Big Five veto plan defeated at UN talks
In San Francisco on June 13 the Big Five veto plan was challenged as an Australian amendment to limit veto power failed 20 to 19 in a UN conference committee. Debate spanned hours with calls for a future charter amendment allowing another veto challenge after ten years. Leaders pressed for momentum toward a workable veto formula amid broader charter amendments. President Truman disclosed inviting Hull to join the San Francisco talks, but Hull declined due to health.
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Clarke confirmed for Maritime Bureau post in Washington
Washington June 17 senate judiciary committee today unanimously recommended confirmation of Tom G Clarke to head the Maritime Bureau, marking a swift step in the confirmation process.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Today
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Betty Grable Film to Open War Bond Event at Texas Theater
The initial showing of Betty Grable’s latest musical also titled Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe will start at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Texas theater for war bond purchasers. Coupons exchange for reserve tickets at the box office. A stage presentation and tour by the Randolph Field orchestra will accompany the film.
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Quebec Gazette: Ireland’s first published paper in Canada
A note on the Iirsh newspaper to be published in Canada titled the Quebec Gazette. The piece mentions alternating columns of English and French and identifies the publication as the Irish newspaper in Canada.
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Japs Fade Before Yank Artillery On Okinawa
On Okinawa June 12 Captain Willard Bollinger of Aquashicola Pa reports Japanese troop concentrations atop the Yarju Dake escarpment disintegrating after American artillery caught them. He says about 56 men in front of B company were hit last night on the escarpment face as they emerged from a cave seeking cover.
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General Gives Dress Orchin Marine Sister Gets Party
Eighteen year old Prances Newman in Macon Georgia is honored with a birthday party after her brother Sgt James R Newman of Lumpkin dies on Iwo Jima. A general who led his outfit sends a orchid and an evening gown promised by the fallen Marine to his sister, who wrote a heartfelt letter. General Clifton F Gates calls her brave and notes the letter stands out after 28 years in the Marines.
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Redoubt Fire Drums Across Escarpment in Artillery Volley
Eyewitness report describes artillery lobbing American shells over a cliff face as phosphorous bombs ignite along a 500-foot escarpment. Smoke drifts in, infantrymen suffer severe burns from the incendiary spray as the scene unfolds with loud concussions and rapid bursts.
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