War crimes trials for Nazi leaders planned by Jackson
Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson briefed President Truman on plans to bring European war criminals to trial including the German general staff. He outlined three classes of charges and noted cooperation with Britain and France, with the Soviet Union not yet committed.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Truman
Jackson
London
Germany
Soviet Union
Roosevelt Son Home After Four Years
GUAM UP LT Cmdr. F BD Roosevelt Jr, third son of the late president, returns to Washington to teach at the war college after 78 days of action off Okinawa aboard a destroyer escort. His ship claimed at least four enemy planes and rescued six American airmen during invasions of Luzon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
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Cmdr
F BD. Roosevelt, Jr
Washington
The
War College
Okinawa
Roosevelt
Luizon
Iwo
OPA cuts hotel and restaurant rations in July and August
The Office of Price Administration slashes hotel and restaurant meat by 20 percent and cuts 12 to 15 percent in canned fruit and vegetables and 20 to 25 percent in sugar. The move aims to ensure at home supplies rise relative to diners out, with heavy meat users facing further reductions and smaller eateries largely spared.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Veto Question Delays Moscow Break On UN Charter
The United Nations conference awaits a Moscow sign to break the Big Five veto deadlock over council discussion. US and Soviet delegates show no move yet as Hopkins remains in Moscow seeking Stalin's stance. The talks continue slowly with 19 issues pending and more appeals from the five-nation committee.
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San Francisco
United Nations
Moscow
Security Council
United States
Britain
France
China
Russia
Harry S. Hopkins
Truman
Stalin
Hopkins
Commiee
New League
Activ
Council
Sumnerite Wounded and Waverly Man Killed in Pacific
Local desk reports two area soldiers in Pacific theater lists. Pfc. Elmer J. Byesere of Sumner is listed as Army wounded while Pfc. John R. Gatton of Waverly is recorded among the missing or dead in action. The list also notes a Navy release today and mentions families Mrs. Viola L. Byesere and Mrs. Mildred Gatton.
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Navy Sualiy
Elmer J. Byesere
Viola L. Byesere
Sumney
Pacific
John R. Gatton
Slildred Gatton
Waverly
Martin Named General Sales Manager for Maytag Co
Verne R. Martin of Waucoma Iowa is named general sales manager for Maytag Co effective immediately. He has been assistant branch manager in Des Moines and prior banker in Oelwein Kellogg and Gelhwein. Martin also served as deputy state superintendent of banking for Iowa. His wife is the former Gna Collinson of Oelwein.
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Verne R. Martin
Waucoma
Maytag Co
Martin
Aranasas City
Company
Tagtag Company
Des Moines
Kelloggs
Gelhwein
Iowa
State Bank of Oelwein
Kellogg Bank
Gna Collinson J of
Oelwein
Arab Tribes Wage Secrets Theft
Fierce desert warfare raged in Syria as Arab tribes clash along the Syria Iran frontier. Syrians accuse French agents of inciting feuds to undermine the government. Shamars, about 7,400, fought the 13,000 strong Signadai, with Jabor and Shara bin joining from the Syrian side and Aguc ais allied on the Traq side.
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Beyrout
Syria
Iran
Traq
Congress Plans Two Month Recess
Washington reports Congress plans a two month recess from July 10 to September 10 with Senate leaders anticipating a month starting around July 10. House actions include passing reciprocal trade extension with 40 percent tariff cuts and expected approval of Bretton Woods monetary agreements while debating OPA extension and remaining appropriations.
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Senate
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tme
World Security Organization
Stan
Office of Price Administration
War Department
Breton Woods
OPA
Special price basis for meat price control debated
Washington ad campaign shifts as OPA chief Bowles proposes separate profit basis for cattle calves hogs and lambs to ease senate pressure. He says approved by Vinson and Davis while McKellar seeks an amendment to abandon the overall profit rule for all agricultural goods. Bipartisan push mounts to revise OPA ice policies ahead of June 30 expiry.
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Senate
OPA
Chester Bowles
Kenneth McKellar
Bowles
United Press
McKellar
Fred M. Vinson
William H. Davis
Charman Elmer Thomas
Okla
Senate Agrical Committee
Thomas
Sen
Robert A. T. JR
High Court to Rule On Gas Tax Increase
The Iowa Supreme Court may hear a challenge to a 1945 law raising the gas tax from three to four cents. Attorney General J. G. Yoder said a ruling date is not yet set. If an injunction is sought against collection, a stay would be considered. the state plans to begin collecting July 1 despite Johnson County actions. The extra cent funds secondary road and municipal street work.
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Supreme Court
R. G. Yoder
Todaar
Yoder
Sigourney Effortey
John MM
Rankin
Johnson County
Yank Corporal Spends Month As U S Prisoner
An American corporal was captured by U S troops and spent two months as a prisoner of war in England before fingerprint records confirmed his identity. Dr Gilbert J Beamesderfer of Ephrata Pennsylvania, wounded in France last fall, woke amid German prisoners and asked to be freed. A nurse spoke German to him and he replied in English, later being moved to a POW camp. After thirty days of confinement, a correction was sent to Washington about his status.
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Sgefore
England
Dri
Gilbert J. Beamesderfer
Ephrata
Cushing General Hospite
France
Cableg
Washington
Stilwell Visit Prelude to Attack
General Stilwell, commander in China Burma India and chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek, warned that upcoming operations in the Pacific theater, including a potential landing on the Japanese home islands, could precede broader action in Southeast Asia. The report notes his deep familiarity with the region and its strategic tempo.
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Uglas
Pacif
Japan
Statwell
Javan
China
Burma
India
Chiling Kai-Shek
Tenoneye
Southeast Asia
Six Charged in Secrets Theft Case Across Washington
FBI announced the arrest of six individuals including two State Department officials and a Navy lieutenant in a conspiracy to steal classified government papers marked restricted. The group allegedly passed originals and copies to Philip Jacob Jaffe and Kate Mitchell of Amerasia. Jaffe and Mitchell, plus Mark Julius Garn, faced New York arraignments. Bond set at 10,000 each. hearings slated for June 14. If convicted under the Espionage Act, maximum penalties include two years in prison and a 10,000 fine. Hooversaid documents recovered spanned several agencies including State, War, Navy, OSS, and the Communications Commission.
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Sint¢ Department
Navy
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Enem
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Philip Jacob Jaffe
Kate Louise Mitchell
Amerasia
Jaffe
Miss Mitchell
Mark Julius Garn
State Department
Hoover
War and Navy Departments
Offic of Strategic Services
War Information
The
Communications Commission
Acific
Joseph C. Grew
State
Navy Department
Iowa Canning Sugar Allotment Reduced for June
Clarence Turner of the Des Moines district office says Iowa will allot ten pounds of canning sugar per person in June as the seasonal limit. The plan foresees about 19 percent for the season, but some districts report they cannot supply more due to previous excess allocations and supply constraints.
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Tre Coun
Tire
Cording
Clarence Turner
Ges
Paeper Freed Home in July Says Letter From Prison
Local news desk reports Donald Paeper, recently released from a German prison camp, will return home in July. He writes from a continental port that he is in good health and expects to rejoin his family, including his father H. J. Paeper.
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Maynard Speniak
Donald Paeper
H. J. Paeper
Points Win Discharge For Forisch
The article notes the discharge of Forisch who served overseas in 1943. It mentions his prior sailing from a port of embarkation in January and his return home after service. He is identified as the son of Mrs. living at the family residence on 24th Avenue West.
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States
An Tel Tenes
Forisch
Dence
Norway's King Returns Home to Hero's Welcome
Haakon, king of Norway, sailed into Oslo harbor to be greeted by hundreds of thousands after five years of occupation. Flags lined the city as the 72 year old monarch stepped ashore amid star shells and cheers from an estimated 300000 people, while the British cruiser Norfolk guided the royal barge through mined fjord waters. The king thanked Norwegians for preserving resistance and urged unity as he assumed his throne once more.
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Haakon
Norway
Norfolk
Martha
Churches Unite In Opposing Draft Across Nation
Churches from several denominations join in opposition to the draft policy postwar era. The movement centers on welfare and education concerns, with leaders from San Francisco and other cities voicing unity against compulsory military service. Public sentiment appears mixed as debates continue.
Invasion Tactics and Allied Strikes Across Pacific Front
Allied forces issued strategic warnings as they prepared for an invasion of Japan with Japan urging civilians to form special attack corps. Tokyo distributed a government handbook detailing methods to defend against paratroopers, use country roads, and counter enemy shock units. Meanwhile, U.S. strikes hit Osaka and advanced toward Okinawa, signaling a decisive phase in the war. Chinese and American forces closed coastal gaps in China and the Philippines as bombardments and ground offensives intensified the Pacific campaign.
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Japan
Tokyo Radio
United Press
National Volunteer Corps
Home Office
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Osaka
Okinawa
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jané_ sea
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Big Island
Kerstone
Mamder
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Opinawa
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Air Atta
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Tippines
Luzon
10Th Corps
Mindanao
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Canton
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