Flag Flies Over Shuri Castle as Okinawa Push Nears Junction
U S flags rise over Shuri castle as Marines and infantry advance toward Shuri town on Okinawa, while U S patrols push into Cayagan valley in the Philippines and Mindanao fighting continues. Sixth division, 1st Marine and 7th infantry units push toward Kabakura hills and Yonawa, with rain hindering supply as Japanese forces retreat.
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ANILA
United States
Shuri castle
Okinawa
Japan
U.S
Shuri
Philippines
Cayagan valley
Buzon
Mindanao
Davao
6th marine
7th infantry
Naha
Kabakura
Kokuba
Tih
Yonawa town
Yonabaru
6th division
Four Alberta Fliers Freed in New Liberation List
Ottawa reports further liberated prisoners from Alberta listed by the Department of National Defence for Air. The total RCAF prisoners officially announced as liberated rises to 1,883. Names include Verna Lorraine Hawkes, Join Roy Tolmie, Mihailo Fedoruk, and Gerald Edward Marion with their hometowns Calgary Wainwright Edmonton Lethbridge.
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OTTAWA
Alberta
Department of National Defence
Air
R.C.ALF
HAWKES
Verna Lorraine
W.L. Hawkes
Calgary
TOLMIE
Roy
B. Tolmie
Wainwright
FEDORUK
Mihailo
Triton Fedoruk Cather
Edmonton
MARION
Gerald Edward
J. E. Marion
Lethbridge
Chinese Jealousy Over American Attention Sparks Scandals
The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury report growing panic over American officers seen with Chinese girls. Panel stories fuel anti foreign sentiment as crowds threaten and insult couples in public to spark tensions between Chinese and American allies. High officials worry the issue endangers Sino American relations.
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mievican
hood
saat
Che
pat
threening
Chungking
Raid Leaves 250 000 Homeless In Yokohama
A Tokyo radio report cited by AP said the American incendiary raid on Yokohama left about 250 000 residents homeless and 60 000 homes destroyed. It noted disrupted communications and transport, with Premier Suzuki meeting six former premiers including Koiso Tojo Miranuma Konoue Okada and Hirota to discuss the crisis.
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Yokohama
SAN FRANCISCO
A.P
takyo radio
Japan
Kantaro Suzuki
empire
Federal Communications Commission
nto
Suzuki
Domei
Kuniaki Koiso
Hideki Tojo
Baron Kiichiro Miranuma
Prince Fumimaro Konoue
Keisuke Okada
Koki Hirota
Uganda cruiser Uganda fires first broadside near Okinawa
Uganda beam passes through a 35 minute air attack with Canadian and British forces. The Uganda fired her first broadside against Japanese soil near Miyako island and witnessed a British carrier aircraft shot down. British gunners fought flames on a damaged deck as the carrier’s anti aircraft fire continued. Captain BE Rollo Mainguy praised the British crew for their courage.
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OUTAWA
Uganda
Pacific
Okinawa
BE. Rollo Mainguy
Duncan
B.C
Canada
Sukama oirfield
Miyaka island
Notorious Nazi Julius Streicher Captured in Disguise
A sensational report claims Julius Streicher, labeled Germany's most notorious Jew-baiter, was spotted in disguise near Beskie, posing as an artist with a newly cultivated database of looks. Major Henry G. Pitt, described as a Jewish officer from New York, is said to have effected the capture.
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Julius Streicher
Germany
Bcskie
Henry G. Pitt
New York
Where's My Wife Asks General Clark At Memorial Parade
Gen Mark Clark, commander of the 15th Army Group in Italy, interrupted a civic reception before about 35,000 people to ask where his wife was. He flew in from Paris, received ovations from nearly a million in a 15 mile Memorial Day march, and met his wife and daughter who arrived from Washington. A photographer yelled for a photo, and the general posed.
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CHICAGO
Mark Clark
15th Army
Italy
Paris
Washington
Clark
King Calls Opponents To Spell Out Future Program
Prime Minister King, in a London Ontario broadcast, challenged opposition parties to present their future program and cabinet choice. He accused critics from Progressive Conservative ranks of dwelling on the past and claimed their criticisms of wartime policy and manpower are political dust masking their own limits. Continued on page three.
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LONDON
Ont
King
Bracken charges King helped Japan arm Canada Frees
Bracken accuses Prime Minister King of aiding Japan to rearm while Canada’s markets faltered. He cites King’s efforts to restore trade with Japan and notes prior Conservative policies aimed at expanding Canadian wheat exports and European markets. Bracken spoke at a Manitoba event, outlining international trade tensions and wartime shifts.
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Canadian Frees
MLOOPS
B.C
Mackenzie Kang Jinw
Canada
Prium
Chemany
Japan
John Bracken
King
Sapanoe
Olgaia
wadiy
Bracken
Britain
Europe
Germany
Japan Plans Kamikaze Strategy Amid Allied Pressure
A Tokyo radio commentator said Japan's naval high command was reorganized to pursue death by own action tactics across all branches. The broadcast cited Kamikaze pilots sinking a light US ship and damaging 26 others near Okinawa as part of an overall strategy mapped by naval chief Soemu Toyoda.
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SAN FRANCISCO
naval high command
Imperial navy
Tokyo
Japan
mnust
Nippon
Kusuo Oya
Federal Communications Commission
Kamikaze air corps
Okinawa
Oya
Oye
as Soemu Toyoda
naval
Jap Balloon Bomb Kills 6 In Oregon
Lake View Ore May 5 a Japanese balloon bomb killed six near here. A woman Elsie Mitchell and five children died on a fishing trip when a detonating device on a fallen balloon exploded. The Rev Archie Mitchell survived. The event marked the first mainland U S fatality from enemy attack.
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Oregon
LAKE VIEW
Ore
war department
United States
Lake County
Elsie Mitchell
Christan Alliance Ghuren
Jap Gillard
Eddie Enven
Joan Patzke
Dick Patrice
Sherman Shoemaker
Ely
Orr
Archie Mitchell
Joan
Gestapo Executions Denied by Allied Officials
A Copenhagen report claiming 50 Gestapo men were executed at Flensburg by an Allied Army squad was categorically discounted by Allied officials in London. No such action was confirmed and no executions were announced.
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SECOND ARMY
May
Reutersi
Copenhagen
Gestapo
Flensburg
Enlarge Atrocity Pictures Life-Size in St Louis Gallery
A gallery of 26 enlargements of atrocities in Europe opens to the public under postwar order in St Louis. The exhibit, curated with wartime images and captions, aims to confront harsh realities of Nazi camps and civilian suffering while reflecting editorial voices from the era.
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ST, LOUIS
Europe
Arms Signal Corps
sy tong
Pulitner
Cees Eisenhower
Churchill Urges De Gaulle to Halt Troops in Syria
In Damascus and across Syria, bombardment and chaos rise as casualties pass 200. Churchill orders De Gaulle to withdraw French troops to barracks to stop bloodshed. British and American authorities urge restraint, while French officers resist, citing independence risks. Bloodshed deemed indefensible by Allied powers.
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FRANK O'RRIE
A.P
DAMASCUS
rece
Ikima
ieanteal
3.nd
Syria
Lebanon
Humboldt
ONDON
Britain
Middle East
Bernard Paget
Churchill
Gen. de Gaulle
Levant
De Gaulle
house of commons
den followin
London
Edey
Kai Shek Resigns As China Premier
Chiang Kai-Shek resigns as premier and hands the post to acting Premier T. Soong to solidify China's war effort. Chiang remains president and commander in chief, focusing on military tasks amid Allied pressure and the ongoing Asian war. Soong’s elevation may ease talks with Communists and strengthen central government, with Well Hag succeeding Kung as premier.
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SPENCER MOOSA
CLUNGRING
Chiang Kai-Shek
T.Soong
China
Chiang
Chaina
Asia
Mr. Soong
Gen. Ching
Soong
executive Yuan
United Millions
Soene
Wohy Well Hag
war production board
Kung
SAN FRANCISCO
C. W
Enigma at Frisco: World Peace Charter Talks Stall
Report from San Francisco dated May 31 describes the sixth week of a generalized world peace charter negotiations. The United Nations conference body struggles as the General Assembly Commission reviews committee reports but stalls over Soviet demands to refer key issues to a broader committee, with no clear path to consensus.
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C. R. BLACKBURN
SAN FRANCISCO
omesnin
citfiewsttles
attygugdy
Rustlan deletes
iuasas
bejieke
Gardiner Promotes Water Projects and Prairie Farm Act
In Yorkton last night Liberal candidate A. C. Stewart was supported by Hon. A. G. Gardiner who promoted Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act funding. He cited 110,000,000 set aside for western provinces and 870,000,000 for irrigation schemes in Alberta and Saskatchewan to create jobs and aid postwar settlement.
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YORKTON
C.P.i
A.C. Stewart
A. G. Gardiner
Alberta
Sailor jailed for setting tram on fire in Halifax
A Halifax sailor has been jailed on a charge related to setting a tram on fire during the war era. The arrest marked a first in a wave of incidents tied to the city’s tram system amid tensions and public safety concerns.
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HALIFAX
Kemer Bato
geil
dapihir
Egypt Protests Over Syria Crisis and British Involvement
Cairo reports Egypt protests Britain United States France and Russia over the Syria crisis. Damascus situation worsens with Egyptian staff seeking shelter at the Iraq legation. Eden warns against direct Franco British clash as fires burn in Damascus and civilians flee.
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LONDON
C.P
Britain
United States
France
Russia
Syria
Exchange Telegraph agency
Caira
Damascus
Iraq
aner
Eden
commons
Paris
eit
DaTASCA
lauheen
Cook named chairman of Workmen's Compensation Board Edmonton
May 3 Edmonton bulletin reports Pietarl C. Cook formerly of Lethbridge and Taber appointed chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board succeeding Dr. Victor Wright. Premier Manning announced W. Rose Edmonton named chairperson. notes on other titles and changes within provincial administration.
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Canadian Forestry Corts nvemeas
Canadian International Paper company
ain ilness
Lie Birst
Cerent
LONDON
RLS
United states
BAVARIA
Paris
CPETO
OTTAWA
nnanitions department
VEGREVILLE
ALBBERTA W.L EDMONTON
E. E. Morton
Alberta Women’s Institutes
MS. Thompson
Coaldale
ED. Hutchison
Warner
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