Devers Returns to Fayetteville Honored by Parade
General Jacob L. Devers, who led Fort Bragg during wartime expansion, returns to Fayetteville in a homecoming parade. He is welcomed by Mayor J. Scott Mac Fayden and Lt. Gov. L. Y. Ballentine, with remarks by former Governor J. M. Broughton. He will soon take command of the army ground forces in Washington.
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Fayetteville
Jacob L. Devers
Fort Bragg
Field Artillery Replacement Center
J. Scott MacFayden
L. Y. Ballentine
J. M. Broughton
Australian Troops Seize Key Balikpapan Area Invasion
Australian infantry pushed through intense heat and fire to seize parts of the Balikpapan petroleum port in southeast Borneo. Reports say Sepinggang and Mangaar air fields may be captured as Gen. Morshead calls the operation strategically decisive. Allied forces landed overnight with tanks as MacArthur notes the inland reach and beachhead expansion while heavy Allied air and naval support pummel Japanese positions inland and along the coast.
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Manila
Borneo
Balikpapan
Sepinggang
Mangaar
Leslie J. Morshead
Douglas MacArthur
Seventh Division
New Guinea
MacArthur
Associated Press
Russell Brines
Brines
U. S
Tenth Fleet
Hillu
Churchill and Attlee Brace for Britain's Election
London reports Prime Minister Churchill and Labour leader Attlee rallying for a final drive before Thursday's vote. Churchill targets Attlee's executive committee while Attlee defends party democracy as both prepare stadium and city speeches amid a fierce London contest.
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London
Churchill
Clement Attlee
Britain
Conservative
Attlee
Laborites
Walthamstow Stadium
Labor Party
Labor
Daily Mail
Harold Laski
King Leopold May Abdicate as Palace Hints Emission
Reports from Brussels say a cryptic palace statement interpreted in parliament circles signals King Leopold III intends to abdicate. The royal message notes end of consultations and an adviser contact with Regent Prince Charles and ex PM Achille Van Acker.
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Kinges III
Cornil
Prince Charles
Achille van Acker
Leopold
Lace
J. Wolfgang
Next Move In Strike Up To Federal Government
The government faces the next move in its effort to end a strike by CIO United Rubber Workers at Goodyear in Akron. The War Labor Board suspended workers rights to shift premiums and variations, escalating the dispute with no clear sign of the union bowing to the board.
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Associated Press
Ne Rubber
Akron
War Labor Board
CIO United Rubber Workers
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Chairmanship of Un-American Body Uncertain
Washington July 3 The house committee on un American activities may pass to Rep Henry Jackson of Washington 33 as head leadership reportedly favored Jackson to replace Rep Edward J Hart who resigns due to medical advice Hart headed the panel since its creation six months ago as permanent successor to the Dies committee and his successor will be named by the house on recommendation of the ways and means committee
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Washington
House Committee On UN
House
Ways and Means
Pact Between Reds-Chinese Much Closer
Moscow dispatch reports the Chinese and Russians are much closer to a pact though the treaty's nature is unspecified. An informant tied to Chinese Premier Soong said a treaty could be worked out, as Soong met Stalin for a second time in recent negotiations.
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Moscow
T. V. Soong
Soong
Stalin
Chinese Capture Sinfeng Highway Center in Kiangsi Province
CHUNGKING July 3 Chinese high command announced Sinfeng, a key highway center 185 miles northeast of Canton and 32 miles south of Kanhsien, has fallen after sustained assaults. The city links defenses guarding the Hongkong Hankow corridor and its capture marks a strategic gain for Chinese forces.
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Chungking
Chinese High Command
Sinfeng
Kiangsi
Canton
U. S. 14Th Air Force Base
Kanhsien
Hongkong-Hankow
Peace charter hinges on big three unity in world stage
DeWitt MacKenzie argues the peace charter will work only if the dominant powers America Britain and Russia stay united. He notes sovereignty shifts and warns that peace in Europe remains precarious as the big three must enforce order to prevent renewed war.
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United Nations
United States
League of Nations
America
Britain
Russia
Europe
Niagara Falls
Rooney Welcomes Seven-Pound Son in Birmingham
Mickey Rooney a corporal in the army has become a father to a seven pound six ounce boy born at a Birmingham hospital. His wife Betty Jane Rose of Birmingham and the baby are reported doing nicely. The child is named Joe Yule III with Mickey as a nickname.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mickey Rooney
Betty Jane Rose
Rooney
Germany
Miss Rose
Camp Siebert
Joe Yule Jr
Joe Yule, III
Mickey
Plea For Little Business At Governors' Meet
Governors urged small business to gain a head start in reconversion and farmers to gain parity with industry as the nation plans a peaceful economic shift. Wyoming's Lester C. Hunt warned that without an early jump for small business its survival could be seriously threatened. Alabama's Chauncey Sparks criticized federal aid to farmers and urged efficiency in food production.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Lester C. Hunt
Wyoming
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Europe Eyes Boundary Shifts After Postwar Ruptures
London dispatch notes a new approach to Europe’s boundary disputes following Russia’s seizure of the Carpatho Ukraine from Czechoslovakia and the Teschen quarrel between Czechs and Poles. A Foreign Office comment argues major power agreements won’t block future settlements to be ratified at the peace table.
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London
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Teschen
Foreign Office
Poland
Second Wedding Ceremony Looms For Carolinians
David B. Levi of Asheville North Carolina may be allowed to return to the United States to wed Rachel G. Pettier of Pauline South Carolina in a second ceremony. They were married by a notary public without a license under a marriage agreement. The Dade county judge's office refused to record the marriage. Levi flew 2000 miles on 48 hour leave to wed Pettier. Florida three day law required the notary ceremony and attorney Flowers signed the agreement.
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Miami
Fla
David B. Levi
Asheville
N. C
Rachel G. Pettier
Pauline
S. C
J. M. Flowers
Dade County
Levi
South Carolina
Florida
Attorney Flowers
Japs Rushing Preparations For Defense
San Francisco dispatch reports Japan rushing defense preparations from Singapore to Kyushu. Domei notes civilians to be evacuated from Singapore, volunteer corps formed at Canton and Indo China, and 10,000 Canton residents aged 14 to 60 forming storming parties.
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San Francisco
Singapore
Home Islands
Canton
Indo-China
Kyushu
Domei Agency
Vinson Foresees Two Paths For Nation After War End
War Mobilizer Vinson outlines two possible outcomes after Japan's fall a deflation or a boom. He warns of mass lay offs from munitions plants and reduced spending, risking a low mood and recession unless production is stepped up and government supports employment through public works and targeted unemployment benefits.
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Washington
Japan
Vinson
Truman
Nip Targets Hit For Third Time In Week
GUAM July 3 Superfortresses struck at Japan s dwindling oil resources today for the third time in a week blasting the Maruzen oil refinery. OKINAWA July 3 Yank fliers ranged the Yellow Sea and the coast of China sinking 18 Japanese small craft and damaging 1. They attacked two destroyer escorts and two 7 000 ton freighters setting one destroyer on fire and damaging others. Privateers of fleet air wing caught a 4 000 ton river boat in Hangzhou Bay and sank it.
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Guam
Japan
Maruzen
Okinawa
Yellow Sea
China
Shanghai
Fleet Air Wl
Hangzhow Bay
Precision bombing raid hits air center near Osaka
Fifty B twenty bombers attacked an air center 35 miles from Osaka just after dawn as a follow up to yesterday’s 600 plane raid on four cities. Allied air forces also struck shipping stations from Nippon to Mie though all but two crew members were rescued. Black smoke rose 10 000 feet above the Maruzen oil plant visible for 30 miles while anti aircraft fire was light.
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Osaka
Nippon
Mie
Maruzen
Cpl. W. H. Power
Carrollton
Chester C. Gibbons
Howard
Calif
Byrnes Sworn In As Secretary Of State At White House
James F. Byrnes takes the oath on a sunlit White House terrace with President Truman and top officials watching. He vows to uphold foreign policy while consulting with Cordell Hull’s successors and outlines plans to aid the creation of a permanent United Nations. Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. stands nearby as Byrnes assumes the role.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Truman
Byrnes
Richard S. Whaley
Court of Claims
White House
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Cordell Hull
Congress
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Mr. Stettinius
Organization of the United Nations
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