Truman Holds Separate Talks With Churchill and Stalin at Potsdam
President Truman, acting as conference chairman, met privately with Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin at Potsdam. He and Secretary of State James Byrnes discussed wartime commitments and potential informal agreements as the Big Three pursue a formal session. Another decision on a late meeting was not announced.
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Potsdam
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Jam F. Byrnes
Capitol Bill
Roosevelt
Missourian
Promp
Washington
Allied carrier planes renew assault on Japan coast
Japanese broadcasts quoted that Allied warships shelled the Honshu east coast for about an hour starting at 11 15 a m Tokyo time on the second straight day. About 16 warships were cited with no specific targets named.
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Tokyo
Honshu
10000 Illinois Coal Miners Return After Meat Promise
The OPA promised extra rations, ending the no meat, no work strike of about 10000 coal miners and foundry workers in southern Illinois. AFL and UMW leaders ordered a return to work as the OPA program is refined, with a full rollout expected soon. Elsewhere 35000 other workers stayed idle in various cities due to labor disputes.
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Associated Press
OPA
Illinois
AFL Progressive Mine Workers
United Mine Workers
OBA
Washington
Orten
AFL
General Engineering and R Company
Alameda
Calif
War Labor Rd
Pennsylvania Shipyards
Beaumont
Tex
Army Air and Ground Units Arrive Today in New York
Today Wednesday units from Europe arrive in New York including the 2nd and 10th regiments of the Fifth division with advance detachments of the 8th corps. Tuesday arrivals at Hampton Roads Virginia cover elements of the 770th air squadron and multiple bomb squadrons, air service group, air engineer squadrons, reconnaissance and depot units, medical and supply detachments, base service squadron and veterinary detachment.
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United States
Europe
New York
Fifth Division
8Th Corps
Hampton Roads
770Th
527Th Air Service
18Th
Japan Face Tough Test as Bombardment Warms Review
Observation notes that propaganda aside, Allied siege and starvation threaten Japan more than lone hand to hand combat. Critics doubt a quick homeland collapse and question Tokyo’s response to intensified air and sea attacks.
Nevada Suffers Kamikaze Hit and Shell Damage in March Action
The battleship Nevada, veteran of two wars, took a kamikaze strike and five shore battery hits while aiding a mission to erase enemy positions on Okinawa. Despite heavy damage and 60 casualties, including 10 enlisted men and one officer, the ship returned to duty within four hours and continued operations against airfields and defenses through April 5.
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Nevada
U. S
Okinawa
Navy
Washington
Duty Calls Made On Jap Targets By Yank Planes
Far East air force bombers and fighters flew over southern Japan in more than 200 sorties on a line from Okinawa to Kyushu. Liberators hit Amami, Tanega, Kuryu, Taku, and Kikie airdromes, Usa on northern Kyushu, and Tomita airfield.
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Manila
Far East Air Force
Japan
Okinawa
Kyushu
AAF
Amami
Ryukyus
Tanega
Kuryu
Taku Islands
Kikie
7Th Aaf
USA
Tomita
Property Plan for Surplus Could Go to One Man
Congress shows receptiveness to President Truman’s surplus disposal plan aiming to centralize control under a single administrator. Most lawmakers expect W Stuart Symington to head the effort, with Lt Col Edward Heller and former Gov Robert A Hurley as current board members, while Senate opposition may emerge over board size and oversight.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
W. Stuart Symington
St. Louis
Edward Heller
California
Robert A. Hurley
Connecticut
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Bus plunges into swollen stream killing infant in Virginia
A heavily loaded Greyhound from Norfolk to Richmond plunged through a bridge on Gillies Creek in rain swollen waters. One infant, Donna Gene Hammel, 3 months, is presumed dead. Police report 44 aboard including driver. 37 were on the bus when found. The mother Eva Nora Hammel, 29, said the child was swept from her arms.
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Richmond
Greyhound
Norfolk
Gillies Creek
A. D. Garton
Eva Nora Hammel
Delta
Donna Gene Hammel
Organ
Australian Troops Advancing Toward Balikpapan and Samarinda
Gen. Douglas MacArthur reports Australian combat patrols moving from Balikpapan toward Samarinda and Sambodia to clear enemy strongpoints. Sepinggang airfield near Balikpapan becomes operational two weeks after capture as Japanese resistance persists in northern Luzon and Bougainville with ongoing small-scale clashes at Kahili.
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Manila
Samarinda
Sambodia
Douglas MacArthur
Balikpapan
Sarmarinda
Sepinggang
Luzon
Kiangan
Pacific
Bougainville
Solomons
British Heavy Bombers May Join Attack
British heavy bombers may join American fliers in the Pacific as allied air groups increase to ten coordinating raids on the Japanese homeland. Lt. Gen. Barney M. Giles and Air Marshal Sir Hugh Lloyd completed talks on assigning a British heavy bomber force under USASTAF to the operation. The 20th Air Force continues daily assaults on Japan with fire bombs fragmentation and rockets.
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Guam
Pacific
Barney M. Giles
U. S. Army Strategic Air Forces
Uastaf
Hugh Lloyd
Usastaf
Giles
20Th Air Force
Hitler and Eva Braun Said Seen in Antarctic Report
A rumor circulated that Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun took refuge on Queen Maude Island in Antarctica after surfacing with U-530. Argentine authorities dismissed claims of Argentina contacts, while Brazzaville radio cited La Critica. the U 530 surrender prompted US UK handling and naval inquiries continue about missing German subs.
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Adolf Hitler
Antarctic
Cesar Ameghino
Hitler
Argentina
Patagonia
Brazzaville
NBC
la Critica
Eva Braun
Queen Maude Island
Mar del Plata
United States
Great Britain
Ameghino
San Clemente del Tuyo
State Employes And Teachers Receive Raises
Raleigh reports that state employees and school teachers earning under the $3,600 salary bracket will receive a $10 per month emergency boost from surplus funds. Assistant Budget Director R. G. Deyton announced the $4.2 million cost, with the increase to take effect this month. Teachers on a 9 month schedule will get $120. highway and agriculture staff are excluded.
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Raleigh
R. G. Deyton
Highway and Agriculture Department
Marshal Petain Torpedoed Plan To Extend Defense
The article, the third in a France defeat series, argues the Maginot line was a misnomer for a system of forts built 1929–34 along France’s eastern frontier. It clarifies the line’s limitations, expansion steps from Thionville to Longuyon, and strategic gaps between fortified zones.
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France
Maurice G. Gamelin
Asso. Press
Paris
Maginot
Sion
Guillaumat
Rhine
Luxembourg
Lalter
Metz
Havenau
Vosges
Bitche
Nied
Faulquemont
Thionville
Moselle
Alsace
Longuyon
State's Crops Are Classified Fair To Good
North Carolina crops are forecast as fair to good in a new weekly weather crop report issued by the state agriculture department. The assessment, drawn from data by 300 crop reporters and weather experts, is directed by Frank Parker of the crop reporting service.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Agriculture Department
Frank Parker
Denmark Italy to Join UNRRA Aid at London Conference
London reports indicate Denmark is virtually certain to become a full UNRRA member after the August 7 conference. Italy’s admission depends on its status shift from co-belligerent to allied partner, with both nations poised to receive further aid if needed.
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London
Denmark
Italy
UNRRA
International
Speculation Sparks Peace Talk as War Unease Grows
Sydney papers speculate on big news from Japan with rumors of possible peace overtures or Russian entry into the Pacific war. The editors note Hirohito could end the war and US policy aims to preserve him for a negotiating role, while others say Allied terms may have to be harsh.
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Australia
Sydney Today
Japan
Russia
Pacific
Joseph C. Grew
Washington
Sydney Sun
Hirohito
United States
Morning Herald
Germany
Coast of Kanto Bombarded Area Identified
The broadcast identified the attacked region as the coast of Kanto, an east central area of Honshu, aligning with the broader coastal sector in the same general region.
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Kanto
Honshu
Chinese Forces Push Toward Kweilin and Kanshien
Chinese troops gain six miles and move toward Kweilin within 11 miles, trapping and killing Japanese forces at Ining. Another Chinese column nears the triple-field air base and captures Liangfeng near Liuchow, threatening Japanese retreat along the rail line. Kanshien in Kiangsi province also reported in Chinese high command notes.
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Chungking
Kweilin
Fomer
Ining
Liangfeng
Liuchow
Yungfu
Kanshien
Kiangsi
Climactic Battle In Burma Looms Near Sittang Bend
Allied officers report a climatic battle looming in southern Burma along the Sittang river with Japanese massing on the east bank. A strong artillery thrust north of Pegu aims to join with and rescue thousands of trapped enemy troops west of the river. The force is split into three units of about 2000 men each seeking to link and break the encirclement.
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Sittang
Burma
Pegu
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