Kures Navy Yard and Four Jrp Centers in Flames
Guam July 2. Kure’s navy yard and waterfront were ablaze after a massive air raid over Japan by 430 to 600 B-29s. Other targets included Shimonoseki Ube and Kumamoto as fires raged for hours. Tokyo broadcasts admit extensive damage though claimed fires were extinguished five hours later. Carrier-based planes led by Lt Gen Doolittle returned to homeland for the first time since April 1942.
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Pat. Robinson
Shimonoseki
Ube
Kumanoto
James
Joe Doolittle
Homeland
Reno
PA NEWC Observes Warning On Traffic And Weather
PA NEWC Observes warning issued by olii Gialetto warns of increased traffic and accident risk amid a heat wave. Fishing season and bass fishermen noted, with Lawrence County under way. June births at New Castle hospital include 39 births, 2 newborns, 34 infants. Weather overcast with heavy downpour expected after seven oclock. gardens reportedly affected by rain.
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Olii Gialetto
Ib Ds
New Castle Hospital
Daily Weather Report Summary from Sunday Period
A 24-hour weather summary reports maximum temperatures around 92 and minimum near GA. Precipitation measured at 0.05 inches. Earlier figures mention an high of 94 and average around 62, with notes on fading follow and times ending at 9.
Japanese Losses In Philippines Reach 10053, MacArthur Says
Manila dispatch reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur announces Japanese losses in the Philippines total 10 053, with 774 prisoners. In the past week 5 340 Japanese dead and 711 captured. American losses 126 killed and 365 wounded. Fighting has moved to mop-up stage on Luzon and Mindanao with patrols and pressure on remaining strong points.
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Manila
Philippines
Douglas MacArthune
MacaArthurs
German secret bank accounts in Switzerland revealed
A Senate committee heard that Switzerland is reluctant to disclose hundreds of millions in German funds held in secret accounts. Germany allegedly used six neutral nations to create dummy firms to hide global industrial assets, with further testimony from witnesses on the economic base for German aggression.
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Arschul
Werslann
Washington
Senate
Germany
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Argentina
United States Presses Tangier Settlement Talks
Washington reports that the United States, joined by Britain and France, will press General Franco to surrender unilateral control of Tangier. An informal meeting is planned between American, British, and French representatives to discuss future disposition of the zone at the Mediterranean gateway.
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Washington
Cinsi
United States
Henry
Vinord
van Divisi
Rives Hilds
Vane Yoof
Gies
Ernest J. Diet
Ameti- AD Representativ
Ald
Major Stevens En Route Home From Germany
Major George H. Stevens, a paratroop officer stationed in Germany, received War Department permission to return home and is believed to be en route by plane to New Canaan with a likely 48 hour arrival. His wife Imogene Stevens, charged with slaying a submarine sailor, awaits his presence as authorities report her alleged intoxication and a confrontation with neighbors over her husband. Coronial findings labeled Stevens criminally responsible for the death.
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New Canaa
Vins
George H. Stevens
New Canaan
Imogene
Texas Panhandle
Stevens
Germany
War Department
Pline
Pairfield
Ainder
Albertco Kovaus
M Stevens
Kovat
Mero
Mes
Charles -Milton
Steves
Milton
Byrnes Named By President Byrne s Nomination
President Truman sends to the Senate the nomination of James F. Byrnes of South Carolina as secretary of state. It marks the fifth cabinet change Truman has made in the Roosevelt era with prompt Senate confirmation forecast.
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Bulletin Shingipons
Senate
James FP. Byrnes
White House
Willtame KO Huteminsans
Washington
Truman
Dames
F. Byrnes
Soulh Carolina
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Byrnes
Byrnes Named to Big Three Conference Aid Post
Announcement Saturday confirmed Byrnes' appointment to a leadership role guiding regional ranks outside the Big Three conference. Friends expect him to advance town by town in Missouri, with Berlin listed among early postings as his supporters rally.
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Hine
Berlin
Mi Prin
Byrnes
Ticlependenen
Ape
Arrest in Alarm Clock Shooting Case
Police arrested a suspect in Cumberland early today for the shooting of Mrs. Thomas in Pittsburgh. The victim remains hospitalized with a wound in the left thigh after the incident at about eight o clock yesterday, with Detective Inspector Monaghan tracing a call from Peter Kirwald to Cumberland the days before.
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Cumberdan I
Peter Kirwald
Vlock
Ik Pitts
Cluimberlane
Glock Boanwiken
Pittsburgh
Inspector Monaghan
Pone
Kirwald
Truman Urges Senate Passage of United Nations Charter
President Truman addressed the Senate urging prompt ratification of the United Nations charter to bring the U.S. into full membership of the world peace organization. He said the charter points toward enduring peace and warned there is no peace without ratification, contrasting it with the alternative of no peace organization at all. The president emphasized urgency and noted continued discussion would follow in Page Twelve.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
United States
World Peace Organization
United Nations
Governors Seek Expanded Freedoms on War End Hopes
Mackinac Island Mich July meeting opens with Herbert Maw of the United States conference urging restoration of old freedoms. Governors press for freedom from government regulation and oversight in business labor farming and everyday life after war. Page 1 continues.
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Mackinag Island
Mich
Jidy
Mackinat Islands
Sydney
Guy
Herbert Maw
Dial
Sia Wenvertiers Corference
Asatane
Pagewad
War criminals sentenced reported by radio brief
London dispatch says 47 war criminals were condemned to death. CBS reported the capture in Ljubljana and identified the Slovene population as a factor. Belgium occupiers and German agents are named in the broadcast as part of the charges and prosecutions.
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London
UNS
Belgigiy Radio
Tive Geésapo
Bie
Antwerp
Mlitiry Brie Lati
Ra Pacis
Radio Broadest
CBS Suce
Ljibl
Death Record Fragments Include Ages and Places
Fragmentary obituary notes a John Williams age 14 with addresses on Mercer Street and Dwyer, plus a Hobart Eugene Wallace age 38 in California. Details are garbled and incomplete but indicate multiple death notices or records.
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John Willams
Greeing
Mercer Street
Withim FF
Dwyer
North Will Steed
Hobart Eugene Wallace
Corns Nado
Calif
Father And Two Sons Killed In Plane Crash
A small plane crash in Mt Pleasant Westmoreland County killed 42-year-old man Figene Zimmermit and his two sons Paul and Ernest. Witnesses say the craft ran out of fuel and conked out. Paul died instantly. Ernest died shortly after at Mt Pleasant Hospital.
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Mt; Pleasant
Padalus
Figene
Zimmermit
Brinkerton
Pleasant
Westmoreland
Submarine War Gains Sink 11 Japanese Ships
Washington reports Allied submarines in the Far East have sunk one 1 000-ton Japanese cruiser of the Haure class, plus the loss of ten more enemy vessels including a gunboat the patrol escort and merchant ships. Total enemy ships sunk and damaged by American submarines rises to 167. total sunk 140 with additional ships and supply vessels erased.
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Sul Washington
T Ne
Lodaynak
Farera
Sive Mairine
Americ
Anvefiew
Caret
O. S
Eight Deaths In Heat Wave Over Week End
Eight deaths attributed to a heat wave swept Pennsylvania over the weekend as temperatures rose across the state. Harrisburg saw a high of near 97 degrees while parks and neighborhoods filled with residents seeking relief from the heat. forecasters expected cooler weather soon.
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Br Balernational News Service
Pennsylvania
Weatherbiia
Harrisburg
Rene Estance
Ooutietig
Fleet Off Borneo Ri Ling Warships Rally Along Waters
In the waters between Borneo and nearby ports, naval forces concentrate as patrols and landing operations are prepared. Adibentian forces land near the Bilipapae area to secure the disputed sector while allied units move to establish control and monitor the waterway.
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Mii
Borneo
Thy
Bialik
Bilipapae
Final Spurt In E Bond Sales Is Urged In County
County citizens urged to show effort in Seventh War Loan drive. Lawrence County head Roger Dewers reports progress toward the $2,040,000 quota, noting 2.8191 per coin purchases and urging completion as the dawn of the campaign nears. Shenango Potters and local offices are cited in support of meeting the target.
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New Castle
Tye
Lawrence Coun
Lodiy
Noah
Roger Dewers
Thes
Gresser New Castles
Lawrence Courty
Shenango Potters
Company
Tage Wat
Robert Wallace killed in West Robt. E. Wallace auto crash
Robert E Wallace 38, son of Allen and M Fubra Wilf lace, was killed instantly in an automobile accident near Corona, California. He had worked as a project engineer for Wilbed Aircraft Corporation in Covington, California, and later lived in Washington. He is survived by his parents, his widow Winnie Chaves, and several siblings. Funeral plans and burial details were announced locally.
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Robert
Eugenes
Washington
Thas Wiilbed Aircraft Corporaton
Covuyitin
Cal
Envi
Wathen
Ae Din Tiger Winnie Chaves i
Wilaly
Miehwe
Deseply
Wate Whale
New
Casha
Enibies
Marae
Robert Ti
Allied Forces Being Moved In Reich Areas
Allied troops shift within occupied Germany as plans for occupation zones take shape near Berlin and the Soviet zone. talks point to a center in the southwest while borders and provisions are debated amid wartime displacements and reorganization.
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Reich
Paris
Germany
al Yalta
Berlin
HaHncest
Omar N. Broadley
Gistriek
Wester
Ava
Give Amerividus
Iuai
Cereany
Austria
Nine Airmen Die In B 29 Crash During Sunday Storm
A B 29 crash in a Sunday storm near Dellar Wy southeast of Albuquerque killed nine airmen. Reported names include Richard OQ Larvin and others, with crash details tied to a weather event and the Second Laewt unit.
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Albuquerque
Noo
Dellar
Richard OQ
Larvin
Only Two Of Great B-29 Force Lost
A fragmented report notes losses among B-29 crews during a mission. It mentions 20 crew members missing and unclear details about recovery status, with emphasis on the high casualty toll and the persistence of wartime danger for airmen.
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Mae
Australians Invade Balikpapan Coast in Borneo
Balikpapan beachhead seized as Australian amphibious forces push inland. MacArthur reports that the new invasion clears tactical control over much of the southwest Pacific. Allied forces establish support and beach defenses amid fighting on the Balikpapan coast.
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Manila
Balikpapan
Douglas MacArthur
Borneo
S. East
Pacific
Calim
Bauxpapan
Accam
Tabau
U Indies
Fragmentary Exchange on Grass and Law Enforcement
A garbled OCR fragment references grass, law, and cops with unclear meaning. It mentions beetles of derision and a casual raid, but specifics are indeterminable. The readable text offers no coherent event, names, places, or dates to summarize.
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Navy Yard
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Japan
Abliaze
PA Newc
Secsor
Lawrence County
Ain
Todds Gardens
Daily Weather Report
Lugoy
Mindanay
Luzon
Dap
Cagayan Valley
Gements
Mindanao
Tangier
Major Stevens
George “Stevens
Amazonc
Stettinius
James F. Byrnes
U.S
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CNS
Qorternene
Dewey
Brit
North
Sulu ‘Sea
Celebes
Pasio
Yanks
Ita
New York
Therhor
Europe
Irmy Urges
Robt. E. Wallace
West
Sun OC
Rla
Wallace
al - Coronada, Cay
Makassar Straits
Frank Robertson
Sos. Staff Corp
Seventh Fleet International
Weichow Island
Chungking
Chins
Manali
Ving Island
Lisshew Peninsula
Luitheng
Wemingerdt
Arthur Mometer
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