Mystery of Third Fleet Pursuit Shrouds Japan
Navy headlines report Adm Nimitz vows further air strikes as Third Fleet eludes Japanese in Tokyo Tokyo air base raids and plans for possible landings unfold. Allied forces press from carrier and B29 formations with continued air superiority over Japan and its occupied territories.
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William F. Halsey
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U.S. Navy
Capital
Bonus for Veterans Vetoed by House Group
The House veterans committee approved a broadened G I Bill of Rights but removed a $1 040 bonus provision that would have paid each discharged veteran 3 010, regardless of employment. The current bill offers $20 weekly aid to unemployed veterans for a year. The panel offered no explanation for discarding the bonus, noting it could be revived later as a separate measure.
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House Veteerans Committee
G. I
Rankin
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G. L Assistance Act
Veterans Administration
Urge Generalship for Col Hobby WAC Chief in Congress
Rep Brooke urges promotion of Oveta Hobby head of the Women's Army Corps to major general citing her excellent leadership. The push was voiced in Washington as Hobby leads the WAC in military service.
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Washington
Oveta Hobby
Women's Army Corps
Brooke
D-La
Howse
Stassen Predicts Prolonged War to Crush Japan
Former Minnesota governor Stassen, a WWII veteran, predicts a long bitter struggle before Japan is defeated and calls for a sustained home-front effort. He cites confidence in Admiral Halsey and the Third Fleet to overcome Kamikaze threats with minimal casualties.
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Herold
Minnesota
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W . F. Hale
Third Fleet
Enre
Lid
Halsey
Chinese Win Back Fifth U. S. Airbase Near Kahnsien
Chinese high command announced a swift three day drive 32 miles reclaiming a fifth abandoned U. S. airbase and moving within about 15 miles of Kahnsien. They swept from Sincheng toward Kahnsien recapturing Nanking earlier and pressing toward Shaoyang guarding Hengyang.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Mystery U Boat Sighting Ties To Bahia Sinking
Argentine Navy says U-Boat 530 played no role in sinking the German destroyer Bahia five days earlier. The sub was sighted near Mar del Plata after Otto Wermoutt surrendered, crew exhausted and fuel low.
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South Atlantic
Mar-Del- Plata
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Wernouté
Aussies Press Japanese in East Borneo Fight
Allied forces push through near Manggar and Balikpapan as air and sea bombardments soften Japanese defenses. Seventy ton troops supported by Seventh Fleet ships and 13th Air Force planes strike inland and repulse several counterattacks amid fierce air ground and artillery exchanges.
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Mondar
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Manggar
ODT Bans Rail Shipment of Race Horses
Government bans rail transport of racing and show animals by railroad and common carriers. The Office of Defense Transportation and Interstate Commerce Commission enforce the order, effective 6 pm ET last night, may expire July 136, with some exceptions for non carriers. Reactions vary among racing officials with concerns about business viability.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
EBACE
Pillows and Footstools Replace Sleeping Cars on Owl Route
The New Haven Railroad will replace sleeping cars on the Boston to New York Owl with three pillows and footstools when the DDT plan takes effect Sunday. A Lovage car and diner car will be added to the Owl and reserved seating for women will be provided. Other trains over 450 miles will move to all coach equipment.
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New Haven
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Lyo
Big Three Potsdam Talks Face Wide Agenda
London dispatch outlines the Potsdam summit as the most pivotal since Versailles with over twenty key issues. Topics include Germany occupation policy and reeducation, Italy’s UN status, postwar eastern Europe, repatriation, and plans for a unified European peace order.
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Potsdam
Versailles
Scoreboard Eastern League results and standings
Albany beat Scranton 13 to 3. Elmira 5, Utica 2. Utica 5, Elmira 2. Wilkes Barre 5, Hartford 2. Hertford 2, Wilkes Barre 1. Williamsport 8, Binghamton 0. Binghamton 11, Williamsport.
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Williamsport
Binghamton
Truman Plans Berlin meeting without pre talks with Churchill
President Truman intends to attend the Big Three summit in Berlin next week without prior talks with Prime Minister Churchill to reassure Stalin no independent moves are planned. He will travel from the Augusta to a northern European port escorted by British warships before flying to Potsdam for talks with Churchill and Stalin. The trip uses the Flying White House C 54 transport.
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William D. Leahy
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Roosevelt
Formosa Flak No Longer Threat To U S Airmen
Allied air units report reduced anti aircraft fire over Formosa as Fifth Air Force Liberators attack Japanese bases and staging areas. Bombers hit Karenko on the east central coast and Australian crews supported operations over Java and Celebes while striking the Banda Sea area Halmahera to isolate 2,000 Japanese.
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U. S
Manila
Haromiers
Airforce
AIG
Karenko
Srez
Java
Dutch Celebes
Sea Aria Halmahera
Navy suspends 15 workers at Goodyear rim plant
The Navy suspended 15 Goodyear Rim Plant workers in Akron for refusing to perform assigned work. The Navy said the case is under investigation and that action subjects the workers to the War Labor Disputes Act. The plants were seized by the Navy last Thursday under a presidential executive order after a strike.
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Govaseat Tire & Radder Co
Rim
Narrer
Goodyear
Navy
Truman
San Francisco Man Heads Mystic Shrine Leader Chosen in Conferring Session
William H. Wood Jr of San Francisco Delaware was elected imperial retentate of the Ancient and Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at the imperial council annual gathering yesterday. Alfred G. Arveld of Fargo was named to the office with Imperial officers Judge George H. Rowe of Buffalo serving as deputy potentate.
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Chicago
William H. Woodfield, Jr
San Francisco
Del
Imperial Council
Alfred G. Arveld
Fargo
Dyke A
Imperial
George H. Rowe
Buffalo
Food shortages warned by Agriculture Secretary
Secretary Anderson warned that U S food shortages could last one to two years after the Japanese war ends. He said the nation would be short on foods like sugar fats and oil even if the war ends tomorrow. He also argued America cannot feed the world and warned of misunderstandings if policy attempts swamp global needs.
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New York
Anderson
United States
Advertising Federation of America
America
Seven More Transports Due in New York Today
Seven transports carrying in excess of five thousand U S troops are expected in New York today. The ships include the 62nd chafactry regiment and the 12th Regiment among arriving units. Names such as Jonathan Grout George W Campbell Thomas Cresap W Cushing Henry Mie cieten and Henry appear in the troop lists with several hundred soldiers each.
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New York
A. P. Ears
Jonaathan Grout
Dearing
George W. Campbell
Amery
Retired Gerk Becomes Baron of Suffield After Death
Geoffrey Waiter Harbord aged 41 or 84 and described as a retired clerk becomes Lord Suffield with an estate of 12000 acres following the death on June 23 of Sir John Harbord the eighth Baron of Suffield. The new baron is the last surviving son of the late William Harvard, brother of the fifth Baron.
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Suffield
John Harbord
William Harvard
Allies Take Over Berlin Rule Today
Allied leaders announce Berlin will be governed by a joint command with German officials, as sectors prepare for hands over to occupation authorities. Aimed at distributing food and coordinating troops, the plan calls for the xkommandtur to guide city administration while experts resolve supply questions.
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Gerbstov
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Lene
Germany
State Food Commission Starts Work
Albany New York State's temporary Commission on Agriculture began work to stabilize farming, raise production efficiency, improve marketing, and ensure food for 13 090 000 residents. Charles H Tuttle of New York City was appointed as counsel with a 350000 appropriation to study oral resources and set long range programs.
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New York State
Commission On Agriculture
Charles H. Tuttle
New York City Ag
Food For Health
Dewey
M. Ives
Assembly
New Yorks
WPB Plans Full Conversion To Four Million Cars Yearly
The WPB outlines a war time conversion plan to produce about four million cars yearly, detailing critical materials like tin, cadmium, antimony, chromium, and textiles. Nelson notes limited substitutes for body solder and other functions, aiming to keep auto output high while easing price controls and supplier constraints.
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Aixomoebne
Nelson
Fite
Sve
OPA
James Brownlee
Aint
Son
New York Papers Plan Delivery Despite Strike
The Publishers Association of New York City pledged to resume full newspaper delivery despite an 11 day old strike by the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union. The union warned workers to return by 3 pm with potential loss of closed shop benefits if not. Major dailies across the city face disruption as negotiations continue.
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New York
WLS
WLB
Washington
Publishers Association
WLE
Joseph Simons
Louis Weid- Men
Widowed Mother Receives Son's Medal in Privacy
Rose Agerholm of Recine Wisconsin says she received the Congressional Medal of Honor for Marine Harold Agerholm in her home rather than a public ceremony. The 19 year old Marine died in Saipan. his mother recalls his pride and sorrow, and notes the medal was presented privately over a week earlier.
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Saipan
Rose Agehheim
Pic Harolds Agerholm
Arthur 5
Churchill to Meet French Diplomats in Basque Seaport
Prime Minister Churchill, vacationing at St Jean de Luz, is expected to hold a formal diplomatic conference with French officials today. He enjoyed calm seas sailing yesterday and observed the coast from a small sardine boat as his daughter Mary explored the Biscay shoreline.
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USS San Francisco Sinks Yet Fights On in Pacific Saga
The heavy cruiser USS San Francisco, famed for multiple battles from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, endured 45 hits in November 1942 night action and supported landings at D Day shores. Her guns knocked out pillboxes caves and batteries while fending off air attacks and counterattacks across the Pacific.
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Passan
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