Truman Says U S Army In Pacific To Double In Size
President Truman indicates the U S army in the Pacific will be twice its present size and larger than its height in Europe, as Japan concentrates forces in the north. Observers compare Japanese strategy to Germany before D Day, with a fortress defense and attempts to provoke ally discord.
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New Board of Conservation and Development Named
RALEIGH June 2 The initial list of board members includes six holdovers and nine new appointees. Named are Walter Damtoff Canton Haywood County J L Rocky Mount Edgecombe Nash counties residence and office J Clyde Council Wananish Columbus County J Wilbur Bunn Raleigh Wake County Oscar Breece Fayetteville Cumberland County A H Guion Charlotte Charles S Allen Durham Dr J D Rudasill Le noir Caldwell County A K Winger Albemarle Stanly Percy B Ferebee Andrews Cherokee D M Stafford Greensboro Guilford Floyd Crouse Sparta Alleghany Miles J Smith Salisbury Rowan J R Wollett Littleton Halifax Roy Hampton Plymouth Continued on page 5.
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Floyd Crouse
Sparta
Alleghany
Miles J. Smith
Salisbury
Rowan
J. R. Wollett
Littleton
Halifax
Roy Hampton
Plymouth
Ex-Service Man Has Application For Air Service
Greensboro news reports that civil aviation board examiners in the Southeast heard about a dozen service groups seeking airline rights as the war continues. Lt Commander F Wilson of Pineville Kentucky leads a proposed Bell Airlines, Inc. aiming to provide air mail service to communities that pay for it but lack service. The plan cites capital of about fifty thousand dollars from civilians and twelve thousand from others.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Southeastern States
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Pineville
Wilson
Navy
Bell Airlines, Inc
Nation faced wide weather mix across regions
A mass of cold air from Hudson Bay brought chill to the Great Lakes and Atlantic seaboard while the Southeast faced oppressive heat. The nation saw rain snow hail and sleet with wild temperature swings from Oswego New York 21C to Orlando Florida 38C and Milwaukee 9C to Chicago 29C. Snow fell in Duluth as temperatures varied across states amid stormy gales in the Midwest.
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Pacific Coast
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Fla
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Jackonville
Chicago
Milwaukee
Duluth
Milk Delivered by Boat After Bridge Closure
Residents of Lumberville crossed the Delaware by rowboat to supply Raven Rock with milk after the 90 year old covered bridge over the river was boarded up by the Delaware river joint toll bridge commission for safety. Three Lumberville workers traveling to Trenton rowed to Raven Rock to deliver the milk when crossing was impossible.
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Delaware River
Pope Hopes For A New Germany In World Broadcast
Pope Pius in a world broadcast urged Germany to rise to dignity after renouncing national socialism and expiated crimes. He defended Vatican policy toward Nazi Germany, spoke on St Eugene's Day, and warned of men turning to revolution. He recalled his Berlin nunciature work and the Vatican peace plan of 1917.
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German Republic
Uneducated Race Policy Attributed To German Leaders
London dispatch cites Luxembourg radio reporting a secret Nazi document by Himmler to reduce eastern Europeans to illiterate forest laborers. Jews would be exterminated. others taught only to write names and perform hard labor. Plan aimed to碎divide Poles Ukrainians and others, with no schools beyond elementary in the east.
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Luxembourg
Heinrich Himmler
Europe
Hitler
County Fairs Given Approval of OPA
Rural American county fairs may continue if no exhibitor travel between cities occurs. Regional and state fairs are to be canceled this year to preserve transportation for military and essential wartime needs, the Office of Defense Transportation announced.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Harbor And Airfield Of Shuri Sought
U S 10th army, after seizing Shuri on Okinawa, advanced toward use of the island best airfield and harbor. West coast forces near Naha defend the major airfield as Allied dispatches note ongoing efforts and expected end of organized Japanese resistance within about ten days. In Manila area, U S forces pushed toward Luzon plains, widening roads and clearing obstacles as Japanese defenses stiffened in multiple sectors.
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Lemuel C. Shepherd
Kokuba
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Shimbu Line
Mindanao
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
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Villa Verde Trail
Luzon Plains
Gunboats Support Mindanao Guerrillas With Suppies From Carrier Raids
A navy-disclosed effort keeps Filipino guerrillas on Mindanao supplied with arms clothing and helmets. The operation uses gunboats to offload gear from shore to tribes led by Col. Wendel Fertigos.Lt. Albert Eldridge commanded the supply run from Somerville Guam. Renewed carrier raids on Japan were reported by Tokyo with B 29 strikes on Kyushu Osaka and Tokyo warnings of martial law fears. The Osaka incendiary raid was described as among the most effective bombing efforts, while some B 29s were unable to return due to fuel shortages after actions over Iwo Jima and Osaka.
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Kerama Islands
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Marians Islands
Osaka
Iwo Jima
Noted Physician Falls To Death In Atlanta Hotel
ATLANTA June 2. Dr Edgar G Ballenger president of the Southern Medical association and a leading urologist fell seven floors to the hotel mezzanine after a breakfast dizzy spell. Detectives say he appeared to suffer another attack in the hall before leaning on a banister and plummeting.
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Edgar G. Ballenger
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Southern Medical Association
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Southern Senators Threaten Filibuster For Second Time
Washington June 2. Southern senators again threaten a senate filibuster over FEPC funding and powers as the House denies 1946 budget money. Senator Chavez warns of an effort to rescue FEPC in the Senate while backers press for separate legislation to grant statutory authority. The same bloc previously blocked poll tax legislation, signaling possible delays in civil rights measures.
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Senate
Fair Employment Practices Committee
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House
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Fede
Important Changes Announced In Yank Naval Assignments
Guam June 2 report by Adm Nimitz outlines a major command shuffle in the Pacific war. Halsey resumes action with the Third Fleet as Spruance shifts to shore base duties on Guam while McCain and Mitscher move into carrier roles under new leadership. Turner relinquishes fifth amphibious forces to Hill as Turner retains both commands.
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Bull) Halsey
Pacific
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Leyte Gulf
Ryukyu
Okinawa
Raymond Ames Spruance
Iwo Jima
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Tenth Army
Ryukhus
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
John S. McCain
Third Fleet
Marc A. Mitscher
Spruance
Richmond Kelly Turner
Pacific Fleet
Fifth Amphibious Forces
Harry W. Hill
Ryukyus
Admiral Turner
Hopkins Prepares For Homeward Trip From Moscow
Presidential Representative Harry Hopkins readies to return to the United States to brief on his four talks with Premier Stalin. He wound up his second Soviet visit as Stalin hosted a Kremlin dinner where the premier praised Truman and Churchill received toasts to continued Allied collaboration in peace.
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Churchill
Okinawa Casualties Greatest To Date
Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spruance said casualties from the Okinawa operation are the greatest naval losses encountered so far, as he received the Navy Cross and departed sea duty for operations ashore. He praised the Fifth Fleet’s extended, protracted campaign and the air force’s superiority over Japanese forces.
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U. S
Okinawa
Raymond A. Spruance
Fifth Fleet
Spruance
De Gaulle Rejects Syrian Question Conference Bid
Paris reports General de Gaulle says France will not send the Syrian question to the tripartite conference. He asserts British agents fomented the Lebanon Syria uprising. De Gaulle also denies a submission of the problem to the conference of French British and U S representatives. In Barcelona, June reports say officers at Montiuich castle claim Pierre Laval killed himself.
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De Gaulle on Levant, British role and independence
De Gaulle criticized Britain for sending 690000 troops to the Levant while France withdrew most of its forces. He claimed Syria and Lebanon gained some independence, said cease-fire in Syria was ordered by French commanders May 31, and accused Churchill of sending a note after fighting had ceased. He also floated a tripartite conference option.
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Russia Defends Veto Power At UN Conference
At the United Nations conference in San Francisco Russia insisted on a strict interpretation of the big five veto, opposing any relaxation. Ambassador Andrei Gromyko delivered a note to Stettinius and delegations, signaling Moscow's opposition to unanimous agreement being required for Security Council actions. The dispute over veto use deepened as Britain urged flexibility while Stettinius pressed to move the conference toward speedy conclusions with daily meetings planned.
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