Danube capitals jeep journey contrasts and flags
Hal Boyle reports a 10 day 900 mile jeep trek through Prague Brunn Bratislava Budapest and Vienna with red flags signaling stops and blue white Russian signage. He notes differing time zones and the presence of smart female MPs guiding traffic while Russians pursue restitution and rebuilding efforts.
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A. I. Goldberg
Hal Boyle
Vienna
Danube Valley
Prague
Brunn
Bartislava
Budapest
Czechslovakia
Marshal Stalin
Eduard Benes
Jan Masaryk
Moscow
Austria
Hungary
Bratislava
Germany
Danube
Red Army
Allied Control Commission
England
United States
Herta Altensteiner
John G. Mill
Avel
President Truman Commutes Ritchie's Death to Life
President Truman commuted Pvt. Albert B. Ritchie's death sentence to life imprisonment for the 1943 Camp Phillips murder. Rep. Ervin and Hickory lawyers pressed the case, with supporters arguing clemency as the decision was announced from Washington. Green vegetables note appears as an unrelated cooking tip.
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Washington
Pvt
Albert B. Ritchie
Catawba County
N. C
Truman
Cpl
Peter de Fusco
Camp Phillips
Kans
Ritchie
Rep
Ervin
D-Nc
John Stroupe
R. H. Shuford
Hickory
Chinese forces encircle Liucheng in Kwangsi west
Vital dispatches report Chinese units entering the encircled town of Liucheng eleven miles northwest of Liuchow and recapturing Shapoyu six miles east of Liucheng. Fighting rages in nearby streets as Japanese positions north of Hishsiakow resist Chinese advances toward Hankow.
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Kwangsi Province
Liucheng
Liuchow
Naa
Shapoyu
Hannan Province
Hishsiakow
Hankow
Yellow River
Hsihsiakow
Governors Push Domestic Focus in Postwar Policy Talks
The article reports on governors urging domestic reforms alongside foreign policy shifts. Harold Stassen calls for the US to act as mediator among nations, while Dwight Green seeks integrated airport planning and a federal state local partnership. E P Carville favors raw materials stockpiling for economic security and Hunt proposes targeted small business loans and loans from a new government program.
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Harold FE. Stassen
Minnesota
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
E. P. Carville
Nevada
Hunt
Alar Hoey
Federal Housing Administration
Japan warns of invasion risk near Canton Hong Kong port
The Japs fear Allied invasion of the China coast to seize Canton Hong Kong port facilities. Radio Tokyo claims 100 planes raided southern Kyushu as it vows new fighter planes will shoot down B 29s. Nipponese say air opposition is light as U S bombers continue raids while defense is built for a homeland battle. A Domei broadcast reports Kumamoto and Kainan targeted by raiders and bombers in the pre dawn and midnight attacks.
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China
Canton
Hong Kong
Radio Tokyo
Kyushu
Japan
Federal Communications Commission
Kumamoto
Kainan
Osaka
Bodies of 12 Americans recovered after train wreck
The bodies of 12 American soldiers killed in a Sunday night train collision near here have been recovered. Twenty three Americans were injured and remain in hospitals. A French agency reported a U. S. military train carrying personnel collided with a freight train on the tracks.
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Nancy
Here
U. S
Bank Call Issued For National Banks June 30
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Saturday June 30.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Akron Rubber Strike Expands Across Nation With 33 700 Idle
The Akron rubber strike grows as 17 000 employees join 33 700 statewide and national workers in remaining off the job. Goodyear union head says the WLB move won’t end the walkout and urges unemployment benefits amid stiff working condition protests.
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Ohio City
Firestone Tire and Rubber
Akron
C. V. Wheeler
Goodyear
WLB
Military Department
New York City
Washington
Newspapers and Mail Deliverers Union
William Mapel
Publishers Assolation of
New York
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Fort City
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Charleston
W. Va
Hopkins Unable To Attend Big 3 Conference
Washington July 3. Ill health keeps Harry Hopkins from accompanying President Truman to the upcoming Big 3 conference.
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Hopkins
Washington
Harry Hopkins
Truman
Died in Brooklyn Mrs Assie Lee Williams former High Point resident
Mrs Assie Lee Williams formerly of High Point died Saturday in Brooklyn. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs George Jackson of 1505 Davis Ave. She attended William Penn high school and leaves husband A Williams, three children Alphonso Jr Earl Lee and George Leon Williams, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at St Matthew's C M E Church with Rev J H W officiating. Burial in Green Hill cemetery.
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Assie Lee Williams
High Point
George Jackson
Davis Avenue
William Penn High School
A Williams
Alphonso, Jr
Earl Lee
George Leon Williams
St. Matthew's C M.E
Richef
Green Hill Cemetery
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Ruth Lodge
Hoover's
Ae Street
Youth Center
Union
Southside
Brooks Memorial Church
F. R. Mason
Bethlehem Baptist, Church
L. M. Mayfield
WIC
First Baptist Church
Margie White
Kivett Drive
Bertha Smith
Phenix Street
Rosia Cleo Williamson
High Hatters
High Hatters Sport Club
Ruth Parks
Tiny Vinson
Mesdames
Eva Tyson
Grace MccCoy
Josephine Gray
Mamie Massey
Alberta Smitherman
Atrice Simon
Lillie Thomason
Aris Melton
Clement Wil
Bethe
W. M. Rivers
J. M. Kennedy
Silver Chord
St. Matthews Holiness Church
Mary P. Watkins
American Legion To Hold Fish Fry For World War II Vets
The Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion plans a fish fry for World War II veterans at the city lake tomorrow at 6 PM. Free admission for returned World War II veterans and men in uniform. World War I veterans pay for refreshments. Committee includes C. E. Lehman Dorsey Lewis and Lewis Heilig.
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Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
City Lake
Committee On
C. Eb, Lehman
Dorsey Lewis
Lewis Heilig
Reconstruction of churches amid Europe’s ruin shown in photographs
Church AP News highlights that rebuilding Europe centers on restoring churches while Allied bombing and shelling damaged many areas. Photographs illustrate how sacred structures survived amid widespread destruction and serve as symbols of resilience.
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AP News
Europe
What Price Your Smoking Pleasure A Bumper On Tobacco
A humorous look at tobacco history from Europe to America and a 1945 wartime shortage. The piece notes how Americans increasingly smoke while supply tightens, cites historical figures and nations, and ends with a playful nod to Churchill Stalin and Roosevelt.
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Caroline
America
Hitler
Mussolini
Hirohito
Winston Churchill
Marshal Joseph Stalin
Roosevelt
Bombers Hit Japanese Targets Across Home Islands
Twenty-first bomber command reports 117 square miles of Japanese urban industrial area destroyed by B-29 strikes. Reconnaissance photos show fires at Moji Sasebo Shimonoseki and Nopeoka. Shi motsu refinery near Osaka hit for third time this week, many fuel tanks damaged. Allied pilots also sank or damaged eight enemy vessels and shot down eight fighters while attacking Formosa fuel sources. MacArthur notes Formosa alcohol production reduced by 90 percent.
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Nimitz
Twenty-first Bomber Command Headquarters
Moji
Sasebo
Shimonoseki
Nopeoka
Shimotsu
Osaka
Honshu Island
Japan
China
Marine Corsairs
Kyushu
Sakishima Islands
Formosa
Peace prospects after the crisis discussed by World Today
The piece argues the big three must handle the crisis without temper, foresees renewed global peace if Japan is disposed of, and suggests a long guardianship by the big five with broad cooperation as the path to lasting peace.
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Japan
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