B 29s Hit Osaka Area and Four Cities in New Japan Raid
Sixty B 29 Superfortresses struck an Osaka vicinity target and four other Japanese cities, including Kofu Chiba Shimizu and Akashi, with nearly 4000 tons of bombs. The raid hit the Maruzen oil refinery and caused fires, while marking a large-scale raid against multiple industrial centers.
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Maruzen
Osaka
Ioe
Shimotou
Shimotsu
Shimito
Japan
Gary
Suruga Bay
Mount
Kota
Tokyo
Chiba
Hay Shore
Hitachi Aircraft ‘Co
Akashi
Kawasaki’ Aircraft Co
21St Bomber Command
Jasi
Japanese Attack in West Burma Rebuffed by British
Southeast Asia Command reports Japanese forces aimed to widen their Sittang River beachhead and push east of Pegu. The heavy assault began from the east bank on Tuesday, was repulsed after continuing fighting the next day, and British losses or enemy dead were noted with limited detail.
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South- East Asia Command
Burma
Sittang River
Pegu
National and American League Scores Reported in Dense Card
Cincinnati tops New York 3 2 in National League action while Boston and Pittsburg split and Chicago beats Philadelphia. American League sees New York edging Detroit 5 4 and Washington sweeping St Louis 6 3 plus Cleveland taking Boston 3 2. Eastern League shows Albany 10 over Williamsport 1.
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New York
Boston
Pittsburg
Albany
Wilmersport
Scranton
Binghamton
Elmira
Hartford
Utica
Wilkes-Barre
Wien
11000 Planes Blitz Japan Report Tracks Air War
Tokyo reports by Jagsan and Domei say about 11 000 planes are being hurled into the air war against Nippon with 250 making new strikes on Kyushu and Honshu. FCC records reflect heightened Allied aerial tempo as supplies fuel the war effort. Other broadcasts mention weapons production and a new rice cake snack tested by cabinet members and Prime Minister Iizuki.
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San Francisco
UPI
Radio Tokyo
Jagsan
Kyushu
Honshu
FCC
Domei
Borneo
Japan
Tokyo
Toky
Okienawa
Iwo Jima
Iizuki
Aussies Seize Sea Gateway To Balikpapan
Australian Seventh Division troops crossed Balikpapan Bay under heavy naval bombardment and secured both entrances to Borneo's main oil harbor. Gen Douglas MacArthur said 3,031 Japanese dead and 214 prisoners were counted, with Allied losses at 214 dead, 22 missing, 420 wounded. Australian forces pushed along the coast toward the Samobéa oil fields amid coastal guns and 75 mm artillery.
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Balikpapan Bay
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Penadjam Point
Balikpapan
Macarthur
Penadjam
Manger Afrleld
Samobéa
Legislation to Let Wives Join Husbands Overseas
Washington lawmaker Rep Fulton introduces a bill to allow Army and Navy wives to accompany their servicemen husbands overseas. Fulton, a bachelor who served oversea 684 Navy lightman, said the men in the services are eager for this measure.
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Stevens Visits Wife Amid Manslaughter Charge
Maj. G lassey Stevens, 30, reunited with wife Imogene in Fairfield County jail where she is held on a manslaughter charge. He pledged to stand by her, recalling their 19 month separation and their 20th wedding anniversary as they posed for photographers.
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Conn
Glassey Stevens
Imogene
Fairfield County
New Canaan
Stevens
Sheriffs Office
University of New Hampshire
Allied Nations Polish Problem Nears Settlement
Washington signals show the Polish issue may fade from the Big Three agenda. Ambassador Lane has gone to Warsaw to present credentials to the national unity government. A temporary UNRRA delegation including six Americans will depart for Warsaw amid recognition shifts among the United States Britain and China.
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United States
Arthur Elise Lane
Warsaw
Britain
China
Unk ‘Tedations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Poland
Russia
London
Reds Strip Berlin
Siemens directors said Soviet troops have removed 99 percent of machinery since Berlin was occupied. Local reports confirm the plant near Berlin is largely stripped as the Red Army advances, signaling severe disruption to German industry.
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Berlin
Siemens Electrical Works
House Approves Tax Law Revision to Aid Business
The House passed a five point tax reform aimed at boosting business cash flow by about 5.5 billion during reconversion, advancing to the Senate 246 to 91. It would raise the excess profits tax exemption from 10,000 to 25,000 and accelerate refunds, with changes applied from January 1, 1936. The vote followed heated debate over who benefits from the revisions and their impact on wartime excess profits taxes.
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House
Senate
Ate
Few Troops Get Pullman Seats at Camp Shanks
Maj. Charles K. Lord reported that out of 4,913 troops leaving Camp Shanks by train yesterday only 257 used Pullman cars while 2,930 were denied such seating under Army policy. He said protests followed orders to travel in day coaches or converted freight cars, and that up to 10,000 men have been shipped by rail in the past 30 days with many forced into cheaper seating despite eligibility.
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Charles K. Lord
Jim Pullmans
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Pullman
Para
Raing
Europe
OPA Nabs Key Men in Counterfeit Ration Ring
Newark police and OPA halt a major counterfeit stamp operation arresting six New Jersey men. The ring allegedly moved over 15 thousand red food points and sugar rations through peddlers in major eastern cities. Officials call the Newark group top of a pyramid and trace stamps to Newark after surfacing in Camden Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and southern states.
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OPA
Richard J. Tarrant
Camden
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
Orth
Carolina
Tillmois
Nicaragua Ratifies UN Charter First Among Nations
The United Nations charter was approved by Congress and ratified by the President yesterday, making Nicaragua the first nation to formally accept the compact drafted at the San Francisco Conference.
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Managua
Wicaragua
UPI
United Nations
Nicaragua
Hull Leaves U S Naval Hospital After Illness
Cordell Hull. former Secretary of State. left Bethesda Naval Hospital after extended treatment for a throat ailment. Doctors said he recovered satisfactorily and will stay in Washington for several weeks, likely until the Senate acts on the United Nations Charter. Hull had been U S senior adviser to the American delegation to the U N Conference but could not attend San Francisco due to health.
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Washington
Cordell Hal
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Hull
Senate
San Francisco
French Close Beaches as Mines Kill in Two Months
The government announced yesterday that all seaside beaches would close for the remainder of the summer after 48 French children were killed by sky mines in the last two months.
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Paris
MacArthur Fivers Again Lash Japan
MacArthur reports Fifth Air Force strikes on Okinawa and Formosan targets with heavy bomber activity. Over 45 Mustangs, Corsairs, and Dauntless pilots hit Orunta near Nagasaki and other air centers. Recon photos show 75 percent of Tokushima destroyed. Okinawa, Luzon, and Formosa missions expand the Asia coast blockade and assault.
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Diagias MuneaArthur
Macadtek
Philprines
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Okinawa
Formosa
Asiatic
Caston
Kyu
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Nagasaki
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Bataan Islands
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Rabau
New Britain
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Tiack
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Guam
George Mayo
Army Air Forces
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Shikoku Island
Conten
WLB Order Fails to End Paper Strike
War Labor Board demanded end to a six day strike by York area delivery workers and mass newspaper unions. Officials avoided comment while Louis Waldman and union counsel faced questions about the board action. The AEM pressed for an immediate end to the walkout and warned that proposed talks would not resume until members returned.
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Independent Union
WLE
Louis Waldman
Out of Tow
Pigeons in Philadelphia Condemned Over Viral Deaths
Philadelphia authorities order urgent destruction of pigeons after mysterious grain poisoning suspected to have killed over twenty birds. Health Department official Dr. Rufus S Reeves urges immediate action to curb what is described as a psittacosis or virus pneumonia risk.
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Philadsignia
Oxy Council
Rufus S. Reeves
Health Department
Morgenthau Leaves After Big Three Talk
Vinson, 53, long a tax expert in Congress, is slated to replace Morgenthau in the Treasury. He has chaired the tax subcommittee and helped push tax laws for Roosevelt, serving 14 years in the House and then as an associate justice of the Court of Appeals. Continued on page eleven.
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Tau Vinson
Sao
Morgetthaus
Treasurr
White House
House
Ware and Means Committee
Hause
Roosevelt
U.S. Court of Appeals
Vinson
ODT Bans All Short Haul Sleeper Trips
The order, drafted by Defense Transportation and railroad officials, will pull approximately 2/3 of Pullman sleeping cars from civilian service to serve troops. About 7,505 Pullmans remain. only sleeping cars are affected, not chair cars or diners. Impacts include potential further civilian service curtailment if troop redeployments surge.
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Pullman
Coe
J. Monroe
Johnson
ODT
Europe
Sched
Pacific
Ciies
Washington
New York
Chicago
Eira
Kansas City
St. Louis
Lewis
Sears
Twin Cities
De Gaulle To Visit Washington For Talks In August
Paris government announced Charles de Gaulle will travel to Washington in August for talks. The visit is tied to Franco-American queries amid responsive problems and references to postwar alignments in Europe and the Middle East.
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Washington
Paris
Tina
Charles de Gat
Washincton
Yormui Truman
Franco-aniz
Germany
France
Syta
Lebanon
Sinatra Redeployed From New York After Vatican Audience
The article reports that Frank Sinatra, idol in New York, was redeployed by airplane after an audience with Pope Pius. He stated that the Holy Father tested his voice and he answered that the remark about the racket was not his.
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New York
UPI
Frank Sinatra
Pope Pius
Sinatra
Truman Signs Bill Raising Postal Wages
Washington workers gain a 20 percent general pay raise up to 400, with minimum boosts for automatic grades and time and a half overtime. The bill, signed by President Truman, restructures classifications and adds a 10 percent differential for regular carriers and clerks, reshaping postal pay scales.
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Truman
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Tery Carters
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