Navy chief Mitscher moved to air operations post
Secretary Forrestal announced sweeping command changes involving 29 admirals. Rear Adm. Frederick Sherman will replace Mitscher in carrier operations in the Pacific while Vice Adm. John S. McCain shifts to new Pacific duties. John Henry Towers becomes McCain’s successor as deputy commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet. Aubrey F. Fitch named deputy chief of naval operations for air. New Panama district commander Howard Kingman takes command on the West Coast. Changes target air power expansion and administrative shifts amid intensified Pacific war.
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Washington
Mass
Secretary of Navy
Forrestal
Vier Achim
Marc A. Mitscher
Por- Yestal
Pilin
Mitscher
Pacific
John S.mccain
Frederick ©. Sherman
San Diego
Calif
Sherman
Lexington
the Coralina
McCain McCain
Navy
Vien
John Henry Tower
Washington, D. C
Tower
Hans
Pacific Fleet
Milacher
Vion
Aubrey W. Fiten
McCain
Mye
Kenry K. Hewitt
R. T
General Board
Agn
Tiarold BR. Stark
Washington, D. Fl
Europe
Stark
Fitch
Jol
Fitel
Panama
Beardail
Howard F. Kingman
Chevy Hase
Wsth
Wetval
Panama Sea Tronier
Southeast Pacific
Kingman
Adn
William F. Halsey
Adin
Raymond A
van H. Ragsdale
Fleet Nly
Alameda
Call
Fleet Air
West Coast
Le Havre Embarkation Shifts Homeward American Troops
Le Havre now serves as the main port for American troops leaving Europe for redeployment to the Pacific or discharge. In June, about 208,860 were embarked, including 5,274 officers and 30,665 men released from German prison camps. The port operates under Col. T. J. Weed with the 16th and 52d major ports, taking over after its liberation last year. Continuous operations aim to peak at 235,000 monthly this fall and winter.
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LE Have
le Havre
United States
Europe
Have
Pinscath Beach
France
Normandy
Pew
America
Te Havre
U. S. Army
Compand
Col
T. J. Weed
San Antonio
Robert EK. Morrow
Selma
Aly
The
Aussies Press On On Borneo East Coast
Manila July 14. Australian troops fan out along Borneo east coast advancing up to 26 miles from Balikpapan. Jipp resistance collapsed east of Manggar Jeri. Bangsal village captured by Australian Depth Division. MacArthur says spearheads 20 miles from Balikpapan. enemy float plane seized. Balikpapan harbor opened to Allied shipping easing supply lines.
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Manila
UNS
Borneo
Balikpapyn
Manggar Jeri
Bangsal
MacArthur
Balikpapan
MaceArthur
Allied i
Tolind
Ofericht Ballkpapian Ave
Streamlined XIT Roundup Slated in Dalhart August
Plains are shaping up for the ninth annual XIT roundup in Dalhart on August 6 and 7. The event promises a streamlined warthme version with two professional rodeos, big-time costume dances, and colorful parades aimed at the Dalhart air base community and nearby areas.
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Dalhart
Plains
Perry Harbor
Steet
Dalhart Air Base
Yanks Lose Target When Divine Wind Boy Scores
Aboard a Coast Guard ship off Okinawa on July 10, a kamikaze pilot struck another damaged vessel being towed for repair. The derelict ship, cut from the sun, buried itself amid the operation as Yank gunners faced the sudden attack.
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Coast Guard
Okinawa
Welazedi
Okintawa
Aca
Weather Summary for San Antonio and East Texas
Partial text outlines Sunday forecast for San Antonio and vicinity with cloudy morning conditions and a low around 72 degrees. East Texas is described as cloudy with moderate to fresh winds along the coast. Additional weather details appear on page 6-A.
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San Antonio
Berlin Prepares as Big Three Parley Looms
Berlin on July 14 reports a tense expectant mood ahead of the Big Three meeting. Guards from American British and Soviet forces guard the conference zone, with Kremlin patrols in place for two weeks. Germans glimpse only fleeting views of Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill as discussions focus on postwar questions.
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Truman
Churchill
Stall
Cairo
Yalta
Kremlin
U. S
Stalin
Chwehill
Tig Tums
Stolte
Nils Nydt
Bevin
Tayman
Truman Heads to Potsdam for World Conference
President Truman will depart Antwerp for Potsdam to join Churchill and Stalin in the Allied talks. The agenda covers Germany, central Europe, food supply, postwar order, and world peace. Truman to receive full military honors on arrival and hold a series of dinners with leaders as the conference unfolds.
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U. S
Augusta
Europe
Ofvicer Augusta
Antwerp
Helgiun
Brute Byrnes
Brussels
Potsdam
Hohenzollerns
Church
Stalin
Ger
Germany
Churchil
Starn
Churchill
United States
Willum
Leahy
Itsaval Mart
Jones H. Vardamis
Harry Vaughan
Charles G. Ross
H. Freeman Matthens
State Department
European’ Division
Charles J. Bolden
State
War
Navy
Philadelphia
Englas
England
H. M
Birmingham
Byrins
Eisenhower relaxes non fraternization rules in Germany
General Eisenhower announced that the ban on fraternizing by occupation forces in Germany is being lifted in public life matters. He said conversations with adult Germans on public life are desirable and timely as nazification efforts continue. Reuters reports the policy also eased in the British zone and Austria under General Sir Richard McCreery.
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International
Eisenhower
Germany
Reuters
21St Army Group
Richard McCreery
Austria
OPA Plans To Stop C Gas Coupons In Fort Worth
Fort Worth officials said gasoline ration coupons will be discontinued October 1, per two OPA Washington representatives T. K. Tirkdale and Don Leach. Supplemental magazines will be available on B tickets up to ration board limits. The change aims to simplify gasoline rationing without reducing mileage allowed.
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Fort Worth
OPA
Washington
T. K. Tirkdale
Don Leach
Air Line Sees Heaviest Business in June 1945
Continental Airlines reported record business in June 1945, with district traffic manager Tom Dempsey of San Antonio noting a 256 percent increase and 296 non prestige seals available. All express also rose significantly, according to Dempsey.
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Continental Airlines
Tom Dempsey
San Antonio
All Express
Dempsey
Chinese Battle In Kanhsien and Kiangsi Fronts
Chinese forces fought today inside Kanhsien in Kiangsi and near the Kiangsi capital Kweilin as plans for a broad offensive were discussed by Chinese War Minister Chen Cheng and Allied commanders. U.S. 14th Air Force bombers and fighters continued operations against railways in North China. a supply convoy near Changsha was blasted.
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Chungking
Kiangsi
Kanhalen
Keangsi
Kweilin
Chen Cheng An
U.S. 14Th Air Force
China
Changshi
Hunan Province
Mongrel Found Rabid Dog Owners Warned
A gray brown mongrel found east of Broadway was confirmed rabid by the city health department. It had bitten several dogs in a wild chase starting on 3400 Black at Broadway and Funston, ending near Ninth Street by the San Antonio River. Dr. A E Wharton said reports indicated the dog had not been vaccinated and urged isolation of potential exposures.
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Broadway
City Health Department
Funston Place
Ninth Street
San Antonis River
L Une
A. E. Wharton
Veterinary Service
Destroyers Evans and Hadley set record against Japanese planes
In Okinawa area on May 11 the Evans and Hadley destroyed 38 Japanese planes, the largest single destroyer action score. The battle lasted about 1 hour 45 minutes, with 150-plus enemy planes involved and 88 destroyed. Both ships took damage yet brought to port next day amid heavy kamikaze assaults.
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Washington
INS
Navy Department
Evans
Hughey Hadley
Okinawa
U. S
Marine Corps Co
Bour
Hadley
Eyane
Vaulley
Wadley
Army Regrets Resignation of Chennault
Washington July 14 In a formal statement the Army expressed regret over the resignation of Major General Claire Chennault commander of the 4th air force in China. The note cited his long service under difficult conditions and noted General Stratemeyer’s transfer to China as his successor in the theater. Reuters dispatches from Calcutta reported Chennault planned to return to the United States while remaining in Chungking during the transition.
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Washington
INS
Swat Department
Claire B. Chennault
Ching
Flying Tigers
Army
Amch Ale
India
China
Burma-India
Stratemeyer
Pdeut
George E, Stratesexer
Army Air Forces
India-Burma
Ithester
Mls
Miateriala
Chine
Clennault
Lily
Will
Span
U. 3
London
Reuters
Calcutta
Chennault
United States
Chungking
George Stratemeyer
Kin
Japan
OPA Cuts Butter to Sixteen Red Points
OPA announced a reduction in butter value to 16 red points per pound effective Sunday night. Farm or country butter remains at 1 point per pound. The move follows an increase in supplies aided by mil itary set asides totaling about half a million pounds. OPA denied butter spoilage reports and noted slow civilian movement, seasonal heat, and vacations as factors. If butter remains held in storage, flavor may deteriorate.
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Washington
Insopa
OPA
Italy to Declare War on Japan
New York July 14 report indicates Italy's cabinet reached a unanimous decision to declare war on Japan. Paris radio broadcast said the declaration would likely be issued to join the Allies in the Pacific conflict.
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Italy
Japan
New York
Paris
Navy Planes Join In Attacks On Hokkaido Steel Works
New Allied forces joined the carriers in a major assault on northern Honshu and Hokkaido targets. Ships including the Iowa Missouri and Wisconsin pressed a heavy bombardment against Kamaishi steel works and related facilities. Reports cite widespread damage to docks, rail yards, and industrial plants as more than a thousand planes struck from sea and air with heavy naval gunfire.
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Guam
Third Mert
Morgan
Hokkalido
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
INS
UD. Ss. Navy
Japan
Halsry
Nippon
Honshu
Wonshu
Hokkaido
C-47 Flier Curdes Returns With Odd Plane Bag
Manila report describes P-11 pilot Louis Gordes and a rapid return home. Curdes, on a test flight at Port Wayne, Indiana, reportedly crash landed at sea. He allegedly carried seven German prisoners and a Jap, plus a large bag attributed to a captured enemy transport. The tale emphasizes bravery and unusual cargo without graphic detail.
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Manila
Unity Port
Initax
Tand
Louis Gordes
Ligzen
Curdes
Hue
Port Wayne
Ind
Womnees
Thallan
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John McCain
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tHoku Kaido
Elgar Braws
Brown
U.S
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Nimtte
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Watmassid
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