Yanks Drive Deeper Into Luzon Valley
United States armor pushed 4 500 foot air field seized and advanced five miles along highway 5 in the Cagayan valley. A second force widened gains despite heavy resistance as the MacArthur plan advance continued northward. Prisoners total 24 Japanese and 301 Formosans. Mindanao gains reported as operations pressure garrison.
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Manila
U. S. Armored
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
37Th
Ohio
Spit
Douglas MacArthur
Oroung
Cagayan
Agno River
Baguio
Filipinouerrillas
Innis
Swift
Cervantes
Tlocos Sur
Bontoc
MacArthur
Mindanao
Mount Apo
Davao City
Cagayan River
Australian Forces on Borneo Push to Yank Positions
Manila report notes Australian forces on Borneo advancing as U S troops drive to key objectives. The page indicates continued Allied行动 with updates on tactics and frontline progress.
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Manila
Borneo
Virginia Committee Chairman Is Named
Col. Clem Johnston of Roanoke is named chairman of the Virginia committee for economic development, succeeding Dr. Houston St. Clair of Tazewell. Johnston will lead a state wide survey of construction projects and is in New York with national leaders. He has been vice president of the U S chamber of commerce and led Virginia Chambers, and heads the Roanoke Public Warehouse Co.
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Richmond
Clem Johnston
Roanoke
Houston St. Clair
Tazewell
Virginia Committee For Economic Development
Jack G. Holtzclaw
Col. Johnston
New York
United States Chef of Commerce
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roanoke Public Warehouse Company
Mercer County Nears 2 Million in Seventh War Loan
Mercer county is expected to pass two million dollars in the Seventh War Loan next week, announced by Clyde J. Stevens. Recent events including a Bluefield stadium show and Princeton parade and band concert boosted bond sales. As of Thursday, Mercer reports 1,781,212 in credit from Pittsburgh and Richmond Fed banks, with EF bonds totaling 574,305. The county quota is 3,559,000 and E bonds quota 1,453,000. just over a third of the E quota sold. Singer Sewing Machine Co has purchased 5,000 of bonds for Mercer county credit.
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Mercer County
Clyde J. Stevens
Metre County War Finance
Stevens
Bluefield Stadium
Princeton
Federal Reserve
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Mercer
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Spurrier Day plans formed for Bluefield July Fourth event
Bluefield prepares a Spurrier Day celebration with a possible July 4 parade to Municipal Stadium. Sergeant Spurrier, WWII hero, may arrive in time for the program featuring a Fifth Service Command band and an all-soldier dance at the West Virginian hotel. Colonel Bickel and state leaders expected to attend. funds urged from uniformed attendance.
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Omy
Municipal Stadium
John C. Bickel
Army
Clarence Meadows
Chapman Revercomb
Harley M. Kilgore
John Kee
Bickel
West Virginian Hotel
Bluefield
Frank Archer
Jim Ed Wagner
Joe Cofer
Matt
Matz
Sergeant Spurrier
P. 8. Graham
Claude Principe
Silver Springs
Graham
Transport Plane Sets Up Record Flight to Karachi
A four engined RAF Skymaster C54 transport plane set a record by flying 9,120 miles from England to Karachi in two days, eight hours, 11 minutes. Actual flight time was 42 hours 23 minutes, with 26 hours eight minutes daytime and 16 hours 15 minutes at night, at an average speed of 215 mph. On outward leg it carried 6,000 pounds of military supplies and on return carried 27 service passengers and 1,755 pounds of freight.
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London
RAF Transport Command
England
Karachi
India
Air Ministry
U. S. Army
Solons Study Clouded Order Of Succession To The Presidency
Washington June 16 Congress considers Kefauver bill to fix presidential line of succession if both president and vice president are unable to serve. The plan would place the Secretary of State next, then cabinet officers in a defined order, with temporary transfer until Congress elects a new president.
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Washington
Truman
Edward R. Stettinius
White House
Berlin
Stettinius
Congress
House
Rep
Kefauver
Tenn
Secretary of State
Treasury of War
Navy
Interior
Agriculture
Commerce
Labor
House of Representatives
Wage Pact Boosts Miners Pay and Coal Costs
The wage agreement approved by William H. Davis raises pay for 68,000 United Mine Workers by 1.37 dollars daily and increases anthracite prices by 1 dollar per ton for domestic sizes and 25 to 50 cents for industrial sizes. Fringe improvements include a 75 dollar vacation allowance and shift premiums.
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Washington
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
of Economic Stabili
Planes Batter Amami Islets In Ryukyus Campaign
Fleet headquarters reported heavy land based and carrier air strikes north of Okinawa in the Amami area. Admiral Nimitz said air force troops from Okinawa and carrier aircraft from Halsey’s third fleet pounded airfields harbors and radio stations. Japanese shipping losses were noted near Honshu and the Yellow Sea with several vessels sunk or damaged.
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Guam
Okinawa
Amami
Yukyus
Fleet Headquarters
Tokyo Radio
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Tactical Air Force
William F. Halsey
U. S. Third Fleet
Honshu
Korea
Yellow Sea
Asiatic
Fleet Airwing 18
Tokyo Bay
Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
Fleet Airwing One
Shikoku
Truk Navy Base Thoroughly Pounded by British Pacific Fleet
Guam reports Adm. Chester W. Nimitz that Truk, a major Japanese naval base in the Caroline Islands, was shelled day and night by British Pacific fleet carrier planes and warships. Airfields docks ships harbor batteries and radio stations were destroyed. two Japanese aircraft were destroyed on the ground. The British lost one Seafire and suffered negligible shore fire.
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Guam
Truk
Caroline Islands
Enem
Chester W. Nimitz
Sergeant Scott Loses Three Legs In Combat
Master Sergeant Robert E. Scott of New Orleans lost three legs in combat while serving as top gunner on a B-17 patrol near Pacific waters. He explains only one leg was his own, with two artificial replacements. After multiple missions he returned home for fittings and planned a post war career touring veterans hospitals to showcase artificial limbs.
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Richmond
Sargeant
Robert E. Scott
New Orleans
Scott
Army
Pacific
States
McGuire Hospital
Scott Has His Post-War Career Lined Up—A Job With Orthopedic Appliance
Yanks Return 86th Black Hawk Division After Europe Tour
The 86th (Black Hawk) division returns from Europe to a hero’s welcome in New York Harbor. Four navy transports and a Sandy Hook escort carry 14,289 officers and men past the Statue of Liberty as a big Pacific redeployment parade looms. Col. Rutledge notes the move aims to bring fresh troops for the Pacific. port officials expect 3,000 returning soldiers daily this summer.
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New York
86Th
Black Hawk
WAC
Germany
George 8. Patton
Third Army
Pacific
Homer Groninger
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Cecil L. Rutledge
United States
Japan
Europe
85Th
Danube
Regensburg
Camp Grant
Thomas H. Barry
Harris M. Melasky
Austin
Texas
Black Hawk Division
Tlinois
Wisconsin
F. A. Eason
Food Shortages Persist Amid Record Potato Crop Outlook
The Associated Press reports a potato shortage in many areas though the 1945 crop is expected to exceed 64 million bushels, easing as new potatoes reach markets. Beans, sugar, and baking supplies remain tight with some bakeries reducing hours. fresh vegetables are plentiful and farm food aid policies shift to rationing adjustments.
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Agriculture One
Portland
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
War Food Administration
Boston
Commission
OPA
WFA
Doughboy Helmet Sign at Okinawa Battle
A World War II diary note from Okinawa on June 16 shows a doughboy wearing a helmet marked Don't shoot 121 points. The image captures a moment of morale amid the Okinawa fighting.
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Okinawa
Destroyer Mahan And Her Men Prove To Be Tough Cookies
Washington reports the destroyer Mahan and its crew faced a fierce Japanese air attack off Leyte on the third anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Nine planes engaged. four were shot down, one crashed on board, another hit the ship, magazines exploded, and fires spread before abandonment. Casualties were light: 61 missing and 31 wounded, with none officially listed as killed. The ship and crew earned a reputation for steadfast defense despite severe damage.
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Mahan
Washington
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Wmbente
Pearl Harbor
Leyte
Yast
Coal Production In Districts 7 and 8 Declines
The Solid Fuels Administration reports total bituminous output for districts 7 and 8 for the week ending June 2 at 3,446,000 tons, down from 3,676,000 tons the previous year. Cumulative production since April 1 stands at 29,611,000 tons versus 33,526,000 tons in 1944.
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Solid Fuels Administration
Japanese Invasion Jitters Rise Amid Kyushu Fort Plans
Reports from Tokyo and Washington say Japan plans to fortify Kyushu into a defensive line and mobilize women and the elderly for home defense as invasion fears grow. British and American broadcasts note strikes near Truk and Balikpapan, while patrols edge closer to Amami and Okinawa. Domei cites widened early defenses around Okinawa.
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San Francisco
Kyushu
Federal Communications Commission
Truk
Carolines
Balikpapan
Borneo
Domei
Yusmu
Okinawa Battle Area
Two Children Drowned in Levisa River Near Grundy
Two children of Mr and Mrs Henry Gilbert of Haysi Virginia drowned after stepping into a deep hole in the Levisa river about three miles below Grundy The 16 year old girl Dorothy and a 12 year old boy were swimming when one stepped into the hole and the other tried to rescue Their bodies were searched for with Sheriff G B Keene and porterfield of Grundy directing the effort Automobiles and a large crowd aided in the search The girl was taken to Grundy Funeral Home and funeral plans were pending
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Henry Gilbert
Haysi
Levisa
Grundy
Dorothy
G. B. Keene
Buchanan County
A. Porterfield
Virginia
McLe
Frank Owens
Gilbert
Mr. Owen
Levisa River
Hoes
High Officers Urge Training for Peacetime Ready Nation
Washington hearing features Navy Secretary Forrestal and top generals and admirals urging universal peacetime training. Marshall, Nimitz, Halsey, Vandegrift, Fitch, Jacobs, Eaker and others advocate preparedness, arguing for a large standing force or universal training to ensure future security.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Armed Services
James V. Forrestal
George C. Marshall
Ernest J
A. A. Vandegrift
Marine Commandment
Aubrey W. Fitch
Naval Operations
Randall Jacobs
Ira Eaker
Army Air Forces
Woodrum
Chester W. Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Princess Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy Dies in Virginia
Princess Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy dies at 81 in a Charlottesville nursing home after years of ill health. She lived at Castle Hill, the Rives estate, and funeral services will be held there at 11 a.m. Monday conducted by Rev. Fr. Leslie Robinson. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Allen Potts of Richmond and Sarah Landon Rives of Castle Hill. her second husband was Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy.
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Charlottesville
Princess Troubetzkoy
Amelie Rives
Castle Hill
Rives
Leslie Robinson
Grace Episcoptes Church
Erie
Allen Potts
Richmond
Sarah Landon Rives
Castle
Pierre Troubetzkoy
U.S. Tanks Take Yuza Hill on Okinawa Front
U S forces seized Yuza hill highest on Okinawa's southern plateau as 96th division and 7th infantry pressed a brush heavy assault aided by misfired Japanese artillery. Nimitz reported progress as Marine positions held Kunishi ridge amid fierce resistance and rising enemy casualties.
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Okinawa
Guam
U. S. Tenth
96Th Infantry Divisi
Yuza
96Th
Adm. W. Nimitz
Seventh Infantry Division
Seventh Division
Yaeju
Kunishi Ridge
Nimitz
Associated Press
al Donking
Virginia GOP Plans Program of Mountain Lake Meeting
The Virginia Republican program committee completed a three day symposium at Mountain Lake with six sub committees reporting to the general committee. Republican lawmakers will meet in Roanoke June 29 to draft a comprehensive plan to present to the state convention. The group focused on veterans rehabilitation and agriculture and discussed gubernatorial prospects including Locke Green. Floyd Landreth and other leaders were named as potential candidates.
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Mountain Lake
Virginia Republican Program Committee
General Committee
General Assembly
Roanoke
Locke Green
Ten
Floyd Landreth
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Mercer Bond Sales
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York
Max Matz
Achain
France
Solons
Amami Isles
Ryukyus
James Parker
Rat Bliss
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Marine Fox
Sandy Hook
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