Jap Diet Acts Up Amid Terrific Raid Jowa Briefs
Several brief United States news items report deaths and injuries. A Burlington section worker John Flanagan 53 was struck and killed near the rails. A Logan farm youth Harold Johnson 18 died from a lightning strike while farming. his brother injured. A Pocahontas farm gunshot death of nine year old Robert Fleege occurred when a rifle discharged. A Council Bluffs man Charles Mackaben 72 drowned after possibly falling from a trestle. The coast guard’s Alfred G. Richmond received the Bronze Star for service.
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Logan
Harold Ari Johnson
Here
Cass Bullis
Robert Fleege
Charles R. Fleege
Fort Dodge Hospital
Council Bluffs
Stanley Woodring
Charles MacKaben
Indian Creek
Chicago and North- Western Railway
Award to Lt Ian Key by General MacArthur
Des Moines-Word reports the award of a medal to Lt Ian Key in an honor presented by General Douglas MacArthur. The decoration was ordered while Key was stationed with U S Army forces in the Far East, in the Philippines.
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Des Moines
Ian Key
Trn Ae
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Army Forces of the
Far East
Philippines
Iowa weekly papers shrink after Pearl Harbor era
A 1945 Iowa directory reveals 84 weekly newspapers in the state have ceased publishing since Pearl Harbor. The figure accounts for 15 percent of all weeklies, highlighting widespread closures amid wartime pressures, with many papers abandoning operations due to lack of competent help.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Umphy of Iowa School of Journalem
Death of Cass County Man John Eagan at Clarinda State Hospital
John Robert Eagan aged 67 of Cass county died Sunday at Clarinda state hospital after about a year as a patient. Born April 7 1878 in Audubon county he moved to Cass county in 1883 and lived there most of his life. He was survived by siblings including J Frank Eagan and Mrs Estey Smith of Atlantic plus others. memorial services are planned Wednesday at 2 p m at Roland Peacock Baxter funeral home with Rev A Breeling officiating. Interment will be in Atlantic cemetery. He was never married.
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John Robert Eagan
Cass County
Clarinda State Hospital
Audubon County
Henry T
Mary Eagan
J. Frank Eagan
Estey Smith
Weather outlook for tonight and Tuesday
Partly cloudy skies tonight with warmer conditions. South portion sees widely scattered showers Tuesday afternoon as the weather turns warmer.
Truman Asks Large Budget to Finish World War
President Truman asked Congress to provide the army with 39.02 billion dollars to finance the accelerated attack on Japan. The plan sets new appropriations of 21.96 billion, plus reappropriations of 8.82 billion and recoveries from contract cutbacks totaling 8.24 billion. The White House says the total is a 25 percent decrease from a prior 45.5 billion estimate and covers manpower of 6.97 million in 1946 with 2.18 million to be discharged and about 1.0 million new entrants. The budget also funds munitions through 1946 and heavier aircraft through 1947, plus about 1 billion for lend-lease and civilian relief in occupied areas.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Japan
White House
Roosevelt
Germany
U. S. Armies Readied for Shift in Occupation Duty
Stars and Stripes reports U S Third and Seventh armies to occupy American zones in Germany freeing Lt Gen Leonard Gerow’s 15th army for a possible Pacific shift. Redeployment prompts near complete personnel revamp while First Army heads toward the Pacific and Ninth Army ends Germany operations next Friday.
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Paris
Stars and Stripes
U. S
Germany
Leonard Gerow
15Th Army
Pacific
Wiesbaden
U. S. First Army
Ninth
Removed Manpower Ceilings in 10 Iowa Areas
Des Moines reports that manpower control ceilings have been lifted in ten Iowa areas including Iowa City Carroll Spencer Boone Mason City Creston Centerville Fairfield Shenandoah and Decorah. War Manpower official George D Haskell predicts five more sections may have ceilings removed before July 1 with possible removals at Charles City Fort Dodge Newton Ottumwa and Keokuk.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George D. Haskell
War Manpower Commission
Haskell
Iowa City
Carroll
Spencer
Boone
Mason City
Creston
Centerville
Fairfield
Shenandoah
Decorah
Charles City
Fort Dodge
Newton
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Massive troop air movement through Puerto Rico outlined
The Antilles department announces a large troop flow through San Juan as tens of thousands of European veterans pass through Puerto Rico to the United States and the Pacific. About 20 000 men will be moved monthly with aircraft landing or taking off every 25 minutes.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U. S. Army
Antilles Department
Department
United States
Pacific
Weekend raids seize slot machines and punchboards in four towns
Chief R. W. Nebergall of the state bureau of criminal investigation reports 24 alley machines and 280 punchboards were seized in weekend raids across four Harrison county towns. He said the action followed complaints of youngsters feeding money from mothers for groceries into these devices.
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Des Moines
R. W. Nebergall
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Harrison County
Nebergall
Allies Willing to Fight for Peace Says Ike
Frankfurt on the Main June 11 Gen Eisenhower told Allied leaders that peace is possible only if won by fighting for it. He and Montgomery received the Order of Victory from Marshal Zhukov, first Soviet award to non Russians. Eisenhower praised Zhukov and pledged Allied unity in pursuing a lasting peace.
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Frankfurt On the Main
Russia
Eisenhower
Britain
United States
Bernard L. Montgomery
Gregory K. Zhukov
Marshal Zhukov
Berlin
Montgomery
Normandy
D-day
Australians Land on Borneo Shores in Rich Oil Area
Allied forces including Australian and American units landed at Labuan, Brooketon, and Muara in Brunei Bay above Borneo's western coast. Naval and air bombardment supported the assault as defenses melted away. Labuan town and airfield were captured, while inland advance reached Brooketon. Brunei Bay’s oil, rubber, coal and other resources add strategic value to the broader war plan.
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Manila
Dsion
Labaun Island
Brooketon
Maura
Brunei Bay
Borneo
Singapore
Indo-China
Douglas MacArthur
United States Seventh Fleet
Royal Australian Navy
U. S
Tarakan
Labuan
Brunei
Philippines
Asiatic
Shanghai
Patrol Marshal Petain requests armistice to save France
Paris reports Marshal Petain told a commission during pretrial interrogation that seeking an armistice was the only way to preserve France and prevent its fate from becoming like Poland. He said the armistice had been a saviour in his view.
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Paris
Marshal Petain
France
Poland
Petain
Hitler's Children Report Ignored by Allies
Paris June 11 Supreme headquarters said it had no comment on an unconfirmed London report that Allied officials in Germany hunted two children claimed to be Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun offspring. The boy was five and the girl four.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarters
London
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Stilwell predicts Japan war may last two more years
Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell told Okinawa observers that the war with Japan could extend at least two years and may involve ground action in Manchuria after home islands are conquered. He warned bombing alone cannot win and noted Japanese tenacity, while praising training and cave fighting methods.
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Okinawa
Joseph W. Stilwell
Bette
Japan
Manchuria
Army
Stilwell
Vinegar Joe
U.S. Sixth Army
Luzon
Philippines
France
Property Owners Seek Higher OPA Rent Ceilings
James C. Downs Jr. of the National Association of Real Estate Boards urged Congress to raise OPA rent ceilings. He testified before the House banking committee as lawmakers weighed extending price controls, arguing rent limits harm 8 million property owners.
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Washington
Congress
James C. Downs, Jr
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Downs
House Banking Committee
OPA
House Committee
Senate
House
Jinx Falkenburg Weds Lt Col McCrary in New York
Film Starlet Jinx Falkenburg age 26 married Lt. Col. John R. McCrary 34 former Daily Mirror editor yesterday in New York. They will both depart for overseas duty soon with Falkenburg on a USO tour of Europe and McCrary heading to the Pacific Air Force.
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New York
Jinx Falkenburg
John R
Tex) McCrary
New York Daily Mirror
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Jinx
Col. McCrary
Pacific
Hopkins to report on Moscow mission in Washington
Harry Hopkins is due in Washington Tuesday to report on his Moscow mission. White House Press Secretary Roan said Hopkins would confer with the president tomorrow afternoon or night. Hopkins left Paris today carrying, among other items, Stalin’s views on a Big Three meeting.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
White House
Charles G. Roas
Hopkins
Paris
Marshal Stalin
U S Editors Back Globe Conference for Freer Press
The American Society of Newspaper Editors backed an international conference to promote free press exchange. A 50 000 word report or tour findings urged inclusion of pledges in peace treaties banning news censorship and protecting free flow of information. Participants included Wilbur Forrest Ralph McGill and Carl W Ackerman.
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Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Australia
AISNE
ASNE
Wilbur Forrest
New York Herald- Tribune
Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
Carl W. Ackerman
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Strike Halts Steel Production in Tennessee Coal Plant
Birmingham reports production of steel for munitions and shipyards in the south’s two largest plants halted as striking blast furnace workers idle for the tenth day. Small forging shops and the plate structural shapes mill also shut down due to raw material shortages. George McNary resigns as Lincoln School custodian to join Jobes Three and Electric Company.
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Birmingham
Ala
South
Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Co
Jobes
George McNary
Lincoln School
Jobes Thre and Electric Company
North and South clash over poll tax FEPC fights this week
Washington reports a House clash over outlawing poll taxes and a showdown on the Fair Employment Practices committee. Northerners press for voting rights while Southerners argue states control elections. Rules and Judiciary committees shift jurisdiction as the struggle unfolds.
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Washington
House
Rules and Judiciary Committees
Fair Employment Practices Committee
FEPC
Rules Committee
Judiciary and Rules Committees
Campaign on Women Push to Return Veterans to Kitchen
The Nebraska Veterans of Foreign Wars adopts a resolution at its 25th annual encampment urging married women in war jobs to return to the home kitchen to free jobs for returning veterans, aiming to boost employment.
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Omaha
Nebraska Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Japanese Diet Backs Wartime Powers Bill Yet Rebels in Parliament
The lower chamber passed an amended wartime emergency bill granting Premier Sukeza Guzuki authority to rule by decree while Parliament balked at rubber stamping. Allied forces pressed in the Pacific with heavy air strikes across Japan and advances in the Philippines and China as Stilwell warned of a two year war duration.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Kantaro Suseki
Japan
Deeree
China
Caobang
Indo-China
South China
Liuchow
Kweilin
U. S
Joseph W. Stilwell
Borneo
Kantaro Guzuki
Daily Living
Tokyo
Tokyo-Yokohama
Soldier Relieved Two Year Sentence Is Absent Without Leave
Pvt. Joe McGee 28, who had just completed a two year hard labor term for striking nine German POWs in France, was held in the guard house after being arrested for AWOL. Army officials say two military intelligence men took him into custody in Worcester within 24 hours of his leaving Fort Devens. The wounded veteran said he wants to get out of the army.
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Fort Devens
Mass
Joe McGee
France
Army
Worchester
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