World balances and politics shape postwar leadership
The piece discusses a forthcoming Big Three conference during a pivotal British election and Attlee's involvement, noting Churchill's possible defeat could shift leadership. It also touches on Harry Bridges deportation, Truman era governance, and Harry Hopkins’ potential continued influence as troubleshooter in Moscow.
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Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Churchill
Poles Plead Guilty in Moscow Indictment Trial
Fifteen of sixteen Polish underground leaders pleaded guilty to all or part of charges in a Soviet military tribunal for terroristic acts against the Red Army. Gen. Bronislaw Okulicki admitted orders to maintain the Home Army and operate radio stations. The trial, held in Moscow, drew Allied diplomats and Soviet officials as cameras recorded the proceedings.
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Red Army
Bronislaw Okulicki
Polish Home Army
Zbigniew Stypulkowski
White
Russia
Ukraine
Okulicki
Poland
Sloboda
Germany
Britain
Europe
Afanasiev
Tadeusz
Bor) Komorowski
Warsaw
London
Trade Union Hall
Human nature flaws in labeling and consistency fixation
The article argues that people and media label others from sketchy evidence and cling to consistency, turning figures like Hoover and Hopkins into caricatures. It condemns this habit, noting it harms political judgment and wastes talent by forcing rigid, oversimplified views despite mixed records.
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AP Loses in High Court
The Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling that Associated Press membership by laws violate the Sherman Antitrust Act. Justice Black wrote a 5-3 opinion with Justice Jackson recusing. Dissenters included Roberts, Murphy, and Stone, while Frankfurter and Douglas concurred. The opinion holds AP by laws restraint of trade on their face.
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Supreme Court
Associated Press
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Roberts
Stone
Murphy
Frankfurter
Douglas
Britons to Moscow for war crimes talks
Solicitor General Walter T. Monckton and other British members of the war crimes commission left by plane for conferences in Moscow.
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London
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Walter T. Monckton
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Okinawa Holdouts Defy Sky Blitz as Battle Rages
Allied forces press a costly defense of southern Okinawa with four US 10th Army divisions supported by air and naval fire. Nimitz reports heavy Japanese casualties, estimating remaining foes under 9,000 as fighting along Kinishi ridge and along the east coast amid intensified close air support and amphibious tank action.
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10Th Army
Chester W. Nimitz
Kunishi Ridge
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Okinawa
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Third Marine Amphibious Corps
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96Th Army
Coas
B-29s Hit Four Japanese Cities in Second Phase Raid
A fleet of 450 B 29s attacked Kagoshima Omuta Yokkaichi and Hamamatsu burning thousands of structures and wrecking shadow factories. The raid damaged the cities along a 500 mile front with initial reports calling the results excellent and one B 29 missing.
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Kagoshima
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Washington
21St Bomber Command
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Kyushu
Yokkaichi
Hamamatsu
Honshu
Nagoya
Curtis E. le May
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Truman Heads West for Vacation Before San Francisco Meet
White House said President Truman will fly to Olympia Washington for a brief vacation after planning to adjourn the San Francisco conference on Saturday. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross announced departure by plane at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
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White House
Truman
San Francisco
Charles G. Ross
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Wash
Red Commandant of Berlin Is Killed
London reports Col. Gen. Nikolai Berzarin, the Soviet occupation commandant of Berlin, was killed Sunday in a motorcycle accident according to Berlin radio. The news confirms a high ranking Soviet officer's death amid postwar control rumors and Berlin's divided status.
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London
Nikolai Berzarin
Trial for Former Czech Puppet Head
Prague AP report says Dr Emil Hacha 76 former Nazi puppet president of Czechoslovakia will stand trial as war criminal on charges of collaboration. The government notified him Sunday of the proceeding in Prague.
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Emil Hacha
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Chinese Forces Counter Attack Recapture Tatang
Chinese troops counter attacked and retook Tatang 11 days after losing it, while reinforcements were sent to the Kwantung-Kiangsi border. Chinese also recaptured Tingnan north of Canton as Japanese pressure continued near Anyuan and Lungnan.
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Court Affirms Deportation Ruling For Bridges Overturned
Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision, invalidated Attorney General Biddle's deportation order against Harry Bridges, west coast CIO leader. The opinion, by Justice Douglas, held Bridges’s past associations with Communist groups did not prove subversion. Justices Jackson did not participate, and Chief Justice Stone dissented. The case followed a seven year fight since 1938, when Congress amended law to target membership in organizations advocating violent overthrow.
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Eisenhower says peace problems equal to war challenges
General Eisenhower told Congress and the Supreme Court that peace problems can be met with the same determination and allied unity that defeated the German war machine. He praised Roosevelt and Churchill as God-given leaders and noted the Red Army's decisive role in victory while acknowledging the grieve of lost lives and families.
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Germany
Eisenhower’s Grand Homecoming In Washington
General Eisenhower returns from Europe in a 56-member air convoy and is greeted by President Truman and crowds. He thanks troops and officers at the Pentagon and city hall, and shares a celebratory moment with wife Mamie and fellow Kansans, including Pfc Vernon H. Jancen.
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Pfc H H Wehde Reported Dead in France
Cedar Rapids news confirms Pfc Harvey H Wehde 21 listed killed in action in France June 18 1944. He enlisted December 26 1942 trained at Camp Robinson and Fort Sill went overseas February 1944 and had furlough December 1943. Survived by mother Mrs Tom Mulinex four brothers and a sister with father and another brother previously killed.
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Cedar Rapids
Harvey H. Wehde
France
Tom Mulinex
Third Street
Wehde
Camp Robinson
Ark
Fort Sill
Oklo
West Branch
Wilson and Company
Howard Wehde
Sabula
Russell Wehde
Vaughan General Hospital
Hines
Ill
Donald Wehde
LeRoy Wehde
Eugene McKeehan
Arcata
Calif
Pvt
Delmer Wehde
California
Mild Temperatures For Cedar Rapids Through Tuesday
Cedar Rapids and vicinity forecast fair tonight and Tuesday with continued cool conditions and a gradual rise in temperatures Tuesday. Weekend and Monday saw summerlike warmth, with 2:30 pm reading at 71 degrees dropping slightly. scattered showers were reported Sunday night in eastern Iowa.
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Weather Bureau
Chambers
Iowa
Decorah
Council Bluffs
Creston
Fort Dodge
Heat Wave Grips Coast as Central Areas Face Storms
The AP reports a split weekend as eastern and western coasts swelter in a pre-summer heat wave while southern and midwestern states endure storms and flood threats. San Francisco hit 86 on Sunday tying the hottest June 17 since 1875. Sacramento 100, Needles 104, Fresno 105. New York City crowds beaches. Central Park draws 1 million seeking relief from 90 plus heat.
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Needles
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Plot to Murder Monty Admitted
Copenhagen authorities said a Nazi linked terrorist group leader confessed to planning to assassinate Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery during his Copenhagen visit after Germany’s capitulation. The 23 year old, using the name Shieler Ibsen, claimed he stood with a grenade ready to throw, hired a room near the airfield route, but abandoned the plan fearing the Danish police guard.
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Bernard L. Montgomery
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