De Gaulle Blames British Agents for Levant Unrest
Paris reports General de Gaulle states Britain created the Lebanon Syria uprising and insists France will not submit the Syrian question to a tripartite conference. He cites British troop presence and asserts France negotiated with Syria and Lebanon while Britain maintains 600000 troops. Soviet note signals willingness to join international talks.
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Paris
de Gaulle
France
Lebanon
Syria
United States
London
Levant
Britain
Ninth
Churchill
Middle East
Damascus
Edward Spears
Beyrouth
Moscow
Russia
China
Unusual May Weather Persists into June in Monroe Area
Persistent cool and rainy conditions continue across Monroe and vicinity with unsettled spring weather. Gusty winds tore three dinghies from moorings at the Milwaukee Yacht Club basin and two Illinois fliers were forced to land in a Milwaukee field. Temperatures across Wisconsin ranged from 33 to 42 degrees with a cloudy cool outlook for tomorrow.
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Lake Pepin
Milwaukee Yacht Club
Coast Guard
Illinois
Milwaukee
John Otto
Alton
John Walker
Blackstone
Weather Bureau
Land O'Lakes
Superior
Park Falls
Wausau
Widespread July Chill Touches U.S. Weather Warms in South
A mass of cold air from Hudson Bay spread across the nation bringing rain snow hail and sleet. Temperatures ranged from 20 above in Oswego County New York to 102 in Orlando Florida with 101 in Savannah and 100 in Jacksonville. Chicago reached 85 while Milwaukee was 49. Snow fell in Duluth.
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Associated Press
Hudson Bay
Midwest
Oswego County
N. Y
Snively Olson and Rupnow Leave for Navy Service
Harold Snively T. J. Olson Jr. and Roger Rupnow, 1945 Monroe High graduates, left for Milwaukee to report for navy service. They passed the Eddy test judging radio technician potential and will begin boat training at Great Lakes Illinois. Snively and Olson are sons of Clifford H. Snively and Edna Olson respectively while Rupnow is son of Otto H. Rupnow and his wife.
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Harold Snively
T. J. Olson, Jr
Roger Rupnow
Monroe High School
Milwaukee
Navy
Great Lakes
Snively
Clifford H. Snively
Olson
Edna Olson
Rupnow
Otto H. Rupnow
Halsey Takes Over as Third Fleet Strikes Pacific
Admiral Halsey returns to the Pacific with the Third fleet and assumes command of the fighting as Nimitz announces the transfer from Spruance. Spruance vows yet greater assaults on the Japanese home waters as Buckner's Ryukyus forces report to Nimitz.
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Guam
William F
Bull
Halsey
Pacific
Tokyo Bay
Chester W. Nimitz
Raymond A. Spruance
Fifth Fleet
Spruance
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Ryukyus
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Nimitz
Navy Cross
Jima
John S. McCain
Third Fleet
Marc A. Mitscher
Richmond Kelly Turner
Pacific Fleet
Fifth Amphibious Forces
Harry W. Hill
Admiral Turner
Ryukyu Islands
Es Oope
Claim Bill to End Slot Machines In Madison Hearing
The Thomson anti gambling bill faced a third hearing before the municipal committee. Gov Good had directed drafting as existing laws fail to curb the slot machine racket. The bill aims to remove the need for verified taxpayer complaints before action by district attorneys.
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Madison
Thomson
Ture
Law Assembly
Yman
Good
Anti Red Activity Grows in Berlin
Soviet appointed Berlin mayor Arthur Werner warned Germans that 50 former Nazis would be shot for every assassination attempt on a Soviet or Red Army official. He said death penalties would apply to those failing to report foreknowledge of such plots amid reports of violence in the occupied capital.
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London
Arthur Werner
Berlin
Associated Press
Werner
FCC
Carrier Raids on Japan Resume With Tokyo Dugouts
Carrier raids on southern Japan resumed with about 200 carrier based fighters and B 29 Superforts bombing Kyushu railways and air bases. Tokyo reports indicate civilians sheltering in dugouts as Adm Nimitz and Halsey push a return to action with Kinawa invasion costs running high.
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Japan
Tokyo
Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Adm
William F. (Bull) Halsey
Third Fleet
Ryukyu Islands
Okinawa
Kyushu
Mikado
Chester W. Nimitz
Shuri
Naha
Chinen
Southwest Pacific
Osaka
Kinawa
U. S
San Francisco Parley Delayed. Final Session After June
The San Francisco conference will not close on June 6 as hoped and will run for several more days. The White House said President Truman will attend the final session in San Francisco at a later date.
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Washington
Truman
San Francisco
White House
Philip LaFollette Earns Merit Award in Philippines
Manila reports Col. Philip F LaFollette receives a prestigious merit award for extraordinarily meritorious service during the Philippines campaign. He is an executive officer on General MacArthur's public relations staff and departed for home after the ceremony.
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Manila
Philip F
Philippines
LaFollette
MacArthur
Who's at War Now? Scions Ask Truman for Definition
Republican House members press for a clear lend-lease scope amid postwar questions. The letter urges limiting aid to the present war against Japan and proposes payment terms for Allied governments in dollars. Signers warn against broader use of lend-lease and note ongoing postwar challenges beyond Japan.
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Truman
Japan
Russia
Congress
Quiz Two Young Girls Involved In Dead Infant Case
Philadelphia police named an attorney who surrendered two young girls for questioning in the death of 3 month old Thomas V. Ripley Jr. Det Lt Irvin Mack said no charges yet. The baby died from a fractured neck possibly from a fall or rough handling. The infant vanished from his rear porch while mother Mrs Barbara Ripley shopped nearby. The father, a former Marine, lives in Ventnor New Jersey.
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Philadelphia
Barbara Ripley
Irvin Mack
Mack
William S. Wadsworth
Thomas V. Ripley, Jr
OPA Revises Its Slaughter Plans
The OPA announces a fair distribution plan to allocate meat nationwide. Price Administrator Chester Bowles says counties receive a proportionate share based on 1944 first quarter deliveries, with 80 percent minimum and 90 percent targets during reporting periods, effective June 17.
Milwaukee Man Dragged by Truck Trailer in Tragic Accident
Valente Entkowiak, 66, was dragged about four blocks after being struck by a truck trailer in Milwaukee. He was found last night in critical condition with a fractured skull and injuries to an arm and leg.
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Milwaukee
Valentine Entkowiak
Entkowiak
Continue Drive For Cancer Fund in Green County
The Cancer Control society raised about $1,500 in Green County during a six week drive that ended this week. The campaign will unofficially extend several weeks due to delayed organization across the county, announced by Mrs. Ralph Bridge. Funds are split 30 percent to national headquarters in New York and 70 percent to the state for education and research including Wisconsin projects at Beaver Dam and UW labs. There is hope to establish a tumor clinic in Green County like the one in Janesville to detect cancer early. Early-year results show Juda $142, Brodhead $326, New Glarus $31, Brooklyn, and Monroe’s campaign $... The city campaign, led by Mrs. Burnett Painter, was mail-based and not yet complete. Total raised to date is $431.
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Green County
Cancer Control Society
Ralph Bridge
The
New York
Wisconsin
Beaver Dam
University of Wisconsin Research Laboratories
America
Janesville
Brodhead
New Glarus
Brooklyn
Wisconsin WWII Death Toll Reaches 7715
Wisconsin's unofficial World War II death toll is 7715, the Wisconsin National Guard Review reported today. The count uses newspaper casualty listings through May 31.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wisconsin National Guard Review
Dewey and Landon Accept White House Visits
President Truman received a handwritten note from Gov. Thomas E. Dewey accepting a White House visit. Former Gov. Alf M. Landon also accepted a similar invitation. No date was set for either call.
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Dewey
Washington
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
White House
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Pope Hopes for German Rebirth After Nazi Era
Pope Pius XII in a world broadcast urged Germany to regain dignity and life after denouncing the national socialist era. He recalled his Berlin nunciature and noted Vatican efforts to curb subversive violence while warning of rising revolutionary unrest and wartime crimes across Europe.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Slovenia
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Pius
Berlin
Germany
Eugenio Pacelli
Canning Sugar Halt Issued by Green County Board
Green County war price and rationing board halted all canning sugar issuance today. Mrs Caroline Cunningham explained orders from Milwaukee stop the distribution while applications for canning sugar are still being accepted and regional headquarters in Milwaukee will issue further instructions. Citizens complained about pineapple canning demands, and the halt covers the entire state due to counties issuing full amounts against OPA orders.
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Green County
Caroline Cunningham
Times
Milwaukee
Cunningham
Rega
Milwanee
County Fairs Allowed If No Intercity Transport Required
Washington says county and local fairs may be held if they avoid intercity travel by exhibitors or spectators. Regional and state fairs face cancellation due to wartime transport limits, with Wisconsin weighing possible 1945 state fair cancellation awaiting a state board meeting. Milton H. Button notes no official ODT notice yet and urges cautious planning.
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Washington
America
Office of Defense Transportation
Ional
Milwaukee
Milton H. Button
State Board of Agriculture
Madison
Great Damage In Damascus Center Even French Delegation Building
Damaged portions of the city show extensive destruction in the core area with the French delegation building among the structures affected. The report notes widespread ruin and ongoing assessments.
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Damascus
St Victor's Plans Graduation for Twenty-One Seniors
Twenty one graduates of St Victor's parochial school will receive diplomas at Sunday church graduation exercises. Rev E C McCollow will give the commencement address as third through seventh grade pupils form a guard of honor. The service ends with diplomas and benediction.
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St. Victor’s
E. C. McCollow
Marianne Bruss
Kathleen Conway
John Faherty
Charles Farmer
Cherie Flink
Patricia Green
Joan Hare
Mary Barbara Hess
William Hogan
Lucille Howard
Frederick Huber
Shirley Kundert
Lois Lundy
Delores Meyer
Gertrude Niederberger
Eugene Quinn
Thomas Schindler
James Staffon
Helen Stoll
Virginia Thompson
Ernest Vogler
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Europe
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Mare A. Mitscher
Richmond Kelly Turnner
Indo- China
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Malay Peninsula
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Burma
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Small Babe
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Chester Bowles
Bowles
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Button
Department of Agriculture
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