Bonus Certificates of WWI Must Be Converted to Bonds by June 15
Washington dispatch says World War I veterans can save money by converting remaining adjusted service certificates to Treasury bonds before Friday, June 15. The $275 million to be converted carries 3 percent interest since 1936 and will lose all interest after June 15 if not exchanged, leaving living veterans with the opportunity to receive the full 3 percent credit for nine years.
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James Marlow Washington
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Treasury
Derby Track Main Topic of Discussion
Louisville reporters note the Kentucky Derby field faces uncertainty after wartime racing bans limited prep. Trainers doubt horses meet the Derby distance, with Hoop Jr Jeep Pot OLuck and Burning Dream among top contenders as two eastern and two western entries gain support amid a wide open field.
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Texarkana Hosts Arkansas Golf Association Invitational
More than twenty score golfers from the south and southwest gathered in Texarkana as the Arkansas Golf Association opened its annual invitational tournament. Defending champion David Goldman of Dallas and 1944 Fort Smith winner Labron Harris of Stillwater were among expected entrants. Match play begins Saturday morning with finals Sunday afternoon.
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Spec) Goldman
Dallas
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Stillwater
Okla
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Bill Neimeyer, III
Hot Springs
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Pine Bluff
Government crack down on industry to enforce wartime labor rule
Washington declares swift new moves against unions and employers defying War Labor Board orders. Stabilization Director Davis ready to seize more properties or apply sanctions in over twenty cases to protect labor management policy for war production. Truman ordered eight seizures in less than two months including oil, shipyard, mills and mines.
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Washington
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Japan
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Truman
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Texas
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Pennsylvania
Churchill defends Yalta secrecy in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament no secret engagements were made at Yalta beyond the Polish government issue. He said the conversations were intimate and not all discussions could be fully reported, noting the three votes for Russia at San Francisco and reiterating there is nothing more to add to official statements.
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London
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Teheran
France Plans Conference on Near East
French government invites Big Five to discuss the Middle East. Embassies in Washington, London, Moscow and Chungking to deliver invitations with France's rationale. A responsible source says no note was delivered yet, awaiting formal replies as Prime Minister Churchill clashes with Gen. de Gaulle on the matter.
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Roosevelt Aided By Limited Seizures In Labor Disputes
The late Mr. Roosevelt directed only 28 seizures in 40 months to end labor disputes, highlighting restrained federal intervention during a period of labor tension.
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Five-Power Conference May Delay Syria Mediation Efforts
In Commons on Tuesday the proposal for a five-power conference drew criticism for potential delays and complex deliberations. Sir Edward Grigg announced Cairo that Britain forms a grain harvest organization for Syria and Lebanon with the Ninth Army supervising and France excluded. The scheme aims to safeguard Levantine grain surplus for liberated Europe while John Howard is noted for prison cleanliness advocacy.
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Okinawa Seen as Final Island Battle in Pacific
Washington reports military observers see Okinawa as the last major island battle in the long Pacific island hopping campaign begun in 1942. They say Philippines, Marians, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima provide bases for a major thrust toward Japan, with the land invasion phase effectively complete and the next moves up to enemy decisions.
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Washington
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South China
Japan
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Haiphong
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Germany
FDR Jr Returns From Three Years Combat Duty
Lt. Cmdr Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., son of the late president, comes home to Washington to teach at the war college after 78 days of continuous action off Okinawa aboard a destroyer escort. His ship shot down at least four Japanese planes and rescued six American fliers during the mission.
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Japan's War Potential Seen Surging Soon
The article argues Japan could reach wartime capability in a shorter period, noting that saturation bombing similar to the D-Day strategy remains a possible option in the Pacific theater.
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Japan
Europe
Soldier’s Arrival Reflects War Fatigue and Hope
The remark on arrival here notes that many servicemen wish to return home. The line highlights a weary mood among troops from major campaigns such as Huo zon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, underscoring the human cost of operations and the longing for home.
State Urges Liquor Permit Cuts in Three Cities
Arkansas revenue official Otho A. Cook calls for reductions in liquor stores in Fort Smith Texarkana and Hot Springs after a careful review. He says Little Rock North Little Rock Pine Bluff and Blytheville also have excess permits and an investigation of all permits is under way.
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Arkansas
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Fort Smith
Texarkana
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Cook
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Pire Bluff
Blytheville
Federal weather map first published in 1871
The United States daily weather map began publication by the federal government in 1871, marking an early step in standardized national meteorology. This historical milestone reflects federal efforts to compile weather data for public use and forecasting.
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