Guerrilla Force Splits Japanese Armies In Northern Luzon
Filipino guerrillas led by Col. Russe Volckmann crossed the Cagayan River to seize Tuguegarao and its airport, while Isabela capital Surigaerao was captured by U S forces. The move followed two armor led counterattacks by Japanese forces southeast of Tagan, repulsed with tank losses.
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Spencer Davis
Manila
Col
Russe
Volckmann
Luzon
Cagayan River
Cagayan Province
Tuguegarao
Douglas McArthur
U. S. Sixth Army
Fifth Air Force
Magan
Isabela
Tagan
Buckeye
North Luzon
Aparri
Eisenhower Returns Home With Warm Midwest Welcome
General Dwight D. Eisenhower lands in Kansas City after a homeward journey from the Midwest. He urges adequate youth military training and strong moral leadership as essential for America, speaking from Liberty Memorial hill and thanking his mother Ida and brothers.
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Kansas City
Middle West
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Liberty Memorial Hill
America
Eisenhower
Truman
Ike
Ida E. Eisenhower
Milton
Arthur
Earl
Edgar
Stilwell Named Commander of U S 10th Army
Gen Joseph W Stilwell, famed for his Burma and Okinawa actions, is named to head the U S 10th Army in the Pacific MacArthur announced Stilwell will succeed Lt Gen Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr who was killed on Okinawa Ginger currently directs mop up ops in Okinawa pending Stilwells arrival Stilwell has been in Manila after visiting Okinawa and other Pacific commands
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Manila
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
U.S. 10Th Army
Okinawa
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Pacific
Vinegar Joe
10Th Army
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Stilwell
Army
Buckner
Roy 8
Ginger
Patterson
Washington
Hungrier Than Man With One Meat Ball
A fragment from a June Washington dispatch notes a man in a song sitting on a fence near an Illinois family. The family head wrote to Representative Arends whom he read in the House, describing hunger and proximity to need. The brief item ends abruptly with the speaker claiming closeness to something unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Illinois
Arends
R-Ii
Foe Guessed Normandy Invasion Says German Officer
Paris reports a supreme headquarters officer quoted Col. Gen. Jodl saying the German high command guessed the general area and strength of the Allied invasion of Normandy but expected a stronger assault farther north in Pas de Calais. He noted cancelled Britain invasion plans and German hesitations over reserves and training.
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Paris
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Gustav Jodl
Cvuhialu
Jodl
Wilhelm Keitel
Albert Kesselring
Britain
Hitler
Russia
North Africa
Avranches
Pas de Calais
15Th Army
Seventh Army
Jodi
France
Europe
Com
Last Details Of Pact Complete For World Peace Charter
The United Nations conference finished the charter text at 4 a.m. and Secretary of State Stettinius announced readiness for the eight hour signing. Senator Vandenberg and Connally planned to report to the Senate next Thursday and Friday with Connally heading the foreign relations committee. President Truman will address the closing session and may carry the charter to Washington. If not, Connally will present unofficially on Thursday and Vandenberg will file a detailed report on Friday. Senate ratification is needed for U.S. participation amid a tight timetable before summer talks with Churchill and Stalin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United Nations Conference
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Stettinius
Truman
Mr. Truman
Washington
Senator Connally
United States
Churchill
Marshall Stalin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connaly
Congress
Balloons Thought to be Japanese Seen Over Canadian City
Two balloons believed to be Japanese in origin were spotted over a Western Canadian city. They drifted at an estimated altitude of 15,000 feet as RCAF planes patrolled nearby but did not engage.
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RCAF
Truman Seeks Meat Price Control and Postwar Deals
President Truman at a Seattle press conference promised meat situation improvements and a single food price control plan. He supported Bretton Woods ratification, reciprocal trade expansion, and a Columbia Valley Authority. He praised General Eisenhower and discussed postwar Alaska highway completion and future cabinet plans. He planned a salmon fishing trip after leaving the White House birthplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Truman
White House
Mon C. Wallgren
U. S
Warren G. Magnuson
Seattle
Senate
Bretton Woods
Eisenhower
Columbia Valley Authority
Magnuson
Wallgren
Bureau of Fisheries
Puget Sound
Clinton
United States
Germany
Churchill
Stalin
West Virginia Nears Record in War Bond Drive
West Virginia’s volunteer bond salesmen reported progress toward a record seventh war loan quota as of June 21. Total sales reached 76.6 million dollars, 9 percent of the 83 million goal, with corporations at 184 percent of their 19 million quota. E bonds lag at 60 percent of 34 million, and individuals at 65 percent of 64 million, with further drive possible before July 7.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State War Finance Committee
A. C. Spurr
Spvrr
Transportation Ration Possibility Is Seen
In Los Angeles on June 21 J Monroe Johnson of the Office of Defense Transportation said rationing passenger transport and prioritizing freight are definite possibilities. He spoke at a luncheon of the Pacific coast rehabilitation advisory board noting that deploying the army that conquered Germany across the Pacific is impossible but will be accomplished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Pacific Coast
Germany
Dope Stimulates Japs To Fanatical Courage At Twin Peak
The 383rd regiment's third battalion fought a ten day assault on twin peak Yuzatomui. Japanese troops reportedly used narcotics to boost courage with pupils dilated and actions described as fanatical. Despite hidden machine guns and snipers, American artillery and infantry gained the summit in a brutal hand to hand engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesa
Hartman
Pic. Hewey J. Smith
McEwen
Tenn
383Rd Regiment
Total Strikers Soars To Sixty Thousand In War-time Shutdowns
The nationwide total of idle workers rose above 60 000 as Packard Motor Car in Detroit closed its main plant. The Goodyear plant in Akron faced a 16 700 worker stoppage, with WLB chief Taylor urging an immediate end to disrupt production. Widespread city-by-city counts show major strikes affecting Detroit Akron Chicago and other centers with workers debating wage hours and overtime grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packard Motor Car Company
Detroit
Pennsylvania
War Labor Board
George W. Taylor
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron, Co
Packard
CTO
AFL
Budd Wheel Company
Ford Motor Company
CIO
Bendix Aviation
Akron
WLB
United Rubber
Goodyear
Taylor
Pacific
C. V. Wheeler
Chicago
Office Defense Trans
ODT
International Harvester Company
McCormick Works
R. Donnelley R
Sauna Out
Cat
National Malleable and Steel Casting Company
M ’ Toledo
Adie Amp Cman
Company
Mather Spring Company
Ashland
United Steel Workers
Armco
Marion
Universal
Wake Island Raid Rumor in Tokyo Broadcasts
A Tokyo radio report alleged about 300 enemy planes attacked Wake Island, held by Americans since early in the war, with the island bombed repeatedly by U S forces. The broadcast also claimed a 56-plane fleet scouted southern Japan, while Tokyo warned citizens of invasion threats and reported mixed details on Borneo operations.
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San Francisco
Wake Island
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Radio Tokyo
Balikpapan Bay
Borneo
Soyo
Hokkaido
Judge Moore Imposes Terms In West Virginia Case
Judge Ben Moore sentences Charlies Spencer Parrish of Fries Virginia to a year and a day for forging a U S war savings bond after a guilty plea in the southern district of West Virginia Parrish starts the sentence in an asylumary before reporting to begin serving The morning session also set trials for Bernard Hubert Tabor and Hazel Cruise changed pleas in related matters and a three month term for Margaret Louise White in Alder son federal prison for narcotic prescription forgery Legal proceedings included continued Henderson case and a naturalization session for aliens scheduled later today
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Ben Moore
Charlies Spencer Parrish
Fries
U. S. War Savings
U. S. District Court
West Virginia
Parrish Wa
Wilcoeoe County
Hazel Cruise
Mercer County
U. S. Army
Rial
Bernard Hubert Tabor
Mullens
Wyoming County
Leckie
McDowell County
Henderson
Area Man Scheduled For Army Discharge
Thirteen West Virginians were set for discharge at Camp Atterbury Indiana after scoring 85 or more points on the adjusted service rating list. Notable names include Gays Holsclaw and Gary.
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Camp Atterbury
Ind
West
WAC Clubbing Sparks Yank French Clash in Paris
NBC’s Roy Porter reports clashes between American and French troops in Paris after a WAC is clubbed by a French soldier during Montmartre parade celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the resistance movement. American soldiers attempted to “correct” the situation and unrest continued.
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New York
NBC
Roy Porter
Paris
WAC
France
Porter
Montmartre
Officers Raid Carnival Here
A force of about fifteen county and state officers led by Sheriff Perry L. Dye raided Gooding's Greater Shows at the old fair grounds and arrested twelve operators of alleged games of chance. The carnival men were taken to Princeton and arraigned before Magistrate D. T. Carr. pleas not yet entered for all. The raid closed dice bingo ball and ring games and seized apparatus. Sheriff Dye said Greater shows have operated in South Bluefield since Monday and were to stay the rest of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry L. Dye
Gooding
Old Fair
Princeton
D. T. Carr
Sheriff Dye
South Bluefield
Montgomery Dictates Breakup of German General Staff
In Germany, June 21, Field Marshal Montgomery calls for breaking up the German General Staff and exiling officers in small groups until Allies’ control ends. He foresees a 6 to 10 year occupation to curb Nazi influence and warns against any future war plans. He predicts famine looming in the British zone and requests 1.5 million tons of wheat from the United States to raise German civilian calories to 2000 daily.
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21St Army Group
Germany
Reich
Army of Occupation
Montgomery
United States
Apiarist Fears Massive Fine Over Joliet Bee Hives
Joliet Illinois June 21 in Johnson faced a heavy fine for keeping about 400 900 bees within city limits. A city ordinance passed July 25 1939 bans loose bees with penalties from one to ten dollars per day per animal. Johnson was cited May 26 and given until next Tuesday to corral his swarm.
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Joliet
Tll
Johnson
Justice of the Peace
Anthony MacKay
Justice MacKay
Wickard Confirmed for Rural Electrification Post
The senate confirmed Claude Wickard to a 10 year term as secretary of agriculture. The vote was 56 to 0. President Truman’s choice of Clinton Anderson to succeed Wickard in the cabinet was already confirmed.
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Washington
Senate Today
Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Rural Electrification Acta
Senate
Truman
Rep
Clinton Anderson
Wickard
Pos
Nimitz Declares Okinawa Secured After Fierce Campaign
Fleet Admiral Nimitz announced Okinawa was secured at 1 p m Okinawa time as U S casualties totaled 45 029 including 36 588 on Okinawa and 8 441 naval deaths The Japanese suffered 90 401 killed or wounded and over 4 000 taken prisoner Ground losses for American forces reached 4 417 dead or missing and 17 033 wounded in four army divisions plus 2 573 dead or missing and 12 465 wounded in two divisions and one Marine unit The report notes lapsed resistance and continued danger from Japanese stragglers and pockets across the island with U S drivers required to ride armed and lights restricted after dark
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Guam
Okinawa
Orm
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimeitz
Total
Ttle
Okinwa
Iwo Jima
Per. G Oulem
Oron
Soneenee
Nippon
Associated Press
Vern Haugland
Troman
Nimitz
U. S
East China Sea
Navy
Missue
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Palawan Bay
Lutong
Brunei Bay
Ninth Division
Miri
Seria
United States Foundation For Future
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Kas
Gen. Stilwell
Canada
Portland
Ore
Alaska Highway
British Columbia
Stet
Robert Geiger
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Moore
Isle
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