Naval Bombardment of Balikpapan Oil Centre Reported
Allied naval and air forces bombarded the Balikpapan oil refinery in western Borneo for days with no definite signs of an invasion. Tokyo broadcasts claimed a fleet moved toward Balikpapan but could not be confirmed. Japanese propaganda asserted no peace and warned of death if surrender. The Australian 3rd division pushed into Sarawak toward Brunei Bay while Lt Gen Buckner was killed near Okinawa.
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NLA
Balikpapan
Borneo
Tokyo radio
Tokyo
Nippon Sanguro Kezai
United States
Fruman
Newfoundland Finance Forecast and Historical Voting Oddities
The Left Hand Corner reports estimated Newfoundland revenue for 1945-46 at $2,987,200 with a possible surplus of $? but notes likely higher expenses and slower postwar growth. It cites the Finance Commissioner and hints at Newfoundland’s economy tied to forestry and export products. a separate piece reviews the history of voting, describing ancient clash of spears and shields and leading to a note that the topic continues on the back page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Quebec
Liseal
Newfoundlands
Seek Two Bodies In Yacht Disaster
Toronto reports search for two missing members of a yachting party from Toronto after the 45 foot Siren caught fire in Lake Ontario near Youngstown New York. Six bodies were recovered, all wearing life belts, indicating they perished in the storm. Identified victims include Ross Kendrick and his fiancee June Ward, along with Mr and Mrs Pred Cramp and Mr and Mrs John Robbins. Missing are Ray Kendrick and another Toronto resident. Coast Guard traced debris near the Niagata river mouth, with authorities attributing the blaze to a faulty engine on the Siren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TORONTO
Siren
Lake Ontario
Youngstown
N.Y
United States coastguard
chill Lake Ontario
Yfesavers
Ross Kendrick
June Ward
Pred Cramp
John Robbins
Ray Kendrick
MNiagata river
Coast Guard
Natinal Yacht club
Younestown
Boy and His Pup Gyp Golfer in Waterloo Duel
A 1-year-old boy in Waterloo offers two golf balls for sale to a pair of golfers. He claims to partner with his dog, an retriever who fetches balls from a water hole. The dog bounds up to the startled golfer whose master realizes the dog is his. The boy runs away.
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WATERLOO
Ins dog
Tough Vets Patrol Reich in Occupation Force
Paris June 19 official announcement lists veteran U S divisions to occupy Germany including the 82nd Airborne the 1st and 4th Armored and 1st 3rd 9th 29th and 36th Infantry Divisions. The 2nd Division will move to Berlin within 36 hours to take a Berlin post, preserving intact units despite discharge points as combat memories linger. The Fighting First Infantry Division known for Kasernine Pass and Cane Bon, Sicily beaches, spearheaded the Norhardy invasion at Omaha Beach.
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PARIS
U.S
North Africa
Reich
Germany
82nd Airborne
S2nd
Newscharenu
France
Berlin
2nd Armored
First infantry division
Marshal Rommel
Kasserine Pass
Cane Bon
Sicily
Northarndy
Omaha Beach
Truman Flies To Frisco For World Peace Charter
President Truman speeds to the West Coast to await final action by the San Francisco conference on the world peace charter. Delegates from 30 nations may delay completing the charter until next week, but Truman plans to attend and witness the signing before returning to Washington to seek Senate ratification ahead of meetings with Churchill and Stalin next month.
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ERNEST B. VACCARO
WASHINGTON
Truman
west coast
San Francisco
stvng
White House
wall
San Fransisco
deogites
young “Godspeed
mm international relatwaris
senate
Prine Mip
ister Churchill
Stalin
Arnold predicts Japan bombing ends by 1946 World War II era
Manila June 19 Gen Arnold head of the United States Army Air Force said by end of 1946 there will be nothing left to bomb in Japan. He outlined plans to triple bombardment in the next 18 months, aided by the RAF, with air forces targeting Tokyo and other sites and expanding base and personnel commitments in the Pacific theater.
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JAPAN
MANILA
WOW Arnald
United States Army Air Force
Arnold
Don George C. Keeney
Far East
Philippines
Cirimany
RAF
ArpolL
Carl
Peabon abel
pater
Tokyo
fle is
ak da
Okinawa General Buckner Killed by Shell Burst
Lt Gen Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr, 88, commander of the U S Tenth Army, was killed on Okinawa while observing frontline action as Marines pressed a pre-dawn assault in the final phase of the battle. Also present were Maj Gen Lemuel Shepherd and Brig Gen William Clement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon. Folivar Buckner
Okinawa
Buckner
Lemuel C. Shepherd
6th Marine Division centre
William T. Clement
GUAM
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
United States
10th Army
Geb. Buckner
2nd Marine Division
Results of Soldier Plus Civilian Voting In Western Constituencies
Western Canada general election results compiled by The Canadian Press show service vote tallies for each candidate with civilian totals noted where complete. The report lists MPs from Brandon Churchill Dauphin Magonat Marquotte and other districts, with soldier civilian totals and polling completeness, ending with continued results on Page Three.
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Party
Total BEI
Que
Man
Sask
CCF
Ind -L
Ind. P
C.c.F
tate — Sone
Canada
als
Liberals
Special Session of Alberta House Debates Refunding Plan
Alberta House prepares for a special session to address a government debt refunding scheme. The Ontario report notes a plan to cover about 200,000 in public debt and expects a weeklong session limited to the refunding proposal with Dominion government and bondholders' cooperation.
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Alberta
Alberts
Dominion
Leopold Declares No Abdication After Return to Belgium
Salzburg dispatch reports King Leopold of Belgium stating he has resumed full constitutional prerogatives and that abdication is not a question. The return sparked strikes in the Viege district, spreading to many coal mines as protests continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SALZBURG
Austria
Leonold
uray
Bruevels
Belgium
Viege
Liberals Win and Lose in Dominion Election King Defeated in Prince Albert
The Dominion election produced four seat changes when service and civilian votes are counted, with Prime Minister Mackenzie King defeated in Prince Albert by E. L. Bowerman by 129 votes. Liberal gains totaled two, Conservatives one, and CCF one, shaping a 119 Liberal, 126 Conservative, 0 CCF final tally with independents likely supporting the Liberals.
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Canada
Mackenzie King
Prince Albert
E. L. Bowerman
O.C.F
Mr. King
TINAL
sotal
CCF
ted
TGs S
Preystor
CCP
TM tollditter
Two Days At Big Pay Nets One Cent
R H Hunt of Warehouse Point Conn visited Henry J Kaiser Swan Island ship yard to claim big wages. He earned 313 20 for no days work at week end. His week’s board cost 1402 and federal withholding turned 1. Other tax deductions totaled 0 cents. He says he will not cash the one cent cheque as it would cost too much.
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MILES CITY
Mont
R. H. Hunt
Warehouse Point
Conn
Henry J. Kaiser
Swan Islana
Wenchow II Recaptured
CHUNGEKING June 19. Chinese forces have pushed past Tatang 21 miles southwest of Liuchow as the high command announced. Observers note the recapture follows the earlier capture of Wenchow port and discuss possible Allied concerns over Japanese redeployment and the potential shifting of forces toward Shanghai Hangzhou and areas around Hong Kong and Canton.
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CHUNGEKING
Tatang
Liuchow
toda
Wenchow
Shanghai
China
Amoy
Swata
Window
Southeast Asia
Manchuria
Yellow rivers
Hangchow
Hong Kong and
Garton
Planned Bloc Against Reds in Polish Trial
Moscow reports Polish journalist Stanislaw Rusavinski testified in the fifth column trial of 16 Poles that the underground propaganda office directed that the Red Army in occupied Poland be treated as enemies. He said the propaganda chief claimed eastern Polish territory should be viewed as occupied. The trial continued with multiple defendants and witnesses as sessions resumed.
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EDDY GILMORE
MOSCOW
mvs
Red army
Poland
Stanislaw Ruvavinski
office of propaganda
Sayiee
Kusavinski
Eisenhower Captures Hearts in Washington Tour
Gen Eisenhower wins cheers from Americans as he moves through Washington to the Pendegon building and the Memorial, drawing crowds from the Navy to the shorefront. The procession follows Allied lines from France through Bermuda to Washington as troops arrive in C-94 transport ports.
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GEN. EISENHOWER
cam ata
sa ub
boliausts Ag
Ale stallard
France
Bermuda
Washington
North Wellington Remains In Doubt
Guelph Ont June 17 Levi Flewelling returning officer Wellington North Dominion election says revised civilian plus service vote gives Liberal Arnold Lrr roch a three vote plurality reversing an earlier Liberal to Progressive Conservative turnover. Revised figures show Darroch 168, Monarr 219, Hall 18 in Wellington North where Liberal had been strong in the last election.
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GUELPH
Ont
Levi Flewelling
Wellington
WELLINGTON NORTH Darroeh
Menary
Hall COP
Wellington North
IBERALS WIN In Colchester Triumph Declared
Truro N S reports Progressive Conservative candidate F T Stanfield in Colchester Hants riding unofficially leads Liberal G I Purdy by 150 votes. Official results due later, with prior counts showing Purdy leading after a service vote and Stanfield pulling ahead by 150 in the latest tally. Canadian Press totals place Purdy at 11 195 and Stanfield at 11 099.
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TRURO
N.S
F. TY. Stanfield
Colchester-Hants
Stanfield
G. I. Purdy
Purdy
Mr. Stanfield
Mr. Purdy
Election shifts shown in service and civilian votes
The Canadian Press reports changes in five constituencies where service votes altered results from the civilian tally. Liberal gains occur in Colchester Hants Nova Scotia and Victoria British Columbia, with losses to the PCs and CCF elsewhere. North Battleford moves from doubtful to CCF, and Wellington North shifts in Ontario as service votes bracket civilian totals.
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CCF
Colchester Hants
Nova Scotia
Victoria
jones
Prince Albert
Kaxkatchewan
C.C.F
Wellington North
Ontario
Progressive Conservatives
North Battleford
C.F
NOVA
Fire raids hit Japanese cities in new B-29 attack
June 20 dispatch reports 450 Superfortress bombers struck Ihiznoka Tosahashi on Yonshu and Pukuuki on Kyushu at low altitude for the 61st free attack on each city. Guam. Also notes a hospital ship return with 432 wounded Canadians. A youth from Lacombe imprisoned further for jail escape. Recount in Melville riding sought after tight votes. Chinese forces close on Liuchow after repulsing counters. Britain backs government policy on India.
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aigt BOMBER COMMAND
Guam
Ihiznoka
Tosahashi
Yonshu Island
Pukuuki
Kyushu
sodas
LETHBRIDGE OFFLCER
HALTDAN
Poe
Breen hospital
Llandovery castle
Army
Lirut
Wises
Lethbratge
TALL PRE AREER GELS ADOETOS
Wathan Abert Lacombe
Calgary
Lethbridge
guarty
Lacombe
COE
MELVILLE
REGINA
Gardiner
Hr. Benson
C.C.F
Benson
WHE
LIDCHOW CHUNGKING
Liuchow
INDIA
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Tokyo Radio -Aussie
Sarawak
Borneo Oil Centre
Sis FRANCISCO
A.P
radio Tokyo
Sadao Iruchi
Japanese board of information
Britain
Domei
federal communications commission
Tutong
Brune
Seriaail fields
Simon Bohiyar Buckner
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan river
Kagulhan
Brunei Bay
Weston
Jesselton
Yarakan
Gapadiil AfLrtis
Boy And His Pup
Gyp
Golfer
Frisco
MANTIO
BRANDON
Brown
Matthews
Santh
Ward
Zaphing
TIEGAR
pullsi
Miller
Winkie
MAGKONAT
Cudidlw PCs
shtate
Keomdall
Linder
Leopold
Premier King
Sir Henry Drayton
Wenchow II
PLANNET
bob STERN
TOM kidd
Bierica
Washinton
qi kane
anitien
aArmerts van War
Pendegon
IBERALS
P.C
Colchester
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