U S to Retain 600 000 Nazi Captives Tokyo
Tokyo reports a new U S landing on Okinawa as American forces push ashore on the southwest coast near Oroku aided by 20 tanks. Front dispatches claim advances around Itoman Hanagusuku and Yaeyu Dake as U S divisions tighten siege pockets while Japanese efforts to reinforce fade.
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Guam
Radio
Tokyo
Okinawa
Oroku
Itoman
Itoman-Hanagusuku
Hanagusuku
Yaeju-Dake
184Th
Girls Cleared in Death of Baby Ripley
In Philadelphia a judge cleared Irene Jones age 15 and Janet 11 of criminal intent in the death of three month old Thomas W Ripley Jr. They will stay in a detention home pending a place to live. The sisters were accused of abduction and theft of a carriage but the case was held in abeyance. Detectives said they appeared to treat the baby like a doll and had maternal instinct. The infant died from a broken neck after being left briefly with a neighbor caretaker.
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Philadelphia
Irene Jones
Janet
Playhouse
Thomas W Ripley
Charles L. Brown
Michael Schwartz
Ripley
Hardie Scott
Chicago strike eases as 500 drop forg ers vote to return
A two week walkout by 500 drop forgers at the Dodge Chicago plant neared end Saturday after workers voted to resume duties. Management and union negotiators had faced production delays and financial impact during the stoppage, with talks continuing to address wage and safety concerns.
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Chicago Cins
Dodge
United States to hold 600000 German POW laborers in Europe
Paris AP reports the United States army will retain 600000 German prisoners of war as laborers. With 2852000 German prisoners on the continent, 200000 to 225000 American-held prisoners will also be transferred to France for labor under French charge. Col Robert J. Gill said the plan aims to reduce totals to 600000 within nine months through discharges and other measures.
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Paris
United States
France
Robert J. Gill
United States Provost Marshes
Supreme Headquarters
Britain
Gill
Gull
Evan S. Evans
Otto Kerner
Gates Will Take Bard's Navy Job
Washington reports the resignation of Undersecretary Ralph A. Bard and the White House announcement that Artemus L. Gates will succeed him as Undersecretary of the Navy. Gates, 49, has led Navy air since 1941, overseeing growth to 36,000 planes and 50,000 pilots, with John L. Sullivan named to succeed Gates. President Truman noted no plan to resign Secretary Forrestal. Bard cited his November 1944 resignation offer and intent to be available for special assignments after a short rest.
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Navy
Ralph A. Bard
Artemus L. Gates
White House
Gates
Cedar Rapids
John L. Sullivan
Secretary of Navy
Truman
Bards
Action Against 22 For Mistreatment Of Hospital Vets
Washington report says fifteen soldiers faced court martial and seven civilian workers were suspended or discharged over alleged patient mistreatment at Northport Veterans Hospital. Col John H. Baird disclosed at a House veterans hearing that 13 of the soldiers were convicted and two acquitted, with a solicitor letter seeking possible prosecution.
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Northport
L. i. Veterans Hospital
House Veterans Committee
John H. Baird
Veterans Administration
Neuropsychiatric Division
Rep
Kearney
R-N.y
Baird
Edward Odom
Brooklyn
United States District Attorney
Odom
Putzi Not Listed As War Criminal
London AP report says Ernst Putzi Hanfstaengel once Hitler press chief was not listed as a war criminal. Home Secretary Sir Donald Somervell announced he would remain in custody on the Isle of Man until repatriation to Germany.
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London
Donald Somervell
Commans
Ernst Putzi
Hanfstaengel
Hitler
Isle of Man
Germany
Robbery on Springfield Bus After Watch Is Stolen
Robert Neathery finished a cigarette on a parked Springfield city bus when an unknown person grabbed his wrist watch after he opened a window to discard the butt. The thief fled with the watch as bystanders reacted, and police opened an inquiry.
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Springfield, I
Robert Neathery
Appeals Court Upholds Ward Plant Seizures
The United States circuit court of appeals ruled Ward's seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company properties in seven cities legal, saying the mail order firm engaged in war production. Judges Evans and Kerner wrote the majority, rejecting Ward's claim it wasn't production under the war labor disputes act.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Roosevelt
Will M. Sparks
Ward
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Philip L. Sullivan
Attorney General's Office
Supreme Court
Leweh L. Avery
War Labor Board
Index Courthouse and Daily Record Flashing Notices
The page lists courthouse and daily record items with sections on deaths editorial features and service notices. It mentions Marion and various features including movies radio and ration calendar, plus a sports stretch and state briefs.
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Marion
Point Requirement For Wet Discharge Due To Be Lowered
The War Department announced a July reveal of a new discharge point system for veterans likely trimming the present 85 point threshold. Reports from Europe suggested a possible drop to 75, with Brig. Gen. Ralph Lovett noting about two million will return to civilian life within 12 months. The department clarified the figure covers the entire army and includes disabilities, age, and other reasons beyond the point system.
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Washington
INL
War Department
Europe
Ralph Lovett
Zhukov says Hitler may be hiding in Europe possibly Spain
Moscow quote reports Marshal Zhukov telling Berlin correspondents that Hitler probably fled in a plane and may be hiding in Europe possibly with Franco. He claims diaries suggest Hitler married Eva Braun two days before Berlin fell and British and American troops should find him.
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London
Marshal Zhukov
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Spain
Hitler
Eva Braun
Berlin
Robert Magidoff
Zhukov
Franco
Reuters
Army Warehouse Fire Is Checked In Oakland Base
A six alarm fire at a large Oakland army base burned the middle section of a quarter mile long warehouse storing army rations. The blaze threatened vast food stocks for Pacific fronts and Europe, but was checked with no injuries. An army board will assess damage and cause.
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Oakland
Calif
Oakland Army Base
Pacific
Europe
Most Envied G I Job Bores After Delousing Duty
In occupied Germany Sgt John Flynn of Worcester Massachusetts jokes about having the most envied G I job near Rhine bridges. He and his unit interview German and displaced girls while a power delousing outfit is readied, noting long hours and a blunt view of continental womanhood.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
G.I
John Flynn
Worcester
Mass
Rhine
NM. P
Flynn
G. I
Ducers
Neal Creighton
Detroit
Creighton
Superforts Raid Three Jap Cities
United States air power strikes hit Osaka Kobe and Nagoya in a three city daylight assault. The raid targeted Kawanishi Nissan and Aichi plants while Tokyo reported declines in Japanese production and urged workers to redouble efforts.
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Guam
Japan
Osaka
Kobe
Nagoya
Tokyo
Yokohama
Kobi
Honshu
Kawanishi Aircraft Works
Kawasaki
Aichi Company
Atsuta
Kawanishi
Osaka Bay
Japanese Leaders Seek Vast Powers in Emergency Diet Bill
In San Francisco AP report, Premier Kantaro Suzuki urged the diet to cede virtually all rights to the government to permit emergency decrees. He framed the crisis as the gravest since the empire's formation, arguing surrender would destroy Japanese policy and race. Emperor Hirohito opened the session personally.
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San Francisco
Diet
Kantaro Suzuki
Domei
Suzuki
Japan
Japan Political Association
United States
Britain
Hirohito
East Asia
Tokyo
Bodyguards Shifted to Army From White House Detail
Ten secret service agents who protected the late President Roosevelt are being drafted into the army as privates. Most are 30s, with six married and five with children. Michael F. Reilly of Anaconda Montana led the White House detail. the shakeup affects about one third of the detail.
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Washington
INS
Secret Service
White House
Roosevelt
Army
Michael F. Reilly
Anaconda
Mont
Ouster Sought Over Too Many Girl Friends at Briggs Hotel
Detroit report says Joe Schmidt, a 30 month paying tenant, faced hotel action to oust him claiming he has too many girl friends. Housekeeper Bessie Hovey was brought to describe Schmidt's social activities but fainted when questioned.
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Detroit
Joe Schmidt
Briggs Hotel
Bessie Hovey
Schmidt
Langford Widow Posts $10,000 Reward in Murder Case
New York reports the dollar sign drives the Langford murder tale as Albert E. Langford’s wealthy widow offers a $10,000 reward for the capture of his slayers. The case remains unsolved and the figure becomes a central clue in the mystery.
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New York
Llp
Albert E. Langford
Chinese claim capture of village on Indo China border
CHUNGKING AP The Chinese high command said on Saturday troops captured a town on the Indo China border in Kwangsi after overrunning the highway town of Szelo 22 miles from the frontier During June 6 fighting they occupied Chungchingfu near the border Szelo lies 70 miles southwest of Yungning and 120 miles northeast of Hanoi Chinese forces repelled four counterattacks at Ishan along the Kwangsi Kweichow railroad and moved toward Tatang on the Indo China highway threatening Liuchow and the road west of Liu-chow
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Kwangsi
Szelo
Chungchingfu
Nanning
Hanoi
Kvrangsi
Ishan
Liuchow
Tatang
More Rain Expected Tonight and Sunday in Cedar Rapids
Weather forecast says showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Rainfall reported across southern Iowa with Keokuk at 1.31 inches and Cedar Rapids having no precipitation. highs around 73 in the afternoon and a cool night with 58 at dawn.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Chambers
Iowa
Keokuk
Clarinda
Burlington
Lamani
Creston
Albia
Marshal Blaskowitz Arrested by Allies
Field Marshal Johannes Blaskowitz commander of the German 25th army who capitulated to the Canadians in Holland May 5 was arrested Wednesday at his headquarter in the German concentration area north of Aurich. The arrest was disclosed Saturday by the Second Canadian division headquarters which did not specify the charge.
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Aurich
Germany
Johannes Blaskowitz
25Th
Holland
Anglo U S Victory in Trieste Settlement
Washington announced an agreement to resolve the Trieste crisis with Tito withdrawing Yugoslav troops from Trieste and surrounding areas. The plan set a demarcation line, placed Western Allied forces under a unified command, and outlined observers and arms handover terms, awaiting final disposition at a future peace conference. The White House framed the accord as ending a heated dispute among Allies despite lingering questions.
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State Department
Trieste
Tito
Adriatic
Amery
Ethan
Marishal
Vejiulaev
Eatsern
Austria
Truman to Honor Eisenhower in Joint Congressional Session
President Truman will attend the joint session of Congress and honor General Dwight D. Eisenhower with a state dinner at the White House on the evening of June 18. Presidential Secretary Chafee Ross said the honors should go to Eisenhower, stating the president considers any honors given to Congress as directed toward the general.
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Washington
Dent Truman
President Expresses Regrets to Gillette
Washington dispatch reports the president wrote Guy Gillette expressing regret over the Surplus Property board chairmanship resignation. He says he agrees the successor should be appointed after Gillette makes up his mind, noting it would be best to proceed cautiously and avoid wider controversy.
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Washington
Guy Gilette Pris Day
Mane Bas
Lone
Ray
Politics Charge Denied by McKim
In Omaha AP dispatch Edward T Sh Kim, a top Truman administration official, denied the claim that the administration was "playing politics" in selecting Moritana as the site for a new veterans hospital during an election period in that state.
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Omaha
Edward T Sh Kim
Truman
Sato
Moritana
Veterans Hospital
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