Japanese Premier Suzuki says military takes control of government
San Francisco dispatch reports Kantaro Suzuki acknowledging the military rule of Japan and affirming he will not resign even if Okinawa falls. He says the home islands must be a fortress and that a war cabinet now governs, with American forces expected to land after a prolonged invasion.
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San Francisco
Kantaro Suzuki
Okinawa
Rabaul
Go Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Suzuki
Domei
Supreme ‘War Council
Army and Navy Department
Japan
Home Islands
Yanks Claim Okinawa Victory After Intense Japanese Assault
Marines crushed a major Japanese pocket on Okinawa near Hanagusuku as two 400-yard wedges breached the remaining 13 square miles. The island fight included a brutal 36-hour grenade duel and a fierce banzai attack repelled by American infantry. Commanders reported heavy Japanese casualties and noted 10,000 Japanese survivors as desperate.
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Guam
Okinawa
Tokyo
Kantero Susuki
Japan
Radio Tokyo
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Buckner
Dallas D. Thomas
Shawnee
Okla
Torrington
Wyo
Associated
Yaeju
Hill 95
Ite
Lemuel C. Shep
Truman era Big Three meeting possible in early July plan
The World Today notes a July window for a Big Three encounter as Truman pursues a United Nations pact and faces Senate action. It mentions de Gaulle, Churchill, Stalin, and San Francisco as the UN conference site, with timing linked to elections and global confidence.
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Truman
United Nations
Senate
Les de Gaulle
San Francisco
Independence
Whurchill
Mr. A Icted
Harry
Washington
Joseph Stalin
Win Churchill
Harry Truman
Francisco
Roosevelt Receives 33438 Settlement in TV Firm Liquidation
Wilmington date confirms Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt got 38488 as his share in the pro rata liquidation of Transcontinental Broadcasting System Inc formed in 1989 and placed into receivership within a year. Republicans in Congress seek probe into a 4000 settlement of a 200000 loan from John Hartford made in March 1939. Roosevelt held 4000 of 10000 class A non par shares as the largest stockholder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hartford
Caruthers Ewing
Elliott Roosevelt
Ewing
Hartford
Wilmington
Del
Delaware Court of Chancery
Transcontinental Broadcasting System, Inc
Congress
Roosevelt
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
State Eyes Camp Sutton Hospital for Senile Patients
Governor Cherry announced negotiations to acquire abandoned Army hospital buildings at Camp Sutton Monroe for a state hospital for senile patients. Senator Thomas O Berry and Representative John Umstead returned from Atlanta after conferring with Army authorities and will report findings before applications are filed.
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Raleigh
Cherry
Camp Sutton
Monroe
Thomas O'Berry
Goldsboro
John Umstead
Chapel Hill
State Hospital Board of Control
North Carolina
Atlanta
Army
Exiled Poles Plan Push as Warsaw Delegates Arrive
In London on June 14 Polish government in exile prepares to present its case to the world while Moscow announces Warsaw delegates arrive for a conference to form a Polish government of national unity. Key issues include the Polish army assets and debts and an emergency cabinet session is expected.
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London
Poland
Moscow
Warsaw
Britain proposes Indian dominated executive council for self rule
London reports a sweeping new deal for India with an almost entirely Indian executive council as a step toward self government. In Delhi, orders were issued to release working committee members of the Indian National Congress, including Gandhi released May 5 after 21 months. The plan stresses constitutional work by Indians but offers interim advances if leaders cooperate and wartime goals are met.
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London
India
Lord Wavell
L. S. Amery
New Delhi
Indian All-Congress
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Japan
Third And Seventh To Occupy Germany
Allied officials disclosed that Lt. Gen. William H. Simpson’s U S 9th army will return to the United States in July or soon after. The U S 15th army will stay in Germany in an occupation role with the Third and Tenth armies at least through December, with potential transfer to the Pacific if surplus.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
William H. Simpson
U. S. 9Th Army
United States
U. S
Germany
15Th Army
Pacific
Nazis Had Quantity Of Poison Gas
General Jacob L. Devers said Germany possessed large stocks of a new poison gas called green ring NT but had no evidence of plans to use gas offensively. A chemical warfare expert noted D-day and the Remagen bridgehead as possible times gas could have been deployed, but Germany did not carry out such use.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Jacob L. Devers
Devers
Sixth Army
Western Front
Hitler
D-day
Normandy
Remagen
Rhine
Hospital Head Is Summoned By Committee
Washington June 14 The house veterans committee summoned the head of a government hospital at North Port New York in its inquiry into abuse and negligence in treatment of ex servicemen A subpoena for John A Ale manager of a Dayton Ohio veterans hospital was delayed because he is ill Rep Ramey Ohio said veterans are used like dogs at the hospital Ale probably will be called in about two weeks Col Louis Verdel superintendent of the Pony hospital was subpoenaed for questioning after Veterans of Foreign Wars investigators reported sickening examples of physical abuse of patients
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
Northport
N. Y
John A. Ale
Dayton
Ohio
Ramey
House
Ale
Louis Verdel
Pony Hospital
Chinese Troops Reach Suburbs of Liuchow
Chinese high command announced forces reached the suburbs of Liuchow in Kwangsi province and were in heavy combat with Japanese troops. Fierce fighting continued near Ishan the railway town west of Liuchow, evacuated Monday under Japanese pressure after a brief defense.
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Chungking
Liuchow
U. S
Kwangsi Province
Ishan
Tank Led Army Battles Jans For Airfield In Brunei
Tank led Australian Ninth divisions clash with Japanese for the last airfield in the Brunei Bay area as they overrun other targets. Primitive Dyaks of Borneo attack Japanese with poison dart blowers aiding the invasion and report 14 Japanese killed in two days.
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Jans
Brunei Bay
Borneo
North Rea
Brunei
Allied invasion tightens grip on Borneo airfields
Allied forces secured Labuan and Brunei airfields during their push toward Brunei bay. Diggers closed from two sides against Japanese mortar and machinegun fire while mine and booby trap use escalated on Labuan and nearby mainland. Australian units advanced toward Jesselton and Brunei bay as rubber plantations fell.
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Labuan Island
Singapore
Brooketon
Brunei
Brunei Bay
Timbalai
Victoria Town
Wresselton
Labuan
Melbourne
Australia
Jesselton
Borneo
Winston Firm Seeks Fifteen Air Routes in Southeast
Piedmont aviation of Winston-Salem asks the Civil Aeronautics Board for air mail pickup on 15 routes from Washington through Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Georgia and West Virginia. The filing also seeks mail passenger and express service on five additional routes.
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Greensboro
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
West Virginia
Piedmont Aviation
Winston- Salem
Civil Aeronautics Board
Sedgefield
Southeast
Prairie Airlines
Starkville, Miss
Southern Aviation Corportation
Nashville, Tenn
White Primary in Georgia Challenged as Private Party
The Supreme Court may rule on Georgia’s white primary after a suit filed in Atlanta Federal Court. Fulton County Attorney Harold Sheats calls the state Democratic executive committee a private political organization akin to a club, arguing any group could stage such a primary.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court of the United States
Texas
South
United States District Court
Georgia
Democratic Executive Committee
Harold Sheats
Fulton County
16 Poles to be tried in a few days
Moscow radio reported that 16 Polish political leaders accused of terroristic acts behind Red army lines would face trial within the next few days. Gen. Bronislaw Okulicki is named as ring leader, with charges of organizing terroristic acts and maintaining illegal wireless transmitters in the rear of Soviet troops in Poland.
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London
Moscow
Bronislaw Okulicki
Poland
Warsaw
Wickard Gains Senate Approval as Rural Electrification Chief
The Senate agriculture committee voted 11 to 6 to advance Claude Wickard's nomination as rural electrification administrator. Democrats plus three Republicans backed him while five Republicans opposed. Harry Slattery warned Wickard’s confirmation could embarrass the new secretary under Anderson.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Claude Wickard
Bankhead
D-Ala
Bilbo
D-Miss
Ellender
D-La
Lucas
D-Ill
Connally
D-Tex
Downey
D-Calif
Hoey
D-Nc
Aiken
R-Vi
Young
R-Nd
Thomas
D-Okla
Willis
Rind
Capper
Rkas
Shipstead
R-Minn
Bushfield
R-Sd
Wilson
Iowa
Butler
R-Neb
Cordon
R-Ore
Harry Slattery
REA
Wickard
Anderson
Small Nations Demand Right to Withdraw From UN
Small nations at the United Nations conference declared one key demand the right to withdraw from the world organization at will. Indications suggest approval with conditions as big powers push for veto protections and three additional concessions on charter amendments and further constraints.
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San Francisco
Richmond Editor Praises Draft as Best Defense System
Washington June 14 Editor Historian Douglas Southall Freeman testified to the house postwar military policy committee that compulsory military service, properly administered, is the surest democratic and economic system for national defense. He argued American military history shows disarmament and neglect lead to costly defense gaps and losses.
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Washington
Douglas Southall Freeman
Japs Face Sixth Straight Aerial Pound From Okinawa Forces
Fifty planes of the 10th army tactical air force carried out a large strike against Japan from Okinawa, hitting Kyushu Kanoya airfields with over 12 tons of bombs and rockets. Raiders damaged parked aircraft, with some buildings collapsing, and also attacked Kushira and Tokuno airfields on the return. One plane and pilot were lost.
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Guam
10Th Army Tactical Air Force
Japan
Okinawa
Navy
Marine Corsairs
Kanoya
Kyushu
Kushira
Tokuno
Marianas
William F. Halsey
U. S. Third Fleet
Islan Honshu
Chester W. Nimitz
Kuriles
Carones
Desperate Japanese Fight U.S. Advancers in Mindanao
Desperate Japanese forces largely made up of beached naval personnel fight tenaciously to stop 4 Yank advance along the Davao river east and west banks in Mindanao. American troops from the 19th infantry, 24th division, and 34th regiment clash with stiff opposition as they push toward Ula to Baguio while air strikes aid Beightler’s 37th Infantry in Luzon’s Cagayan valley.
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Manila
Davao River
Mindanao
Thomas E
Jock) Clifford
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Davao City
Talomo-Kibawe Trail
24Th Division
Roscoe B. Woodruff
Jen S. Doe
Fiist
Nicholas E. Sloan
Hopeston
Roy W. Marey
Walla Day
Walla, Wash
Talomo River
34Th
Lester Wheeler
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ula
Baguio
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Robert S. Beightler
37Th Infantry Division
Oroung Pass
Bagabag
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William D. Leahy
Hopkins
Okinawa Falls
the World Today
J. M. Roberts
Winston Firm
Langford
Beatrice Coleman
New York
Albert Langford
United Nations Today Conference Commission
World Organization
Richmond
House Postwar Military Policy Committee
A Va
Douglas MacArthur
Ryukyus
Formosa
China Coast
East Indies
Java
Asiatic
Shanghai
Malalaya
Canton
Kingwan
Shaghai
Malaya
Donggala
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