Ratification debate and postwar order shape Asia and Germany
The article surveys the push for United Nations Charter ratification led by Taft and the Senate, noting veto powers and cautious pace. It describes allied occupation plans for Berlin and Vienna, Russia's control in Eastern Europe, and the coming power dynamics among four occupying powers in Germany. It also contrasts Japanese propaganda with actual outcomes on Okinawa where prisoner captures rise as invasion looms.
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Okinawa
Pacific
Senate
Sen
Taft
Council of the World Organization
E. R. Stettinius
Washington
United States
Council
Truman
U. S
Sen. la Follette
San Francisco
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Eisenhower
Vienna
East Prussia
Poland
Balkan
Baltic States
France
Moscow
Goebbels
Volkssturm
Japan
Why of Borneo and its wartime significance
The article notes Borneo's large size and strategic value near the Philippines and Singapore. It mentions native tribes, colonial controls, rubber and oil, and describes how Australian forces under General MacArthur are driving out the Japanese to secure resources for Allied war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orneo
Borneo
Australia
Greenland
New Guinea
Japan
Philippines
Singapore
General MacArthur
Brunei
Western Pacific
United States
Iwo Jima Air Campaign Reaps Major Casualty Savings
The article notes Iwo Jima's airfield value in shortening strikes on Japan. Four thousand Marines died in the campaign, but 851 B 29s landed crippled or unable to return to base in three months, saving 9 361 trained pilots and enabling quicker future sorties toward Okinawa.
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Iwo Jima
Japan
Guam
Pacific
Okinawa
War Department
Ten Thousand Sight-Seeing Soldiers Visit Hitler’s Retreat
Ten thousand sight-seeing soldiers toured Hitler’s retreat in one day attracted by a building said to be built to last a thousand years. The event highlighted the enduring numismatic propaganda surrounding the regime.
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Hitler
Rangoon Victory Parade Signals New Allied Triumphs in Asia
NEA Service dispatch describes Admiral Mountbatten presiding over the Rangoon Victory Parade as Allied forces celebrate Burma’s liberation. The piece notes Japanese retreat, Burmese cooperation with Allies, and the strategic value of Burma as a bridge to China, with details on troops, logistics, and regional hopes.
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Rangoon
Southeastern Asia
Bay of Bengal
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Louis
Burma
United States
Royal Air Forces
South East Asia
Ba Maw
U Saw
India
China
Malaya
Sumatra
Java
Japan
Shwe Dagon Pagoda
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Texas
New Order
Uncle Sam
Stilwell Road
United States Army
France
Mountbatten
Germany
Normandy
Thailand
Calcutta
Joe Stilwell
Myitkyina
Nazi Hostages Kept Alive by Reluctant SS
Reports reveal prominent hostages held by the Nazis survived because SS defied Hitler’s orders to execute them. Details describe transfer to Dachau, involvement of figures like Stauffenberg, Thyssen, and Schacht, and mixed acts of interference by Himmler and Allied contact with German commanders during the Munich episode.
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Munich
Hitler
Mayrquardt
Schenk Vom Staffenberg
Theberg
Stauffenberg
Prettenberg
Fritz Thyssen
Erich Heberlein
Dachau
Schussniggs
Schacht
Halber Leon
Leon Blum
Niemeller
Captain Best
Himmler
Staffenberg
Himmmler
Stiller
Garibaldi
Niederdorf
Best
von Bonin
Jordan
Jederdorf
Amee
Pastor Niemeller
Germany
Alle
Thyssen
Thysse
Switzerland
Switland
Truman Wins Wide Backing Across Parties in Poll
A Princeton Institute poll finds 88 to 89 percent approval among Democrats and Republicans for President Truman after two months in office. The survey shows strong cross party support, with 92 percent approval in the West Central region, and notes Truman’s Missouri origins and aligned foreign and domestic policy with public sentiment.
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Truman
Princeton
N. J
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Mr. Roosevelt
Missouri
Mr. Truman
West Central
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Note Grounded in Historic Masthead
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press publish as La Crosse Tribune Co. with Burgess as publisher and L Bangsberg as managing editor. The paper notes second class entry date and AP affiliation, highlighting standard masthead and syndicate credit.
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LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
la Crosse
Wis
the Beautiful
Burgess
BR L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
Tribune and Leader-Prese
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
New British Air Force Formed for Far East Dispatch
The Aeroplane magazine reports a new British air force prepared for dispatch to the Far East with Lincoln aircraft and Avro Lancaster bombers capable of delivering the heaviest bombs yet used by the RAF. The air ministry declined comment.
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London
Aeroplane
Air Ministry
Far East
RAF
Parachute Demonstration Mishap At Fort Worth Field
A field secretary modeling a parachute for a demonstration at Fort Worth Army Air Field accidentally pulled the ripcord. The silk billowed and she rose skyward before GI guards restrained and collapsed the chute.
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Fort Worth Army Air Field
Tex
Answers to Questions from The La Crosse Tribune
Reader questions cover military history art and theater myths and religious practice. Topics include the US Army quartermaster corps founding in 1775 the Gallery of the Archduke William painting by David Teniers the Younger the range of tigers the meaning of liturgy Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Byron’s remark on prophets Audubon Birds of America editions mongooses and the Pantheon’s role and longevity.
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Quartermaster Corps of
Army
F.W. A
Quartermasters Corps
Sage Continental Congress
Colonial Militia
G.M.P. A
David Teniers the Younger
Archduke William
Brussels
Madrid
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Mark R. Byers
Foreign Affairs
Western
Europe
Belgum
Italy
Romania
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Balkans
Czechoslovakia
JNDAY
Toto
Harry Grayson
NEA Service
NER
Middle East
Irrawaddy River
Ceylon
NEA Service. Ine
American Institute of Public Opinion
Gallup
The
Haskin Service
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
Washington, D. C
Speare
Shakespeare
Asia
C.L.E. A
Siberia
Prophets
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L.B.Q
Romeo and
Julet
Shake
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T. A
W.L.E. A
Rome
Paris
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