United States and Britain Recognize Warsaw Polish Government
The United States and Britain announced recognition of the reconstituted Warsaw government in Poland, marking a step toward fulfilling the Yalta agreement and paving the way for free elections. President Roosevelt named Arthur Bliss Lane ambassador to Warsaw with dispatch. London planned to name an ambassador soon. The move contrasts with recognition of the London exile regime and broadens the Moscow-sponsored Warsaw group.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Warsaw
Poland
London
Frunion
Waresaw
Arthur Piss Lane
China Recognizes Polish Government in Warsaw
The Foreign Office announced China's recognition of the Polish government in Warsaw and notified the Polish ambassador in Moscow. Beijing emphasizes elections as essential for Poles to shape a democratic course, with no expected withdrawal of recognition. Diplomatic chatter in London centers on asset dispositions and loyalties of Poles who served under British commands.
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Eeroser
Lasdas
Aussies Take Balikpapan and Hit Oil Ports
Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced the Australian Seventh Division seized Manggar airfield and gained control of Balikpapan in southeast Borneo. An Australian column advanced along a bomb cratered road toward Kuala Sampadia with fires at a major refinery nearby as Japanese forces targeted oil facilities. Allied air power, including carrier and land-based planes, supported the advance and claimed two Japanese recon planes down. airfields across Makassar Straits were neutralized and Liberators operated in southern Borneo.
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Manila
Manggar
Balikpapan
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Balikpapanm
Kuala Sampadia
Barnes
Eoutheast Borneo
Makassar Straits
Celsbes
Haimsheras
Celin
Tabanio Oi
Bandjermasin
Big Three Meeting In Berlin Area In Three Weeks
President Truman said a Big Three conference with Stalin and Churchill will occur within three weeks in the Berlin area. He would not specify exact timing or locations and did not expect to meet General de Gaulle on this trip.
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Washington
Berlin
Truman
Counfer
Churchill
Great Britain
Marshal Stalin
Charles de Gaulle
France
Tyruman
National and American League Baseball Scores Reported
Yesterday's National League results show Cincinnati beating Brooklyn 6 to 4 and St Louis 7 to 3 over New York. Chicago 3, Boston 2. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia postponed due to threatening weather. American League scores include Cleveland 2, New York 1. Washington 5, Chicago 2. Detroit 9, Boston 4. St Louis 4, Philadelphia 3. Eastern League notes Albany 9, Williamsport 4. Utica 3, Wilkes-Barre 2. Wilkes-Barre 9, Utica 6. Hartford 3, Elmira 1. Scranton at Binghamton called off by rain.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Boston & St. Louis
Albany
Wittansport
Utica
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barra
Bertford
Elmira
Kcranton
Binghamton
WLB Orders Delivery of Papers Today
The Washington WLB told the newspaper mail deliverers union on strike against New York papers to return to work by today at 3:30 am or face loss of retroactive pay adjustments. It warned Joseph Simons and Louis Waldmann that failure to comply could prompt changes to the June 13, 1845 order affecting union benefits and pay.
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Washington LP
W1f Labor Board
Mail Deliveres
New York
Joseph Simons
Louis Waldmann
Newspaper Commission
Prion
Suly
Yanks Seize Farben Plants In Occupied Germany
American Army, under Lt Gen. Lucius D. Clay, seized control of J. G. Farben industries in the U S Zone of Germany. Troops occupied 24 plants at 6 pm and took over management and assets to break up the war making power. The move aims to dismantle Farben’s world wide control and is to be decided by a four power government for Germany.
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Horschl
Germany
J. G. Farben Industries
United States
Occupied
Lucius’ Clay
Farben
Farben Industries
Wrld Sa Long
Units of Four Divisions Arrive in New York City
The Associated Press reports four U.S. Army divisions left Europe for return to the United States. Fifth Infantry bound for home leave, Eighth Infantry status undetermined, elements of the 103rd Infantry bound for the Pacific, and advance units of the Seventh Division. Arrival in New York yesterday included detachments of the Fifth and Seventh Infantry Divisions and elements of the Ninth Division, with mechanized recruitment troops.
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New York City
Associated Press
Europe
United States
Fifth Infantry
103Th
Infantry
Pacific
New York
Hth
Hopkins Named New York Clothing Industry Chairman
David Dubinsky of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union announced that Harry L. Hopkins, former presidential adviser, will become impartial chairman of the New York Women's Coat and Suit Industry. Hopkins to lead collective agreements covering about 50,000 workers in 1,350 shops, with output valued around 590000. Dubinsky noted the role oversees a major portion of national coat and suit production under a 1910 protocol for labor peace.
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New York
David Dubinsky
International Laedies
Garmen Workers’ Union
Harry L. Hopkiss
Dubinsky
Hopkins
James J. Walker
Dabinsky
Pullman Space For Civilians Out in Half
The Office of Defense Transportation says civilian Pullman cars will shift to troop transport. About 1,500 Pullmans will move to the military pool, leaving roughly the same number for civilian trains. The move follows Defense promises to improve troop travel after soldiers rode day coaches on a Boston to San Francisco route, with German POWs later debunked.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Patterson
Army
Borston
San Francisco
Tre
Vanguard of 72 WACs Take Up Duty in Berlin
The Vanguard of 72 WACs arrived in Berlin to begin occupying duties in the Allied First Air Force area. They were assigned to switchboards, teletypes, and typewriters, with three campaign stars on their European Service ribbons. Sergeant Doris McAlear of Togtewond California noted the early postings contrasted with experiences in France at the Agha Khan residence.
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Berlin
Tite
England
First Air Force Army
Doris McAlear
Togtewond
Cal
Agha Khan
France
Spaatz Heads B-29 Groups in Pacific Air Command
General Carl A. Spaatz assumes command of the B-29 air units in the Pacific as the War Department expands the Air Command setup. He will lead the 20th Air Force and the Eighth Air Force with Spaatz in Washington directing the Pacific offensive to strike Japan. Deputy is Lt Gen. Barney Giles. 20th under Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay. Eighth under Lt Gen. James Doolittle. General of the Army H. H. Arnold overseeing the entire operation.
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Germany
Japan
War Department
Air Command
Pacific
Carl A. Spaatz
Mippon
Spaatz
U.S. Army Strategic Air Force
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Europe
Air Corps
Iter
Eighth Air Forces
Speare
Barney Giles
Curtis EB. LeMay
James A. Doolittle
America
Tokyo
H. H Arnold
Boy Rescues Three Girls Adrift in Creek near Harrisburg
Six year old James Grandon Jr plunged into the Conedoguinet Creek to salvage a drifting boat carrying three small girls. He swam to the vessel, grabbed it, and towed it to shore with help from witnesses, saving the youngsters from the swift Susquehanna River.
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Harrisburg
James Grandon, Jr
Conedoguinet Creek
Grandon
Marriage Report From Sikeston Miss Nickell and Dollar Wed
In Sikeston Missouri yesterday Mary Nickell aged 16 married Kenneth Dollar a 23 year old Marine on overseas duty. The ceremony followed a brief courtship and was observed by local family members.
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Sikeston, Mo
A. Nickell
A. Dollar
Mary Nickell
Siteston
Kenneth Dollar
MacArthur Opens Air Attacks on Japanese Homeland
General Douglas MacArthur announced the Far East Air Forces have launched the first air strike from Okinawa against Japan. Forty-eight Mustangs of the 38th Fighter Group hit Fukuoka harbor and attacked targets near Tojimbare Izumi Chiran and Omura as the raid lasted about two hours. The attack marks the first strike on the homeland in over three years.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Okinawa
George
Kenner
Far East Air Forces
Jazan
Tojimbare
Bru
Izumi
Chiran
Omura
Fukuoka
MacArthur
Fifth Air Force
Empire
Churchill Plans Vacation Before Big Three Meeting
Prime Minister Churchill, 70, after a strenuous campaign, will rest briefly before traveling to Germany for a mid July meeting with President Truman and Premier Stalin. Foreign Secretary Eden will lead a caretaker government in his absence. A Bordeaux paper said Churchill would vacation near Hendaye on the French Spanish frontier.
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London
Churchill
Germany
Truman
Stalin
Downing Street
Anthony Eden
Bordeaux
Hendaye
iChurchil
Soldier with Forty Egg Breakfast Stuns Medics and K P S
In a Fort McPherson hospital a soldier Pfc Chester Salvatori from Southbridge Mass is noted for an extraordinary appetite. He reportedly consumes massive meals including forty eggs and large quantities of toast milk cereal and bacon. Doctors remain uncertain if the condition is physical or psychological as the big infantryman has a voracious daily intake and a substantial appetite.
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Atlanta
Pfc
Chester J. Salvatori
Salvator
Southbridge
Mass
Fort McPherson Staate Hospital
Truman Reveals Cabinet and Court Resignations
President Truman announces several resignations including Justice Roberts from the Supreme Court and Judge Thurman Arnold from the U.S. Court of Appeals. The White House notes Roberts will retire July 31 after 15 years on the high court, with Goering’s baton story and new labor and postmaster appointments featured amid the disclosures.
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Supreme Court
Roberts
Pennsylvania
Chester Farms
Thurman Arnold
United States Court of
Reichsmarshal Goering
Alexander P
Seventh Army
Goering
Trutman
Military Museum
West Point
Edward C. Moran, Jr
Maine
Jagge Mc Donaldson
Postmaster Generals Department
Robert Hannegen
Genthau
Jrig
Justice Roberts
White House
Anti Roll Back Device Patented For Automobiles
Richmond Virginia notes a patent for an anti roll back device allowing automatic lock on reverse in grades. Albert J Russell of New York credited. the device is among 45 patents granted this week by the U.S. Patent Office.
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Richmond
Gpi
United States Patent Office
Ign Albert J. Russell
New York
Renwick J. Sharp
Guatemala
Norman 3
Washington
Seven Jap Snipers Executed at Manila
New York CEPY NBC correspondent Merrill Mueller reported from Tatila last night that seven Japanese snipers and allies have been executed in Manila. He noted some had shown interest in the office home and activities of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, and suggested an assassination plot may have been involved.
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CEPY
NBC
Merrill Mueller
Tatila
Manila
Donelay A. Macarthur
Mueller
MacArthur
America
Tokyo
Japan
Ten War Agencies Face Payless Year
Washington UPI reports that ten war agencies had their 1946 fiscal year funds stripped in a House fight over FEPC financing. Agencies removed include War Labor Board, Office of Defense Transportation, Office of Economic Stabilization, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Office of Inter-American Affairs, Office of War Information, War Production Board, War Shipping Administration, Office of Strategic Services, and Petroleum Administration for War. payrolls for the new year cannot be met. emergency measures may allow obligation incurrence but not payrolls. Senate action is expected to reconsider the funds.
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UPI
Fair Employment Practices Committee
FEPC
Karkera
House
Senate
Wart Labor Board
Office of Defense, Transportation
Szym.ou
Office of Economic Stabilization
Office of Scientific Research and Developments
Office of Inter-American Affairs
Office of War Information
War Production Board
War Shipping Administration
Office of Strategic Services
Iwo Jima Mustangs Strike Tokyo Bay and Surroundings
Iwo Jima based Mustangs of the U S Seventh Air Force raided Tokyo area for the second straight day hitting docks and warehouses in Tokyo Bay. Japanese fighters failed to appear. Airfields at Shimodate and Yateba northeast of Tokyo were destroyed or damaged as the raid continued a daily offensive over Japan and adjacent waters.
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U. S
Seventh
Tokyo
Tokyo Bay
Seventh Fighter Command
Flee
Korea
Taip
Japan
Empire Waters
Far Eastern Air Force
Shimodace
Yateba
Capitanes
Boston Studies Fossidil Weapon for Pigeon War
Major John J Het digan, advising yesterday, proposed a war of nerves on city hall pigeons using a fossidil weapon. Public works commissioner described the device as an electrically operated whistle too high for humans to hear. One draft would give the pigeons a terrific headache and force them to flee quickly.
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Boston
John J. Hetdigan
Pubic Works
Brain trust member Cohen named special assistant
James F. Byrnes announced Benjamin V. Cohen of New York as a special assistant. Cohen, a longtime brain trust figure, helped shape early New Deal policies in the Department of Justice and later served in roles tied to war mobilization and the State Department.
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Ermimental
Cork
Corcoral
Aent
Conen
Cohen
Ant
West 9
London
United States
Joan G Wllant
Syraes
Ria
Conneal
Fred. Vinsta
Byrnes
State Department
Washington G The Iwo Jima stamp set for color change
The Post Office Department announced a color change for the three cent Iwo Jima stamp tied to Wednesday. No vessel or designation was given for the change of colors and the stamp remains linked to the green flag of the purple color scheme.
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Washington
Iwo Jima
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