Labuan Isle Attacked by Allied Forces, Report Says
ANILA June 9 Tokyo radio reported Allied troops landed yesterday on Labuan island off Borneo's north coast as SW Pacific HQ said Borneo was bombed heavily for a seventh straight day. Torpedo-boats conducted daring sweeps, coastal defences shelled, and 170 tons of bombs cratered air dromes destroying two planes.
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Associated Press
ANILA
Tokyo radio today
Labuan
Borneo
southwest Pacific headquarters
oilrich island
Tokyo radio
China Sea
Tarakan
Honshu
Nagoya
Kobe-Osaka
United States
Tth
Okinawa
Hana-gusuku
Yaeju- Dake
Detroiters Crowd Windsor For Meals
Detroit mayoral talks with Windsor officials aim to ease a meat shortage in Detroit by possible carload shipments from Windsor while embargo rules complicate any solution. In the interim Detroit residents continue to throng Windsor restaurants for meals not available at home.
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WINDSOR
Ont
Detroit
Arthur Reaune
United States
Michigan
Edward Jeffries
Left Hand Corner accident and novel light filter glass
An article describes Dr W M Hampton in Birmingham discovering a new form of rolled glass that absorbs light and kills pests. The glass, dubbed 84 cogs fate, was developed at Admiralty request for all actinic protection of lighter than air craft. Early tests cooled window areas and fluoresced beneath glass, with experiments on flies continuing but no explanation given.
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Birmingham
iEng
W. M. Hampton
Hampton
Admiralty
ats
Government seizure of State upheld in Chicago action
The United States Court of Appeals upheld the government seizure on December 28 of facilities of Montgomery Ward and Company in Chicago and six other cities, reversing a January 27 federal district court ruling.
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CHICAGO
United States circuit court of appeals
Montgomery Ward and Company
Campaign winds up as federal election nears
Final appeals for support will be made as Canada heads to the polls after a month long campaign. A record 954 candidates compete for 245 seats with 7.5 million registered voters, including about 750,000 service ballots. Prime Minister King vows bold state action postwar.
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OTTAWA
C.C.F
Social Credit
commons
Credit
Edmonton Soldier Sentenced to Hang for Murder
Daniel Harrison, 28, a former Edmonton soldier, was convicted of murder by a Vancouver BC court and sentenced to hang for the second time after a retrial. The 12 jurors deliberated seven minutes, with the judge confirming the Sept. 18 hang date. His wife and family watched as the sentence was read. An appeal is planned. Brig James Jefferson, 99, of Edmonton, was recalled to Ottawa for duty with a large Canadian training formation.
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Daniel Harrison
Edmonton
Cliffora Lennox
Vancouver
A. D. MacFarlane
British Columbia
Harrison
Lennox
ani
Helen Vee
William A. Schhultz
JEFFERSON
OTTAWA
James Jefferson
Canada
defence headquarters
Borneo Oil Important To Allies
Japanese reports of an Allied landing near Brunei in Borneo appear correct and signal a new MacArthur action to consolidate positions for a broader drive against Japan. Blocking Brunei and Tarakan with swift oil fields recaptured could greatly widen Allied tanker capacity, shaping the Balikpapan region's prospects and future campaigns in East Borneo.
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J. M. ROBERTS, Jr
Brunei
Borneo
MacArthur
Japan
Pacific
Barnes
lke
Tarakan
Mac.Arthur
Balikpapan
East Borneo
French Judge Tailed Paris Trial Sentences In 1930s Affair
A distressed report notes the Paris judicial controversy as former magistrates face life imprisonment trials. Sean Guyer, once a prosecutor, is sentenced to a ten year term, while Paul Darrice and Maussee Cute Lun receive four and two year sentences respectively. The case involves charges of alleged anticonstitutional activity and ties to the Axe.
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PARIS
Michel Bepoéu
Sean Guyer
Paul Darrice
Hitler In Hiding In Europe Says Zhukov
NBC Moscow report quotes Marshal Zhukov believing Hitler may be hiding in Europe possibly Spain. He notes troops found corpses that could be Hitler’s but doubts it, suggesting Hitler waited for Berlin’s fall and fled by a ready plane. Eva Braun marriage referenced. report continues.
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LONDON
NBC
Moscow
Zhukov beleves
Hitler
Europe
Spain
Wadler
Eva Braun
Berlin
Robert Magidoff
Zhukov
Mushal Zhukov
Ghost Squadron Bombers Arrive Home After Atlantic Flight
Nine Lancaster bombers of the RCAF Ghost Squadron landed at Yarmouth Nova Scotia Friday night after a 13-aircraft flight from Canada to the Azores and back to Dartmouth and Yarmouth. One bomber crashed near the Azores. two aircrew are injured but stable.
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Middleton St. George
Azores
RCAF
No. 6 Overseas Bomber
Campbell
AL. Morfec
Eastern Air Command
Ah taid
Paul Acres
Rainy River
Ont
Jack Cairns
Toronto
Lacke Davidson
Edmonton
Aseres
YARMOUTH
Iran
Candir
Nad
Dartmouth NOY
Dartmouth
Crowded Pasteur Quarters Spark Halifax Complaints
Crowded accommodation aboard the Pasteur in Halifax drew complaints after the ship docked. POWs walked ashore before departure while air force officials promised prompt homeward transport, arranging bunking on top decks with hammocks to fit the tighter space allocated under US troop standards.
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Halifax
Louis Pasteur
A. L. Morfee
Easternary Command
Pasteur
Britain
Air force
United States
RC A.F
Britain's New Jet Fighter
London dispatch reports four new British jet fighters and a new four engined bomber from the Lancaster lineage. The Lincoln will exceed Lancaster speed with Rolls Royce Merlin power and be built in Britain, Canada, and Australia. The plane targets heavy bomb loads over Germany and Japan, signaling advancement in fast, long range air power.
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Reuters
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Prime Minister King Appeals for Liberal Victory
Prime Minister King urged Ottawa voters that the crucial choice Monday lies between a Liberal majority or none for any party. Broadcast nationwide on CBC he attacked John Bracken, labeling him the nominal leader of the Progressive Conservative Party while pledging bold state action for the future.
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OTTAWA
King
Canada
CBC
John Bracker
King seid
oo Swahl
Destruction of German War Industries Foreseen in Reparations
Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley announced from Paris that Germany will be stripped of war related industries to destroy future war potential as a principal function of reparations. He said the United States seeks to remove equipment that could enable another war, even if undesired by the U.S., and that the American delegation heads to Moscow for the initial reparations conference with a definite program despite uncertainty over Soviet and British aims.
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Associated Press
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Paris
Germany
Edwin W. Pauley
Truman
Allied reparations commission
Pauley
United States
Paulev
Moscow
Yalta
Mosrow
Russia
Britain
Mondar
Broscow
Servicemen Are Speeding Home Montreal Welcome Crowds
Eleven trains carried repatriated servicemen into Montreal on Friday night as cheering crowds greeted them. Veterans then appeared to resume their journeys home to Ontario and western Canada.
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MONTREAL
C.P
Chinese forces seize towns in Indo China border region
Chinese high command announced captures of Szelo and Chungchingtiu on the Indo China border in Kwangsi. A June 6 communique said fighters overwhelmed enemy positions, with remnants fleeing toward Cao Bang. Chinese forces also threatened Mingkian and advanced near Linchow and Tatarg while repelling Japanese counter-strokes.
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CHUNGEKING
Mingkian
Szelo
Hungning
Janning
Indo-China
Hanoi
Korea
southeast Asia
high
millitia
Lungchaw
Lincghow
United States
Mih
Five Million Homeless Japs Near Guam Reported
Near Guam a Japanese air raid tally raised the homeless to about 4.91 million as major cities Tokyo Nagoya Yokohama Osaka and Kobe bore the impact. Allied reports also noted Nazi captures and other war updates from Paris to Ottawa and Frankfurt through June 9.
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Tokyo
Nagoya
Yokohama
Osaka
Kobe
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