Labor Party Wins Big Victory in Britain General Election
London reports Prime Minister Churchill resigns after Labor Party secures a 2 to 1 landslide in the July 5 vote. Clement Attlee poised to succeed Churchill as Parliament returns 381 seats to 193. Churchill’s farewell shown by a final V sign as he leaves Buckingham Palace. Attlee to lead war efforts against Japan and postwar reconstruction.
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Associated Press
London
Winston Churchill
Labor Party
Churchill
Clement R. Attlee
Britain
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House of Commons
Buckingham Palace
George VI
Heke Churchill
Palace
Attlee
Japan
Anthony Eden
Eden
Attlea
British Press Association
Labor
Navy Third Fleet Closes In On Nippon With 24 Ships Lost
The Third Fleet smashed 24 Japanese warships in 17 days as Admiral Halsey pressed home attacks on home waters. U.S. bombers dropped 2,200 tons of fire on three industrial cities, while sea and air actions damaged carriers, battleships, cruisers, and merchant ships.
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Nippon
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Kobe
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Yanks and Filipinos close on Japanese in Luzon frontline
American and Filipino forces press at Banaue in Northern Luzon pushing a pocket of Japanese troops led by alleged Yamashita remnants. US 32nd Division reports finding Japanese farming to stave hunger as MacArthur headquarters notes a split of two major enemy outfits.
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Tomoyuki Yamashita
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Ippines
Yamashita
Devers Plans Mass for One Big Blow in War
General Jacob L. Devers, new Army Ground Forces chief, said the plan is to mass forces for a single crushing blow against Japan rather than piecemeal. He cited about 7,000,000 in the post demobilization pool and described redeployment to support Pacific operations and retooled units. Training for returning and new soldiers will total at least eight weeks.
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Washington
Jacob L. Devers
Army
Japan
Patterson
Devers
6Th Army
Pacific
No Shoes, No Stamp, No Answer at War Price Office
A tall solemn man entered the Kingsport War Price and Rationing Board seeking a shoe stamp. After the clerk balked at the form, the man displayed his bare feet, prompting the clerk to remark that shoes were unnecessary in hot weather. He left without a word, maintaining dignity.
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Kingsport War Price and Rationing Board
OPA Cuts Beef Veal Points. Meat Supplies Rise
The OPA announces reductions in red point values for almost all beef, lamb and veal cuts starting Sunday, with an estimated 5 percent more meat for August over July retail counters. Compared to June supplies, civilian availability rises about 11 percent, led by boneless rump roast at three-point cuts. Pork, canned fish, fats, oils, and dairy values stay unchanged. total meat for August is about 223 million pounds.
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Washington
Cheater Bowles
Senators Back Charter Ratification Timeline
Senate leaders signaled a Saturday or Monday vote on ratifying the United Nations Charter with a potential Saturday session if the roll call can be completed. Debate focused on how provisions for postwar troop use should be fulfilled, mixing calls for a joint resolution with majority support and insistence that a treaty be used for supplementary terms.
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Washington
Senate
Majority
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Lucan
Lucas
D-Ill
Minua
Opinion Divides Over UNRRA Fund Request
Washington debate centers on Russia seeking 700 million dollars in UNRRA aid while UNRRA officials warn funds are low and member contributions may rise from the one percent of national income set for a year. Senators Taft and Tunnell weigh U S and Russian roles as nine nations claim full one percent.
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Russia
UNRRA
Roy F. Hendrickson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Taft
Ohio
Unarea
United States
Hendrickson
Tunnell
D-Del
President Truman Inspects U S Troops in Germany
President Truman arrived in Frankfurt to inspect American forces and dine with General Eisenhower after a 268 mile flight from Potsdam. He reviewed troops from the 84th Infantry Division and the 508th Parachute Troop Regiment, urging troops to return home to a strong United States.
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Tha Main
Truman
Eisenhower
Potsdam
Gatow
84Th Infantry Division
United States
Aussies Press Deep Into Borneo Jungle For Isolated Japs
Australian Seventh Division patrols push seven miles up the Manggar River in Dutch East Borneo between Balikpapan and Sambodia seeking trapped Japanese forces. Other columns near Samarinda, Angkane oil fields, and coal fields. Western Borneo sees Ninth Division patrols toward Jesselton as air forces hit enemy concentrations. From Melbourne comes word of a Choiseul Island landing near Buin in the Solomons.
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Balikpapan
Bambodia
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Mahakam River
Mahakam
Ganges
Samarinda
Sambodia
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Miri
Jesselton
Royal Australian Air Force
U.S. 13Th Air Force
Melbourne
Australia
Choiseul Island
Solomons
Spougainville Island
Buin
Tokyo Plea Uses Aesop Fable To Urge Peace Terms
A San Francisco broadcast from Tokyo recorded by the Federal Communications Commission uses an Aesop fable to press for faster Japan US peace terms. The tale contrasts wind and sun to show gentler persuasion works better than force.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Aesop
Chinese Units Take Another Air Base Site
Chinese High Command says Namyang, 155 miles northeast of Canton, has been captured from Japan, reclaiming the former American air base as Japanese garrison withdraws toward Kukong. Recovery enables resumption of wolfram shipments from the nearby district. Tayu is also recaptured, opening mining area. Japanese drive from Indo China toward Kwangsi Province is reported, with forces moving toward Suikow and the Indo Chinese border.
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Kukong
Canton-Hankew
Wamyung
United States
Namyung
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Tayu
Wolfram
High Command
Indo-China
Kwangsi Province
Caobang
Suikow
Japanese Report Says US Recon Force Landed on Phuket Island
An unconfirmed Japanese broadcast reported an American reconnaissance force landed on Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula yesterday but was driven back to sea by Japanese garrison. Phuket lies in the Bay of Bengal 625 miles north of Singapore, in British operational area. The Comei news agency dispatch said the landing force was identified as American.
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San Francisco
Puket Island
Malay Peninsula
Puket Ia
Bay of Bengal
Singapore
Comei
Japan Eyes Peace if Unconditional Surrender Softens
The Tokyo radio broadcast urged the United States to soften the unconditional surrender demand, signaling potential Japanese openness to peace if the stance is eased. Observers note Japan faces overwhelming Allied air and naval pressure and that Potsdam talks on Far East policy may affect outcomes. The report ties the shift to broader signals from Chungking and Moscow, including Chinese and Soviet moves.
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Japan
Tokyo
United States
CG Zacharias
USN
Potsdam
Japan To Become Nation of Nomads Prediction
Lieutenant General Doolittle predicted Japan would become a nomadic nation as Okinawa based bombers target cities. He said six or seven Okinawa airfields would support Superforts striking Japan by late next month and that 5,000 planes could plaster Nippon until its industries and air force are wiped out.
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Doolittle
Tokyo
Eighth Airforce
Japan
20Th Bomber Command
Darianas Island
Mongolia
Nippon
Electric Motor Firm Of City Is Incorporated
A Nashville charter filed Wednesday lists Tennessee Valley Electric Motor Works of Kingsport as incorporator. R H Stewart Sr Anna B Keys and Carl Kirkpatrick are named with authorization to issue 10000 shares at 100 each. Stewart says operation begins at 806 West Sullivan Street, focusing on motor rewinding and rebuilding.
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Nashville
Tennessee Valley Electric Motor Works
Kingsport
R. H. Stewart
Anna B. Keys
Carl Kirkpatrick
Tennessee Vailey Electric Motor Works
Sullivan Street
Stewart
Kingaport
Washington, D.C
Careful Driver Award Given to Mrs Stacie C Gray
The Kingsport Safety Council honors Mrs Stacie C Gray of 415 Shelby Street with the careful driver award for Thursday. Her license number is 53446 and she has been mailed two theater tickets for observing traffic rules on city streets.
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Kingsport Safety Council
Thursaday
Mra
Stacie C. Gray
Shelby Street
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