Russia faces international debate at San Francisco talks
M Roberts Jr discusses Soviet Russia at the San Francisco conference, noting Moscow's push for narrow discussion scope and its unclear aims. The piece weighs Russia’s insistence on security matters against broader international relations and ponders implications for peace, diplomacy, and American understanding amid shifting global attitudes.
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Russia
San Francisco
Europe
Assembly
Yugoslavia
Romania
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Carolinians Hit Discharge List From Overseas Service
Thirty seven Carolinians eligible for discharge under the army point system will move to Fort Bragg after arriving at Camp Kilmer New Jersey. Most have long overseas service in Europe and the Pacific and many came directly from Germany. Master Sgt Connie L Cumbe of Fayetteville tops the group with high points. others include S Sgt Roy H Rimmer Greensboro Sgt Berry C Boykin Burlington and Corp James D Bennett Statesville along with twenty five Tar Heels and a dozen from South Carolina.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Germany
Connie L. Cumbe
Fayetteville
Palmetto State
Roy H. Rimmer
Greensboro
Berry C. Boykin
Burlington
James D. Bennett
Statesville
Japanese Officer Surrenders With 33 Men on Guam
A Japanese field officer who held out for 10 months surrendered with 33 men on Guam. Parleys with Marine Col. Howard N. Brent preceded the surrender, noted as a successful example of American psychological warfare. Date not given. Guam reportedly secured in 1944.
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Guam
Howard N. Brent
Warner Springs
Calif
Chinese Reach Tatang and Liuchow After Fresh Advances
Chinese forces report new advances at Tatang a vital road junction 21 miles southwest of Liuchow in Kwangsi with a push from Ishan nearing Liuchow. Reinforcements reclaim Tingnan northeast of Canton amid counterattacks and heavy fighting.
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Tatang
Liuchow
Kwangsi
Ishan
U. S. 14Th Air Force Base
Kaingsi
Tingnan
Canton
Kiangsi
Kangtung Province
Japanese garrison on Okinawa split as U S forces close in
Allied reports from Guam say the southern Okinawa garrison is divided, with retreating Japanese forces under heavy fire from 200 American guns. Adm Minoru Ota reportedly killed himself in an underground command post as U S units seal the last lines of resistance near the Mezado Meiro area.
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Okinawa
Yaeju
Minoru Ota
Chester W. Nimitz
Sixth Marine
Oruku
Mezado
Makabe
Hira
Kiri Mesa
Yaeju Plateau
Polish Underground Leaders Admit Sabotage Motive Behind Red Lines
Moscow radio reported that 15 of 16 Polish underground leaders on trial pleaded guilty to sabotage behind the lines. The exiled Polish government said a “ringer” named M. Jansen influenced admissions, while denying Gen. Filipkowski’s role in Lwow.
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London
Reuters Ried
Moscow
Bronislaw Oklicki
Warsaw
Red Army
Home Army
Hema Ablanen
M. Jansen
Jansen
Lwow
Filipkowski
General Eisenhower Returns to Washington in Hero’s Welcome
General Eisenhower arrives at Washington National Airport aboard a C 54 with four transports. Fighters escort the plane as crowds line the capital route for an eight mile victory drive across Memorial Bridge.
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Washington
Kansas
George C. Marshall
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Virginia
Potomac
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Germany
Berlin
Memorial Bridge
Capital
Week End Roast Heats Nation From Coast to Coast
Heat waves grip the country across the east and west while southern and midwestern regions endure thunderstorms and flood threats. Death toll rises to thirty nine from heat and drownings totals. Philadelphia reports most deaths with fifteen. Inland temperatures surge with 86 in San Francisco and 100 or more in Sacramento Needles and Fresno. New Yorkers flood beaches and Central Park seeking relief as temperatures stay above 90.
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
California
Sacramento
Needles
Fresno
Bridges Deportation Order Ruled Invalid
The Supreme Court ruled the deportation order against Harry Bridges invalid in a 5-3 decision led by Justice Douglas. Justice Jackson did not participate, while Chief Justice Stone wrote a dissent joined by Justices Frankfurter and Roberts, ending a seven year dispute over Bridges who arrived in Australia 25 years ago.
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Supreme Court
Harry Bridges
West Coast
CIO
Douglas
Jackson
Stone
Frankfurter
Roberts
Bridges
Australia
Indictment Charged Polish Underground Leaders in Moscow Broadcast
Moscow radio reported 16 Polish underground leaders faced formal charges for organizing and leading the resistance in western White Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland. They allegedly acted under instructions from the London government to obstruct the Red Army with terrorist acts and held detachments, arms dumps, and illegal presses.
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Moscow
Sabor
Okul
Poland
Red Army
Okulicki
Popee
Torganon
Cones
Soviet Union
London
Bronislaw Ockulicki
Jan Jankowski
Staislaw Jasiukowicz
Parliament National Party
Benn
Adam Bein
White Russia
Ukraine
Lithuania
North Carolinians Lose Divorce Case
The North Carolina Supreme Court refused to reconsider its ruling on a Nevada six week divorce case. The court held the time spent in Nevada did not establish bona fide residency for the couple involved.
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Washington
Supreme Court
North Carolina Supreme Court
Nevada
North Carolina
Four Japanese Cities Hit in Pre-dawn Bomber Raids
Four smaller Japanese cities Kagoshima Omuta Hamamatsu and Yokkaichi were set afire by 450 American B 29s in pre-dawn incendiary raids. Japanese reports said fires were controlled within hours in three cities and mostly extinguished in Omuta and Kagoshima. The raids targeted smaller industrial centers with many back yard shops and factories.
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Guam
Japan
Kagoishima
Omuta
Kyushu
Hamamatsu
Yokkaichi
Honshu
Kagoshima
Domei
21St Bomber Command
Russian Commander In Berlin Is Killed
Soviet controlled Berlin radio reports Col. Gen. Bezarin, Russian commander in Berlin, killed in an accident. The BBC record carried the broadcast but gave no details. Bezarin led foreign correspondents through the German capital during an inspection tour about a week earlier.
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London
Berlin
Bezarin
BBC
Truman Expects UN Conference Adjournment This Saturday
Washington June 18 The White House announced President Truman plans to adjourn the San Francisco United Nations conference on Saturday and then take a brief vacation before flying to San Francisco Friday afternoon He will address the closing session that day and plans for a July Mackinac Island governors conference remain unsettled.
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Washington
White House
Truman
San Francisco
Charles G. Ross
Torrow
Ross
Mackinac Lake
Cherry speaks to meeting of state Legion in Raleigh
Governor Cherry addressing the North Carolina American Legion delegates stated a legislature-approved state veterans commission would operate by July 1. The department conducts a one day business meeting instead of its usual three day convention due to cancellations in line with state offices.
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Raleigh
Cherry
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
Veterans’ Commission
Future Of OPA In Balance As Committee Meets
Washington June 18. The house banking committee weighs wartime price controls as OPA faces expiration on June 30. Key questions include extension length six months or a year and whether to keep the cost-plus priming system for farm products. Major farm groups urge deletion amid broader price policy debates.
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Washington
OPA
House Banking Committee
Congress
Fred M. Vinson
Senator Wherry
R-Neb
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
National Grange
Farmers Union
Russia Refuses Compromise Delay in UN Adjournment
At San Francisco June 18 the United Nations conference faces a delay as Russia demands limits on general assembly powers, threatening to block adjournment. Evatt signals renewed fights over veto rights and council structure while committees push charter provisions on expulsions amendments and withdrawal.
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Iscans
Poland
Russia
San Francisco
Stalin
America
United States
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
World Security Council
Stettinius
Evatt
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Moscow
Charter
United Nations
Eisenhower Warns of Coming Ordeal Before Congress
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told lawmakers and the public that peace problems can and must be met, urging the same determination and Allied resolve that ended the war in Europe. He cited the Pacific theater and urged continued unity and effort as the nation faces future challenges.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Supreme Court
Europe
Eisenhower
Two Lieutenants Die in Airplane Crash Near Selma
In Selma Alabama on a Saturday night two lieutenants Roy E Knight Jr and Arthur S Mayo were killed when a training plane crashed about fifteen miles northwest of the city. Col Ray Clifton of Craig Field announced. Both men were assigned to Lafayette Army Air Field. Craig Field units went to the crash site. Knight is son of Ray E Knight of Miami Florida Mayo is son of Mrs Ethel P Mayo of Atlanta Georgia.
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Selma
Ala
Roy E. Knight, Jr
Arthur S. Mayo
Here
Ray Clifton
Craig Field
Lafayette
Mayo
Ethel P. Mayo
Atlanta, Ga
Georgia Must Give More Rail Rate Data
The Supreme Court granted in part a request for Georgia to supply more specific details in its complaint alleging discriminatory railroad freight rates. Railroads argued the charges were vague, while Governor Ellis Arnall opposed motions for expanded disclosure before trial.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
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