U S to Act as Mediator in Levant Dispute
The United States agreed to mediate the Levant crisis after Britain and France moved to restore order in Damascus. French troops were to withdraw in principle but remained in position as commanders sought stability. Crowds in Beirut cheered the British entry, and diplomacy continued as Paris signaled talks with London and Washington.
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Submarine Campaign Totals Highlight Allied Losses and Gains
U S submarines have increased enemy ship sinks to 2142 since the war began, including combatant and non‑combatant vessels. The Navy announced a notable action by the Salmor after a depth charge attack near a Japanese tanker, with the submarine earning the presidential unit citation.
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Pierre Laval Reported Dead by Own Action Debated
London reports quote the Exchange Telegraph that Pierre Laval committed death by own act, while AP monitor disputes the claim noting no confirmation of suicide. The Luxembourg broadcast references surrender to French authorities and possible transfer from Barcelona to Paris.
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Baseball scoreboard report from major leagues
The Scoreboard reports National League results with St Louis Chicago and Brooklyn games noted. New York and Cincinnati led with 6 to 4 and 6 to 4 scores in extra innings, while Pittsburg beat Philadelphia 6 to 5 and Boston played. Chicago was postponed. American League shows New York 9 over Cleveland 2 and Chicago 11 over Washington 11, with Boston 6 and Detroit 4 and St Louis 4 and Philadelphia 0.
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Japs Retreat Along Corridor and Coast Front
Chinese high command reports Japanese forces withdraw along the western China land corridor from Shanhsien to Honen Province as U S airpower targets coastal positions. Japanese push southward along the East China Sea coast near Pingyang and Faochew as Chinese advance narrows the front near Siapu and Faochow.
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Anderson Confirmed As Cabinet Member
Senatorial approval yesterday confirmed Anderson a cabinet post as Secretary of Agriculture. The 45 year old New Mexican and former House member is slated to assume office July 1 succeeding Claude Wickard who moves to Rural Electrification Administrator.
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Clinton P. Anderson
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Claude R. Wickard
Tax dodgers face new hunt in wartime drive
President Truman and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announce a broad crackdown on tax evaders and black market operators. A 10 000 strong recruit plan, using Civil Service agents at discharge centers, targets liquor food automobiles furs jewelry gambling and cabarets, with ex service men to be hired for enforcement nationwide.
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Navy Sees Okinawa Defenses Waning but Fight Not Over
A Navy spokesman said Japan's Okinawa defenses looked broken yet a final stand on the island's southern tip was expected before complete neutralization. He did not specify the mop up duration, noting 23 U S ships and two merchant vessels lost, with more than 44 additional ships damaged in the campaign since April 1.
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Senator Bans Bell Bottoms Bill Aims Navy Uniforms
Senator Langer of North Dakota introduced a bill to end bell bottomed trousers for Navy enlisted men aligning their dress with officers. He noted sailors dislike the style and its discomfort and seeks a standard uniform design for all ranks.
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Police Question Girls Over Baby Found Dead in Lot
Philadelphia police probe after a three month old baby disappeared from his couch and was found dead in a vacant lot. Detectives questioned more than 100 girls aged 10 to 13 after witnesses saw two girls with the infant close to the scene. Police say the baby died from a neck fracture possibly from a fall or mishandling during an alleged playing house game.
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Osaka Fire Raids Destroy Parts of Osaka and Nagasaki
American Boeing B-29s based in the Marianas bomb Osaka in daylight, dropping incendiaries that trigger a large fire. Over 86 square miles of Japan’s war centers were reported damaged, with Nagasaki also struck and fires gradually brought under control.
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B-296s From Marianas Bases, Shielded By 15 Mustang Fighters From Iwo Jima
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Lidice Butcher Daluege Caught by British Army
British forces captured Kurt Daluege SS police chief of Bohemia Moravia along with other high ranking Nazis. The Lidice massacre details show 667 residents with only two men known to survive. women were sent to concentration camps and the village was razed.
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Million-dollar Fire Nets Arsonist 140-Year Term
Joseph M. Giblin, charged with arson in Mahanoy City’s Memorial Day fire, was sentenced to 70 to 140 years in Eastern State Penitentiary. Schuylkill County Judge Vincent J. Dalton assigned 10 to 20 years on each of seven arson counts. Giblin, 54, pleaded guilty and offered no defense. Police reported he confessed to the blaze that destroyed several business districts. He was arrested Thursday, with charges filed within hours.
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Woman paroled for murder again sentenced to death
Louise Peete, 63, was sentenced to death in San Quentin for the murder of Mrs. Margaret Logen. Paroled after an 18 year life sentence for killing Jaco, she had been in Harold B. Land Seth's superior court, where a jury of 11 women and one man found her guilty without clemency.
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Yanks End Shuri Battle as Okinawa Offensive Advances
U S Pacific forces break Shuri defenses on Okinawa and push southward toward Waha airfield and Chinen Peninsula as Japanese resistance weakens. Nimitz reports progress behind lines with Sixth Marines and Seventh Infantry leading the advance amid heavy aircraft and naval bombardment.
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Liquidation Rumors Supposedly Target German Professionals
U S Senator Brewster says from Europe reports claim Soviet authorities are liquidating Germanys professional class including lawyers and businessmen while sparing doctors and dentists He cites London Paris sources via the Mead committee saying the liquidations explain restricted Allied access to Berlin and other Soviet controlled areas.
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New Zealand Reduces Rations to Boost Exports
New Zealand minister of supply D. G Sullivan announced tightening measures to June 1 reducing butter from eight to six ounces weekly and meat by three pence weekly to boost export contributions to Britain and war-torn Europe. He claimed meat exports available for rationing would rise about 15. Sos tons to roughly 3.603 toms a year.
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Forrestal to Address Annapolis Graduates
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal will address the Naval Academy graduating class of more than LOC midshipmen in Annapolis. Rear Adm. J. R. Bear, the Academy superintendent, announced the speech plan as June week began with awards to 45 midshipmen for athletic achievement and extracurricular participation certificates.
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House Group Seeks End to 17 War Agencies
A House appropriations committee report proposes abolishing seventeen home front war agencies, cutting about 12 percent on average and up to 40 percent from their budgets for the next fiscal year starting July 1. The action aims to remove domestic controls and marks the start of an era ending these agencies.
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Navy reports two ships lost in Okinawa area
The Navy announces the loss of a 700 ton medium landing ship and a 21 ton large support landing craft in the Okinawa area due to enemy action. Casualties include dead, injured and missing. next of kin notified.
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Truman Glum Over Outlook In Argentina
Washington reports quote an unnamed official and others saying President Truman is unhappy about the Argentine situation. Censorship, arrests of prominent papers, mail seizures and regime moves are noted as worsening. Officials cite inter American commitments and potential actions by Latin American governments.
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Individual Bond Sales Reach Halfway Mark
Washington reports that the Seventh War Loan drive has reached the halfway mark with $3.195 billion in Victory Bonds purchased by individuals since opening March 14. War Bond Director Robert Gamble announced the tally tonight.
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Father Sues Military School Over Son’s Death During Maneuvers
New York based suit seeks $150,003 from New York Military Academy at Cornwall on the Hudson. Apt, father of an 18-year-old cadet who died May 11, 1844, claims school negligence led to gunshot wounds during military maneuvers. Attorney Lipsig says authorities and school withheld coroners inquest and police reports, and evidence remains undisclosed.
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Truman Urges Japan to Surrender or Face Ruin
President Truman warned Japan that continued resistance would mirror Germany’s fate, calling for surrender to avert widespread destruction. He outlined a strengthened war production drive and noted Allied forces’ gains as Japan’s navy and merchant fleet shrink. He emphasized no desire to enslave the Japanese people, but pledged total victory and warned of harsher damage ahead.
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