Japan
Niemoel
Jor
Cold Wet Spring Shocks Farmers Across Des Moines
Des Moines reports a freakish spring with April-like temperatures in June and March readings in May. Polar air outbreaks from Canada drive cooling, frequent rain, and overcast skies as households tap coal reserves for next winter. Weather bureau notes ongoing cold anomalies and eastward drift toward the Atlantic coast.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Towa
Canada
Rockies
Ohio Valley and Lakes
Atlantic
S. E. Decker
Weather Bureau
Federal Building
Beaches A Year Ago Today
London marks the D day anniversary as General Eisenhower proclaims an army holiday with no official ceremonies. Red Cross clubs held D day night offering medals to soldiers who took part in the invasion of Normandy a year ago today.
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Omar Nelson Bradley
12Th Army Corps
Europe
Paris
LaGuardia Field
New York City
Bradley
Normandy
St. Lo
von Rundstedt
Ardeane Balge
International Soundphoto
London
Eisenhower
Germany
Red Cross Clubs
Early Big Three meeting hint grows in London
London reports flare as a Berlin Allied Control Council opening leaves questions. Officials say no London summit is planned with Stalin, while Eisenhower and Montgomery depart to headquarter posts after a brief Berlin session. Austria Poland Syria and war crimes loom as reasons for a quick top level parley.
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London
Commons
Allied Control Council
Berlin
John Anderson
Austria
Eisenhower
Field Marshal
Montgomery
U. S
Germany
Richard K. Law
Foreign Office
Vienna
Poland
Syria
Truman
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Gras
Stalin
Okinawa Battlefront Shifts as US Presses Invasion Drive
Allied forces advance on Okinawa driving toward key positions as Japanese defenses tighten. American units push toward Bayombong and Cagayan valley while air campaigns hit Kobe and coastal targets. reports note intensified firefights and new rocket threats amid broader Far East progress.
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Japan
Okimawa
Philippines
China
U. S
Okinawa
Fone
Momei
Kobe
Tokyo
Yomiari Hachi
Jayeas
Radio
Korea
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Wuchow
Canton
Liuchow
Foochow
Indo-China
Luson
Mindanao
U. S. 87Th
Cagayan Valley
Bayombong
87Th
Nimits
Fire Claims Mother and Daughter Near Tipton
A farm home near Tipton Iowa burned as a kerosene explosion in a kitchen stove killed 31 year old Mrs Oliver Ehresman and her 20 year old daughter Doris Levella. Coroner A M McCormick identified the victims. The husband escaped as flames trapped him at the door. The house was saved despite a scorched kitchen.
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Tipton
Here
A. M. McCormick
Oliver Ehresman
Doris Levella
McCormick
Urgent talks on veto under way in San Francisco and Moscow
On the D day anniversary, talks in San Francisco and Moscow aim to resolve a veto dispute in the UN Security Council. Stalin's government is pressed to allow council discussion, while Truman aide Harry Hopkins negotiates in Moscow and Stettinius in San Francisco. The issue stalls progress as Russia resists changes.
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San Francisco
Moscow
Stalin
World Security Council
Truman
Harry Hopkins
Stettinius
United States
Andrei
Normandy
Denmark
Conference On Committees
Russia
OPA Caps July August Food Ration for Institutional Use
Hotels and restaurants will face cuts in meats and fats by 20 percent and in sugar by 20 to 25 percent during July and August. Fruits and vegetables will drop 12 to 15 percent due to changes in classification of institutional users.
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Washington
OPA
Two Nebraskans Nabbed Here for Theft
Two Lincoln men Chester Welch 27 and Richard Coyle 20 were arrested on theft and bad check charges after a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr stolen in Omaha was found southwest of Atlantic. They were charged with issuing over 700 in worth less checks. A third suspect Bill Allen remained at large heading to California. Additionally an effort to steal Harold Herbert’s 1940 Oldsmobile failed.
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Lincoln
Omaha
Lloyd Meyer
Atlantic
KACD
Chester Welch
Richard Coyle
California
Bill Allen
Here
Welch
Coyle
Sgt. Meyer
Grand Rapids, Mich
Harold Herbert
Atlantic Bulk Station
Linn Street
Mr. Herbert
Herbert
Jake White
Cumberland truck driver killed near Iowa City
Cumberland Lloyd Reynolds 82 a White Brothers transfer driver was killed early today near Iowa City while en route to Chicago with popcorn. He left Cumberland last night. He was the son of Bert and Mrs Reynolds of Anita and survived by his wife and two daughters Barbara Ann and Betty of Cumberland.
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Cumberland
Lloyd Reynolds
White Brothers Transfer Company
Iowa City
Chicago
Mr. Reynolds
Bert Reynolds
Anita
Mrs. Reynolds
Barbara Ann
Betty
Army transport plane missing with 18 WACs in Africa
The War Department reported an army transport plane carrying 18 WACs and three crew members has been missing for a week on a 766 mile flight in Africa. A separate security note stated a white garage was tampered with but the thief failed to open it.
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Washington
Africa
War Department
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