Four Japanese Cities Hit in Dawn Air Raids by 450 B-29s
Four small Japanese war industrial cities Kagoshima Omuta Hamamatsu Yokkaichi were bombed in pre-dawn raids by 450 Superfortress bombers. All four targets reported excellent results though anti aircraft fire met heavy opposition. Hamamatsu and Yokkaichi are major railway and port centers with factories and mills.
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Associated Press
ANILA
Japan
Kagoshima
Omuta
Kyushu
Hamamatsu
Yokkaichi
Honshu
Nagoya
Service Vote Forecast for Dominion Election
OTTAWA June 18 National political headquarters were cautious about the service vote effect on party standings in the house of commons after civilian votes June 11. A CCF spokesman hoped service ballots would lift their total from 26 to 320 while a Progressive Conservative predicted four to six seats, boosting their total above 66. Liberals hinted at a few seat gains and losses with little total change. Parties acknowledged no certainties and noted it would surprise if the service vote altered many seats.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
CCF
The Left Hand Corner in Ancient World Text Explored
A fragmented article fragment discusses Aramaic origins and spread in the Near East, naming ancient languages, historical figures, and places. It references biblical language, trade spread, and mentions sites and figures such as Alexander the Great, Mohammed, and Ney. The piece hints at a controversial 120 foot hole at Tirpitz and notes a continued feature on another page.
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Vitel
Chicago
Palestine
dos
Alexander the Great
Mohammed 'Tamarkene
Allenby
rumanthe emae
Saracen
Judas
Ananias
Crank Threatens Royal Couple in Brisbane Visit
Police disclosed a threat to assassinate the Duke of Gloucester during a Brisbane visit. A letter from a crank vowed to hurl a hand grenade at the duke’s car and then destroy himself. Special precautions were taken. no incident occurred.
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SYDNEY
Australia
Duke of Gloucester
Brisbane
William Joyce Charged With High Treason in Bow Street
William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw was formally charged with high treason in Bow Street court. The indictment covers acts between September 2, 1939 and May 29, 1945 while he owed allegiance to the king and aided Germany. Trial set to begin June 23 as Londoners watched outside the court amid a mixed background of witnesses and police. French troops paraded on the Champs Elysees to mark the fifth anniversary of the resistance movement for Parisians students and veterans.
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WILLIAM JOYCE
LONDON
Haw Haw
Bow Street court
Joyce
Bow Street
Mensburg
cir
Bertrand Watson
PARIS
Champs Elysee
Polish Leaders Admit Anti Soviet Charges In Red Court
In Moscow the Military Collegium said Maj Gen Bronislaw Okulicki and 16 Polish leaders confessed to a long list of crimes including killing 594 Russian officers and anti Soviet espionage. Twelve confessed, naming Okulicki Jan Jankowski Adam Bien and Stanislaw Jasikowicz. The youngest Z Stypulowski did not plead guilty. Death penalty sought in some cases.
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Okulicki
London
EDDY GILMORE OSCOW
supreme court
Bronislaw Okulicki
Jan Jankowski
Adam Bien
Warsaw
Stanislaw Jasikowicz
Z. Stypulowski
Chinese Drive Near Liuchow Tightens South China Front
Chinese forces report fresh advances near Liuchow in Kwangsi province as they recapture Tingnan and deepen pushes along key roads. Japanese counter thrusts were repelled, and Chinese columns moved east toward Ishan and Tatang, signaling a renewed effort to seize control of south China rail junctions amid heavy fighting.
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CHUNGKING
Tang
Liuchow
Kwangsi
Ishan
U.S. 14th air force base
TINGNAN
Klangsi
Ting~nan
Canton
Kwangtuung
south China
Hong Kong
Hankow
Lichow
Tatang
King Wins Prince Albert Riding by 263 Votes
Complete civilian vote tallies show Prime Minister Mackenzie King leading E L Bowerman by 263 in Prince Albert. Liberal King 7,257. Bowerman 6,?04. W Nelson 2,525. J N Haldeman 805. Returning officer L Small brought ballots from four northern polls. Death toll rises to five after head on wreck of Canadian-Pacific Railway freight trains near North Bay.
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PRINCE ALBERT
Sask
C.P
Mackenzie King
E.L. Bawkrman
C.C.F
L. Small
Liberal
Bowerman
C-C.F
Sydn
dr. W. Nelson
Progressive Conservative
J. N. Haldeman
Social Credit
ed teeter
NORTH BAY
Alberta Crop Report Forecast Bright Growth Attracts Farmers
The Herald Crop Report outlines Alberta's improved crop outlook after four periods of rainfall. Winter wheat shows promise with good spring growth, beets progress with thinning and reseeding, and cannery crops like beans and peas advancing toward July harvest. A large beet operation aims for 1.4 million bags of sugar, with German POWs aiding beet work and a temporary frost risk near Lethbridge.
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sugar company
Diamond
Eisenhower Urges Peace Diligence Before Congress
General Eisenhower told Congress and Supreme Court justices that American soldiers believe peace problems can be met with the same resolve shown in war. He arrived in Washington aboard a C-54 at 10:11 am and spoke to a joint session, urging allied unity and determination to shape postwar peace.
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WASHINGTON
Eisenhower
United States congress
supreme court
C.UAT
Ike
Kansas
congress
Europe
Russians Continue To Be Enigma
Soviet Russia drifts through Europe and the Pacific as analysts struggle to place its position. Critics note the difficulty of defining international relations versus domestic issues while assessing Moscow’s aims in Yugoslavia Romania Poland and Czechoslovakia. The debate splits between those who see hidden aggression and those who believe Moscow sincerely seeks peace.
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Soviet
Russia
San Francisco
Europe
hay
Yugoslavia
Romania
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Nazi Berlin commander Besar fatally injured in crash
Soviet controlled Berlin radio said Colonel General Nikolai Besar, commandant in Berlin, was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident yesterday. The BBC recorded broadcast offers no further details. The report noted Besar led foreign correspondents through the capital during a recent inspection tour.
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LONDON
C.P
Berlin
Nikolai Besar
BBC
Bexaurin
Polish Leader Reported Killed in Poland Event
Moscow radio quoting a Warsaw dispatch said Stanislaw Sokal head of the Peoples Armed Force and 66 of his men were killed by a special operational force in Poland. The Warsaw government labeled the group a terrorist band and said it had killed Polish militia members and democratic party activists and attacked Verkhoviny this month, killing 194 people including 64 children.
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LONTON
Moscow radio
Warsaw
Stanislaw Sokal
Tension Rises as Belgian King Leopold Returns
Belgium braces for a general strike as King Leopold nears return. Brussels street car workers threaten to strike on his arrival. police guard key outlets as the Socialist party pushes abdication and the Le Drapeau Rouge declares broad democratic support for the cabinet. The government signals the king will arrive soon, with no fixed date.
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LEOPOLD
BRUSSELS
Belgium
Socialist party
ghdhente
Le Drapeau Rouge
Achile Van Asker
Mother Anthony Eden Passes in Windlestone England
Windlestone England June 18 1950s Anthony Eden mother died aged 78 at Park Lodge Eden not well enough to travel to a bedside hospital home. She is described as a deeply devoted mother of the late prime minister and widow of [unreadable name].
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WINDLESTONE
England
Lardy Eden
minther
Eden
noteet
bewity
ore Park Lodge
Anthey Eden
Five Canadians Injured In English Ammunition Dump Blast
Five Canadian servicemen were reported seriously hurt when an ammunition dump exploded in England. The blast caused broken bones and injuries as responders rushed to the scene. Canadian military officials said the explosion was not intentional and there is no evidence of negligence. Hospitals treated the injured, with several later discharged.
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WITHEY
Surg
Faye Canadiens
noldiets ware
Camidian
carly
nolves
PW Montague
fondo
yesterdy
Russians Introduce a Ringer at Polish Trials
London dispatch reports a Polish government spokesman accusing Russia of placing a ringer among 16 Poles on trial in Moscow for sabotage. He identifies M. Jansen as the unknown 16th prisoner and says Jansen led the underground army around Unow, while Gen. Filipkowski allegedly commanded in the district. The spokesman notes Moscow broadcasts did not confirm Jansen’s name and that most prisoners admitted guilt to varying degrees. The mood in Polish circles is one of frustration as accounts from Moscow emerge.
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W. W. HERCHER
LONDON
Moscow
M. Jansen
Jansen
Unow
Filipkowski
Iwow
office of war information
A. M. Jansen
cireles
oothel
Okullekt
Troops Quell Riots in Aleppo Barracks Attack
BEYROUTH June 14 British troops intervened as a Syrian crowd attacked French barracks in Aleppo. Two civilians were killed and four wounded before French troops evacuated and were disarmed by British forces. The unrest prompted evacuation of French personnel and a return to quiet.
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BEYROUTH
arma
Aleppo
Troines Sneciales
senatdon
Derby
Sonlans
Fernch
Aleppy tathiy
Wenchow Recaptured By Chinese Forces Amid Mornay Reports
News wires report Chinese high command announced Wenchow in Chekiang province was recaptured at 6 am, restoring port control 220 miles south of Shanghai. Other items note King Leopold’s anticipated statement, Belgian politics, and military mobilization and elections across Europe with demobilization underway in Britain.
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WENCHOW CHUONGRING
Wenchow
Chekiang province
Shanghai
WOLFGANG
Austres
Leopold
st, Wolfgang
NAVY
MONTREAL
Abbott
naval
Keuterst
acan O'Kelly
tovernment
Kire
BRITAIN
LONDON
Keuters
Great Britain
Europe
PORONATO
IC.P
Evening Telegram
Ottawa
Charlette
N.S
Wellington
Victoria
Colchester-Hanta
King
C.F
Prince Albert
Ottawa East
SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM
United States
Russia
France
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Damascus
Soothsayers
Purple Adolf
Hole In
Tirpitz
Crank
Red Court
Chkulicki
Red army
Germany
U.S
Alberta
Herald
Witty
Lethbridge
GEN
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Churchill, F.D.R
God
CHURCHILL
Frisco
J. M. ROBERTS
Anthony Eden
Canidae
Zbigniew Stypwlewski
G.B
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