Genoa honors Columbus urn as Britannica disputes its contents
In Genoa on June 6 Allied troops returned a golden urn to the Municipio amid a parade led by the 92nd Division. The event featured a 11-gun salute and remarks by General Edward Almond, while Britannica scholars argued the urn’s contents remain uncertain with reference to historic relics and a translated Vine bill involving Columbus.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Piazza Della Vittoria
Floyd Miller
Hobe Sound
Fla
Edward Almond
Jordan
America
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Valladolid
Santa Maria de Las Cuevas
Seville
Christopher Columbus
Domenico
Pietro Bellesso
Francesco
Asia
Supplies for Trieste unloaded as Allied stores reach city
Trieste reports British Navy unloading between 2000 and 2500 tons of oil and food daily for Allied forces. Minesweepers continue offshore, clearing mine fields as supplies arrive for the military presence in and around Trieste.
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Trieste
Reuter’s
Reforms Outlined By Czech Premier
Czechoslovak Prime Minister Zdenek Fierlinger announced a radical reform program including state control of banks and industrial monopolies, end of large landowner power, and a path from National Committee to Parliament. The plan ties foreign policy to the Soviet Union, stabilizes currency on work, and supports agrarian cooperatives without compulsory collective farming.
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Reuter’s
Czechoslovakia
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National Assembly
Benes Reaffirms Slav Solidarity at Banquet
Prague reports President Eduard Benes stating Czechoslovakian people will never forsake Slav solidarity. The banquet was attended by Soviet marshals and generals and Czech government members.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
3500 Nurses Return From ETO To United States
Paris June 7 about 3500 of 17800 nurses in the ETO will return to the United States for duty in Army hospitals the Chief of Surgeon s Office at SHAEF announced today the office estimated about 1800 nurses would be needed for the European occupation force
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United States
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Japs Newspapers Back Invasion Preparation Tone
Japanese newspapers urged readiness for an imminent invasion, calling it a decisive moment on home soil. Broadcasts cited by Associated Press portrayed underground warfare and a national mindset of self-sacrifice as Tokyo media pressed for full mobilization.
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Yomiuri
Liuchow Recaptured Reported by Chinese Forces
Unofficial reports say Chinese troops have recaptured Liuchow, a key city 200 miles northeast of the Indo China border and a former major air base of the 14th USAAF. The seizure would signal a turning point in Kwangsi Province as Japanese defenses collapse. Liuchow lies near the line from Indo China to north China and Manchuria, ahead of Kweilin.
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U S Planes Denied Involvement In Algerian Revolt
Maj. Gen. B F Giles of the Africa-Middle East Theater refuted a Rome Stars and Stripes report claiming American aircraft ferried Moroccan troops to suppress the Algerian revolt between May 8 and 16. He called the assertion baseless and affirmed no US military or naval planes were used for that purpose.
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French Stand In Levant Crisis Noted By Britain
London reports an official French note on Levant crisis steps is under British consideration. Paris allegedly sought a Five Power conference. Cairo dispatches say Damascus notes exclude France from wheat office control. Syria Lebanon tensions persist with demands over negotiation rights, while inter-tribal clashes flare in the desert.
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Levant
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Churchill Defends Yalta Negotiations
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill defended the Yalta talks, denying secret engagements except for Soviet votes at San Francisco. He cautioned against full verbatim disclosure of everything discussed and suggested some understandings may be secret if cabinet approved.
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Yalta
Russia
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Germans Expelled from Greece Under Allied Pact
Athens radio reports that German nationals living in Greece will be expelled under an agreement reached by the Greek and British governments. The expulsion is set to proceed following the accord outlined between the two nations.
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Athens
Greece
Athens Radio
Pacific War Sidelights and Far Eastern Air Force View
General George C. Kenney says Jap air power is limited south of Formosa while air blockade sinks eight million tons of shipping in five months. OWI cites 4,000 combat planes and selective Japanese defenses. Australian ship reaches Wewak, Tokyo touts invincible shelters, Hodges eyes Nagasaki visit, and Stockholm Traveler reports Japanese war weariness and black market gains in Japan.
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Far Eastern Air Force
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China Sea
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States
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
OWI
China
Stockholm
Nazi
Germany
Eric Hammarlund
Britain Accuses Britain of Forcing Iranian Change
The France Journal accuses Britain of pressuring Iran to align with London policies and meddling in Near East affairs. It says Britain seeks to shape leadership, push France out of the Levant, and present itself as defender of Arab independence amid the Syrian crisis.
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France Journal
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Near East
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Levant
Weather Outlook in Italy Feels Warmer With Coastal Haze
A Nostalgic weather note describes Italy's forecast today with cumulus over the Apennines and haze along the western coast. Naples, Foggia, and Bari will be warmer than yesterday, with Rome and Bari reaching 89, Naples 90. Sunrise and sunset times are listed for June 9.
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Bari
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