Tokyo bombed again as vast force hits city center
About 500 B 29s from Marianas struck Tokyo dropping thousands of tons of incendiaries. Fires raged for miles with damage unseen since Thursday raid. Reports say the Marunouchi district and imperial government area burned, boosting destruction in less than 48 hours.
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Big Three face perilous months as war winds rise
Early U S wartime briefing warns Washington leaders the next months will be the most dangerous period for Allies. It flags cross winds from the Polish Balkans and Yugoslavia, warns of shifting Russian British influence, and notes Tito's Yugoslav stance aligning with Moscow amid plans for oil on tensions in international waters.
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Negro Pays With Life For Killing Negro Women
Raleigh dispatch reports Horis , 22, of Jones county died in the state gas chamber for the slaying of two women nine minutes after gas began rising. Jill had been convicted in April of first degree murder in the killings of Mae rton Wilson and her mother Horton Wilson. He spoke from his cell before execution, saying he felt fine and that God had forgiven him.
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Osmena Refuses To See His Prisoner Sons Involved
Manila May 25 President Sergio Osmena said he would not see his two sons Nicassio and Sergio Jr both in prison and facing possible trial. He told the Associated Press the matter is in the hands of the army and he will remain apart. He refused to meet them to avoid any special treatment and expects a fair hearing if they are brought to trial.
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New Divorce Law Likely On Nevada Out-Of-State Marriages
Raleigh observers say a key proposal for the next General Assembly will date to validate marriages formed after Nevada or other states divorces when remarriage occurred in good faith. The U S Supreme Court ruling on the Williams Shaver Hendrix case raises questions about such marriages, though fraud or evasion was not evident. Lawyers at the capitol warn the decision does not alter divorces granted by other states.
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Bassein Falls Quietly to British Troops in Burma
British 14th army units occupied the inland port of Bassein in southern Burma without opposition. The main jetties were found destroyed by Japanese forces. In central Burma the Japanese held a bridgehead west of the Irrawaddy at Ka Ma while attempting to retreat eastward. Allied air operations were hindered by bad weather.
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Documents of Hitler Revealed Show Wartime Planning
Stenographic notes recovered by American officers reveal Adolf Hitler’s self indicting account that crushing Czechoslovakia and Poland were essential preliminaries for a future war. The private report dated December 12 shows Hitler asserting Germany’s readiness and warning against wasting Nazi fanaticism.
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Russians Are Shocked By Changes In World Leadership
In Moscow May 25 Russians reel from Churchill’s coalition cabinet ending and Truman cabinet changes. Russians recall Roosevelt’s death, ponder U S policy shifts toward Russia, and question whether allies lose influence. British electoral system explanations appear in Soviet press and radio.
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French Leaders Favor Break With Spain
Paris officials report May 25 that France's foreign affairs committee urged breaking relations with Spain and pressing allied governments to force Generalissimo Franco to resign. The panel said the Franco regime resembled earlier fascist governments and posed a menace to world democracy.
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Mindanao Fighting Nears End in WWII Campaign
Manila May 25 The fight on Mindanao island was in the mopping-up stage though thousands of Japanese troops remain in the mountains before the southern island is won. Fronts split the island as the List infantry division joined the 10th and Americal divisions advancing from Macajalar Bay near Impalato village.
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Associated Press
Richard Bergharz
Record Winter Wheat Prospects Lift Hope for 1933 Planting
Cold wet weather delayed soil work across the middle west but forecasts point to a record winter wheat crop and strong yields for other grains. Illinois and Iowa show rising planting progress as subsoil moisture improves. Government reports place winter wheat in good condition with high potential yields despite regional flood and drought damage.
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Japs May Seek Peace Proposals Through Russia
London dispatch reports Tokyo radio stating Japan might propose peace through Russia if it desires talks. The broadcast notes that the war is just beginning and that some speculate Japan could approach Anglo Americans via Russia. It adds Russia and Japan are neutral.
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Churchill To Make Rigid Campaign
Prime Minister Churchill plans a hard hitting personal tour of Britain as the Tory Labor split widens. Professor Harold Laski for Labour set a clear choice between private enterprise and monopoly versus socialism and said Labour will not coalitions with the Tories after the July 5 general election.
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Naval Academy Returns To Four Year Course
President Truman approved a full four year curriculum for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, restoring the prewar schedule. The academy has operated on a three year cycle since June 1941 to train officers for combat duties, with the change taking effect after the current spring term ends in June.
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Four Power Occupation Plans For Germany And Austria
Washington May 25. A joint four power occupation scheme for Germany and Austria may be announced soon by the Allies. It would include Berlin and Vienna commissions from Yalta with final zones for Russian French British and American forces. Details are restricted. future moves hinge on security, redeployment and command shifts among military units.
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Austria
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Reorganization Plan Opposed By Senator Taft
Senator Taft of Ohio signaled a slow approach to Truman’s bid to broaden and permanentize the war powers reorganization. He argued the first war powers act expires after Japan’s end, possibly years hence, warning against rushing new reform. President Truman urged Congress to empower and permanentize restructuring to boost executive efficiency, with support from Senator Murdock of Utah and Senator McClellan of Arkansas.
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Seventh Infantry Expands Bulge at Shuri Front Okinawa
In the Okinawa campaign, Maj. Gen. Archibald W. Arnold's 7th Infantry and the 32nd and 184th regiments push toward Shuri as mud hampers movement. The 7th advances south of the east coast port while Marines under Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd drive near Asato and Na ha, threatening an encirclement of Shuri.
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Siegfried
Pedro A. del Vales
Industrial Sugar Users Facing Sharp Curtailment
A congressional food investigator said OPA will cut industrial sugar allotments in the third quarter starting July 1, reducing 1944 levels by about half. The move targets bakers candy makers and other industrial users as civilian consumption exceeded plans triggering overdrafts from stockpiles. Industrial use may fall to 40 percent or less of 1941 levels, possibly 30 percent.
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