Strong Bloc Develops On Force Issue
United Nations talks show a bloc of small nations seeking greater authority over the use of force to prevent wars. Canada urged that troops used against an aggressor deserve a voice in Security Council decisions, with New Zealand and Mexico backing ideas. Debates on enlarging the council and regional security arrangements continue amid US divisions and Latin American pressure for an independent hemispheric system. Brig Gen T A Frazier ordered retired from active duty at Thayer General Hospital.
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United Nations
Associated Press
San Francisco
United Nations Conference
Britain
China
Russia
United States
Washington
Mackenzie King
Canada
Security Council
Mexico
New Zealand
Australia
New
Dumbarton Oaks
Committee On the Council
Andanberg
R - Mich
Anittee
Latin America
World Security Council
Chinese Troops Surround Large Japanese Force in Hunan Split
Chinese forces with U S 14th Air Force planes envelop a large group of Japanese troops 40 miles west of Paoking after repelling a Japanese drive on Chinkiang airbase. A Chinese spokesman said 1000 enemy soldiers fell in the main assault, with 80000 troops involved suffering many casualties since April 9.
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Caungking
U.S 14Th Air Force
Paoching
Chinkiang
Chihkiang
Hunan
Chihi
Associated Press
Clyde Farnsworth
U. S
Special Section to Track Nazi Moves in German Occupation
War Department outlines a 12 division American intelligence unit under General Clay to oversee denazification and suppress Nazi underground activity in Germany. Eisenhower will lead the U S representation on the four power control council with Lt Gen Lucius Clay as deputy. Public information and relations sections will shape press and broadcasts while eliminating Goebbels propaganda.
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War Department
United States
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Yalta
Clay
Lucius Clay
Eisenhower
Ulso
Department
Clay, & West Pointer
Office of War Mobilization
Supreme Allied Headquarters
United States Army
Navy
Yalts
Stern Control
Goebbels
OWT
Eilner Davis
War Department casualty list from Tennessee and Virginia
The War Department casualty history for Tennessee and Virginia lists 13 area casualties and 13 prisoners freed. Named Tennesseans include Kingsport Sgt. Metford K. Light wounded in action in Europe and two more wounded. two dead in Europe. two wounded in the Pacific. two missing in Europe and Pacific. three Virginia entries with one dead, two wounded in Europe or Pacific. Includes Floyd A. Cross and Charles D. Dalton among the dead. Ivan Ketron wounded. Paul N. Luttrell and Charles B. Richards wounded. William B. Wagner missing. See casualty list page 10.
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War Department
Tennessee
Virginia
Pacific
Kingsport
Metford K. Light
Birs
Elizabeth Light
Europe
Floyd A. Cross
Margaret P. Crosa
Morristown
Rt. 2
Charles D. Dalton
Fannie B. Dalton
Rogersville
Route 6
Ivan Ketron
Fannie M. Ketron
Surgolnaville
Paul N. Luttrell
Clara B. Luttrell
Erwin
Charles B. Richards
Verble L. Richards
Bristol
William B. Wagner
Billia G. Wagner
Elizabethton
Legion Rally Planned in Gate City Virginia
Ameri can Legion Scott County Post No 65 will hold a patriotic rally at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Scott County Courthouse Gate City. The group seeks funds for a civic auditorium with three speakers R I Brown M Butler Hammitt Beattie Gwyn. Dokyns Bennett Band Kingsport provides music and $1000 in bonds will be given.
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Wale Waly
American Legion
Scott County
The
Legion Post
Gate City
R. I. Brown
Legion Department
Pulaski
M. Butler Hammitt
Pocahontes
Beattie Gwyn
Marion
Dokyns - Bennett Band
Kingsport
Eviby
Point System Seeks Homeward as Troops Track 85-Point Threshold
Paris in World War II era reports troops tally points to determine who goes home first under a new Wer Department plan. The 85-point rule weighs service length, overseas time, dependents, battle stars and decorations. A Cleveland sergeant leads with 98 points, while New York singer Mario Fiorella fears age may delay his release.
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Paris
Europe
Wer
Qas
Mario Fiorella
New York City
Fiorella
James Pasko
Cleveland
Eighth Announces Losses In Europe
London The Eighth Air Force listed 43,742 fighter pilots and bomber crewmen killed or missing in the war in Europe. The seriously injured number 1,923. Bombers sent in action totaled 458.
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London
Eighth Air Force
Europe
Street Scene as Fans, Flowers, and Window Plays Unfold
A female baseball fan in a street scene leans into watching three King players causing her to miss a traffic light, drawing consternation as a car honks by. Nearby an elderly Meier brightens the chilly morning with pedestrians carrying fresh-cut flowers. Window shoppers, soon-to-be marrieds, roam downtown as the brown-out lifts, admiring displays and planning evening tours.
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King
Meier
Persistent Nazis Flee From Reds
A sweeping Allied offensive drives German forces toward encirclement as the Soviet First Second and Fourth Ukrainian Armies assault from multiple angles. Amid surrender pressure, Germany faces mass captures, with 35 000 reported in Czechoslovakia and heavy Allied seizures along coastlines and fleets.
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London
Czechoslovakis
Broad Fronta
Ferdinand Schoerner
Woehrer
Europe
Prinz Eugen
Nuernberg
Copenhagen
Royal Navy
la Rochelle
Atlantic
Kurl Cosnitz
Marshal Stalin
Truman
Churchill
Nagi Garmgny
Czechoslovakia
Some Yanks Headed From Europe To Pacific Areas
American troops are moving from Europe toward French ports and then to the Pacific, under redeployment plans. The first combat units are not expected in the Pacific for at least six months, with service troops set to precede the veterans who helped defeat Germany, as Brigadier General G B Klyster indicated.
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Hewaquartera Aniea Expeditionary
Faris
Europe
Pacific Theater
Germany
G. B. Klyster
Convention Ban Removal Urged By Rep Case
Washington congressman Case urged War Mobilizer Vinson to lift bans on church conventions and patriotic organization gatherings after racing and nightclub curfew were eased. He argued if the Kentucky Derby could resume in wartime, regular conventions of churches, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Spanish War Veterans and auxiliaries, and fraternal groups should follow.
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Washington
Case
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Doolittle predicts 2000-plane raids on Japan
London AP dispatch quotes Lt Gen James H Doolittle head of the U S Eighth Air Force predicting 2,000 bomber raids on Japan as airfields and supply routes expand. He says personnel reach about 300000 with rotations and plans moving heavy bombers to the Pacific for medium bomber roles alongside Superfortresses.
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London
James H. Doolittle
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Tokyo
Japan
Doolittle
Engeland
Pacific
United States
Occupation Air Force
Germany
Europe
B-29s Hit Japan With Three Night Bombing Raids
Allied B-29 flights struck Japan’s homeland in three waves targeting Kyushu and Honshu industrial centers and airfields. The heaviest wave attacked Kawanishi seaplane plants near Kobe Osaka while other crews hit Qita and Sali airfields and oil storage sites at Tokuyama Otake Oshima. No losses reported and oil reserves hammered for first time in yesterday’s 40-plane strike. Captains Greene and Ganey described vivid fire and large smoke plumes over targets.
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Guan
Japan
Kyushu
Honshu
Kawanishi
Kobe
Osaka
Qita
Sali
Miyakanoja
Nittigahara
Miyaksaki
Okinawa
Precision Instruments
Tokuyama
Otake
Oshima
Wiley D. Ganey
Andalusia
Als
Phillip M. Greene
Kane Ave
Larchmont
Marines Cross Asa River Bridge At Naha Front
A U S Marine division crossed the Asa River estuary under cover of darkness as part of a renewed push toward Naha Okinawa. Japanese attempts to blow the bridge failed, damaging but not stopping the crossing amid heavy cave fortifications. Casualty tallies rose with Allied losses around 16 425 including 2 684 dead and 38 857 Japanese killed through midweek. Iwo Jima figures stood at 23 244 killed and 1 058 captured. A light naval mission evacuated 404 Marshallese from Jaluit Atoll during a counterattack.
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U.S
Naha
Okinawa
Sixth Marine
Asa ‘River
Apan
Asato
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Iwo Jima
Iwo
Jaluit Atoll
Marshall Islands
Philippines
WMC Plans Gradual Easing of Labor Controls
Washington reports the War Manpower Commission outlines a staged relaxation of workforce controls as Japan's defeat nears. McNutt says broad relaxations wait until V-E Day and a transitional period runs to July, with blanket referrals and adjusted ceilings in groups one and two to reemploy laid-off workers.
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Washington
Manpower Commission
Paul v. McNutt
Japan
WMC
McNutt
Nazi Organizations May Face Trial For Crimes
The proposal would create an international tribunal to try major organizations and leaders for war crimes in Europe. Britain, Russia, and France discussed the plan at the United Nations Conference with Soviet officials and U.S. officials, suggesting punishment for groups like the Nazi Party or the SS with labor in postwar reconstruction.
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San Francisco
Europe
Britain
Russia
France
Moscow
Molotoy
Truman
Samuel S. Rosenman
Stettinius
State Department
Nazi Party
England
Yanks Press Hard Near Davao in Mindanao Fight
Forces of the 24th Division under Maj Gen Roseos Woodruff push to clear Japanese inland garrison near Davao City. Marine air support aided operations as 19,000 Japanese civilians fled. MacArthur reports sunk and damaged shipping totaling about 1.89 million tons in four months of the year.
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Manila
Roseos Woodruff
Japan
Mindanao
Davao
Talomo
Davao City
Samar Island
Philippines
Tarakan Island
Borneo
Djoeata
Thle
API Hill
Djoenta
Luzon
43Rd Infantry Division
Ipo
Angate
Manilaa
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Plans for Kingsport pennant raising ceremony discussed
Civic leaders at the Kingapoor Inn reviewed plans for the May 18 pennant raising at J. Fred Johnson Park by the Kingsport Baseball Club. Governor Jim McCord will speak before the ceremony during his Upper East Tennessee tour.
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J. Fred Johnson Park
Kingsport
Kingapoort Inn
Joseph Higgins
Jim McCord
Upper East Tennessee
Cobyna-Bennett High School
East Tennessee
McCord
Johnson City
Bristol
Careful Driver Wins Kingsport Safety Award
Mack Farley of 401 Rose Street wins the Kingsport Safety Council careful driver award for his second time this week. The 94 cab driven by Farley, license 57-66, number 42, was cited for signaling and careful operation on busy city streets. He has been mailed two theater tickets as the prize.
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Kingsport Safety Council
Mack Farley
Rose Street
WLB Sets Firm Wage Policy During Reconversion
The War Labor Board outlined a wage program to maintain current high levels during the transition from a two continental war to one front. It relies on active bargaining with employers and unions, allows immediate schedules where unions exist, and avoids retroactive changes. Price controls and broader shifts are under consideration, with ongoing debate in Congress over easing price restrictions next January. The UN lists Rudolf Hess Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Goering as war criminals, with Doenitz potential for trial.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Taft
R-Chio
Congress
WLB
George W.taylor
Taylor
London
Rudolf Hess
Heinrich Himmler
Hermann Goering
United Nations
Karl Doenitz
Germans Invade Sweden on Run Across South Sweden
Swedish press reports a German influx of more than 4,000 soldiers and civilians fleeing Russia landing at Kalmar Gotland Ystad Simrishamn and other points in southern Sweden. Authorities sent the group on and most headed toward Denmark with some seeking British or American ports.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Presse Reporta
Denmark
Kalmar
Gotland
Hela Peninsula
Danzig
Ystad
Simrishamn
Victorious Troops In Burma Eye Singapore As Next Goal
British and Allied forces in Burma eye Singapore as the next objective after Rangoon. Fresh troops and a growing fleet back this push, with amphibious capabilities and paratroop units poised for a Malay Peninsula or Sumatra landing across Malacca Strait.
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Burma
Singapore
Vatculta
Rangoon
Lord Louie Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Mountbatten
Malay Peninsula
Sumatra
Malacca Strait
Malaya
Pacific
Trincomalee
Ceylon
Bay of Bengal
India
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Wilhelm Keitel
Berlin
Signal Corps
Legion
Eighth
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