Grew Appeals For Enactment Of Peace Draft
Acting Secretary Joseph Grew urged a year of military training for American youths before the House Postwar Military Committee. He said the world needs peacetime prep to back foreign policy and deter aggressors, citing lessons before Pearl Harbor and the goal of strengthening the United States under the world security order. He spoke as the committee opened hearings on compulsory training.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Flavé
United Sites
Fee World Security Organization
Joseph ¢. Grew
House
Miitary Committee
Woodrum Wa
Grew
America
Ja‘pan
Peari Harbor
Japan
World Security Organization
Two Bond Programs Planned To Boost War Bond Sales
In Houston County two war bond programs are set for next week to spur purchases of E bonds during the Mighty Seventh War Loan. A two hour WAGF radio broadcast will suction bonds Sunday from 32m to 4dp, then a Dothan Exchange Club War Bond premiere Friday night at the Martin Theater offering admission with E bond purchases. Through Saturday, Houston County sales totaled 1,255,440 with 386,293 in E bonds, while the E bond quota stands at 692,000 and the overall quota at 1,817,000, prompting officials to push for higher tempo to meet both targets by June 1.
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Dothan
Houston County
Dothah Exchange Club
Martin Theater
Salome
World Today Battles Across Pacific and Asia Fronts
AP dispatches report Yank infantry driving inland on Okinawa south shore, advancing with limited resistance from Chinen to Naha area. In the Philippines heavy fighting flares near Mt Apo and Davao, with stiff opposition around Manila. In China Jap war supplies moving along the Liang river and Canton railroad damage hints at corridor abandonment. Fourteenth Airforce targets Linchow, while Burma fronts see British gains near Rangoon and northward rail lines toward Mandalay.
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Associated Press
Okinawa
Chinen
Orokan
Low Naha
Philippines
Davao
Dango Island
Mt. Apo
Manila
China
Liang River
Canton
Heng- Yang
Changsha
Hankow
Hongkong
Fourteenth Airforce
Linchowi Kwang Alvince
Burma
Thaduang
Rangoon
Paunggyi
Totunon Rangoon-Mandalay
Britain mulls clearest stance on Lycia crisis in Commons
London reports Prime Minister Churchill will define Britain's response to the Lycia crisis in the House of Commons this week. Damascus says Levant remains tense as British aid to France keeps troops alert. De Gaulle proposes an Arab conference, but tensions persist with French suspicions of British meddling. Syrian leaders claim French attempts to trap deputies, as evacuations and curfews unfold in Damascus and provincial towns.
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Associated Press
London
The
Daily Mail
Churchill
House of Commons
Lycia
Damascus
de Gaulle
France
Sarply
Kuneitra
Hama
Deraa
Soueida
Jamil Mardum Bey
Syria
Wide Open Floor Fight Looms At Conference
The United States seeks an exit from the conference veto stalemate while insisting on no veto on discussion in the world security council. If leadership fails, a wide open floor fight may erupt as Britain China and France align on veto. Cuba's Guillermo Beh forecasts small nations backing the veto issue. Andrei Gromyko’s Moscow report suggests big powers may soften their stance. After last night’s Big E meeting 14 of 18 points agreed in principle on issues including trustee ships and defense treaty language. The final points cover selection of a secretary general and the proposed UN World Court, with veto removal from judges to be chosen jointly by the council and assembly.
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San Francisco
United States
World Security Council
Russia
Britain
China
Frain
Bis
Guillermo Beh
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Assembly of All United Nations
Peveral
World Orgenization
Inn of Judges
Council
Assembly
Napier Plane Crash Toll Rises To Six
Napier Field C-64 crash at Gunter Field last week claims two more lives. Pvt. Thomas F. Taylor twenty six from Brooklyn N Y and Pvt. Eugene d Urban nineteen from Avenal N J died Saturday at Maxwell Field hospital. Total fatalities reach six as three survivors remain hospitalized.
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Napier Field
Gunter Field
Maxwell Field Hospital
Charles J. Daly
Thomas F. Taylor
Brooklyn
New York
Eugene d. Urban
Avenal
N. J
Waste Paper Drive Slated For Friday
A Friday waste paper collection in city residential sections is announced by Philip McLaughlin, chairman. Residents should place tied bundles on curbs by 9 a.m. Ten trucks from Napier Field and Camp Rucker will collect, manned by Dothan Scout troops. Call the Scout office in Dothan to arrange pickup for large bundles.
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Philip McLaughlin
Napier Field
Camp Rucker
Dothan
Eastern Air Lines waits for Dothan landing permit
Eastern Air Lines representatives in Dothan await final government clearance to operate landing facilities at the Municipal Airport for Route 40 north and south. Flight service was set to begin June 1 with stopovers continuing to Montgomery and Tallahassee until Washington approves use of the airfield now used for Army Air Corps training. Officials said authority is expected momentarily.
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Eastern Air Lines
Dothan
EAL
Washington
Army Air Corps
Montgomery
Tallahassee
Gen Haislip Takes Over Seventh Army Command
Lt Gen Wade Haislip will succeed Lt Gen Alexander Patch as commander of the Seventh Army in Germany. Patch, who led US forces in New Caledonia and the Guadalcanal campaign, was placed in charge of the Seventh Army on April 1, 1944.
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U. 5
7Th Army
Germany
Wade HK. Haislip
Washington, D. C
Alexander
Patch
Seventh Army
New Caledonia
Guadalcanal
Iibe
Propagandists Predict Balloon Attacks From Japan
SAN FRANCISCO AP Japanese propagandists predicted a near term U S attack by bomb carrying stratosphere balloons manned by pilots. Lt Col Shoza Nakajima said balloon attacks launched from Japan have continued since March 10. The dispatch noted balloons clock 700 hours to reach the United States from 11 000 meters altitude and claimed they would cause great havoc for the enemy.
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San Francisco
United States
Comei
Federal
Communicatons Commission
Shoza Nakajima
Nipponese Armed Services
Nakajima
U. S. Army
Amenea
Japan
Washington
Byntry
Domei
Board One Group Leaves For Exams
Board One today announced the names of a group of registrants who refer pre induction physical examinations. Those leaving were Orman Randolph Todd, Emery Cliatt Johnson, Luther Josiah Thomas Jr., Royce Wayne Chambers, and two transfer registrants General Lewis McKee Dade City Florida and Robert Maxwell Faris Tarboro North Carolina.
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Houstom County
Freed Ozark Colonel Reaches Frisco Hospital
Col. Hayehte Adams of Otark Alabama, a prisoner of war liberated in the Fridippices ceentivy, arrived at Letterm Hospital in San Francisco as the Army Ninth Service Command reports.
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San Francisco Yap
Hayehte Adams
Otark
Ala
Letterm Hospital
Anny Ninth Service Command
Mystery blast hits U.S. post in Bremen
A German blast at a U.S. mill post in Bremen kills 32 Germans and 3 Americans, injures dozens, and leaves many missing. Major E Russell Kennedy cites delayed-action bomb theory as the cause.
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U.S. MG Post
Bremen
Germany
Msinary
Amereens
Ameri Can Publc
E. Russell Kennedy
Workington, D. CO
Skeletons Found At Penal Colony Abandoned By Japs
AP dispatch from Davao Mindanao reports officers uncovering about 150 skeletons and mummified bodies in the Davao penal colony ruins. Many remain unidentified. deaths appear due to neglect after Japanese withdrawal. Some labeled as Americans, others Filipinos.
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Richard Bergholz
U.S
Davao
Mindanao
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Submarine Crew Rescues From Mudged Enemy Waters
Such Crews Are Nonchalant About Hairbreadth Escapes portrays a U S submarine at a Western Pacific base escaping through mire after Germanic style enemy craft shadowed her. The vessel pressed near uncharted shores to strike a worthwhile target and endured a critical halt before regaining forward motion. Page 2 continues the tale of undersea warfare and attrition against Japanese merchant lines.
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Pacific
Hamilton Faron
Western Pacific
Americans Strike Okinawa As Navy Planes Hammer Bases
American forces press the Okinawa campaign with heavy air strikes on Japanese bases as Admiral Halsey reports continued air superiority. Officials note substantial enemy losses, while Tokyo anchors discuss the waning Japanese air power and navy actions. Turn to No. 2 on Page 2.
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Guam
Rastet
Okinaka
Nepyana
William FL
Kywsta
Katihave
Satteatas
Japan
Okinawa
Chester W. Nimitz
Admiral Halkey
Pacific
Halsey
Navy
Inteox Sivid
Heavy Fighting Advances North Of Davao
Report describes heavy fighting as forces advance north of Davao. Disjointed OCR mentions multiple units and officers, with unclear sequence, noting casualties and bombardment near Mardoanno Island and references to colonial era units and theaters. The fragmentary text references General Keteno and various regiments without clear dates.
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Davao
Chinese Within 28 Miles Of Liuchow
Washington report cites Thor War Intelligencer Division chief Albert L Warcheon predicting a massive aerial strike escalation. He says a few planes could prompt hundreds more, with expanded bombing of Kyushu targets and Osaka areas.
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Liuchow
Washington
Santa
Albert L. Warchief
Thor War Intelligencer
Baren
Mulle
Helios
Former American Base At Shaoyang Also In Sight
A scanned article by Spence Moosa discusses a former American base at Shaoyang, its strategic significance, and related military observations. The piece mentions field centers, operations in China, and references to personnel, locations, and ongoing assessments.
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Shaoyang
Mississippi group inspects market amid interstate tour
A Mississippi delegation, led by State Market Commissioner Joe Poule, toured the state market and planned a visit to Ashford and Montgerety. Alabama officials joined the exchange, as inspectors reviewed the temporary market header, current construction, and the bumper tomato crop in Hounton County.
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Mississippi
Anhui
Butta
Genesui
Tale Masters
Hackett
Asad
Joe Poule
Fevernor Bailey
Aghfain
Hounton
Montgerety
Alabama
Atlas
Allied Control Group To Meet Tomorrow
Allied Control Group to meet tomorrow as four power representatives move toward the Allied command structure. Reports from London say German and French officials are denying emphatically that changes are underway at Supreme Headquarters. The scene shifts to Great Britain as Allied leaders coordinate outlines with Gen. Breesbowes and Gen. F powers, while negotiations continue on the future of the European front.
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Great Britain
Mark Koen
France
Bowers
Japs Claim U S Forces Making New Landing At Tip Of Island
Japanese reports claim U S forces landed at a tip of the island as Allied operations press toward the tape of Fateh. The front line in the Chinen area sees clashes with Marines and Army units building up near Naha and Okawa, while Japanese resistance complicates advances in the central sector.
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U.S
Invasion Memoir: Captured Minefield Map Recalled
An unclear wartime note describes a night August invasion plan with a captured minefield map aiding Allied forces. It references a naval embargo and large fleets moving toward a rendezvous, reporting no details of how captures occurred and citing censorship.
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Abrweder
Perr Kons
Matthias Geerens Mot Paest
Matthias Kretz
Signal Corps Radiotelephoto
Levant
Napier
Gen. Haislip Takes
7Th
Frisco Hospital
Leonard S Mendelson
Hospital
Ina Tong
Rena
Joan
Pany
Enigay
Davan
Wa Moendelwen
Seal Off -Peninsula
Guerrila
Russell Manta
Acerof
Mardoanno Island
Keteno
Wen
Brookive
Alhambra
Kyushu
Enems
Tolote Oraka
Nagoye
Yokohama
Kube
Jupou
Spence Moosa
Vane
Colara
Niles
Helier
Ned Owe
Mississippi Group
Allied Control Group
Mamiltuon
Nubaghilea
Weed
Tokyo
Oki Wan
Peanacathete
Halavas
Econony
Opyoung
Naha
Chi Wae
Arcibald Yo Arnoti
Thea
Chinen Weningula
al Dopkowgt
Perth
Dotardeveien
Budany
Han
Trenton
Bradiey
Morscata
Tata
Okie
Noha
Gabe
Georg Ticker Pants
Genoa
Meier
Yoopense
Roop Transporte
Tessier Warshins
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