Global talks forge charter to end war and build world peace
Delegations from 50 nations concluded nine weeks of talks with a charter for a world organization to prevent war and settle differences by peaceful means. President Truman hailed the structure as a keystone of liberty, while noting the Big Five hold 55 percent of war resources.
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C. R. BLACKBURN
FRANCISCO
united nations
world organization
Mackenzie King
Truman
league for the
Japanese attempt to ambush Australian commander on Borneo beach
Japanese infiltrated to within 20 feet of General Sir Thomas Blamey's tent on a Borneo beach during a nightly conference with Maj. Gen. G. G. Wooten. Firing erupted near the tent as guards engaged the attackers, two Japanese killed and the rest fled into thick jungle.
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MELBOURNE
Sir Thomas Blamey
Borneo
neutra
diymander
G. G. Wooten
Roxbury Latin marks 300th anniversary a careful prep school tale
Suburban Boston trustees seek a new headmaster for Roxbury Latin a historic prep school founded by John Eliot later praising James Bryant Conant. The article notes aged curriculum Latin five years, sixth year optional, and a conservative progressive education stance amid a riotous era.
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Boston
Harvard
James Bryant Conant
deat
Rouxbury Latin
Roxbury Latin
United States
John Blist
Roxbury
Gene Nort
Army to reduce discharge point score to eighty or seventy eight
Washington June 27 Official sources said the United States army plans to lower the discharge point score from 85 to 80 or 78. The final decision will depend on reports from field commanders to the War Department.
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WASHINGTON
United States army
war department
Simla talks near breakthrough in Indian council plan
Reuters reports that Mohammaed Ali Jinnah Pant Gandhi and Moslem League delegates held meetings as the Simla conference nears a tentative accord on membership and quotas for an interim government. Leaders expect a draft scheme before adjournment with Viceroy as chairman.
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NOEL BUCKLEY SIMLA
India
Reuters
Mohammed Ali Haonah
Pandit Pant
Congress party
Mohandas Gandhi
Jinnah
Moslem League
Calcutta
Ninth Victory Loan planned for October in Canada
Ottawa reports the wartime finance committee recommended to Finance Minister Isle that the Ninth Victory Loan be held in October with no further campaigns until fall 1946. The plan aims to cover 12 months with one loan and place borrowing needs for the year. A statement from Minister Tiley is awaited.
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Isley
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Pinance
Tiley
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Allied Action in London Reports Slovenian Tensions
June reports from London indicate Allied authorities and leaders in Britain and the United States coordinating with Slovenia amid ongoing unrest. Disarmament efforts are described as progressing, with mentions of protests and strikes impacting the region and prompting high level meetings.
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LONDON
Ljublana cuopated
Churan
Trumiy
Slovenia
Farmer Dies by Own Hand in Sundre District
Calgary dispatch reports August Chemelli, 50, a Sundre district farmer, found at his home with a bullet wound to the head and a rifle nearby. A note regarding disposal of property was left. Dr Hartman, coroner, Olds, said no inquest would be held.
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CALGARY
August Chemelli
Sundre
Hartman, cor
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Olds
Turkey Disturbed Over Russia On Dardanelles Angry Rumors
Ankara voices concern over reports that Russia seeks changes to the Montreux convention affecting the Dardanelles. Officials expect Britain and the United States to weigh in, with no concrete steps before the Big Three meeting.
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A.P
Turkey
Russia
Montreux
Dardanelles
Britain
United States
London
Washington
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Churchill
Anthony Edenen
Moscow
Kars
Soviet Union
British Occupation Troops and Armored Units En Route to Berlin
The BBG reported British occupation troops and armored units advancing toward Berlin. The march aims to link with an American column near Berlin. The force centers on the Desert Rats as well as a British Guards battalion with additional units including Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal among others.
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NEW YORK
BBG
NBC
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Argyll and Letherhind M Wicghlanders
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Ort
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Les Fusiliers Mont- Royal
Montreat
Loyal
Edmonton Regiment
Rawalpindi Sunk by German Ships in Atlantic Action
Eye witness accounts reveal the destroyer Rawalpindi was sunk in the Atlantic during combat with the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Survivor statements describe warnings ignored and rapid gunfire that led to the ship going down after a brief exchange and heavy damage.
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GNEISENAU
RAWALPINDI
ATLANTIC
NEW YORK
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Pri.phries
OFfeen KC. Hum rator
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Cierimats
ramon
Cpl
Kenedy
Kennedy
hanbs
Vichy Paris Attempt Leaves Absence Reportedly Quiet
A French court plan aims to grant Pierre Duval's secretary an abcentia early in court proceedings. The move, announced Tuesday, precedes a ruling by the high court on the matter.
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PARIS
Vichy
chieatien Toisler
Pierre Duval
Peace Parley In India Prompts Cautious World Hope
The piece reports on a peace conference in India amid global hopes for harmony. It notes Britain’s efforts to resolve long standing regional tensions and warns that progress could shift Western power dynamics. It cites political figures and the international reaction to talks.
Labor Chairman Unable to Vote in General Election
Harold Laski, British Labor party chairman, cannot vote in the July 6 election after his and his wife's names were omitted from the electoral register for Little Bardfield, a district near London in Essex.
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LITTLE BARDFIELD
Essex
England
Reuters
Harold Laski
British Labor party
mames
London
Poles in London claim lawful Polish government remains
London Poles declare Moczyskiw Thugut refused Warsaw post in new government of national unity. Witos may also refuse a seat, cited medical treatment. London group claims full support from Polish forces in western Allied lands and vows to stay the lawful government despite Moscow talks.
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ALEX SINGLETON
LONDON
Mocziskiw Thugut
Stanislaw Mikolajcsyk
posts and telegraph
national unity
Warsaw
Wincrenty Witos
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Moscow
Witos
Witos Crom
Poland
gom
atom
Communist party
Japanese Resistance Dims as Allied Forces Tighten Strangle
Allied forces seal the Miri oil fields in North Borneo after a rapid overland push from Lu tong refinery. In the Philippines, organized Japanese resistance nears collapse with American and Filipino units closing in toward Tuguegarao. Casualties rise in Okinawa with top Japanese generals identified among the dead. Kume Island invasion reports surface.
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Associated Press
ANILA
Miri
North Borneo
Lutong
Philippines
Tuguegarao
Luzon
Stettinius Resigns Post to Take State Secretary Role
President Truman announced Edward R. Rumus Jr. will become secretary of state and representative on the postwar security council, while Stettinius’s successor is to be named next Monday or Tuesday. Also noted: Byrnes not confirmed. other war news and weather items included.
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Truman
Edward Remus, Jr
security council
United States
general assembly
Stettinius
scormuery
Glen
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
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