DeWITT MacKENZIE Reflects on Middle East Tensions
The article recalls DeWitt MacKenzie's World Day comments on Middle East power struggles, Britain's and Russia's roles in Persia, and postwar fear of foreign domination. It notes Iran demanding withdrawal of British and Russian troops and Persia as a strategic buffer, with references to historic partitions and influence.
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Middle-East
Oric
Elf
Iran
Teheran
Persia
Russia
Persian Gulf
Peory
Britain
Gulf
United States
U& Kr
Spanish Terrier Is Processed At Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg reports Bobby the Spanish terrier processed after two and a half years in Africa Sicily and Italy with Corporal Joseph A Eaton Jr combat engineer from Mount Airy. Eaton earned 154 points in discharge. Bobby traveled over 9000 miles with his master dug fox holes and learned tricks. Georgette Eaton wife overseas in North Africa now en route to the States.
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Fort Bragg
Bobby
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Joseph A. Eaton, Jr
Mt. Airy
Eaton
Spain
Georgette Eaton
North Africa
States
Japs Ready To Give Up Territory
Liuchow, Japan's southern China hub, was reported set ablaze by defenders as Chinese forces close in on a mile front. Officials suggest Japan may surrender key gains in Indochina and southeast Asia, shifting focus north toward meaningful defenses along the Yangtze and Amur rivers. Chinese forces recaptured Ishan on the Kwangsi–Kwei-chow line, with another column nearing Liuchow from the northeast.
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Kunming
China
Liuchow
Japan
Indo-China
Thailand
Malaya
Netherlands Indies
Imperial
Tokyo
Yangtze
Amur
Ishan
Kwangsi-Kweichow
Southeastern Newspapers Purchases Augusta Chronicle
Southeastern Newspapers Inc led by Herman A. Moore buys the Augusta Chronicle in Augusta Georgia. The Chronicle Publishing Co will handle publication under lease from Southeastern Newspapers, ending International Paper Company ownership of southern papers including the Columbia Record and Spartanburg Herald and Journal.
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Augusta
Southeastern Newspapers, Inc
Herman A. Moore
Charoltte
N. C
Augusta Chronicle
Moore
Chronicle Publishing Company
Southeastern Newspapers
Southeast
International Paper Company
Chronicle
International
Harold Hall
William Lavarre
Columbia
S. C
Record
Spartanburg Herald and Journal
Spartanburg
Smith Davis
William Townes
Cleveland, C
Columbia Record
Columbia State
Marines Press Front Against Shuri Town Garrison
On Okinawa May 31 United States Marines press a flank advance against the Nipponese Shuri town garrison while Fifth Regiment units push toward the western edge of the encircled enemy. Mud and rain slow movements as Maj. Gen. Del Valle’s First Division, with Sixth Division on the west and Seventh Infantry on the east, close in within about two miles of Shuri.
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Guam
Shuri Castle
Shuri
Okinawa
Tenth Army
Fifth Regiment
Julius D. Dusenberry
Florence
S. C
Pedro A. del Valle
Sbhuri Town
Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr
Sixth Marine
Archibald V. Arnold
Associated Press
Four Powers Prepare to Meet on Germany Occupation
The interallied control council for Germany is expected to meet within days to set occupation zones and headquarters possibly in Berlin. Moscow named Marshal Zhukov and the American, British, and French representatives as Eisenhower, Montgomery, and de Lattre de Tassigny, marking a historic first gathering of the four leaders and their military chiefs.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionar
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Moscow
Germany
Berlin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Eisenhower
Marshal Montgomery
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Chiang Kai Shek resigns premiership to T V Soong
Chiang Kai Sung resigns as premier and turns the post over to acting premier T V Soong. He remains president and generalissimo and will focus on military tasks during wartime Asia. Soong’s elevation may ease central communist talks and boost the government’s position.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
T. V. Soong
China
Chiang
Asia
Soong
Executive Yuan
United Nations
Yank Patrols Probe Into Cagayan Valley
Manila reports four Yank patrols probing the Cagayan valley the last Japanese held area in the Philippines as 32nd and 125th divisions clear hills around Santa Fe. Rain and consolidation likely delay a battle with the garrison. In Mindanao close quarter fighting near Davo between Japanese positions and the 24th division is waning after three weeks of combat.
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Manila
Cagayan Valley
Philippines
Luzon
32Nd
125Th Infantry
Santa Fe
Mindanao
Davo
24Th
Point Values On Canned Spinach And Tomatoes Will Go Up Sunday
Washington May 31 The OPA announced higher blue point values for No 2 cans of tomatoes to 40 and spinach to 30 with a jusice option down for 46 ounce containers. Tomato juice and vegetable juice combinations stay at 10 points per can for single purchases. Meat value increases cover pork fat cuts to deter lard and soft cheeses drop to six points. Civilians’ meat supplies in June are forecast seven percent lower.
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Washington
OPA
Limburger
Camembert
Chester Bowles
Good Neighbor Policy Tested By Fighting
Fighting in Syria tests the good neighbor policy as the United Nations mulls a world league.levant outbreak raises doubts about big powers’ ability to work together while Iran demands troop withdrawals and the Poland split lingers. Delegations worry about earnest cooperation amid international tension.
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San Francisco
Syria
United Nations
Iran
Poland
Levant
Food Problem May Ease By End Of Year
War production cutbacks and reconversion may ease the food supply strain by year end as officials study plans to share American food with hungry Europeans. Economists say reduced military output and shrinking consumer buying power will lower food demand. industrial reconversion may push consumers to spend on nonfood items instead.
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Washington
Europe
Agriculture Department
Living Hairs On Tobacco Leaves Responsible For Aroma
Duke University researchers Dr. Frederick A. Wolf and Dr. E Felton Jones study tiny living hairs on tobacco leaves that produce aromatic waxy compounds. Each leaf hosts up to half a million hairs with glands at tips. aroma varies by tobacco variety and is influenced by heredity, hinting at breeding for stronger flavors.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Durham
Duke University
Duke
Frederick A. Wolf
Wolf
E. Felton Jones
United States
Churchill urges De Gaulle to withdraw French troops in Syria
London May 31 AP Prime Minister Churchill called on General de Gaulle to pull French troops in Syria back to barracks to prevent further bloodshed. Britain has ordered its forces in the Middle East to intervene to avert clashes with French troops as fighting in Damascus continues and fires sweep the city.
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London
Churchill
General de Gaulle
Syria
Britain
Middle East
de Gaulle
Agriculture Board Invites Journalists to Sessions
Raleigh May 31 The state board of agriculture invites reporters to attend its sessions today and tomorrow to observe deliberations. Chairman A H Graham contrasts open access with the highway commission closed policy. Three new members Claude Hall Reeves Nolan Hawley Poole sworn in by Associate Justice A F Seawell.
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Agriculture Board Poneraleigh
State Board of Agriculture
State Highway and Public Works Commission
A. H. Graham
Commission
The
Agriculture Board
Claude Hall
Person County
Reeves Nolan
Waynesville
Hawley Poole
West End
A. F. Seawell
State Supreme Court
Combat Casualties Top One Million in World War II
American war losses total 1,002,887 with 890,019 Army and 112,868 Navy deaths. In three years five months of fighting, casualties rose 6,798 from last week, including killed, wounded, missing, and prisoners, with many wounded returning to duty.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Patterson
Woman and five children killed by Jap balloon
Undersecretary Patterson disclosed that a woman and five children were killed by a bomb from a long range Japanese balloon. He noted the tragedy occurred during a fishing trip in a western state with one survivor among the children. No names or other details were released.
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Washington
Patterson
Army
Controversy Over Terminal Point For New Tri City Air Routes
Greensboro High Point and Winston Salem push for terminal site as All American Aviation proposes 28 pickup routes across twelve states. Robert Burgess testifies on air mail volumes showing Greensboro High Point totals far exceed Winston Salem. Atlantic and Carolina Airways requests two eastern feeder routes.
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Greensboro
Greensboro High Point
Winston-Salem
Tri-City
Civil Aeronautics Board
Sedgefield
All-American Aviation, Inc
Robert S. Burgess
Post Office Department
Washington
Ceasar Cone, II
Greensboro- Cone
Burgess
High Point Airport Authority
High Point
Atlantic and
Carolina Airways, Inc
Compa
Truman Invites Garner For Visit After Friendly Letter
President Truman sent former Vice President Garner a friendly letter inviting him to visit. White House officials did not disclose whether a government post was offered, saying only that the president asked Garner to come around and see him.
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Washington
Truman
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