Nips Rail And Factory Sites Bombarded In Japan Raid
Allied air forces struck Japan across a 770 mile arc from Tokyo north and south as 700 B 29s and fighters hit homeland factories and rail lines. Brig Gen Hutchison on Okinawa said Japan intends to use planes in a death by invasion tactic. Admiral Ramsey noted possible 9000 planes for Japan with 4000 in the battle. Heavy raids hit factories rail yards and Kanoya and Aburatsu ports on Kyushu while two Superfortresses were lost and one missing.
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Guam
Japan
Tokyo
U. S
Okinawa
Vid F. Hutchison
Far East Air Force
Associated Press
Richard Cushing
Nippon
D. C. Ramsey
Fifth Fleet
Tokyo Bay
Aburatsu
Naval Air Station
Kanoya
Kyushu
Washington
20Th Airforce
Sendai
Iwo
Superfort Bardiers
Typhoon Damages Repaired 20 Ships. Pittsburgh Bow Torn
Guam July 13 AP A typhoon battered Adm Halsey Third Fleet on June 5 tearing the bow from the cruiser Pittsburgh and damaging about 20 other vessels. Nimitz said most ships were back in action, including battleships Massachusetts Indiana and carriers San Jacinto Belleau Wood Hornet and more.
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Guam
Adm
William F
Bull) Halsey
Pittsburgh
Chester W. Nimitz
Massachusetts
Indiana
San Jacinto
John Rodgers
Tokyo
Nimitz
Ryukyu Islands
Associated Press
Robbin Coons
John FE. Gingrich
Hornet
Grant MacDonald
Essex
Bennington
Alabama
Independence
Belleau Wood
Bluescort
Bougainville
Third Fleet
Pacific
Okinawa
Philippines
Kenney assumes lead of army air forces in the Pacific
Gen. C. Kenney takes command of the army air forces against Japan with advanced headquarters on Okinawa and vows 24 hour bombing of the homeland. MacArthur transfers the Seventh air force to Kenney while retaining overall control for Pacific operations from Okinawa.
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C. Kenney
Army Air Forces
Japan
Far
Okinawa
Douglas MacArthur
Kenney
Australia
New Guinea
Army Seventh Air Force
Central Pacific
MacArthur
Pacific
Chester W.nimitz
Seventh Air Force
Guam
Naval Air
Seventh Fighter Command
Iwo Jima
Fine Airports Of Carolinas Given Praise
Spartanburg South Carolina July 13 1947 Col Roscoe Turner vice chairman of the American Legion’s commission on aeronautics praised the Carolina airports as top future aviation centers. Turner noted early NC flights and barnstorming helped aviation growth comparing it to auto racing for its industry impact. He spoke during a tour with National Commander Edward N Scheiberling of the American Legion.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Carolinas
Roscoe Turner
American Legion
Commission On Aeronautics
North Carolina
South
Edward N Scheiberling
Charlotte
N. C
Col. Turner
United States
Turner
Lenoir
Raleigh
Wilson
Spain’s Franco Regime and Postwar Purge Deliberations
The World Today discusses possible actions to purge Spain of the axis influence after World War II. It notes a San Francisco security conference commission voting against Franco due to axis support and argues sovereignty may limit UN actions. The piece distinguishes Spain itself from the Franco regime and questions international handling.
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Truman
Stalin
Churchill
Spain
San Francisco
Peace Charter Backed by Four Political Leaders
Four leaders from varied political backgrounds urged rapid Senate ratification of the United Nations charter to affirm American responsibility in international peacekeeping. William Green of the A F L, John Foster Dulles, advisor to Gov. Dewey, Norman Thomas, former socialist leader, and another unnamed figure urged swift action.
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Washington
Senate
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John Foster Dulles
Thomas F. Dewey
Norman Thomas
Roosevelt's Financial Inquiry Expands to Inspect Loans
Washington July 13 Brig Gen Elliott Roosevelt’s finances are under broader review beyond the $200000 Hartford loan. Rep Daughter chairing the Ways and Means Committee says more angles are being explored as the Internal Revenue Bureau prepares a full report for congressional consideration.
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Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
John Hartford
Daughter
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Doughton
Hartford
Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Company
Chinese capture Tangkiang and Fengkang near Kanhsien
The Chinese high command said troops advancing toward Kanhsien in Kiangsi province had captured Tangkiang a highway town seven miles from their objective and Fengkang seven and a half miles away. Kanhsien, if retaken, would be the sixth former U S base to fall.
Traveling To Be Given Additional Restrictions
ODA Director J. Monroe Johnson says more civilian travel limits are coming in all categories not aimed at sports. Officials reiterate hope to avoid rationing and consider shifting day coaches to the military pool to meet troop deployment needs. Last week he announced the withdrawal of sleeping car service between cities under 459 miles, with further cars possible to carry troops.
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Washington
ODA
J. Monroe Johnson
Johnson
Truman Attends to Berlin Talks and Pacific War Aboard Augusta
President Truman, six days from Newport News, weighs plans for talks with Churchill and Stalin near Berlin while military updates on Pacific strikes reach him aboard the Augusta. Navy aides revise Pacific charts as news spreads that the Potsdam Big Three meeting may start early next week.
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Truman
Newport News
Churchill
Stalin
Berlin
Truman Aera
Japan
John A. Tyree
Pacific
Potsdam
Truman Ogee
Leading Generals To Rule On Nazis
Frankfurt dispatch reports Gen Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery expected to decide soon on the fate of the German general staff. At midnight the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force will be dissolved and hundreds of high ranking German officers as prisoners face final disposition. British and American officers discussed the issue during Eisenhower's absence.
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Frankfurt
Eisenhower
Montgomery
Ratification In Few Weeks Hoey Predicts U N Charter
Shelby July 18 Sen Clyde R Hoey told Rotary that the United States Senate will ratify the United Nations charter after a few weeks of discussion and analysis He said America will be among the first nations to ratify and urged swift transfer of wartime powers from government agencies to private citizens and business after the war.
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Shelby
United Nations
United States Senate
Clyde R. Hoey
Rotary Club
America
Aussies Dig Into Japanese Defenses in Borneo Fight
Australian Seventh Division troops press into Japanese defenses on a rugged ridge north of Balikpapan, moving under heavy fire from flame throwers and tanks in the campaign across Borneo. Headquarters report ongoing heavy fighting and advancing lines.
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MT. Batoeampar
Borneo
Balikpapan
Mt. Batocampar
Manila
Seventh Division
Education Board Stands Put On Bond Controversy
Raleigh July 13 Special The state education board retains the Lambeth bond covering more than 40 000 school employees while the Murphy bond for about 5 000 is canceled after hearings. The decision follows bids and alleged commission splits, with calls for a uniform procurement policy and a committee to establish future procedures.
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Raleigh
Fidelity
State Board of Education
Walter Lambeth
Charlotte
M. M. Murphy
Salisbury
Lambeth
Murphy
Thomas O’berry
Goldsboro
Hugh Dupree
E. G. Thompson
Roxboro
Tom Woodard
Wilson
L. Gulledge
Albemarle
McKee Realty Company
Prince, Mudge & Powell
Fuquay Springs
A. A. Hicks
Rocky Mount
H. 8. Gibbs
Morehead City
Charles M. Johnson
A. M. Graham
Gasoline Denied for North Carolina State League Buses
The office of defense transportation announced gasoline was denied to buses carrying baseball players in the North Carolina State league. The prohibition stems from a three year old order banning special bus services. Officials noted case handling occurred in North Carolina with no explanation given for prior fuel access.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
North Carolina
Sinking Of Vessel Admitted by Jap Broadcast
Japanese broadcasts said the United States acknowledged that an American submarine sank the relief ship Awa Maru. They claimed Washington apologized and agreed to compensation. The report cites U S government acknowledgment and pay terms.
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San Francisco
United States
Yanks and Tommies Embrace Red Army Example in Berlin
In Berlin troops of the United States and Britain increasingly copy Soviet peacetime norms. Soldiers mingle with locals, with nonfraternization policy relaxing in practice. Red Army ideals appear on signboards praising Stalin and rejecting Nazi sympathies.
OWI Victory in House Over War Funds Dispute
In Washington on July 13 the Office of War Information won a financial battle in the House by voting to hold its current funds at 18 million dollars, a decisive 140 to 58 standing vote. The compromise bill would later set OWI at 35 million, needing Senate approval, amid broader fights within a 769 million war agencies appropriation and a dispute over the fair employment practices committee. The agricultural exclusion provision remained unsettled as the measure moved toward final Senate action.
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Washington
Office of War Information
House
Senate House
Senate
Cone Sorfer
OWI
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Labor Trouble Keeps 45 000 Workers Idle
Labor disputes shut down a wide range of industries across more than twenty cities, leaving about 45 000 workers idle. A recent stoppage freed 7 900 workers to return to work, while coal miners in Illinois and Pennsylvania, newspaper printers in five cities, and Tampa cigar workers plus war plant employees faced strikes.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Tampa
Fla
South
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