Army And Navy Plan War With Japan To End In 1946
Washington dispatch reports Army and Navy leaders expect the war against Japan to continue at least until late 1946. They anticipate clean up actions in China and consider the possible entry of Russia into the war as a factor shaping Allied efforts. Officials stress unconditional surrender while noting no peace offers from Tokyo.
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Russia
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Big 3 Meet Each Morning At Potsdam
Truman presses for quick Pacific victory to speed European rebuilding and global peace. Three foreign secretaries hold daily talks as Stalin Churchill and other reps attend state dinner at the White House.
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Truman
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Europe
White House
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Churchill
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Anthony Eden
V. M. Molotov
United States
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans Administration
Berlin
Star of Moscow
Red Star Dispatch
Moscow
Izvestia
Interpretations of Unconditional Surrender in World War II Discourse
A World Today analysis discusses cautious framing of unconditional surrender to avoid signaling weakness to Japan. It notes enemy hopes for war weariness, possible dramatic shifts, and the Mikado question while citing Sydney papers speculating on Hirohito’s fate and the Allies’ careful stance.
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Australia
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Sydney Sun
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Peror
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Chinese Drive Rival Forces Across Border
Chinese high command reports new fighting on the Indo China frontier with Japanese and puppet forces driven back across the border. Attacks on Tra Linh near Coaban began July 14 and were repelled by July 16. Chinese forces push on toward Kweilin while northern units seize Chan Hua and Shanh sien, clearing Japanese from parts of Shantung and advancing toward targets along major highways.
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Liuchow
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Saipo
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Tsinan
Shantung
Shanhsien
Tungshan
Dillon Again Is To Head State Board
C A Dillon of Raleigh was reelected chairman of the state board of correction and training at a quarterly session held at the Eastern Carolina Training School in Rocky Mount. Officers reappointed include Dr W A Stanbury of Winston Salem as vice chairman and Samuel E Leonard of Raleigh as commissioner. Executive committees for the six correctional institutions were announced with members named for Stonewall Jackson Training School Concord Eastern Carolina Training School Rocky Mount State Home and Industrial.
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C. A. Dillon
State Board of Correction and Training
Eastern Carolina Training School
Rocky Mount
W. A. Stanbury
Winston-Salem
Samuel E. Leonard
Leonard
Stonewall Jackson
Concord
J. J. Earnhardt
Woman Killed In Auto Accident In Gaffney
A collision on the Spartanburg highway near Gaffney South Carolina left one woman dead and five others injured four seriously. The deceased was Mrs. Margaret Mercelle Hammett McCraw 23 who died at Cherokee county hospital about an hour after the crash. She was riding with four other Gaffney women in a car that collided with a vehicle driven by Harold B Walker of Forest City North Carolina and Sue Cook of Valley Falls South Carolina.
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S. C
Spartanburg
Here
Margaret Mercelle Hammett’ McCraw
Cherokee County Hospital
Harold B. Walker
Forest City
N. C
Sue Cook
Valley Falls
Halifax Explosion Toll and Halifax Firestorms
Halifax area rocked by a series of large munitions blasts with 13 deaths and many injuries. The Dartmouth civilian population of about 17 000 was evacuated as fires and shattered glass rained over the city and surrounding towns.
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Lumber yards close in Detroit area idle 14 thousand workers
The number of idle workers rose above 56,000 as 200 Detroit area lumber yards closed, idling 14,000 workers after owners initiated a strike. Wayne Oakland and Macomb counties were affected, and the Detroit district lumber dealers association called it management's strike against employers.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Howard T. McLees
Detroit District Lumber Dealers Association
Franco to announce new Spanish cabinet tonight
High government informants say Generalissimo Franco will unveil a reshaped cabinet with nearly all ministers changed. Names remain undisclosed but reports indicate inclusion of Don Juan monarchists and civilian church spokesmen rather than falangists.
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Generalissimo Franco
Catholic Church of Spain
Western Roads Protest Change In Rail Rates
Western railroads file with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington seeking reconsideration of a recent class rate decision. The plan would cut western and southern manufactured goods rates while raising eastern rates. William H. Dana says the west faces bankruptcy or higher rates on agricultural products if the decision stands.
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William H. Dana
Western Traffic Executive Committee
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Skies Of Pacific Being Swept By Yank Airpower
Manila reports American airpower reinforced by European units is sweeping Pacific skies from Paramushiro to the China coast. General MacArthur says first European theater airmen joined far eastern forces to attack Japan. More than 350 planes hit Kyushu targets including airstrips warehouses locomotives power plants factories bridges and coastal shipping as 5th and 7th Air Forces struck Miyazaki Nobeoka Fukushima and Tomizaki on the west coast.
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Lehman Denies He Will Resign as UNRRA Director
ATHENS July 19 Herbert H. Lehman denied reports he planned to resign as UNRRA director. He told reporters he would not resign and would continue to press for more relief supplies for liberated Europe. He cited his experience in Athens and other countries showing the urgent need for assistance.
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Herbert H
Lehman
UNRRA
United Press
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Europe
Newman Fighting Illness After Japanese Prison Return
Corp. dames FE Newman remains in grave condition after liberation from a Japanese camp. Doctors say malnutrition beri beri and tuberculosis threaten his life despite returning home July 2. Thousands send gifts and prayers as his mother sustains hope amid recovery efforts. Local church incorporation filed in Raleigh for True Standard Holiness Church of God of High Point.
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Elizia Doudy
Gamelin Explains Phony War Strategy and Delayed Attacks
In Paris, General Maurice Gamelin outlines why France and Britain avoided a frontal assault during the early phase of World War II. He describes strategic choices after Poland fell, the Maginot line, and the need to withdraw behind the frontier to counter German maneuvers through Belgium.
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Associated Press
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More Than 600 Supers Bombard Japanese Targets
More than 600 B 29s launched the largest superfor fleet against Japan, striking four Nipponese cities early today including Ishmael and an oil refinery. The bombardment totaled nearly 4000 tons and hit Honshu centers such as Chosi Yokohama Fukui and Okazaki amid ongoing raids on the Japanese mainland.
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Honshu
20Th Air Force
U. S
Tokyo
Army units arriving today in the United States
The report lists units arriving from Europe including the Eighth air force in New York and Boston based infantry regiments, the Second and 10th regiments of the Fifth division, and a long Hampton Roads Virginia roster of support and medical units and services arriving for domestic deployment.
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