No Action Taken On Vice-President
President Truman prep for overseas talks with Churchill and Stalin draws focus to succession as no vice president exists. Congress has yet to pass a law to appoint an interim president or set a method to pick a successor for the unexpired term.
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Ill-Timed Raid Thwarted Von Kluge Surrender Plan
Berchtesgaden report reveals Field Marshal Guenther Von Kluge attempted to desert to the Americans after a July plot against Hitler. An ill timed Allied air raid blocked the deal. Von Kluge later died by poison on the way to Berlin as he returned from Metz.
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Phoenix Pilot Shoots Down Jop Dive Bomber
OKINAWA June 7 Flying back from Kagoshima where they destroyed a Japanese seaplane at Ibusuki a marine flight led by Capt Roy A Jacobson Phoenix Ariz attacked two dive bombers and Jacobson shot one down. The Phoenix man s wingman Lt J G Weir Pittsburgh Pa destroyed the other. The tactical air force fighter planes completed their second month of operations in the Ryukyus by knocking down 479 planes.
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Kremlin Talks Mention Polish Issue In Secret War Briefing
Washington reports reveal Hopkins raised the Polish question at the Kremlin regarding 16 Poles who surrendered to the Russians. Stalin said only one charge involved a secret radio to London, with those deemed guilty to be tried and others freed soon, though numbers and dates were not specified.
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Rent Free 15 Years in Indianapolis
Indianapolis city staff uncovered squatters on municipal property in a case that revealed Nora Slaggle living in a cottage rent free for fifteen years. She also operated an unofficial dog pound with about two dozen animals on the site.
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Night of Okinawa Air Raid Brings Tense Quiet After
Robbin Coons recounts a night on Okinawa as air raid sirens wail and tracer lights cut the sky. GIs huddle in foxholes, watch stars above a frontline landscape, endure bursts of shells, and greet dawn after a small raid that ends with quiet and cold light.
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Eskimo Snow Houses Melt Reopen Skin Tent Living
Eskimo structures melt in warm seasons causing communities to move to skin tents for shelter. The change highlights seasonal adaptation in Arctic settlements and affects daily life patterns.
Occupation continued debates on German leadership decline
The piece argues that Germans may accept peace with privations over continued war and urges southern regions to lead postwar reform. It criticizes southern and western complacency and claims the German population bears responsibility for war crimes. It notes Nazi loyalty in northerly areas and calls for breaking up Junker estates as part of a broader reconstruction plan.
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Fertile Ground and Occupation Zones Shape Postwar Policy
The article argues that Germany’s potential for postwar reconstruction hinges on fertile conditions in the south and the division of occupation zones. It contrasts views of Sians Poles Britain France and America on education for peace and the difficulty of policy without real ground. It notes a wartime medical test scene showing tension between soldiers and medics.
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Ram Returns to Lab Duties at Fort Sill Hospital
Buster the ram, a four year fixture in the Station Hospital laboratories at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, recovers from pneumonia and is back on his feet. The animal, noted for his sad eyes, is once again part of regular lab duties as staff report steady improvement.
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