Miss Hastings Admirably Trades With New Guinea Natives
In Hollandia New Guinea on June 23 AP reports Miss Hastings of Oswego New York aboard a U S Army air ambulance mixed with a rescue team. She is noted as the sharpest trader among the natives during preparations to land a glider into a hidden valley to attempt a rescue of three downed airmen from May 13 while 200 others were killed. Capt Cecil Walters leads ground forces and radioed the plan for a grab line rescue while Col Ray Elsmore and Lieut John McCollum and Sgt Kenneth Decker assist. Weather delays hamper the effort but a rescue strip marked with white trees and colored parachutes is visible.
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New Guinea
Hidden Valley
Margaret’ Hastings
Oswego
N.Y
United ‘States Warlow
Cecil. Walters
Hastings
Walters
Col. Ray
Elsmore
Menlo Park
Calif
Polish Conferees Agree on Unity Government Plan
Moscow reports say Warsaw factions agreed on a national unity cabinet to be formed in Warsaw next week after a Crimea conference accord. The plan invites Mikolajczyk and other Polish leaders to join a three man presidency while Osbuka Morawski may stay as premier. A Polish plea to exiled Poles abroad to return and help rebuild followed the accord.
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Warsaw
Wiuos and GraDdsk
Nave Pecn
Boleslaw
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Peasant “Party
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Poland
France
Britain
Germany
Italy
London
Chinese Regain Lost Positions In Henan Front
Chinese troops backed by aircraft retook two key Sichuan positions from Japanese forces who captured them Friday morning. The operation, near 380 miles northeast of Chungking in southwestern Henan, killed over 200 enemy soldiers and restored control the same afternoon. The Sichuan line protects Hankow and the Peiping Hankow railroad corridor.
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Sichwan
Henan
Hankow
North
China
Peace Parley Likely Delayed Until 1946 Says Ross Munro
Canadian press dispatch notes that a full dress European peace conference may not occur before 1946. Interim talks could address urgent questions such as northern Italy borders, Teschen, and Poland borders under the Yalta framework, while Allied control commissions and zone allocations in Germany and Austria are also in focus. The Berlin meeting is expected to guide key issues as governments await clearer postwar sovereignty arrangements.
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London
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Austria
Turer
Poland May Sign U N Charter Reuters London Dispatch
Reports from San Francisco indicate Poland’s new government in London may send representatives to sign the United Nations charter next week. A last minute Polish signature would show Allied unity on the charter issue amid Crimea conference assurances of free elections.
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London
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United States
Warsaw
Crimea
Beystete
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Red Army
Britain denies intent to supplant France in Levant
The British government announces no plan to replace France in Syria and Lebanon as those territories seek full independence. British troops would be used to prevent disturbances in the war effort. A royal Hungarian legacy stash worth 75 million was found near Matisee, 13 miles northeast of Salzburg, authorities report.
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Syria
Lebanon
Levant
France
Matisee
Salzburg
Recapture of Aparri Signals Allied Push in Philippines
Day by day reports from Manila quote Gen MacArthur claiming Aparri in the Philippines has been recaptured after a Japanese thrust. Allied forces and Australian units reportedly covered the area with naval escort and barges, while Balikpapan on Borneo endures daily air strikes by Liberators. Unconfirmed accounts speak of a large Allied fleet shelling Japanese positions, as Japanese defenses in Okinawa and Honshu counter with air attacks and damage to US vessels.
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Borneo
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Honshu
Okinawa
United States
Laval Plans To Spill the Beans on Montjuich Documents
Barcelona June 23 AP reports Pierre Laval former Vichy head offered to return to France to face trial if allowed to bring two suitcases of documents from Montjuich Fortress. The material reportedly aims to implicate international figures and other Frenchmen in the defence.
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Jay
Parker Succeeds Thomas in Saskatchewan Cabinet
Miller Parker, born in Cornwall, succeeds Thom as Saskatchewan cabinet minister in Moose Jaw. Parker arrived in Canada in 1898 as a farmhand at Russell, later moving in 1900 to Saskatchewan where he built a career in farming and municipal administration. Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the Saskatchewan appointment in Ottawa on June 23.
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Toria
Saskatchewan
Thomas Miller
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Canada
Dominion
Russell
Farewell Letter from Gen Crerar to Polish Commander
Gen Crerar commander of the 1st Canadian Army sent a farewell letter to Gen Clemens Rudnicki commanding the 1st Polish Armored Division. The note expresses mutual esteem between Polish and Canadian soldiers and says the lasting bond will endure beyond their wartime collaboration.
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Reuters
Crerar
Clemens -Rudnicki
No Fooling In Priority For Servicemen
Canadian rail officials say returning service personnel will get top priority for the best sleeping and dining cars, reducing civilian comfort. Before the war surge there were 800 sleeping cars. now 300 remain, with further cuts likely as military needs grow. Troop specials use the best equipment, while regular trains lose coaches and diners to support the servicemen.
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Harold Freeman
Montreal
Lockwood
Canada
Canadian _railways
Emperor Hirohito Faces Unprecedented National Crisis
San Francisco dispatch reports Emperor Hirohito stating the present crisis is unprecedented in Japanese history as speculation grows he may assume personal rule if needed. War Minister Anami touts a new volunteer service act claiming it ensures victory amid Tokyo defense preparations and signals from Tokyo broadcasts.
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Japan
Hirohito
Nig Batis Baga Ettahemyon Eis
Korechika Anami
People’s Volunteer Corps
Tokyo
Recount Granted in Melville Federal Election
In Melville Saskatchewan the recount for the June 1 federal election was granted by Judge H MeP de Roche. The tally after adding overseas soldier votes shows Gardiner 10 082 and Benson 10 050 with 130 spoiled ballots. The recount cannot start until overseas ballots arrive.
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Melville
G. Hunt
Gardiner
Benson
Paratroops Return Draw Large Crowd at Union Station
Thousands greet 350 returning men of the 1st Canadian Paratroops Battalion at Union Station and the CNE depot. Women break through cordons as crowds mob the soldiers amid ceremonies near city hall.
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Toronto
1St Canadian Paratroops
Union Station
Canadian National Exhibition Grounds
Britain and U S Plan for War Crimes Trial
Britain is ready to agree to U S plan for trial of major war criminals, signaling a possible Anglo American front at a London conference. The move would reinforce United States and Britain positions, as they hold custody of most top suspects including Goering Ribbentrop and Hess.
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Robert
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Tate
United Anglo American Front
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Great Britain
Hermann Goering
Ribbentrop
Rudolf Hess
Canada lifts wartime controls easing postwar recovery
Ottawa reports lifts or easing of over 50 wartime restrictions since Germany’s surrender in May. Gas, consumer goods, and civilian production are opening, though officials warn shortages persist and full peace-time normalcy will take months. Labor and manpower adjustments accompany the easing.
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Prices Board
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Japan
Japanese Says Resists In Burma Pegu Campaign, June
Reuters dispatch reports Japanese troops offer stiff resistance in the 14th mopping up operation along eastern roads and the hilly Pegu region near Rangoon as Burma’s campaign progresses.
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Reuters
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Pegu
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