Yanks Smash Japs Last Defenses in Pivotal Action
War report notes American forces breaking Japanese defenses and threatening oil fields. The dispatch mentions the meeting date set for operations and includes details about awards, with Marshal Zhukov and General Eisenhower cited alongside Montgomery as recipients of the Victory Order. The piece describes the Poveda medal and its $100,000 value.
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Yanks
TKE
Gregory Zhukov
Dwight Eisenhower
Bernard L. Montgomery
Japanese Propaganda Push As Pacific War Tide Turns
J M Roberts Jr notes Japanese propagandists claim an imminent American invasion while real strength rests in reserve troops and war plants. The piece discusses Okinawa, monsoons, Chinese coast support, and potential Allied actions in Indies and Burma before September, with Buckner’s role and rationing fears.
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Germany
Okinawa
Southeast Asia
Indies
Java
Borneo
Tokyo
Aya
Indo-China
Thailand
Burma
Buckner
Better Brakes Are Needed By Motorists
North Carolina police report the state nears the national average of cars with inadequate brakes. A brake-check program shows about one in six cars needing adjustment after the first weeks. Publicity and earlier checks spurred voluntary repairs, with improvements noted in the second week.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Truman Sets Stage For Big Three Talks In Moscow
President Truman announced agreement on a Moscow conference beginning June 15 with Stalin and Churchill, aiming to align on Poland and a Warsaw government. He praised Hopkins and Davies for productive diplomacy, and said the exact time and place would be kept until the designated site is reached.
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Washington
Truman
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Stalin
United States
Poland
Moscow
Warsaw
Harry Hopkins
San Francisco
Hopkins
Joseph Davies
London
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
James F. Byrnes
Davis
WPB Considers Slight Newsprint Increase for July Quarter
The war production board weighed a small rise in newsprint allotments for the July to September period based on reduced governmental paper demands. Some sources indicate efforts for a one degree relaxation, cutting curtailments from 4 to 3 percent for small papers and from 24 to 18 percent for the largest papers.
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Washington
War Production Board Today
WPB
Truman Pleads for House Vote on FEPC
President Truman urged the House Rules Committee to allow a vote on legislation to permanently establish the Federal Fair Employment Practices Committee. He previously pressed Chairman Sabath of Illinois to move the measure promptly.
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Washington
Truman
House Rules Committee
House
Sabath
Rules Committee
War Bond Sales Top Five Billion In 7th Drive
Washington reports the 7th war loan drive has raised 5.28 billion dollars from individuals, reaching 75.4 percent of the 7 billion quota. E bond sales total 2.377 billion dollars, or 59.4 percent of a 4 billion goal.
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Washington
Juian Recovered by Chinese Forces Near Wen Chow
Chinese troops retook Juian, 15 miles south of Wen Chow, after routing Japanese withdrawals in the Foochow area. Pingyang fell 10 miles farther south, while Hoyan was recaptured 105 miles northeast of Canton. Japanese gains at Ishan were reversed as Chinese advances continued.
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Chungking
Foochow
Juian
Wenchow
Pingyang
High Command
Hoyan
Canton
Ishan
U. S
Liuchow
Amoy
Fukien de Ince
Hoyun
Hongkong
Hong
General Roosevelt settles $200000 debt for $4000
New York June 13 Gen Roosevelt’s loan from John Hart of the A P to Brig Gen Elliott Roosevelt was settled for 4000 after Hart wrote off the 200000 as bad debt in 1942 Taxes and losses to the treasury were noted as a consequence of the deal. Hartford disputed claiming the story overstated details while Westbrook Pegler asserted substantial accuracy of the account.
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New York
Caruthers Ewing
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Elliott Roosevelt
John He
Ord
A.&p
Hart
Westbrook Pegler
King Features
Roosevelt
Pegler
Hartford
Ewing
Danville
Ill
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Elliott
Ian
Treasuries
United States
Coal Consumer Report Deadline Sets June 15
Local rationing board warns all coal buyers to file declaration forms with their coal dealer for the coming winter by June 16. If a consumer uses multiple dealers a form must be submitted to each dealer, and dealers with blank forms on hand after June 15 should return them to the board.
Fire at Briggs Manufacturing boiler room limits damage
A fire originating in the Briggs Manufacturing boiler room at 409 Reed Street last evening just before 7 o clock caused little damage. Firemen brought it under control quickly. The blaze was fueled by wood shavings left against a hot boiler in the two story frame plant.
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Briggs Manufacturing Company
Reed Street
Destruction of Borneo Oil Reserves Amid Island Invasion
Allied advances around Brunei Bay push toward Seria and Brunei town as Japanese forces resist on Labuan. Australian troops seize Labuan airstrip and drive inland while P T boat reports damage to oil storage tanks and offshore targets. Local fighting includes rifle and machinegun skirmishes with a captured artillery piece.
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Brunei Bay
Borneo
Jael Tea
Seria
Brunei
Brunei Town
Labuan
Malay Straits Settlements
Tobruk
Storm Routs Farmlands and Destroys Louisburg Block
North Durham County lashed by a storm with hail lightning and cyclonic winds damaging crops and farm buildings in Bahama Rougemont and northern Durham. The blaze at Louisburg destroyed a business block on Market and Nash streets and involved a five and ten store shoe shop dry goods firm market and grocery and a ca company. fire crews from Camp Butner and Henderson fought the blaze until early morning.
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Durham
Durham County
Louisburg
Bahama
Rougemont
Carl Cash
Camp Butner
Henderson
Cash
Market and
Nash Streets
Market and Cery
Truman Opposes Cost-Plus Farm Production Amendment
President Truman condemned the cost-plus system for farm production as included in pending extension legislation and urged the House to reject the Wherry amendment. Wherry vowed to fight the proposal, calling criticisms by farm leaders legislative fraud while officials argued it would increase production and inflation. Meanwhile, House Republicans pressed for a six month extension of OPA price controls.
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Washington
Truman
Wherry
House
Senate
House Banking Committee
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau
O'Neal
OPA
Martin
Mass
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
Nubbins Hoffman Reaches 30 Pounds After Surgery
Cheyenne Wyoming reports Forrest Nubbins Hoffman, once given little chance to live, will turn four on July 11. He now weighs 30 pounds, up from 18 pounds after a December operation to remove a bladder obstruction.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Forrest (Nubbins) Hoffman
the Nation
St. Nick's
Nubbins
Collapse Of Suzuki Regime Seen When Okinawa Falls
Washington observers link Suzuki's power grab to unprecedented cabinet decree authority earned by the diet. Rumors claim a potential Japanese peace bid may follow, but officials say no official offer has been heard and Paris reports are dubious.
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Okinawa
Washington
Tokyo
Suzuki
Tojo
Saipan
Koiso
Iwo Jima
Kantaro Suzuki
Diet
Paris
Comei
Konoye
Moscow
America
Britain
Japan
Rain Prayers Answered as 600 Attend Georgia Service
In Metter Georgia rain arrived after a town wide prayer service led by Elder V at a primitive Baptist church. More than 600 townspeople gathered as 2 500 residents watched a 30 minute heavy shower refresh parched crops and soil after days of drought.
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Metter
Georgia
Primitive Baptist Church
Elder V
Polish Affair To Be Discussed By Big Three Friday
London June 13 British and Allied spokesmen announced that Poles and Big Three representatives will discuss reorganization of the Polish provisional government in Moscow on Friday. A Moscow Warsaw talks plan to frame a democratic Warsaw regime under Crimea pact terms was outlined in simultaneous London Washington and Moscow statements. Julian Bakowski declined to attend citing his lack of political ties. Spurgeon Spurling longtime state solicitor for the 16th district died at his Lenoir home aged 50 with funeral set for tomorrow.
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London
Moscow
Washington
Warsaw
Poland
Britain
Russia
United States
Julian Bakowski
Associated Press
Eddy
Lenoir
Spurgeon Spurling
16Th District
Cleveland County
United Nations veto clash reshapes world security plan
At a United Nations conference Big Five veto control remains central as an Australian amendment to limit veto power fails 20 to 10. Fifteen nations abstain and five are absent, while small nations seek a future chance to amend the charter without big powers veto.
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United Nations
San Francisco
United Nations Conference
Herice
Nips Surprised By Offensive On Okinawa
Guam dispatches report a pre-dawn American assault on Okinawa’s Yaeju plateau catching Japanese off guard. U S forces, including the Seventh and First divisions, use cliff ascents, flamethrowers, and heavy artillery to press a multi-directional attack.
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Guam
Yaeju
Okinawa
Aigne
U. S
Tokyo
Mikado
Japan
Nippon Times
U. S. 10Th Army
Pacific
Honolulu
George F. Unemacht
Civilian Travel Sidetracked For Tokyo Express
Washington reports that August will see major civilian travel reduced as half the Pullman cars and 10 to 12 percent of railroad coaches are withdrawn through March 1946 for military use. J Monroe Johnson urged public cooperation to cut unnecessary travel amid rising air travel strain. Train cars will serve troop movements averaging thousands daily for Pacific redeployments, with peak effects starting in July as vacation travel rises.
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Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Ohnson
Pacific
Johnson
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