Kobe Damaged Heavily By Superfort Raid On Kobe
Robbin Coons Gaum reports on a June 5 raid where about 450 B‑29s struck Kobe despite snow fog and heavy antiaircraft fire. The incendiary attack dropped 3000 tons, turning Kobe into a mass of smoke and flame. Pilots praised Fegults and noted expected damage rivaling Yokohama’s May 29 strike. About 40 Japanese fighters engaged the bomber force.
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Legion presses peacetime draft as security safeguard
Washington dispatch reports the American Legion urging immediate enactment of a peacetime draft as the most efficient means of guaranteeing national security. John T Taylor of the Legion argues it will prove the world the U S takes its international responsibilities seriously amid postwar planning.
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Theatre ads invite Mrs Kenneth Ham to Strand and Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel advertises Mrs Kenneth Ham of Thayer Street to attend tonight’s showings at the Strand theater featuring Women with Van and My Way with Bing Crosby at the Dixie theater, noting a $14 ticket.
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Grafton Sentinel
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Van
Strand Theatre
Bing Crost
Dixie Theatre
Nieces Of Gounod Eager To Resume Nursing Work
Two nieces of composer Charles Francois Gounod await return of the American hospital in Paris to civilian control so they can resume voluntary nursing. Madame Suzanne Baignieres and Madame Madeleine De Guerre are among the nurses who aided during the German occupation. The royalties issue over Faust adds genealogical notes, with Baignieres' family tracing to notable Paris musicians.
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Hal Boyle
Paris
Charles Francois Gounod
Faust
Romeo and Juliet
Suzanne Baingnieres
Marion
Macy's Publicity Department
New York
Madame Madeleine de Guerre
Madame Baignieres
Francoise
Jean — Helleu
Grand Central Station
Gounod
Toulouse
Madame Baienieres
France
Joseph Zimmermman
Paris Conservatory
Col Chopin
Allies restore Germany borders to 1937 lines
An Allied joint statement announces that Germany’s frontiers will be rolled back to the December 31 1937 boundaries under occupation, marking a return to prewar lines and restructuring of control among the victorious powers.
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Bulletin
Washington
Germany
Delegates Seek Truman Guidance On Anti Russia Issue
In San Francisco on June 5 delegates debate World Security Council veto rights as Secretary of State Stettinius weighs a presidential decision. A stalemate persists between the Big Five stance and an American backed proposal accepted by Britain France and China. Overnight developments may tilt the conference toward a clear outcome.
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Cattle feeders win subsidies via local banks in Washington
The War Food Administration announced a new subsidy program allowing cattle feeders to receive 50 cents per hundredweight for cattle weighing 800 pounds or more. Payments will be issued through sight drafts at local banks, drawn on the Commodity Credit Corporation. A $40 million fund authorizes the program begun May 19, with eligibility tied to ownership 30 days before sale and sales to federally inspected slaughterers.
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Churchill Attacks Socialism in Campaign Speech
Prime Minister Churchill opened the Conservative campaign denouncing socialism as inseparable from totalitarianism and state worship. He warned that no socialist system can endure without a political police. Attlee was expected to reply that evening in a national radio broadcast. The press noted sharp, polarized reactions across liberal and conservative outlets.
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Bretton Woods Agreements Head For House Passage With G. O. P. Support
Washington June 5 Republican leaders forecast easy approval as Bretton Woods world monetary accords reach the house floor for debate. Democratic opposition blocks the reciprocal trade program while Sen. O Mahoney seeks congressional review of each pact and tariff adjustment. A GOP bloc led by Sumner Smith and Buffet plans to counter, calling the plan a time bomb.
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Mass
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Smith
Ohio
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Turkey Signals New Interest in Syria Lebanon Dispute
London reports Turkey shows strong interest in the Syria Lebanon controversy. Istanbul urged Turkish government to be represented in any international conference. Paris talks with De Gaulle and ambassadors fuel rumors of a wider Levant summit including Russia and broader Middle East focus. French recall of Aliya Roget and British evacuations from barracks in Syria noted.
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War Today analysis favors Formosa invasion over China drive
J M Roberts Jr reports that clearing towns along a 75 mile coast from Foocnow to Saipa renews talk of an American amphibious operation. Invasion of Japan looms as potentially decisive, but lacks sufficient air bases while China operations remain only preliminary to a knockout. Carrier strength and British help could alter odds.
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AP Foreign Affairs
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Blueville Church of Christ Evening Evangelist Event
Blueville Church of Christ presents nightly sermons at 8 p m led by Evangelist George W Hard of Bethany Oklahoma on the meaning of salvation. Tonight topic is What Does Saved By Grace Mean To You with emphasis on faith and grace.
Surprise landings on Okinawa drive toward final Jap holdout
American Marines clash for complete control of the last Japanese airfield on Okinawa after a surprise amphibious landing. Sixth Division paratroopers and raiders overran part of Naha airdrome from the southern shore while Tenth Army forces pushed along the central and eastern areas, reaching three miles along the southern coast. Admiral Nimitz praised the high speed advances as Buckner’s forces close in on the Oroku peninsula garrison.
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Guam
Okinawa
Oroku Peninsula
Naha
Naha Bay
Tenth Army
Chester W. Nimitz
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Churchill Defends Levant Policy in Commons Speech
Prime Minister Churchill rejected Gen De Gaulle's Syria charges and said Britain would withdraw troops once a France Levant treaty is reached. He insisted Britain has no ambitions in the Levant and favored a power parley with Russia and China in attendance, warning of delays and careful considerations.
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See My Lawyer at the Opera House Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites HL 119 East Bluemont street to attend tonight's presentation of See My Lawyer starring Olsen and Johnson, current attraction at the Opera House theatre.
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