Major B 29 raid plan signals extended war on Japan
June 15 report quotes General Henry H Arnold outlining a brutal aerial campaign against Japan. He states 450 Super Fortresses daily over home islands from July 1, with each dropping about 562 tons, plus thousands of tons from smaller planes. Osaka is already hit hard, with 3,000 tons dropped in today’s raid and vast destruction reported.
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Henry H. Arno
Arnsold
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Osaka
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Germany
Tokyo
Nagoya
Yokohama
Kobe
Nagasaka
20Th Bomber Command
India
Yawata
Bombing Wrecks Formosa Plants Says Kenney
General George C. Kenney reports that all but two of Formosa's vital alcohol and butanol plants have been wrecked by month-long bombing by U S Air Forces. The destruction is credited to the U S 5th Air Force.
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Manila
Formosa
U. S
George C. Kenney
Far Eastern Forces
U. S S
Lth Aaf
Planes Arrive in Guam as U S 8th Air Force Reaches Front
Tokyo radio reports that numerous Fortresses and Liberators from Europe have arrived in the Philippines to join the air offensive against Japan. The report notes the 8th Air Force is en route from Britain, though Allied sources have not confirmed the arrival.
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Guam
Europe
Philippines
Japan
Tokyo Radio
U. S. 8Th Air Force
Britain
Charter lay key for world body amid veto and deadlines
The group’s first aim is to maintain international peace and security through collective measures and peaceful settlement of disputes. It voted Thursday that veto power by the Big Five extends to secretary general nominations, while membership rules failed to set a fixed time for a further conference. Major powers oppose a five to ten year review, arguing it would undermine permanence of the charter.
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Big Five
Saratoga suffers heavy damage but repaired for service
The carrier Saratoga took seven direct bomb hits during the Iwo Jima battle early fighting but has been fully repaired and returned to service. Its crew endured 315 casualties. On Okinawa a single lane highway served as a landing strip to move wounded to rear hospitals as mud stopped regular airstrips. Grasshopper observation planes and all Army and Navy planes were used as ambulances. A new Curtiss Wright Seahawk scout plane proved faster farther and better defended, aiding pre invasion bombardment in Borneo Brunei Bay area from battleships.
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Iwo Jima
Associated Press
Okinawa
Army
Navy
Borneo
Brunei Bay
Italian Weather Forecast Mixes Humor and Clouds
A humorous wall clock forecast notes no rain in Italy with Ole Man Mose joking about becoming a rival to sunny California. The weatherman produces cumulus clouds to scatter over Italian hills noon to PM, aiming to cool Rome 87, Ari 83, Caserta 87, Florence Pisa 82.
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Mose
Bud
California
Rome
Ari
Penis
Caserta
Florence
Pisa
Russians Propose China as Base for Japan Invasion
A Soviet military commentator in Red Sitar urged that China be used as the Allies main base for invading Japan. He noted the Ryukyu islands and the Philippines are unsuitable and said China offers the best jumping off point. The Allies could intensify their east Asian offensive from China.
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Reuter’s
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China
Japan
Moscow Radio
Ryukyu
Okinawa
Philippines
Europe
Chinese push toward Liuchow threatens Hengyang rail hub
Chinese communique reports columniasts advancing toward Liuchow near the Kwei chow Kwangsi railway with U S air support strafing lines between Liu chow and Hengyang. Liuchow recapture could jeopardize Hengyang as bitter fighting rages near Ishan. Japanese withdrawals from Foochow reach Wenchow on China's coast as observers expect further evacuations.
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Liuchow
U.S
14Th Aaf
Todaay
Hengyang
Reuter’s
Ishan
Foochow
China
Chekiang Province
Wenchow
Shanghai
New American Airfields Planned in China for Battles
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault, commander of the 14th USAAF, announced that new American airfields will be built in China for upcoming battles against Japan. He said Japanese withdrawals from parts of south China during the ongoing Chinese counteroffensive make these airfields feasible.
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Chungking
China
Claire L. Chennault
USAAF
South China
Yanks To Move Out Of Russian Zones
Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew announced that American troops will be withdrawn by June 21 from German occupation zones assigned to Russia. He declined to detail final demarcation lines, saying the matter is still being negotiated and an official announcement would come soon.
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Washington
Joseph C. Grew
Russia
Grew
European Roundup: Eisenhower hailed as freedom honored by London
In London Eisenhower receives the freedom of the city and is praised by the Times Telegraph and Yorkshire Post for a speech the press calls sincere and democratic. Allied plans outline dangerous mine sweeps in Germany while Bremerhaven opens to traffic for occupation aid. Bremer Philharmonic Orchestra may resume, with a ban on Jewish composers lifted. Germany holds first free elections in 12 years as shop stewards reemerge under Allied supervision.
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London
Britain
London Times
Telegraph
Yorkshire Post
Bremer Philharmonic Orchestra
Mendelssohn
Offenbach
Goldmark
Germany
Hitler
New Bavaria Chief Declares Nazism Dead and Gone
Munich report cites Dr. Friedrich Schaeffer, American-appointed Bavaria minister president, vowing no centralized dictatorship again. He links Nazism to militarism and blind subordination, calls for removal of Nazi influence, pledges sacred justice and clear, honest courts, and urges cooperation with Allied occupation authorities. He condemns twelve years of Nazi rule as a ruinous era.
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Munich
Friedrich Schaeffer
Bavaria
Germany
Schaeffer
Europe
Germany to be rebuilt as an agricultural nation
Dr. Hans Fuchs, newly appointed President of the Rhineland, said future Germany must be largely agricultural and free of Nazi influence in western areas. He noted a shortage of trained officials requires employing some former party members, and reported no signs of Nazi underground sabotage against Allied civilian administrations.
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Germany
Hans Fuchs
Rhineland
United Press
Fuchs
Catholic Center Party
Hitler
Legion Leader To Host GI Bail Session In ROME
National commander Edward Schei berling of the American Legion will lead a GI Bail Session at the Corso ARM ARC Club on Via Corso Umberto in ROME. The open forum Sunday at 5 PM invites all Allied troops in the area to join.
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Rome
Edward Scheiberling
American Legion
Corso EM Arc Club
Corso Umberto
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