War Today: Allied Net Tightens on Malay Peninsula
In a continued World War II report, Japanese incursions in the Malacca Strait are described as unchallenged, seen as weakness by critics. Allied redeployments in the Bay of Bengal imply a final trap on Tokyo, with abandoned Japanese garrisons in Malaya and the Dutch East Indies anticipated as the monsoon season ends.
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Malacca Strait
Sumatra
Singapore
Japan
Bay of Bengal
Tokyo
Malaya
Ludwig's Angina A Mouth Infection
Ludwig's angina is a dangerous mouth infection starting often from a decayed tooth. It causes tissue swelling under the jaw and can press on the windpipe. treatment favors surgical drainage with a drain, while antibiotics aid as an adjunct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Farr
E. D. Stanhope
England
Ludwig
Farr and
Stanhope
Churchill Leads Tight British Election Fight
Britain braces for its first postwar general vote with Winston Churchill facing Labour rivals Clement Attlee and Herbert Morrison. RAF ballots are dispatched to forces, while Churchill tours the Midlands to bolster momentum amid predictions of a comfortable majority.
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Britain
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Ernest In
Herbert Morrison
RAF
Hans
Air Ministry
Churchill
Midlands
North Country
Lord Beaverrock
Evening Standard Today
The
Evening Standard
United Kingdom
GOP Leaders Weigh 1948 Run At Mackinac Conference
Governors and dignitaries including War ren Dewey Green and Stassen attend the 37th state heads meeting at Mackinac Island. Topics cover veterans reintegration, airport expansion, social security, reconversion, and industry growth. Officials plan ceremonies and a horse drawn tour, with off the record remarks anticipated at the executive luncheon.
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York
Ohio
Dewey
Bricker
Earl Warren
California
Reblican
Arren
Infornia
Thomas Fey
Michigan
Harry F. Kelly
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
George C. Marshall
Army
Ernest J. King
Maw
Truman
Mackinac Island State Park
Bermuda
Detroit
E. P. Carville
Nevada
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Allied Plans Map Final Zone Occupations in Germany
British American and French troops will move into their final zones in Germany as Soviet forces complete occupation of the eastern Reich by July 4 1945. Berlin will be occupied jointly by Americans French British and Russians with boundaries yet to be defined. France would hold the southern half of Rheinish provinces Baden and Bavaria and parts of Austria while the British take the northern western sector and Americans French the southwest. The British southern boundary would run from northwest of Weimar to Coblenz.
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Soviet Union
Red Army
United States
Germany
U. S. Airborne
Berlin
Weimar
Coblenz
Territorial governors set for tomorrow event in Alabama
Chauncey Sparks of Alabama along with two territorial governors Charles Harwood of the Virgin Islands and Ingram M. Stainback of Hawaii are expected to attend tomorrow's gathering.
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Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Charles Harwood
Virgin Islands
Ingram M. Stainback
Hawaii
German jets too fast for own good say B 24 crewman
Tech. Sgt. John Schmibauer from New Haven Conn., a B 24 engineer gunner, says German jet planes flew about 700 miles per hour. By the time they neared effective firing range they were beyond range, often escaping with only a single shot fired.
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Atlantic City
N. J
INS
John Schmidbauer
New Haven
Conn
Allied advances in China Okinawa and Japanese losses deepen
The report notes Chinese forces recapturing Liuchow and advancing toward Kweilin as Japanese retreat from Kwailing areas continues. U.S. submarine Kete is listed Lost with 80 to 85 crew. Nimitz confirms air strikes on Kyushu and western Kyushu, with ships damaged and small vessels sunk.
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Strat Kwangsi Province
Stackow
Kwielin
Pease
United States
Japan
Siosede
Okinawa
Hokkaimonen
Hokkaido
Bnippon
U. S
Kete
Navy Department
Tokyo
Okinoerabu Island
Kyushu
Nippon
Hinese
Linhai
China
Kome Island
Tientai
Shanghai
Liuchow
Kweilin
Kweichow
Kwangsi
Chungchinfu
Indo-China
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Army Thunderbolts
Yellow Sea
Nimitz
Byrnes Nomination Advances in Truman Cabinet Shuffle
The article notes Byrnes’s Senate confirmation prospects for vice presidency support and hints at his likely reorganization of the state department with Clayton and Baruch as key advisers. It mentions Roosevelt’s Yalta role and Truman’s push, with the White House plan to fly Byrnes back to Washington after Roosevelt’s death.
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Senate
Cordell Hull
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Yalta
Truman
Chicago
The
Missourian
White House
Rosevelt
Nun
Spartanburg
Washington
Warm Springs
Mr. Roosevelt
State Department
William L. Clayton
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
South Carolina
Charleston
Clayton
Texas
Stettinius
Archibald MacLeish
Joseph C. Grew
Nelson Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Fairfax Airport
Kansas City
Kas
Hannegan and Schwellenbach Sworn in Amid Capitol Ceremony
Multiple government figures attended swearing in ceremonies in Washington. Hannegan and Schwellenbach took oaths, with Perkins and Rayburn among witnesses. Anderson and Hutson were also sworn in, as Justice Rutledge officiated and Wickard prepared to assume Rural Electrification Administration leadership.
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Schwellenbach
Capitol
Sherman Minton
Miss Perkins
Senate
Leslie Biffle
Hannegan
Post Office Department
Supreme Court
Wiley Rute
Alker
Rutledge
Post Office
Agriculture Department
Anderson
Justice Department
Clark
Thurman Arnold
U. S. Court of Appeals
Sam Rayburn
House
Justice Rutledge
Claude R. Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture
St. Louis
Rural Electrification Administration
J. B. Hutson
Hutson
Grover B. Hill
Senate Finance Battle Raises FEPC Financing and Roosevelt Burial Costs
Senate amendments boost OPA funds to 176 million and add 14 500 for President Roosevelt’s death and burial expenses. House rules chairman Sabath calls a Monday meeting to revisit FEPC financing as previous votes rejected it.
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House
Senate
Roosevelt
Sabath
Ill
House Rules Committee
FEPC
Rules Committee
Jap Americans' Buddies Appeal for Fair Play
The article reports a petition by Jap American veterans appealing for fair handling of Richard H. Naito’s VFW membership rejection. Post officials cite a by law delaying review for a year after rejection. They insist rejection reflects individual votes, not national policy, and urge equal American ideals amid wartime service.
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Eran
Ernest R
Arnott
Naito
Post
VFW
Veterans’ Petition
America
Pacific
Bell Aircraft Right to Discipline Local Leaders
An arbitrator ruled Bell Aircraft Corporation had the right to discipline 18 local leaders from its Buffalo and Niagara Falls plants after a demonstration. The ruling upheld the dismissal of two officials and layoffs for 16 others, with about 200 workers protesting before returning to work.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Anne Auto
Giana
Bell
Buffalo Ana
Pasate Falls
Andrew L. Bouwhuis
Canisius College
Western Union Handles Many Overseas Wires
Western Union reports over 10.5 million expeditionary force messages since June 1942 between service members overseas and home. About 600,000 were homebound in 1942, rising to 3,200,000 in 1944, with current monthly totals near 300,000. EFMs cost 60 cents and use 237 phrase combinations, ranging from simple loves to longer messages.
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Western Union
W. D. Armstrong
EFM
Singing Governor Is Star Of Bond Rally
MEMPHIS Tenn INS The seventh war loan drive featured Gov James H Davis of Louisiana as a key speaker and performer pulling in bond buyers with his rendition of Buy a Bond Today. Mayor Chandler joined the event but joked about singing.
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Barbara Lynn Allen
James D. Allen
Florence Allen
David Brantley Hucks, Jr
David Brantley Hucks
Gaynelle Hucks
Sanders Dallas
High Point Savings and Trust Company
Memphis
Tenn
INS
James H. Davis
Louisae
Trew
Mayor Chandler
20 Year Old Subs Used Against Japs
A U S Naval base memoir recalls early war days with 20 year old submarines. Lt J H Patterson from Orchard Lake Michigan describes Cavite and Corregidor action, escape by steamer to Mindanao, and finally Australia. Lt H K Nauman and Lt Hoke Simpson recount patrols and near misses during Guadalcanal operations and later sea battles.
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U. S. Naval Base
INS
J. H. Patterson
Orchard Lake
Mich
Cavite
Patterson
Peary
ARMY
Corregidor
Cebu
Mindanao
Navy Oe
Australia
Ex-Broker Wins Air Medal for Tokyo Mission
The Army announced that former broker Harry W. Besse AAF earned the Air Medal Meritorious for participating in a bombing mission over Tokyo. The award recognizes his service in the air campaign.
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Oston
Esas
Harry W. Besse
AAF
Boston
Air Medal
Meritorius
Tokyo
Te Army
Debate Over Bombing Hirohito's Palace
Washington officials weigh stripping immunity from bombing the Imperial Palace. Proponents argue destroying the palace could crush emperor worship, shorten the war, and secure a durable peace, while critics warn of potential morale and political risks.
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Henry C. Nicholas
Central Press
Washington
War Departments
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Japan
James Doolittle
Tokyo
State Department
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Far East
H. K. Nauman
Frankfort Kan
Srerery
Guadalcanal
Hoke Simpson
Brimstone
Neeee
Gray
K. K. Kawakakami
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