Chinese Recapture Wenchow Port In Coastal Push
Chinese forces recaptured the port of Wenchow, a key China Sea hub 225 miles south of Shanghai, expanding the western flank of the shipping lane toward Formosa. Okinawa-based UV. 8. troops hold the eastern flank as oil depots, airports, and shipyards fell to the attack. Chinese columns move toward Liuchow as reinforcements retake Tingnan near Canton.
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Nanning
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Tingnan
Canton
Frisco notes on international dispute settlement provisions
The article discusses a United Nations style charter provision favoring negotiation mediation arbitration and other peaceful means to resolve disputes and the Security Council’s role if states fail to settle. It covers Soviet requests to limit the General Assembly’s powers and Evatt's substitute proposal, plus Mexico’s proposal to bar Franco’s Spain from UN membership.
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Assembly
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Mexico
United Nations
Spain
Border dispute over Teschen town pits Czechs and Poles
London reports a clashes between Czechoslovak authorities and the Polish Provisional Government over Teschen a key border mining town. Poles accuse discriminatory Czech measures against Poles and Germans, with tensions tied to postwar rearrangements and potential Big Three diplomacy.
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Teschen
Reuter’s
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Prague
Warsaw
Rolo Zymiersky
Reuter
Ger
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Red Army
Stalin
Summer Begins With Mild Southern Rain Expected
June 10 forecast notes the season start with partly cloudy skies and slightly cooler air in the extreme south plus light rain. Maximums include Bari 90 Florence 89 Naples 83 Rome 90. Yesterday figures show varied highs and lows across Italian cities. Moon phase is first quarter with sun and moon timings listed.
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Naples
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Foggia
Pisa
Indian Soldier Named Victoria Cross for Senio River Action
Namdeo Jadhav, 22, of the British 8th Army, earns the Victoria Cross for single-handedly destroying three German machine gun nests to help his battalion seize a bridgehead on the Senio River. He is the second man from the 5th Mahratta Light Infantry to receive the award in the 8th Indian Division.
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Delay On Cabinet
Oslo June 19 Judge Paul Berg announced he abandoned all attempts to form a provisional Norwegian government.
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Oslo
Paul Berg
Mussolini Aides Face Court Over Fascist Rule
In Rome on June 19, former Mussolini secretary Alessandro Chiavolini and Bruno Biagi stood trial before the High Court of Justice. Both deny involvement in violence. Biagi says his work was technical and he studied social problems. Chiavolini says he did not join the Rome march and was named minister of state as a reward.
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Mussolini
Alessandro Chiavolini
High Court of Justice
Bruno Biagi
Corporations
Grand Council
High Court
Lorenzo Moroni
Biagi
Chiavolini
Embassy Criticizes Nazi Sympathizers In Spain
In Madrid on June 19 the U S Embassy issued a blunt editorial against Spanish groups allegedly seeking war between Soviet Russia and the Anglo American powers. The piece titled in Se manario Grafico accuses anti communist factions of mirroring Nazi tactics and notes their silence on the Hitler Stalin pact.
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Russia
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Spain
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Washington
U.S
Hitler
Russa
Falangists jailed in Barcelona after anti British demonstrations
Seven Falangists were arrested by Barcelona police under orders to curb further incidents. They hissed at Guadalcanal Diary and cheered for Germany amid protests over a bishop blocked funeral mass for Hitler and Mussolini, as they assaulted a magazine vendor, a traffic officer, and vandalized cinema news reels.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Mitscher Receives Gold Star for Heroism
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher was awarded the Gold Star by Admiral Raymond A. Spruance for extraordinary heroism in Guam on June 19. The honor was presented in lieu of a third Navy Cross.
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ANS
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Raymond A. Spruance
European Roundup: War Prisoners Repatriated and Crisscross Plans
The roundup notes 91,000 American and 167,000 British prisoners freed from Germany with more to follow, while 230,000 Danish refugees remain in camps for six months. It reports 93,202 political enemies liberated in the American zone, discussions of a Sweden Denmark tunnel, and Greek orders sending women refugees to concentration camps.
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