Okinawa Airfield Target of Yankees
The U S 16th Army advances on Okinawa aimed at the island's key airfield and harbor with Shuri's fortifications falling. Allied reports say enemy resistance is waning, though troops remain concentrated near Naha and Yonabaru as battles shift across the Kokuba river and Chinen peninsula.
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GUAM
U. S. 16th army
Japan
Associated Press
Al Copking
Okinawa
Vern Haugland
Naha
navy
Washington
Tokyo
SHURI
Naha- Yonabaru line
Lemuel
Shepherd
6th marine
Kokuba
Archibald W. Arnold
Chinen
Nakagusuku harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
6th marine division
Ozato Mura
Simon Bolivar Buckner , Jr
Haugland
cominique
Yonabaru
Baby Borrowed And Left to Die
Philadelphia police say an attorney surrendered two young girls for questioning in the death of 3 month old Thomas V Ripley Jr. Detectives say the baby was alive when hidden under leaves and grass and the girls planned to return for him. The coroner cites a neck fracture as the cause of death.
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PHILADELPHIA
Barbara Ripley
Irvin Mack
Mack
William S. Wadsworth
corsher
Thomas V. Ripley, Jr
Raids Renewed on Jap Cities
Guam June 2 Carrier raids on Japan were renewed after B 29 fire raids caused great damage to Nippon's major industrial cities. Tokyo reported about 200 seaborne fighters and flying boats bombing Kyushu air dromes for two hours and strafing trains. Martial law fears and subterranean Tokyo homes were cited. Airmen returning from incendiary attacks said Osaka’s heart was burning after the latest strike.
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GUAM
Japan
Tokyo radio
Nippon
Tokyo
Kerama islands
Kyushu
Tokyo Mainichi
Marianas islands
Osaka
Lawmakers Push Final Adjournment In California Session
In Sacramento on June 2 the 56th session moved toward adjournment by June 15 after settling the biannual budget bill and Governor Warren's tax-reduction plan. Remaining items include a payroll hospital plan, flood control, liquor license limits, a midnight curfew, a full employment bill, and creation of the California Aeronautical commission.
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SACRAMENTO
Warren
Crittenden
McMillan
Rosenthal
California Aeronautical commission
Devers Assumes Temporary Command of Allied Forces
June 2 report from Supreme Headquarters states Lt Gen Jacob L Devers takes temporary command of the U S 12th Army Group and Sixth Army Group in Gen Bradley's absence as he heads to the United States tomorrow.
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SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Jacob L. Devers
U. S
sixth army group
Bradley
United States
Halsey Reassigns to Pacific Action with 3rd Fleet
The report from Guam on June 2 details Adm William F Halsey's return to command the 3rd Fleet, with Adm Raymond Spruance reassigned to shore headquarters on Guam. The Navy reorganizes Pacific force command as Okinawa and Ryukyus operations continue, noting Turner and Mitscher shifts and Halsey’s first actions aboard.
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GUAM
Adm
William F. (Bull) Halsey
Pacific
3rd fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
SPRUANCE
Halsey
3rd
Leyte gulf
Ryukyu
Okinawa
Raymond Ames Spruance
Iwo Jima
Nimitz
10th army
Ryukyus
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Sth
navy cross
CAIN
John 5
McCain
Marc A. Mitscher
Richmond Keily Turner
Pacific fleet
5th amphibious forces
Harry W. Hill
Admiral Turner
Ryukyu islands
5th fleet
north pole
Admiral Halsey
Tokyo Residents Go Underground
Tokyo residents will live in dug out homes for the duration to replace dwellings destroyed by Superfortress fire raids. Radio Tokyo said thousands of dug outs are being built as debris clearing continues after the May 24 and 26 attacks.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Tokyo
radio Tokyo
federal communications commission
EMPEROR'S PALACE
Emperor's palace grounds
21st bomber command
Youngest Grandfather Claim Tied to Kansas City Private
In Kansas City on June 2, it is reported that Pfc. James J. Bishop, serving in Belgium, may be the youngest grandfather in the armed services. His 36 year old status stems from his son-in-law and daughter Pfe, Mrs H R McBroom of Kansas City having a daughter last year, making Bishop a grandfather.
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KANSAS CITY
Pfc
James J. Bishop
Belgium
armed services
Pfe
H. R. McBroom
Pontiff Sees Germany Rising After Denazification
Pope Pius XII in a world broadcast expressed hope that Germany can regain dignity and life after denouncing national socialism. He defended Vatican policy toward Nazi Germany, recalled the 1932 concordat as a shield for Catholic faith, and noted ongoing violations despite the pact. He warned of disappointed men swelling revolts and recalled priest killings and deportations in Slovenia and Croatia.
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VATICAN CITY
Pius XII
Vatican
Nazi Germany
college of cardinals
St. Eugene's
Slovenia
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Pope Pius
Berlin
Germany
Eugenio Pacelli
Pius XI
King Haakon To Return Home To Norway
Oslo reports King Haakon will return to Norway Thursday and a national holiday will be declared. It marks his first sight of home since he left five years ago to continue the fight against Germany from London. June 7 also recalls Norway’s 1905 independence from Sweden.
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OSLO
Haakon
Norway
Germany
London
Sweden
Reds Stand Firm On Veto Control
In San Francisco on June 2, the Soviet Union, via Ambassador Andrei Gromyko, insisted on a strict interpretation of Big Five veto rights at the United Nations conference, opposing any relaxation or even receipt of a Security Council complaint without unanimous Big Five agreement. Britain favored a looser reading as Stettinius and other delegations pressed toward finishing the conference, with daily meetings planned to break the stalemate over veto usage.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Russia
United Nations
Andrei Gromyko
Stettinius
Big Five
Gromyko
Moscow
security council
world organization
Britain
Cold Weather Spreads Across Wide Area
The Associated Press reports a mass of cold air from Hudson Bay depleting June comfort across the Great Lakes to the Atlantic and New England while the Southeast endures heat. Temperatures range from 20 above in Oswego County to 102 in Orlando and 101 in Savannah with snow in Duluth and rain, hail and sleet in parts of the Midwest. Forecasters expect gradual relief by tomorrow.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hudson Bay
Great Lakes
Atlantic seaboard
New England
Pacific coast
midwest
Oswego county
Orlando
Fla
Savannah
Jacksonville
Chicago
Milwaukee
Duluth
mercury
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Portland
Airplane Crash Sparks Navy Romance Wedding
In Groton Conn on June 2 Celia Alice Bergeron 25 a SPAR married Lt William J McCartney 24 whose plane crash through her father's roof last October began their romance The couple wed at Sacred Heart church with the bride in a white gown Her father unknowingly helped Cupid by inviting the flier to a housewarming after repairs following the crash The bride is the Bergeron daughter and Lt McCartney is Toledo Ohio native son of Richard F McCartney</S>
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GROTON
Conn
navy
Celia Alice Bergeron
William J. McCartney
Sacred Heart church
Philibert Bergeron
Richard F. McCartney
Toledo
Cupid
De Gaulle Irked By British Note In Syria Dispute
London reports Gen. De Gaulle will not answer Prime Minister Churchill’s message on the Syrian situation. Paris says the French leader preferred not to address Churchill since the British note arrived after the Commons had read its own message. Eden said timing followed parliamentary procedure amid Damascus bombardment.
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LONDON
De Gaulle
Churchill
Paris
himsel
house of commons
foreign office
Damascus
France
Eden
Syria
Middle East
Gag Invoked In Argentina
Montevideo dispatch notes that exiles and refugees warn of a tightly censored Argentine press under Gen Edelmiro Farrell. They say a general election would be engineered if held, and point to decrees masking wartime secrecy while suppressing criticism. About 3000 political prisoners are believed held, with only a minority Axis sympathizers.
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RAMON JIMENEZ
MONTEVIDEO
Argentina
Edelmiro Farrell
Farrell
Germany
Japan
Chinese Drive Along Highway Towards Indo China
Chinese troops move southwest along the highway toward French Indochina, nearing Szelo 70 miles from Yungning. Heavy fighting continues at Tsinkiang as Chinese assault positions the city, widening the ruptured Japanese corridor toward Indo China to over 150 miles.
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CHUNGKING
Indo-China
Fire Chief Job Too Tough Says This Special Officer
LAS CRUCES N MEX June 2 UP Bowers received only one call Special Officer Jack Bowers filled in at Fire Chief J B Camuenz home during lunch hour and complains the fire job is too hard on the nerves as the damage was confined to one room
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LAS CRUCES
Bowers
Jack Bowers
J. B. Camuenz
De Gaulle Blames British Agents for Levant Uprising
Paris reports Gen. De Gaulle says France will not submit the Syrian question to a London led tripartite conference. He accuses British agents in the Levant of fomenting unrest in Syria and Lebanon, criticizes Churchill's timing, and calls for broader participation including Egypt, Iran, Palestine, and the Big Four.
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PARIS
De Gaulle
France
Lebanon
Syria
United States
London
Levant
Britain
America
Churchill
Damascus
Egypt
Iran
Palestine
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Hopkins Delays Journey Home
MOSCOW June 2 Harry Hopkins today delayed his departure for Washington shifting to new work. Speculation linked the Levant situation to the delay. Hopkins was Premier Stalin's guest at a Kremlin dinner where Stalin toasted President Truman and Churchill, praising Allied collaboration in peace.
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MOSCOW
Harry Hopkins
Washington
Levant
Hopkins
Stalin
Kremlin
Truman
Churchill
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