Nine destroyers lost in action from US to Britain in 1940
London report states nine of fifty standard destroyers loaned by the United States to Britain in 1940 have been lost in action. The remaining forty-one are active, serving in commando raids, the Murmansk run, D-Day convoys, and anti-submarine patrols, with loans to Russia and Canadian navy use noted.
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London
United States
England
Germany
Britain
Murmansk
North Atlantic
Russia
Royal Canadian Navy
Atlantic
Front-Line Troops Trap and Seize Dam in Manila Campaign
Major General Charles P. Hall led the operation after Front-Line division and guerrillas captured the dam. Col Marcus Augustin headed the guerrillas while the 45rd force engaged, killing over 100 Japanese as air power paved the final assault. Despite the dam’s capture, Japanese control of part of the aqueduct route means Manila does not gain immediate water access.
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Charles P. Hall
San Antonio
Tex
11Th Corps
Marcus Augustin
Fifth Airforce
Manila
Verdict delivered in high profile political case in Carolinas
After a four hour deliberation Judge John H. Clement urged the foreman to consider a verdict. The jury returned verdict within minutes amid strong interest due to the defendants' prominence in Republican circles and city council ties. Kalte testified to former mayor's good character and denied malice in the affidavit and letter to Miss Mary Baker of Reidsville.
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John H. Clement
Clement
Republican Party
Kalte
Mary Baker
Reidsville
Order of Rainbow Girls
Carolinas
Koonce
Boyle's workers back the at tack, training pilots
In wartime chatter a Boyle’s crew praises the gunnery training given fledgling pilots. Lt and Col Rudder receive praise for the program as plans move forward though personal goodbyes hint at restless days ahead.
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Page
Rudder
Reds wing a new world court sparks UN debate
A Cuban delegate accuses powers of seeking collective world dictatorship while U S leaders urge faith in major nations. Nine Latin American states resist rushed moves, stalling major issues until Russia clarifies regional defense plans. Small nations push for broad participation and a voice in peace enforcement decisions. The assembly backs a committee to debate international matters. Conference may end by June 2.
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J. Francisco Aguirre
Cuba
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Russia
United Nations
United States
Stettinius
Colombia
Canada
Manuel Gallagher
Peru
General Assembly
Alger Hiss
Allied updates outline 15th Army in German occupation
The 15th Army will police the American occupation zone without altering current redeployments. Gerow's force will replace discharged personnel as needed, with transfers mainly at the individual level. The Ruhr pocket liquidation and St Nazaire Lorient siege are noted as recent 15th Army actions.
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Gerow
Occupation
15Th Army
Pacific
15Th
West Bank
the Rhine
Ruhr
Germany
U3th
Rhineland
Wesel
Geldern
Westmark
Hesse
Rhine
St. Nazaire
Lorient
Private Flying Growing in Washington 1944 Licenses Rise
The civil aeronautics authority reports a 1944 rise in private pilot licenses, with 51,000 issued versus fewer than 35,000 the prior year. Women accounted for roughly 15 to 35 percent of pilots in training, reflecting expanding participation.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
Fragmentary reminiscences on childhood streets and the past
The speaker recalls playing Indian on main street as a boy and mentions a girl he left behind. He suggests he can answer further questions from the gentlemen present.
North Carolina Lodges To Attend Meeting In Greensboro
North Carolina lodges plan a streamlined grand lodge session Monday and Tuesday at a children’s home in Goldsboro. Grand Master Al M. Lane of Greensboro is not expected to seek re election. Officials from Greensboro and Buena Vista report steady membership gains and strong finances. J A Molen represents the Greensboro lodge.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Grande of Independent Order of Fellows
Goldsboro
al M. Lane
Lane
John W. Clapp
Bradley Wyrick
Buena Vista
Grand Lodge
J. P. Molen
War correspondent recalls Belgian royal family and wartime exile
The writer, accredited to both British and Belgian forces, describes the royal couple Queen Elisabeth and King Albert II aiding wounded near the La Panne front and their warm reception on a triumphant return to Brussels. He notes Leopold III as heir after Albert's 1934 death, Belgium's postwar political struggle and the fragile dynasty amid left right tensions.
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la Panne
Ibert
Leopold
Albert
Elizabeth
Rock of
Gibraltar
Belgium
Europe
France
Chinese Discharge First Americans
The Chinese combat command American liaison and combat advisory group under Maj. Gen. Robert B. McClure has sent its first personnel shipment to Chungking. It includes 23 enlisted men and one officer, averaging 68 months of service, with 13 having more than 30 months overseas. Twelve states are represented including North Carolina with two men, all with combat credits, and nine fathers of one to three children. Not all eligible men wished to return to the United States.
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Chungking
Chinese Combat Command
Robert B. McClure
War Department
North Carolina
United States
North Carolina Weather Forecast Aims For Warm Weekend
Partly cloudy and cool today and tonight with slightly higher afternoon temperatures over the west. Sunday will be fair and warmer across the state as temperatures rise and conditions improve.
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North Carolina
West Portion
Okinawa and Guam Air War Reports From Front Lines
Japanese defenses on Okinawa hold the last major island positions as 30 000 Japs resist with full force against US Marines and Army units. American air power expands with 318th fighter groups at new Okinawa airfields and Superforts bomb Tokyo and Hamamatsu, with mine laying and aerial escort by Iwo Jima Mustangs.
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Eniweton Atoll
Guam
Shui Castle
Okinawa
Sugar Hill
Shuri
Army
Aleutians
Alaska
Domei
Japan
Tokyo
Hamamatsu
21St Bomber Command
20Th Airforce
Washington
Wakasa Bay
Honshu
Japan Sea
Bango Strait
Nagoya
Tito Defies Request On Border Withdrawals In Peace Talks
Belgrade reported Tito refused to remove troops from across the Austrian border and to withdraw those already across. A note to Washington remained unpublished as Yugoslav officials discuss Venezia Giulia and the Isonzo dispute, while Tito’s forces reportedly pulled back west of the Isonzo River.
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Tito
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
U. S
State Department
Washington
Ministry of Information
Venezia
Guilia
Italy
Alexander
United States
Trieste
Isonzy River
British Broadcasting Company
European Service
Isonzo
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