Mass Japanese diehards surrender sapped on Okinawa front
Allied report notes 596 enemy killed in Thursday night and Friday fighting as U S forces tighten grip over Okinawa. One hundred sixty group deaths by own action with grenades at southern tip. Japan’s air arm sinks two U S vessels and damages several more while interceptors repel raids.
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Guam
Okinawa
Nippon
Chester W. Nimitz
Tenth Army
United States
10Th Army
Lemuel Shepherd, Jr
Sixth Marine Division
Mabuni
Archibald V. Amnokd
Aragachi
Medeera
Makabe
James L. Bradley
96Th
Coal Production Report Shows Decline in 1945 Week
The National Coal Association estimates U S bituminous coal output for the week ended June 16 at 11,850,000 net tons, down from 12,173,000 a year earlier. Year to date production through June 16 is about 273,717,000 tons, versus 295,891,000 through June 17, 1944, a drop of 22,174,000 tons or 7.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
National Coal Association
Chinese Pound Upon Rail City Liuchow in Five Columns
Chinese troops attacked Liuchow and its air field in five columns with one force reported to have entered the south railroad station. Unconfirmed reports said the hub city was burning and the airfield wrecked as Liu's forces near collapse, about 400 miles southeast of Chungking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Liuchow
Robert B. McClure
Kumming
Liu
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Sgt Spurrier Returns Home After Medal of Honor Bid
Bluefield learns of Staff Sgt. Junior J. Spurrier surprise return from Europe where he earned the Medal of Honor for single handedly capturing a German position in France. Plans for a July Fourth homecoming include a GI orchestra, a parade, and remarks by Congressman Kee and Col. Bickle. Spurrier seeks rest and to honor all service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior J. Spurrier
G. I. Hero
Orlis Hope
Lile Lee
Marjorie Lou Edith
Bluefield
Max Matz
James E. Mann
Spurrier
Achain
France
Matt
J. H. Nickles
Nickelsville
One Man Army
Boston
Mass
Fort Meade
Silver Springs
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Chapman Revercomb
Matz
John Kee
John C. Bickle
Charleston
Army
G. I
Fifth Service Command
Ratification Of Pact Is Expected By Senate
Senator Connally chair of the foreign relations committee predicts the senate will ratify the United Nations charter by a comfortable margin. He cites non political support as key and notes bipartisan backing. UK delegation confirms prompt action from Britain and lawmakers anticipate hearings around July 10 to 15 followed by a two week session and a month of debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Connally
Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
United Kingdom
Washington
Sen. Vandenberg
Mich
OPA Head Learns About Meat Shortage
Washington June 22 Price Administrator Chester Bowles told Virginia cattlemen he sees meat shortages rising. He described himself as a backyard farmer with 300 chickens three hogs and a cow whose calves his children named and celebrated. Bowles noted a definite shift in the situation since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester Bowles
Virginia
Nearly 75 000 Workers Idle In U S Plants
The Associated Press reports nearly 75 000 U S workers were idle in labor disputes yesterday amid outbreaks in aircraft chemical rubber and artillery fuse industries. Other actions saw Foxed layoffs, drives resumes, and major glass industry walkouts affecting Pittsburgh Plate Glass Libbey Owens Ford and Goodyear plants nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Ark
Chicago International Harvester Company
War Labor Board
United Ruber
Goodan and Rubber Company
Monsanto
Monsanto Chemical Company
Th.e Carter
Eau Claire
Wis
Gillette
U.S. Rubber Company
CIO
United Rubber Workers Union
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Libbey-Owens- Ford
CIO Glass Workers Union
AFL
Superforts Blast Japanese Arsenal in Major Raid
American B 29s expanded destruction across Nippon, dropping 3000 tons of bombs on Kure naval arsenal and multiple aircraft plants near Nagoya Kobe and Tamashima. Tokyo claimed 26 of 450 shot down. four planes missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Nippon
Tokyo
Shu Island
Dow
Washington
20Th Airforce
Kure
Japan
Kobe
Twenty-first Bomber Command
Store Boasts Full Line Of Shortages Ad Parody
A satirical store ad from June 3 jokes about shortages listing beef pork veal lamb and butter while quipping about points and experienced help. The piece references humorous lines about cigarettes poultry and humor keeping the staff out of a padded cell.
Northeastern Governors Seek Food Aid at Dewey Conference
Thirteen governors meeting in New York described widespread food shortages and called for renewed government aid. Dewey urged reviewing army and navy demands on food. New England leaders criticized OPA poultry rules and called for higher price ceilings. Governors warned of rising tensions as low income groups suffer most and urged coordinated official recommendations.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Dewey
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Selective Service
Canada
New England
Mortimer R. Proctor
Vermont
Morris A. Hildreth
Maine
Herbert R. O'Conor
Maryland
Walter W. Bacon
Delaware
O'Connor
Army
Charles M. Dale
New Hampshire
Baldwin
Collective Trial of War Criminals Urged
London reports Justice Robert Jackson urged a collective war crime trial by a four power military tribunal to judge Nazi leaders and terror groups on a blanket charge of illegal war. The plan aims to quickly convict top Nazis, with US representation ensuring overall guilt is established. The four powers seek a conference to formalize procedure and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Supreme Court
Robert Jackson
United States
Jackson
U. S
Russia
France
Britain
Reic Val Hermann Organse
Gestapo
Perial
N Jackson
Eisenhower Homecoming in Abilene Ends War Return
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Abilene Kansas to a thunderous welcome after a press conference in which he denied any political ambitions and vowed to civilian life, noting he would return to Europe rather than the Pacific. He injured his leg but joined the town’s triumphal parade and celebrations with residents and visitors filling Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene, Kas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Victorius
Germany
Eisenhower
Elbe
Washington
War Stimson
Truman
Europe
Lo Ae
Pacific
Aero
America
Topeka
Kansas City
Abilene
Aparri Falls To Americans In Luzon Campaign
Aparri, Luzon’s northern port, fell to U S Army Sixth Army infantry and guerrillas led by Ignorot forces. American forces reported destroying multiple Japanese tanks and driving toward Tuguegarao as the Cagayan valley neared full seizure with over 20,000 enemy troops estimated defeated or isolated.
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Luzon
Manila
Aparri
U. S. Sixth Army
Douglas MacArthur
North Luzon
Cagayan
Tuguegarao
Apari
Tugueegarao
U. S
37Th Intefantry Division
Tiagan
San Juan
Ohio National Guard
Dagan
Cagayan Valley
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Charles L. Mullins
Pingkian
U. S. Sixth Tfantry
Bagabag
Pingjan
Marikina
State Tops All-Time 7th War Loan Quota
West Virginia surpassed its 7th war loan goal by reaching 87.6 million dollars in sales, 106 percent of the 83 million target. War Finance Chairman A. C. Spurr reported gains split between individual investors and corporations, with strong corporate uptake suggesting a record for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
War Finance
A. C. Spurr
Spurr
Eles
Goa
Ike Gets Mixed Up In His Salutes
Abilene Kansas June 22 General Eisenhower misstepped while saluting a boy scout contingent. He first saluted with a military gesture then paused asking Charles Harger if the three finger scout salute was correct before snapping to attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Abilene
Kans
Eisenhower
Charles Harger
Harger
Lashmeet Man Kills Wife and Self in Tragic Home Shooting
Oswell Basham, 29, shot and killed his 19 year old wife Frances and then killed himself in their Lashmeet home minutes after returning from work. Witnessed by Basham’s mother and with authorities deeming it murder and suicide, the couple’s death follows alleged family trouble and marital strain. Frances Karnes Basham, daughter of Everett Karnes of Princeton, had been married since 1943.
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Meet
Oswell
Basham
Frances
W. E. DeMoss
Princeton State Police
Rusha Basham
Sagamore
Pocahontas Puel Company
Murphy's
DeMoss
Lashmeet
Burr Harrison
Perry L. Dye
Constantable
Carl Christian
Justice of the Peace
Dale Bailey
Princeton
Frank Gibson
Matoaka
Frances Karnes
Everett Karnes
Prince
Cache Of Hungarian Treasures Uncovered In Mattsee
U.S. officers of the 82nd Rainbow Division discover a cache of royal Hungarian treasures valued at $75,000,000 near Salzburg. The haul includes the Holy Hand of St. Stephen, long kept in Budapest, and captures also include Madame Ferenc Szalasi and other fascist officials. The relic rested 855 years in a Budapest chapel and dates to the 11th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenheim
Germany
Mattsee
Salzburg
St. Stephen
Hungary
U.S. 82Nd Division
Rainbow
Budapest
Pope Vester II
Ferenc Szalasi
Capt
von Mbossemn
Anthracite Mines Restored To Owners
The government returned control of 354 Virginia and two Pennsylvania anthracite mines to private owners. A new miners contract was approved, and the Solid Fuels Administration urged higher production to recover about 3 500 000 tons lost to strikes. Ickes warned manpower shortages could cut domestic anthracite output by up to 12 000 000 tons in 1945 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vania Mining
Virginia
Ickes
Washington
Fim
Poles Reach Accord On Government Set-up
A Moscow broadcast quoted Tass saying representatives of the Soviet sponsored Warsaw government and other Polish groups reached full understanding on reorganizing Poland’s provincial government. The talks involved Bolesław Bierut and Stanisław Mikołajczyk, former leader of the London exile government.
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London
Moscow
Anno
Tass
Warsaw
Boreslaw Bierut
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Peasant Party
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Okinawa Isle
By Seif Erickson
Coal Association
Sgt. Spurrier
OPA Head
THE
Associated Press
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
C. V. Wheeler
United Rubber Workers
George W. Taylor
National War Labor Board
Conner Avenue
Esseas
CIO Gee
Kansas
War Department
Aparri Falls
By Spencer Davis
Oswell S. Basham
Lashmeet Man
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