To Strip Germany Of War Industries
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS Allied Expeditionary Force Paris June 1945 Germany will be stripped of all her industries to destroy her future war potential through the reparations program Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley announced. He said the United States favors removing or destroying war related German industries and aims to prevent a future war. Pauley heads the American delegation en route to the Moscow reparations conference, with 18 to 29 others of the 35 man group. He noted no view exchange yet with Russia or Britain and warned against repeating postwar mistakes.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Germany
Edwin W. Pauley
Truman
Allied Reparations Commission
Pauley
United States
Moscow
Yalta
Russia
Britain
Pahley
Glider Expert Aids Shangri La Rescue Mission
A glider expert from Australia acts as aerial adviser as paratroopers in the Hidden Valley of Shangri La prepare a dramatic rescue 150 miles southwest of Hollandia. Surviving airmen and two medical technicians receive field support from ground director Capt. Cecil A. Walters as a glider lands to remove them.
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Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Jute 9 (P
Shangrila
Michael J. Leahy
Royal Australian Air Force
WAC
Fantastic
Cecil A. Walters
Oregon
Philippines
Walters
Market Buyers At Door 2:30 A. M.
The county meat shortage drove anxious shoppers to City Market before opening. Charles W. Randall, market master, opened at 2:40 Am as 15 to 20 people waited with empty baskets. By 6 Am red meat and chickens were gone. by 10 Am little remained but lettuce. Amos Horst, one of the two meat dealers, announced quitting today, leaving only one dealer next week for the first time in market history.
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Charles W. Randall
Randall
Amos Horst
Ali Ghan Temple Buys A Building in Cumberland
Ali Ghan Temple buys the Jerney building in Cumberland for 28000 to be recorded after deed filing. Ali Ghan City Club plans to occupy by September 1 with a formal opening after conversion to club use. Conversion of the three story brick structure from office to clubrooms starts Monday to provide lounging recreation and Shriv e units practice space.
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Jerney
Cumberland
Ali Ghan City Club, Inc
Ali Ghan
May Recall Grand Jury To Probe Riot At Jessups Prison
Joseph H. Arogan and Marvin I. Anderson arranged a meeting to seek recalls of the Anne Arundel County grand jury for rioting inciting to rioting vandalism assault and related offenses at the House of Correction. About 900 inmates were present when the riot began over meals last Saturday. 16 prisoners were wounded by riot guns and a guard hospitalised after a stab wound.
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House of Correction
Baltimore
Yanks Flank Japanese On Okinawa South Front
American infantry with flame throwers and demolition charges began flanking the Japanese defense on southern Okinawa along the Yaeji Dake escarpment. U.S. Marines pushed 1,600 yards toward the west coast trapping Nipponese near Naha airfield while Navy guns, rockets, and bombs pounded the line as the island battle intensified.
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Guam
Okinawa
Yaeji-Dake
Radio Tokyo
Naha
Uip
Okinawan
Sd4th
Seventh Infantry Division
Gushichan
Hanagausuki
Nakagusuku
184Th
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Tactical Air Command
Nimitz
Tokyo Radio
Domei
Oroku
Yaeju-Dake
Itoman Town
Hanagusuku
Revoke Gasoline Rations of 11 Washington county motorists
Eleven Washington County motorists lost gasoline rations for 30 days after magistrate court convictions for exceeding the 50 mph speed limit. Seven appeared for hearings. five will receive 30 day suspensions. The OPA vows no relaxation of efforts to curb speeding and conserve rubber.
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Washington County
Washington County Ration Board
Ration Board
OPA
Maryland
Woman killed in Maryland auto crash identified
A Harrisburg woman, Mrs. Nedra A. Pate, was killed in a car collision near Wheaton Maryland. William Carlton Strang of Rockville Md. suffered cuts and bruises in the crash. Two passengers, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.B. Eastwood, were also injured.
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Washington
Nedra A. Pate
Harrisburg
Wheaton
William Carlton
Rockville
Pate
Charles EB. Eastwood
Realty Market Brisk Yet Transactions Moderate This Week
Realty activity remained fairly brisk with total sales around 125000 dollars. Notable transfers include William K Stotler and wife to Charles M Clopper on West Washington Street for 6600 dollars and Charles F Strole to Lester Ridenour on Potomac Avenue for 2600. Robert G Foltz to Raymond G Hammond an apartment on North Prospect for 7000. W Thomas Stank to William A Prince on Garlinger Avenue for 10 dollars and other considerations. Arthur L Murray to Lee. Continued on Page 2.
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William K. Stotler
Charles M. Clopper
West Washington Street
Charles F. Strole
Lester Ridenour
Potomac Avenue
Robert G. Foltz
Raymond G. Hammond
North Prospect
W. Thomas Stank
William
Arthur Prince
Garlinger Avenue
Arthur L. Murray
Lee
War of words in Tokyo Diet warns surrender means death
Tokyo radio quoted Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki stating unconditional surrender by Japan would mean the outright death of 100,000,000 people. The extraordinary Diet session opened by Emperor Hirohito was held to resist Allied demands. Suzuki framed the war as liberation against Anglo American aims to enslave East Asiatic peoples.
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Tokyo Radio
Kantaro Suzuki
Japan
Domei
Hirohito
Suzaki
Demei
Truman Accepts Bard Resignation as Undersecretary of the Navy
President Truman accepted Ralph A. Bard's resignation as Undersecretary of the Navy. Arte mus L. Gates will replace him, moving from Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, and John L. Sullivan will succeed Gates as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Gates and Sullivan nominations go to the Senate. The president does not plan to resign James V. Forrestal as Secretary of the Navy.
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Washington
Truman
Ralph A. Bard
Chicago
Navy
Bard
Artemus L. Gates
New York
Gates
John L. Sullivan
Manchester
N. H
the Treasury
Gates and Sullivan
Senate
White House
Charles G. Ross
Mr. Truman
James V. Forrestal
Tokyo Admits Industries Hit By B-29 Raids
Tokyo acknowledges B-29 raids have damaged key industries and displaced millions. Reports say Nagoya and Kobe Osaka area targets were hit in an unescorted strike by 100 to 150 Superforts. Premier Suzuki told Parliament that some people are victims but nationwide impact remains limited.
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Guam
Tokyo
Japan
Nagoya
Osaka
Kobe-Osaka
Yokohama
Kantaro Suzuki
Diet
Parliament
Action On Mills Held Unopposed
The Hagerstown War Price and Rationing Board consulted by the State Office of Price Administration reported no objections at its weekly meeting to Herman L. Mills’s dismissal from the local price panel. Mills claimed the action lacked concurrence by the price panel and said his removal followed his public criticism of OPA.
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Hagerstown
State Office of Price Administration
Herman L. Mills
State Office
Stanley P. F. Kline
Mills
OPA
Leo H. McCormick
McCormick
Robert E. Barnard
Kline
Price Panel
Bernard
Hagerstown Board
Three locals achieve solo flights at Henson Flying
Last evening at the Henson Flying Service three residents earned their first solo flights. They are H. E. Mc Faddin of the Semler-McFaddin show Miss Elizabeth Sabo of South Potomac street and Frank Koons Fairchild army inspector.
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Henson Flying Service
H. E. McFaddin
Semler-McFaddin
Elizabeth Sabo
South Potomac Street
Frank Koons
Fairchild Army
New World Charter Nearer Completion Debated
SAN FRANCISCO June 9 delegates moved toward completing a new world charter with a veto voting formula under final debate. Plans for international trusteeships were nearly complete and most delegates expect June 20 as the windup date for a potential Trumanaddress while small nations await a final position. The delegation session focused on the veto mechanism for the World Security Council amid Russia’s agreement with the United States Britain China and France. A preliminary subcommittee was set for earlier in the day. All signs indicate the small nations will accept the compromise.
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San Francisco
United Nations Conference
Truman
Great Powers
World Security Council
Russia
United States
Britain
China
France
600000 POWs To Be Retained For Labor Use
Paris dispatch reports the U S Army plans to return 600000 German prisoners for labor as the war ends. Additional transfers include 200000 to 225000 American-held prisoners to France under French control. Prisoners are held in seven encloses in France and will be managed by the French as if captured by them.
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Paris
U. S. Army
France
Robert J. Hill
U. S Provost Marshal
Supreme Headquarters
St Johns College Sale To Navy Nears Agreement
ANNAPOLIS Md June 9 The Navy appears ready to buy St Johns College with Secretary Forrestal stating the department aims to start negotiations immediately The letter to Dean Scott Buchanan says college officials will be visited soon by Bureau of Yards and Docks representatives who will handle the transaction for the Navy and the college
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Annapolis
St. John’s College
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Department
Forrestal
Scott Buchanan
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Mercenary offer from SS troops rejected in Germany
In Ebersberg Bavaria on June 9, Lt Col C V Clifton and Maj W Vivian said SS troops offered five German divisions to fight Japan for the U S Army. The offer was refused as the U S would not wage war on mercenary terms. The report notes SS troops are being classified separately from regular Wehrmacht soldiers.
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Eebersberg
Bavaria
U.S
C. V. Clifton
Sumner
Wash
Clifton
William Vivian
Nitro
W. Va
First Army
Japan
United States
Price Control Vote Is Sought In Senate
Washington June 9 administration forces urged absent senators to return for a Monday price control vote. They aimed to defeat two amendments they say would spur inflation. Senator Thomas and Senator Taft proposed limits on profits and baselines for ceilings. Senate convened at 11 am with 40 minutes debate per senator to ensure a showdown.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Thomas
D-Okla
Barkley
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Barefoot Daddy Seeks Shoes From New York Hotel Fixer
A downtown Hagerstown protester nicknamed Barefoot Daddy, denied a shoe ration stamp by the Ration Board, is offered aid by A. Caffey of the Betty Hudson Hotel New York City. Caffey provided shoe sizes 6 and 6141 and asked Daddy to write from Henry Hudson Hotel, New York. Police identified the man as a Williamsport merchant who said he has two sons in the family and no shoe stamps.
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Hagerstown
Ration Board
A. Caffey
Betty Hudson
New York City
Thomas M. Simpson
Caffey
New York Sun
Henry Hudson Hotel
West Arth St
New York
N.Y
Daddy
Williamsport
Zhukov Says Hitler Married Eva Braun
Marshal Zhukov, quoted by NBC from Moscow, claims Hitler married Eva Braun two days before Berlin fell and may be hiding in Europe possibly with Franco. He says Allied troops must find him, notes corpses possibly Hitler’s and Berlin’s ruin.
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London
Marshal Zhukov
NBC
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Spain
Hitler
Eva Braun
Berlin
Robert Magidoif
Zhukov
Franco
Reuters
Germany
Red Army
Stalingrad
Joseph W. Grigg, Jr
Allied Control Council
Tokyo says another stand off Borneo invaded
Tokyo radio reported Allied troops landed yesterday on Labuan island off Borneo as Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced heavy bombing of Borneo for the seventh straight day. He noted torpedo boat sweeps and coastal bombardments, with 176 tons of bombs destroying airfields and installations. Labuan, across from Tarakan, lies in the China Sea near northern Borneo where Australian and Dutch forces have nearly secured Tarakan after a month of fighting.
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Manila
Tokyo Radio Today
Labuan
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Macarthur
China Sea
Tarakan
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George Gardner
Cleveland
WAC Chr
Margaret Hastings
Oswego
John B. McCollum
Trenton
Kenneth W. Decker
Kelso
Leahy
Ifuamin Valley
New Guinea
Hidden Valley
Ali Ghan Temple
Jessups Prison
Panel of
Waits Court Review
Louise Peete
Los Angeles
California Women’s Prison
Tehachapi
Margaret Logan
Nip
P.O. W
Framingham
Mass
Cpl
Gilbert Beamesderfer
Ephrata
Philadelphia
U.S. Army
St. John’s Purchase
U. S
New Yorker
Gerhardt Herrecsetl
Theodore Morrell
Associated Press
Leni Riefenstahl
A. Wineeyed
Gretchen Tyne
Munich
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