Special Radio Program Sets 108000 Goal for War Bond Drive
Officials in Houston County target 1,617,900 raised by June through a six week War Bond drive aired on WAGF from 2 30 to 4 00 pm Master of ceremonies Albert Tague will lead a county wide effort to sell 100 E bonds weekly to meet the quota while Pilot Club members assist with announcements and telephone pledges.
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WAGF
Honsteg
Orfe
Albert Tague
Tague
Ashford
Columbia
Cottoxwood
Webb
Madrid
Kinsey
Gordon
Dothan
Pilot Club
Houston
Ar County
Governor's Fiscal Program Faces Legislative Hurdles
Montgomery based report notes Chauncey Sparks' fiscal program near final enactment but highlights obstacles for other agenda items. Income tax amendment passes House, awaiting Senate action. several companion welfare and education provisions hinge on constitutional earmarks. General appropriation bills, education and welfare funding moves eyed with pending Senate steps.
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Montgomery
Asal
AP — Ev
Chauncey Sparks
Progam
Otrier Perses
House
Senate
Bir
Te House
Department of Welfare
Dothan To Vote On City Manager
The bill creating a City-manager form of government in Dothan and three other Alabama towns awaits a referendum. Governor Chauncey Sparks signed the bill, with Alta V. Lee noting the need for a ballot vote to activate the measure. John D. Ayres, president of the Dothan City Commission, said a resolution would precede the referendum planned for the September general election, to determine if the change takes effect.
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Dothan
Alabama
Chauncey Sparks
House
Alta V. Lee
John D. Ayres
FEPC and Poll Tax Showdown Amid Southern Split
Washington AP reports Democratic ranks split over FEPC and the poll tax as House action looms. The anti poll tax bill advances in House Monday while FEPC legislation stalls in the Rules Committee. Southern lawmakers pledge to block, predict a floor passage in the House but Senate hurdles. The clash signals a deep rift with President Truman and a potential major partisan break.
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Washington
FEPC
House
Truman
Rep
Cox
D - Ga
Rules Committee
Sabsth
D-T
Slaughter
Missouri
Bates
Kentucky
Congress
EPC
Pacer
Fuehrer Hitler Marries Eva Braun Ahead of Berlin Fall
Soviet commander Zhukov disclosed that Adolf Hitler wed Eva Braun two days before Berlin fell. Russians found mentions of the marriage in Hitler aides diaries and said no corpse of Hitler had been located. Bezmenov and Zhukov noted Hitler could have escaped Berlin by air and speculated he might be in Europe, possibly Spain with Franco.
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Eddy Gilmore
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Gregory K Dhujkov
Hitler
Zhukov
Red Army
Germany
Nikolai E. Bezann
Europe
Bezarm
Spain
Franco
NBC
Robert Magidoff
Reich
Fuehrer
Marshal Zhukay
Joseph W. Grigg, Jr
Henry County Meets Exceeds Bond Quota
In Abbeville and Headland divisions War Bond drive for Henry County surpassed its Seventh War Loan target. Chairmen W L Woodham and M W Espy announced total sales of 374817.50 dollars with E bond support at 237907.50, exceeding the 354000 and 237000 quotas. They praised school children and volunteers for the success.
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Abbeville
Honey County
Ww. L. Woodham
M. W. Espy
Headland
Henry County
Infantry Day Review at Camp Rucker Planned
Camp Rucker to honor the American infantryman with a review of 1x battalions at 4 10 p m on June 15. Senator Lister Hill of Alabama will serve as the distinguished civilian member of the reviewing party, heading a list of dignitaries visiting the post. The public in the Camp Rucker area is invited to attend.
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Camp Rucker
Headquarters Infantry Advanced Replacement Training Center
Lister Hill
United States
Alabama
Small Nations Defy Big Powers Over Veto Authority
Australian Foreign Minister Herbert Evatt said the fight is on as the United Nations Conference nears a showdown over a five power veto in the security council. The Big Five insist the veto apply at all levels to deter threats to peace, while small nations press for limits and clearer rules. A subcommittee reviewed the issue and sent it to a higher panel for study and debate overnight.
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Douglas B. Cornell San
Russia
China
Britain
France
United States
Security Council
Intimidation Charge Follows Man's Arrest in Houston
Charkhe Strickland of Dothan faces charges of assault with intent to murder and intimidation of a state witness in Houston Cir Court over an attack on a Black boy and threats against the boy's father Sheriff B G Farmer said a warrant was sworn Friday by Jim Harrison. Bond set at $500 for the murder charge and $300 for intimidation. Strickland posted bonds in both cases.
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Houston
Charkhe Sirekland
Dothan
Sherif B.G. Farmer
Jim Harrison
Strickland
James
Farmer
Streitland
Harrison
Couurlhouse
Elisarze
Anglo American Yugoslav accord on Trieste reached
An Anglo American Yugoslav agreement on Trieste aims to withdraw Yugoslav forces east of a line and leave Allied control of key transport routes. A temporary Allied Military Government will administer Istria including Trieste, Pola, and nearby towns, with Tito withdrawing most forces except a 2,000-strong unit west of the line under Field Marshal Alexander.
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James D. White
Washington
Trieste
Marshal Trio
Austra
Carinthia
Teoella
Yugoslavia
Venezia Gruina
Triesta
Tito
Harold Alexander
Pola
Gorizia
Caporello
Tarvisio
Austria
Alexander
Jap Parliament Ready To Bestow Power On Cabinet
Associated Press reports Emperor Hirohito urged the Diet to transfer virtually all powers to a war cabinet issuing decrees. Premier Suzuki warned of an American invasion and shortages while rejecting unconditional surrender, saying Japan must fight to the last. Six measures would let the cabinet act without parliamentary approval in transport, communications, food, troops, taxes, and rehabilitation.
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Associated Press
Hirohito
War Cabinet
Kantaro Suzuki
Tokyo
Domei Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Hawers
Suzuki
Japan
Mmunivenet
Suzula
United States
Britain
Ane
This Morning by John Temple Graves
Editor's note introduces John Temple Graves as a daily columnist joining The Eagle's lineup. The piece discusses Americans reflecting on the flag and democracy's link to peace, urging enlightened civic citizenship amid global tensions and the wartime mood.
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John Temple Graves
Ledger
The
Eagle
Flare of Resistance by Japs Stalemates Okinawa Clean-Up
Carrier planes from Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet attacked Kanoya airfield on Kyushu while McCain’s task force joined in destroying 24 enemy planes. Other units bombarded Okino Daito Island and Sakishimas as operations spread across the western Pacific. Halsey claimed fleet could reach Tokyo Bay if needed after resuming command.
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Leif Ericknon
Guam
Adm
William F .Bull Halsey
Third Fleet
Kanoya
Pacific
Okino Daito Island
Am Mee
Okinawa
Sakishima Island
Okino Daite
Sakishimas
Ryukyus
Halsey
Tokyo Bay
Kyushu
Okinawa Push Intensifies as Sixth Marine Division Pressures Pocket
Fierce Japanese resistance on Okinawa's Oroku peninsula and Yaeji Dake escarpment slows Tenth Army progress. Sixth and First Marine Divisions drive from north and south in a three square mile pocket. U.S. warships and air power bombard the heavily defended area. Casualties rise. total enemy dead reported at 67,703 through Friday, with renewed raids against shipping.
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Guam
Okinawa
Navy
Oroku Peninsula
Yaeji Dake
Tenth Army
Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Cardier
Adm
William A. Halssy
Kyushu
Nimitz
John R. Hodge
Ausocullerd
Tokyo
Jimny
Escernreenit
Okinswa
Oroku
Taal Petate
Janinee
Leathirnavck
Adiwerd
Itoman
Lonoy
Japarene
Okimwwate
Greetnile
Parachale
Tnieed Sard
Japanese Report Allied Invasion In Borneo Area
News account notes a reported Allied invasion of Labuan off northwest Borneo and describes heavy air raids from MacArthur’s forces. It cites U S Army Air Forces Royal Australian Air Force and Seventh Fleet action with Liberators bombing Labuan and a nearby airfield and reports bombardment of Brunei town as part of a sustained air war in the East Indies.
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Manila
Labuan
Gilenich Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Hig
Lahusan
Brune Bay
Bor Feo
MacArthur
U.S. Army
W1th
Royal Australian Air Force
China Pushes Toward Indo China Front in World War II Push
Chinese forces advancing from south China reach the Indo China frontier and push 85 miles along the border as Japanese troops retreat toward Hanoi. Chinese units seize Chungchingtu and Szelo while pressing Mingkhian, Kushul recaptured, and Japan launches counterattacks near Kwangs.
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Spenter Moosa Chungking
South China
Indo-China
Southeast Asia
Ger Chang Fahkwer
Chungcbingtu
Cachang
Ceabang
Hanoi
Korea
Chungchingfu
Szelo
Indo - China
Mingkhian
Northeutral Kwangs
Ts 4Th Air Force
Low Fehow
Chungking
Kushul
Stangpang
Canton-Hawke Rairoad
Hunan
Kwangtung
Hong Kong
Japanere
Canton- Hong Kong
Reparations plan aims to deindustrialize Germany
Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley outlined a U S reparations approach prioritizing deindustrialization over cash payments. He said the policy would strip war plants and limit future German war potential, likely targeting aircraft, shipbuilding and machine tool industries after dismantling critical facilities.
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Austin Belmear Supreme Headquarters
Paris
APH
Germany
Edwin W. Pauley
Pauley
Tremark
Alfred
Rover
Ceca Pauley
United States
Strafing Follows B-29 Raids On Japs
Guam reports indicate Japanese fighters strafed Nipper Hamel and Saturday during raids. Tokyo claims civilian homelessness from air raids as 100 to 150 U.S. bombers hit Nagoya Narugand Akash factories at medium altitude without fighter escort. Washington reports 2nd Air Force turning to No. 4 on Page 2.
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Guam
Japan
Muntang
Tokyo Radio Plan
2St Bomber Command
Nagoya
Narugand Akash
Washington
2Th Air Force
Stilwell-Nimitz Conference discussed Pacific drive on Japan
The report notes Stilwell and Nimitz leaders of the Pacific push on Japan, with prior discussions of combined Army and Navy strategies. General Stilwell reportedly met with MacArthur and other high commands, while General Richardson oversaw jungle training centers and front-line operations in the Philippines and Pacific theater.
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Guam
Joseph Wy Stilwei
Armencar
Jiendud Foren
Trent
PiRa Herwea
Pacific
Japan
Stilwell
Marat
Genan MacArtt
Carrenereler
MacArthr
Philippines
Allee
Setwell
Iawar
Robert C Richardson
Panhe Ocean
Army and Navy to plead for peacetime draft
Army and Navy leaders prepare to testify at Capitol Hill next week in support of universal peacetime draft legislation. Army Secretary Henry L. Stimpson will lead talks with Generals Patton and Bradley possible attendance. The hearings close over the weekend as Secretary Stimpson and others present arguments to the House Postwar Military Policy Committee.
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William EF
Arrogast Washington
Army
Navy
Walt
Capitol
Wythe
George
Ernest J. Kur
Vandergrift
Maris
Aubrey Wy Fitch
Randsi Jaro
Bur Peattol Natal
James Forre
Henry K. Stimson
Geom S. Patton, Jr
Omar N. Bradley
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George S. Patton, Jr
U. S. Third Army
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Africa
Bedford Airport
Boston
Mass
George DL
West Point
NEA
Rucker
Francisco
Borneo
Labuan Island
U.S
Stilwell - Nimitz
Fai
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