Big Three Meet Date and Place Kept Secret
President Truman announced a Big Three meeting is set but time and venue will be disclosed on arrival in Moscow. He said aims include a unified Polish government on a broad base and stressed continued unity among London Washington Moscow to secure lasting peace.
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Washington
Truman
Moscow
Harry Hopkins
Joseph E. Davies
London
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
James F. Byrnes
Hopkins
Davies
Stalin
Churchill
United States
Russia
Conference Commission No. 3
United Nations
Council
George Allen
Washington Insurance
Britain
Poles Prepare To Reorganize In Moscow Talks
London reports say Poles and big three delegates will discuss reorganizing the Polish provisional government in Moscow on Friday. A British commentator notes a deadlock broken but warns no guarantee of smooth sailing ahead.
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London
Moscow
Foreign Office
Washington
Warsaw
Poland
Britain
Russia
United States
Julian Zakowski
Associated Press
Eddy Gilmore
Gilmore
Sugar Ration Uncertainty Faces Winchester County
The War Price and Rationing Board in Winchester and Frederick County met to resolve a sugar shortage and ensure fair distribution. Officials sought more canning sugar from Roanoke after a 70 percent national quota cut, later allowing up to 15 pounds per eligible person beginning June 4, with continued updates expected.
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Winchester and
Frederick County
Roanoke
Winchester
War Foods Administration
OPA
Elderly Couple Attacked at Ivy Hill Cemetery Cottage
In Alexandria on June 13 an elderly couple who cared for Ivy Hill Cemetery were beaten as they slept. J. C. Winterwerp, 74, and his wife Margaret, 72, were hospitalized with severe head injuries. Mrs Winterwerp needed 14 stitches above the right eye. Police had no clues and found no apparent robbery motive.
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Alexandria
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Alexandria Hospital
J. C. Winterwerp
Margaret
Winterwerp
War in Brief from Southeast Asia and Pacific Fronts
Bor nea Australian ground forces with air support push on Labu and Labu Island and south of Brunei Bay. Japanese fire oil tanks at Seria fields 60 miles below Brunei Bay. Okinawa Tenth Army repels counter attacks. Marines and Infantry scale Yaeju Dake to seize key defenses. In Philippines Americans gain 9000 yards in Luzon Cagayan drive and push east of Davao Mindanao. Chinese advance to 24 miles from Wenchow port, evacuate Ishan rail hub, lose ground near Liuchow and along Indo China border. Hankow Canton corridor reinforced as Japan advances in Hong Kong area. Burma 14th Army forces drive east from Toungoo. forces seize Tanbingon north of Rangoon.
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Borneo
Labuan
Brunei Bay
Seria
Philippines
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
Davao
Mindanao
China
Wenchow
Ishan
Liuchow
Indo-China
Hongkong
Hankow-Canton
Burma
Toungoo
Tanbingon
Rangoon
AFL and Grange Oppose Drafting Plan
The AFL urges a comprehensive education and health program for youth as a substitute for peacetime conscription. Fred Bailey for the National Grange argues postponement, noting veterans will shape postwar policy and urging careful consideration before action.
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Fred Bailey
The
National Grange
Scarcity of Basic Necessities Warned by War Labor Chief
CHICAGO June 13 Geo W Taylor chairman of the National War Labor Board warned that supplies of food clothing shelter and transportation may become scarcer as the nation moves toward Tokyo. He said resources cannot be diverted from building a more abundant home front and noted wage stabilization pressures forcing a wage reappraisal. He called the wage program changes imminent and cautioned that consumer goods will lag.
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Chicago
Geo. W. Taylor
National War Labor Board
Tokyo
Taylor
Chicago Association of Commerce
Civilian Travel To Be Ditched
Washington reports a major cut in civilian travel from August to March 1946 to support military needs. Half the Pullman cars and 10 to 12 percent of railroad coaches will be withdrawn. diverted cars will move 308,000 troops daily for Pacific redeployments. Johnson urged public cooperation and warned vacation travel will rise in July.
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Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Johnson
Pacific
Frederick County Board Approves Corporal Punishment Policy
The Frederick County School Board approved the old and well established policy of corporal punishment as a last resort for extreme cases. Superintendent Leslie D. Kline stressed it must be used within reason. The meeting also appointed three new teachers and awarded coal contracts for the next term.
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Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Gore
Zenia Dugrette
Miller
Margaret Hollis
Martinsburg
Leslie W. McCauley
Kernstown
Lloyd Conner
Fight of Little Nations Against Veto Power Fails
The Australian amendment to remove veto rights in the United Nations council failed 20 to 10 in conference committee amid 15 abstentions and 5 absences. Big powers oppose future charter amendments without unanimous veto, while small nations push for a future chance to amend regardless of veto.
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San Francisco
United Nations Conference
Russia
France
United States
China
Britain
Security Council
The
World Organization
Soldiers To Get Eggs In Shell
CHICAGO June 13 Soldiers worldwide may soon receive eggs in the shell after three years of dried and canned varieties. The quartermaster general announced shell eggs would be sent to American soldiers shortly. Months of experimentation produced a packing case that safely carries shell eggs thousands of miles overseas despite rough wartime handling.
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Chicago
Hull Invited To Go To Frisco
President Truman asked Cordell Hull to join him in San Francisco for the closing session of the world security conference. Hull said his health would not permit the trip and felt it might be too strenuous, though Truman expressed regret and wished him well.
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Washington
Truman
Cordell Hull
San Francisco
Hull
Chinese Forces Re Take Hoyun In Strategic Tradeoff
Chinese regulars and local militia retook Hoyun, 105 miles ENE of Canton, part of a plan to protect the coast from invasion. Japanese regained Ishan near Liuchow, with heavy fighting and Chinese withdrawal reported. Kiangso province saw penetrations north of Nankang and Sinfeng as Chinese counterattacks pushed Japanese back. American 14th Air Force hit troop movements and rail traffic as both sides suffered losses.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungking
Hoyun
Canton
China
Ishan
Liuchow
Hongkong
Robert B. McClure
Chinese Combat Command
Kiangso
Nankang
Sinfeng
Kanhsien
Linfeng
14Th Air Force
Lune
Prayers for Rain Bring Relief to Georgia Town
In Metter Georgia on June 13 the town of 2,500 rejoiced as rain returned after a long drought. A Saturday prayer service at the Primitive Baptist Church drew over 600 residents led by Elder V F Agan, and crops including tobacco and corn benefited as townspeople had fasted days prior.
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Metter
Primitive Baptist Church
V. F Agan
Agin
Georgia
Okinawa Ridge Falls to U S Forces in Night Climb
American pre dawn attacks cracked the Japanese last line on Okinawa as U S Marines and Army troops seized the eastern and western ridge anchors. Night assaults used ropes flamethrowers and heavy artillery for a dramatic surprise.
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Guam
Yaeju
Okinawa
New Airfields To Be Constructed In China
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault announced the U S 14th Air Force will install new air fields in China to exploit Japanese withdrawals. He said the pullout from Yungning May 27 ends the Greater East Asia Empire plan and isolates 200,000 Japanese troops, hindering retreat, reinforcement, or supply.
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Kunming
China
Claire Chennault
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Chennault
14Th Air Force
Yungning
Nanning
Greater East Asia Empire
Chiina
Thailand
Malaya
No Inclination Shown By Japs To Fight In Borneo
Brunei Bay reports describe Japanese torched Seria oil storage tanks with hundreds of thousands of gallons lost. Australian forces pushed toward Seria and Brunei town while Labuan island men moved beyond the airstrip. Japanese pockets held with rifles and machine guns as Allied PT boats observed multiple infernos and ongoing oil destruction efforts.
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Borneo
Brunei Bay
Seria
Brunei River
Brunei Town
Bruei
Labuan
Truman Repeats Call for Fair Employment Committee Vote
President Truman urged the House Rules Committee to bring permanent federal fair employment practices legislation to a vote. He spoke at a news conference after yesterday’s 6-6 Rules panel tie blocked calendar placement. He previously asked Chairman Sabath to act quickly on the measure.
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Washington
Truman
House
Rules Committee
Sabath
Victory Day Promise For Seventh War Loan Drive
Local War Finance officials in Winchester and Frederick county foresee Victory Day tomorrow as eleven men’s organizations mobilize for a push to meet a $200,000 E Bond deficit. Activities on Flag Day begin with an 8 o’clock program at the Winchester Elks Lodge, followed by a march to the bond booth. Quotas are set by past performance with the winner determined by percent of quota reached rather than total sales.
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War Finance Committee
Winchester
Frederick Coun
Winchester Elks Lodge
Wendell Barney
Federal Reserve Bank
Frederick County
Elks Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
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Vinegar Joe
Muddy
Joseph Stilwell
Archibald V. Arnold
Ford Ord
Calif
International Soundphoto
Canning
Tenth Army
Yaeju-Dake Escarpment
A.F.L
Grange
American Federation of Labor Today
AFL
Lewis G. Hines
Hines
Sears
War Labor Board
John M. Hightower
Frisco
Nippons
Richard O'Malley
First Division
Marse
U. S
Japan
Nippon Times
Brunei
Northwest
By James Hutcheson
Seventh Fleet
Milwaukee
Mighty
City
Pbooth
Loudoun Street
Eagles
B'nai Brith
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