President Truman to land at Antwerp before Potsdam meet
President Truman departs from the Augusta voyage to land at Antwerp at 10 a.m. British summer time after a 3,800 mile voyage. He will travel to Brussels for a C-54 flight to Potsdam to join Premier Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill for the Big Three conference. He seeks European recovery and peaceful cooperation in exchange for U S aid.
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Truman
Potsdam
Antwerp
Belgium
English Channel
Birmingham
United States
Stalin
Churchill
Brussels
Ber
Kaiser Wilhelm
Washington
Newport News
Europe
White House
Kremlin
No. 10
Dowing Street
Minster Churchill
Hendaye
France
Marshal Stalin
Moscow
Bootlegger Fire Strikes Georgetown Georgia Stores
Two Georgetown liquor stores burned early today near the Alabama line. Sheriff O D Kaigler said locals blamed Alabama bootleggers for the fires, noting townspeople believed the shops drew traffic away from Alabama suppliers. Population around 400.
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Georgetown
O. D. Kaigler
Alabama
Nathan Hansen Anderson Dies After Fatal Home Fall
Nathan Hansen Anderson 59 of Tooele Utah died from injuries after a fall at his home on June 24. He owned the Oquirrh hotel ere and was a brother of George and Elmer L. Anderson of Ogden.
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Tooele
Utah
Nathan Hansen Anderson
Oquirrh
George
Elmer L. Anderson
Ogden
Drug Stores to Sell Penicillin Next Month Says Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming announced penicillin will be released for sale across drug stores next month. He urged sound government regulations and warned of great danger if the public uses penicillin without proper precautions or instruments. He did not specify whether sales would require prescriptions.
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Chicago
Alexander Fleming
American Medical Association
Allies Relax Fraternizing Rule in Occupied Germany
The order easing the nonfraternization ban allows American British and Canadian troops in Germany and Austria to talk with adults in public places. Violations carry a 65 dollar fine. Eisenhower and Montgomery announced the policy shift as arrests in the de Nazification drive reached 50,000 in two months with 709 daily.
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London
Germany
Austria
Eisenhower
Field Marshal
Montgomery
United States Army
Berlin
PAC Sends Men West on Spokane Tour
H R Peery says two top officials of the national Citizens Political Action Committee will tour the West, expected to stop in Spokane. Elmer A Benson, former Minnesota governor and national chairman, and C B Baldwin, CIO PAC educational director and NCPPAC vice chairman, are named for the trip.
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Spokane
H. R. Peery
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
National Citizens’ Political Action Committee
New York City
Elmer A. Benson
Labor Party
Minnesota
C. B.baldwin
Cio-Pac
Ncppac
Navy Shifts Carrier Commanders Amid Pacific War Push
Secretary Forrestal announced 29 flag officer moves in a broad Pacific reshuffle. Rear Adm. Sherman becomes commander of the First carrier task force replacing Mitscher, while Vice Adm. Towers takes over the Second carrier task force. Mitscher moves to deputy air chief, reporting to King.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Japan
Forrestal
Frederick C. Sherman
Marc A. Mitscher
John H. Towers
Pacific Fleet
John 8. McCain
Mitscher
William F. Halsey
Fleet
Adm
Ernest J. King
King
McCain
Veterans Affairs
Omar Bradley
Flying Tiger Leader to Quit Service
Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault, commander of the U.S. 14th Air Force in China and founder of the Flying Tigers, announced his resignation to retire in America. He credited his force with wiping out Japanese air power in China and said the Japanese are beaten in the air there.
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Flying Tiger
Kunming
China
Claire Lee Chennault
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Flying Tigers
Amer
Chennault
George E. Stratemeyer
U. S
14Th Air Force
Albert C. Wedemeyer
United States
Chungking
U. S. Army
Asiatic
Marco Polo
Washington Raids Disorderly House Near White House
Carmen Beach, 29, a former night club dancer, and three other women pleaded innocent to vagrancy in a raid on a disorderly house two blocks from the White House. Margaret Locke, 57, alias Philemena Lockhart, faces op erating a disorderly house charges. Lt. Roy Blick said the operation charged a $20 minimum and offered $10 spectator access through door holes. Six men, including two said to be high government officials, were released without charges.
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Washington (P
Carmen Beach
White House
Maragret Locke
Philomena Lockhart
Roy Blick
Metropolitan Police
Heat Knocks Wheat Yields in Wasco and Sherman
Wasco and Sherman counties suffer crop damage from a heat wave hitting 106 degrees. One grower cites about 20 bushels per acre, while farmers expect a harvest starting next week to be fairly good despite the loss.
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Dalles
Orc
Wasco
Sherman
Fire Spreads in Oregon Across Multiple Areas
Fire spread across Oregon with the Wilson River area fire reaching about 3000 acres threatening road closures. Salmonberry river fire near Tillamook Clatsop counties reported 3000 acres in good shape. Humidity aided crews in Coos county as trails were cut around a fire causing 41000 dollars in damage. Lightning sparked 62 small fires statewide but most are controlled. Polk County travel restricted by District Warden Howell due to hazardous conditions.
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M. Ore
Wilson River
Salmonberry River
Tillamook - Clatsop
Forest Service
Coos County
Dallas
Ore
R. C. Howell
Polk County
Gold Mine Acquired by Mineral Exploration & Research
Mineral Exploration & Research corporation of Yakima has acquired the Stowel gold mine on the south fork of the Clearwater river between Golden and Elk City Idaho. Consulting engineer for the new operators said the deal was disclosed here Saturday.
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Spokane
Stowel
Clearwater River
Golden
Elk City
Idaho
Mineral Exploration & Research Corporation
Yakima
Yankees Win Three Key Luzon Points
In Manila reports cite Maj. Gen. Charles Hurdis Sixth Infantry division capturing Kiangan and Mankayan, with three northern Luzon towns taken despite stubborn resistance. Yamashita’s fate remains uncertain as Japanese remnants are described broken into small foraging bands, few over 500.
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Manila
Luzon
MacArthur
Charles Hurdis
Kiangan
Mankayan
Baguio
Douglas MacArthur
Yamashita
Singapore
Philippines
MacArtr
Government to Drop Subsidy Shifting Costs to Consumer
The administration plans to shift 1.5 billion of food costs to consumers next year by eliminating subsidies. The move aims to ease postwar farm price adjustments and curb government spending, with subsidies mainly covering key food items and a 1948 rollback. Secretary Anderson leads interagency talks backing higher ceiling prices to replace subsidies.
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Washington
Anderson
Japan
Allied forces press advances in Balikpapan and Borneo
Australian and Dutch troops push inland from Balikpapan Bay seizing a former Japanese seaplane base as allied ships open port access. Australian Ninth Division takes Papar near Beaufort while air power supports ground offensives across Borneo amid reports of Japanese retreat and administration shifts.
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Manila
Balikpapan Harbor
Borneo
Balikpapan Bay
Big East Borneo
Sambodja
Stone Ridge
Balikpapan
Douglas MacArthur
Mastaka Yamawaki
Japan
Tokyo Radio
North Borneo
Papar
Beaufort
Beaufor Tesserton
Kuching
Senator Sees Army Cut
Washington reports Senator Gurney of South Dakota forecast postwar army strength at about 500000. He said the regular force could supply manpower for peacekeeping under the United Nations and garrison Pacific outposts as the charter debate continues. The foreign relations committee plans separate legislation on related military allocations.
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Washington
Gurney
R-S.d
Senate
Military Affairs Committee
New International Organization
United States
Pacific
D Mont
Sen. Shipstead
R-Minn
Man Shot and Killed in Utah Neighborhood Altercation
Irvin B. Greer, 41, died Saturday from a gunshot wound to the stomach. A coroner's jury was ordered to investigate the shooting following an altercation with a neighbor over a broken window at the Greer home in American Fork. Elmer L. Terry of Provo, assistant county attorney, said the incident occurred during the dispute.
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American Fork
Utah
Irvin B. Greer
Elmer L. Terry
Provo
Greer
Fire destroys compressor building at Idaho Silver Cable mine
A fire of undetermined origin burned the compressor building and dry room of the Idaho Silver Cable mine on the Idaho Montana divide 17 miles east of Mullan. Mine manager William Duncan of Hecla Mining Co. estimated the loss at 10000 dollars.
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Wallace
Idaho Silver Cable
Idaho-Montana Divide
Mullan
William Duncan
Hecla Mining Co
Weather Summary for Pocatello and Nearby Areas
The U S Weather Bureau reports for the 24 hour period ending 6 p m July 14 high 85 and low 60 mean 72 with total month precipitation 0 04 inches and normal 0 38 inches forecast for Sunday partly cloudy with a few thunderstorms Idaho Falls 83 57 Boise 00 00 Salt Lake 00 00
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Builey
Ims
Boise
Salt Lake
Japs Break Through Southeast Chinese Defenses Near Amoy
Japanese forces drive 35 to 40 miles through coastal defenses below Amoy and west of Hong Kong as Chinese regulars defend coastal positions. Fighting racks inland near Kweilin, Kanhsien, and Trung Khanh Phu while U S airmen strike inland targets. Chiang Kai-shek’s forces push toward the Kweilin airfield complex.
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Chungking
Amoy
Hong Kong
China
Kweilin
Kwangsi
Kanhsien
Hongkong
Indo-China
U.S. 14Th Air Force
Mustang
Trung Kranh Phu
Hanoi
Trung Khanh Phu
Caobang
Fukien
Formosa
Yunjiao
Yunsiao
Chengkwang
Chihhu
Chiang Kai-Shek
U S Battleships Shell Muroran in New Pacific Raid
US Navy battleships Iowa Missouri and Wisconsin joined by others to shell Muroran on Hokkaido as carrier planes strike northern Japan. Adm Nimitz says the bombardment began 9 35 a m Japan time and was thoroughly plastered despite reports of ongoing operations.
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Guam
U. S. Navy
Japan
Muroran
Hokkaido
Honshu
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
McGowan
Norman Scott
Remey
Hey Pridden
Broadside bombardment hits enemy city in war drama
Broadside of heavy guns pounds a city of over 130000 as battleships fire in a massive wartime attack. The dramatic scene describes high explosives tearing through the mills and industrial quarters amid a booming war front.
Butter Drops Sixteen-Point Ration in Butter
The OPA ordered a cut of eight points per pound in butter ration value from 24 to 16, effective Sunday for creamery butter while farm butter stays at 12 points. Officials expect a 10 million pound rise in civilian supply in August and warn that rapid sales could trigger a return to higher points. Oleomargarine remains at 14 points. no immediate change.
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Washington
OPA
Potsdam Session Looms Over War-Torn World
Potsdam prepares to host a trio of leaders from Moscow London and Washington as Europe and Asia await decisions shaping postwar peace. Truman heads to the conference route via Antwerp while Churchill returns from Hendaye and Stalin resumes talks with Chinese Premier at Moscow amid warnings of tough talks ahead.
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Versailles
Teheran
Europe
Asia
Moscow
London
Washington
Soviet Union
Japan
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