Laval Bares Secret Pact With Italy
Paris reports Laval, famed as the “eve genius of Vichy,” testified in a four hour courtroom statement claiming a prewar secret alliance between France and Mussolini’s Italy. He asserted he aimed to deceive Germans and defended his actions while denying fascist taint. The claim touched on Petain and the policy of collaboration amid France’s war trials.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Marshal Petain
France
Thad
Mussolini
Italy
Prince of Wales
England
Edward VI
George V
Samuel Hoare
Femplewood
Anthony
Effen
Sankey Baldwin
Uie
Mortoire
Petain
Hitler
Layal Bares
Japs Predict U S Invasion Of Japan By October
Tokyo radio cited Yomiuri Hochi predicting a possible U S invasion of the Japanese homeland within two months. It claimed the United States may have up to forty divisions for landing by year end, with Formidable coastal fortifications and expanded air raid systems cited as defense preparations.
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San Francisco
Radio Tokyo
Yomiuri Hochi
FCC
Radion
United States
Okinawa
Tokyo
Chita
China
Deen
Yomiuri Heeni
Philippines
Truman
Japan
U.S
Normandy
Britain
National League and Minor League Baseball Scoreboard
National League results show Brooklyn 5 Boston 1 and 5 2 Brooklyn 5 Brooklyn 2 Chicago 31 Cincinnati 5 2 Chicago 8 Cincinnati 1 St Louis 5 Pittsburgh 3 only games scheduled MAERICAY LEAGUE New York Philadelphia 7 St Louis Cleveland 5 Chicago 5 Darra t 0 Washington 7 Boston 2 2 Washington 3 Boston 1 EASTERN LEAGUE Utica 3 Albany 2 Wilkes Barre 13 Eboira 3 Scranton Williamsport 2 1 Binghamton 3 Hartford 1 2 Binghamton 4 Hartford 3 Feast THE RENT Ot úca Olbow brewed nm sinemor Brain and hops
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Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Lewis
Pittsburg
New Yorke
Philadelphia
St-Lewis & Cleveland
Darra't
Washington
Utica
Albany
Wilkes-Barre
Eboira
Scranton
Williamsport
Binghamton
Hartford
Battle reports from Okinawa and Japan air strikes
Allied actions near Okinawa and across Japan are described. Japanese mines trap waters around Okinawa as Allied carriers, air and naval forces press air campaigns and a large invasion prepares. U S forces report enemy losses, extensive mining, and sustained efforts to cripple Japanese shipping and harbor facilities.
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Fuam
Nippo
Okinawa
Deh Air Force
Westerdey
Hac
Korea
Pussia
MacArthur reports 1,375 enemy planes bagged in Far East
Far East Air Forces and attached units destroy and damage over two thousand tons of enemy shipping in seven months. Air crews log more than 150000 sorties, dropping 260000 tons of bombs despite bad weather. Takao and Toutane strikes set fires and damage railways. Seventh Fleet and Allied planes hit Borneo targets as search planes near Malaya sunk freighters and coastal craft.
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Manue
Far East
Japan
MacArthur
SfacArthurs
Far Eastic
Macahrthur
Takao
Formots
Toutane
N. deChina
Seventh Fleet
Malaya
Singapore
Borneo
13Th Air Force
Ponsiarak
Twe
Celebes
Halmaheras
Mace Arthur
Adirondack Fire Gives Hope for Plane Victims Still Alive
Boonville reports a small fire in remote Adirondack terrain near North Witmust and Black Creek Lake sparks renewed hope that three missing plane passengers may still be alive. Ernest Blue and four rangers investigated the fire sighting after a July 18 crash near Bear Chad Pond was suspected as a distress signal. Captain Lloyd Reeves of the Army Air Transport Command confirms the search from Lake Placid area. The missing travelers are Raymond Giles of Camden and Jeanne Ademard of Shirtey With Rome, aboard a Lake Placid to Boonville flight.
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Boonville
Ernest Blue
Poland
Bear Chad Pond
North Lake
North Witmust
Black Creek Lake
Boosville
Blue
Liord Reeves
Army Air Transport Command
Lake Plack
White
Lake Placid
Raymond Giles
Camden
Jeanne Ademarid
Rome
Eviction Case Ends As Lawyer Buys Property
An eviction suit against Bertha Pappas halted when her attorney became the landlord Jack Katz learned the landlord would sell the apartment house and offered 52600 in court The case adjourned as sale contract was prepared.
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New York
Bertha Pappas
Jack Katz
U S May Seize Seven More Ward Stores
Washington reports the government weighing seizure of Montgomery Ward & Co properties in seven cities as the firm defies War Labor Board orders. The Army already operates stores and warehouses in Chicago Detroit St Paul Denver Portland San Rafael and Jamaica NLC amid hearings and noncompliance. The board referred the case to William H. Davis for possible presidential intervention and potential sanctions on the retailer.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward & Co
War Labor Board
WLE
Army
Chicago
Mall Order
Detroit
St Paul
Denver
Portland
Ore
San Rafael
Cal
Jamsica Nlc
William H. Davis
Stuart E. Ball
John A. Barr
Davis
Baltimore
Berre
Pueblo
Col
Trenton
N.J
Kansas City
Kaz
Cpl. Newman Dies After Long Battle With Tuberculosis
Fort Worth soldier Cpl. James Newman, 25, who endured capture at Bataan, three years in a Japanese prison camp, and severe tuberculosis, died at his home at 5:20 p.m. Central War Time. He weighed 92 pounds and fought to return to his white cottage dream, with letters of support flooding in from across the country. His family and doctors noted his astonishing will to live despite hopeless prognosis.
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Fort Worth
Tex
James & Newman
Newman
Bataan
Philippines
New Guinea
New Siexico
Forth Worth
Sinai
Conkin
Aneda
Hawaii
Arabian Prince Woos Detroit Girl by Phone
Detroit photographer Mary Mohammed recounts nightly calls from Asnir Mohammed Iba Abdul Aziz son of King ibn Saud. She says no engagement confirmed but notes meetings in New York and Detroit during a July visit. He presented a jewel box with a gold love knot at the end of the New York visit.
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Detroit
Waa
Mary Mohammed
Asnir Mohammed Iba Abdul Aziz
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
New York
Mohammed
Arabia
San Francisco
OPA Denies Butter Surplus in New York Storage
New York U P A regional administrator Leo F Gentner dismissed reports of an excess butter supply in the New York area saying storage data from the New York Mercantile Exchange show about 2,000,000 pounds in civilian stocks, down 200,000 from two years earlier. Butter merchants’ manager Aired Rich contradicted Gentner calling the statement dead wrong.
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New York
Leo F. Gentner
Aiting
OPA
Gentner
New York Mercentile Exchange
Rich
Butter and Bee Merchants’ Association
Teithed
Gentners
Danish Parliament Approves $20.9 Million U S Goods Purchase
The Danish Parliament approved a $20.9 million purchase from the United States including grucks tires leaf tobacco textiles and other goods Foreign Minister J Christmas Storer said the crown would be pegged at 19.24 to the Engin pourth.
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Copenhagen
UPI
United States
J. Christmas Storer
Chinese Set To Open Up Big Offensive
American commander in China predicted a large new offensive by Chinese forces near Chuanh sin and a rail base 67 miles northeast of Weilin. General Wedemeyer said American trained Chinese troops transferred from Burma can be expected soon and parachute units in Kunming area are shaping up well. Supplies flown from India are rising but the goal remains sea communications. details continue on Page Nine.
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Chungsing
sPi
Econ Br
China
Chuanh- Sin
Rweilin
Albert C. Wedentever
Burma
Kunming
Wedeereyer
Chiang Kai-stek
United States to Open War Crimes Office in August
Nuernberg, Germany Jan 1945 United States Chief War Crimes Prosecutor Robert H Jackson will establish headquarters in Nuernberg August 15 and trials of top Nazis begin September 1 in the Palace of Justice. Hermann Goering and Joachim von Ribbentrop are expected to be held in custody as Britain France Russia and the U S prepare a draft plan due next week.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Robert H. Jackson
Allied War Crimes Commission
Jurist
Palace of Justice
Nuerberge
Furth
U. 3 First Army
Ares
Tr Wit
Suernberg
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
United States
Britain
France
Russia
U. S
Body Believed Found For Southworth From Flight Crash
Police say a decomposed body found near the East River and Long Island Sound is believed to be M B Southworth, son of the St. Louis Cardinals manager, one of five crew members killed when a bomber crashed in the Hudson area last February. The body wore a brown shirt and sweater with a stencil reading Major and In, and bore an Army ID tag. Army authorities were notified. Five others survived the crash.
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New York
Southworth
Flushing Bay
East River
Long Islant Sound
St. Louis Cardinals
Army
Lethworth
War Damage Bills Cut for Small Nations
Washington DPI Europe’s small nations face limited reparations from Germany with only a small portion of their claims likely to be granted. Potsdam outlines link between reparations and what the Allied leaders decide to remove from the Reich, while the United States emphasizes shaping Germany’s economy over direct war-damage payments.
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Washington
Dpi
Europe
Germany
Potsdam
Roosevelt
Churchill
Yalta
Netherlands
Italy
Taly
Girl Gets Life and Six Men Die in Nazi Collaboration Case
Paris reports Jelene De Tranze and six male accomplices received harsh sentences for aiding Nazis during the occupation. De Tranze was sentenced to life at hard labor, while six men were sentenced to death. Other members faced various terms from brief imprisonment to hard labor. The group’s leader Chalza Odichari remains at large.
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Paris
Jelene de Tranze
Hen
Bionde
Odichas Sang
Gane
Chalza Odichari
Jeader
Sang
British Coins Grabbed By Dutch for Jewelry
Lenton GPA jewelers testified in court yesterday that British sovereign coins valued at 40 shillings three pence were selling in Holland's black market for 16 pounds and in England for six pounds, used for making jewelry, he said.
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Lenton Gpa
Treasury
Holland
England
Britain forms new labor cabinet with miners and diverse backgrounds
The British Labor Party unveils a new cabinet of 19 ministers including four new appointees John James Lawson former miner as war secretary and Viscount Stansgate as air secretary. Elisabeth Wilkinson becomes the second woman in cabinet rank. The group represents a cross section of the working class and backs wartime leadership in Asia.
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Clement Alline
Labor
Yesterdas Drayn
Alllee
John James Lawson
Abbert Victor Alexander
Admiralty
Wissouri Stansgate
Agein
Japan
Styesfold
Elien Wilkinson
Britain
Lawson
War Office
Parliamemiary
Ministry of Labor
Viscount Stansgate
India
Imz
Air Ministry
Senator Wheeler Sees Revolution After U S Quits Europe
Senator Wheeler of Monmouth notes expected revolutions and counter moves across Europe after the United States withdraws. He cites shifts in power among England Russia and the USSR, predicting long-term effects on governance and wartime alliances. He mentions Potsdam outcomes and hopes for American officials and reporters in Poland and the Balkans.
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Chicago
San
Surray K. Wheeler
D.moni
Esterday
France
United States
England
Russia
United
Potsdam
Poland
Balkans
Truman Says No Secret Poets Made Aboard
President Truman said no secret statements were made aboard the Augusta on the homeward leg and that disclosures of Anglo American talks occurred in London and Washington. A plan to reallocate areas in the Southwest Pacific and Southeast Asia was outlined, with Mountbatten set to command most of Douglas MacArthur’s former domain. British and American chiefs of staff held daily meetings to coordinate forces for Japan’s unconditional surrender and liberation of occupied territories.
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Trum
United States
Washington
Augusta
Odon
Atrles
Russia
Japan
Sia
Southwest Pacific
Southeast Asia
Louis Mountbatten
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Solomon Islands
Dutch East Indies
Mountbatten
Solomons
Philippine Islands
Indies
Malay States
Eepore
Attlee Truman
Berlin
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Pacific
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Potsdam
Europe
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Kieve
Romania
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Reparations Commission
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