United Nations Charter Pushed Toward Senate Action In U S
San Francisco reports say the United States Senate will get a full charter report next week from two American delegates as they back ratification. The charter expands general assembly power, adds a world court, and outlines peace, security, and cooperation goals for 50 nations.
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San Francisco
United States Senate
United Nations Peace Organization
Senate
United Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington
General Assembly
General Assembly's Broad Power Emerges for Small Nations
The General Assembly gathers all member nations with equal votes and broad authority to debate any issue within the charter. It can make recommendations to the Security Council or member states and will receive Security Council reports. It meets annually with possible special sessions.
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Security Council
Assembly
Bond sales at Doerflinger store Saturday planned
The county aims to meet its E bonds quota as June 30 closes the Seventh War Loan. Doerflinger store will host bond sales on the first floor with clerks and volunteers handling purchases from 9 am to 5 30 pm. Activities include children Hawkers Barn Dance rides and an airplane ride for larger bonds amid war bond displays and civil air patrol involvement.
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Deerflinger
Doerflinger
Federa
Sunley J. Eaton
Camp McCoy
Carence Ekern
Jackson Street
Fem
Gol. Eaton
Beilleman
Riverside Park
Civil Air Patrol
Wesel
Forth Pacific Islands
Riverside
Vocational Auditorium
Death of Corporal Harvey G. Larson Reported
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Larson of 235 South 20th street received a war department telegram June 20 announcing the death of their son Corporal Harvey G. Larson. He enlisted November 26, 1941, served at Fort Benning and Auburn, and overseas in January 1945. He was 21 or 22 and survived by his parents and two grandmothers.
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E. O. Larson
South 20Th Street
War Department
T. Harvey G. Larson
Fort Benning
Central High School
Larson
la Crosse State
Lebanon Syria Reach Joint Independence Policy
A joint statement from Lebanon and Syria on Thursday outlines a policy to win independence from France and defend sovereignty. The proposal calls for a unified stance against French troops and aims to secure sovereignty for both Lebanon and Syria through coordinated action.
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Lebanon
Syria
Damascus
France
Syra
Local Weather Outlook and Weekend Forecast
Fragmentary report notes warm overnight with low temperatures easing. Saturday is expected to be warmer with a high near the city’s usual peak and mild winds.
Returning Sergeant Dives For Kiss From Wacs On Welcome Boat
S. Sgt. Tommy Carpenter 24 jumped from a transport hawser to reach a welcome tug full of WACs and kissed by Mary Delage of Southbridge. Rescued by a life preserver, he was hoisted aboard and greeted by cheers as 356 members of the 2nd Armored Division returned aboard the SS Howard Kelly, ending his overseas service begun in 1942 from Hamburg Arkansas.
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Boston
Wacs
Tommy Carpenter
Pretty Mary Delage
Southbridge
Wac
Tommy
Hamburg
Ark
2Nd Armored Division
Howard Kelly
Work Stoppage Closes Gillette Tire Plant
In Eau Claire Wisconsin the Gillette tire plant of U S Rubber shut Friday due to a work stoppage in the tube department.
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Gillette Tire
Eau Claire
Wis
U. S. Rubber Company
Allied B-29 Raid Hits Kure Arsenal and Five Aircraft Plants
Four hundred fifty B-29 bombers struck Japan's Kure naval arsenal and five major aircraft plants including Mitsubishi and Kawasaki facilities near Nagoya and Kobe. The raid, at medium altitude in clear weather, followed earlier attacks damaging Osaka and Amagasaki.
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Guam
Japan
Osaka
Hiro
Kure
Mitsubishi
Kawasaki
Kagamigahara
Nagoya
Kawanishi Aircraft
Himeji
Kawasaki Aircraft
Akashi
Kobe
Mitsubishi-Mishima
Tamashima
United States seeks collective war crimes trial for Nazis
Justice Robert H. Jackson outlined a plan for a joint trial of Germanys arch war criminals by a military tribunal. He said four great powers would lead discussions in London to draft lists and set plans, with trials possibly starting before summer's end and no immunity for high ranking officers.
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London
Robert H. Jackson
United States
Germany
Jackson
Pelane
Britain
Russia
France
Supreme Court
Appe Jackson
Czechs Confiscate German Owned Farms Across Nation
President Benes ordered confiscation of farms and companies owned by Germans Hungarians and traitors and Nazi collaborators. The decree countersigned by the government targets about 270000 small farms mainly in the Sudeten region affecting around 1500000 people.
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Prague
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Durius Dures
Sudeten
Dedication Planned for Veterans Memorial Park in La Crosse
An all day dedication program for Veterans Memorial Park in La Crosse County features a morning baseball game, a city band concert, formal ceremonies with religious leaders, flag raising by county veterans, a barn dance, kitten ball game, and evening dancing. Parking, crowd control, and safety measures are organized with county highway patrol State Guard and Scout first aid. The dedication committee includes Supervisors Jack Martin Otto Briggs and Louis G Nelson.
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la Crosse County
Veterans Memorial Park
Waterloo Park
la Crosse City
Park Committee
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Oscar S. Paulson
Bethel Lutheran Church
I. Mayerski
Chicago
Sons of Abraham
la Crosse
American Legion Color Guard
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Patton Says It Is Stupid Not To Prepare For War
General George S. Patton Jr warns against unpreparedness after being accused by Stars and Stripes of telling Sunday school children they would be soldiers and nurses in the next war. He stresses training to prevent future battles, while noting he does not want to appear as a war monger. Patton is spending a vacation at his summer home as the debate continues.
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Vandenberg
Hamilton
Mass
George S. Patton, Jr
Ree Ee Ewes
Eee
3Rd Army
Stars and Stripes
U. S. Army
Patton
San Francisco
Episcopal Church of Our Savior
San Gabriel
Calif
General Patton
Europe
Tokyo
Marshall
Pacific
Russia
Japan
Six Month OPA Extension Defeated in House Vote
The House defeated a Republican sponsored six month limit on OPA extending wartime price and rationing controls. The roll was 177 to 126 for a full year as Speaker Rayburn urged not to end OPA. Rep Hoffman called to strike the enacting clause and kill the bill, but the motion was rejected.
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Washington
House
OPA
Rayburn
D-Tex
Hoffman
R-Mich
Halsey To Ride Mikado’s Horse With Deluxe Saddle
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr plans a Tokyo entry atop Emperor Hirohito’s white horse. Reno buyers supply a hand crafted silver mounted saddle funded by Washoe county war loan supporters. The gift responds to Navy policies and Halsey’s wish to ride the imperial steed.
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Washington
William F. Halsey, Jr
Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Reno
Nev
U. S. Treasury
Reno Chamber of Commerce
Treasury
War Finance Committee
Washoe County
Nevada
Halsey
Hirohito
Navy
National Debt Advances Over Three Billion in One Day
The national debt rose by more than 3 billion dollars on June 20 and surpassed 250 billion as the Treasury notes record a strong one day gain linked to corporation sales in the seventh war loan drive. The era’s largest one day increase in the sixth drive was 3.45 billion on December 2. Total debt including obligations guaranteed by the Treasury stands at 250,366,962,836.55.
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Washington
Treasury
Man Dies After Fall From Porch Roof In Neenah
Harry F. Hart age 78 longtime Outagamie County Greenville Grange secretary and former census taker died after falling 12 feet from a porch roof he was repairing Friday in Neenah Wisconsin.
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Fall Neenah
Wis
Harry F. Hart
Outagamie County
Greenville Grange
Chain Buys Packing Plant Sparks Meat Shortage Fears
Milwaukee shoppers flocked to a chain store grand opening with 3 500 pounds of meat sold in four hours while independents faced empty shelves as Quality Packing Co. was acquired by the chain. W H Hitchcock announced the packing plant purchase saying output would double and meat would be more available in all markets. Independent marketmen pressed OPA headquarters but were told price and rationing rules limited action.
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Milwaukee
Quality Packing Co
W. H. Hitchcock
OPA
Harold T. Smith
Okinawa Siege Pushes on as Allied Forces Tighten Grip
American mop up patrols destroy Japanese sniper nests on Okinawa as invasion plans from the island base advance. Tokyo warns of an invasion of Kyushu, while Allied task forces pace off Sakishima. Nimitz affirms Okinawa as a forward staging and naval anchorage amid heavy casualties on both sides.
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Guam
Okinawa
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Kantaro Suzuki
Kyushu
Comei
Sakishima
Pacific Fleet
China
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Mikado
Imperial Fleet
U. S
Admiral Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Army
Marines
Japa
Embarkation Ordered for 95th Division and Others
Paris reports the U S 95th infantry division ordered to embark Friday at Le Havre for shipment home as 2nd and 5th divisions reach assembly camps near Reims for redeployment. The 2nd 5th 44th 87th and 13th divisions slated for July shipment with Pacific duty after furloughs. other units include 209th 541st 292nd 577th field artillery battalions and 118th evacuation hospital already en route to the United States.
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Paris
U. S
95Th
le Havre
Assembly Area Command
Reims
United States
Pacific
86Th Infantry
97Th Infantry
High Seas
104Th Infantry
8Th Infantry
la Havre
Army seeks swift victory with 38 billion war bill
Washington reports a 38.5 billion war department request to the House for rapid victory over Japan. Generals Marshall and Arnold outline using 1,000 B-29s daily and dropping 2.7 million tons of bombs in the coming year while warning against optimistic deadlines and noting unknowns like Soviet entry and Chinese actions.
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Washington
War Department
Japan
Appropriations Committee
George C. Marshall
H. H. Arnold
Far East
Marshall
Europe
Security Council composition and the Big Five veto power
The article explains the UN Security Council structure with five permanent members the United States Britain Russia France and China. It outlines how the remaining six are elected, the right to appeal disputes, and the veto power where any Big Five member can block actions. It notes the military command for force uses is the military staff committee of the Big Five chiefs of staff.
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United States
Britain
Russia
France
China
Canada
Australia
Council
Chiefs of Staff
Court of Justice and UN Ties Shaping Global Court
The charter outlines creation of an international court of justice linked to the United Nations. Membership is limited to UN member states or those approved by the UN. The council may investigate any situation for peace and security and may employ conciliation or arbitration after discussion.
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United Nations Organization
International Court of Justice
Old Court
League of Nations
United Nations
Council
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Truman
Berlin
Senate Committee
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mr. Truman
By John M. Hightower
Stettinius
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Spain
Court
Economic and Social Council
S Peep Council
Secreriat
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ida Stover Eisenhower
Kansas City
Pegram
By Leif Erickson
21St Bomber Command
Amagasaki
Speed
By Alex H. Singleton
Veterans’ Park
Ing
Virgil Cullem
Donald Diesburg
Bangor
WKBH
1610
McCoy
Don Kaye
McCoy Transportation Company
Chain Buys
Nip
Court of Justice
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