Yankee General Goes Ashore With Aussies Brunei Bay Is Seized
Allied forces reported a coordinated assault near Brunei Bay as part of a larger operation in the Pacific. The report details air and naval actions, including B 29 raids against Japanese targets and convoy movements by American forces with Australian involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunei Bay
U. S
Don Bell
Muttal Broadcasting System
Bell
MBS
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Labuan Island
MacArthur
Ninth Division
Muara Searsy Witenlin
George C. K
Brunei
British North Borneo
Sarawak
Leslie Morshead
Forrest B. Royal
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Ralph S. Riggs
Russell S. Berkey
Tokyo
Sandakan
Tarakan
Jap Legislators Pass Bill Giving Suzuki Virtual Dictatorship
SAN FRANCISCO June 11 Allied dispatches say that Japanese lower house approved a wartime emergency bill granting virtual dictatorial power to Premier Suzuki and surrendering most diet prerogatives. The bill moves to the upper house, with expected approval in the same form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzuki
San Francisco
U.P
House of Representatives
Tokyo
Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Diet
House of Peers
Tokyo Radio
United Press
Voting Plan To Withstand New Assaults
In San Francisco on June 11 United Nations conference members tentatively adopt an ambitious plan to tackle economic and social causes of war. Speakers warn the plan alone cannot end conflict and call for changes in hearts and minds. G Myrddin Evans of Britain and Field Marshal Jan Smuts of South Africa lead discussions at commission II as Charter provisions begin formal approval ahead of plenary vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
United Nations
International Economic and Social Council
G. Myrddin Evans
Great Britain
Jan C. Smuts
South Africa
Big Five stand firm at world security conference
At the San Francisco world security conference the Big Five refuse any concession on veto rules despite speeches by small nations. Under Australian Foreign Minister Herbert Evatt, a final do-or-die assault on the veto is expected, with the Big Five confident the Yalta voting formula will be accepted after hours of debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
Big Five
Little Nations
Herbert V. Evatt
Conference Committee
Yalta
China Nearing Recovery Of 2 Yank Bases
Chinese forces press a three pronged advance toward Kweilin amid attacks near Liuchow and Yining as they push toward recapturing the Kweilin and Liuchow air bases. Recovery would boost air operations against Japanese shipping and reinforce the eastern Chinese corridor.
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Chungking
U.P
Kweilin
Liuchow
High Command
Nanning
China
Hong Kong
Canton
Mexican Collegians Protest Over Texans
The University of Puebla student body, about 2000, struck in protest against 42 Texas summer students and other demands. They refused to attend classes, saying they would stay away until their demands including canceling the Texas registration are met, citing alleged Texas discrimination against Mexicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Mexico
University of Puebla
Texas
Poll Tax Repeal Move Pushed By House
The House voted 223 to 95 to discharge rules and judic iary committees and take up poll tax repeal legislation, with a 219 to 94 resolution setting a vote on the merits for tomorrow. Northern Democrats and Republicans argue poll taxes violate voting rights, and a larger fight looms over poll taxes and the fair employment practices committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Rules and Judiciary
Rules
Judiciary Committees
Senate
Congress
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Supreme Court Frees Bund Leaders in Conspiracy Case
The U S Supreme Court reversed the convictions of 25 Bund officials in New York federal court for conspiring to evade the draft. The ruling found government evidence insufficient to sustain the verdicts. Gerhard Kunze was among those freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Bund
Selective Service Act
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze
New York
Federal District Court
Roberts
Supreme Court
Stone
Reed
Douglas
Jackson
Ques
Senator McFarland Joins Jerusalem Communications Survey
Senator Wheeler and associates on an interstate commerce subcommittee arrived in Jerusalem from Egypt for a survey of communications facilities. Senator Ernest McFarland of Arizona is part of the group.
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Jerusalem
Sen
Wheeler
D-Mont
Ernest McFarland
Arizona
Egypt
Kansas Boy Gains 97 Army Points But Is Still Under 18
Shawnee Kansas June 11 Owen True massed 97 points in the Army in two years but was released because he was underage. Inducted in Los Angeles he claimed 18 to join a war plant and registered for the draft claiming 15. He landed at Normandy on D day and was twice wounded and earned the Silver Star. He now works at a war plant near Shawnee and will register for the draft in November.
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Shawnee
Kas
Owen True
True
Los Angeles
Normandy
D-day
Here
Increase In Rent Ceilings Being Sought
James C. Downs Jr. for the National Association of Real Estate Boards asked Congress for a general rise in OPA rent ceilings before the House Banking Committee. He argued rent control remains 100 percent effective and urged relief for 8,000,000 property owners as Senate debates continuation of price controls proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
James C. Downs, Jr
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Downs
House Banking Committee
House Committee
Senate
House Group
OPA
Congressional
Oregon Senator asks Bowles to resign in price control debate
Senator Morse of Oregon disclosed in the Senate that he wrote to Price Administrator Chester Bowles urging his resignation. Morse said the action was in the public interest as the chamber opened debate on extending the price control program for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morse
R-Ore
Senate
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Four Hills and Two Towns Fall to U S Forces on Okinawa
On Okinawa the 10th Army pushed toward the Yaeju Dake escarpment and Kunishi ridge capturing at least four hills and two towns in the southern defense line. Marines linked on the east coast to encircle an isolated Japanese pocket near Oroku, giving U S forces control from Naha to Itoman as night battles and air attacks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Tyree
Guam
U.P
10Th Army
Okinawa
Yaeju-Dake
Kunisi
East China Seacoast
Oroku Peninsula
Naha
Itoman
U. S. Navy
Kunishi Ridge
Yaeju- Dake
Oklahoma Insurance Tax Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Oklahoma's 4 percent tax on premiums collected by out-of-state insurers operating in the state is valid. Justice Douglas wrote the decision with Justice Roberts dissenting. The tax targets the privilege of entering and doing business in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Douglas
Roberts
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Indiana
McFarland Sends Shirts to Paris Laundry
Senator Ernest W. McFarland of Arizona found the cost of living in Paris high as he sent six shirts to a laundry before proceeding to Germany. Upon return the shirts were ready and the bill totaled seven dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. McFarland
Paris
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
McFarland
Germany
Truman Urges Army Budget For 1946 At 39 Billion
President Truman asked Congress to provide the Army with 39.019 billion dollars for the upcoming fiscal year to accelerate action against Japan. The request includes 21.963 billion in new appropriations, 8.818 billion in unobligated prior balances, and 8.238 billion in estimated recoveries from contract cutbacks. The total shows a 25 percent cut from the earlier 1945 program of about 52.6 billion, with Army strength limited to 6.968 million by June 30, 1946 after Germany’s surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Japan
White House
Roosevelt
Germany
Bill Sought By Steak House In Damage Suit
A motion for a bill of particulars in the OPA suit against Doyle's Steak House seeks details on how overcharges were applied for ala carte vegetables and requests the names and addresses of customers alleged to have paid the extra charges. The action, filed by J L Gust for the defendant, aims at treble damages of 2758.05 for alleged OPA regulation violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Doyle's Steak House
East Broadway Avenue
J. L. Gust
Nisei Receive Terms For Resisting Draft
U. S. District Judge Dave W. Ling sentenced 98 Japanese American draft resisters to one year in prison in three test cases. The ruling binds all other Nisei from the Poston relocation center who refused selective service calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
U. S
Dave W. Ling
Poston Relocation Center
Parker
Trial Of War Criminals By Court Will Set Precedent
Justice Jackson argues for trying Nazi leaders and organizations for war crimes. He supports expanding international law by public conscience and holding individuals accountable even before new laws are written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Roberts, JR
Associated Press
Robert H. Jackson
Nazi Party
Gestapo
Daniels Defends Peace Time Draft Skepticism
World War I Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels testified before the house postwar military policy committee that peacetime conscription is driven by fear cynicism and imperialism. He argued for selective force readiness and stressed air power as decisive while warning against universal compulsory service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean W. Dittmer
Washington
Navy
Josephus Daniels
America
Raleigh, N. C
House
Daniels
Franklin Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Two Years More of Jap War Foreseen by Stilwell
General Joseph W. Stilwell said the Pacific conflict could extend two more years even after Tokyo falls. He suggested fighting in Manchuria could prolong the war into 1946, and warned the United States would require at least 500000 troops to invade Japan.
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Tenth Army
Okinawa
Joseph W
Vinegar Joe) Stilwell
Pacific
Tokyo
Honshu
Manchuria
Yellow River
Stilwell
United States
Japan
Repair Shops To Begin Ceiling Prices Thursday
Phoenix, Arizona June 11. UP Arizona automobile repair shops will set prices for ordinary repairs starting Thursday. Ceilings fixed by the office of price administration aim to stop overcharging by shops that billed more hours than work required. Shops must display price lists and owners may obtain copies from local OPA boards.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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Sukagwa
Minami
Radio Tokyo
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Okino Daito
Minani Daito
Tokyo-Yokohama
Tachikawa Army
Atsukio
Hitachi Aircraft Company
Manila
Sultanate
Labuan
Muara
Brooketon
Brunei Town
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Walter Rundle
House Fight
U. S. Supreme Court
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Europe
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Steak House
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