Five Japanese Cities Fired By 600 Supers
More than 600 B 29 Superfortresses targeted five Japanese industrial centers with 4000 tons of incendiaries. Okinawa based forces led raids on Fukui Hitachi Choji Okazaki Amagasaki while Shanghai operations continued and rail links to Kagoshima were blocked. MacArthur announced wide bomber strikes from the Philippines area.
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Guam
Shanghai
Thunderbolt
Kagoshima
Fukui
Hitachi
Choji Okazaki
Nippon Oil
Amagasaki
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Okinawa
Eeast China Sea
Kiangwan
Japan
Adm
William F. Halsey
U. S
Tokyo Bay
Eavanen
China
Thunderbolts
Tinghai
Chu Shan Island
MacArthur
Far East Air Forces
Kyushu
Debate Over Emperor Hirohito's Fate After War
The Chungking National Herald to support the Allies’ plan to execute Hirohito alongside other leaders. Critics warn that though Hirohito is revered as divine, he may not control the militarists, and toppling the symbol risks Japanese chaos and broader religious upheaval.
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Chungking National Herald
People's Political Council
Hirohito of
Meen
China
Nazis Plot to Kill Hitler Aimed to Save German General Staff
US forces G2 officers believe the July 20 bomb attempt sought to remove Hitler and force a peace that would preserve the general staff for a future war. The plan, code named Valkyrie, aimed to arrest SS leaders and civil officials but failed after small, unforeseen mishaps and a last minute room change at Hitler’s East Prussia HQ.
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Frankfurt
Main
United States
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
G-2
Leroy Vogel
San Antonio
Tex
Stalingrad
Hitler
Reich
Ean
Sizzlers
Valkryie
Odin
Rastenburg
East Prussia
Col. von Stauffenberg
General Staff
High Point Boy Decorated At Napoleon's Tomb
Paris July 20 Five Carolinians were among 146 American officers honored with the croix de guerre at Napoleons tomb for exceptional services during the liberation of France. Decorated were Colonels James B. Baker Kings tree 8 C Samuel H Strickland High Point North Carolina Major Francis J Gishburne Charleston Captain Dawson A Burwell Oxford and Captain Charles H Campbell Maxton.
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Paris
Napoleon
France
James B. Baker
Kingstree
8. C
Samuel H Strickland
High Point
N. C
Francis J. Gishburne
Charleston
Dawson A. Burwell
Oxford
Charles H. Campbell
Maxton
Bandit Robs Liberty Bank In Daylight
A lone bandit in a too large army uniform robbed the Liberty Bank in Greensboro at 10:30 a m. taking an undetermined amount of money from the only on duty employee Phoebe Beam. The thief fled north on Highway 421 in a 1935 Chevrolet coach as authorities including Greensboro police FBI and state patrols hunted in Guilford County.
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Greensboro
Chatham Bank of Liberty
Coble
Liberty
Phoebe Beam
Europe To Get 6,000,000 Tons Of U S Coal
Secretary Ickes announced the United States plans to ship about 6,000,000 tons of American coal to Europe for civilian use between now and January 1. He warned that this may create a risk of a domestic coal shortage next winter and that home coal allotments may have to be reduced.
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Washington
Ickes
Europe
Ben Lear Returns To U S Veterans In Boston
Lt Gen Ben Lear arrived aboard the SS Mariposa with 2 833 veterans many sick or wounded. Cheers and boos mingled as veterans shouted from rails and portholes while Lear praised American soldiers and said he would retire after this war.
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Boston
Mariposa
Ben Lear
Tennessee
Geneaal
Lear
Educator Dr. Howard Arbuckle Dies at 73
Dr. Howard Bell Arbuckle, 73, longtime president of Pi Kappa Alpha and former chemistry professor at Davidson College, died last night in Morganton. He led the fraternity for 21 years and served Davidson from 1913 to 1937 before retirement and emeritus status.
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Morganton
Howard Bell Arbuckle
Pi Kappa Alpha
National College Fraternity
Davidson College
Truman says peace, not land, key to world harmony
President Truman at a flagraising in Potsdam proclaimed the United States seeks not territory but peace and security for the world. He framed the gesture within the Big Three context, promising a peaceful world with prosperity and opportunity for all, as the flag symbolized American hopes.
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Potsdam
Truman
Berlin
United States
Britain
Russia
United States Group ‘Council
Germany
Washington
Algiers
Chinese Coast Guard Control Reaches 50 Mile Invasion Zone
Chinese forces push east along the Kwangtung coast from Tinpak to Yeungkong, 50 miles away, opening a sea invasion corridor as they sever Japanese links between Canton and Hainan. Chiang Kai-shek signals invasion may be unnecessary, while Chinese advances near Liuchow and Laipo tighten around key air bases.
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Chungking
South China
Kwangtung Province
Tinpak
Canton
Hainan Island
Yeungkong
Army Releasing Men At Rate Of 4000 Per Day
Washington reports the army is discharging about 4,000 men daily with nearly 200,000 released under the point system. Acting Secretary Patterson explains the military won’t meet civilian demands for broader discharge while continuing to return twice as many to civilian life as inducted. By June 1 1946 the service expects 2,000,000 discharged and 800,000 new enlistees, preserving strength for Japan's defeat at a minimum cost in lives.
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Washington
Patterson
Japan
Australian Troops Overrun Sambodja Oil Fields on Borneo
Manila reports Australian forces advanced five miles on Borneo to seize the Sambodja oil fields and refinery after a fierce retreat by Japanese defenders. The field previously produced 7 million barrels annually and fed the Balikpapan refinery district.
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Sambodja
Manila
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Balik
Balikpapan
Miri
Seria
Sixteen Years To Clean Berlin Rubble, Zeitung Estimates
The Berliner Zeitung says more than half of Berlin’s 1.5 million homes were destroyed in the war and that 16 years will be needed to haul away rubble if 10 trains of 50 cars depart daily. It notes wobbling reconstruction costs and a low postwar mark value set by the military government.
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Berlin
Berliner Zeitung
The
Zeitung
Truman Nominates Seven Selective Service Directors
President Truman announced seven state and territorial directors of selective service for terms. The nominees include John Van B. Metts of North Carolina and Holmes B. Springs of South Carolina, among others.
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Washington
Truman
John van B. Metts
North Carolina
Holmes B. Springs
South Carolina
Disputes Settle in Five Industries Reducing Idle Workers
Labor disputes across five industries ended today allowing over 15 000 workers to return to their jobs while about 50 000 remained idle nationwide. A three day walkout at Beaumont shipyards ended with 8 000 returning to work and a jurisdictional dispute in Oakland tied up 21 government ships before 3 000 AFL craftsmen resumed work under a war labor board directive. The Finch and Company stoppage extended over five days, reflecting ongoing tensions as some workers remained idle.
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Associated Press
Pepple
Pennsylvania
Beaumont Tex
Oakland
Calif
AFL
National War Labor Board
Joseph S. Finch and Company
10000 Japs Are Reported on Okinawa
An estimate from Lt. Gen. John Roe of the 24th army corps places about 10,000 Japanese troops hidden in northern Okinawa’s mountains a month after capture. U.S. forces report hunting them nightly, while three enemy planes are shot down in a recent aerial attack. The Ryukyus campaign cited naval and air actions with 32 U.S. vessels sunk and about 60 damaged.
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Okinawa
John Rodge
24Th Army Corps
Japan
U. S
Ryukyus
Armored Divisions Sail For United States From Le Havre
Advance units of the 18th armored division sailed June 30 and most of the division embarked yesterday at Le Havre for the United States. Army units arriving today include the 44th infantry division and select regiments from the 2nd and 5th divisions plus field artillery battalions.
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Associated Press
le Havre
United States
New York
44Th Infantry
38Th Field Artillery
Lack Of French Armor Discussed By Gen Gamelin
In Paris on July 20, General Gamelin explains his support for armored divisions while rejecting the German model. He notes France planned three mechanized divisions and three heavy armored divisions to face a fortified Rhine Moselle front, contrasting German panzer tactics with French light, mobile units.
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Gamelin
Maurice-Gustave Gamelin
Associated Press
Paris
de Gaulle
Reynaud
Weygand
Maurin
Supreme War Council
Daladier
Germany
Rhineland
Belgium
Rhine
Moselle
Siegfried Line
Battaliny
Germa
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Niigata
Matushima
Masuda
Nojima Cape
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Royal Canadian Navy
Dartmouth
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Hirohito
Rominent
Count von Helldorf
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Union
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