Showdown Looms In Syria and Lebanon in East Tense
London reports a rising crisis as Syria and Lebanon face a clash with French forces amid Arab league concern. Damascus warns of a general clash as French troops reinforce Homs and Hama, with casualties mounting and fears of imperial policy backlash across the Levant.
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Romney Wheeler
London
Syria
Lebanon
Arab League
France
Levant
Associated Press
Damascus
Jamil Mardam Bey
Homs
Hama
Hominder
Britain
Egypt
Iraq
Palestine
Wiie
Fire Bombs Raze Yokohama Industries
The 21st Bomber Command’s Marianas forces dropped 3,200 tons of incendiaries on Yokohama’s shipyards and plants in daylight raids, supported by Mustang escorts. Japanese reports claim substantial damage and 30 attackers shot down, as Yokohama remains a major port and industrial hub near Tokyo.
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Guam
Tokyo
Yokohama
21St Bomber Command
Marianas
Western Pacific
Iwo Jima
Kasumigaura Naval Air Station
Kawashi
Japan
Tokyo Bay
Shinagawa
Ginza
Marunouchi
Building Curbs On Homes Shops Relaxed By WPB
The War Production Board relaxed peacetime building limits, raising allowed annual spending on homes from 200 to 1000 dollars and on civilian factories from 5000 to 25000 dollars. The move enables remodeling and expansion but lumber labor and materials shortages constrain broader changes.
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WPB
WPEB
War dead honored as cities prepare Memorial Day events
Across the nation communities plan observances for Memorial Day to honor service members and decorate graves. Iowa towns report rising casualties with counts in Ottumwa and Waterloo, parades and services scheduled, and veterans groups coordinating ceremonies and appeals for national remembrance.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Ottumwa
Michael Franz
Wapello County
Waterloo
Boone
Thirteen Fliers Killed in Hutchinson Crash
Thirteen Navy Liberator bomber crewmen were killed when two planes collided near Hutchinson Naval Air Station on Monday night. Names are being withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Hutchinson, Kas
Hutchinson Naval Air Station
Russian Youth Called To Army Training Start Date
Moscow announces all Soviet youths in eighth and ninth grades aged 15 to 16 will begin army training on June 1. The call affects youths across the republic and outlines compulsory service preparation.
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Moscow
Wilson Would Pay For Vets Travel
In the Senate hopper today a bill by Sen. George Wilson Iowa would provide overseas veterans on furlough with transportation to their homes and an allowance.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
George Wilson
Iowa
No Paper On Memorial Day Observance
The Muscatine Journal announces it will observe Memorial Day as a holiday and publish no edition Wednesday. Journal office remains closed during the day.
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Muscatine Journal
7th War Loan Bond Box Score Report
The county reports detailed sales for the Seventh War Loan Bond drive with figures on quotas, previous sales, daily totals, and cumulative totals for SERIES E BONDS and OTHER ISSUES. County quota totals and percent of quota sold are included along with past and current day results.
Muscatine County Rises in War Bond Purchases
Muscatine county climbs from 74th to 56th among Iowa counties for Series E war bonds in the Seventh War Loan drive. It has 27 percent of a $1,155,000 quota, below the state average of 39.3 percent, with an additional $40,240 in purchases reported.
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Muscatine County
Iowa
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Muscatine
War bond drive in Iowa falls short of quota
Lt Gen Ben Lear says buying war bonds is a duty for all. Iowa residents have bought 33.9 million in Series E bonds toward an 82 million E bond quota, with total county sales at 502,499 or 35 percent of the 1,424,100 quota. Executives warn progress remains well behind targets.
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Washington
Ben Lear
W. L. Clark
State War Finance Committee
Clark
Iowa
Jap Planes Hit 13 U.S. Fleet Units
Optimistic Okinawa front reports tempered by Adm. Nimitz. one light U.S. fleet unit sunk and 12 damaged. Japanese raids destroy at least 77 attackers as Marines seize vast portions of Naha and press toward Shuri, with Nipponese possibly retreating to new hills for a last stand.
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Guam
Okinawa
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Yontan Airfield
Japan
Naha
Associated Press
al Copking
Naha Harbor
Yono-Yoma Island
Naha Bay
Harbor Inlet
Ryukyu Chain
Seventh Infantry Division
Shuri
Yonabaru
Ozato Mura
Chenen Peninsula
Tera
Kamizato
Lord Haw Haw American Nazi Captured by Allied Troops
William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw, the British born Nazi broadcaster, has been captured by Allied forces with his wife. Joyce, who claimed New York birth in 1906, had broadcast German propaganda since 1939 and read Doenitz’s death order on Hamburg radio.
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Second Army
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
Joyce
Karl Doenitz
Adolf Hitler
Hamburg
New York
Associated Press
Preston Grover
Berlin
Ireland
Grover
Oswald Mosley
British Union of Fascists
Munitions Production To Require Far Fewer Workers
War production will need 2,900,000 fewer workers in June through August, reducing unemployment to about 1,900,000. Of remaining workers, 700,000 stay in plants or shift to civilian production, with others absorbed in civilian industries and services. Krug also cites a broader, slower decline through November and notes continued cuts in the 1945 munitions program.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Krug
U S Bids for Closer Unity With Soviets
Secretary of State Stettinius calls for closer U S relations with the Soviet Union, framing American policy as mediator among great powers. He defends the veto in the Big Five and outlines goals to ensure world peace, unity among allies, and influence on German and Japanese demilitarization.
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San Francisco
Stettinius
Russia
United States
United Nations
World Security Council
China
Britain
France
World Organization
Senate
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
America
Argentina
Great Britain
Pacific Islands
Patton and Doolittle to Attend Los Angeles Celebration
Los Angeles plans a major June 9 and 10 celebration for Gen. George S. Patton and Lt. Gen. James Doolittle. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall told Mayor Fletcher Bowron the generals will attend, with Patton flying in from Europe. Patton’s home town is nearby San Gabriel and Doolittle once attended local high school.
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Los Angeles
George S. Patton
James Doolittle
George C. Marshall
Army
Fletcher Bowron
Gen. Patton
Europe
Patton
San Gabriel
Doolittle
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Arab League of Seven States
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Yokohama Industries
Tokyo Area
Hamilton W. Faron
Marine Corps
NEA
Shulo
Chungking
Indo- China
Yungning
Nanning
High Command
China-Indo-China
Pingzong
Pinyang
Liuchow
Canton
Hong Kong
Hunan
Tantow
Shaoyank
Paoching
Honan
Hsihsiakow
Chunking
Shanhsien
Lunghai
Henan-Shensi
Edward J. O’hair
Wilton
Greenwood Cemetery
Wilson
U.S
Lief Erickson
Yank Lines
England
Soviets
John M. Hightower
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