Flag Raised Over Okinawa Invasion Fears Grip Japan
Guam UP American fighters crushed Japan's crack troops on Okinawa as Lt Gen Rev S Geiger announced the flag was raised over the conquered island. He spoke amid warnings to Japan that inland defense forces threaten a potential invasion 325 miles away and noted captured enemy numbers and morale.
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Rev S. Geiger
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Geiger
Pacific
Washington
Okisawa
96Th Infantry Division
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nitty
Nimz
China
Nippon
U. S
Kyushu
Tokyo Radio
Eyushu
Kantaro Suzuki
Poles Agree On Formation Of Government In Moscow
London report says Soviet backed Warsaw government and other Polish groups reached full understanding on reorganizing the provisional government to form a national unity administration. Leaders named include Bierut Mikolajczyk and Witos with several exiled ministers invited to join the presidium. full composition to be announced in Warsaw in coming days.
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London
Moscow
Warsaw
Boleslaw Bierut
Stanisslaw Mikolajccyk
Wincenty Witos
Peasant
Stanislaw Gradski
Polish National Council
Mikolajczys
Jan Stanczyk
M. ‘Thogat
Lasislas Kiernik
Bierut
V. .M. Molotov
Archibald Clark-Kerr
Sad
Poland
Storm Warning Extended Along Gulf Coast
A tropical storm moving northward in the Gulf of Mexico prompted extended small craft warnings from the Florida Keys to the mouth of the Mississippi River late last night. The Miami weather bureau reports winds of 45 to 50 miles per hour near the center and notes the storm is expected to intensify as it tracks northward.
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Miami
Fla
Forida Keys
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Miami Weather Bureau
Hirohito May Be Dictator Amid Wartime Emergency
A San Francisco Tokyo radio commentator suggested Emperor Hirohito could assume imperial supreme authority to govern personally if Japan’s wartime emergency worsens. The plan would override existing laws but not be despotic, as the new emergency measures grant the cabinet near dictatorial powers as the bill takes effect.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Hirohito
Japan
BCG
Transport Docks With 2013 Wounded Troops From Europe
A New York Army transport returned from Europe with 23 wounded soldiers aboard. The vessel, sister to the Morrow Castle, carried 2 613 wounded, 21 liberated prisoners, and 309 reassigned troops. Most wounded headed to Camp Shanks station hospital. 23 went to Mason General Hospital. Liberated men went to Camp Shanks. Redeployment personnel including medical teams and platoons were sent to Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn.
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New York
Anny Twatsport
Thames
Sarr
Eurepe
Morrow Castle
Camp Shanks
Mason General Hospital
Brentwood
Fort, Hamilton
Brooklyn
Kure Arsenal Raid Costs Four B-29s in Pacific Sweep
Allied bombers pounded the Kure naval arsenal and five Japanese aircraft plants with 3,000 tons of bombs. Tokyo claimed 26 of 450 Superforts were shot down. four planes missing in Washington. Targets included Akigbishi, Kawasaki, Kawanishi, Kawa zake, and Mitsubishi plants near Nagoya, Himeji, Akeshi, and Kobe. Osaka also affected. The long campaign since last November has destroyed or damaged over 412 square miles of industrial areas.
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Guam
Nippon
Tokyo
Honshu
Washington
20Th Airforce
Kure
Japan
Akigbishi
Kawasaki
Hiragamigehara
Government Returns 356 Seized Mines
Washington The government returned 356 seized pi anthracite mines to private ownership after strikes threatened production. The Solid Fuels administration oversaw the transfer to Pennsylvania and Virginia operators. Ickes urged higher output to recoup losses from strikes and manpower shortages while noting potential shortfalls under 1956 fuel requirements.
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Washington
Pensylvania Mining
Solid Fuels Administration
Soléd Fuels
Ickes
Mey
Child Found Dead in Teebox Attack Victim
Springfield district attorney Charles R. Alberti announced last night that six year old Hazel Laurie was a victim of a vicious sex attack, found dead in a refrigerator on her porch. An autopsy followed, contradicting initial police notes that she may have tried to ride the refrigerator during a storm.
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Springfield
Mass
Charles R. Alberti
Hazel Laurie
Alberti
Hazel
U S Accepts Bid for Tangier Discussion
Washington officials said the United States has accepted Britain and France invitation to discuss restoring Tangier international status. Negotiations would aim to reestablish international oversight of the strategic Moroccan port, where Spain asserted authority in June 1940 as France objected.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Tangier
Mediterranean
Spanish
Morocco
Spain
Wien
Russians Move to Demobilize Army in Large-Scale Plan
Soviet leaders propose demobilizing millions from the Red Army, with ranks to receive long service pay and guarantees of employment. Antonov announced at the Supreme Soviet opening as delegates read proposals for a phased demobilization and postwar support, including loans and duty to aid recovering farms.
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Moscow
Alexei Antozov
Council of Peoples Commissars
Antesov
Supreme Soviet
Kremln
Tis
Antonov
London
Baruch Urges Destruction of Nazi Industry
Former US adviser Bernard Baruch urged Congress that Nazi industry be dismantled piece by piece and Germans be allowed to produce only essentials until a rebirth of decency is shown. He warned that wartime production in German plants remains dangerous. Baruch, testifying before the Senate military committee, urged America to maintain a strong national defense with compulsory youth training and a large military arsenal. He argued Germany’s economy was built for war and must not restart a war machine. Continued on Page Thirteen.
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Berard Baruch
Senate
Baruch
America
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Yanks Occupy Aparri as Jap Escape Port Secured
U S Sixth Army with Filipino guerrillas capture Aparri at the mouth of the Cagayan River in northern Luzon. MacArthur says this traps Japanese forces in the Cagayan Valley while American and guerrilla units push southward. Tuguegarao had fallen earlier and San Juan is seized by the 37th Division. twenty three Japanese tanks destroyed as Tuguegarao repels a counterattack.
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Menila
Aparri
Eugen
Cagayan Veziley
U. S. Sixth Army
Douglas MacArthur
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan
Tuguezarac
Saratoga County Tops War Bond Drive With 107 Percent
Saratoga County leads the Seventh War Loan drive, surpassing its quota by 107 percent across all bond types. It tops Rensselaer and others by less than a point, marking strong regional participation in the campaign.
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Saratoga County
Saratoga
Rens
Laciaer
U S Proposes Mass Trial of War Criminals
Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson outlined a U S plan for a single international war crimes trial in London with four powers. The proposal envisions a military tribunal with one or two judges per power to judge top Nazi leaders and organizations on a blanket charge of illegal war.
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Germany
Supreme Court
Robert Jackson
War Cribes
United States
Jackson
OUS
Russia
France
Britain
London
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Joachim Ribbentrop
Gestapo
Yanks Find Royal Hungarian Jewels Worth 75 Million
American officers in Rosenheim Germany report a cache of royal Hungarian treasures valued at 75 million dollars found near Mattiser 13 miles northeast of Salzburg. The haul includes the Holy Hand of St Stephen and six leather bags with gold diamonds and tapestries. The hand is said to be the actual relic used by the apostolic king of Hungary and dated to 1001 AD. A strong box contained the crown of Hungary and other royal items.
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Rosenheim
Germany
Upr
Mattiser
Salzburg
St Stephen
U. S
4Tm
Budapest
St. Stephen
Silvester I
Szalasi
Joseph Tosal
Group to Observe Canada Eclipse Field Trip
An expedition of scientists from Philadelphia will travel to Saskatchewan Province Canada to observe the total solar eclipse on July 9. Dr. Roy K. Marshall, director of the Fels Planetarium at Franklin Institute, notes this eclipse will be the last total phase visible in the United States until 1954.
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Philadelphia
Saskatchewan
Canada
Roy K. Marshall
Fels Planetarium
Franklin Institute
United States
Strikes Gain Leave 75,000 Out of Work Across Nation
The Associated Press report notes 75,000 workers idle amid strikes and labor disputes as production halts spread from Goodyear Akron to Briges Detroit and Monsanto. Workers cite wage, hours, and overtime issues while others protest meat shortages affecting sandwiches. The War Labor Board intervenes, calling a hearing with United Rubber Workers over Goodyear in Akron.
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New York
Chicago International Hervester Co
War Labor Board
C.F. O
United Rubber Workers
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
Conner Avenue
Dirjcraft
Briges Manufacturering Co
Detroit
Barolé R. Wood
CLO
United Automobile Workers
Monsanto
Monssino Chemical Co
Abdication Likely As Belgian King Faces Crisis
A trusted source says King Leopold's maneuvers failed and abdication is likely within days. Leopold seeks a government via Gangshof Van Der Mersch, now in Salzburg, while Belgium and Austria see mounting pressure and opposition parties threaten a general strike.
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Belgiuat
Leopold
Gangshof van der Mersch
van der Mersch
Salzburg
Austria
Belgium
Paul van Zeeland
Promier
Leteturn
Ustria
County Bears
Raurt
le Soin
Switzerland
Count Louis Dirsel
Belgian Congo
Edort
Civilians to Get More Canned Fruit and Vegetables
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones said civilian supplies of canned fruits will be about the same as last year while commercially canned vegetables will be 10 to 15 percent smaller. Military requirements will be smaller than previously thought, improving civilian outlook.
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Washington
Sears
Marvin Jones
Hoover Plan Voted Impacts Food Price Controls
The House voting on the administration proposed food program modification, Republicans push to move authority from OPA to the Agriculture Department, while Democrats seek to preserve OPA control. Jenkins amendment aimed to shift power but was defeated, 334 to 132, with leaders arguing over timing and policy. Hoover urged a broad shift of meat authority to agriculture, while Anderson opposed pursuing policing roles.
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OPA
OFA
Jenkins R Orig
Jouelinian
House
Repubican Food Study Committee
Aftter
McCormack
Sascapholands
Clinton P. Andersen
Dsn
Ahi
Secretacy Jury
Hoover
Jenkins
Agriculture Department
Food Authority
Chester Bowles
Agricuure
Anderson
Spence
D-Ry
Governors Press Food Shortage Urges Federal Aid
Governors of 25 Northeastern states said their people lack sufficient food and federal aid is needed. At a New York conference led by Gov Thomas Dewey and Gov Raymond Baldwin the group urged review of Army and Navy food demands and price ceilings on poultry. Tobin outlined a seven point Massachusetts plan while others cited shortages in Rhode Island Vermont Maine and Maryland and Delaware urged action on OPA rules and production priorities.
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New York
Tiem Pers
Thomas
B Dewey
Raymond BE
Baldwin
Connecticut
Dewey
Howard NeGrath
Rhode Island
Maurice J. Tobin
Massachusetts
Eastend
Morsimier R. Brocter
Vermont
Morris A. Hi
Charles B. Dele
New Hampshire
Tobin
Australians Gain New Airport in British Borneo
Australian forces of the Ninth Division pressed inland in British Borneo and seized Wiri airfield about 35 miles southwest of Brunei Bay as Gen. Douglas MacArthur reported. They advanced near Latong and in the Samai Bay area, disrupting oil-field districts and repelling Japanese planes.
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Manila
Australier P
Borne
Wiri
Brudei Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Toda
Ian Latong
Mir
Giso
Latong
Samai Bay
Mecambur
Spoes
North Borneo
Battkpapan
Store Boasts Complete Stock of Shortages in Poland Me
A local grocery firm Ohio? Columbia Market advertises a full stock despite shortages. It touts limited potatoes and abundant marine products, with claims of the best beef pork veal and lamb selection. The ad notes an extensive display and previously stocked cigarettes.
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Poland
Targe Po Iland
Columbia
Japs Sink Two More U. S. Ships at Okinawa
Japanese forces at Okinawa engaged U S ships at three southern points. Distant Japanese planes conducted raids and fire from small arms and grenades were seen as American units reported limited damage. The air force had already claimed sinking 31 ships in the campaign and raided again, affecting two more vessels.
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Okinawa
Guam
Sur Iesce
Ada Chester
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