Okinawa Resistance Crumbles as U S Forces Close In
Allied forces push to isolate Shuri as Naha Yonabaru lines fall. Marine and Army units seal pockets in Naha and Shuri with Japanese casualties rising daily. Adm Nimitz reports 61 519 killed and 1353 captured of 85 000 garrison. 25 000 or fewer remain. Wet weather slows maneuvers.
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Guam
Okinawa
Tenth Army
Rising Sun
Shuri Town
Radio Tokyo
Naha
Domei News Agency
Admi
Tokyo Radio
Kokuba River
Naha-Yonabaru Road
Shuri
Ryukyu Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Ben
Naha-Yonabaru
Americsen
U. S
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Yonabaru
Pedro A. del Valle
Rains Flood Upper Mississippi Valley Amid Record Precipitation
A heavy rainfall night and Friday swelled streams from western Wisconsin to Minnesota. Rain totals varied by location with Winona 2.56 inches and La Crosse reaching 8.3 inches for the period, as rivers including the Mississippi and Wisconsin rose across the region. Authorities warned of continued rises over the next 24 to 36 hours and noted lightning striking a pole and a nearby house, briefly stunning occupants and a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ogist A. D. Sanial
Issippi
la Crosse
Sanal
Winona
Hastings
Lansing
Law
West Salem
Wisconsin River
Sania
Land of Lakes
Upper
French Island
Haderer
Nine Missionaries Beheaded on Panay Island by Japanese forces
The Amer Baptist foreign mission society reports nine missionaries and a nine year old child were beheaded by Japanese troops on Panay in 1943. Executions occurred December 19, 1943 after the group fled to refuge to continue preaching and teaching missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Amer- Baptist Foreign
War loan urged to back Pacific fleet support
Washington broadcast from Vice Admiral Ward Smith calls for broad public support to fund millions in sup equipment daily for the Pacific fleet. The appeal emphasizes wartime needs and national finance across the Seventh War Loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Admir Ward Smith
Common Service Force
United States
Pacific Fleet
Amim
Weather outlook with warmer night and 78 near Saturday
Bal weather notes a warm trend with a mild night. Brisk easterly winds ease as Saturday brings fair conditions and a high around 78 degrees.
Chinese Voices Claim Japanese Push South Along East China Sea Coast
Chinese high command reports Japanese forces advancing along the East China sea coast of Chekiang aiming to establish a new anti invasion line. Pingyang fell in a 10 mile advance from Julan while Chinese troops pressed remnants of Japanese units and reported gains in Hunan and Kwangsi.
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Chungking
High Command
East China Sea
Chekiang Province
Pingyang
Julan
Wenchow
Shanghai
Foochow
Fukien
Siapu
Hunan
Kwangsi
Shaoyang
Paoching
Chihkiang
Chukowpu
Indo-China
Yungning
Chienkiang
Chiang Kai-shek
Bus Line Grading and Airport Plans to be Discussed
Petition of the Mississippi Valley Public Service Company on substituting buses for street cars in La Crosse will be studied by the public utility committee at a special meeting Friday evening in city hall. Additional grading on the airport will be discussed by the building committee. The highway committee will inspect paving on Second Street from La Crosse to Vine.
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Mississippi Valley Public Service Company
la Crosse
Public Utility Committee
Second Street
Vine
Lidice Erased: Czech Village Left as Open Field
Eyewitness report from Lidice details the 1942 massacre carried out by Nazi forces. The village’s 667 residents were deprived of men, many women and children sent to camps, and all 112 buildings destroyed. The once quiet community now lies as a wheat field marked by a roadside sign. Only two women from Lidice are confirmed alive, both in a hospital. June 9 1942 marks the night of the atrocity and June 10 the execution of the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward D. Ball
Associ Ed Press
Lidice
Czechoslovakia
Hangman Heydrich
War Agencies Budget Cuts Mark Beginning of the End
The House Appropriations Committee trims 1946 war born agency funds, sending a $769.8 million bill to the floor with one intact allocation for state marine schools. Three local POW veterans Clayton Verlo Otto Hayes and Edward Wojahn are reported liberated and return home or near.
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Washington
House Appropriation Committee
Truman
House
Clayton C. Verlo
Otto Hayes
Edward Wojahn
Stalag 17B
Germany
Aleck Verlo
Avon Street
France
S. Set
Verlo
England
War Department
States
Lillian Litty
Lincoln
Neb
Navy
Washington, D . C
Hayes
Dresden
Herman Olson
George Street
Arthur Wojahn
South Seventh Street
Red Cross
Pvt. Hayes
Wojann
106Th Division
Fort Jackson
S. C
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Nashville
Tenn
Trane Company
Mongomery Ward
Wojahn
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
U. S. To Double Size Of Present Pacific Force
President Truman told Congress the U S army in the Pacific will be doubled in size and become larger than the European army at its height. He urged shipyard workers to stand firm, warned civilians to avoid travel during troop movements, and noted stronger air and sea power as battles shift toward the Japanese homeland.
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Washington
U. S. Army
Pacific
Truman
Europe
Congress
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia and Japan move troops toward Manchurian border
Paris radio reports both sides have massed troops near the Manchurian Soviet border. The NBC broadcast quotes press association reports saying Allied landings in Japan could come soon and that Nipponese aims to keep Russia neutral, with a possible first blow if neutrality fails.
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Russia
Japan
Paris Radio
Press Association
Indo-China
Federal Communications Commission
New Fires Spark Big Raid On Osaka
Allies report a massive bomber operation against Osaka with over 600 B-29s dropping 3 200 tons of incendiaries on Japan s urban industrial center. Simultaneous strikes on Yokohama burned 6 9 square miles as smoke enveloped Osaka forcing crews to depart.
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Osaka
Guam
Minneypeen
Japan
21St Bomber Command
Yokohama
Tokyo
Subs Sink 14 Jap Ships
United States submarines have sunk 14 Japanese ships in war waters, including four combatants. The toll includes three small patrol vessels and a coastal minelayer, plus non combatant losses: a large tanker five medium merchant vessels two medium freighters and a small merchant vessel. Salmon surfaced after depth charge damage and engaged the tanker’s escorts at close range, forcing two to flee and escaping.
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Washington
United Money
Tro
Navy
Toda
Salmon
Big Three meet near as Truman outlines plans
President Truman’s weekly news conference covered a near term Big Three conference and Levantine situation. He endorsed British moves in the Levant and warned no widened Big Three including France or China. He sees San Francisco talks finishing in ten days, with no cabinet changes beyond Wickard’s June 30 tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
France
China
San Francisco
Sugar Ration Progam Tightened as Home Canning Grabs Demand
OPA enforces a four point pledge for home canning sugar and expands enforcement to curb misuse. Bowles cites home canning needs but vows to stop sugar racket with local board suspensions, new investigator staff, and strict monthly quota reductions.
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OPA
Bowles
Half Of Bond Quota Reached In La Crosse County War Drive
About 52 percent of the county’s war bond quota is filled with sales totaling $2,365,829. War finance officials report E bonds reaching $623,421 or 35 percent of its quota, and total individual purchases at $1,328,935 or 36 percent of that quota.
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la Crosse County
War Finance
Stop Issuing Sugar Ration Certificates in La Crosse District
The La Crosse OPA district orders war price and rationing boards to halt issuing sugar for home canning. A new system will be supplied soon. District director Phil H. Griffin cites over-issuing and a national limit of 600000 tons for canning sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Bowles
la Crosse Opa
Phil H. Griffin
U S Agrees To Mediate In Syria Lebanon Crisis
The United States agreed to join Britain and France in a London conference to resolve Syria and Lebanon tensions. France urged cease fire and ordered its troops to stay in place while Halting operations. De Gaulle’s government defended autonomy from outside interference and Paris signaled cautious diplomacy.
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London
France
Churchill
Syria
Paris
Truman
United States
Washington
de Gaulle
Levant
Britain
Pacific
Beyrouth
Lebanon
Damas
Damascus
Gen. de Gaulle
Middle East
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N Yonabary Airfield
Sashik
Philippine
Shuri Castle
Chiang
By Spencer Moosa
U.S
Robert B. McClure
Verlo, Hayes, Wojahn
Office of Civilian Defense
War Relocation Authority
Office of Price Administration
Foreign Economic Administration
Fair Employment Practices Committee
FEPC
FEA
White House
War Shipping Administration
Timeler
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Office of War Information
War Production Board
Office of Censorship
Office of inter-American Affairs
Office of Defense Bave
National War
Selective Services System
Office of Economic Stabilization
War Plants Corporation
The
Associated Press
By Robbin Coons
Wickard
Claude Wickard
Senate
America
Bidault
Georges Bidault
Minister of Information
Ministry of Information
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