Ruling Upholds Relief Act Covering Men in Service
Federal Judge Chase Clark upheld the soldiers and sailors civil relief act of 1940 in a case involving Major A E Stockton and Ford Motor company. The ruling found the contract cancellation during Stockton's 1943 military service potentially covered by the act, underscoring a commitment to protect service members from civil harassment while in the armed forces.
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Emmett
Army of the United States
Ford Motor Company
Stockton
Clark
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief
Congress
Idaho
Stocktor
Mercury Heat Wave Bakes Coast. Cities Hit 105 in Fresno
Heat wave grips the nation with records and deaths. San Francisco endures an eight day heat spell with 86 degrees the hottest June 17 since 1875. Sacramento 100, Needles 104, Fresno 105 while New York beaches draw millions seeking relief. Thirteen states face storms, floods, and power outages as Boston Roxbury report lightning damage.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
California
Sacramento
Needles
Fresno
Central Park
Philadelphia
Boston
Roxbury
Mass
Fox
Boston Harbor
New England
Atlanta
Court Rules AP By Laws Violate Sherman Antitrust Act
Supreme Court affirms lower ruling that Associated Press membership by laws restrain trade by restricting how applicants are evaluated for competitive impact. Justices split 5-3 with dissents. Decision stems from a New York City district court decree aiming to curb AP exclusive practices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Justice Black
High Court
Jackson
Justice Roberts
Stone
Murphy
Frankfurter
Douglas
Federal District Court
New York City
United States
Pocatellans Report to Santa Barbara Station
Pfc. Howard W. Cook of 553 West Benton Pocatello has reported to the army redistribution station in Santa Barbara for reassignment after eight months in France. Pfc. Allen G. Ferrin, 27, route 1 south Pocatello, has reported for reassignment following 36 months in New Guinea.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Howard W. Cook
West Benton
Pocatello
Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station
France
Allen G. Ferrin
Route 1 South
New Guinea
Taylor�s CVA Stand Draws Fire at Idaho Reclamation Meeting
Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho faced sharp criticism for backing the closed Columbia Valley authority during a Idaho Reclamation Association meeting at the Bannock hotel. A committee was formed to draft policies on the project and water users in the upper Snake River Valley planned to meet Taylor to protest his stance. N. V. Sharp of Filer presides, Wm. E. Welsh of Boise serves as secretary.
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Glen Taylor
Idaho
Columbia Valley Authority
Idaho Reclamation Association
Bannock Hotel
Ed Neal
Aberdeen
D. L. Evans
Malad
Charles Westerroth
Jerome
Goering Loses Pants in Newark Homecoming
Maj. Gen. John W. O Daniel arrives for homecoming in Newark with a boast about Herman Goering's pants, saying the Third Division commander values the "a lot of pants" as his proudest possession and declining to explain how they were obtained.
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Newark
Del
Seventh Army
Herman Goering
John W
Iron Mike
Planes Blast Four Jap War Centers in Predawn Raids
Four Japanese industrial centers Kagoshima Omuta Hamamatsu and Yokkaichi were hit by 450 American B 29 bombers in predawn low level incendiary raids. The strike caused extensive fires and disrupted targets with strong anti aircraft fire. One bomber is missing. officials termed results good to excellent.
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Guam
Japan
20Th Air Force
Washington
Kagoshima
Omuta
Kyushu
Hammatsu
Yokkaichi
Honshu
21St Bomber Command
George Mott
East Tallassee
Ala
Patrols Busy On Borneo Amid Brunei Operations
General MacArthur reported Australian patrolling in the Brunei bay area of Borneo and heavy bombing of Balikpapan. He announced base expansion in Brunei bay and said 130 tons of explosives were dropped on Balikpapan as medium bombers attacked Japanese lines on north Borneo.
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Manila
Brunei Bay
Borneo
Balikpapan
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Tautong
North Borneo
Miri
Brunei
Tarakan
Accident Kills Utahn near Crystal Springs
Aauto crash south of Crystal Springs near Honeyville killed 17 year old Homer Bott Glenn son of Lee and Juanita Green of Ogden died en route to Bushnell General hospital with head injuries. The driver lost control on a curve and was thrown from the car after a 40 foot skid. Three other youths in Brigham City were injured Richard Neilsen 19 Leland Neilsen 21 and Owen Shaw.
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Ogden
Homer Bott Glenn
Lee
Juanita Green
Crystal Springs Resort
Honeyville
Bushnell General Hospital
Evan Green
Tremonton
Glenn
Richard Neilsen
Brigham City
U. S. Navy
Leland Neilsen
Owen Shaw
Chinese Push To Vital Road Section Near Liuchow
Chinese forces report smashing toward Tatang 21 miles southwest of Liuchow in Kwangsi and a second column pushing east from Ishan to within 27 miles of Liuchow. Reinforcements retake Tingnan 135 miles northeast of Canton as Japan defends the Hongkong to Hankow corridor. The high command notes two enemy counterattacks repelled near Liu chow while Wen chow coastal actions continue.
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Chungking
Tatang
Liuchow
Kwangsi
Ishan
U.S. 14Th Air Force Base
Kiangsi
Tingnan
Canton
Kwangtung Province
South China
Hongkong
Hankow
Wenchow
East China
Doughboy Wears Sign Reading Dont Shoot Points
A World War II image shows a U S doughboy on Okinawa with a helmet sign Dont shoot 121 points. The caption notes the unusual scoreboard style wartime humor during the battle.
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Okinawa
Bseen
Battle of
Veteran protests VFW denial for Japanese American vets
Boise based veteran Warren F. Stephens condemns the John R. Monaghan post in Spokane for denying VFW membership to two Japanese American veterans. He argues the veterans served the country and deserve admission. Ray Arnott proposes a separate VFW post for Japanese American veterans.
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Boise
Emmett
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John R. Monaghan Post
Spokane
Boise Statesman
Warren F. Stephens
America
V.F.W. Post
Ray C. Arnott
Spokane Post
V.F.W
Eisenhower cites hope for world peace in congressional address
General Eisenhower told lawmakers and jurists that peace problems can be met with the same resolve that defeated the Axis. He praised Churchill and Roosevelt as God given leaders and noted Allied unity across differences. He stressed the hard duty of leaders who send troops into battle amid casualties.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Supreme Court
Europe
Eisenhower
Churchill
Roosevelt
Red Army
East
Germany
One Issue May Block Early UN Windup
The United Nations conference faces a final hurdle as Russia pushes to broaden powers in the general assembly. Moscow seeks only matters on international peace and security, risking a collision before the planned Saturday windup. Efforts by Stettinius Evatt and Gromyko on a compromise failed, leaving the executive committee to decide next steps.
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San Francisco
Russia
General Assembly
World Organization
Moscow
United Nations
Herbert W Evatt
Australia
World Security Council
Stettinius
Evatt
Andrei Gromyko
Conference
Gromyko
Troops Race North on Luzon as Philippines Drive Surges
Allied forces led by the 37th Infantry Division push rapidly northward on Luzon through the Cagayan valley aiming to finish Japanese resistance. General MacArthur cites Japanese casualties at 402,363 in eight months with air and ground actions driving a swift advance and heavy enemy losses.
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Okinawa
Truk
Balikpapan
Borneo
MacArthur
Brunei Bay
Luzon
Philippines
Indo-China
Manila
0. S. Sixth Army
37Th
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Cagayan Valley
Roberts
Beightler
Cauayan
Cabatuan
38Th Infantry Divisio
Japanese Officer Surrenders With 33 Men on Guam
A Japanese field officer who kept his remnant command for ten months surrendered on a Guam hillside with 33 men. Parleys with Marine Col. Howard N. Stent preceded the surrender, viewed as a demonstration of American psychological warfare. The group wore improvised American uniforms and were treated as prisoners of war.
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Guam
Howard N. Stent
Warner Springs
Calif
Japan
Stent
Col
Distinguished Service Cross Awarded to Lt A A Storkman Jr
DSC honors Lt A A Storkman Jr now in Europe. He enlisted as a private in 1941. His wife disclosed the award from Tacoma noting his Idaho roots with parents in Nampa.
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Tacoma
Wash
A. A. Storkman, Jr
Europe
Storkman
Nampa
Idaho
Government Seeks Use of Property Near Portneuf Park
Six acres in Pocatello have been condemned by order of Federal Judge Chase A. Clark for use by the federal housing authority. Ownership by S. E. Brady and the J. Robb Brady Trust, the land will be seized June 19 as its value is determined. The site adjoins Portneuf Park and lies south of the current FHA project expanding housing with 80 new units and units arriving from Montana.
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Boise
Pocatello
Federal Housing Authority
Chase A. Clark
S. E. Brady
J. Robb Brady
Portneuf Park
FHA
Montana
Pocatello Housing Authority
Garfield and
Arthur Avenues
Soviet Opens Trials of Sixteen Polish Leaders
In Moscow the military collegium unveiled charges against Maj. Gen. Bronislaw Okulicki and 15 others from the Polish London government. They confessed to espionage and plotting with a Western bloc against the Soviet Union, including a claimed plan with England. Indictments include killing Russian officers and conspiracies against the Red Army.
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Moscow
Supreme Court
Bronislaw Okulicki
Vasily V. Ulrich
Okulicki
Red Army
Germany
England
Poland
London
Nazi Spieler In Court Lord Haw Haw Charged With Treason
William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw faced high treason charges at Bow Street court for allegiance to enemy powers during World War II. He was bound over for trial on June 25 while spectators gathered outside the courthouse.
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London
William Joyce
Haw Haw
Bow Street Court
Japanese Forces Split At Okinawa As Nimitz Reports Losses
On Okinawa southern Okinawa garrison split into two groups as U S forces close in. Adm Chester W Nimitz says 12 756 Japanese soldiers killed in eight days bringing total to 80459. Adm Minoru Ota killed himself in an underground command post. Marines mop up the Oruku peninsula and seal off forces near Makabe Mezado as Kamikaze attacks continue.
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Guam
Okinawa
Yaeju
Adm
Minoru Ota
Chester W. Nimitz
Makabe
Sixth Marine
Oruku Peneinsula
Ota
Mezado
Unon
Buckner
U. S
Tenth Army
J Island
Tokyo
China
Okinawan
Nimitz
Capital Gives Welcome to Eisenhower
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower returns to a grateful nation after victory in Europe arriving at Washington National Airport aboard a C 54 with President Truman’s air support. Thousands greet him as he steps from the plane while a 86 piece band strikes up to honor the allied commander.
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Washington
Dwight D
Ike
Eisenhower
America
Truman
Kanesas
George C. Marshall
Atlantic
Virginia
Potomac
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