Massive US bomber assault promised on Japan
General Arnold pledged air forces will reach 2,000,000 tons of bombs a year by July 1 as 520 B-29s drop 3,000 tons on Osaka. Le May said Kobe, Yokohama, Nagoya and Tokyo are near collapse, with millions of tons already unleashed since November from the Marianas.
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Guam
Japan
H. H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Arnold
Osaka
China
Arnoeld
Tokyo
Nagoya
Yokohama
Kobe
Oska
Curtis E. le May
21St Bomber Command
Phere
Osa
Kawasaki
le May
Marianas
Gyeporease
George C. Kenney
U7. 5
Far Eastern Air Forces
Secretary Anderson asks Eisenhower to help reorganize Agriculture
Manhattan June 15 AP The new Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P Anderson has asked Milton S Eisenhower president of Kansas State College to assist in reorganizing the department Eisenhower said he would not give up the presidency but would not rule out a temporary assignment He is brother of Gen Dwight D Eisenhower and previously served as assistant secretary under William M Jardine
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Manhattan
Eas
Ageiculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Milton S. Eisenhower
Kansas State College
Department of Agriculture
Eisenhower
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William M. Jardine
Japs Excluded From Soviet Academy Jubilee
Moscow June 15 AP Japanese scientists were not invited to the jubilee celebration opening of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. The event drew 140 from Russia and the world, with about 16 American scientists among the guests.
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Moscow
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Russia
Millions of Uncharted German Mines Darken French Summer
Paris June 15 French beaches will be closed as wartime minefields dot the coast. Authorities estimate up to ten years to clear 45 of France's 1 departments with 100 million mines spanning 900000 acres. De mining expands across Brittany Normandy and other regions with 15 mine types uncovered and 100000 German prisoners slated to work under tight supervision.
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Rosette Hargrove
NEA
Paris
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Channel Coast
France
Brittany
Normandy
Rhone
T 6
FHA Administrator To Quit July 1
President Truman accepts the resignation of Abner H. Ferguson as administrator of the Federal Housing Administration effective July 1. Ferguson, from Paris Virginia, will return to private law practice in Washington. A successor has not been named. Dr. Ay McCluer to deliver State Teachers College baccalaureate sermon.
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Washington
Truman
Abner H. Ferguson
Federal Housing Administration
Ferguson
Paris
White House
McCluer
Warrensburg
Frane L. Mecluer
Westminster College
Fulton
State Teachers College
Hazelwood Destroyer Returns to Mare Island for Repairs
The destroyer Hazelwood, scarred by a kamikaze attack off Okinawa on April 29, lies at Mare Island Navy yard for refitting after suffering heavy damage. Ten officers and 67 enlisted personnel are dead or missing, with Lt. Legas and Lt. JG Locke detailing the heroic actions as three enemy planes struck the ship, leaving a fuel blaze and casualties.
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Vallejo
Calif
Okinawa
Hazelwood
Mare Island Navy Repair Yard
WY. P. Duen
Abingdon
Bethelehem
San Francisco
Tarawa
Gilbert
Marshall
Peleliu
Philippine Island
Third Fleet
Tapan
L. BE. Legas
Seattle
Wash
Duow
Legas
C. M. Locke
Lockeford
Locke
Anthony
Tony) Pastusak
Ashley. Pa
Howard B. Hamilton
Columbia
Hamilton
Missouri
Doughfoot They Call You Infantry Day Tribute
James Thrash er reflects on the infantry experience during World War II detailing marching, fighting, mud spatter, and endurance. The article honors doughfeet for their front line toil in Italian mountains, German fields, New Guinea jungles, and Okinawa as they helped secure victory. It notes Infantry Day celebrates those who march Tokyo streets and those who died along the road to victory.
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James Thrasher
Doughfoot
Navy
New Guinea
Okinawa
United States
Tokyo
Lady Astor Ends Wartime Commons Career
Virginia born Lady Astor closes her 25 year run in the British House of Commons as Parliament prorogues. She did not seek re election, but her son Lt. William Waldorf Astor will carry on the family name in Parliament. King George VI speaks of sacrifices aiding a new world order based on justice and human rights.
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London
Britain
Lady Astor
Commons
William Waldorf Astor
George VI
Eisenhower confident four power control will prevail
Gen Eisenhower declared confident the four power control council for Germany will succeed and relations with Russia will be friendly. He praised Allied air power, noted German weapons gaps, and stressed cooperation of air, ground, and sea power as essential to victory. He warned against fraternization with Nazis while guarding nonfraternization toward children and praised Rundstedt as an accomplished soldier.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Control Council
Germany
Russia
United States
Hisenhower
Eisenhower
U. S
Abilene
Kans
Europe
Goering
Karl von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Meuse
Rundstedt
Gandhi to Resign As Indian Leader
Mohandas K. Gandhi said he will step aside as Congress leader after eight imprisoned members of the Congress Working Committee were freed. Field Marshal Wavell announced the release. A Simla conference is set for June 25 to discuss British offers of two extra executive council posts to Indians as a step toward self government. Kalam Azad’s name was omitted from the invite list, a perceived oversight to be corrected.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress Working Committee
Lord Wavell
Simla
Britisin
Executive Council
Gandhi
Blocked Eleventh Street Hinders Crossing Main Stem
A fragment notes that Blocked Eleventh Street in New York City from the North River to the East River cannot cross Broadway due to Fourth Avenue buildings tied to Grace Church. The passage hints at an obstruction to crossing the main stem, indicating urban expansion constraints and church-linked property blocks.
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Eleventh Street
New York City
Broadway
Fourth Avenue
Grace Church
Surplus Sales Solve Shortage Problem for Many Businessmen
New York June 15 Thousands of shrewd American businessmen head to Uncle Sam's surplus property sales. RFC and Commerce Department agencies sell machine tools, metals, and consumer goods to authorized dealers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers with sealed bids and regional viewing depots.
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Rosellen Callahan
New York
Uncle Sam
RFC
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
Federal Reserve
G. E. Chapin
War
Navy Department
Bruce Reynolds
From Evile to Necessity Smoke in Military Use
Evile to Necessity Smoke evolves from a feared weapon to a strategic tool as its production increases for screening troop movements naval operations and air deployments. The shift reflects changing warfare tactics and the need to conceal positions during maneuvers.
Box Car Jumps Track Wreck Kills and Injures Dozens
A freight car jumped the track ahead of a Washington Buffalo passenger train near Milton and derailed the first six cars, killing at least 17 and injuring 32. Crews freed passengers trapped in wreckage as acetylene torches cut into coaches. Twenty one freight cars derailed. several hours will pass before all dead are identified. Identified dead include Mrs Francis Cheslock Shamokin Pa R C Stratton engineer Camp Hill Pa N E Graeff fireman Harrisburg Pa and A H Hoderer brakeman.
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Williamsport
Washington
Philadelphia
Francis Cheslock
Shamoxin
R. C. Stratton
Camp
Hill, Pa
N. E. Graeff
Harrisburg
A. H. Hoderer
A.m
Miton
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