Okinawa Advance Push Seals Japanese Shuri Encirclement
Allied forces report heavy Japanese losses on Okinawa as Shuri corridor tightens. First Marine Division patrols enter Shuri ruins while 96th Infantry advances along west coast toward Naha and Yorabaru. Tokyo notes mounting Japanese dead and prisoners as Nimitz deems the Shuri defense ring collapsing.
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Shuri
Naha
Yorabaru
Marine
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Feet
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Tenth
Tefi
Soutin
Tokyo Radio
Japahese Loeses
Chester 2. Nimitz
Naha~Shuri-Bonabaru
Truman Battles Heat in Cotton Suit at White House
President Truman acknowledged the hot weather by wearing a light blue cotton summer suit yesterday. The outfit, described as comfortable and cool, was part of a gift package from Southern cotton interests sent to the White House through three senators.
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Truman
Washington
DPI
Tre Tan
National and American League scores from a rainy day
In the National League Cincinnati beat Philadelphia and St Louis defeated Boston while Brooklyn and Pittsburgh posted wins in 13 innings New York at Chicago was postponed by rain In the American League Detroit shut out New York Boston beat Cleveland 6 2 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2 and St Louis 2 Washington 2 In the Eastern League Albany beat Wilkes Barre Elmira won at Binghamton Utica and Williamsport split postponements Hartford at Scranton delayed Moderate and delicious offerings noted for advertised brands and popularity.
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Philadelphia L. St Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
New Fork
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Albany
Wilkes-Barne
Elmira
Binghamton
Utica
Willameport
Hartford
Scranton
Indo China Escape Corridor Narrowed Amid Drive on Liuchow
Chinese forces pushed toward Liuchow and Ivhan amid a narrowing Indo China escape corridor. Lt Gen Wedemeyer said Japan faces withdrawal pressures with up to 200,000 troops in Indo China Thailand Malaya and Burma as Allies tighten supply lines and harry retreat routes. The drive reached near Suile and Yungning cornering garrisons in SE Asia with continued air and submarine pressure.
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Chungking
South China
Ivhan
U. S
Liu-chow
Indo-China
Ishan
Linchow
Kwangsi
Liuchow
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U. S Army
China
Indo
Thailand
Malaya
Burma
J . Wedemeyer
Suile
Yungning
Nanning
Asia
Lower Asia
Gillette Resigns Post as Federal Property Officer
Gillette, longtime surplus property administrator, resigns from the White House post. President Truman moves toward peacemaker role, sending an affectionate letter to former Vice President Garner and a cordial note from Alf Landon. Senate Agriculture Committee delays Wickard nomination as Rural Electrification Administrator. Anderson approved to succeed Wickard as Agriculture Secretary.
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Washington
Guy M._ Gillette
Truman
John
Garner
Alfen Landon
Capitol
Senate Agriculture Committee
Claude R. Wickard
Agriculure
Clinton P. Anderson
Wickerd
Gillette
Jaws
White House
Ana
War Bond Sales Near Three Billion Mark
Washington reports progress in the Seventh War Loan Drive with sales totaling 2.848 billion dollars to individuals. The breakdown includes 31.662 million in Series E Bonds, with a personal quota of 7 million dollars and 4.6 million in E Bonds, as the national goal stands at 1.9 billion.
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Washington
De Gaulle Snubs Churchill and Fails to Reply
Damascus tense and smoke shrouds the shattered city center as French mortar fire continues through the night. Health officials report 400 dead and 500 wounded from brief truces, with hundreds more feared in the Old Town amid inaccessible Unat area. American nationals are evacuated to a British camp on the Baghdad road.
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Churchill
Damascus
Lyag
Ahmet Kadry
U. S
Joseph C. Satterthwaite
Baghdad Road
Prige Min Lister Churchill
Beyrouth
Sugar ration for home canning halted in several states
New York regional OPA chief Daniel P. Woolley announced that sugar ration allowances for home canning would be discontinued at midnight across New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia. Chester Bowles explained the move targets a home canning sugar racket and aims to stop falsified applications while areas with no current crops will see ration stamps paused until the season starts, affecting northern regions.
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New Yorks
Daniel P. Woolley
OPA
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
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Delaware
District of Columbia
Washington
Chester Bowles
Jopa
O Dwyer Bids for Nomination as New York Mayor
Brooklyn district attorney William O Dwyer who prosecuted Murder Inc announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City. Brooklyn leader Frank V Kelly said O Dwyer was available while O Dwyer in army brigadier general status stood with Kelly. Party leaders planned a June 5 meeting to decide official action.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Murder, Inc
New York City
Frank V- Kelly
O'Dwyer
Kelly
Bronx
Eaward
Flyun Taddees
James A. Roe
Queens
F. LaGuardia
Wena
Todag
New Labor Secretary Confirmed by Senate
Washington reports former senator and jurist Lewis B. Schwellenbach was confirmed yesterday as Secretary of Labor. He succeeds Frances Perkins, a Roosevelt Cabinet original member, with the vote reported as without dissent.
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Washington
Lewis’ B.schwellenbach
Senate
Schwellenbach
Frances Perkins
Voite
B 29s Added To Doolittle's Air Command
General Henry H. Arnold announced that B 29 Superfortresses will join James Doolittle's Eighth Air Force alongside Liberators and other bombers. Three B 29 outfits will join the force, already operating in the 8th and 71st Bomber Commands, with targets across Tokyo Nagoya Osaka and Kobe.
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Washington
James
Doolittle
Tokyo
Forea
Germany
H. E Armold
Army Airforce
Arnold
Ith
Superfort
Arsj
Patterson
Japan
Marianas
Nagoya
Osake
Kobe
20Th Airforce
20Th Bomber Command
Treasury Orders Banks to Report Large Cash Deals
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau ordered all financial institutions to report name and address of anyone engaging in suspiciously large currency transactions. Reports risk ten years in prison or a $2060 fine. The rule covers banks, building and loan associations, brokers, and cashing check businesses.
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Henry Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Morgenthau
Chinese Leader To Meet With Stalin In Moscow
A Chinese official says T. V. Seong will travel to Moscow after the United Nations Conference to discuss with Marshal Stalin. The move follows changes at Chungking in which Chiang Kai-shek delegated premiership to Soong. Seong has already conferred with President Truman in Washington.
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San Francisco
T. V. Seong
China
Moscow
Marshal Stalin
LaFollette Sees U S Headed for Brief Truce Not Peace
Wisconsin Senator LaFollette warned in a Senate speech that the United States may be headed toward a brief truce rather than lasting peace. He argued Russia violated the Atlantic Charter and Yalta, urged overhaul of Dumbarton Oaks plans, and said enduring peace hinges on events in Poland Malaya Germany and Japan. He criticized U S bargaining, urged a functional international organization and a durable peace settlement.
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U.S
Washington
Senate
United States
Wisconsin
Yalta
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
Poland
Malaya
Germany
Japan
Stek
US Casualties Pass Million After World War II Combat
The United States casualties surpassed one million, reaching 1,002,887 through near V-E Day. Army losses numbered 800,013 and the Navy 122,568, with 27,007 killed, 667,468 wounded, 63,435 missing, and 103,567 prisoners. Five infantry divisions suffered heavy losses: Third, 45th, 28th, Ninth, and Fourth, totaling 123,394.
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Washingtons
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Army
Patterson
Japanese Plans to Bolster Defense Against Invasion
A Tokyo radio broadcast described by Domei News Agency claims Tokyo is mobilizing surface and air naval branches for “special attack” death by own action measures to deter a U S invasion. The report says Okinawa ground fighting grows critical as Japan seeks more effective countermeasures.
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Tokyo
Yesterdar J
Kip Ipon
Federal Communications Commission
Imperial Navy
Domei Ness Agency
North
Big Three May Meet in Russian Held Germany
British press dispatches report the Big Three leaders may hold a summit in the Russian-occupied zone of Germany, with London based diplomats noting the potential venue could influence postwar decisions and Allied coordination.
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Germany
London
British Press Association
Yanks Break Into Cagayan War Fronts in Luzon
Allied divisions push along winding mountain roads into northern Luzons Tick Cagayan valley area meeting Japanese resistance of little significance. Patrols clear pockets west of Santa Fe and around Villa Verde while Mindanao forces press Davao remnants and seal western escape routes.
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Luzon
Cagayan Vitley
Philippines
Santa Fe
Batayan
Villa
Verde
Vai!igs
Erm
Mindanao
Namy
Davao
Minde-j Fs
Nation Deports 671 Unadmissible Aliens Scorecard
A Jersey City dispatch notes 671 individuals deemed unadmissible as aliens and deported. Among them are 522 Italian seamen and officers and 148 Greeks, detained in the United States. Men appear subdued as they disembark Gripsholm, part of wartime exchanges and immigration policy.
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Jersey
Che
Rney
Italy
Greece
Gripsholm
Duration Guests Leaving U S for Europe
Oswego UPI reports the first group of 13 Yugoslav refugees departed Fort Ontario emergency shelter yesterday as the homeward trek begins. Most refugees plan to stay in the United States, with many doubting Europe will offer a safe place for Jews after Nazism ends.
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Oswego Upi
Uncle Sam
Fort Ontario
United States
Mantyr
Europe
French Chief Retires After Cabinet Parley
The cabinet calm as De Gaulle and Georges Bidault face crisis after Churchill’s demand for withdrawal of French troops from Syria and Lebanon. Mediation rejected. sources say no immediate action planned and France will pursue its own line with Syria and Lebanon. De Gaulle considered traveling to Washington to discuss the crisis with Truman.
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Ted Beyrouth
Funther
Usly
BBC
Churchill
de Gaulle
Georges Bidault
Rowellé
Washington
Truman
France
Byrle
Foreign Office
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Syria
Setenan
Soméshell
Lesazon
Mer
Yia
Ledanhon
Nerotias
B-29s Ignite Osaka Amid Heavy Daylight Raid
B-29s escorted by about 250 Mustangs raid Osaka, Japan’s second city, dropping 3,200 tons of fire bombs in a daylight strike. The attack follows a Yokohama raid three days earlier and targets industrial sites near Osake, including shipyards, power plants, and the main railway hub near Shin Yodo River.
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Guam
Osaka
Japan
Yokohama
Osake
Honshu
Shin Yodo
Dutai
Customs House
Jap Balloon Fatal to Six in Oregon Mystery
Six people aged around 11 to 60 died in Lake County Oregon when a Japanese balloon bomb exploded during a hunting trip. Joan Parzkeepot and Avis Mitchell were involved, with local campers fearing enemy attacks after the blast.
Soluble Coffee Return Policy Reversed for Civilians
The Food Administration announced the wartime order setting aside soluble coffee for armed forces has ended effective yesterday. The lifted restriction allows soluble coffee to flow back into civilian channels and markets.
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Washington
Food Administration
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