De Gaulle Rejects Syrian Tripartite Conference Call
General de Gaulle stated France would not submit the Syria question to a tripartite talks framework. He accused British agents of fomenting unrest in Lebanon and Syria and criticized Britain's large troop presence while France reduced forces. He asserted France seeks independence and bases, denied American lend lease arms in Levant usage, and questioned other groups' use.
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PAIS
de Gaulle
France
Lebanon
Syria
United States
London
Levant
Frances
Britain
America
State Is Near Half-way Post In Bond Drive
Cedar Rapids and Linn County residents join a weekend push to raise 2.5 million dollars in E bonds to push Iowa past 47 percent of its 82 million seventh war loan quota. W L Clark notes the final 50 percent is hardest. Enwin B Zeller reports county canvass progress and local leaders organize 250 volunteers under Mrs Edward Sheehy to meet county goals.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
W. L. Clark
Cedar Lapids
Enwin B Zeller
Zeller
Edward Sheehy
Paris skeptical on Laval death by own action report
Paris circles questioned a London report that Pierre Laval had died by his own hand. No information supported the claim and earlier reports that Laval, last seen in Spain, would surrender to France remained unverified.
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Paris
London
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Laval
Spain
France
War bond plea from General Schmidt on Pacific island duty
Washington AP reports General Harry Schmidt commanding Fifth Amphibious Corps urges Americans not to fear war bond quotas. He cites Marines landing on Iwo Jima as example of the daunting Pacific combat task and urges support for the bond drive.
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Washington
Harry Schmidt
Fifth Amphibious Corps
U. S. Marine Corps
Pacific
Iwo Jima
Local precinct party leadership details listed by names
A roster enumerates precinct leadership with major and captain assignments. Names include Mrs. Kruiber, Mrs. Payne, Adelaide Mortier, Mrs. Dunlap, Mrs. Schoendelen, Mrs. Boston, Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Proskovec, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Norman, Mrs. Usher, Mrs. Moorman, Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Glanville, Elizabeth Thompson, Mrs. Bever, Mrs. Turner II, Mrs. Elwood, Mrs. Redmond, Mrs. Noel, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Paulsen, Mrs. Van Meter, Mrs. Shulista, Mrs. Donahue, Mrs. Stover, Mrs. Cornwell, and Mrs. Stevenson. Precincts 15-18, 5, 8, 10-11, 2-4, 6, 7, 9, 12-14.
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Tains
G Kruiber
Walter Payne
Adelaide Mortier
James Dunlap
A. E. Schoendelen
Lee Boston
Lloyd McKee
E . Proskovec
Anos Scott
Paul Gardner
Arthur Norman
George Usher
Ed Moorman
Rayner Harper
Keith Dunn
Fred
Glanville
Elizabeth Thompson
Glenn Fletcher
James D. Bever
John T. Turner II
William Elwood
James Redmond
C. James Noel
Haverly Jones
C. J Paulsen
Clark van Meter
Joseph R. Shulista
R. A. Donahue
Peter Stover
Gus Cornwell
Ray Stevenson
Eisenhower Denied Attending Ber Weekend Meeting
Paris dispatch reports that Supreme Headquarters denied on Saturday that General Dwight D. Eisenhower would attend a weekend meeting in Berlin. Officials declined to confirm any plans linking the Allied leader to talks in the German capital.
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Paris
INS
Supreme Headquarters
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ber
Pope Rebukes Rule Imposition Against Public Will
Pope Pius XII denounced government imposed systems in small nations and urged resistance to oppression. He urged punishment for Nazi war criminals, praised the fall of Nazism, and urged German Catholics to uphold moral law and justice. Reports from Slovenia and Croatia were described as sad.
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Rome
Pius XII
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Slovenia
Croatia
Vatican
Nazi Party
Warm Sunday Is Seen for Iowa Forecast Cedar Rapids
A warm, sunny Sunday was forecast for eastern Iowa, with lingering clouds and a cooling night. Reports from Cedar Rapids noted a 48 degree temperature at 2:30 pm amid overcast skies, while Friday brought hailstorms near Town City with golf ball sized hail and significant glass damage. Rainfall statewide reached 1.01 inches at Decorah. Cedar River levels fell with stage at 7 am 7.4 feet.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Decorah
Chambers
Cedar River
Winds of 75 mph gusts sweep St. Louis area
In St. Louis and vicinity a Friday night thunderstorm brought gusts peaking at 75 miles per hour and sustained gale force winds around 40 miles per hour, affecting the region with sudden severe weather.
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ST. Louis
Russians Firm For No Easing Of Veto Right
SAN FRANCISCO AP Russia remains firm on a strict Big Five veto for United Nations actions. Ambassador Andrei Gromyko delivered a note to Secretary of State Stettinius and other delegations, opposing any relaxation of veto power and possibly denying even Security Council complaints unless unanimous Big Five agreement exists. The Big Five planned daily meetings to break the conference stalemate caused by veto disputes, while a draft UN preamble outlined peaceful dispute settlement and use of armed force only in line with UN principles.
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San Francisco
Russia
United Nations
Andrei Gromyko
Stettinius
Gromyko
Moscow
Security Council
Protected World Organization
World Organization
Organization
Equalized Meat Distribution Ordered by OPA
The OPA announced a plan to rebalance meat distribution across the country effective June 17. Slaughterers must restore the 1944 first-quarter pattern, delivering at least 80 percent monthly and 90 percent over three months to each county, with an average 180 pounds per month, acknowledging limited supplies for both civilians and armed forces.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Berlin Mayor vows merciless justice after Nazi crimes
London based report says Lora Mayor Arthur Werner, under Soviet occupation, calls for execution of 50 former Nazis and those tied to each Berlin disorder. He urges informers to report planned acts, warns parents and teachers to discipline youth, and links attacks on Red Army to rebellion.
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London
Berlin
Lora
Arthur Werner
Werner
Hitler
Yanks Drive for Okinawa Airfield and Naha Harbor
AP dispatches describe the 10th Army driving to seize Okinawa’s best airfield and harbor at Naha. Maj. Gen. Shepherd’s Sixth Marines crossed the Kokuba River while Maj. Gen. Arnold’s Seventh Infantry pushed south along the east coast to cut off Chinen peninsula. Nimitz reports diminishing resistance as the first Marine division seizes Shichina hill overlooking the Naha Yonabaru highway.
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Guam
United States
10Th Army
Japan
Okinawa
Shuri
al Copking
Vern Haugland
Naha
Chester W. Nimitz
Nakagusuku Harbor
Leathernecks
Shichina
Naha-Yonabaru
Pro Allies Still in Argentine Jails
A reported surge of press censorship, arrests, and expulsions in Argentina shapes a refugee stream into Montevideo. The source notes about 3,000 political prisoners, with only around ten percent Axis sympathizers, and includes testimony from a released European held for years.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Argentina
Villa Devo
United Nations
Truman quoted unhappy with Argentina says White House
Charles G. Ross, White House press secretary, affirmed that President Truman was correctly quoted by Latin American reporters who stated he was unhappy with the situation in Argentina.
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Washington
Charles G. Ross
White House
Truman
Argentina
Ross
Czechs Launch Border Offensive Against Nazis
London based reports say Czechoslovakia began a momentous national offensive to clear the frontier region of remaining German forces. Gen Ludwig Svoboda leads troops and partisans toward Reich territory, with economists workers and farmers to seize industrial and agricultural property. Czech schools theaters and media to follow as the nation asserts a Slav bloc alliance under Stalin’s leadership.
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London
Radio
Prague
Exchange Telegraph
Czechoslovakia
Ludwig Svoboda
Reich
Vaclav Kopecky
Frisco Conference Extended Beyond June Six
Washington reports the San Francisco conference will not end June 6 as planned. President Truman will address the closing session, but the date remains undetermined. Press Secretary Rose notes the talks continue without a fixed timetable.
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Washington
Truman
San Francisco
The
White Mouse
Charles G. Rosé
Opening strike foreshadows sea power in Pacific battle
Ambitious Allied and Japanese movements unfold as Admiral Halsey deploys Third Fleet toward Okinawa theater. Spruance and Menton swap commands while Turner replaces Nagumo in Fifth Fleet leadership. Washington reports 24 navy vessels damaged since April 1 with heavy air and carrier actions over Ryukyu and Kyushu.
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Japan
Tokyo
William F. “Bull” Halsey
Third Fleet
E.G. Wistens
Halsey
Okutasa
Actin
Ris Teles
Chester W. Nigisty
W. Hmnsas
Aviene
Richmond K. Turner
Sowan Helaas Buckner
Nimitz
Qinawa Fe
Spruance
Jean S. Mentica
Marc A. Muiebes
Washington
Navy
Okinawa
United States
Japanese Coastal Push In China Puzzle Deepens
An expanded Japanese column advances along the East China coast from Nanning toward Shanghai, breaking through near the Shienkiang corridor and creating a tense, central China front. The enemy's positions tighten on the northern highway junction as forces push toward the Shanghai base amid stiff defenses.
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Shanghai
Chira Vasa
Two Remaining Japanese Fugitives Captured at Camp McCoy
Fragmentary report states two of three Taiwanese suspects were captured at Camp McCoy after evading authorities. One suspect previously escaped on May 24. a hatchet was involved in the pursuit and capture. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Omaka
Secendat
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Quaka
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Gany
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