Jap Newsroom Demands Action From Cabinet During Crisis
San Francisco dispatch reports Ninonese journalist Ichiro Tokutomi condemns the Suzuki cabinet for routine meetings as Allied bombing persists. Tokyo radio cites fear for the future with Halsey’s fleet near, deserters fleeing cities, and British carrier raids near Sumatra and Car Nicobar amid expected Singapore base invasion plans.
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San Francisco
Japan
Suzuki
Mopire
Radio Tokyo
Ichiro
Soho) Tokutomi
Federal Communications Commission
Tokutomi
Pacific
Tokyo Radio
Adm
William F. Halsey
Yamagata
Honshu
Sabang
Sumatra
Car Nicobar Island
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Speculation on Japan invasion and allied air raids
The article discusses speculation that heavy Allied air bombardment may precede an invasion of Japan. It notes signs of a softened defense and stresses methodical Allied planning, with surrender as a possible alternative. It references German generals and suggests bombing could continue for months before any amphibious assault.
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Adm
Bull
Halsey
Japan
Nippon
Pacific
Germany
Kesselring
von Rundstedt
Destruction Of Japanese Air Force Now Is In Sight
Washington reports naval aviation aims to neutralize the Japanese air force as the Pacific war progresses. Undersecretary Gates says by early this year the navy held air superiority across Pacific theaters and cites rising destruction of Japanese planes and favorable combat ratios. He warns the toughest fighting lies ahead but expects completion soon.
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Washington
Japan
Navy
Artemus L. Gates
Gates
Pacific
West
South America
East Indies
China
South China Sea
East China Sea
Yellow Sea
Korea
Sea of Japan
Home Islands
Kuriles
Carrier-Ba
Pearl Harbor
Bat
Okinawa
Army
Last Units Of 2nd Leave France Today
The Associated Press reports the remaining Second Infantry Division units sail home from Le Havre along with advance units of the 28th Infantry Division. Incoming units include the 94th Chemical Mortar Battalion and others in New York, and Hampton Roads units include signals, engineers, medical and artillery elements from the 87th and 12th divisions.
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Associated Press
Second Infantry Division
le Havre
28Th Infantry Division
United States
Europe
New York
94Th Chemical Mortar
824Th
12Th Infantry
Fourth
Eighth Air Force
Hampton Roads
Va.—3163rd Signal Service Company
87Th Infantry Division
335Th Field Artillery
196Th Army Ground Forces
SHAEF Dissolution Set for July 14 at 12 01 A M
Paris July 12 The Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force will be dissolved at 12 01 a m on July 14 after Gen Eisenhower returns to the continent. Allied forces under SHAEF revert to national control as Eisenhower transitions to American command on the interallied control council for defeated Germany. The exact details were not released.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Extranary
Eisenhower
Supreme Command
SHAEF
Control Council
Germany
United States
Allied Expeditionary Force
Four Good Shoe Stamps On August 1
Airplane stamp No 4 will become valid August 1 in ration book No 3 as the new shoe stamp, announced by the office of price administration. Stamps Nos 1, 2 and 3 remain valid indefinitely.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Americans Beat Back Japanese Troop Ships Off Shanghai
Admiral Price reported U S naval air forces thwarted two Japanese troop convoys carrying soldiers to defend the homeland. Transports failed to cross the Yellow Sea or enter the Sea of Japan as Thunderbolt fighters and Fleet Air Wing One attacked near Tsingtao. Fires were started on one ship and heavy anti aircraft fire hindered bombing efforts.
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Guam
Shanghai
U. S
John Dale Price
Price
Fleet Air Wing Ope Marines
Yellow Sea
Korea
Korean Straits
Sea of Japan
Tsingtao
Thunderbolt
Fleet Air Wing One
Okinawa
Chinese Battling Toward Yungfu Along Hunan Kwangsi Route
Chinese forces push north along the Hunan Kwangsi railway toward Yungfu. They recaptured Lu chai and moved beyond 28 miles northeast of Liuchow. Meanwhile Japanese troops captured Tinpak on the South China coast, 107 miles southwest of Canton.
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Chungking
Hunan-Kwangsi
Yungfu
Liuchow
Kweilin
Luchai
Kwangsi
Tinpak
South China
Canton
Muiluk
Luichow
Polish Generals Protest Allied Recognition Of Warsaw Government
Lt. Gen. Wladyslaw Anders issued a day of protest against Allied recognition of the Warsaw provisional government. The move followed Maj. Gen. Klemens Rudnicki’s similar order affirming allegiance to the exile regime led by President Wladyslaw Rackiewicz. Anders called recognition a heavy blow and said world powers trample Poland's constitutional rights.
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London
Wladyslaw Anders
Warsaw
Anders
Klemens Rudnicki
Germany
Wladyslaw Rackiewicz
Italy
Poland
International Bank Opposed By Ohio Man
Senator Taft denounces the international bank proposed under the Bretton Woods agreements as profligate lending and asks that the senate continue discussion. The report notes this stance from Taft and mentions continuation on Page 2.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
International Bank
Bretton Woods
Senate
Aussies Make Slow Advance On Oil Fields
Australian seventh infantry and Dutch troops push toward Lambodia oil fields on Borneo amid heavy resistance by beached Japanese near Balikpapan. P-38 fighters breach outer defenses as they drive a three mile wedge toward Mt Batochampar while other Australian units repel counterattacks inland from Sepinggang Ketji airfield.
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Manila
Borneo
Balikpapan
Ussies
13Th Army Airforce
Mt. Batochampar
Sepinggang Ketji
Annua T i
Associated War Correece Russell Brines
Fifth Airforce Liberators
Formosa
New Guinea
Melbourne
Army Department
Aussies
Philippines
Luzon
Casualties Up In World War II Losses of U S Forces rise
Washington reports a heavy casualty increase pushing total war deaths to 1,049,104 since the start of the war. Navy adds 7,846 to weekly casualties, with totals of 133,386. army names through July 7 show 915,718 casualties, including 193,508 killed and 567,674 wounded, plus missing and prisoners counts.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Charter Wins Broad Backing for UN Charter Ratification
Washington July 12 Representatives of about twenty groups urged Senate ratification of the United Nations Charter as the Foreign Relations Committee neared the hearing’s end. Dr Helen Dwight Reid spoke for a dozen groups urging quick participation while Ulric Bell urged prompt ratification and the National Education Association voiced pride in its League of Nations endorsement.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Helen Dwight Reid
National Board For the
Y.W.C.A
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
National Council of Jewish Women
National Education Association
Natinal Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
National Service Star Legion
National Women's Trade Union League
United Council of Church Women
Ulric Bell
Americans United For World Organization
William G. Carr
League of Nations
Russian Regulations Continue In Berlin
The inter allied kommandator of Berlin announced that existing Soviet regulations would stay in force until special notice. The move follows the Red Army relinquishing control of 12 of Berlin’s 20 boroughs to American and British officials. No change was observed in Russian rule patterns.
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Berlin
Inter-Allied Kommandator
Red Army
Labor Disputes Close Birmingham Papers Amid Printer Walkout
Union printers walked out halting three Birmingham newspapers and leaving about 100000 daily papers undelivered while New York publishers sought to distribute 14 metropolitan papers despite a 1700 deliverymen strike. Across the nation strikes reduced work in various industries with about 42000 workers affected and Detroit deliveries restrained by dairy and other stoppages.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
New York City
Detroit
International Typographical Union
AFL
the Post
Scripps-Howard
the News
Age-Herald
Birmingham News Company
ITU
Dodge Truck
Chrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Gorham Tool Company
Graham Paige Motor Corp
American Metal Products, Inc
AFG
CIO Oil and Gas
United Fuel Gas Company
New Brunswick
N. d
Mack Manufacturing Company
Plainfield
N. 4
Allentown
CIO
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Camden
WLB
United Automobile
South Bend
Ind
Torrington Company
Firestone Tire
Devastation in Japan Deepens as Bombers Strike
Pacific fronts report intensified attacks on Honshu and northern islands. US carriers and land forces flay industrial targets near Osaka and Kobe while fighters hit Kyushu and Ryukyus airfields. Tokyo broadcasts claim heavy Japanese losses despite Allied air superiority.
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Guam
Japan
Honshu
Federal Communion Commission
Reco
Tokyo
Bri
Matra
Gapore
Janese
Mand
Ashi
Osaka
Kawasaki Ai
Akashi
Kobe
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Miyazaki
Kyushu
Inujo Field
Tanega Island
Ryukyus
Admiras
John S. McCain
Washington
Navy
Fauk
Woman Says Man Is Not Her Husband In Marion Case
In Marion Ohio a 29 year old admitted abducting baby Eileen Cheviston from a city hospital nursery and claimed the child was hers. She later said she was Phyllis Ann Webster wife of Sergeant Ernest Webster, married seven years, with a later divorce attempt. Police say she used Lanman’s name for three months while feigning pregnancy. The suspect pleaded guilty to carrying away a child under 12 and is jailed on $20,000 bond.
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Marion
J Eileen Cheviston
Citypital Nursery
Chi
William E. Marks
Phyllis Ann Webster
Sta
Ernest Webster
Phyllis Lanman
Estel E. Lanman
Mansfield
Cours
Webster
Cii
Websster
Lanman
Tedh
John Creviston
Creviston
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