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  2. BRITISH WAR EFFORT

    LONDON. Thursday.—Reviewing Britain's war effort, the greatest of any nation in the world, The Times pointed out that 22,000,000 people in ...

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  3. ADMIRAL PROMOTED

    LONDON, Thursday.—Admiral Sir James Somerville has been promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, and appointed head of the British ...

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  4. Marshal Stalin Says Destruction of Reich Not Sought by Russia

    MOSCOW, Thursday.—Following a 30-salvo solute by 2000 Red Army guns in Moscow yesterday, Marshal Stalin broadcast his Victory Day message to the Soviet Union. "Germany is completely smashed; the great day of victory has arrived," Stalin Union would never rise again—the exact opposite has happened. But we ...

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  5. 400 SUPERFORTS HAMMER JAPAN

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—More then 400 Superfortresses from the Marianas were over Japan early today in the biggest attack yet made on ...

    Article : 128 words
  6. GIGANTIC SCHEME TO WITHDRAW AMERICANS

    WASHINGTON. Thursday.—The crack British liners Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth will be used in the transport of 3,000,000 American ...

    Article : 110 words
  7. Award for Eisenhower

    PARIS, Thursday.—The Croix de Liberation has been awarded to the Allied Supreme Commander, General Eisenhower, by General de Gaulle. ...

    Article : 62 words
  8. SAMAL INVADED BY AMERICANS

    MANILA, Thursday.—Sweeping across Davao Gulf, Mindanao, in a shore to shore movement, units of the US 24th Division have landed on ...

    Article : 140 words
  9. NZ TROOPS CAPTURED TRIESTE

    LONDON, Thursday.—Trieste was captured by NZ troops under the command of Lieutenant General Freyberg, VC, and not by the Yugoslav Fourth Army, the British Minister of State, Mr Richard Law, said in the House of Commons following the confusion caused by Tito's claim. ...

    Article : 185 words
  10. 16,000 US Casualties in Okinawa Battles

    GUAM, Thursday.—American losses on Okinawa now total 16,000 killed, wounded, and missing, Admiral-Mimitz announced from his Guam head ...

    Article : 119 words
  11. NINTH DIVISION INFANTRY TAKE HILL NEAR SECOND BIG OILFIELD

    MANILA, Thursday.—Australian Ninth Division infantrymen have captured Api Hill, north of the airfield on Tarakan, and are on the fringe of Djoeata oilfield. They now hold six square miles of Tarakan including the airfield, five miles of the coast, and have driven three miles inland. ...

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  12. 20,000 PRISONERS BACK IN BRITAIN

    LONDON. Thursday.—More than 20.000 British, American, and French prisoners. of war were brought back to Britain by plane for yesterday's ...

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  13. British 14th Army Wiping Out Trapped Jap Groups

    KANDY. Thursday.—More than 20,000 Japs still west of the Irrawaddy are being hunted down by British 14th Army tanks and infantry. ...

    Article : 143 words
  14. "Australians Not Using Inferior Equipment"

    MANILA. Thursday.—"I am at a loss to understand statements that the Australian troops are using, inferior equipment. The Tarakan operation has ...

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  15. King Leopold Was Held Behind Barbed Wire

    LONDON, Thursday.—King Leopold was held prisoner in a chateau in Austria behind barbed wire and kept in complete seclusion after his removal ...

    Article : 107 words
  16. Tokio Says Allies to Use Remnants of German Navy

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—Tokio Radio is now speculating on the possibility of the remnants of the German Navy being used by the Allies in the ...

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  17. LIBERATORS POUND BIG AIRPORT NEAR SAIGON

    MANILA, Thursday.—Escorted Liberators over Saigon. French Indo-China, have raided Thu-dau-mot airport, while Mitchells, in low-level sweeps, ...

    Article : 102 words
  18. Mr Curtin is Making Satisfactory Progress

    CANBERRA. Thursday.—The Prime Minister's doctor announced this morning that Mr. Curtin was making satisfactory progress, but would have to ...

    Article : 47 words
  19. Goering Tried to Displace Hitler

    LONDON, Thursday.—After he had told Hitler on April 24 at Berchtesgaden that he was going to take over control of all German land, sea, and air forces, and negotiate with the Allies for a surrender "to bring an end to this bloody debacle," Field Marshal Goering was accused of high treason by Hitler, arrested by. SS guards and condemned to death by the Fuhrer, but escaped before the execution could be carried out. ...

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  20. MOLOTOV ON WAY BACK TO RUSSIA

    SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.—Before returning to Moscow from San Francisco. the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Molotov, refused to discuss the ...

    Article : 101 words
  21. WEYGAND ARRESTED

    PARIS, Thursday.—General Weygand, who replaced General Gamelin after the German breakthrough at Sedan in 1940. and released at Konigsberg ...

    Article : 56 words
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