Speculation on Stettinius Future at UN Conference
At San Francisco the UN conference nears its end with President Truman arriving to close ceremonies. Broad speculation centers on Edward R. Stettinius Jr. possibly being named secretary of state again or moving to another post as the charter is signed and the peace organization takes final shape.
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San Francisco
Truman
Edward R. Tinius, Jr
Stettinius
Mr. Truman
James F. Byrnes
War Mobility
Tinius
Senators Open Summer Meet In Mountains
Senators from North Carolina convened in Hendersonville for a week long summer meeting. Noted guests include Judge John J. Parker and Dr. George Taylor Jr. with events at the Henderson County Courthouse and Kentucky Home Hotel. A banquet at the Chaney Hotel precedes a tour of Flat Rock estates and a barbecue.
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Chartie
U. S
George Taylor, Jr
War Labor Board
Flat Rock Estates
Truman Visits Portland Veterans During Pacific Northwest Trip
President Truman ends Pacific Northwest vacation with a 90 minute stop in Portland Ore for a visit with veterans and city residents after touring the Portland veterans hospital. He then flies to San Francisco for a postwar security conference reception.
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Olympia
Wash
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Portland Veterans Hospital
World Today on Okinawa and Japan's Defeat
The article argues Okinawa proves the war against Japan will require maximum Allied effort. It notes Japanese soldiers fight fanatically, driven by religious zeal, making them a tough opponent to defeat. It cautions Okinawa is not a direct predictor of overall invasion costs.
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Okinawa
Japan
Churchill Asks Voters For Large Majority In Tour
Prime Minister Churchill starts a 1000 mile campaign through England and Scotland to urge Conservatives to win a strong majority when he returns to Parliament. He spoke at his first stop with a rose in his buttonhole and stressed the need for a decisive win.
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London
Churchill
England
Scotland
Storm Triggers City Evacuation Along Coastline
Wilmington reports a tropical storm centered just south, moving north at 50 to 60 mph. The barometer falls as rain totals exceed four inches since early morning, with Oak Island recording 40 mph winds. residents evacuated from affected areas.
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Wilmington
Carl Hess
Oak Island Coast Guard
Southport
Patrols Ordered to Coast for Tropic Storm Evacuation
Raleigh dispatch says the state highway patrol ordered all eastern division patrolmen to Wrightsville and Carolina Beach areas and other coastal points to aid evacuations as a tropic storm approaches. Maj. John M. Armstrong said Capt. C. D. Farmer directs evacuation from the Raleigh radio station and will move to the coast with two way radio cars for coastwide communications during possible power shortages.
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Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Wrightsville
Carolina Beach
John M. Armstrong
C. D. Farmer
Farmer
Aes
Storm advances. winds peak and evacuations under way
A weather disturbance tracked northward with winds up to 46 mph then easing to 30 mph. Georgetown and Miami reported minimal storm effects aside from heavy rain. In Wrightsville Beach, residents and visitors began evacuating as authorities warned of the approaching center. Patrolman Buck Mabry was on duty as the area braced for impact.
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Wrightsville Beach
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Lord Haw Haw Defense Hints American Birth
William Joyce’s counsel pleads innocent to high treason charges and plans a defense based on American birth. A preliminary hearing adjourned to Thursday for formal commitment for trial at the Old Bailey in July. Prosecution notes Joyce claimed British subject by birth when applying for passports in 1933 and again during renewals. Joyce has claimed birth in Brooklyn New York after his capture.
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London
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
Joyce
Old Bailey
Bow Street
Germany
Herkimer St
Brooklyn
N. Y
House panel approves 125000 liquidation fund for FEPC
The House appropriations committee voted to provide FEPC with a 125000 liquidation fund, enabling liquidation after July 1 and allowing the agency to operate for a full year. The panel also favored a 174,500,000 budget for OPA and additional defense spending, shaping a fresh congressional fight over wartime programs.
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Cone House Committee
Fair Employment Othes Committee
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OPA
House
Senate
Navy
Treasury Department
Emvie
Hile
Banking
Appropriations
Germany
Hard Fighting Still Raging In Liuchow
Chinese forces pursue Japanese troops along China's east coast reaching Hwangyen and fighting for the former U.S. air base city of Liuchow. Guerrillas blow up a Japanese munitions train near Iwu. Reports say Liuchow remains fiercely contested as Sha chiaocheng is recaptured near Nanyang in Honan.
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Okinawa
Hwangyen
Shanghai
Chinese High Command
Liuchow
Ywangyen
Taichow Bay
Wenchow
Hangchow
Iwu
U. S
Shachiaocheng
Nanyang
Honan
Lend Lease Ships Routed to Siberia Amid War End
Washington reports reveal that Lend Lease shipments to western Russia were halted except for those already en route or being loaded, with supplies redirected to Russian Siberia at the request of U.S. military leaders. Leo Crowley testified to the House Appropriations Committee that cash terms were offered for uncompleted lend-lease plants, while a separate program would keep aid flowing to Siberia.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Russian
Siberia
Leo T. Crowley
House Appropriations Committee
Siberian
U. S
Crowley
Legal Experts Meet In London Tomorrow
Legal experts of the four western allies gather in London to plan war crimes trials for German leaders. The United States backs a collective trial before a military high court with Justice Robert H. Jackson to attend. Britain will support the American plan as Attorney General Sir David Maxwell Fyfe also attends along with Soviet and French representatives.
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United States
Great Britain
Robert H. Jackson
David Maxwell Fyfe
I. T. Nikotcchenko
Supreme Court of the
Russia
M. Falco
France
Nazi Inventions May Help Speed Defeat Of Japs
Washington June 25. Assistant Secretary of State William L. Clayton testified that Nazi scientific advances could speed the defeat of Japan. He said missions to Germany have acquired technical information for wartime use and report significant value from the industrial experts.
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Japan
Germany
William L. Clayton
Senate
Clayton
United States
Britain
Argentina Fails To Oust Nazi Industry
A Senate committee received State Department findings that Argentina has far to go to eliminate a single case of suspected German economic penetration. Assistant Secretary of State William L. Clayton presented documents detailing efforts to stamp out axis spearheads in Latin America by supplanting one.
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Senate
State Department
Argentina
William L. Clayton
Latin America
Field Marshal Smuts Praises United Nations Charter
Field Marshal Jan Smuts of South Africa says the new world charter adds realism to idealism, listing four improvements: force to maintain peace, great power unity, bound force contributions against aggression, and protection for smaller groups under the world organization. He notes the covenant failed due to universal veto and lack of force, praising the charter’s recognition of military power and the veto for great powers.
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Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
Associated Press
World Organization
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Japan
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Okinawa base pays off as air raids intensify cleanup
Allied air and sea operations press Okinawa with raids across Kyushu and Balikpapan while U S forces declare heavy Japanese casualties on Okinawa. Ushijima presumed dead as searches continue and Okinawa serves as a base for further operations toward Luzon.
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Luzon
Guam
Kyushu
Sakishimes
Pacific
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Flying Jeep Sinks Its First Enemy Vessel
An Army tiny flying jeep reconnaissance plane, piloted by T Sgt Gerald R Felter, sank an enemy escape craft near Mindanao to Negros Island. Felter strafed, grenades, and helped capture six more Nipponese despite the craft sinking. One survivor clung to wreckage and was killed.
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Army
Mindanao
Negros Island
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Ridgefield
Park
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Felter
Bus Strikes Cow Killing 12 and Injuring 28 Soldiers
In Joplin Missouri on Highway 71 a bus carrying 41 passengers including soldiers overturned after hitting a cow. Twelve people died and 28 were hurt, with many victims trapped for hours. authorities cited possible asphyxiation from gasoline fumes.
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Oplin
C. Schug
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Greensboro to host North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
Winston-Salem was chosen as the convention site with the second week of April tentatively set, pending travel restrictions. Mrs. E. N. Howell of Swannanoa presided as executive board forms the directors, district meetings planned, and district officers receive training from the 17th annual parent teacher institute at Woman's College.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
Woman's College
E. N. Howell
Swannanoa
W. W. Eeelsbury
Albert Gardner
National Re
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Trenton
State Congress
Poor Flying Weather Delays Rescue Efforts in New Guinea
In Hollandia on June 23 a bad spell of flying weather stalled a tow-plane mission to rescue one man and a girl stranded in Shan gri La valley after a sighting plane crash May 13 killed 20. Cpl. Margaret Hastings from Owego New York Sgt. Kenneth Decker from Kelso Washington and Lt. John B. McCollum from Trenton Missouri are marooned in the New Guinea mountains while other rescue workers parachute in.
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Dutch New Guinea
Shangri-La
New Guinea
WAC
Margaret Hastings
Owego
N. Y
Kenneth Decker
Kelso
Wash
John B. McCollum
Trenton
N Guinea
Submarine Pioneer Simon Lake Dies in New England
Inventor Simon Lake, famed for developing the modern submarine, has died in Bridgeport Connecticut on June 25. News notes his disappointment that submarine tech is used for war and destruction. Lake's work stirred major advances in undersea navigation and naval engineering.
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Conn
Simon Lake
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