Veto Power Battle at UN Conference Now Under Scrutiny
Diplomats report big powers near a veto decision that could block changes in world peace enforcement. The set up tests limits on the security council and faces small nations pushing for restraints, with US Russia Britain still negotiating amid Yalta commitments.
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San Francisco
Stettinius
Washington
Truman
Security Council
United States
Russia
Yalta
Council
Tydings Insists Philippines Independence Policy Fixed
Senator Millard Tydings heads a Manila mission stating independence for the Philippines before June 4 1946 is a fixed U S policy. He says the United States can negotiate strong naval bases later and Congress will determine rehabilitation aid while Osmena sits beside him. He denies a Cuban sugar lobby pushed immediate independence.
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James Hutcheson
Manila
Philippines
Millard Tydings
United States
Tydings
Congress
America
Sergio Osmena
Tydngs
Islands
Met Opera Star Miss Jepson Sings in Winchester Tonight
Miss Helen Jepson of the Metropolitan Opera visits Winchester for a concert at Handley High School auditorium set for 8 15 p m The event marks the close of the Winchester Community Concert season and attendance is by membership only with about 700 members and several hundred soldiers invited Also guests include personnel from Newton D Baker Hospital Martinsburg Front Royal and PW camp Washington hotel hosting Jepson and an after concert informal party hosted by Mrs Robert T Lozier
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Helen Jepson
Handley High School
Winchester
New York
Metropitan Opera
Winchester Community Concert Association
George Washington Hotel
Jepson
Robert T. Lozier
Newton D. Baker
Martinsburg
Front Royal
U. S
Miss Jepson
Xerxes
Handel
Infelice Mendelssohn
Black Marketing Seen Increased in Virginia
In Richmond District Virginia OPA Director Dr J Fulmer Bright reports 40 meat and poultry enforcement actions filed in federal courts since April 26. He says actions were prompted by OPA Administrator Chester Bowles to boost the national crackdown on black market operators. The district staff increased from two to six, trained in new enforcement tools, with more hires pending.
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Richmond
J. Fulmer Bright
O. P
Virginia O. P. A
Chester Bowles
Bright
Boyce High School to Hold Diploma Exercises
The Boyce High School graduation and baccalaureate service are set. On Sunday June 23 the baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Rev Barker Hardison of Washington at the Baptist Church. Commencement is on Thursday June 7 with Rev C E Brandt of Moundsville as speaker on Ideals That Succeed. Valedictorian Evelyn Ferra bee and salutatorian David Tavenner lead a class of twenty two graduates including Hattie McDonald Hallie Shepherd Ruth Lanham Charlotte Hausenfluck Nancy Perry Russell Lloyd Lloyd Craighill and Eugene Longerbeam.
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Boyce High School
Baptist Church
Barker Hardison
Washington
Aida
Verdi
Gordon Mason
Lord Jesus
G. Peyton Craighill
Alfred R. Fige
O. W. Lynch
Gounod
Boyce
C. E. Brandt
D. D
Moundsville
W. Va
Evelyn Ferrabee
David Tavenner
Hattie McDonald Hallie Shepherd
Ruth Lanham
Charlotte Hausenfluck
Nancy Perry Russell Lloyd Lloyd Craighill
Eugene Longerbeam
Chinese Troops Sweep Down and Seize Key Point
Chinese forces last night captured Hwaiyuanchen northwest of Liuchow after a 23 mile advance from Szengen as Japan reportedly falls back toward Ishan. The offensive targets Liuchow a rail junction on the Manchuria to Indo-China lifeline with loyuan near Foochow also under Chinese pressure.
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Chungking
Kweichow-Kwangsi
Hwaiyuanchen
Liuchow
Ishan
Kwangsi
Manchuria
Indo-China
Szengen
Szeenhsien
East China
Foochow
Loyuan
Lienkong
Min River
Industrial Sugar To Be Trimmed
A Congressional food investigator said O P A plans a drastic cut in industrial sugar, halving 1944 supply for makers like bakers and candy producers. The reduction, to take effect July 1, stems from civilian consumption exceeding the original allotment, with April deficit over 150 000 tons and a 95 000 ton surplus over last year.
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Washington
Congressional
Anderson
D.N. M
House Food Committee
Rummage Sale Benefit at Willing Workers
A rummage sale to benefit Willing Workers is planned at High Land Avenue Church on Saturday May 26 at 10 AM and at the American Legion Building located at 213 N Loudoun St with the event listed in the local notice.
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Highland Avenue Church
American Legion
N. Loudoun St
York Inn Sophisticates Start Saturday Night Series
York Inn presents The Sophisticates with new professional additions resuming Saturdays from 9 30 to 12 30. The weekly event runs at York and features a lineup of performers and guests each week.
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York
Mindanao push nears end as Japs fight to the mountains
Allied forces close to sealing Mindanao on the central road net as engineers clear bridges and troops sweep north from Sayre highway. Japanese resistance moves to mountain pockets with heavy combat around Imapala to Davao and Talomo rivers. Formosa air raids and broader Pacific actions are reported by AP with multiple sinkings and naval strikes.
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Manila
Mindanao
Philippine
Mindana
31St Infantry
Sayre
40Th
Macajalar Bay
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Davao
Talomo
Licanan Aidrcame
Altough 24Th Division
Davao Gulf
Douglas MacArthur
De Gaulle urged to cut Spain ties and extradite Laval
Paris reports the French Foreign Affairs Committee urged General De Gaulle to sever relations with Franco Spain and press for Laval extradition. The panel labeled Franco's regime a democracy threat and called for Allied action to oust Franco and enable immediate consultative elections. London dispatch notes Churchill’s touring campaign and rising Tory Labor split ahead of July 5 election. aim to form caretaker government as July results approach.
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Paris
French Foreign Affairs Committee
de Gaulle
Spain
Pierre Laval
Generalissimo
Franco
United ‘States Senate Foreign’ Relations Committee
Italy
France
Laval
Germany
Old Republic
London
Churchill
Britain
Harold Laski
Labor Party
Labor
Truman
Stalin
George VI
Medical Bureau For Veterans New VA Office Proposed
Representative Rankin D Miss announced plans to create a Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in the Veterans Administration. Rankin and Brig Frank T Hines discussed the proposal with President Truman who gave go ahead for introduction and committee action. The measure would aid nurse shortages by granting permanent status and would enable wartime nurse drafting for VA hospitals.
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Washington
Rankin
D-Miss
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Veteran's Administration
Brig
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Administration
Truman
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Hines
Veterans’ Hospitals
Bingo at South End Fire Co May 25 1945 Prize Drawing
Friday night May 25 1945 at 8 30 p m the South End Fire Co hosts a bingo drawing with a 100 prize and other prizes. Attendance and donations noted for community fundraiser at 6720 avers Wed ass.
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South End Fire Co
Avers
Fire Bomb Raids Raise Tokyo Barrage in Second Day
A force of up to 500 Super Fortresses dropped thousands of tons of bombs on Tokyo's Marunouchi district and imperial government center, starting new fires as two raids within 48 hours ignite further destruction. The May 25 strike followed a heavier May 23 raid, with fires visible over 200 miles and targeting waterfront yards and aircraft plants.
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Formosa
Egerted
Fifth Air Force Liberators
China
Yangtze River
Navy
Foochow
Hong Kong
Thirteenth Air Force
Seventh Fleet
Borneo
Balikapan
New Guinea
Cape Moem
Wewak
Guam
Tokyo
Marunouchi _ business
Washington
Marianas
Japan
20Th Air Force
U. S
Imperial Naaie
Tito's Natal Day Is Celebrated
In Trieste on May 25 civilians fled shelters as bursts of machinegun and rocket fire accompanied a Tito birthday celebration. Yugoslav troops staged a grand fireworks display while Partisans fired toward the sea and Eighth Army troops observed. Citizens, scarce on food, wondered when the political situation would improve and food supplies increase.
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Trieste
Marshal Tito
Three German POWs killed near Marshall Virginia
Baltimore dispatch reports three German prisoners of war were killed near Marshall Va when the truck carrying them struck a telegraph pole and tore down high tension wires. Three other prisoners were burned and John William Beck died rescuing them after stopping to aid the Germans.
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Baltimore
Comand
Marshal. Va
Tey
John William Beck
Culpeper
kKllire
Front
Royal Army
101st Airborne Captures Julius Streicher Near Waldring
Troops of the 101st Airborne Division led by Maj Henry G Plitt seized Julius Streicher the Nazi publisher at a farm near Waldring about 40 miles west of Berchtesgaden. Streicher described as the most fanatical persecutor of Jews.
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101St Airborne Division
Henry G. Plitt
New York City
Julius Streicher
Waldring
Berchtesgaden
International
Raids Continue Against Japan In Midday Strike
May 25. Mustang fighters from Iwo Jima and a small number of Super Fortresses raided the Tokyo Yokohama district for nearly an hour. Two B 29 mine laying expeditions were reported. About ten Superfortresses bombed Kyushu and Honshu coasts and laid mines. About 60 P 51s attacked formations of about 30 planes each. The Tokyo press said little damage was done.
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San Francisco
Iwo Jima
Tokyo-Yokohama
Japan
Domei
Dorel
Federal Communications Commission
Kyushu
Honshu
Tokyo
Undecided On Himmler Rites At Allied Held Germany
British Second Army reports undecided on holding a funeral for Heinrich Himmler in the presence of Allied controlled German leaders. Himmler’s body lay on a villa floor after his suicide by poison, awaiting coffin placement. Knight Ribbentrop remains unconfirmed in custody.
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Second Army
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Lueneburg
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Himmler
Tau
Bremervoerde
Hamburg
Infantry Expands Bulge Below Yonabaru on Okinawa Front
U S troops push the Seventh Infantry and 32nd Regiment deeper south of Yonabaru while 184th moves southwest to pressure Shuri. Marines seize Asate village as Naha fights through rubble and approaches Shuri. Japanese defenses appear to be shifting south as U S forces enclose Shuri.
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Hamilton W. Faron
Guam
Tenth Army
Fortress Shuri
Okinawa
Seventh Infantry
Yonabaru
Archibald W. Arnold
Shuri
Asate
96Th
Naha
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr
Leathernecks
Short
Asato
Archibald V. Arnold
7Th Division
Pedro A del Valle
Shuri Shuri
Andrew D. Bruce
77Th
Mercury Rise Expected This Weekend
The forecast covers May 26 to May 30 with showery periods across zones. Northern areas see showers Saturday Sunday with above normal highs Saturday and below normal readings Sunday Monday. southern zones expect showers Saturday Sunday and again Tuesday or Wednesday with near normal temperatures but below normal Sunday Monday.
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Loca
West Virginia
Stephens City Plans June 3 and 6 Graduation Exercises
Stephens City will hold commencement ceremonies at the Methodist Church on June 3 and 6. Principal Robert E. Aylor will award diplomas to 32 seniors, including three in the armed forces.
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Stephens City
Robert E Aylor
Marjorie Ann Anderson William Franklin Artrip
Edwin Carlisle Baughman
Audrey Lee Bayliss
Chac Rishard
Beren Bett
Lou Bachield
Nan
Mar Brumback
Stuart Mason Carbaugh
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Hodges
Courtney H. Hodgess
U. S. First Army
Atlanta
Medical Bureau For Veterans
C. S. Feltner
Green Chemical Co
Whities
Kindle
Bulletin
Ment Center
Tito
Natal
Marshall
Streicher
U. S. Infantry
Mercury
Gloria Lucille Carper
Marguerite Mae Clark
Mary Jane Cornwell Ruth Virginia Fisher Lillian Elizabeth Fluery
George Edward Fluery Harold Clinton Hartman Theresa Ellen Malone
Joseph Allen Molony
Ruth Elder Perry Mildred Virginia Racey
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George Lum Rosier, Jr
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Robert Rhodes
Charles Edward Sheetz
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