Diet Told Jap pire Now In real Peril
The Japanese diet met in emergency session to transfer virtually all powers to Premier Kantaro within a holy war frame. Suzuki warned the war situation worsens and hinted at invasion while rejecting American demands. An emergency measures bill would grant dictatorial powers to mobilize transport, communications, food, taxes, and other wartime needs.
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Kantaro
Suzuki
Japan
Hirohito
Pacific
Navy
Korechike Anami
Adm
Mit- Wan Yona
Yonsi
Suide
Anami
Domei
Local Forecast Shows Cloudy Tonight Then Storms
Weather report notes a cloudy night with sun scattered thunderstorms and Sunday forenoon. Temperature changes include a low around 60 and a high near 74 degrees.
GOP Scores Success In Economy Drive
Washington Republicans tout a 17 million cut in the 1946 Office of War Information budget as a victory. The move, backed by 117 Republicans and a Progressive, excludes Pacific operations, while Senate reversals and Democratic absences cloud its lasting impact.
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Washington
House
Owl
Office of War Information
Senate
OWI
Pacific
Ramspeck
Georgia
Hunt Jewels Owned By Mrs Langford
Police widen Langford case probe examining if a jewelry gang killed 63 year old textile executive Marion Sanford. Investigators surveil suspects while tracing ownership of a $23 000 bracelet and other valuables linked to the crime scene at the Langford home.
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Marion Mayer Langfed
Albert Langford
New York
Criminal Courts
Langford
Marion Sanford
Veterans Protest Plan to Release Conscientious Objectors
Veterans of Foreign Wars protested to President Truman on Friday against a discharge system for conscientious objectors modeled on the Army point system.
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Washington
Veterans of
Truman
Germany To Be Stripped Of Industry With War Potential
Okinawa front reports say American infantry using flame throwers and demolition charges attacked the southern Okinawa defense line. Marines advanced toward Okinawa village with heavy naval fire while Japanese claims note kamikaze strikes and supply drops.
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Germany
Guam
Okinawa
Yaeju-Dake
Radio Tokyo
6Th Marine
Okiagusuku
Hanagusuku
184Th
Hitler Marries Eva Braun Before Berlin Fall, Zhukov Says
Soviet Marshal Zhukov tells reporters Hitler married Eva Braun two days before Berlin’s capture. He notes no corpse tied to Hitler and suggests a possible escape with Braun via an airfield. Officials also discuss Goebbels fate and uncertain Hitler whereabouts in Europe.
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Berlin
Moscow
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Gregory Zhukov
Zhukov
Hitler
Stalin
Fuehrer
Albert Bormann
Nikolai E. Bezarin
Concert Band to Open 1945 Outdoor Season at Myrick Park
La Crosse concert band will begin its outdoor music program with a Sunday concert at 3 p.m. in Myrick Park. City park department announced the event on Saturday.
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la Crosse
Myrick Park
City Park Department
Paratroopers Work On Glider Field In Dutch New Guinea Rescue
Paratroopers labor in a jungle valley 150 miles southwest of Hollandia to prepare a glider field for survivors. A camp of six-foot natives and a small party of survivors are watched by Maj Gardner and Capt Walter as supplies parachute in and a C 47 pulls the survivors to safety. Members include WAC Margaret Hastings Oswego New York Lieut John B McCollum Trenton Missouri and Sgt Kenneth W Decker Kelso Washington.
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Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Fantastic
Cecil A. Walters
Oregon
Philippines
Maj
Ers
Hidden Valley
Walters
U S B 29 Raid Targets Nagoya Naruo And Akashi Factories
Superforts hit three Nipponese sites in daylight raids. The Atsuta plant in Nagoya produced aircraft engine parts while Kawanishi at Naruo makes navy fighters. Akashi Kawakashi factory near Kobe faced a second strike.
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Guam
Tokyo
Japan
Nagoya
Kobe-Osaka
Tama Coo Fete
Yokohama
Kama
Kobe
Kantaro Suzuki
Diet
Parliament
Numae
Akashi
Naruo
Honshu
Watch and Precision Instrument
Atsuta
Aichi Aircraft Co
Amagasaki Harbor
Osaka Bay
Kawanishi Aircraft Company
Kawasaki Aircraft Factory
Marshal Blaskowitz Placed Under Arrest
Field Marshal Johannes Blaskowitz, commander of the German 25th army, was arrested Wednesday at his headquarters in the Aurich concentration area north of Aurich, after the capitulation to the Canadians in Holland on May 5.
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Aurich
Germany
Johannes Blaskowitz
Holland
U S Army Plans to Use 600,000 Nazi Prisoners as Laborers
Paris reports the U S Army will retain 600000 German prisoners of war for labor while 200000 to 225000 American-held prisoners are transferred to France. Col. Robert J Hill of the provost marshal’s office said the prisoners will be under French command, held in seven camps in France.
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U.S. Army
Paris
U. S
France
Robert J. Hill
Supreme Headquarters
Army To Cut Critical Score For Discharges
The Army announced Saturday it will reduce the discharge critical score from 85 points. Officials did not specify the new threshold or details of the change, stating only that the reduction is not expected to be large.
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Army
Washington
Bard Resigns as Undersecretary of the Navy
President Truman accepts the resignation of Ralph A. Bard of Chicago as undersecretary of the Navy. ArTemus L. Gates of New York will become his successor, with John L. Sullivan of Manchester, New Hampshire moving to Gates’s post. Senate confirmation to follow Monday.
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Washington
Truman
Ralph A. Bard
Chicago
Navy
Bard
Artemus L. Gates
New York
Air
Gates
John L. Sullivan
Manchester
N. H
the Treasury
Gates and Sullivan
Senate
White House
Charles G. Ross
James W. Forrestal
Roosevelt
Wartime Restrictions On River Discontinued
Capt. Beck with Jordan announces end of many wartime limits on Mississippi River use. Speed limits relaxations apply to crafts and activities such as fishing hunting trapping and night travel in restricted areas without a port permit. Peacetime laws remain in force.
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ST. Louis
Beckwith Jordan
Mexican Airmen See First Action With 5th U.S. Force
Mexican airmen of the 201st fighter squadron joined the 5th U.S. Air Force in Luzon Philippines for their combat baptism. Twenty Mexican fighters bombed and strafed targets in the Aratao sector of the Cagayan valley amid anti aircraft fire. American infantry later captured Aratao town.
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U. S. Air Force
Philippines
Aratao
Luzon Island
Cagayan Valley
Rosenthal Wins National Headliners Picture Award
Joe Rosenthal, AP photographer famed for the Iwo Jima flag raising photo, received the National Headliners club award for best news picture in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
U. S
Iwo Jima
National Headliners Club
Study Relaxation Of Limits On Ducks
Washington report says a House wildlife committee will study relaxing duck and goose shooting rules. Rep. Robertson announces hearings June 19 and backs a three month open season with wildlife service zones and limited live decoys to maintain supplies. Ducks Unlimited cited for management in Canada.
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Washington
House
Special Committee On Wildlife Resources
Rep
Robertson
D-Va
Fish and Wildlife Service
Ducks Unlimited
Canada
Mother Killed Four Children and Self in Minn Fire
A coroner's jury in Duluth returned a homicide verdict for the deaths of Mrs. Vivian Dean, 29, and her four children Lorraine 7, Loren 5, Jay 3, and Danny 2 months, killed by an axe or similar instrument in their Mah Town home fire ruled accidental earlier. Dr. Arthur Wells testified on autopsy findings.
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Duluth
Minn
Mahtown
Vivian Dean
Lorraine
Loreen
Jay
Danny
Arthur Wells
United Nations Near Finish On World Charter
United Nations delegates near final approval of a world charter for international trusteeships with a June windup target. Russia and China reportedly accept the plan, which creates a trusteeship council including Big Five powers and other nations to oversee postwar mandates and strategic Pacific bases.
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San Francisco
Truman
Russia
United States
Britain
China
League of Nations
Islands
Australia
France
South Africa
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Pacific Islands
General Assembly
Wisconsin State Fair Manager Hospitalized After Cerebral Hemorrhage
W. T. Marriott, 58, manager of the Wisconsin state fair, was brought to Harrisburg hospital in serious condition after being found unconscious on a train. A physician said Marriott suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and is not in good condition.
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Harrisburg
W. T. Marriott
Milwaukee
Marriott
Agreement Reached on Triest Venezia Giulia Administration
The United States Britain and Yugoslavia agree on temporary military administration for Trieste and Venezia Giulia. Tito and Alexander will work out occupation details for the areas in northeastern Italy and Yugoslavia. Announcement made in London and Washington ends a dispute after Yugoslav troops moved into Istria and Carinthia.
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Triest
Venezia Giulia
Washington
United States
Britain
Yugoslavia
Trieste
State Department
Italy
Shal Tito
Harold Alexander
London
Tito
Istrian
Carinthian
Austria
Adriatic
Deindustrialize Germany to curb future war potential
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS Paris reports Ambassador Pauley says the United States plans to strip German industries of war potential through reparations. He notes transport damage is severe but industrial capacity could be rebuilt within eight months, with gold hoard as possible restitution.
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Supreme Headquarters
REP
Paris
Germany
Edwin W. Pauley
Truman
Allied Reparations Commission
Pauley
United States
Moscow
Yalta
Uley
U. S. 3Rd Army
Reparations Commission
Beverly Hills
Calif
Isador
Where Men Are Men Great Falls Mont Patrols Respond
Police arrived after a manhunt in Great Falls Montana following an incident that began with two Montanans aged 51 and another unidentified party. The pursuit lasted nearly an hour before authorities intervened.
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Great Falls
Mont
Deer Hazard Forces Airport Action in Billings
Deer danger prompts Billings airport to halt landings as pilots swoop low and roar in approach. Airport Manager Dick Lovan says the move aims to remove deer from runways and ensure safer landings.
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Billings
Mont
Dick Lovan
Japs Take Control Of German Property
NBC quoted a Tokyo flash stating all German diplomatic organizations in Japan and East Asia were dissolved and that German property would come under Japanese control. The NBC dispatch summarized a Tokyo report, reflecting rapid measures during wartime and shifting assets under Japan's authority.
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Associated Press
NBC
British Broadcasting Corporation
Tokyo
Japan
East Asia
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Oslo
Jappire
The
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Franco
Paul Joseph Goebbels
O. Bezarin
Ralph Morton
Marshal Blaskowitz
Honor Rosenthal
Isle
North Borneo
Labuan
Blue Network
Borneo
Brunei
Labuan Island
China Sea
Tarakan
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