German Poison Gas Green Ring Three Rebuttal
General Devers and U S chemical warfare experts see no evidence that Germany planned to unleash Green Ring Three on Russians or Allies, noting two near-miss moments on D Day and at Remagen, while stating no gas bombs or shells were found west of the Rhine and dumps were hidden underground.
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Wiesbaden
Hitler
Jacob L. Devers
12Th Army Group
D-Day
Normandy
Remagen
Rhine
Italian Flags Burned By Trieste Crowds
Trieste streets saw small bands of men and women with red flags march and burn Italian flags after U. S. and British authorities took control. Hundreds of flags on windows and balconies were destroyed as groups sang Italian Communist songs, largely students. New Zealand troops were told not to intervene unless buildings under guard were threatened.
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Trieste
U. S
Associated Press
New Zealand
Allied chiefs of staff confer in Mediterranean theater
Lt. Gen. W. D. Morgan, chief of staff to the Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean, met yesterday morning at British XIII Corps Headquarters with Lt. Gen. Jovano vic, chief of staff of the Yugoslavian Army. Both were accompanied by high ranking officers.
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W. D. Morgan
Mediterranean
Xiii Corps
Jovanovic
Hitler Youths Plague Berlin Amid Street Violence
Berlin reports describe Nazi minded youths setting fires and snipers killing Russian officers as Allied daily life struggles with postwar politics. Eddy Gilmore notes Germans show scant guilt while some leaders resist fascist memory, and Cologne sees Nazis arrested trying an underground government.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Eddy Gilmore
Gilmore
Burgomeister
Werner
Cologne
Hitler
Herman Rueschner
Bonn
Rueschner
U. S
Veto Voto Crucial Issue Of Meet Halifax Warns
SAN FRANCISCO June 14 Lord Halifax British Ambassador warns that the vote on veto interpretations at the United Nations conference is the most crucial issue. He says acceptance of the Yalta formula prevents rival blocs and that unanimity among great powers safeguards smaller states.
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San Francisco
Security Council
Lord Halifax
U. S
Yalta
Halifax
Andrei Gromyko
United Kingdom
France
Weather Report from Apen Nine Cave Door Watch
Ole Man Mose notes humidities vary by region as central and northern Italy see slightly lower humidity than average. Forecasts list Florence 80 Rome 86 Naples 82 Bari 79 Foggia 86 with partly cloudy conditions and late morning showers noted on the back of an old slip. Sunset and moon data for June 15 2047 are given.
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Mose
Apennine
Italy
Florence
Rome
Naples
Bari
Foggia
Swiss approve large U S military vacation program
BERNE June 14 AP The Swiss Federal Council approved in principle the admission of large contingents of American soldiers for vacations in Switzerland negotiations with American authorities continue It is understood about 10 000 U S officers and enlisted men would be allowed to rest in Switzerland each month traveling as members of military units under discipline.
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Berne
Swiss
Federal Council
Switzerland
U.S
Churchill Stamps For 4 Year Plan Speech Features Homes
London June 14 prime minister Churchill in his second election address urged immediate application of the Four Year Plan announced two years ago. He framed watchwords as food work and homes and urged broad agreement across parties. He called for growth in British homes and families while stressing equal opportunity under free institutions.
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London
Churchill
British Isles
Dominions
Britain
De Gaulle Expected to Visit the United States
Paris reports General Charles de Gaulle is slated to travel to the United States soon to meet with President Harry S. Truman. The plan follows Truman’s friendly rejection of a French invitation to a Middle East firepower conference, with Washington signaling openness to a personal discussion on “this and other problems” at the earliest possible moment.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Harry S. Truman
Reuter
Truman
Middle East
de Gaulle
Moscow Meeting Sought To Advance Polish Settlement
Washington reports no immediate reaction to last night's joint London Moscow and Washington announcement inviting Polish leaders to meet in Moscow on June 15 to discuss broadening the Polish government and forming a national unity cabinet. Observers see potential progress despite the two year dispute between Moscow and the London based Polish government in exile.
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Washington
ANS
London
Moscow
Russia
San Francisco
V. M. Molotov
W. Averill Harriman
U. S
Sir Archibald Clark Kerr
Britain
Poland
Exiled Poles Defy Big 3 at Warsaw Meeting
Exiled Polish leaders debate participation in a Moscow conference with Stanczyk saying Socialist Jul ian Zadowski still has an invitation under consideration. A London spokesman denied a London group stance, while liberal sources dispute this. The British government views Polish consultations as a first step toward a widely acceptable government and eventual recognition by great powers.
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Peasant Party
Stanczyk
Julian Zadowski
London
Moscow
Reuter’s
Anthony Eden
Richard K. Law
Commons
Poland
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