Big Four Council Takes Supreme Power Over germans, Fixes Terms
General Eisenhower visited shattered Berlin for the four power Allied control council meeting with Montgomery Zhukov and De Lattre De Tassigny representing Britain Russia and France. In the Pacific Kobe suffered a massive incendiary raid as Superfortresses hit the city with fires and smoke rising miles into the sky.
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Big Four Council
Guam
U.2
Kobe
Japan
Berlin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Allied Control Council For
Germany
Great Britain
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Russia
Gregory Zhukov
France
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Allies establish four power control of Germany after surrender
Washington reports the Big Four declare Germany out of Nazi conquests and under four power military rule with borders at 1937 limits. Eisenhower Zhukov Montgomery and De Lattre De Tassigny convene in Berlin to sign the surrender and set up the control council.
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Washington
U.R
Germany
Reich
United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Control Council
Dwight D. Eisenhower
G. K. Zhukov
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Austria
Denmark Wins Security Conference Seat Amid Veto Dispute
The United Nations security conference executive committee unanimously recommended seating Denmark as the 50th nation. The Big Five veto dispute persists as American delegates weigh firm positions and possible timing of public statements while progress continues on enforcement provisions for a new world body.
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R. H. Shackford
San Francisco
U.P
United Nations Security Conference
Denmark
Soviet
Russia
U. S
Britain
France
China
Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Yalta
Fish
Assembly
8 Fold Gains Made In State By Industries
Arizona manufacturing gross income rose about 846 percent in the last five years per state tax records. May 1945 manufacturing gross was 8,521,365, up from 1,232,229 in May 1940 due largely to war production excluding mining and timbering. Retail sales jumped 100 percent to 83,0?3? as of last month from 11,525,094 in May 1940. Total gross income of all enterprises reached 51,340,426.50 in May this year, though retail sales declined by 975,622 from April.
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Phoenix
Arizona
State Tax Commission
Mexico Cotton Textile Strike Shuts 200 Plants
Mexico's 200 cotton textile plants closed today as a midnight strike idleing about 60,000 workers. Union seeks roughly 50 percent wage hikes and a 6.00 peso minimum. President Avila Camacho named as arbitrator, union insists on prior acceptance of major demands.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Avila Camacho
Monterey budget and annexation plan advance at council
The 1945-46 budget of 1 195 460 was submitted by City Manager Philip J. Martin Jr and referred to the finance committee. An annexation ordinance for Monterey and Ponderosa was adopted amid opposition and legal questions, with property owners debating representation and costs. The pact includes 24 blocks with valuations totaling 542 825 and water service value 274 870.
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Philip J. Martin, Jr
Monterey
Ponderosa
Monte Mansfield
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Barber
Tion
J. J. Bishop
Bishop
Oes
Barber
F. H. Gelderman
L. R. Phipps
Glenton G. Sykes
J. O. Nieman
Zoning and Planning Commission
Monterey and
Monterey Water Company
Sykes
Council
Court Upholds Draft For Jap American Men
Phoenix June 5 Judge Dave W Ling of the US district court upheld selective service boards powers to order induction of Japanese Americans from relocation centers. The ruling affected youths from the Colorado River camp at Poston Arizona and three youths were found guilty of failing to report for induction. The decision would apply to the others in the group as stipulated.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Dave W. Ling
U. S. District Court
Selective Service Boards
Colorado River
Poston
Ling
Baseball Finals NL Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 1
National League action sees Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 4 to 1 in the first game. Chicago at St. Louis postponed by rain.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh C
Chicago
St. Louis
Truman Urges Quick Action on Bretton Woods Finance Plan
President Truman urged prompt enactment of the Bretton Woods monetary plan in a letter to House Banking Committee Chair Brent Spence. He expressed confidence in quick approval and asked for bipartisan congress support. Burgess of the American Bankers Association backed the bill though not in every detail. A vote was set for Thursday after two days of debate.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Congress
Bretton Woods
Brent Spence
House Banking and Currency Committee
Spence
House
W. Randolph Burgess
American Bankers Association
Burgess
Senate Leaders Seek Amendments to Price Control Law
Six Republican members of the Senate banking committee urged changes to the price control act to shield producers processors and manufacturers from losses as next year’s extension moves in. Taft and five others push two amendments including a rule preventing price ceilings after Oct 1 1945 unless margins over 1941 costs are preserved for all major items. A companion measure from Chairman Thomas would cover livestock and farm products ensuring costs plus a reasonable profit.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Agriculture Committee
OPA
Chinese advance within 20 miles of Liuchow amid coast belt seizure
Chinese troops push toward Liuchow reaching Tatang 20 miles southwest at a key highway and railway junction. Elsewhere Chinese forces seize a 100 mile Fukien coast belt from the Japanese, isolating a Japanese salient near Ishan.
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Chungking
U.P
Liuchow
Fukien Province
Kwangsi Province
Tatang
Indo China
Kwangsi-Kweichow
Ishan
Linchow
WPB releases 500 000 more synthetic tires for June
Washington reports the War Production Board released 500 000 additional synthetic passenger car tires for June, bringing the first half year total to 10 000 000. Deputy director W James Sears said surveys show 20 000 000 yearly tires would meet only bare essentials.
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Washington
War Production Board
W. James Sears
WPB
Rubber Bureau
37th Advances In Luzon Hills Against Japs
Manila June 5 The 37th division pushed deeper into the Cagayan valley against Japanese troops unable to form a line. Planes dumped 349 tons of bombs fronting the 37th as Mindanao operations progressed with the 31st division moving toward Davao. Formosa bombing continued with 265 tons dropped on Keelung docks and warehouses.
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Manila
Cagayan Valley
37Th
Caraballo Mountains
Santa Fe
Far Eastern Air Force
Luzon
Mindanao
Davao
Pulangi River
Formosa
Keelung
Suspension Of 3 Year Term For Harding
Florence June 5 A three year suspended sentence was imposed on T F Harding former state liquor agent who pleaded guilty to aggravated battery in the Tucson December 23 beating and shooting of Percy Lewis Papago Indian A five year suspended term was given to M E Clark Indian special agent in the same case Harding and Clark faced charges of aggravated battery assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment Superior Judge W C Truman said the ruling aims to warn peace officers about arrest duties.
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Florence
T. F. Harding
Tucson
Percy Lewis
M. E. Clark
Harding
Clark
W. C. Truman
Nimitz Praises Buckner As Okinawa Campaign Advances
Admiral Nimitz congratulated Lt. Gen. Simon Buckner for destroying principal enemy forces on Okinawa. The Tenth Army advances toward Naha and Shuri as fighting continues, with end of campaign in sight on day 66 though not yet secured. American forces also landed on Oruku peninsula sealing a Japanese defense setback.
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William F. Tyree
Guam
U.P
Adm
Nimitz
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Okinawa
Tenth Army
Japan
Naha
Shuri
Yonabaru
U. S
21St Bomber Command
Okinnawa
Oruku Peninsula
VFW and Legion Clash Over Youth Training Plan
At hearings before the House postwar military policy committee the VFW urged a peacetime compulsory program allowing youths to live at home and drill weekly at local armories with a two week summer reserve camp. The American Legion pushed for one year of continuous service for all men.
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Washington
U.P
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
House
VFW
The
Legion
Omar B. Ketchum
John T. Taylor
Ketchum
National Guard
Naval
Marine Reserves
Al Breslau Nogales Cafe Director Dies
Allyn Al Breslau 65 known to Arizona travelers as Cavern cafe artistic director and master of ceremonies in Nogales Sonora died suddenly last night. Funeral services planned this afternoon. Native of San Francisco he left baseball for Hollywood publicity later worked with Charlie Chaplin. He came to Nogales 15 years ago. No survivors listed.
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Nogales
Ariz
Allyn
al) Breslau
Arizona
Sonora
San Francisco
Breslau
Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Invasion Of East China Weighs In War Chiefs View
AP analysis notes that after清 Chinese forces cleared towns along a 75 mile coast from Foochow to Siapu discussions shift to possible American amphibious action in that region. Leaders weigh Formosa neutralization versus direct invasion of Japan as potentially decisive but airbase shortages and base availability pose key obstacles.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
AP Foreign Affairs
Foochow
Siapu
Formosa
Japan
Churchill rouses Labor with gestapo charge in Commons
London June 5 Labour benches cry out as Churchill arrives in the House of Commons to defend his campaign speech claiming Socialism cannot operate without some form of gestapo. Attlee expected to reply tonight as press critique grows.
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Edward J. Dennehy
London
Gestapo
Churchill
House of Commons
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Independent Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Worker
Bradley urges professional core for citizen army at West Point
General Omar N. Bradley told 853 United States Military Academy graduates that the nation should retain a core of professional soldiers forming a reserve force. He suggested training could occur through some form of military service to mobilize a great citizen army for world peace.
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West Point
N. Y
Omar N. Bradley
United States
United States Military Academy
Bradley
Harless Urges Central Arizona Agency for Surplus Purchases
Representative Harless of Arizona urged creation of a central state agency to act for all political subdivisions in purchasing surplus government property. He cited Washington state’s $5 million revolving fund and said such a body would serve irrigation districts needing government sales info and bids, even without funds. The surplus property board backs centralization to streamline sales and bidding.
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Washington
Arizona
Harless
D-Ariz
Sidney P. Osborn
Surplus Property Board
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