Jews Announce Release of 2 More British Officers
Jerusalem dispatch reports Tel Aviv newspapers received calls claiming two more of the kidnapped British officers have been freed. Flight Lt P A E Russell and Capt D T Rae reportedly released near their abduction site, with Irgun Zvai Leumi claiming the remaining three officers would not be released. Maj J P Chadwick escaped earlier after being abducted. The Voice of Israel urged peace but called for continued resistance.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Tal Aviv
P. A. E. Rusell
Royal Air Force
Rae
Royal Engineers
Irgun Svai Leumi
Jewish Resistance Movement
Derumlem
Freeagamds
Irgun Zvai Jeumi
Zval Leumi
Hess
J. P. Chadwick
Jeruslem
Isreel
Eid
Palestine
British-American Committee
Siven
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Sitar & Aensonabiy
Olds
Esting
State Reserves To Be Organized
Baltimore June 23 General Manton E Eddy 2nd Army commander said he is authorized to begin activation of reserve units July 1 in Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky The 2nd Army has been informed that its ten organized reserve corps would include two airborne and two infantry divisions the units will provide support and training for reserve miliary elements while remaining inactive at present the plan may involve sites at Camp Atterbury Indiana Camp Campbell Fort Knox Kentucky A Hill Virginia Camp Pickett Va Tadiantown Gap Pa and Fort Meade Md
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Manton E. Eddy
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Virginia
West Virginia
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Cross of Lorraine
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Fort Knox
A. P. Hill Military
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Tadiantown Gap
Fort George G. Meade
U.S. Army
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Eisenhower
Army
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Germany
Mrs Martha Sharp Wins Dem Nomination in 14th District
Mrs Martha Sharp of Wellesley Massachusetts, a housewife, won the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 14th Massachusetts district. She will face Republican House Minority Leader Joseph W Martin Jr of North Attleboro in the November elections to challenge Martin’s seat.
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Martha Sharp
Wellesley
Mass
Congress
Massachusetts
House
Joseph W. Martin
North Attlesboro
Martin
Austin Urges Merger Plan Questionable Postponement
Washington June 23 Senator Austin announces he will delay resigning as Truman's Security Council representative to push for approval of the Army Navy merger legislation. He plans to remain a senator until a compromise draft act becomes law and a merger vote is pursued, with end of week action deemed necessary to save Selective Service.
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Washington
Sen
Austin
R-Vi
Truman
United Nations Security Council
U. N
Hig Sen Pateeral
Est
Pas
Herschel’ Johnson
Edward R. Stettinius
Unitica
Beef Production Takes Sharp Drop
Chicago report shows U.S. beef output for the average consumer fell again last week. During the week ending June 22, about 106 plants under 10 major packing companies bought just 14,000 cattle under OPA rules. The final state warned that many areas could see no honest beef for the average shopper who lacks access to black market meat sold over the OPA ceiling.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Five Die in New Indian Riots as Gandhi Speaks
In New Delhi on June 23 five people were killed and 13 injured amid political rioting following a Congress Working Committee meeting. Gandhi and Azad urged patience, saying India cannot gain freedom quickly and must develop power gradually under a cabinet mission. The three-hour session with Viceroy Wavell and the British cabinet mission concluded with plans for a final resolution.
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New Delhi
Maulane Abul Kalam
Azad
Mohandag EK
Gandhi
Congress Party
Madore
Congress
Tar Uel
Lord Wavell
India
Dress Rehearsal Of Atomic Bomb Dropping Is Held
Bikini Atoll June 24 A full dress rehearsal of the atomic bomb team in Operations Crossroads was conducted with a B 29 Superfortress simulated drop. The fleet and support ships practiced the bombing arcs and sector positions as wind directions were announced by Blandy, ahead of the real July 1 event.
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Bikini Lagoon
CINS
Adm
E Skini
Atoll
Blandy
Sugar Prices to Rise One Cent per Five Pound Pack
Retail sugar prices will rise one fifth of a cent per pound tomorrow. OPA set new refiners ceilings for cane and beet refined granulated sugar, increasing 10 cents per 700 pounds. Cane sugar costs up to cover wage hikes and lower output. beet sugar kept in price relation. Other home use sugars excluded. Refined cane price $6.10 per 100 pounds. beet sugar $8. The retail rise equals one cent per five-pound package.
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Wascinulun
OPA
India charges discrimination in So Africa
India formally petitions the United Nations blaming the Union of South Africa for discrimination against about 250000 Indians living there. Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar, heading the Indian U N delegation, asks the General Assembly to act as Poland seeks action on Franco Spain. India’s move marks the first time a case goes directly to the Assembly rather than the Security Council.
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New York
India
United Nations
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Ramaswam Mudaliar
U. N
Trygve Lie
General Assembly
Ramaswami
Poland
Spain
Oscar Lange
Security Council
Franto
Russia
France
Mexico
Council
Assembly
French Suggest Trieste Bargain Proposal
Paris reports of four French sponsored compromises on the deadlocked Trieste issue circulated among diplomats but gained no confirmation from French officials. American and British sources declined comment. The gist: keep Trieste as an international city under the United Nations for 10 years before a plebiscite on Yugoslav or Italian control. The plan, if true, could unlock a broader peace conference among Italy and the Balkans players.
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Paris
Trieste
France
United Nations
Italy
Balkans
Georges Bidault
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Willia Willis Reflects on Class and Family Support
A fragment notes Willia Willis stating they see themselves as middle class. They mention a proud mother who accepts hand-me-downs while Aunt Amy sends clothes. Milly is referenced as outgrown by Couwin Milly.
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Amy
Eisenhower Credits Allied Might for Europe Victory
General Eisenhower said three decisive battles clinched the European victory, with Allied unity and German mistakes shaping the outcome. He noted the war was won before the Rhine crossing and cited Normandy, the Falaise pocket, and overall logistics as key factors, praising Allied air and naval support and the massed forces aiding front lines.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rhine
Normandy
Fbe
Hitler
von I Rundstedt
England
Eisenhower
Bate
Beschen
Pas-de-Calais
Stine
Falaise
Germany
Weterea
United States
Great Britain
French Agree On Coalition Is Formed In Paris
Paris June 24 A new French coalition government was formed with Georges Bidault remaining foreign minister and leading figures from the MRP, Communists, and Socialists. Gouin and Maurice Thorez were named vice presidents. Franisque Gay and Alexandre Varente were named ministers of state. The formation followed the Communists agreeing to a 15 percent wage rise for trade union workers, easing the path for a broad government.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Portolio
Italia
Bidault
Feix Gouin
France
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Gouin
Maurice Thorez
Freedom Sought For Palestinians
Cairo June 23 Secretary General Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha said the Arab League will demand independence for Palestine in negotiations with Britain for September. He noted no reply from Britain to the memorandum and that if talks fail the case will go to the United Nations. The plan includes an independent Palestine government, though details are not yet set, and the matter will reach UN and then the world body for approval. Azzam said independence would be based on the UN charter and criticized U S interference due to sympathy for persecuted Jews.
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Cairo
Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha
Arab League
Palestine
Britain
Azzam Pasha
League
Zoil Ithe League
United Nations
U. N
Una
Casira
Syria
Jerusalem
Egypt
United States
America
Azzam
Air Forces C-47 crash lands after failed attempt
An Army Air Forces C-47 carrying six from Dallas crash landed near Memphis after an earlier landing attempt caused a fatal car crash and damaged landing gear. The plane circled two hours to dump fuel before a safe, final landing at 3:10 p.m. at the Air Transport Command airport.
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Mimphis
Tenn
Army Air Forces
Dallas
Hensley Field
Air Transport Command
Earthquake rocks Pacific Northwest and Vancouver Island
A strong earthquake shook the western coast from south Alaska to Campbell River B C damaging brick buildings in two Vancouver Island towns Courtenay and causing chimneys walls to crack and a school classroom to flood with debris There were no reported deaths and seismographs kept recording the event for an hour mayor Harry Simms of Courtenay said no fatalities and damages were reparable
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West Coast
Pacific
Washington
Canada
Campbell River
B. C
Courteney
Vancouver Island
Courtenay
University of Washington
Olympia
Here
Vancouver
B.C
Harry Simms
Americans Fire On Russians In Vienna Jeep Chase
In Vienna on June 23 two American military police were shot in the head while stopping a stolen U S jeep carrying four Soviet soldiers. A Russian seller was later shot as authorities widened the city search. No names released. the condition of the Americans was reported as hopeful. The incident follows a week of Allied troop unrest in the Austrian capital with earlier reports of Russian fatalities in clashes among Russian French and British troops in the British zone.
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Vienna
U. S
U. S. Army
Deadline Set On Legislation
Washington reports Congress races toward adjournment in July with two key bills extending the OPA and the draft. Conferees battle over price controls and inflationary traps while a draft extension covers 19 to 40 year olds. 18-year-olds retain exemption with no service rules set.
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Washington
Bowles
OPA
Truman
Senate
House
Miners to Share $15 Million Melon
In Southern West Virginia coal fields about 120,000 miners across 10 districts are set to receive retroactive and vacation pay totaling roughly 16 million dollars under a new wage agreement. Payments will be issued near July 1 on regular paydays, with 100 dollars for miners employed 12 months or longer and prorated amounts for shorter tenures.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Defense Against Strikes Eludes U S Mine Chief
Admiral Ben Moreell, head of Seabees, explains government seizure of coal mines amid labor disputes may not be the final answer to national strikes. He notes urban families depend on steady supply and recalls past self sufficiency. Moreell, in charge since May 22, says 105 naval officers and 110 enlisted personnel run the mines as talks with John L. Lewis continue. The end length of government control remains unclear.
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Washington
Ben F
Moreell
Seabees
Morcell
Department of Interior
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Truman aides favor veto on OPA extension amid price controls
Washington June 2 The President’s advisers reportedly favor vetoing the OPA extension as House Senate conferees draft final form. Inflationary concerns drive opposition to a compromise Bowles and Porter show support. Deadlock remains over Senate de control amendments and meat and egg price provisions with a Monday meeting planned to break the impasse.
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Bowles
Porter
Ashington
Truman
Conference Committee
House
Senate
Tia Sitio
PeThe Téman
Senate Conference Committee
Medifind
Soneress
Congress
Sen
Mc ¥Arland
D.-Ariz
OPA
Gunate I
April food costs reach new high in retail prices
Washington reports April farm food retail prices at their peak since 1920s boom, with consumer prices rising while farmers’ share slipped. A yearlong basket valued at 887 in 1920 rose to 484 in 1929, 340 in 1935-38, then 478 in 1945, 451 in 1944, and 473 in April 1945, as marketing costs rose and farmers’ returns fell to 253 from 255 in March.
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Washington
Agricultura
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