Liquidation of Jap stronghold near Luzon progresses
Manila dispatch reports Gen. MacArthur announcing the last Japanese holdout in northern Luzon nears collapse as U S units push from the south and east. Beightler's 7th Infantry and 11th airborne divisions advance, recapturing Tuguegarao area while 37th and supporting units press east toward Aparri and Bakas as aerial bombers pound Balikpapan and northern Luzon targets.
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Spencer Davis
Manila
Geveven
Zon Island
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Robert S. Beightler
7Th Infantry
11Th Airborne Division
Tuguarao
Cagayan
Aparri
Beightler
Iguig
Gatan
Lai-Loe
Planes Range Over Jap Areas
Nearly fifty B 29s attacked the Atsube river oil refinery near Yokkaichi as the main objective, reinforcing a day after the largest Honshu bombardment. Utsube refinery was a major fuel source. other raids damaged fuel centers at Tokuyama and Otake. Navy and Marine air units struck shipping and installations across the western Pacific with strikes near the Kuriles and Ryukyu group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Atsube River
Japan
Honshu
Utsube
Yokkaichi
Nagoya
Ise Bay
Tokuyama
Otake
Navy
Western Pacific
Fleet Air Wing One
Yellow Sea
Kyushu
Fleet Headquarters
Fleet Air Wing 18
Kuriles
Kurabu
Paramushiro
Sakishima
Ryukyus
Marshalls
Palaus
Yap
Meadows Fills State Posts in West Virginia
Governor Meadows names new and returning members to state commissions including conservation and water boards. Key appointees include Jack Shipman as conservation director, Raymond J. Lambert and R H Miller Jr continuing as district commissioners, and George T. Wilson Maurice Brooks Thomas H. Clagett C. A. Byus added to gain advisory or district roles. New licensing and publicity bodies also formed with diverse appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Jack Shipman
Conservation Commission
Meadows
Shipman
Pineville
Raymond J. Lambert
Kenova
Fourth Congressional District
R. H. Miller, Jr
Gauley Bridge
George T. Wilson
Wheeling
Maurice Brooks
West Virginia University
Thomas H. Clagett
Bluefield
C. A. Byus
Brooks
Byus
Charles E. Hodges
W. W. Jennins
Glen Ferris
W. A. Buchanan
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
D. Jackson Savage
Maj
Hugh Chancey
Wheeling Salvation Army
Joseph Norton
Logan
Harry V. Campbell
State
Convicted Murderer Medley Sentenced to Death in District Court
Joseph D. Medley, an escaped convict and killer of Mrs. Nancy Boyer, was sentenced to die in the electric chair on November 30. Justice T Alan Goldsborough denied a new trial bid after the March murder at Boyer’s apartment following an all night poker party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph D. Medley
Nancy Boyer
Handsome Medley
Boyer
T. Alan Goldsborough
Girl Finds Coin in Lunch Box at Plant
Miss Mary Szywalski in St. Louis reports discovering a shiny quarter and a red point in her lunch box at the ordnance plant but laments a missing roast beef sandwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mary Szywalski
Germany Warned on Revival of War Effort by Nazi Power
Senate Kilgore committee heard Leo Crowley warn that German war potential could be revived almost immediately if given chance. The group noted Allied bombers halted industry but did not ruin most German plans. Eisenhower urged focus on research over stockpiling munitions for future fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Germany
Planis
Leo T. Crowley
Kilgore
Henry H. Fowler
D-Wva
Europe
Rhine
Eisenhower
War Production Board predicts more civilian woolens soon
The War Production Board announced today that civilian overcoats will be available by November and men’s suits by January as military demand for woolens and worsted fabrics declines. The WPB also considers reducing the 100 percent freeze on wool yarn before its July 15 and August 18 expiration dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
War Labor Board Moves To End Strikes Across Nation
The war labor board advanced steps to settle strikes affecting 86,000 workers nationwide. CIO glass workers in 11 cities faced a Thursday hearing over six day stoppages tied to contract talks with Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Libbey Owens Ford. Detroit maintenance walkouts spread to Ford, while Chicago drivers and Donnelley printers kept 1100 out. the AP says many walkouts linger with no clear resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
War Labor Board
CIO
Washington
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
WLB
Toledo
Mt. Vernon
Rossford
Ford City
Tarentum
Ottawa
Ill
Clarksburg
W. Va
Charleston
Henrietta
Okla
Shreveport
Festus
Detroit
AFL
Ford Motor Company
Chicago Truck Drivers’ Union
Cartage Common
APL International Brothters
R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company
Chicago
Australians Reclaim Miri Oil Field in Borneo Campaign
Australian ninth division forces complete the reconquest of the Miri oil field in west Borneo capturing the town of 14 500 with 300 wells blazing under Japanese control for weeks. Allied reports say the Japanese garrison is retreating toward Kuching as air and ground operations continue on Okinawa and surrounding areas.
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Manila
Ninth Division
Great West Borneo
Miri
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Borneo
Tokyo Radio
Balikpapan
Iion
Exay
Singapore
Imperial Japanese Navy
Lutong
Kuching
Suspect Held in Slaying of An 80-Year-Old Man
El Paso Texas June 26 William F Main 28 wounded in gun battle with officers who sought to question him about the death of Edward Baker 80 found buried near Ysleta The victim identified by a wallet as a poor farm inmate Main a Philadelphia family member was shot in the abdomen and in critical condition Sheriff Alan G Falley said no charges had been filed and the investigation continued
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elpaso
Tex
William F. Main
Alan G. Falley
Philadelphia
Ysleta
Here
Main
el Paso
Falley
Sheriff's Department
Texas and Pacific
Edward Baker
Fl Paso Comy
Palley
Falby
Eisenhower Leaves Washington for Ashford General Hospital
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, allied supreme commander, reportedly rests at Ashford General Hospital in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia after a series of homecoming celebrations. The War Department announced his departure from Washington and he attended a reception hosted by Secretary of War Stimson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D._ Elisenhowie
Allied Supreme Com der
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
War Department
Eisenhower
Abilene
Tan
Stimson
House Approves War Department Fund with Narrow Margin
The House passed a 38.5 billion dollar war department appropriation for the next fiscal year, boosting total funds since 1940 to about 245 billion. A bid to discharge fathers of four or more children failed 115 to 89, and an amendment on butter versus oleomargarine on army menus died 80 to 54 after debate on the point system and discharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahington
War Department
House
Senate
Congress
Japan
Engel
R-Mich
Michigan
Luzon
Thomason
Dtex
Military Committee
Poage
D-Tex
Tropical Storm Moves North Through Norfolk
A tropical storm swept the Norfolk area with 41 mph winds and 5.02 inches of rain from yesterday afternoon to today. The Walter Hines Page freighter was driven off Cape Henry while the Timothy Dwight sought shelter and left without damage. No evacuations occurred at Virginia Beach as the storm weakened and caused area damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Atlantic Seaboard
Norfolk Army Airpor
Arly
Walter Hines Page
Cape Henry
Timothy Dwight
Virginia Beach
Bodies Of High Jap Officers Are Found On Okinawa
The bemedalled bodies of Lt Gen Mitsuru Ushijima and Lt Gen Isamu Cho were found in shallow rock graves on Okinawa's southeast tip. Col Cecil W Ness said the bodies were positively identified, each in full uniform with medals. Earlier, Adm Minoru Ota and five staff officers had been found in a cave on Oroku peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Mitsuru Ushijima
Hara Kiri
Cecil W. Ness
Salem
Ore
24Th Army Corps
Ushijima
32Nd Japanese Army
Isamu Cho
Adm
Minoru Ota
Oroku Peinsula
Truman declares UN charter to be instrument for peace and urges swift ratification
President Truman addresses 50 nations at San Francisco urging immediate Senate action on the UN charter. He says the charter is a tool built from universal desires, not perfect, but improvable with will. He warns tyranny will try to split the UN, but history shows such efforts fail. He calls delegates to act to honor those who died for freedom and to pursue a world of decency and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Truman
United Nations
United States
World Organization
Senate
Mr. Truman
War Memorial Opera House
The
New World League
Golden Gate
Army
Navy
Marine Services
Wacs
Waves
Spars
Mine Bureau Criticised by Blizzard Over WV Safety
United Mine Workers official William Blizzard urged Interior Secretary Ickes to investigate alleged safety violations at Wyatt Coal Co in Sharon where steel 60 gallon gasoline containers moved through a mine. He also cited a fatal slate fall at a Logan county West Virginia Coal and Coke mine and accused the state mine bureau of a whitewash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia State Mines Department
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District 17
Tekes
Ickes
Federal Bureau of Mines
Blizzard
Department of Mines
Wyatt Coal Company
Sharon
Mines Department of
West Virginia
Logan County
Mines
Jesse Redyard
Redyard
Blizard
Meadows
Bad Luck Strikes Two Porches In Charleston
Two women, both 62, were hospitalized in Charleston after fractures of the right arm from falls off separate porches. Mrs. Mahalia Daugherty of Ward and Mrs. Eunice Sneed of Malden suffered the injuries in similar incidents today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Mahalia Daugherty
Ward
Eunice Sneed
Malden
Federal jury convicts Ward in selective service case
Ward Haywood Ward 21 of Bluefield was found guilty by a US district court jury in Huntington of violating the selective service act for refusing induction after being accepted for service. The jury deliberated about twenty minutes. judgment deferred until return day to be set. Ward, an ordained Jehovahs Witness minister, claimed exemption as a gospel minister and cited prior draft board classifications and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood D. Ward
Bluefield
West Virginia
Ward
Jehovah's Witnesses
Huntey
Huntington
Blanche Gooch
Mercer County Draft Board
Northampton County Draft Board
Eastville
Mercer Board No
Norfolk
U. S. Army
Hastings
Blue and Red Stamps To Become Valid July 1
Washington announces that five blue stamps for processed food and red stamps for meats and fats in ration book four will become valid July 1. Each stamp is worth 10 points, totaling 59 blue points and 50 red points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Truman Declares UN Charter a Great Peace Instrument
President Truman urged rapid ratification of the UN Charter at the final UN plenary, calling it a living instrument for peace. He promised to send the charter to the U.S. Senate, receiving a standing ovation as delegates from 50 nations listened.
Russell Man Faces Hearing for Cabin Slaying
Leo Miller, arrested three weeks ago in Swords Creek, Russell County, returns to Wash ington County jail for a preliminary hearing Friday at 10 a.m. before Trial Justice BE Moore. Sheriff Woodward reports hacksaw blades and severed bars found in Miller’s cell as the case unfolds over the Holston mountain murder of Opie Johnson, 37, mother of five, at a cabin near the Rock House service station.
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Abingdon
Leo Miller
Swords Creek
Russell County
Washington County
Opie Johnson
Holston Mountain
BE. H. Moore
Trigg Woodward
Uty
B. K.barb
Miller
Woodward
Johnson
Rock House
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Fifth Aaf
Tuguegarao
37Th
Penablanca
Mindanao
24Th
Tamogan
Davao Gulf
BY Leif Erickson
Miles
San Fernando
Appari
Jao
Cagayana
By Spencer Davis
Tenth Army
Rifle Point
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Ike
Ashford
Big War Fund
Department
Mine Bureau
Douglas B. Cornell
United States Senate
Missouri
Stettinius
Russell
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