Poles lose favor of 1 S Britain as new Polish government forms
London and Moscow report the United States and Britain may recognize the provisional Polish government once elections are promised. The coalition includes former London government members and Polish officials, with plans for a national council and a cabinet in Warsaw. Recognition hinges on free elections and Soviet troop withdrawal discussions persist.
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London
Moscow
United States
Britain
Warsaw
Poland
Red Army
Foreign Office
Comnisar
Spies’ Death Sentences Commuted to Life Terms
President Truman commuted the life and death sentences of two spies, Gimpel and Colepaugh, who were landed from a German submarine at French Bats Bay, Maine, on November 3, 1944. They were tried at Governors Island, New York, by a military commission and sentenced to death before the commute was issued.
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Washington
Truman
Colepaugh
Gimpel
Geman
French‘Bats Bay
Governors Island
N. Y
Truman Plans for Bi a 3 Meeting
President Truman remained at the mansion desk most of the day as press secretary G. Ross said the president is always thinking about the upcoming meeting to be held in mid July.
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Oat House
G. Ross
Local Weather Brief Forecast
Partly cloudy and warm Sunday with a chance of showers in the afternoon. High near 86 degrees, cooler overnight with light winds.
Climax Near on Luzon and Oil Fields Taken
In Luzon the 37th Infantry moved 13 miles north to 17 miles from Tuguegarao as guerrillas defend the town. Australian 9th Division seized Seria oil fields on Borneo after a 60 mile march, some wells burning from demolitions. Advanced on Miri and held Tarakan and Labuan islands as Japan loses key oil districts.
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Manila
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
U. S
Tuguegarao
Borneo
Seria
MacArthur
Russell W. Volckmann
U. S. 6Th Army
Aparri
Baguio
Philippines
8Th Army
Mount Amoy
Davao
Mindanao
Miri
Melbourne
Labuan Island
Brunei Bay
Tarakan Island
La Crosse War Bond Drive Nets $250000 In Purchases
A quarter of a million dollars in war bonds was raised in La Crosse at a Saturday sale on the first floor of Doerflingers. Premium bonds went to 18 buyers, led by Ferdinand A. Poncelet who drew the $2,000 prize. The event honored military honors including Pvt. Clarence Ekern who received a presidential unit citation for actions with the 316th Troop Carrier Group during 1944.
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la Crosse
Deerflingers
Riverside Park
Ferdinand A. Poncelet
George Street
Stanley J. Eaton
Camp McCoy
Poncelet
Dan C. Mesoloras
North 24Th Street
Edward A. Funk
Main Street
Otto W. Muenster
Cass Street
Leif A. Haugen
West Avenue
C. H. Farrand
South 15Th Street
Elmer Johnson
Edward J. House
Clairnita S. Billock
Ellen Knutson
South 20Th Street
Robert L. Eagan
South 21St Street
Oliver Dammon
South Eighth Street
Richard H. Pearse
South 10Th Street
Emma M. Fregin
Johnson Street
Anna Johnson Iverson
South 24Th Street
Frank Smith
Loomis
Archie Downey
North Eighth Street
Verne Huber
Fifth Avenue
Clarence Ekern
Jackson Street
Inventor Of Modern Submarine Dies
Bridgeport Conn. inventor of the modern submarine dies after a brief illness at St. Vincent's hospital. He built his first submarine in 1894 at age 28 to prove his ideas, followed by the Argonaut with a crew of five, achieving speeds over 1 000 miles in tests.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Mod
St. Vincent's Hospital
Lake
Two Infantrymen Awarded Silver Stars in Mindanao Battle
Pfc. George W. Dunkin of Windyville Missouri and Harold W. Glore of Hurricane Utah earned silver star medals for valor with the 31st Division in Mindanao Philippines where a whirlwind combat action unfolded.
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Mindanao
Philippines
Pfc
George W. Dunkin
Harold W. Glore
Windyville
Hurricane
Utah
Dutch Resistance Leader Named Premier in New Cabinet
Dr. Willem Schermerhorn, 50, a resistance leader during the German occupation, was named premier of a 14 member Netherlands cabinet formed Saturday. The cabinet, including 11 prominent resistance figures, will be sworn in Monday.
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Amsterdam
Willem Schermerhorn
Netherlands
Rockland Youth Drowns Near Fish Creek
Robert Jones eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Jones of Bangor Wisconsin drowned at La Crosse County near Rockland while swimming with cousin Douglas Martin. Chief Ivan Wright deputy coroner and Sheriff Stanley Olson investigated. Martin called for help as Jones became ensnared in tree roots under water. Attempts at resuscitation lasted 20 minutes before the boy was pronounced dead at 5 35 PM.
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Robert Jones
Floyd Jones
Bangor
Wis
la Crosse County
Fish Creek
Rockland
Douglas Martin
Rodney Martin
Kane Street
Ivan Wright
Stanley Olson
Wright
Martin
Henry
Ruppenthal
Highway Department
Okinawa Air War Sinks 59 Japanese Planes In 48 Hours
Fleet HQ reports 59 enemy planes downed in 48 hours over Okinawa as ground fighting claims 8,000 more enemy dead. Zeros, Oscars, Bettys and Georges hit by Marine Corsairs and P-51s from Iwo Jima. Totals rise to 105 496 Japanese dead with 6 932 prisoners through Friday.
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Guam
Okinawa
Iwo
Tokyo
Inte Marine Corsairs
Army
Nimitz
Kyushu
Japan
Ryukyus
Arnold: Japan warned for massive air campaign from Okinawa
General Henry H. Arnold says Japan will be bombed on a scale reaching up to two million tons annually starting July 1. He says Okinawa will serve as a base for the main air assault against the homeland with B 29 strikes planned to reach 1,000 planes by fall.
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Okinawa
H. H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Samad
Japan
Arnold
Marianas
Nnel
Pacific
Germany
Senator James Scrugham Dies in San Diego
U S Senator James Graves Scrugham of Nevada died in the San Diego Naval Hospital from a heart ailment. He had been confined there since March 30 and was elected to the Senate in 1942 to fill the unexpired term of Key Pittman. He previously served 10 years in the House and is survived by a widow and two children in Reno.
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San Diego
Calif
U. S
James Graves Scrugham
Nev
San Diego Naval
Senate
Key Pittman
Reno
British Swing To Left Seen
James F. King notes a clear leftward trend in liberated nations as Britain prepares its July 5 election. He observes leftist governments forming in Europe and touches on France where Communists did well locally, signaling a broader shift in postwar politics.
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London
Europe
France
Labor
McCoy Japanese Prisoners Portrayed At Camp Tour
Reporters tour Camp McCoy Wisconsin observes four Japanese POW compounds and notes their poker faced stance toward Americans. Col. Rogers says death by own action occurred once and that prisoners generally do not show feelings or obey commands readily, with limited English spoken.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Navy
Harakiri
United States
Detroit
Madison
Tomah
Sparta
John K. Rice
Vance Schwartz
Thomas de Mint
Chicago
Sixth Service Command
Paul Alfonsi
Wisconsin
McCoy
Col. Rogers
Poll Suggests Charter Okay
An Associated Press poll shows 51 of 96 senators ready to vote for ratification of the United Nations charter with five more probable, nearing a two thirds majority. Support spans 34 Democrats and 16 Republicans, while many undecided or unavailable senators lean toward U S participation in a world peace body. Senator McKellar praised the treaty as good and deserving rapid ratification.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Senate
San Francisco
Truman
Senate
U. S
McKellar
D-Tenn
House Advances Food Control Reforms amid OPA Fight
The House voted to transfer food controls to the cabinet and extend the price control act for a year. Republicans and some Democrats backed amendments to subject the act to court review, shift authority to the Agriculture Secretary, and loosen slaughtering restrictions for local plants under sanitary conditions. The measure moves toward conference with the Senate as debates center on executive order powers and agency oversight.
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Washington
House
OPA
Senate
Rep
Andresen
R-Minn
Patman
D-Tex
Secretary of Agriculture
Herbert Hoover
Agriculture Department
Civilians Begin To Check Spending Amid Wartime Controls
After a wartime spending surge, American civilians curb purchases while retail sales for the first half of the year are seen near 35 billion dollars an 8 percent rise from 32. Cement shortages and cuts in war industries drive layoffs and reduce demand for clothing linens furniture and appliances. With controls ending scarce items will return to market prompting cautious buying.
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New York
Pearl Harbor
Europe
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South Pacific
Horace S. Rogers
Earth
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Sons of Nippon
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Anderson
Clinton P. Anderson
DNM
Clinton Anderson
Michener
R-Mich
Office of Economic Stabilization
Rep. Monroney
D-Okla
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