Invasion of Borneo to Restore Sarawak Rajah
United Press war analyst Louis F. Keemle notes the Allied invasion of north Borneo could restore the White Rajah of Sarawak to the throne. The move aims to base air power within reach of Singapore and French Indo China and to recover rubber and oil resources from Japan. The Brooke dynasty, rulers of Sarawak since 1841, faced exile as Japanese advances displaced Rajah Vyner Brooke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis. F. Keemle
United Press
North Borneo
Sarawak
Singapore
Reyally
Ito
James Brooke
Brunei
Borneo
Ralah Brooke
England and Wales
Brooke
Chutes Johnson Brooke
Linn
Charles Vyner Brooke
Australia
Community notes on Smiley politics and local miscues
A clipped column recalls Walt Smiley joining with George Pulter and Bill Jacobsel to abolish the district superintendency in the Oro Lom Sanitary District. It also darts across local squabbles, a missed baseball game, a Berkeley burglary, and theatrical gossip about seven-town road shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Burr
Oro Lom
A. H. Atwood
Atwood
Utah
Ribbentrop Captured in Hamburg Boarding House
German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop was seized by British forces in Hamburg after living under disguise for over six weeks. He was found in bed naked, later examined for poison, and moved to British HQ for interrogation. He admitted his identity and faced possible trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Second Army
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ribbentrop
Reise
Thes
Sge
Adolffier
London
Ribshentroop
Britain
Rial
Lueneberg
Luse
Gestapo
Himmler
Solons Debate Lobby Motion In California Assembly
SACRAMENTO Ur motion to withdraw from committee a resolution creating a legislative committee on lobbying was debated by the assembly. Pasadena author Albert I Stewart said reports of illegal lobbying undermine public confidence, while Sam L Collins and Lester McMillan defended or questioned the scope of the probe, with Julian Beck insisting reports about labor unions were misleading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Assembly
Assemblymim
Albert I. Stewart
Pasadena
W. Sam L. Collins
R. Fullerton
Rules Committee
Lester McMillan
Los Angeles
Julian Beck
San Fernando
Bogus Check Artist Suspected in Bay Area Incidents
Police tracked a suspected fake check operation spreading from Hayward to San Leandro and Berkeley. A Hayward Floral Co clerk said a payroll check for 77.10 from Capital Construction Co. and signed by James C. Cook was used to pay for a floral bouquet sent to Sir George Wisconal Church in Cleveland. A man about 39 years old, 6 ft 5 in, 160 to 180 pounds, with a reddish complexion and dark hair, wearing taped workmanlike attire, presented the check in Hayward. The Cleveland bound remittance indicated a wedding not planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
San Leandro
Berkeley
Mayseard
Hayward Floral Company
Florists
Lester Duke
Capital Constriction Company
James C. Cook
Beverly Burns
Cleveland
Ohio
Hiavir
Apyadarimne
1 Ward Floral Company
Hyis
Fela Grant
Officials Probe Cannery Strike
Officials in SACRAMENTS report a federal mediator joined cannery management and union officials to settle a jurisdictional dispute triggering a walkout at three California canneries. About 500 workers were affected. canning of asparagus olives and apricots halted. The strike follows the Cannery and Food Processors AFL demand to recognize Seafarers International Union as their bargaining agent, opposed by management citing a Teamsters contract and backed by AFL President William Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Berent-Richards Ganney
California Packing Corporation
Libby McNiel
Libby
Cannery and Food Process Workers
AFL
Seafarers International Union
Teamsters International Union
Teamsters
Willam Grean
Food Investigators Survey Bay Area Tour
A five member House Food Investigating Committee led by Secretary of Agriculture and War Food Administrator Clinton P. Anderson arrived in San Francisco after a West Coast tour. The group began a survey of fruit and poultry conditions in the Bay Area and will examine vegetable and fish issues in Los Angeles before proceeding east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Clinton P. Anderson
N. M
House
Midwest
Pacific Coast
Seattle
San Francisco Bay Area
Los Angeles
Demand for Charter Revision at United Nations Conference
Small nations press for a binding constitutional convention within five to ten years with a charter amendment requiring a summoned convention. Big powers back a convention but reject a fixed date. Debate over withdrawal rights and other reform items stalls progress as committees edge toward June 23 adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.R
Gene Tt
Committee On Organization
World Organization
Chile
Security Council
Big Five
E Bond Sales Short of Goal
Washington reports the wartime bond drive falls short of targets as total sales reach 5.51 billion dollars, 78 percent of the 7.6 billion quota. E bonds total 2.50 billion, under par, while the B bond goal remains 4.0 billion. The final phase, targeting corporate investors, begins next Monday with a 7.0 billion two week goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Japanese suicide plane hits Hazelwood off Okinawa
USS Hazelwood suffered catastrophic damage near Okinawa when a suicide attacker rammed an explosive laden plane into the destroyer as she aided a stricken ship. An unknown number of officers were killed or missing, including Commander Daw and Lt Commander Waller Weving Jr. The battleground action wounded the vessel and forced a return to port for reconditioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanfrancisco
Ingoho Vetera
Hazelwood
Okinawa
Okigawa
Rensby
Aero
P-38 Prop Injury Incident At Tasword Air Field
Mrs. Mary Sadeski was seriously injured when she stumbled into a P-38 propeller at Tasword Army Air Field while her husband Norbert J. Sadeski worked nearby. She received emergency care at Fairmont hospital and was later moved to Oakmned regional hospital for surgery. Guards reported Mrs. Sadeski and another woman admitted to the base between 4 and 6 last night after the accident near 10 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Badeski
Wis
Norbert J. Sadeski
Tasword Army Air Field
Fairmont Hospital
Oukhmned
Siedoski
Sadists Used Over Camps In Nazi Elite Guards Revealed
US intelligence officers investigating the Navi Elite Guards in Germany conclude Germany deliberately mobilized demented and lunatic individuals into special battalions for brutal work. This explains Buchenwald and Belsen horrors and other revolting wartime acts. Investigators note SS squads included unusually mental cases as they examined asylum and prison transports.
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Germany
Buchenwald
Belsen
Wine Committee Parley on 1945 grape pricing and wine prices
The National Wine Industry advisory committee met with OPA executives in a two day conference on 1945 grape crop pricing formulas and potential wholesale and retail price rollbacks. Geoffrey Baker and Harry R Heimerdinger led talks on ceilings for table and wine grapes and aligning wine grape prices with other varieties to boost production.
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Ban Prancisco
OPA
Geoffrey Baker
OPA Nations
Harry R. Heimerdinger
Washington
CPA
QPA
Japs Will to Fight Is Broken Says Marine Corps General
A landmark Allied air offensive against Japan opens with 220 B 29 Superfortresses striking Osaka as Maj Gen Pedro Del Valle predicts Okinawa would fall within two weeks. Chinese troops push toward Loe Chow while American forces mass for further advances in the Philippines and the Pacific theater.
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Japan
Osaka
Cen HU
Arnold
Germany
Empire
Okinawa
Mochin
le Yaein-Daken Platen
Pedro Delally
Piesk
Lwoo Divi Lo
Barnes
Brunett Town
Seria
Miri
Navy
Kamnburdad
Haniel Miri
United Press War
Michard Harris
Wornco
Tokyo
Balikpapan
Horaeo
South Borneo
Faleing
Pacific
Sis
Ching
Wenceltoss
Ishan
Towshan
Loechow
Philippines
Nothern Juzan
Ovioung Pass
Gayin Valley
Eisenhower backs peace time conscription plan
Washington reports General Eisenhower with Secretary Stimson urging a peacetime citizen training system to build national power. They argue compulsory military training is essential for postwar defense and global obligations, stressing recreation and training while avoiding wage competition with industry. Eisenhower notes much training could occur during peacetime to speed readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton F. Woodsuitl
Stinson
United States
Eisenhower
Actress Brother Praised as Norway’s Underground Hero
Oslo dispatch to the Daily Express reports that Atevess Sigrid Gurie's twin brother, Coraly, is hailed by the Allies as Norway's greatest hero for leading a mountain resistance band during the German occupation. He parachuted into Hardanger, harassed German forces, and maintained radio contact with London.
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London
Oslo
Daily Express
Atevess Sigrid Gurie
Poraly
Norway
Nrway
Hardanger Platoad
Big Three Meet Set in Berlin Revealed in Letter
A letter from Clement BR. Attles to Prime Minister Churchill disclosed that the next Big Three conference will be held in Berlin. The correspondence confirms plans involving Churchill and other Allied leaders, signaling pivotal wartime diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Clement BR. Attles
Churchill
Tloday
New Zealand Leader Proposes UN Preamble Emphasizing World Spirit
Prime Minister of New Zealand urged the United Nations conference to draft a preamble centered on goil life and spirit for the world organization charter. The proposal stresses universal goals and hopeful tone for postwar cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
New Zealand
United Nations Conference
World Organization
Convict Found Dead in San Quentin Cell
Charles Moran, 617, a sex offender from San Joaquin County sent to San Quentin last year, was found dead in his cell. Officials termed the death as due to natural causes and ordered an autopsy. The warden's office released the preliminary finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Charles Moran
San Quentin Prison
San Joaquin County
Explosions Kill 600 Nazis at Copenhagen
An Exchange Dispatch from Copenhagen reports nearly 600 German naval personnel and spectators were killed or wounded near Flensburg on Thursday by two explosions, caused by mines while they were being removed from a large store.
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London
W.A
Copenhagen
Flensburg
Officer Vacations at California Highway Patrol Camp
Officer Jack Fisher of the California Highway Patrol will spend his vacation next week at the Oakland Recreation Camp near Yosemite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fisher
California Highway Patrol
Oakland Recreation Camp
Yosemite
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