Allies Begin Studies of Germany's Industry
Allied radio reports describe three fleet movements in the Pacific forming a triangle toward Japan. They mention a first naval bombardment bypassing Truk, an increased presence in Okinawa waters, and unconfirmed actions 2,500 miles apart linking Dutch Indies to home waters. Australian and American forces push in Borneo with Brunei Bay airfields captured.
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Germany
Pacific
Truk Island
Okinawa
Japan
Dutch Indies
Borneo
Pir
Brunei Bay
Board of Education Adopts 65 Retirement Rule for Teachers
The board votes to enforce a no-exceptions retirement age of 65 for teachers, overriding opposition from W W Trent. The policy, tied to a 1945 law revision, applies to state colleges and Negroes, with two college presidents and 21 others required to retire before the 1945-46 term.
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W. W. Trentment
Trent
Legre
Iri
The Grafton Sentinel Promotes Strand Theatre Shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Carmen Shahan of East Main Street to tonight's Strand theatre program featuring Roddy Me in Wonderful Crime and the Biutanse Kid.
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Grafton Sentinel
Carmen Shahan
East Main Street
Roddy Me
Strand Theatre
Biutanse Kid
Infantry Day Parade for Purple Hearts Held on Fifth Avenue
Thousands of New Yorkers stood in silent tribute as 200 army jeeps rolled at two miles an hour in Infantry Day ceremonies. Soldiers displayed battle scars and crutches while a nurse accompanied the ill. jeeps bore names of Cassino Burma Saipan Okinawa Aachen Leyte Cherbourg Attu. The scene was restrained, churchlike, with modest applause and a few roses from spectators. In San Francisco discussions over a new world charter and veto powers continued amid postwar diplomacy. In Poland, overprinted War stamps signaled shifting government signals under Red Star influence.
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Fifth Avenue
Broad Street
Cruches
Cassino
Burma
Saipan
Okinawa
Aachen
Leyte
Cherbourg
Attu
San Francisco
Britain
France
Poland
Polish Telegraph Agency
Warsaw
Tay lor Barbour County Retail Grocers Association Meeting
A special meeting of the Tay lor Barbour County Retail Grocers Association will be held. J. A. Cunningham is the President.
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The
Tay
Lor
Barbour County Retail
Grocers Association
Peacetime training urged by Nimitz and Haley
Washington dispatch reports Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Haley urging compulsory peacetime military training as vital to defend the United States. They warn that without trained personnel the nation risks devastation to coastal cities like Warsaw and Berlin. The testimony before the House postwar policy committee follows support from Stimson and Eisenhower for universal training.
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Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
Woodrum
D. Va
House
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Helsey
Navy
James V. Forrestal
George Ci. Marshall
Fleet
Ernest J. King
Henry L. Stimson
Dwight
D. Eisenhower
Warsaw
Berlin
Manila
Tokyo
United States
St Ae
Von Ribbentrop Questioned at Eisenhower Post
Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop was reported under questioning today at General Eisenhower's headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. Exiled, he was seized in Hamburg with a divorcee and transported after his arrest. Detachment reports via Lt J B Adam said Belgian and two British sergeants captured him.
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Daniel DE Luce Montgomery
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Gen. Eisenhower
Franfurt-on-the Main
Supreme Command
Reich
London
Hitler
Britain
Poland
Ribbentrop
Lueneberg
Europe
Hamburg
Herr Riese
J.B. Adam
Paisley
Scotland
Grabentnor
Small Percentage Of Corregidor And Bataan Prisoners Liberated
Manila report states only 14 447 of more than 18 000 American Army and Navy personnel captured at Bataan and Corregidor have been liberated. An additional 3 260 who endured the death march or were captured on the rock are officially reported dead. Many remain prisoners in camps in Japan, China and Formosa. records recovered by Lt. Col. E. E. Graham identify fates on back of scraps and Japanese forms.
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Spencer Davis
Manila
P. I
Bataan
Corregidor
Douglas MacArthur
the Rock
Japan
China
Formosa
Adjutant General's Office
Army Forces of the Pacific
Camp O'Donnel
E. E. Graham
Yokohama
Mukden
Bilibid
Bibid
Philippines
Orient
Cabanatuan
Santos Romas
Los Banos
West Virginia Briefs From Across The State
West Virginia readers learn of Barbara Ann Boggs of Sutton named vice president of the North Atlantic region in a national home economics group for high school students. Also, Maj Joseph N McNeal named director of individual services at Newton D Baker hospital to oversee welfare work. MINING output fell from 12,352,000 to 11,975,000 tons in the week ending June 9. County OCD funds may be spent locally after abolition of Civilian Defense. teachers retirement board approves 71 pensions and allows some to remain on duty past 65.
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Chicago
Future Homemakers of America
Barbara Ann Boggs
Sutton
W. Va
North Atlantic
Martinsburg
Kcol
B.L. Cook
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Maj
Joseph N. McNeal
Washington
National Coal Association
Charleston
OCD
Office of Civilian’ Defense
Iley
J. Howard Myers
Myers
State Teachers Retirement ‘Board
World body races to end conflicts at UN conference
Diplomats at San Francisco push three disputed issues aimed at finalizing a world charter within a week. Big power bloc leaders seek a Big Five veto over future amendments, while Britain and France face demands to report colonies and Russia presses to reopen the peace and security scope.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
San Francisco
Lune
Truman
Britain
France
Australia
General Assembly of United Nations
Russia
Henri Rolin
Belgium
Manuel Tello
Foreign Affairs
Mexico
United
Weather Whips Across Nation Amid Spells Of Heat
Stormy and heat filled regions from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast as springlike shifts hit the United States. Rocky Mountain snows receded with rising temps at Red Feather Lakes and Big Piney, while Texas cooled from near 106 degrees. The humid East faced wind and hail as New York sweltered, and the South saw relief from heat waves. Midwest floods and storms disrupted rail and caused damage across several cities, with scattered twisters and heavy rainfall noted.
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Associated
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Red Feather Lakes
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Big Piney
Wyo
Wink
California
Imperial Valley
Belmont
New York
New York City
New England
Midwest
Kansas City
Kirksville
Montgomery
Aln
Albany
Columbus
German Industry Faces Restrictions as Allies Weigh Restart
A Paris dispatch reports that Gertman industry and German plants seek to resume production under strict controls. Reopenings hinge on whether products are needed by Allied forces or support German living standards while avoiding threats to world peace. Officials cite wartime reconstruction aims and require clear production plans before approval.
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Austin Bealmear
Paris
Gertman
Reqt
Geni Léonard ‘Gerow
U, 8
Saar
Rhine
Ruhr
Germany
Pr Migtt
British Reject French Five Power Middle East Plan
London reports Britain rejects Paris proposed five power format for Middle East talks as Big Three plan tight schedule before Berlin conference set for late July. Former Polish premier Mikolajenyk flies to Moscow to discuss wartime reorganizations with Jam Stancayk and others amid ongoing Polish and international diplomacy.
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Alex. H. Singleton
London
Stanislaw Mikolajenyk
Moscow
Warsaw
Britain
France
Middle East
Prellotti
Berlin
Mikolajcyk
Fiit Peasant Party
Jam Stan
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Haley
William F. Arbogast
West Virginia
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Uppine Sea
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