Ike Graces West Point Return After N Y City Visit
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, weary yet elated, returns to the U S Military Academy on a day that marked twenty years since his graduation. He tours cadet quarters, addresses 800 cadets at lunch, and receives city honors including a gold medal and honorary citizenship, then heads to Kansas City and Abilene.
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Men Who Fought Under the Salute Hero In N. Y. Parade
Soldiers who served under General Eisenhower crowded New York streets for his parade. Veterans from the 29th, 40th, 6th Armies and the 1st Division recalled battles in Europe and Africa. They spoke of his recognition of fatigue, leadership, and care for his men.
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Ammunition Raid Turns Into Coca Cola Syrup Blunder
Okinawa dispatch reports a six man Japanese patrol attempting to infiltrate the 383rd Regiment lines but found and exploded a Coca Cola syrup can instead. All six attackers were killed, while American doughboys escaped unharmed.
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Eisenhower Visits New York City Amid Parade on Fifth Avenue
The general, after a leg wound at Aachen, rode in a long black sedan through cheering crowds as police on rust-brown horses and a motorcade led by General Eisenhower proceeded down Fifth Avenue to City Hall with staff and soldiers saluting.
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Allied minesweepers in Balikpapan bay prelude to Borneo invasion
A Tokyo radio broadcast reported Allied minesweepers began clearing Balikpapan bay in Balikpapan on Borneo's east coast as a prelude to an invasion. Japanese shore batteries claimed to have sunk one minesweeper and forced others to withdraw.
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French Assembly Elects To Seek British Alliance
The French Consultative Assembly voted unanimously to urge the government to negotiate an alliance with Britain to complement the Russia pact. General de Gaulle accused Britain of undermining French influence in Syria and Lebanon and warned that prolonged tension could cool Franco British ties and push Paris toward international procedural recourse. He defended France’s Levant policy and stressed independence from foreign pressure while affirming a direct negotiation with Syria and Lebanon.
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O Kelly Declared President of Eire After Ballot Count
Deputy Prime Minister Sean T O Kelly is proclaimed President of Eire with a clear majority after second choice ballots. The general election was held last Thursday, and he succeeds Douglas Hyde. The report also notes the SHAEF announcement of two Hitler Youth members executed for spying on U S troops.
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Death by own action sinks USS Emmons near Okinawa
The USS Emmons, once a destroyer minesweeper, was sunk off Okinawa after being struck by five kamikazes amid a major Japanese air attack. The loss follows earlier April casualties and marks its first Pacific engagement. The ship had escorted President Roosevelt to Teheran talks and later supported Pacific fleet operations.
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Weather Outlook for Italy North and South Regions
Forecast calls for cloudy conditions and scattered showers in northern Italy today and tomorrow. Southern Italy should clear to fair skies tomorrow except in mountain areas with warm highs in Rome 92, Naples 88, Bari 84, and Florence 93.
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Heroic Crew Averts Heavy Loss On Mahan Off Leyte
Navy reports heroic action by destroyer Mahan crew during the Leyte engagement kept casualties unusually low after death by own action planes crippled the ship. Fire control and rescue work prevented mass explosions as fires raged. Thirty one wounded and six missing remained from a 230 man crew. Gun crews shot down four enemy planes. three planes crashed into the Mahan.
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