General Election Forecast for Britain in July
Prime Minister Churchill moves to dissolve Parliament after Labour withdraws from the coalition. London reports predict a July 6 election if Churchill acts by Thursday, with July 11 as a backup date. A caretaker government is expected pending the vote while international meetings are pushed back to late summer.
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Lendon
Churchill
Labor Party
George VI
Britain
London
Clement Attdee
Dunkerque
Pete
Japs Fail In Counterattack East Of Toungoo
A Southeast Asia Command communiqué reports a Japanese counterattack east of Toungoo failed as they tried to retreat into Thailand. British forces reached nine and a half miles east of Toungoo, about ten miles from the border, while a British motor launch sank five Japanese patrol boats on the Kolkawa River. Mopping up across reoccupied Burma proceeds satisfactorily with signs of Japanese abandoning large supply stores to evacuate troops.
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Calcutta
Burma
Toungoo
Thailand
Southeast Asia Command
Maweri
Toungos
Mungeun
Rangoon
Kolkawa
Street Scene Delayed Grocery Row Sparks Wild Pursuit
An elderly lady scolds a young man in a grocery after he curses family and coworkers. He discovers a row of sugar is upside down, then a neighbor inflames tales of capturing enemies. Kids flee in a chaotic chase as an elder woman is left hurt and confused.
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Onoeone
Stettinius Leaves For Conference With Truman
Secretary of State Stettinius departs the United Nations Conference for Washington to confer with President Truman on wartime Europe crises. He leaves amid a flurry of international delegates and aims to return within days as big decisions loom about postwar plans and joint occupation.
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San Francisco
Stettinius
Washington
Truman
Europe
Molotov
Eden
Bidault
Padilla
Mexico
Connally
D-Tox
Vandenberg
Mich
Jeuve
Stettinius Kirosef
Rijssen
Holland
Berlin
Russia
Britain
United States
Ma Truman
Dremier Stalin
Red Army
Churchill
Mr. Truman
Charles de Gaulle
France
Poland
Austria
Dumbarton Oaks
Stothintia Wale
Democrats and GOP clash over tariff battle in Congress
In Washington lawmakers opened a heated tariff dispute as House Democrats predict victory with 242 seats to 189 for Republicans while the GOP argues against ceding protection. The bill would grant the president authority to cut duties up to 66 percent under reciprocal trade and extend the program for three years amid tense floor debate.
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Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Congress
House
Robert L. Coughton
Thilirman
Ways and
Camrmukee
Chamber
Tin, m
Hwt
Londear Martin
Massachustitte Ald
Senate
Tru Man
Knutson
Minnesota
Republica
Two Candidates Qualify In City Elections
GW Taylor chairman of the city Board of Election Commissioners said Tuesday that only two candidates have qualified as candidates for aldermen in the municipal elections to be held June 2. Deadline for filing of candidates on Friday had been met, with Armitage and Fuller properly qualified.
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GW. Taylor
City Board of Election Commissioners
Obey
Voylae Niall
Gaytage Univ. Vidutesx
Armitage
Irwin Fuller
First Army to Scout Japan After Europe Victory
Washington reports the First Army, famed for breaching the Siegfried Line and securing the Rhine, will redeploy to the Pacific to stalk Japan. About 150,000 men set to be reassigned from the European theater, with some furloughs, and unit composition may change.
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Washington
Siegfried Line
Courtney Sr. Hudgen
United States
War Department
Pacific
France
D Day
Belgium
Prominent Doctor Dr. Schram Dies At Home
Dr. N Schram medical director for Tennessee Rustman Corporation and Holston Ordnance Works died of a heart attack at 2 a m Tuesday at his home 1652 Pineola Avenue He had long been active in industrial medicine in Sullivan and Washington counties and served as president of the Sullivan Washington County Medical Society and of the American Association of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons He is survived by his widow and three children and four brothers Funeral arrangements are incomplete with burial planned at Kingsport City Cemetery
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N. Schram
Tennessee Rustman Corporation
Holston Ordnance Works
Pineola Avenue
Beloit
Wis
Fairbanks-Morae Corporation
Schram
Sullivan-Washington County Medical Society
American Association of Inustrial Physicians and Surgeons
Hla Weirde Fy County Health Service
Holston Valley Community
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Columbia University Medical School
New York City
Kingsport City
Gene Groove
Dr Hasche To Tour Reich Plants From Tennessee Eastman
Dr R L Hasche scientific counsel for Tennessee Eastman Corp Johnson City arrives in London to map a United States government tour of German chemical plants as a Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee member and Army colonel. He has served as a consultant to the War Production Board for three years. Deferment policy announces indefinite deferments for men over 29 in useful work while predicting a heavier burden on younger men.
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Johnson City
Sph
R. Leonard Hasche
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Kingsport
London
England
United States
Hasche
Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee
War Production Board
Haydie
Foreign Economic Administration
Washington
Selective Service Today
Heaviest Air Raids Rock Formosa Shuri Assault
Forces including Doughboys and Marines push toward Shuri from three sides amid fierce Japanese resistance. Patrols enter Yonabaru as heavy combat yields many casualties on both sides. Units from the 6th Marine Division and 96th Infantry engage near Sugar Loaf and Yonabaru with advances toward Shuri.
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Formosa
Shuri
Guam
Yonabaru
Weapetn
Eounters
Neresly Agidant
Puovarth Marine Regiment
Sixth Marine Division
Sugar Loaf
Paul R. Hunter
Lake Worth
Fla
381St
96Th Infantry Division
Flene
William Reeder
Dike
Texag
Tows I
Lhaanemy Ilhoustye
77Th
Taira
Okinawa
307Th Regiment
Army casualty list names seven from area casualties
The War Department reports seven soldiers from this area on the new casualty list. In the European theater two dead, one missing in action, one wounded, and four liberated prisoners of war. Wounded: James H. Worker of Jonesville Tennessee. Missing: Palmer Wy Horton of Pennington Gap. Liberated prisoners include David E. Gray of Tennessee, James H. Hensley of Erwin, Tra A. Shelton of Rogersville Virginia, and Walter W. Wheeler of Dante.
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War Department
Tunnasaee
Virginia
AML
Pfe
James H. Worker
Mary J. Tanker
Jonesville
Tennessee
Clarence A. Hopkins
Nancy HT
Davia
Misebuthian
Palmer Wy Horton
Veda L. Horton
Pennington Gap
David E. Gray
Frances M. Gray
James H. Hensley
Elizgabeth Hensley
Erwin
Tra A. Shelton
Susan R. Shelton
Rogersville
Walter W. Wheeler
Minnie Wheeler
Dante
Tito Signals Flexibility Over Trieste Occupation
Marshal Tito appears to backtrack on Trieste aims, withdrawing partisan forces from southern Austria and moving toward a peaceful, temporary settlement. London officials see improved prospects for a diplomatic solution through channels, with talks likely at the peace conference to resolve the Slovene coast and Trieste disputes.
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London
Yugoslavia
Mar@ Shal Tito
Trionhs Mel Tha Triomel Sysrom
Rva
Moscow
Astrong
Tite
Austria
Trieste
Adriatic
Tito
Thaly
Foreign Office
Tare Old Alexander
Mediterranean
Belgrade
Japs Attack U. S. Areas With Balloons
The Army and Navy reported Japanese long range balloons have sporadically attacked western North America over several months. Some landed or dropped explosives in isolated localities but caused no property damage. The joint statement urged a public safety campaign to warn residents, especially children west of the Mississippi, of unexploded devices and to avoid handling unfamiliar objects.
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Washington
North America
Army
Navy
Missis
Sippi
Mansfield Seeks Russian Entry to Fight Japan
Rep Mans Cladd, in a House speech, warns that without a unified China the war strategy may shift. He argues disunity could split China and push the United States toward a direct assault on the Japanese home islands if China remains divided. He notes reliance on agile Japan and cites his India Burma China theater experience.
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Washington
Atlanta
Japan
Mansfield
China
Roosevelt
Court Moves Slowly On May Circuit Docket
The May term of Sullivan County Circuit Court advanced slowly with two cases finished before noon. Jurors found Franks Camper guilty of whisky possession, with a $100 penalty, and Roscoe Church guilty of forgery, each receiving a year and a day in state prison. Other cases included Joseph Hopkins of Kingsport facing criminal assault charges as juries were formed.
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Liountvilla
Goh
Kingsport
Franks Camper
Roscoe Church
Tworounta
Carings
Joseph Witham Hopkins
Kingaport
Shelburne Ferguson
W. C. Tatum
Lee School
Shelborne Ferguson
Blountville
Tatum
Emory Adkins
Coeburn
Holmestead
Jack Allen
Lee Countian
Toaldfled
Adkins
66 Jerseys Sold In Disposal Of Rotherwood Herd
A Johnson City area Jersey cattle sale drew national interest as 66 head were auctioned for W. E. Ring and J. Howe Dobyns II. Top price went to a two year old Silver Medal cow, Design Golden Boutilliere, boosting totals to roughly 335 dollars per animal. Notables present included Doris Duke’s representative George LaFever, Dobyns, W. J. Keegan, Tom McCord, Laurence Gardiner, and UT Knoxville professors. proceeds funded farm and charitable interests with several animals donated to Holston Orphanage.
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Surgansvilla
W. E. Ring
J. Howe Dobyns
Doris Duke
George LaFever
Kingsport
Dobyns
Holston
Greeneville
Wonderful Nick
Trinity
Isle of Jersey
Howe Dobyns
W. J. Keegan
American Jersey Cattle Club
New York
Tom McCord
Montgomery
Ala
Laurence B. Gardiner
C. BE. Wylie
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Mett Jennings
Tennessee Jersey Cattle Club
E. van Cleave
Nadachin Ane
Stale Division of Agriculture
Henry Waters
J. J. L. Hutcheson, Sr
Happy Valley Farms
Rossville
Georgia Cattle
Million Tons Less Sugar In Sight For U. S. This Year
Washington reports a sugar shortfall of about one million tons caused by widespread controls. A committee urged a single administrator to coordinate sugar policy and warned that balanced rationing and distribution must be tightened. Possible coordinators named include Karl Wilson and Jordun Bernhiert.
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U. S
Washington
Karl Wilson
Commodity Credit Temporation
Nir Jordun Bernhiert
Hsac
War Wood Adamniatrition
Wilson
National Sugar Refining Co
Truman
OPA
WEA
U S Infantry Pushes Through Central Luzon Against Japanese
Allied forces announce heavy air strikes from Philippines-based bombers. U S infantrymen kill about 500 Japanese near central Luzon as they push toward a Mindanao junction, with bridges blown and resistance waning. Fifth Air Force and 7th Air Force units support advances across Balete Pass and Sayre Highway.
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Manila
Formosa
U. S
Luzon
Mindanao
Associated Press
Russell Brines
Rom
7Th Air Force Base
Daast
Philippines
Fee Dam
Doughsoys
Douglas Macarthur
88Th Infantry
Wawa Dam
Fifth Air Force
First Cavalry
Infanta
Balete Pass
Cagayan Valley
40Th
31St
Mangima Canyon
Susa
Davao
Tarakan Island
Borneo
Kingsport War Bond Drive Totals Reach $629313 50
Kingsport War Bond sales in the Seventh War Loan reached 629313 50 with Mondays and Saturdays purchases. The city holds a 1 million dollar quota and needs to raise 1400 thousand in another security type before the drive closes June 30. Treasury praise banks for unprecedented participation in the bond sale.
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Kingsport
War Finance
Washington
Treasury
Ted R. Gamble
National War Finance
Careful Driver Mrs J A Godwin Wins Local Award
Mrs J A Godwin of 308 Center Street earns Tuesday’s Kingsport Safety Council careful driver award amid city traffic safety efforts.
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J. A. Godwin
Center Street
Kingsport Safety Council
Gilet
Heenan Berber
Tralian
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New York Harbor
America
Mali
Saigghoanen
Wien
First Army
Sierfried
Remagen
Rhine
Hodges
Adios Witer
Auge
Leugh
Resutiung
Amy Carpa
Germany
Veturnn Prisonnel
Gunn Hoaygur
Phrat
Dr. Schram
R. L. Hasche
Reich
Marshal Tito
Borba
Capitel
Shesucd
Litaly
Yugo Inulia
Rotherwood Herd
Ehallan
Doahonidlon
Coxlaghy
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