Mindanao amphibious landing probes Japanese pockets
American forces conduct their sixth Mindanao landing at Langon near Davao to flank and hem in isolated Japanese garrisons. Units from the 24th Infantry Division push inland amid strong air and naval support as RAF and allied air forces pound targets across Luzon Borneo and other areas.
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Manila
Mindanao
Langon
Davao
Davao Gulf
Roscoe B. Woodruff
Davao Tenenen
Laugon
Woodruff
Douglas MacArthur
Bukidnon
Northcentral
Talomo
24Th Division
Luzon
Luzon Island
25Th
Cagayan Valley
Santa Fe
33Rd
Baguio
U. S
Borneo
Tarakan Island
MacArthur
Gesselton
Lesser Sundas
Russia Rejects Retreat on Veto Issue at San Francisco
Moscow dictated hardline stance against veto voting delaying Big Five unity at the United Nations conference. Delegates weighed leaving two versions side by side or skipping the veto plan altogether and convening a new conference to resolve the dispute.
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Douglas B. Cornell
San Francisco
Russia
Big Five
United Nations Conference
Moscow
Security Council
Sixteen Shot In Prison Riot at Seventy-Ninth Street
In Sepps Md a riot at a state prison sent sixteen convicts shot or wounded as troopers and guards battled for hours. Prisoners armed with clubs and improvised weapons broke cell windows while police used riot guns and gas to quell the disturbances.
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Sessups
House of Correction
Feels
N. Kavanagh
Fort George G. Meade
Baltimore City
Jesups
William Weber
Maryland State Police
Four Power Council To Meet In Berlin
Paris reports the Supreme Allied Commander ordered pool coverage for a Berlin meeting of the Four Power Council for Germany. SHAEF press said no final date yet, with Eisenhower as US representative. Zhukov Montgomery Koenig are listed as members.
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Four Power Council
Berlin
Paris
Yaya
Con- Council
Germany
SHAEF
Eisenhower
U. S
Gregory Zhukov
Bernard L. Montgom
Joseph Koenig
Local Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Sunday
Partly cloudy with a forecasted high around 70 degrees. Expect mild conditions in the afternoon with light winds and no significant precipitation.
Truman Family Heads to Independence Missouri
Mrs. Harry S. Truman with her daughter Margaret and her mother Mrs. David W. Wallace depart Washington for a summer visit at the Truman family home in Independence Missouri.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Margaret
David W. Wallace
Truman
Independence
Missouri
Vets Return Home After Ship Collision in Fog
The Paine Wingate, carrying 323 veterans from Europe, limped into New York harbor with 18 feet of water in the hold after a collision with a tanker in a foggy convoy. Five other Liberty ships arrived earlier, totaling 1,436 soldiers. Captain L L Beasley reported a two foot hole but no panic as the vessel pursued home. A crewman spoke of icebergs seen during the voyage though not confirmed by authorities.
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New York
Paine Wingate
Europe
L. L. Beasley
Wingate
Albert Kyle
Charleston
West Va
Charles Brantley Aycock
Royal Netherlands Bomber Crashes in Grass Valley Killing Crew
A Royal Netherlands air force bomber crashed and burned in Grass Valley California on Saturday. All four crew members were killed and a Catholic retreat house was destroyed along with damage to an adjoining chapel.
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Grass Valley
Calif
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Halsey Plans New Air Strikes Against Kyushu In Pacific
Allied forces report carrier planes from Admiral Halsey's 3rd fleet striking Kyushu bases on Saturday while the 10th Army drives into Okinawa. The fleet claimed air and ground successes at Miyazaki Kokubu Tushira Kagoshima and Chiran with several enemy planes and ships destroyed. Meanwhile, Marine and Army units advanced on Okinawa near Shuri Chanvilage and Nahn Yonabaru as Tokyo boasted of shipping successes.
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Borneo
Celebes
Halmaheras
Lesser
Sundas
Taihoku
Formosa
Giran
Asiatic
Indo-China
Yangtse
Bougainville
Buin
Buin Road
Monoitu
New Guinea
Rabaul
Kavieng
Bougainvile
Guam
William F. Halsey
Pacific
U. S
Kyushu
10Th Army
Okinawa
Halsey
John S. McCain
Miyazaki
Kokubu
Tushira
Kagoshima
Chiran
North
South Pole
Toyko Bay
Tokyo
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Fallen Naha
Shuri
Nahna- Yonabaru
Effect Of Employment Shift For One Front War
Washington officials say the move to a one front war economy has modestly raised unemployment since mid April. About 150000 more seek work, totaling roughly 950000 unemployed, with many munitions workers leaving. Veterans releases and gradual production shifts will shape job prospects through August and November.
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Washington
WMC
Japs Handed Beating In Central Burma Fight
Calcutta dispatch reports British forces inflicted a heavy defeat on Japanese troops in central Burma above Prome. Trapped units were trying to cross the Irrawaddy as Mountbatten headquarters announced 1,221 enemy killed at the Kama escape bridge head 17 miles north of Prome.
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Calcutta
Burma
Prome
Irrawaddy River
Lord Mountbatten
Kama
Rangoon
Chinese Attack Breaches Shaoyang Front Near Liuchow
Chinese communique reports troops break through Shaoyang outer defenses after fierce assaults. Japanese forces pull back to outskirts as Chinese advance 22 miles from the Indo China border toward Liuchow, threatening the former U S 14th air base.
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Chungking
Shaoyang
Paoching
China
Yenkowpu
Tankow
Chukowpu
Indo-China
Yellow River
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Yuhgning
Suichwan
Kiangsi
Shaoyand
Linchow
Army sets interim 85 point release rule for soldiers
Washington reports soldiers with 85 points as of May 12 may not be discharged immediately. The interim score allows release while the critical score is determined from service ratings across theaters, with a six week study starting mid May.
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Washington —i
War Department
Young Bandit Kills Self After Cornered In Hotel
Fort Lauderdale police identified the suspect as Santo Edward Russo 21 formerly of Brooklyn New York a former University of Miami student and World War II veteran He held $13000 in diamond rings from a jewelry shop splintered to flee an impromptu posse and killed himself on the hotels third floor Authorities linked him by fingerprints from a Miami Beach taxi service and photos multiple New York area addresses were found in his hotel room
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
University of Miami
Richard Addison
Santo Edward Russo
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Miami Beach
Addison
Russo
Truman Signs Bill to Resume Army Enlistments
President Truman signed legislation authorizing the War Department to resume accepting enlistments in the regular army. The bill allows three year terms or terms for the duration of the war plus six months, amid expired prior enlistments and selective service constraints.
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Washington
Truman
War Department
Army
Theater Plans Bond Program for Ernie Pyle Day
A Logan high school string ensemble conducted by H. C. Amundson will perform at 7 and 9 p m Wednesday at the Rivoli theater to honor Ernie Pyle Day. War bonds purchased at Rivoli Wednesday grant a free ticket to the film National Velvet starring Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, and Elizabeth Taylor. The ensemble members include Harlan Domke Arlan Wittenberg Melba Muth Patricia Bright Florette Baumgartner Virginia Hazelton Ella Mae Cahape Jerry Lehmeier and June La Fleur with B C Smith introducing them.
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Ernie Pyle
Logan High School
H. C. Amundson
Rivoli Theater
Mickey Rooney
Donald Crisp
Elizabeth Taylor
B. C. Smith
Logan
Harlan Domke
Arlan Wittenberg
Melba Muth
Patricia Bright
Florette Baumgartner
Virginia Hazelton
Ella Mae Cahape
Jerry Lehmeier
June la Fleur
U S approves Arab League backing growth of Arab states
William Phillips, aide to the secretary of state, voiced U S support for developing an Arab league to aid Arab independence during a Washington dinner honoring Prince Abdul Ilah. He framed the league as a step for regional unity, seeking broader Arab participation in postwar world affairs and UN tasks.
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New York
United States
Arab League
William Phillips
Institute of Arab American Affairs
Iraq
Prince Abdul Ilah
League
Soviet
Russia
Phillips
Turkey
League of Arab States
United Nations
Detroit Meat Shortage Sparks Odd Scuffle At Café
In Detroit on a Saturday the city market for meat fit for humans closed at noon with a sold out sign. Frank Zarzycki aged 27 was fined for throwing a steak across a cafe and complained that there was too much fat on it.
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Detroit
Frank Zarzycki
Truman urges Americans to grow preserve and conserve food
President Truman asked Americans to produce, preserve and conserve food as a real contribution to victory and peace. He urged victory gardens, larger and better plots, home canning, and careful sugar use as rationing tightens. The administration also tightened home canning sugar allowances and required pledges, while ration boards double check applications.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
OPA
CPA
Seeding Delays Hit La Crosse County Farms Hard
Rural and urban growers report a three week lag in planting as cool wet weather persists. Farmers fear early frost could cut corn yields while peas, grains, and pastures show mixed progress and field washing complicates cultivation.
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la Crosse
Victory
la Crosse Tribune
Vernon
la Crosse County
Sma
Vernon County
Harrison Storandt
Hamilton
W. O. van Loon
Holland
Ray Parmenter
Burns
Fire Claims Life of Arthur Brendt in Superior Home
A weekend fire in Superior destroys a home killing 50 year old Arthur Brendt who lived alone. Firefighters found him inside the residence and the cause is under investigation.
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Superior
Wis
Arthur Brendt
Durham Manufacturing Indicted Over Fraud Offers Plant to Navy
Earl A. Munger, president of Durham Manufacturing, says the firm closed its Fort Wayne plant and offers it to the Navy without charge after a federal indictment accusing 12 employees and the company of conspiring to defraud the government in war material production. The contracts totaled over 14 million dollars. the Navy has not yet commented.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Earl A. Munger
Durham Manufacturing Corporation
Navy
Munger
FBI
Washington
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