Two U S Ground Units In China Two U S Ground Units In China
In Chungking Lieut Gen Wedemeyer announced that the 48th Infantry and the 124th Cavalry Regiment have joined Major General McClure's Chinese Combat Command. The units arrived via air and over the Stilwell road, forming the Mars task force’s first full units in China. The 124th Cavalry traces to the Texas national guard and the 475th Infantry carries Merrill’s lineage and the Presidential Unit Citation.
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Chungking
China
48Th Infantry
124Th Cavalry
Albert C. Wede Meyer
U. S
Wedemeyer
Burma
Robert McClure
Chines Combat Command
Himilayas
U. S. Ady ‘Transport Command
Stilwell Road
Cling
McClure
Texas
Twe Yth G Cavalry
Texas National Guard
Nile States
Merrill
475Th Infantry
Frank Merrill
Werr
Merritt
Stilwell
Tudin
Blaze defenses outlined for Britain in war plan
Geoffrey Lloyd the British minister of information disclosed at a press conference that in 1940 41 plans envisioned blazing barriers in the channel and along England shores. Garden walls hedges would hide flame throwers and pipes from shore tanks would set the sea ablaze.
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London
Britain
Geoffrey Lloyd
Chanel
Englan
Churchill Takes On Five Government Posts Today
London report notes Prime Minister Churchill holds five government offices after taking over the foreign ministry when Eden fell ill. He serves as prime minister, treasurer, defense minister, acting foreign minister, and acting Speaker of the House, reflecting a rapid expansion of his duties during the crisis.
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London
Churchill
Foreign
An- Vunny Eden
Treasury
Defense
Ender
House of
Sgt Baker’s War Costly to Japs and to Him
Washington dispatch details Sgt. Thomas Baker’s acts in combat on Saipan. He single handedly repelled heavily fortified pockets, killed 12 enemy soldiers, engaged a 4000 strong banzai assault, exhausted ammo, and died clutching a borrowed pistol amid eight fallen foes. His bravery inspired a somber note on war’s toll.
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Washington
Thomas Baker
Maker
Saipan
Baker
Tans
Allies Move To Spike Hitler Rumors
Allied authorities in Hamburg report steps to quell rumors that Adolf Hitler survived and remains at large. Despite evidence Hitler died in Berlin in April, whispers persist among Germans and both Russians and Western allies seek to curb the word of mouth spread.
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Spike Hitler
Hamburks
Germany
Bitter
Allied Council May Be Meeting in Berlin
Four power Allied control council for Germany likely met or prepared to meet in the Berlin area to settle occupation problems. Reports from Paris say General Eisenhower Field Marshal Montgomery Marshal Zhukov and a French representative were to confer as Allied correspondents sent to Berlin on Sunday.
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Gimtrol Council
Germany
Berlin
Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Eisenhower
Montgomery
Zhukov
Int
San Antonio area forecast for a warm, humid period
The forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms into Monday afternoon and evening. Heat and humidity remain high with a maximum around 97 degrees and a low near 70. Clouds persist with scattered thundershowers, except along the lower coast and Rio Grande Valley Monday afternoon into night and Tuesday.
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San Antonio
Pally
Texas
Coast
Rio Grande Valley
Bexar Bond Sales Top 4 Million
Bond buyers in Bexar County reach 4.65 million as $307,501.24 in Series war bonds sold in a day. Free tickets to a combat-themed show at Alamo Stadium accompany the bonds, with autograph sessions by Iwo Jima veterans for extra bonds. The Junior Chamber of Commerce runs a bond booth staffed by Jayrettes. Transit will extend service from St Mary’s street line to the stadium and back, with buses leaving Navarro Street at 6:30.
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Bexar County
Alamo Stadium
Iwo Dima
Bownds
Chamber of Commerce
Jayrettes
Juhele
Allenee
Mom
St. Mary's Street
Navarro Street
Hound
Japs Flying Better Planes Over Kyushu Airfields
American carrier pilots report improving Japanese planes and skilled pilots during two day strikes over Kyushu, marking the first clearly aggressive interceptions over Japan. The dispatch notes seasoned Japanese fliers and emphasizes intensified air combat over southern Kyushu aviation targets. In Washington, a War Department briefing cites projected 1945 shoe shortages tied to wartime demand, with Undersecretary Patterson warning of record military requirements.
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Vice Adm
McCain
Jflagsnip
Ryukyu Islands
Kyushu
Ab Kyushus
Japan
Cnt
Washington
Rome
Robert PB. Patterson Fure
Water Sells for 500 a Bucket in Chungking Shortage
In Chungking a temporary water shortage worsens misery from the city’s conditions. Muddy Yenette water sells for 500 a packet and fans fetch 159000 each amid the high costs and travel disruptions. CHINA report notes scarce supplies and inflation amid wartime strain.
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Chungking
Moscow to Berlin highway fully restored after war use
Moscow announced full restoration of the 1100 mile Moscow Berlin military highway. Army convoys and liberated laborers aided the effort. Hotels and accommodations reopened along the route as weather data noted the status. The item appears on page 2 A.
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Inmuuauow
Moscow-Berlin
Moscow Foday
Weather Bureau
Skeletons mark Jap neglect in captured Davao hospital
In Davao Mindanao the advancing Allied officers found hospitals, porches, and walkways strewn with skeletons and mummified remains. They report deliberate neglect and desertion by Japanese forces as they withdrew to mountains, with about 150 skulls and remains identified as both Filipino and American.
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Davao Hospital
Davao
Mindanao
P. T
U. S
T¢la
Davie
Férnatnier
Leonard
Mondeleon
Pittsburgh
Ship's Greeting At Okinawa Welcoming Ceremony
An unidentified sailor greeted the arrival of survivors from Okinawa aboard a ship. Movie people and a few actresses attended a noisy Hollywood welfare moment on the dock, where banter and shrugs replaced a solemn tribute. A singer, Dinci Shore, performed, while comments about upcoming films dominated the chatter.
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Hollywood
Okinawa
Por
Nurst
Scott
Belore
Satan Froud
Bach “Samour Adriss
Damaged Comfort Visitors Pack Unto U S Nip
In San Pedro on June 4 crowds swarmed the U S S Comfort at drydock to view the damaged hospital ship. Officials estimated 260000 visitors, who also examined the wrecked surgery room. Nearby the U S S Zellars destroyer, damaged by a suicide plane, drew relatives and friends.
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San Pedro
Calif
Renault
Zellars
Two Nazi Boys Executed in Aachen Area by Allies
Two German Hitler Youth members Heinz Poetry 16 and Joseph Sehoner 17 were executed by Allied firing squad for offenses against American forces in the Aachen region. The court declared the Nazis would pay the supreme penalty to eradicate militarism and Nazi ideology.
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Duke 4
Cins
Heinz Poetry
Joseph Sehoner
Hitler Youth Organization
Aachen
Supreme Headquarters
Resteeritly
Polar bear subdued after raiding baggage car in transit
A 450 pound polar bear escaped a cage at Boone Iowa and feasted on baggage car contents including rab bits fruit cake and pigeons. Police describe the bear as subdued after being lured into a specially built cage and moved to Salt Lake City for containment.
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Salt Lake Dry
Tawa
Ben
Ms. Cage
Boone
Towa
East Lake City
Joseph L.bloan
India China Phone Line Completed Seeming Operational
U S officials announced a 6000 mile telephone line to link Chicutta and Kunming, running near the Jodin Ching gasoline pipeline and the Stilwell road. The project aims to improve cross border communication. A separate inland accident report notes Majorie Veney Band, 13, drowned in the Trinity river at Fort Worth when she stepped into deep water while wading.
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Chicutta
Kunming
U. S
Wader
Fort Worth
INS
Majorie Veney Band
C. L. Dowd
Trinity River
Thousand-Plane B-29 Attacks Planned in Pacific Push
Allied strategists promised a dramatic escalation in the Pacific war with plans for 1000-plane B-29 raids against Japan, including long-range sunerfort missions and bomb carrying balloons. Reports from Okinawa described heavy fighting as U S infantry advanced two miles on Chinen peninsula and U S naval forces entered Nakagussky Bay. Japanese exodus from South China accelerated as Kai-Shek forces, aided by U S fighters, closed in on Nip strongholds.
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Drese
Pacific
Tokyo
Washington
Japan
United States
Okinawa
China
Chinen Peninsula
Nakagussky Bay
South
China Kai-Shek
U.S. Ath Aly
U. S. Army Intelligence Division
Admiral Halsey
Mech
Tokyo Life Returns After Demoralizing Bombardment
News from Pramoiszho reports Radio Tokyo stating life is normal again in Tokyo after widespread firebombing. A later broadcast claims new interpretation of normalcy with residents enduring shortages while city services like gas and electricity slowly recover. Despite damage, citizens continue with daily routines as reconstruction efforts begin nearby in Osaka and Kobe.
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Ban Pramoiszo
Tokyo
Radio Tokyo
Ohee
Usmi
Kabe
Osaka
Uiab Ag Thelin
Ories
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