Five Million Homeless From Allied Bombing in Japan
Radio Tokyo said five million or more Japanese homelessness resulted from Allied air raids on five major cities, with 1,195,000 dwellings destroyed in Tokyo Nagoya Yokohama Osaka Kobe March through May, leaving 4,930,000 homeless. Tokyo urged stepped up aircraft production as US B-29s attacked Osaka Kobe Kanoya and Okinawa fighting continued. Japanese premier Suzuki warned of grave crisis and vowed resistance while seeking emergency powers.
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Guam
Radio Tokyo
Osaka
Kobe
Na- Soya
Tokyo
Japan
United States
FCC
Negaya
Yokohama
Kanoya
Okinawa
Borneo
Labuan
Brunei Bay
Diet
Kantaro Suzuki
Suzuki
House Food Probe Heads West Coast Hearings
Rep Clinton P Anderzon of New Mexico leads a House investigating committee about to press on with on the spot hearings into food shortages and price issues. The panel will hear witnesses in Chicago Cleveland New York Boston Seattle and other cities to map nationwide shortages and guide future actions ahead of Anderzon’s July 1 transition to agriculture secretary. The tour follows earlier sessions that informed meat shortage remedies and aims to broaden to all foods in short supply including fruits and vegetables.
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Washington
D. C
Clinton
Anderzon
House
Ned
Secretary of Agriculture
Chicaco
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Minneanans
Akima
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Anderson
Defends Theft Of Secrets In Espionage Case
Washington case hinges on six charged with wartime code violations. Emmanuel Larsen, a State Department expert, says officials routinely take reference books and secret materials home to supplement private files. He claims the charges against him are unfounded and insists he never engaged in communist activity. Larsen sits in District of Columbia jail awaiting release on $10,000 bond.
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Washington, Co
P. Blosi
State Department
Idapper Emmanuel S. Larsen
Larsen
United Press
District of Columbia
Siany Times
United States
Ward Seizure Ruled Legal in War Production Case
The Supreme Court upheld the government seizure of Montgomery Ward and Co. property as a vital war production action under the War Labor Disputes Act. The decision rejected Ward’s district court challenge and affirmed Ward’s status as an essential industry engaged in production for the war effort.
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Chicago
Sewell L. Avery
Militant
Montgomery Ward and Co
Supreme Court Today
U. S
U.S. District Court
Philip S. Sullivan
Roosevelt
Army
Ward Properties
Cilies
Ward's
Avery
Supreme Court
Wards
Ward
Court of Appeals
Andre Sullivan
Evans and Kerner
Iris
Cedar Ravids Man Poisoned in Hotel
An El seviv man identified as Robert Frakes of Cedar Ravids was found dead in a hotel room here late yesterday. Deputy Waonod- Hsury county coroner R. W Per ling said Frakes died of some kind of poison. He registered at the hotel last Sunday.
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Sux Chuy
Elseviv
Robert Frakes
Cedar Ravids
Waonod
Fayette County ranked 12th in state for Seventh War Loan
Figures issued by County Co Chairs Ben Baumgartner and F B Claxton show Fayette County at 66.63 percent of EB bond quota and 72.87 percent of overall goal. Maynard and Westgate bank areas oversubscribed the EB goal while Maynard exceeds total quota. Oehwein trails with 47.18 percent of bonds but nearly 59 percent of overall quota.
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Favrette
Ben Baumgartner
F. B. Claxton
Maynard
Westgate Bank
Oehwein
American National
Arlington
Meagape Traf
Farmers Savings
Clermont
Elgin State
Elgin
State Bank
Fayette
Ze Oe
Citizens Savings
Hawkeye
Maynard Savings
First National
Oelwein
Oran Savings
Oran Ceyt
State Savings
Westgate
West Union Testes
National Farm Loan
West Union Grand Theatre
Federal Savings & Loan
sAimerican Tional
Irlington Sengeede Levees
Clermont Aa
Eiginner Ig He
Tizens Savings
Ha Ees
First Nationair Cele Atk LS
Oran
West Union Baetetes
Weees
Union
Grand Theatre Oelwein Epee
Oelwein Wert
Eeeasie
U. S. Treasury
UC. S. Treasury
U. Ss. Treasury
Suffers Skull Fracture In Auto Crash Prom Local News
Rupert Bullard of Waterlog is in fair condition at Mercy Hospital receiving treatment for a skull fracture after an early yesterday collision on Highwer 10 west of Oran corner involving La Verne Boeckman of near Sumner. The Boeckman car was damaged on the right front. Bullard’s car on the left rear. Police are investigating whether the fracture came from the crash or a post collision scuffle.
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Rupert Bullard
Mercy Hospital
Highwer
Oran Corner
la Verne Boeckman
Sumner
Bullard
Boeckman
Arrests Made In Liquor Transport Case in East Dubuque
Luerges of East Dubuque and Fay Miller with Herbert J. Schnee were charged with transporting liquor after police intercepted a liquor shipment of Calvert Mategia about 30 cases valued at 1800 to 2100 dollars. Bonds set at 1500 and 3000 dollars. they posted via peace court. A 1940 Mercury coupe, valued around 1500, was forfeited to city and may be used, sold, or deposited to the treasury.
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Inio
Fay Miller
Herbert J. Seanee
East Dubuque
Miller
Schnee
West Union
Leo Moment
Calvert Mategia
Allies Tito Agree On Trieste Area Control
Washington reports Allied and Yugoslav leaders reached a plan to govern Trieste and surrounding areas. The pact sets a demarcation line east of which Yugoslav forces may operate north and west, with about 7000 Yugoslavs allowed west of the line. A Yugoslav party will join the Allied military government.
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Tito
Trieste
Leest
Orleyta
Gepdartment
Pentala
Tshal
Yoand Port
Aussia
Yueroslav
Rola
Hiaison Party
Silver Star to Lt O'Brien posthumously awarded
First Lieutenant Edward R. O'Brien receives the Silver Star by presidential order for gallantry on 3 January 1925 near an unnamed location. He volunteered as forward observer, brought effective fire against enemy counterattack, saving many lives. Presentation to occur at Seventh Service Command in Omaha. O'Brien enlisted 1941, served with 82nd Airborne, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, D-Day, and Europe before his death.
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Edward R. O’brien
E. R. Obrien
J. A. Ulio
Army Adjutant General
O'Brien
Jerry Maison
Seventh Service Command
Omaha
Neb
Fort Sulila
Fort Benning
North
Africa
82Nd
Sicily
Italy
Naples
North Ireland
Germany
Canathan Aachen
Oeil
O Brien
Veterans Job Agency Aim Shows Strong Labor Gains
Ambiguous text suggests a Washington focus on veteran employment programs and Congress attention. Mentions apprenticeships and government action to improve United States employment, with unclear reference to Osram.
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Washington
Gore
Congress
United States
Elgin Hatchery Owner Rushed To Hospital After Stroke
Capper, a leading hatchery owner in northeast Iowa, collapsed Thursday from a stroke and was taken to the hospital. His sisters Susie Young and Flossie Potter of Cedar Rapids were summoned by his illness.
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Elgin Speciali
Capper
Northeast
Lawa
Susie Young
Flossie Potter
Cedar Rapids
Fuehrer's Silver Yank Souvenir Amid Ambiguity
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a souvenir tied to a Fuehrer and a husband reporting a Major, with unclear central event or outcome. The readable bits provide no coherent narrative, place, date, or identifiable organizations to confirm a proper news lead.
Trustee Plan Wins Approval At World Conference
The conference approved a trusteeship plan ending a two week deadlock on the world charter. It guarantees Russia and China permanent seats on the trusteeship council and advances toward June completion. The next debate centers on the Yalta voting formula as a subcommittee reviews it.
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San Francisco
Russia
China
Moscow
Ming
Yalta
Veresterder
Itormula
Roosevelt
Bitmster
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Yalia
Zhukov Denies Hitler Identified
Soviet commander Georgy Zhukov denies that Adolf Hitler identified him as the key infiltrator in a covert intelligence probe. The denial follows reports from sources citing German notes and Russian officials who disputed the claim and questioned its veracity amid ongoing investigations.
Intense fire covers drive to plateau in Okinawa
United States forces press a fierce assault on the Itoman area plateau south of Oroku as the 11th Regiment pierces escarpment defenses amid heavy Japanese resistance. Tanks swarm the southwest coast while naval gunfire and air bombardment support the advance toward rocky caves and supply lines.
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Okinawa
S@yenis
Hanagusuku
Itoman
Mall
Hawarad
Oroku
Tokyo
United Press War
Edward Thames
Hanasusuku
Pleasu
Diost
24Th
Rps
Tree Trimmer, 101 Takes Third Wife in Racine
In Racine James Augusdale plans a TV airtime moment as he proceeds with his third marriage after trimming trees. A crowd estimates about 15 trees to be cut by six pm. Local chatter notes his late first wife’s death in 1868.
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Racine
James Augusdale
Jucky Westpater
Ted
Clarence
Clermont Soldier Freed on Way Home From War
Special Dispatch reports Trovin Olson has been released from a German prison camp and is en route to Clermont. His parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Olson reside east of town as the family awaits reunion.
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Clermont
Trwin Olson
Germany
Joseph Olson
Town
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