Pact Begins Its Journey In Committee
Edward R. Stettinius Jr testified before the senate foreign relations committee that the united nations charter provides a truly effective instrument for lasting peace. He noted the San Francisco agreement may be ratified without amendment as the 50 nations move the charter through the chamber. The session opened with Connally announcing broad support and Stettinius stressing US leadership in realizing the charter’s promise.
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Washington
Edward R., Stettinius, Jr
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
San Francisco
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
United Nations
Wendell L. Willkie
Stettinius
United States
Truman
Nomura Reflects on Unconditional Surrender and Japan
The World Today surveys Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura’s remarks on Japan’s war aims and unconditional surrender. He says surrender terms may require more blood, while Tokyo seeks clearer allied declarations amid a crushing blockade and Japan’s looming defeat as China marks eight years of resistance.
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Japan
Kichisaburo Nomura
Nomura
Washington
Nippon
Uncle Sam
Pearl Harbor
China
Tokyo
Churchill
Britain
Dauntless Dottie Lost In Pacific Mission
Dauntless Dottie, the B 29 that led the first Tokyo strike and completed 53 missions, was lost in the Pacific. Ten of thirteen aboard died while returning to the United States. Among the dead was Pfe. Lowell B. Spivey of Windsor North Carolina, flagged for non hazardous duty after two brothers were killed in action.
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Saipan
Dauntless Dottie
Tokyo
Pacific
United States
Pfe
Lowell B. Spivey
Windsor
WAC Corporal And Two Yanks Arrive In U S
A WAC corporal and two other survivors from Shangri-la arrived by army transport from New Guinea to report to the army in Washington about the May 18 crash that killed 21. The trio, Cpl. Margaret Hastings of Owego New York Lt. John S McCollum of Trenton Missouri and Sgt Kenneth Decker of Kelso Washington, wore bandages from burns. Hastings weighed about 100 pounds and stood five feet one and a half inches.
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Hamilton Field
Calif
WAC
Shangri-la
New Guinea
Washington
Army
Margaret Hastings
Owego
N. Y
Johns. McCollum
Trenton
Kenneth Decker
Kelso
Wash
Hidden Valley
Chinese Forces Capture South Guard Pass at Sino Indo China Border
The Chinese high command says it captured South Guard Pass Chen nakwan on the China French Indo China border, driving Japanese forces toward Dong Dang. The pass opens the gateway to Indo China and clears southwestern Kwangsi as Chinese units advance from Liuchow toward the Hunan Kwangsi railroad’s northern terminal.
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Chungking
South Guard Pass
Chennakwan
China
Indo-China
Dong Dang
Kwangsi Province
Liuchow
Hunan-Kwangsi
Time-Table for Return of 31 Yank Divisions to U. S.
The War Department releases a timetable for 31 divisions from Europe to return between August and January, involving over 500000 men. Divisions back include the 86th 97th 95th infantry and much of the 104th. Advance detachments of several infantry units and the 13th armored have arrived, with rest soon to follow.
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Washington
War Department
Europe
104Th
13Th Armored
State Guard Camp Draws 2 000 Men
Fort Bragg hosts about 2 000 North Carolina state guard personnel for the annual encampment running through July 22. Brig. Gen. John T. Kennedy says training begins with three days of intensive instruction. Brig. Gen. James W. Jenkins heads the guard with regimental commanders Col. William W. Sharp Jr of Greensboro Col. James H. Howell of Waynesville and Col. Zeno G. Hollowell of Goldsboro.
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Fort Bragg
North Carolina State Guard
John T. Kennedy
Yadkin
State Guard
James W. Jenkins
Henderson
William W. Sharp, Jr
Greensboro
James H. Howell
Waynesville
Zeno G. Hollowell
Goldsboro
Press Agent Executed in Mauthausen on Himmeler Order
Associated Press war correspondent Joseph Morton was executed January 24 in Mauthausen concentration camp on orders from Heinrich Himmler’s staff in Berlin. Morton, 34, was captured after flying into Slovakia during a Czechoslovak uprising and had earlier conducted a Romania interview with King Mihai. He arrived at Mauthausen in January after being taken to Bratislava.
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Linz
Austria
Joseph Morton
Associated Press
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
Mauthausen
Heinrich Himmler
Berlin
Morton
Romania
Mihai
Plomka
Bratislava
Senate FePC funding fight fuels partisan clash
The Senate stands firm over the fair employment practice committee appropriation amid a House driven omnibus fight. A series of amendments and compromises seeks to fund FEPC at 250 000 but Southern opposition and procedural hurdles threaten passage as the bill returns to the House.
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Washington
Senate
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Congress
House
FEPC
Senate Appropriations Committee
Chavez
D-Nm
Appropriations Committee
WPB
WLB
Inter-Allied Deadlock Over Berlin Government Continues
Berlin reports say the allied deadlock over Berlin’s government persists as diplomats arrive for the big three meeting. Averell Harriman heads to Tempelhof to join talks while American signal experts set up a direct line to Washington for Truman during discussions with Stalin and Churchill. The food and fuel supply impasse for occupied zones remains unresolved.
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Berlin
Averell Harriman
U. S
Moscow
Tempelhof
White House
Truman
Potsdam
Washington
Generalissimo
Stalin
Churchill
Col
Frank Howley
Willis Smith Named as ABA Presidential Nominee
Willis Smith of Raleigh North Carolina former president of the North Carolina State Bar Association and of the International Association of Insurance Counsel is slated to head the American Bar Association pending ratification by state delegates. He would succeed David A Simmons of Houston at the Cincinnati meeting beginning September 10 with votes by mail if needed. The 58 year old native of Norfolk Virginia studied at Trinity College now Duke University earning a 1912 law degree and has served in North Carolina tax and bar roles.
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Chicago
Willis Smith
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina State Bar Association
International Association of Insurance Counsel
American Bar Association
House of Delegates
Smith
David A. Simmons
Houston
Tex
Cincinnati
Norfolk
Trinity College
Duke University
Tax Commission of North Carolina
North Carolina
Old General Council
The
Board of Governors
Sun Eclipse Dims Across Nation Briefly On Sky Today
The sun was blotted out today in a total eclipse across parts of the United States for the first time since 1982, with partial view nationwide. Clouds and haze affected Opheim Montana on the center line, while totality lasted 29 seconds. Astronomers Paul Sprague and T Whitney offered cautious assessments of photography effects.
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Associated Press
United States
Opheim
Mont
Paul Sprague
Wheaton College
Boston
T. Whitney
Pomona College
Clairmont
Calif
Threatened Bonus Cuts Protested by Maritime Union
The CIO maritime union protests impending pay cuts of 34 percent, stressing no strike, as 40 000 workers idle including 16 500 at Firestone Akron plant. The union votes to picket War Shipping Administration offices nationwide to oppose July 15 reductions, with varied percentages by region and up to 100 percent in some zones.
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National Maritime Union
CIO
Nar
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron, O
Maritime Union
New York
War Shipping Administration
Atlantic
Pacific
Far Eastern Pacific
Indian Ocean
Akron
Eight German Prisoners Killed In Utah Camp Incident
In Salina Utah on July 9 an American guard Pfc. Clarence Bertucci fired from a guard tower killing eight German POWs and wounding 20 others as prisoners slept in tents. Bertucci was arrested after the volley and a board of inquiry opened to determine motive.
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Utah
Salina
Clarence Bertucci
New Orleans
Arthur Ericsson
Ogden
Bertucci
Ericsson
Albert I. Cornell
Mary Bertucci
Ninth Service Command
Fort Douglas
Hans Hertig
Bushnell General Hospital
Brigham
Kearns Overseas Replacement Depot
Salt Lake City
Australians Advance Invasion Of Borneo Fronts
Manila dispatch says Australian jungle veterans, backed by American ships and air力量, push on across Balikpapan front s as one infantry column seals off the Pan darsari refinery and another advances inland from the coast. Casualty tallies update: 423,245 Japanese dead and captured in the campaign. American losses total 54,000.
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Manila
Borneo
Balikpapan
Seventh Division
Pandansari Refinery
Balikapapan Bay
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Philip
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Luzon
Baguio
Forces Pound Japan as Mustangs Press From Iwo to Kyushu
American air forces from Iwo Jima and Okinawa mounted a broad assault across Kyushu and surrounding waters. Mustangs and Corsairs destroyed or damaged numerous Nipponese aircraft, sank coastal ships, and hit airfields while Gen Kenney urged crews to strike aggressively. Marine and Navy planes reported multiple victories and targets, with losses and missing aircraft noted in ongoing operations.
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Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Japan
Empire
Musta
Okinawa
Kyushu
George C. Kenney
Louis Woods
Tactical Air Force
Mustang
Iwe
Americans Eye Meat Supply From Canada and Argentina
Washington reports empty meat counters push Americans to look to Canada and Argentina for supply. Officials say allied purchase coordination blocks imports. Britain and the United Kingdom receive most Argentine and Canadian meat, with sanctions and sanitary rules limiting U.S. uptake.
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Washington
Canada
Argentina
United Kingdom
Europe
America
Denmark
Germany
United States
Britain
Pacific
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Barbara Bates
Duan Kennedy
Kathleen O'Malley
H. J. Schlepper
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U.S
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