Russia Demands Troop Removal From German Occupied Zone
Moscow presses for US and British withdrawal from the Soviet occupied zone in Germany and denounces Allied occupation as outlined by the four power pact. Soviet officials and Izvestia question Berlin press references to end of confusion and insist on troop demarcations and compliance with the zone boundaries.
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London
U.P
Russia
Germany
Izvestia
London Times
Berlin
Theuropean Consultative Commissione
Gregory Keene
Central Council
United States
Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bernard L. Montgomery
Jeanne Lattre de Tassigny
Control Council
Red Army
the Times
Laborite Daily Herald
Moscow
Allied Control Council
1944 US output of commercial truck props and 1933-42 trend
In 1944 the United States produced 7,859,400 tons of commercial truck props for the fresh market Sea with an average of 6,390,000 tons per year over the decade 1933 to 1942.
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United States
Laffey Devotion Saves Ship After Savage Okinawa Battle
On April 19 at Okinawa the destroyer Laffey, under Cmdr Frederick J Becton, fought off multiple Japanese death by own action planes and bombs. Despite 31 killed or missing and 60 wounded, the vessel stayed afloat as crews fought fires and repaired a jammed rudder to keep the ship circling until aid arrived.
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United States
Laffey
Frederick J. Becton
Hot Springs
Ark
Okinawa
Frank Manson
Tahelquah
Oklo
Manson
Cmdr
Becton
Government rushes to build 2000 troop cars and seize civilian rail travel
Washington reports a wartime plan to move troops from east to Pacific ports within 10 months. 1200 troop sleeping cars and 1200 kitchen cars ordered for early next year. Civilians urged to stay off trains and avoid travel to prevent delaying troop movements.
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Washington
East
Pacific
United Press
Truman
Defense Transportation
J. Monroe Johnson
DDT
Johnson
Far Pacific
African Veterans Land In The U S
One thousand eight hundred sixty two veterans of the African Italian and European wars arrived at Pier 84 Hudson River aboard the General W P Richardson. The party included veterans from the African campaign and Gen Mark Clark's Fifth Army in Italy with members of the 100th Division 15th Airforce and First Armored Division. Sixteen liberated prisoners of war will be the only passengers not re assigned to fight the Japanese and will be processed at Camp Shanks New York. Rep Lyle Borden ranking member of the House Aviation Committee accompanied the group returning from a six week mission for President Truman.
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New York
U.R
Pier 84
Hudson River
W. P. Richardson
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Mark Clark
Fifth
Italy
100Th Division
15Th Airforce
Richardson
Camp Shanks
N. Y
Lyle Borden
Okla
House Aviation Committee
Truman
Great Demand for Building Material in Indianapolis
Indianapolis June 8. The War Production Board relaxes construction order but Evans WPB district manager says it does not widen supply. Military lumber needs exceed all prior periods and reduced logging manpower limits immediate production gains. Lumber and supply dealers report a surge in material requests since the order relaxation.
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Indianapolis
U.P
War Production Board
Albert O. Evans
WPB
Evans
American Corporal Taken With Nazis
Corporal Gilbert J. Beamesderfer of Ephrata Pennsylvania was captured after being wounded in France last fall. He spent 30 days in a German POW camp in England before fingerprints confirmed his American identity at Cushing General Hospital Farmington.
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Farmingham
Mass
U.2
U.S
England
Gilbert J. Beamesderfer
Ephrata
Cushing General Hospital
France
Beamesderfer
O. K
Washington
Housewife Soars After Quick Five Hour Flight Lessons
New York report profiles Mrs. Mary Merryfield of Washington DC who learned to fly after five hours of instruction. The Woman's Home Companion says aviation is a growing industry and ordinary women can solo after building flight confidence and passing a physical. Her tale aims to inspire housewives to pursue flying while balancing home life.
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New York
Mary Merryfield
Washington, D. C
Merryfield
Air College
Japanese steel mill for sale in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh June 8. There is a brand new steel billet mill worth three quarters of a million dollars for sale. The mill built by Mesta Machine Co. in 1941 was seized by the U S Alien Property Custodian after Pearl Harbor. The government seeks a buyer but cannot find one as the United States already has enough of the product. Hirohito referenced as potential buyer.
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Pittsburgh
Japan
Mitsubishi Co
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Mesta Machine Co
Mesta
Hirohito
Tokyo
Kobe
Osaka
United States
Japs Plan Guerrilla Tactics in Case of Invasion
Tokyo issued a handbook urging 100 million Japanese to form a special attack corps to annihilate invaders. It details methods to kill the enemy, shoot parachutists, bayonet drills, mine use against tanks, and defense against flame throwers as Japan braces for possible land battles.
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San Francisco
U.P
Japan
Tokyo Raido
United Press
National Volunteer Corps
Home Office
Tokyo
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