China First to Sign New Peace Pact
San Francisco reports the United Nations begin a colorfully photographed ceremony as China signs the new peace charter first, just 37 seconds after 2 pm. President Truman will address the closing, urging immediate U.S. ratification. Delegates recall League failures and vow a long road to peace.
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San Francisco
United Nations
China
Truman
Wellington Koo
League of Nations
Jan C. Smits
South Africa
Earl of Halifax
B In
Joseph Paul Buncour
France
League
Geneva
United States
Maynard Soldier Hit by Jap Shell
Pfe. Lloyd Wolfgram, a Maynard soldier, was wounded by shell fragments in battle on Luzon early this month and is hospitalized in the Philippine Islands. He has served with the 38th Division since landing in Luzon in March after arriving via Camp Fannin Texas and the South Pacific.
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Pfe
Lloyd Wolfpram O
Luzon
Philippine Islands
William Wolfgrim
Maynard
Boi Less
38Th
Wolfgram
South Pacific
Camp Fannin
Texas
Marine Dale Miller Wounded on Okinawa
FAIRBANK Special Marine Pfc Dale H Miller 18 son of Mr and Mrs Harry Miller Waterloo was wounded in action on Okinawa June 2. He incurred 25 shrapnel wounds in the left leg both arms face and one ear. Overseas since April 1944 with the first Marine division. Before service in October 1943 he worked at Bath Packing Co. Relatives include his aunt Mrs John Matthews and half brother Kyle Phillips.
Lions Hear Ford Willow Run Plant Story at Lions Meeting
Tom Young of Ford Motor Company presented films on Willow Run plant in Detroit showing Liberator bombers engines Jeeps tanks and other wartime production. He credited women workers and announced Willow Run shutdown Friday with 45000 employees moving to other industries. Auto production to resume on a limited basis soon.
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Tom Young
Ford Motor Company
Willow Run
Detroit
Lions
Pratt and Whitney
Hitler
Willow
Young
Ford
Witness Describes 154 Prisoner Bayonet Massacre
A Korean sublieutenant who defected from the Japanese testified to witnessing the bayonet killing of 154 American and British prisoners of war at a Zent suji camp in Shikoku Island on April 26, 1944. He recounted the mass, planned as a food driven execution with about 220 soldiers involved, the victims tied to crosses, and a perverse speech by a Japanese major urging the Christians to die as Jesus Christ did. The killings extended to 5 PM, with officers and guards supervising the slaughter.
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Chungking
Swatow
Zentsuji
Shikuko Island
Waterlooo grocers anti inflation meeting planned
A grocer consumer anti inflation campaign session will be held in Waterloo tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Temple. The ration board will issue supplemental gas rations to those driving to the meeting with full cars. Drivers may call the ration board for passenger transport. The campaign targets national scope and aims for complete compliance.
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A. Grocer-Consumer
Waterloo
Masonic Temple
Ration Board
Grocer-Consumer
Wheeler Won't Fight Charter Amid Ratification Debate
Sen Burton Wheeler says there will be no organized Senate fight against ratification of the San Francisco charter. He will decide after more study and may speak on the charter when it comes up. Wiley praises the signing as a step toward world unity and sufficient resources to deter aggression.
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Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Senate
San Francisco
Wheeler
Velma Titus Dies in California
Mrs Velma Titus of Watsonville California died after an emergency operation in California. Her sister Mrs Elma Ross, of Arlington, received word Saturday. Funeral services were held in Watsonville on Monday.
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Velma Titus
California
Arlington
Elma Ross
Watsonville
Calif
Wounds Fatal to Former Lamont Man Dies From Wounds
Lamont born Donald R. Domer Coxswain third class died of wounds from action in the Pacific his parents Mr and Mrs O S Domer Waterloo report He was born May 21 1923 in Lamont Ila and moved to Waterloo six years ago He served overseas a year and worked at Rath Packing Co. Surviving are his parents three brothers Duane William and George and five sisters Viola Cristman Sherwood Park Harriet Effie Mae Vivian and Dorothy all at home
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Lamont
Donald R. Domer
Pacific
O. S. Domer
Waterloo
Donald
Morris
Coxswain Domer
Lamontila
Methodist Church
Rath Packing Co
Duane
William
George
Viola Cristman
Sherwood Park
Harriet
Effie Mae
Vivian
Dorothy
Auto Tire Quota Holds at June Level for July
The Office of Price Administration said civilian passenger car tire availability in July remains at the June quota of 2,500,000. It is the largest monthly allocation under rationing. Military demand for tires stays high, while July quotas for trucks and buses exceed June levels.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Max MccCuwllugh
Janor
Red Cross to Meet July 6
The South Fayette chapter of the American Red Cross holds its annual meeting Friday July 6 at 8 P.M. in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Chairman Russell Brant announces the event open to all donors of at least one dollar. Reports on Red Cross activities will be given and officers for next year elected.
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South Fayette
American Red Cross
Russell Brant
Chamber of Commerce
Brant Mges
Red Cross
Mittee
48-Pound Carp Caught by Three Coon Rapids Men
Three Coon Rapids fishermen claim a 48-pound carp caught on Split Lake near the dam. Joe Johnson hooked the tail after 26 minutes of tugging with a wobble lure. The fish measured 10 inches long and 32 inches in girth, challenging current world records per accounts from Field and Stream and other bodies.
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Coon Rapids
Joe Johnson
Dave Davis
Andy Smith
Split Lake
Johnson
Field and Stream
American Museum of Natural History
International Game and Fish Association
Frank Mlete
Capeér
Rappahannock Rover
Virgina
Detroit Strikes Spark Nationwide Labor Wave
A broad wave of labor unrest hits Detroit and spreads to plants nationwide with nearly 100000 workers idle in reconversion turmoil. Ford and other major manufacturers face walkouts, while CIO AFL disputes and leadership tensions fuel stoppages across multiple states and industries.
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United Press
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Frd
Budd Wheel
Packard
Hudson
Chrysler
Cio-Afl
CIO
War Labor Board
Joseph Foresth
Columbus
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Co
Indian Leaders Accept British Self-Government Plan
Simla India sources said the conference largely approved Britain's plan for broader Indian self government including Hindu Muslim parity on an executive council and the Viceroy's veto. A remaining hurdle was the method for selecting panels to choose representatives for the proposed government.
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Simla
India
Britain
Saturday Deadline On Auto Tax Stamp
Des Moines report on final warning from Revenue Collectors HL Birmingham that motor vehicle owners must buy and use tax stamps by Saturday. Purchasers should record stamp numbers and purchase dates to prevent loss or misuse of stamps.
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Des Moines
Birmingham Today
Birmingham
Hazleton Soldier Wounded in Philippine War
Air and Mrs Will Ford received a letter from their son Pfe Ellery Ford in the Philippines reporting a wound on May 28. He enlisted in September 1944, trained in Texas and California, and said he was getting good care and asked them not to worry.
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Hazleton
Air
Will Ford
Pfe
Ellery Ford
Philippines
Texas
California
Reich Is Still Power Crowley Warns Germany Ready for War
Washington up state Lea T Crowley told a Senate subcommittee that Germany's war making power remains immense despite Allied bombing. He warned of potential V bombs and jet planes, urged long occupation and rigid control, and noted bombing disrupted materials flow but did not ruined all plants.
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Washington
Lea. T. Crowley
Germany
New York
Hitler
Poland
Senate
Crowley
Ten new Food Stamps valid Sunday across colors
Washington reports five blue and five red stamps become usable Sunday. Blue stamps J-1 through N-1 cover processed foods, red stamps A-1 through E-1 and E-2 to J-2 cover meat and fats. Stamps valid through Oct. 31, with red and blue series 2 through S-2 and E-?-2 expiring June 30. Sugar stamp 36 remains valid for five pounds of sugar through August 31.
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Washington
Helm Funeral Here Wednesday
Funeral services for John Helm, who died in University Hospital, Town City, will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. in the Baptist Church. Rev. W. E. Epps will officiate. Burial is in Rowley Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alex Jensen, 108 12th Ave. NW, until services.
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John Helm
University Hospital
Town City
W. E. Epps
Rowley Cemetery
Alex Jensen
12Th Ave
N.W
Tokyo Worries Over Signs Of New Landings
Tokyo reports indicate Allied air power mounting as bombers strike Japanese plants in Nagoya Osaka and Gifu dropping 3000 tons of bombs. Tokyo hints at possible invasion moves and warns of intensified enemy air raids while Kamaro Suzuki calls the current crisis the greatest since the Mongolian invasion.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
Akashi
Osaka
Nagoya
Gifu
21St Bomber Command
Radio Tokyo
Amami
Kikai Islands
Kyus
Keramas
Okinawa
Tokyo
Ternate
Halmahere
East Indies
Molucca Islands
Halmahera
Balikpapan
Borneo
Philippines
Luzon
Manila
Cagayemn
Tuguegarao
China
Lichow
Chungking
Burma
Kamaro Suzuki
Rites Wednesday For Wm. Frederick In Strawberry Point
William A Frederick, lifelong Strawberry Point resident and former filling station operator, died Sunday of pulmonary tuberculosis. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Emanuel Lutheran Church. Survived by wife Emma Baumgartner, five daughters Mrs Arnold Jomip Nashua and others, three sons Arnold Raymond and William, mother Mrs Charles Frederick, brother John, sister Mrs Otto Baumgartner, and four granddaughters. An infant son and a daughter preceded him in death.
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Strawberry Point
William Arederick
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Boz
Regina Mueller
Charles O. Frederick
Fitsing Staton
Fair
Emma Baumgartner
Lamont
Tiny Frederick
Alts
Howard Eapier
Mies
Ernest Opperman
Arnold Jomip
Nashua
Gladys
Naval Headquarters
Kansasets
Chris Anderson
Pueblo
Colo
Arnold
Raymond
William
Navy School
Island
Calif
Charles Frederick
John
Otto Baumgartner
Edgar Johr
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Edward BR. Siettinius
Virginia Gildersleeve
Bloom
Loral News Desk
Guam
Detroit Council of Cio
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers-Cio
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Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
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Chicago Truck Drivers Union
Reich
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C. R. Slemon
Helm
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