Fires Rage In Tokyo After 4 Million Pound B 29 Raid
Tokyo endures massive fire sweep following a 4 000 000 pound B 29 raid described as the largest on Japan's capital. Thousands of homes burned amid smoke near Tokyo Bay as imperial palaces embassies and government residences faced damage. pilots called the operation highly successful and targeted key railroad yards to disrupt empire rail traffic.
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Tokyo
Japan
Guam
Nupital
Toiga Radio
Legation
Education
Minister of Transport
71St Bomber Command
Tokyo Bay
Imperial Palace
Gwent
Empire
Marianas
Superforis
Funeral Plans For Himmler Undecided
British Second Army officials remain undecided on whether to hold a funeral for Heinrich Himmler in Allied hands. Himmler died by suicide 36 hours earlier. his body rested on a villa floor as plans to place him in a coffin are considered. Joachim von Ribbentrop is believed to be in the British sector, with many refugees moving across northwest Germany.
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Second Army
P—Second Army
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Lueneburg
Jowan
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Himmler
An Unclear Scene at Ball Game Crowd
A city street scene at a ball game features a loudspeaker delivering an anthem amid the crowd. The moment includes a quip blaming Joe for an error and a brief debate about local population figures near Kingsport.
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Growd
Cloud Speaker
Joe
Sutherland On Trial For Island Shooting
Sullivan County jurors hear Preston Sutherland of Long Island on trial for the January 28 fatal shooting of James B. McNew near Sutherland’s home. McNew died from a heart wound after being struck and reportedly clubbed. Sutherland says he acted in self defense with a shotgun. Also reported are rapid verdicts in Blair's Gap murder case and acquittals in a traffic death case.
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MecNew
Sutherland
McNew
McNaw
Richard Hickman
Ernest Dykes
Blair's Gap
Hickman
State Penitentiary
Paul McMurray
Lynn Garten
Rufus B. Kindle
Gate City
Jap Paratroopers Land On Okinawa Fields
An unsigned Domei report claimed Nipponese paratroopers landed on two American airfields in Okinawa, Yontan and Kuwa ta na, during the night and struck grounded aircraft depots and airfield installations in rapid succession. The dispatch said the suicide troops caused confusion and cited continued Allied air attacks around Okinawa. Other Domei items said small Allied scouts were thwarted on Makaroe Island and southern Halmahera in the Celebes south of the Philippines.
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San Francisco
Okinawa
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Domei
Maka Iehe
Halma_hera
Celebes Group
Philippines
French Want To Split With Spain
Paris reports the French Foreign Affairs Committee urged breaking relations with Spain and pressuring Franco’s resignation. The panel also demanded rapid surrender of Laval, Vichy’s head, now in Spain after fleeing Germany. Allies should back a republican Spain and immediate consultative elections.
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Paris
French Foreign Affairs Committee
Spain
France
Generalissima Franco
Assembly
United States Senate
de Gaulle
Italy
Pierre Laval
Laval
Germany
Franco
Old Republic
Barcelona
Hammond Post Memorial Service Slated At 3 15 Sunday
Memorial services for men from the area who died in two world wars will be held Sunday evening at J. Fred Johnson Park under Hammond Post No. 3 American Legion. Paul Scott said the service starts at 3 15 p m with post and auxiliary members and the Dobyns Hennett band participating. Mrs. B F McConnell will welcome Gold Star mothers, Rev L F Kent will deliver the memorial address, wreaths will be placed, and taps and colors will close the program. Oak Ridge Worker Dies In Auto Wreck is noted next.
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J. Fred Johnson Park
Hammond Post No. 3
American Legion
Paul Scott
Post
Post Auxiliary
Dobyns-Hennett
Gold Star
B. F. McConnell
Auxilary
L. F. Kent
Japs Remain In Mountains On Mindanao Front
Mindanao fighting enters mopping-up stage with thousands of Japanese still in mountain positions. 51st Infantry Division meets 40th and Americal Divisions near Impulatao as US forces push toward Dayan and the Cavan Gulf. engineers rebuild bridges and a Japanese defense line tightens near Shuri amid Okinawa operations.
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Manila
Mindanao Island
Philippine
Mindanao
51St
Sayre Highway
40Th
Americal
Macajalar Bay
Associated Press
Richard Berghalz
Advancs Elementa
Impulatao
Splits Island
Dayan
Davao
Talomo
Lieanan
Cavan Gulf
Douglas MacArthur
Mindahao
Philippines
Guam
Tenth Army
Shuri
Okinawa
Seventh
Yonabaru
32Nd
184Th
Archibald W. Arnold
Marinom
Asato
Naha
Lemuel
Shepherd, Jr
Leathernecks
Esat
Cross River
Asato River
Archibald VI Arnold
7Th Division
Shurl Fortress
Lieutenant Palmer Fatally Wounded In Okinawa Action
Lieutenant Elbridge W. Palmer 25 died May 18 on Tinian from wounds received in Okinawa. He participated in the first Okinawa invasion and Leyte landing, had been overseas since July 1, 1944. A Lehigh University graduate, he was inducted in 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe and served at Camp Adair Camp Beale and San Luis Obispo. His father Col. E. W. Palmer presides over the Kingsport Papers.
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Elbridge W. Palmer
Tinian
Okinawa
War Department
E. W. Palmer
Watauga Street
Palmer
Infantry
Leyte
Island
Armed Forces
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Benning
Camp Adair
Oregon
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Camp Beale
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Kingsport Pregs
Congressional Sugar Ration Plan Cuts Industrial Use
A congressional food investigator said OPA plans drastic sugar cuts for industrial users, likely down to 40 percent or less of 1941 levels, with a third quarter effective July 1. The move follows civilian consumption outrunning allotted stock, prompting calls to unify control under a single leader as Anderson is named to run agriculture.
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Congressional Food
OPA
Anderson
D-Nm
House Food Committee
Anerson
Jovern
Tee
Truman
Agriculture
Fond “Cza
Churchill Maps Fighting Campaign Moves Big Ten Election
Prime Minister Churchill leads a touring campaign as Conservatives face Labor in a pivotal general election set for July. Harold Laski for Labor warns of a clash between private enterprise and socialism, pledging no coalition with Conservatives. A caretaker cabinet is expected, with election speeches planned in Woodford Masex.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Harold Laski
Labor Party
Laborite
E —Sible
Truman
Statin
George VI
Sketch
Woodford
Masex
B 29s Fire Tokyo Raid On Marunouchi District
A force of about 500 B 29s dropped over 4 000 tons of incendiaries on Tokyo on Friday morning Japan time, targeting Marunouchi and surrounding areas near the imperial palace. The raid followed by less than 49 hours a massive 550 plane fire assault with extensive damage to Shinaawa industrial zones and near Tokyo Bay, with officials noting quick unloading aims to overwhelm Tokyo fire defenses.
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Guam
Tokyo
Marunouchi
Imperial
Unfl
Jesat
Shina' Awa
Curtis F. Le.May
C.W.T
Imperial Palace
Shinagawa
Tokyo Bay
Chicago
State Street Department
Marunouchi District
Imperial Hotel
Frank Lloyd Wright
Ginza
Japan
Marunouchi Business District
Veto Remains Top Issue At Meeting
San Francisco P The veto power of the Big Five dominates the United Nations Conference as 43 nations debate changes to world machinery. Secretary Stettinius returns from Washington as committees wind up work this week to begin public discussion of reports.
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San Francisco
Stettinius
Washington
Truman
New League
World Organization
Two Kingsport Servicemen on War Casualty List
The War Department lists two Kingsport youths among Tennessee and Virginia casualties. Details show one dead, three wounded, two missing, and two liberated prisoners of war in Europe and the Pacific. Names include First Lt Robert E. Johnson Jr and Pvt Howard G. Overbay, with additional statuses for Roy A. Mills James R. Stump Earl Wayne Ball Roy Lance and Edward D. Livingston among others.
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War Department
Tennessee
Virginia
Kingsport
Robert E. Johnson, Jr
Robert ©. Johnson
Dale Street
Germany
Howard G. Overbay
Dorothy
Overbay
L. C. Sawyer
Europe
Tennessee Army
Roy A. Mills
Margaret E. Mills
Oak Ridge
Pacific
James R. Stump
Mia
Myrtle EB. Stump
Morristown
Navy
Earl Wayne Ball
Bond Drive Passes 75 Percent Mark in Kingsport
Kingsport surpassed three quarters of its Seventh War Loan EB bond quota with 2 863 75 in purchases, bringing total EB bonds to 72 550. The city aims for 1 million in EB bonds and 1.5 million in other securities. War Finance Committee plans a Friday 4 30 p.m. meeting at Tri City Airport with East Tennessee reps to organize a big airshow as part of the drive. The Army Air Forces will send a flight caravan to Tri City Sunday and Monday June 10 and 17, while Elizabethton Civil Air Patrol will inspect the planes on June 11.
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Kingsport
War Finance Committee
Kinesport
East Tennessee
Tri-City
Army Air Forces
Elizabethton
Secret Hitler notes indict Nazi war guilt in hideout find
Secret records found at Berchtesgaden reveal Adolf Hitler’s self indicting account of planning the crushing of Czechoslovakia and Poland as essential preliminaries for a future war. He asserts Germany was supremely prepared and warns against delaying war, outlining steps including universal military service, Rhineland sovereignty, Austria annexation, and crushing Czechoslovakia and Poland to position Germany for defense.
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Hitler
Nazi Party
Berchtesgaden
P— Stenograf
Nagig
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Germany
Berlin
Ardennes
Hiter
Rhineland
Austria
Capture of SS Chief Oberg by Allied Forces
Gen. Karl Oberg former chief of all German SS and police in occupied France was captured by the 101st Airborne and the 42nd Division in Kitzbuhel Germany. He was found among prisoners after a three hour mountain search and identified by Maj. Gen. Cecil Simmons. He admitted his identity after denial and was taken with two officers and his secretary.
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Kitzbuhel
Germany
Karl Oberg
U. S
France
101St Airborne
Oberg
Cecil Simmons
502Nd Parachute Infantry
Simmons
Grand Rapids
Mich
Police Department
Butcher
Paris
Careful Driver Mrs. Weller Wins Kingsport Council Award
Mrs. Donald R. Weller of 1533 Woodside Avenue won the Kingsport Safety Council careful driver award Friday. This was the fourth consecutive female winner cited this week. Weller’s license number 5-1388 has been mailed two tickets for observance of traffic rules while traveling on city streets.
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Donald R. Weller
Woodside Avenue
Kingsport Safety Council
Weller
Nurober
City Atreeta
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