10th Army Commander Buckner Killed on Okinawa
Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was killed in action on Okinawa as Fleet Adm. Nimitz announced the death on the day of victory. Buckner, long planner of the Okinawa campaign, led troops in the southern sector as Japanese forces fought fercely and retreated toward cliff lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leif Erickson
Guam
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Okinawa
Tenth Army
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Buckner
Nimitz
R Harbor
Ous Corps
Geiger
Terain
Eighth Regimental
Leroy P. Hunt
Ee Tarawa
Sai
Tinian
Nagasukukebe Highway
Kinawa
Eighth
Sixth Marine Division
22Nd Iment
Naga- Guku - Makabe
Virginia Man Kills Himself After Domestic Tragedy
Clarence Sutherland about 40 of Dante Virginia shot his estranged wife at Rose Ann in Buchanan County then killed himself. Mrs Sutherland was wounded and transported to Grundy hospital in critical condition while Sutherland died at the scene. Domestic trouble was cited as the motive and funeral plans were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Sutherland
Dante
Dy Hospital
Roseann
Buchanan County
Sutherland
Russell McQuinn
J. P. Stapleton
Knox Creek
Clarence
Jack
Puneral
Recount Of Vote Fails To Change District 1 Result
A recount of the municipal primary in City District 1 leaves A. Harry West and E. H. Tucker as the top nominees for the city board of directors. James A. Stevenson kept his fifth place. George Greenacre and John Hetzel each lost votes, with Hetzel down six. The recount began 7:30 p.m. and ended 10:30 p.m. with all fifteen precincts counted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Harry West
E. H. Tucker
Tuna
James A. Stevenson
George Greenacre
John Hetzel
West
Tucker
Ker
Luther Shupe
Merriman Smith
Mercer County
West Virginians Return With Black Hawk Division
Exactly 876 men of the 86th Jack Hawk division returned from Europe and were en trained for movement to the Pacific. The soldiers received a rousing reception at New York harbor and will begin 30 day leaves at Fort Meade before reassembling at Camp Gruber Oklahoma for the trip to Japan. Thirty-one men were hospitalized at Camp Kilmer for minor ailments and discharged soon.
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New York
Camp Kilmer
86Th
Europe
Fort George G. A Md
Theseirginia
West Virginia
of Columbia
Suan
Austria
George Patton
Third Army
New York Harbor
Fort Meade
Camp Gruber
Okla
Japan
Tokyo
Kilmer
Judge Herschel Rose Dies in Charleston Hospital
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Herschel Hampton Rose died in a Charleston hospital at age 68. Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. at Christ Methodist Church with honoraries from the court, followed by burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont. Rose was elected in 1940 and planned to serve until 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Christ Methodist Church
Herschel Hampton Rose
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Joseph C. Hoffman
William T. Lovins
Jo N. Kenna
Fred L. Fox
James B. Riley
Fairmont
R. C. Jones
First Methodist
Woodlawn
Rose
Supreme Court
William N Miller
Wood County
Clarence W. Meadows
Truman Prepares To Fly To West Coast
President Truman met top military and diplomatic advisers in Washington to plan a flying trip to the west coast. He will address the United Nations conference closing session and then travel to Olympia for a three day visit with Governor Mon C Wallgren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
West
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Harry L. Hopkins
Moscow
Six Hurt In Auto Mishaps
Six persons were injured in two automobile accidents Sunday in this area. Frank C. Turley of Matoaka, a soldier, faced charges of driving while intoxicated and driving without a permit. Damage estimates: Turley car 300 to 400 dollars, Arney car 500 dollars.
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Turley
Rose Martin
Cecil Sweeney
Beckley
Morgan
East Beckley
Princeton Avenue
Frank C. Turley
Matoaka
Harold C. Arney
Bluefield
Cecil C. Weddle
J. B. Gilpin
T. R. Land
Lawrence Turley
Bluefield Sanitarium
Chief Weddle
Arney
Weddle
East Wyoming Street
Trav
Court Rules AP Violates Sherman Act
Washington notes the Supreme Court rules that the Associated Press by laws restrain competition and must be disregarded in membership decisions. In a 5 to 3 decision the court upheld a lower court ruling that AP by laws violate the Sherman Antitrust Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Roberts
U. S. District Court For
New York
Justice Department
Cooperative News Gathering Organization
Justice Black
Reed
Douglas
Rutledge
Frankfurter
Justice Roberts
Stone
Eisenhower’s Homecoming Captivates Washington Crowd
General Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to U S soil amid a vast Washington crowd. He greets fellow soldiers, salutes from a jeep, and urges unity for a lasting peace as he accepts the key to the city and pledges to help his troops. The welcome reflects national pride and resolve after World War II triumph.
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Washington
Dwight David Eisenhower
Pershing
Grant
Sherman
Kansan
Ike
National
Pentagon
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Capitol
Tke
Con
Ike Eisenhower
Treasury
Two Beckley Men Killed In Airplane Crash Near Kegley
Two Beckley men Dr Cecil Casto a dentist of 239 South Hever Street and Marshall Edward Garten of Fourth Street both Civil Air Patrol members died when their Rearwin Sportser crashed into a corn field west of Kegley. The plane struck power lines then burned in the field injuring the wreckage and scattering remains. Investigators noted engine trouble and low flight as it circled Shawnee Lake before hitting the line. Casto born March 8 1896 was a former New River Dental Society president and Civil Air Patrol commander. Garten born October 15 1915 was an oil company employee and former flying instructor. Both widows and children survive. The crash drew state police Civil Aeronautics Authority and other officials to the Princeton detachment scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Cecil Casto
South Hever Street
Marshall Edward Garten
Fourth Street
Civil Air Patrol
Kegley
W. E. DeMoss
Princeton
State Police
W. A. Wade
Shawnee Lake
Beckley-Mount Hope
New River Dental Society
Mr. Garten
DeMoss
Cpl
J. E. Childress
Burr Harrison
Tr Harrison
Civil Aeronautics Authority
New York Gears for Ike Welcome Tomorrow
New York City readies to greet General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower as he arrives aboard the President’s plane from the capital. Seventeen guns salute him at LaGuardia field. A victory motorcade will carry him to City Hall via Central Park and Broadway. About 2,000,000 spectators are expected with many workers released for the celebration. The Stock Exchange and curb markets close 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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New York
New York City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
CTR
la Guardia Field
Thiborough Bridge
Central
Fifth Avenue
East River Drive
the Battery
Lower Broadway
City Hall
New York State
New York Stock Exchange
New York Curb Exchange
Australian plan at UN conference on world assembly powers
San Francisco June 18 Australia proposes a compromise to grant a world assembly broad discussive powers over UN purposes and charter matters. The plan would allow recommendations to the UN members or the security council. Soviet reaction was initially unfavourable as Andrei Gromyko gave no approval.
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San Francisco
Australia
Moscow
Herbert V. Evatt
United Nations
Security Council
Stettinius
Andrei Gromyko
Wright Sentenced to Two Years for Meat Price Violations
Washington June 18 Berry Wright a butcher was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to violating an injunction that barred him from selling meat at inflated prices. OPA officials said Wright charged eight cents per pound, an excess noted by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berry Wright
OPA
Wright
Superforts Hit Smaller Japanese Cities From Guam Operations
General Arnold, in Manila, foresees end of targets in Japan by 1946 as 450 B 29s raid Kagoshima Omuta Hamamatsu and Yokkaichi. He predicts 800 to 1,000 planes this fall and 12,000 pound bombs will be used against industrial targets. Raids extend to Manchuria with coverage from Okinawa and fuel shortages will collapse Japan's air force.
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Guam
Eure
Japan
H. H Arnold
U. SS
U. S
Kagoshima
Omuta
Hamamatsu
Yokkaichi
Arnold
Germany
Luftwaffe
Manchuria
Okinawa
China
Bomber Command
Federal Court To Open Session Here
Officials of the U S district court for the southern district of West Virginia arrived in Bluefield for the opening of the June term. The grand jury meets at 2 PM to return indictments. Naturalization day is set for June 22 and the petit jury meets on June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. District Court
District
West Virginia
Bluefield
Grand Jury
8 divisions assigned to occupation duty in Wiesbaden
The identity of American divisions slated for permanent duty in the American zone of occupation in Germany was announced. The units are the 82nd Airborne, the 1st and 4th Armored, and the 1st, 3rd, 9th, 29th and 37th Infantry.
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Wiesbade
Germany
82Nd Airborne
Fourth Armored
Yank Columns Push On Luzon Island Front
American forces in Luzon report continued northward gains with 37th infantry at the Cagayan river near Na guilan advancing toward Kiangan. The 38th division captured Mount Mapatad near Manila while the first cavalry cleared Mount Baraitan. Air support from the Fifth Air Force aided progress as Japanese losses mounted. In Borneo Australian units reach Tautong and Weston with Labuan field active, Tarakan secured, and Balikpapan and Bandjermasin shelled.
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Spencer Davis
Manila
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
37Th
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan River
Naguillan
Sixth
Kiangan
Mount Mapatad
Marikina
Mount Baraitan
Philippines
Naguilian
Ninth Division
Tautong
Borneo
Weston
Brunei Bay
N. Douglas MacArthur
Labuan
Labuan Island
Tarakan Island
Balikpapan
Bandjermasin
Accused Poles Plead Guilty in Moscow Trial
Sixteen Polish underground leaders facing trial in Moscow were charged with forming a western European bloc to oppose the Soviet Union. Fifteen admitted guilt either fully or partially, including alleged killings of Russian officers and terrorist actions behind Red Army lines. Maj. Gen. L Bronislaw Okulicki led the group. one defendant pleaded not guilty.
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Moscow
Britain
Germany
Poland
Soviet Union
Russia
Supreme Court
Red Army
L. Bronislaw Okulicki
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Gen. Buckner
Virginia
Hetvel
Stevenson
Walter V. Ross
James 8S
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West Coat
Ste
Justice Frankfurter
Justice Douglas
Prankfurt
Murphy
The
Gen. Eisenhower
By Tom Reedy
Congress
J. Russell Young
France
Bermuda
Air Transport Command Terminal
Potomac
Eisenhower
John Eisenhower
United States
Luzon Isle
Aussies
Yank
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