Geiger Takes Over In Okinawa As Jap Shell Kills Buckner
Mexico seeks to bar Spain from the United Nations world league and asks the conference to declare no government coming to power by military force should join the UN based order. Quintanilla plans a formal proposal at a public commission session as the final conference session nears.
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Geiger
Okinawa
Buckner
John M. Hightower
Associated Press
San Francisco
Mexico
United Nations
Spain
World League
Luis Quintanilla
Moscow
United Nations Conference Commissions
World Assembly
Quintanilla
Commission
Assembly
Security Council
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Britain
France
New League
General Buckner Dies Leading Okinawa Assault
Lt General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was killed by a Japanese shell at a forward observation post on Okinawa as U S Eighth Army units pushed the southern tip of the island toward victory. At 58 he was the highest ranking American to die in the Pacific war and the 22nd general officer killed or missing in action in the European and Pacific theaters. The Kentuckian was known for aggressiveness and discipline, and his death came as the climactic assault began.
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AL Dopking
Associated Press
U. S
Can
Germany
Japan
Gen. Buckner
Marine Eighth Regimental Combat Team
Okinawa
Ground forces gain across all sectors in final Okinawa drive
Marine veterans of Tarawa pace the final assault on Okinawa as Lt General Buckner is killed on the eve of victory for the 10th Army. The Emmons destroyer-minesweeper sunk, 139 U.S. casualties reported. Allies press in on all fronts from Okinawa to China, Luzon, and Borneo as MacArthur forms a new supply command and Tokyo predicts noninvasion until after extended bombing.
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Associated Press
Marine Veterans of
Tarawa
Okinawa
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr
10Th Army
Emmons
U. S
Guadalcanal
Saipan
Tinian
Wenchow
Shanghai
Liuchow
Toutonoil
Sarawak
Brunei Bay
Luzon
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Tokyo
Borneo
Balikpapan
Eighth Marine
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
96Th Army
Truman leaves for West Coast trip to U N conference
President Truman departed by plane at 10:00 a m for a west coast visit culminating in attendance at the San Francisco United Nations Security conference. The president planned an 11
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
San Francisco
Eight divisions named for permanent occupation in Germany
Paris June 19 eight battle hardened U S divisions which fought from north Africa to the Reich have been chosen for permanent duty in the American zone of occupied Germany among them the 82nd airborne the 1st and 7th armored divisions and the 1st 3rd 9th 29th and 45th infantry divisions. The 82nd now at Neufchateau France will be sent to Berlin within 36 hours. Commanders expect units loyal but memories of campaigns linger in the ranks.
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Associated Press
Paris
U. S
North Africa
Reich
Occupied
Ger
Army of Occupation
82Nd
Neufchateau
France
Woman Dies of Auto Injuries in New Boston
Catherine Reinecke 72 of Mulldale road died in Mercy hospital after being struck while crossing Gallia Street near Lake on June 10. Coroner ruled accidental death from shock. She is survived by daughter Luvada Bertram and two brothers, with funeral set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Lafe Bertram’s Milldale road residence.
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New Boston
Catherine Reinecke
Mulldale Rd
Nelson
Virgil Fowler
Reinecke
Fowler
F. A. Gemann
Ripley
Galliast
Lake
Ora Brown
Sciotoville Rt 2
Greenup Co
Luvada Bertram
Portsmouth Rt 3
Carl Reinecke
Fletcher Horsley
Milldaferd
Ben Horsley
Dogwood Ridge
Sewards’ Funeral
Lafe Bertram
Milldale Rd
Richard Davis
Onion price ceiling unchanged for late spring crop
Washington June 19 the grower ceiling price for the late spring crop of onions remains at 2.50 per 50 pounds through the period from Thursday to July 15 as announced by the OPA.
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Washington
OPA
Millions hail Ike in Gotham in grand welcome
Millions flooded New York streets to honor General Dwight D. Eisenhower. A 17 gun salute at La Guardia Field greeted his arrival aboard a C 54 transport. Mayor La Guardia and Mrs. La Guardia welcomed the general as crowds cheered, waved flags, and the couple toured the city.
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Gotham
Ike
Associated Press
New York
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
la Guardia Field
Supreme Allied
Washington
Gen. Eisenhower
F. H. la Guardia
la Guardia
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania Station
Body of Ashland Boy Found in Ohio River
Nathaniel Nichols twelve year old of Ashland drowned last Tuesday night. His body surfaced in the Ohio river upstream from Sciotoville and lodged in willow branches. Tow boat Omar crewmen notified local authorities and Gill funeral home prepared the body for burial. Coroner Virgil Fowler ruled accidental death.
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Ohio River
Sciotoville
Omar
Nathaniel Nichols
Ashland
Babcock
Gill Funeral Home
Scictoville
Thomas J. Gill
Reading
14Th St
Mr. Gill
Oakie Nichols
Prosecutor Nevius Trial Opens on Bribery Charges
Springfield District Court hears Clark County prosecutor Je rome A. Nevius 33 in a bribery case. Indictments allege he accepted money and two cars from operators of a Clark County gambling house. The case recalls his earlier involvement in a murder case that led to executions.
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Springfield
Jerome A. Nevius
Clark Co
Nevins
Portsmouth school budget increases and hearings set
Portsmouth city school board tentatively adopts an 825 306 dollar budget for 1946 with a July 2 public hearing planned. The plan includes 76 176 dollars more state funds via the Daniels bill and uses 29 964 dollars to cover a teacher salary deficit, leaving about 8 000 dollars for other funds. Meat quotas rise 33 454 pounds weekly through OPA action, easing local shortages as six local slaughterers begin processing to meet demand.
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Portsmouth
Sciotoco
Office of Price Administration
John E. Robinson
Cincinnati
OPA
Robinson
E. O. McCowen
Truman urges succession change to place speaker first
President Truman proposed legislation to place the speaker of the house ahead of the cabinet in the presidential line of succession if both the presidency and vice presidency are vacant. He noted no elected vice president for nearly four years and urged filling the office with an elective official whenever possible.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
House
Congress
Olympia
Wash
State
Treasury
War
Navy
Interior
Labor
Committee Restores Almost All OWI Fund
A senate appropriations subcommittee restored most of the budget bureau request for the Office of War Information. It approved 39.75 million dollars, with full committee approval expected and conference likely with the House which had voted 18 million.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations
Budget Bureau
Office of War Information
Senate
OWI
House
U S Submarines Sink 11 Enemy Ships in Eastern Waters
United States submarines have sunk 11 enemy ships in far eastern waters, including two light combatant vessels. The two combatants were medium patrol ships.
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Washington
United States
Far Eastern
Navy
Weather Summary for Ohio Valley
Cloudy conditions with moderate temperatures in the Ohio Valley tonight and Wednesday. Observer Schirrman records today at 11 am temperature 69 degrees, today's low 59, yesterday's high 75. One year ago today high 95 and low 61.
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Ohio Valley
Schirrman
Two Local Lads Set To Come Home From 86th
Camp Dix N J June 19 Scores of Ohioans returned from Europe with the 86th Blackhawk infantry division and will go home for 30 day furloughs before nightfall Others will sign out tomorrow and Thursday before reassignment for the war with Japan Local soldiers named include Pfc Robert E Humble Portsmouth Pfc Vernon W Scaggs Portsmouth and Pfc Raymond C Johns Salem Local heroes James J Pfeiffer Marion and Jim Pfeiffer aided by fellow Doughboys saved comrades from a ditch under German fire with no injuries Also mentioned are Lawrence Liston Jr Harold Acton Charles Hill Harold I Holland Paul Schneider and others awaiting homecoming and meals with families
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Camp DIX
N. J
Europe
86Th
Blackhawk
Buckeye Blackhawks
Japan
Pfc
Robert E., Humble
Portsmouth Jt 2
Ohio
Raymond C. Johns
Salem
Germany
James J. Pfeiffer
Marion
Jim
Ray
Lawrence R. Liston Jr
Circleville
Harold W. Acton
Newark
Charles Hill
Alliance
Harold I. Holland
van Wert
Charles
First Nonindividual Sales Put Pep Into War Loan Campaign
The mighty seventh war loan drive advanced with nonindividual buyers. corporations and organizations could purchase six of eight federal securities. Shell Oil Corp. received a $25,000 allotment, and nonindividual sales totaled $253,557 toward a $742,000 Sciotoco quota. E bonds lifted to $16,575, while individual sales reached $17,675, aiding a total Monday of $1,690,553 toward a $2,123,000 goal. The grand drive to date stood at $2,776,559 of $2,865,000.
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M. O. Sorrells
Shell Oil Corp
Bondadiers
Marting
Portsmouth
Wheeling Steel Gorp
Promotion Sought for Greenfield Officer in Pacific Commands
June 19 John E Hull of Greenfield Washington chief operations on the war department general staff was among 12 major generals nominated by President Truman for promotion to lieutenant general Hull leads planning and operational directives for the army in the Pacific and oversees redeployment from European theaters
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Washington
John E. Hull
Greenfield
War Department General Staff
Truman
Hull
Pacific
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Capitol
Gen. Marshall
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Touton
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East China
Swatow
Amoy
Hong Kong
Cagayan River
Cagayan Valley
Luzon Island
Sergio Osmena
Seria
Miri
Sea of Japan
Berlin
N. Boston
Scioto
Vernon W. Scaggs
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Paul Schneider
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