Veto Issue From Moscow Referred Back To Conference
The Big Five nations agreed on many points including a method to appoint the UN secretary general while opposing a Russian view that veto powers apply to any discussion in the security council. Delegates hope for a revision of Russian stance but anticipate further delay before addressing the veto.
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Moscow
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France
Britain
United States
United Nations Organization
Minday Iday
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League
General Assembly
United Natons
Security Council
Mutte
World Organization
Germany
Big Five
Izvestia Urges Coalition in China to Unite Against Japan
Izvestia columnist Krainov calls for a coalition government in China dedicated to democracy to win the war. He urges forming an assembly of all parties and removing reactionaries at the head of the Kuomintang to leverage Chinese troops against Japan and improve relations with the Soviet Union the United States and Great Britain. He notes prior strategic missteps and criticizes leaders more for suppressing partisan movements than fighting Japan.
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Ast
China
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
Krainov
Izvestia Krainov
Koomintang
Baseball scoreboard wrapup for national league and more
National League results show Cincinnati over Brooklyn six to two and St Louis over New York three to one. Boston defeated Chicago two to one as Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia seven to six in ten innings. American League games include New York and Cleveland splits and Detroit and Boston wins in varied scores. Eastern League notes Scranton beat Albany, plus several rain postponements and a curfew law mention.
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Cleveland
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St. Louis
Half College Heads Reject Conscription
Washington reports that 47 percent of American college administrators oppose universal military training citing concerns it would regiment youths minds. A majority favor delaying peacetime draft decisions until after peace is achieved, amid hearings by the House Postwar Military Policy Committee. Brumbaugh notes strong opposition not due to campus impact but fears for youth minds, while supporting a volunteer army and international cooperation.
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American Council On Education
House Committee
American Association of Junior Colleges
A. J. Brambaugh
Council
Brumbaugh
United States
Eden Ordered To Rest Two Weeks In London
Prime Minister Eden is reported to suffer from duodenal ulcers and must take at least two weeks of complete rest. Churchill will run the Foreign Office in his absence with assistance from Minister of State Richard Law. Eden’s general condition is described as good.
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Anthony Eden
No. 10
Downing Street
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Foreign Office
Eden
Richard Law
Yanks Drive Japanese From Davao Area in Philippines
Allied forces reported heavy actions across Mindanao and Luzon with 6,550 Japanese killed and 303 captured in the campaign. American divisions pushed from Davao northwest and seized towns while Mindanao’s Apo region saw fierce fighting and air and naval support aided by bombers and torpedo boats.
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Eighth Army
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Mimianao
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Davao
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Santa Fe
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Marikina
Bosabosa
Lamita
Hapon Ang Bamoy
Wawa Dam
Manila City
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Takao
Formosa
Hiroshin
Attecka
Jap planes downed in four hours by U S fighters
Thunderbolt pilots of the 218th Fighter Group shot down 33 Japanese planes in four hours Friday at a Ryukyus base. Richard N Anderson of White Plains New York became an ace by downing six Zeros before running out of ammunition as he lined up his sixth kill.
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White Plains
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American Tourist Soldiers Swarm Over Hitler's Hideout
American troops pour into Berchtesgaden to tour Hitler’s retreat in a sunlit spectacle. Soldiers photograph themselves at signs reading Hitler's House and SS Hotel while officers lodge near Keitel and Goering compounds. Rest centers offer hot baths, meals, and music as troops relax during the 48 hour visit.
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Hermann Goering
Berchiesgaden Hof
Koenigsee
King’s Lake
Chinese Take Tsinkong Threaten Jap Air Bases and Five Kyushu Fields
Chinese troops recaptured the highway junction town of Tsinking and pressed toward Liuchow and Shaoyang as Japan's air bases at Liuchow and Shaoyang potentially fell under Chinese attack. Reports say Chinese forces closed on Shaoyang, with fighters pursuing retreating Japanese as towns along the Gincho-IndoChina route near the frontier with Indo-China see heavy fighting.
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Linchow
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Liuchow
Indo-China
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Burma
Thailand
Nanning
Okinawa
Shuri Castle
NEA Telephoto
Far East battles and air strikes shift Japanese focus
United States and Chinese forces push through central China as Japanese troops retreat north of the Yangtze. American bomber and fighter missions hit ammunition dumps and airfields in Henan and Shandong while carriers strike Kyushu bases. Mixed reports place Japanese movements near Siangjiang and Linchow with reforcements pressed to hold key towns.
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Wate House
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Siangjiang
Bangrang
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Siengsiang
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Shanyang
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Henan Province
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China
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Shanting
Navy records claim 111 ships sunk by Nazi subs in Gulf
The Houston Post reports naval statistics from World War II stating Nazis sank 111 ships in the Gulf of Mexico and off Florida, with 382 casualties. Gulf front forces credited with two probable sinkings and two ships seriously damaged, plus one sub shot down near Florida.
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Houston Post
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Newest U. S. Carrier Goes Into Commission
The air craft carrier Leke Champlain was christened and commissioned the same day at Portsmouth Naval Yard in Norfolk. Named for the Battle of Lake Champlain, the 227.1 ton Essen-class carrier embodies lessons from sister ships and marks a historic dual christening and commissioning.
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Leke Champlain
Bearing & Fame
Lake Champlain
Warren BR. Austin
Vermont
Admr
H. Jones
Norfolk Navy Yar
Army Needs 30,986,000 Pairs of Shoes This Year
Undersecretary of War Patterson reported the Army will require 30,936,000 pairs of shoes in 1945, the heaviest war-year demand. The shortage stems from longer Pacific supply lines and faster wear, with civilian production down due to cattle hide shortages. Army reserves may be cut further to meet Pacific needs.
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War Production Board
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Declining Hog Population Adds To Meat Worries
The Washington Pi reflects sharp hog declines in the United States and Canada, down about 9 percent worldwide and 3 percent in the United States this year. OPAR notes feed shortages and price guarantees for hogs contributing to reduced slaughter and meat supplies amid wartime demand.
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Canada
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
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Maine to Sweden Air Route Opens With Weekly Service
The new Stockholm bound corridor from Presque Isle Maine is in service with one flight weekly. After test hops a Douglas Skymaster completed a first official run landing at Stockholm Bromma 24 hours after departing the United States.
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Sweden
Stockholm
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United States
First Army Men Land At New York
More than 1 000 officers and men of the U S First Army the first to land in Europe the first to invade Germany the first to cross the Rhine and the first to meet the Russians yesterday returned home as a group. They were among 10 000 veterans in New York Harbor aboard three troopships and Liberty ships The Monticello carried 1433 First Army soldiers 3 298 liberated American prisoners of war and 409 wounded on their way to hospitals The Lejeune carried 242 liberated American servicemen and wounded The Santa Margarita carried 199 liberated prisoners and 7 soldiers. Hood involved in the Grand Banks collision May 27 described as a 236 foot vessel amid dense fog leaving 95 crew members and others stranded after striking icebergs
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Rhine
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Catep Kitmer
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Munich Stages Corpus Christi Procession in Munich
Munich held an outdoor Corpus Christi procession the first since 163% years amid blazing sun and cheering crowds. Cardinal Faulhaber officiated as Masses were celebrated at Trinity Church and a route moved through Ludwig Street with a large crucifix procession. Soldiers and police managed traffic while villagers from the countryside watched, and a line of trucks carried German POWs west toward prison camps as civilians waved in farewell.
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Thumdarbird
Fathaus Square
Augsburg
Faraweil
Okinawa Hold Slipping as 7th Division Breaks Japanese Line
United States forces press the Seventh Infantry Division spearhead in a rapid advance on Okinawa. Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold’s troops breach Chinen Peninsula, nearing the southeast coast within yards of the shore. Japanese resistance collapses as mop up operations begin on Chinen and nearby sectors.
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Chinen Cape
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