Aussies and Dutch Advance On Sambodja Oil Fields
Australian Seventh Infantry and Dutch forces push through wet jungles toward Sambodja oil fields on Borneo as Japanese coastal resistance and counterattacks press back. Allied strikes knock out airfields, secure Sepinggang assets, and push toward ridges near Smashed Stone while Dutch aviators prepare to operate from newly captured fields.
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Manila
Borneo
Sambodja
Balikpapan
13Th Army Air Force
Mt. Betochampar
Sepinggang Ketjil
Sepinggang
Associated Press
Russell Brines
Manggar
Melbourne
Adajerandera River
Chifley Chosen New Australian Prime Minister
Joseph Benedict Chifley, a 60 year old former locomotive engineer and treasurer, was chosen by the Australian Labor Party as its new leader and thus prime minister designate. He commanded a strong caucus majority over Forde and Makin, with Forde named deputy leader.
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Canberra
Australi
Cof
Australia
Labor Party
Joseph Benedict Chifley
Chifley
Labor
John Curtin
Forde
Norman John Oswald Makin
All 2nd Infantry Units Sail For U. S.
The message lists units returning from Europe to the United States, including the 5th Chemical Mortar Battalion the 82nd Tank Destroyer Battalion the 12th Infantry Regiment of the Fourth Division and the 86th and 51st Bombardment Squadrons of the Army Air Forces. Advance units of the Second Infantry arrive from Le Havre as part of a larger redeployment with the 28th Infantry Division.
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Reese Ail
Second Infantry
le Havre
28Th Infantry
United States
Europe
New York
Highth Air Force
Hampton Roads
3Ished
87Th Infantry Division
435Th Field Artillery
J C Penney buys property at Center and Broad
J C Penney Company announced purchase of a 138 by 100 foot vacant plot on the northeast corner of Hast Center and Broad Streets where a new two floor and basement store will be erected when conditions permit. Previous owner Dobynia Taylor Hardware. brokers Rogers and Fuller of Kingsport. No definite building date due to war. The move aligns with company policy of selective expansion postwar. Kingsport site cited for Penney history in Tennessee.
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J. C. Penney Company
Thura
Hast Center
Broad Streets
Dobynia-Taylor Hardwarsa Company
Rogers and Fuller
Kingsport
Pri
Autora
Broad Street
Penney’s
Tennessee
Penney
Tha Pen
Eisenhower Returns to Europe as Supreme Command Ends
General Dwight D. Eisenhower flies back to Europe signaling the impending dissolution of his Allied Supreme Command. The Allied forces will revert to national control and Eisenhower will lead the American forces and join the inter Allied Control Council for defeated Germany. The surrender of supreme headquarters was delayed to allow farewell, staff departure, and final ceremonies, with dissolution anticipated around July 13.
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Aris
Eisenhower
Supreme Command
inter-Allied Control Council
Germany
United States
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Truman May Seek Closer Allied Ties With Britain and Russia
President Truman is expected to seek closer diplomatic ties with Britain and the Soviet Union as he meets Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin in Berlin. The plan aims to manage European political problems swiftly and promote Big Three cooperation, with talks likely to model international peace efforts after Teheran and Yalta while addressing specific boundary and territorial issues.
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Washington
Truman
Britain
Russia
Churchill
Stalin
Berlin
Roosevelt
Teheran
Yalta
Frisco
Hera
Potsdam
San Francisco
United Nations
Congress Ends FEPC Fight on War Agency Funding
Congress moves to fund the Fair Employment Practice Committee with 250000 for its normal activities this fiscal year after a lengthy deadlock. The Senate had added the money, and the House will vote to approve the compromise and send the measure to the White House for signature. None of the 16 war agencies can meet payroll until the act becomes law.
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Vreswington
Fair Employment Practice Committee
White House
House
Appropriations Committee
FEPC
Senate
Vinson Plans New Construction Boost Group
Vinson moves to form a national committee to revive postwar construction with a broad program. He seeks to coordinate private building with public works and ease federal controls to lift activity from wartime lows toward a $15 billion annual level, stabilizing jobs and markets.
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Vinson
Washington
Office of War X
Vinson Asid
Vinnon
Leaders Express Hopes Of Unanimous Charter Vote
Washington leaders voiced hope for a unanimous Senate vote to ratify the United Nations Charter. Democratic Leader Barkley said no negative votes appeared likely, while Democratic Whip Hill predicted no opponents to ratification though attempts to attack reservations were possible. The Senate panel planned hearings from CIO head Philip Murray and educators, with Dulles and Norman Thomas to testify as the process neared a committee vote. Barkley also aimed to move the Bretton Woods monetary agreement forward on Monday, despite strong Republican opposition led by Taft.
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Washington
Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
Hill
Ala
Bama
Reservationa
Senate
L Yasterday
Fant
Philip Murray
CIO
William Carr
Nation' Education Association
John Foster Dulles
Thomas DB. Dewey
Dulles
San Francisco
Connally
D-Tex
Norman Thomas
International Financial Compact
Taft
Ohio
Republican Conference
United Morlongs
Bretton Woods
International Bank
International Fund
Polish General Raps Allied Move On Warsaw Government
London based General Wladyslaw Anders denounces Allied recognition of the Warsaw Provisional Government as a heavy blow to Poland. He calls the move a fait accompli imposed by foreign power and asserts loyalty to President Raczkiewicz of the exile regime.
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London
Wladyslaw Anders
Warsaw
Anders
Klemens Feuodnicki
Germany
Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz
Careful Driver Award Given to J C Fugate of Kingsport
Two free tickets mailed to J C Fugate of Branch Street as Thursday's Kingsport Safety Council careful driver award winner. Fugate, ceas e number 53291, cited for careful drivership on city streets observing all traffic rules.
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J. C. Fugate
Branch Street
Kingsport Safety Council
Fugate
Soviet Regulations in Berlin Continue In Force
The Inter-Allied Kommandant of Berlin announced that all existing Soviet regulations and orders would stay in force until a special notice. The move followed Red Army authorities relinquishing control of 12 of Berlin’s 20 boroughs to American and British officials, with no observable changes.
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Berlin
Kommandator
Red Army
Les Berlin
Calvin W. Kels Succumbs At Gate City Home
Calvin W. Kels 62 died suddenly at 12 30 am Thursday at his Gate City home. A native of New Jersey he moved to Speers Ferry and settled in Gate City in 1916. He was active in church and fraternal groups and held multiple local business and civic roles. Surviving are his widow Helen F. Kels and son C W Kels Jr both of Gate City, plus two sisters. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Gate City
Calvin W. Kels
New Jersey
Mr. Kels
Speers Ferry
John and
Olivia Weller Kels
First Methodist Church
Mason, Shriner and Elk
Kels
Marcom Quarry Corporation
Scott County Selective Service Board
Southerwestern Virginia Incorporated Chamber of Commerce
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Kingsport
Holston View Cemetery Corporation
Helen F. Kelas
C. W. Kels, Jr
Two Convoys From Shanghai Fail To Pass U S Blockade
U S naval air units disrupted two troop laden convoys from Shanghai aimed at boosting homeland defenses. Admiral Price reported one ship resembled the Conte di Savoia. No transports were sunk in the attack, with ships driven into Tsingtao mud and fires set by Thunderbolt rockets.
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Guam
Shanghai
U. S
John Dale Price
Lloyds Shipping Register
Price
Fleet Air Wing
Yellow Sea
Korea
Korean Straits
Sea of Japan
Tsingtao
Thunderbolt
Fleet Air Wing One
Okinawa
Little Rock
Osbt
Advance
Buckner Bay
Nakagusuku Wan
Gem
John Perry
Greenville
Iseo
Navy
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Niraitz
Admiral Price
Tsushima Strait
Japan
Planes Assault South Japan and Nearby Islands
Planes ripped southern Japan and approaches in a fiery followup to the Honshu air assault. A Japanese military commentator said homeland defense requires meeting the growing challenge. British carrier task force sent over 200 planes from Sabang Island near Sumatra. The 21st Bomber Command reported extensive damage to Alkashi and the Maruzen refinery near Osaka, with most infrastructure knocked out. Kawasaki plant area razed near Akasi. Admiral Nimita announced strong sea and air forces in operations.
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Guam
Japan
21St
Alkashi
Maruzen
Osaka
Kawasaki Aircraft
Akasi
Hobe
Chester W. Nimita
British Warships To Furnish Escort For Truman's Ship
President Truman travels aboard the cruiser Augusta as British warships join to escort the last sea leg to a northern European port. He will fly to Berlin for Big Three talks with Churchill and Stalin, with reporters barred from debarkation details.
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Augusta
Truman
Hill North Atantic
Dsy
Berlin
British Isles
Churchill
Stalin
Debarkation
Atlantic
Byrnes
William D. Leahy
France
Taft Denounces Bretton Woods Bank Plan in Senate
U.S. Senator Taft denounces the Bretton Woods international bank proposal as profligate lending and urges postponing Senate action. He backs direct wartime rehabilitation loans, warns against permanent world economic fixes, and separates economic from political cooperation while supporting the broader Bretton Woods charter in principle.
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Taft
International Bank
Bretton Woods
Washington
Ohio
Senate
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Wranki
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Aia
Burma
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Tokyo Radio
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Honshu
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