Voting Issue Heads Toward an Open Fight
John M. Hightower reports on World War II era tensions over the veto power of the Big Five in the United Nations Security Council. The article notes Russia may receive new Moscow instructions, risking a rift as delegates weigh free discussion versus unity. Truman’s approach, Hopkins guidance, and potential for broader negotiations are explored.
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John M. Hightower
Sam Francisco
World Security Council
Russia
Moscow
Yalta
United States
Truman
Toweh
Kremlin
Harry Hopkins
Gromyke
Hopkins
Stalin
Churchill
Big Five
Denies Secret Pacts Made at Yalta
London reports Prime Minister Churchill denied secret agreements were made at Yalta amid anxiety over wartime leadership notes. Critics cite Polish issue deadlock and San Francisco conference differences as background while Moscow asserts Russia abides by Yalta decisions.
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London
LPM
Churchill
Yalta
Crimea
San Francisco
Moscow
Russia
Francisco
Soldier Held 30 Days as German POW in Framingham Tale
A 27-year-old American corporal from Ephrata Pennsylvania, Gilbert Beamesderfer, recounts his 30 harrowing days captured by his own troops while mistaken for a German prisoner of war in France and England. He recalls speaking German with a German medic, being treated by Germans, and finally being identified as American after interrogation and fingerprints.
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Framingham
Mass
Gilbert Beamesderfer
France
Beamesderfer
Liye
England
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Washington
Beamescerfer
Four Navy Vets Will Talk Here
Four Navy veterans will speak in Council Bluffs on Friday night to promote war bond sales. Speakers include George N. Ferner, Ralph W. Cobb, Donald D. Silsby, and J. Fir Chapman sharing Pacific battle experiences to encourage bond purchases. Local and national bond figures are updated, with Des Moines reporting progress toward the bend bonds quota.
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Council Bluffs
Navy Department
P. Joel
George N. Ferner
Grand Rapids
Mich
United States
Ralph W. Cobb
Harvey, Ol
Guadalcanal
Taraw
Siapan
Coast
J. Fir | Chapman
Nashville
Tenn
U. S
Benham
Solomons
Iowa
Ko Bend
Des Moines
Norway’s King Returns to His Native Soil
King Haakon VII returned to Norway at noon Thursday five years after leaving Oslo for London to lead the fight against German invaders. The visit coincided with Norway’s independence day and the date of his official accession to the throne.
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Oslo
Upe
Haakon VII
Norway
London
Haakon
Bove Wate
Weather Summary for Council Bluffs and Nebraska Regions
Cloudy with occasional drizzle or light rain in Council Bluffs Thursday. Mostly cloudy with light rain or drizzle in Nebraska, cool with highs around 55 to 60 in Nebraska and 63 in some areas. Thursday night near 33 and continued cool into Friday with variable cloudiness and light showers east. Maximum 60 at noon, minimum 0. Total precipitation 16.25 inches.
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Symne OS
Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Newmly
Nebraska
Temperature Rising Amid Clouds and Drizzle
Weather reports show a slow rise in temperatures with continued cloudy skies and drizzle. Friday is expected to see more light rain as highs near 85 on Wednesday and mid 60s by Thursday, with lows around 49 to 55. Recent rainfall totals include .08 inches in 24 hours, a Van Meter flash flood slightly surpassed river flood stage, and broader Iowa totals show Ottumwa 1.13 inches, Keokuk 1.15, Burlington 1.0, and Des Moines 0.28 inches.
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Weather Bureau
van Meter
Raccoon
Des Moines
Tracy
Ottumiwa
Iowa
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Burlington
Onawa
Lamont
Atbia
Sioux City
Fort ‘Dodge
Wil
Ames
Des 'Moines
Soap shortages hit grocers in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs grocers described the Thursday soap situation as critical with some dealers reporting no bar soap at all. Others limited customers to one bar, while chains noted rapid turnover of any packaged soaps. Omaha also faced a soap squeeze as one dealer warned of selling out unless customers bought something else amid OPA enforcement.
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Council Bluffs Grocers
Storen
Oma ‘Sha
OPA
Call for Probe of UNRRA and OPA Connections
Representative Thomas R New Jersey calls for a congressional inquiry into UNRRA and the price administration office in New York. He brands UNRRA the focal point for the communist party in the United States and seeks a full GAO accounting. He notes radio broadcasts from a New York OPA worker alleged to smear business and promote racial and class hatred. He plans hearings to start June 20 with Chester Bowles as the first witness.
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Willian F. Arbograt
Washington
Rep
Thomas
R-N. J
UNRRA
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United States
House Committee On unAmerican
Eth Drea Committee
New York
OPA
The
Price Administration
Chester Bowles
General Accounting Office
UNERA
Communist Party
House Military Committee
Europe
OFA
National PTA Opposes Peacetime Draft
National PTA urged that peacetime draft legislation not be enacted at this time. Mrs. William A. Hastings said the group, with 3,500,000 members, supports readiness but argues true national preparedness requires education, skills, and fitness developed by schools and communities over time.
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Washington
UPI
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
William A. Hastings
Madison
Wig
House
PTA
FBI Nabs 6 for Document Thefts
Six individuals including a navy officer and two State Department officials were arrested in New York and Washington on charges of conspiring to steal national defense documents from agencies such as the State War and Navy Departments and the OSS. Arraignments set bail at $10,000 with trials to begin in June. maximum penalty two years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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J. Frank Tragh
Washington
Navy
State Department
FBI
New York
War and Navy Departments
Office of Strategic Services
Office of War Information
Federal Communications Commission
Andrew Roth
Arlington
Columbia University
Office of Naval Inteligence
Emmanuel Sigurd Larsen
China
Amerasia
Merk Julius Gayn
Mark Sutius Giasbourg
Rue
Ain
India
Manuchurig
Larsen
Service
United States
Needham C. Turnage
Turnage
Bed Fire at Ottumwa Stokes Downtown Shoe Store
A bed fire started early Thursday in the basement of a downtown Ottumwa shoe store, Ure Stevens, and burned unchecked until midmorning. The large stock was destroyed or seriously damaged by smoke and water. exact losses could not be determined.
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Ottumwa
Ure Stevens
Landon Urges U S Back Truman Foreign Policy
Former Kansas governor Alf Landon urged Americans to unite behind President Truman amid pivotal talks with Stalin and Churchill. He warned against passive words and stressed firm, coordinated leadership, noting Russia and the West must establish constructive relations while Europe faces confusion after wartime victories and diverging peace aims.
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Manhattan
Kan
Alf ‘M. Landon
Thei United
Truman
Stalin
Churchill
Kansas
Landon
America
Russia
Moscow
Yalta
United States
Kidnaper Robinson Grated Lifelong Sentence by Reprieve
Thomas H Robinson Jr once faced execution by electric chair for the 1934 kidnapping of Louisville society matron Mrs Alice Speed Star. President Truman commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment less than two days before scheduled execution at Kentucky State Penitentiary.
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Louisville
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Federal Penitentiary
Truman
Robinson
Alcatraz
White House
Francia Biddle
Kentucky State Pententiary
Mre
Alice Speed Star
Louisville Society
Indianapolis
Punishment urged for guilty Nazis by Justice Jackson
Washington reports that Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson urged firm punishment for Axis war criminals and criticized dilatory tactics in trials. He warned against treating these trials as normal criminal proceedings, saying failures would mock the dead and demoralize the living. He outlined plans to pursue major criminals with an international tribunal undecided, while preparing the American case for those alleged to have committed atrocities.
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Washington
Wpi
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Jackson
United States
Truman
War Department
Jackson
United Kingdom
Soviet Russia
France
Germany
Island Hopping Nearing End With Next Move by Americans Likely to be the Pay Off
Washington AP observers say the Okinawa objective seals the island hopping arc begun at Guadalcanal in 1942. With the Philippines, Marianas, Okinawa and Iwo Jima secured as bases, Americans may mount a major thrust against China or Japan. The next action remains uncertain as Japan braces for invasion or defense, while Chinese forces push into Japanese areas near Hong Kong.
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Island Hopping
China
Japan
Edward H. Higgs Washington
Okinawa
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Philippines
Marianas
Iwo Jima
Iig
South China
Hong Kong
Swatow
Haiphong
French Indo-China
U. S
Germany
Europe
Fromi
Una
Osaka Smashed in New Air Raid
A heavy air raid by 450 Superfortresses struck Osaka, Japan's industrial hub, causing extensive fires in the arsenal and nearby districts. Tokyo reported thousands evacuated, fires under control, and persistent bombing as B 29s also attacked Kyushu bases.
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Osaka
Guam
Ozeka
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Tokyo
New Advances in China and Burma Reported
AP War Desk reports Chinese forces 450 miles west of Okinawa engaging retreating Japanese near Tu ting and Foo chow, with 5 miles from Wenchow. British Indian troops hold ground as Japanese resistance stiffens in Burma. U S forces conduct two amphibious landings in Mindanao to accelerate the campaign, while Philippines lawmakers propose keeping bases and manpower under U S control for wartime cooperation.
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Weveara Suum
Associated Press
Okinawa
Tuting
Foochow
Wenchow
Philippines
Mindanao
Pacific
United States
End of Okinawa Drive in Sight
Final Okinawa battle appears near end as Americans seal Naha airport and push toward trimming Nipponese garrison. 10th Army engineers repurpose Naha airfield for strikes 325 miles from Japan. Japanese press notes Kamikaze losses and dwindling defense as 15,000 Japanese remain trapped in a 35 square mile northern arc.
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Guam
Okinawa
Tokyo
Naha
10Th Army
Japan
6Th Division
Domei
Lsun
Bourther
Sland
Wien
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James Augustus Cooper
Racine
Wis
Julius Westpater
Soap
National Pta
Variny
Waate Pope
Kyushu
Shin
Kagohima
Sky Glanta
71St Bomber Command
Yokohama
Burma
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