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  2. OFFICIAL DENIAL

    ROME, Wednesday.—The British Embassy at Rome has officially denied the report that Mr. Churchill, who is at present holidaying in Italy, had a ...

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  3. US NOT OPPOSED

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—The US Secretary of State, Mr. James Byrnes, said yesterday that the US Government was not opposed to the Soviet ...

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  4. TIMOR WILL SURRENDER TO AUSTRALIANS

    The Japanese in Dutch Timor will surrender to an Australian force under Brigadier Lewis Dyke. It is expected that the terms of surrender will be signed by Brigadier Dyke and the local Japanese commander on the quarterdeck of the veteran survey ship, HMAS Moresby, in Koepang harbour. Brigadier Dyke's force was in ...

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  5. TOKIO OCCUPATION ON FRIDAY

    MANILA, Wednesday.—The occupation of Tokio will be effected on Saturday by the First US Cavalry Division commanded by Major General Chase. This was the division which was first to enter Manila. It is expected that General MacArthur will arrive in .Tokio with the division. ...

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  6. HUGE INCREASE IN BRITISH WAGES

    LONDON, Wednesday. —An official survey of industrial wages in England shows that they have increased by 75 per cent since 1938. Women's wages have almost doubled ...

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  7. SPAIN TOLD TO EVACUATE TANGIER

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The Spanish Government has been informed by the British Ambassador in Madrid on behalf of the Four Power conference ...

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  8. MISSING SYDNEY RADIO ANNOUNCER SAFE AFTER ESCAPE FROM JAPS

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Charles Cousens, former Sydney radio announcer and member of the Eighth Division captured in Malaya, who had made numerous broadcasts from Tokio in the past three years, cabled his wife in Sydney on Monday. ...

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  9. DE GAULLE BROADCASTS ON ELECTION EVE

    PARIS. Wednesday. — General. de Gaulle broadcast today to the people of France on the eve of the French general election ...

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  10. Hungarian Aristocrats Open Cafes

    BUDAPEST. Wednesday.—Dispassessed Hungarian aristocrats have been forced to open cafes after the Russians carved up vast estates into 50 ...

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  11. NEW DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY

    LONDON. Wednesday.—The King has created two new decorations for service in Burma, the Burma Gallantry Medal and the Order of Burma. ...

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  12. BRITISH LAND AT SINGAPORE: CONTACT WITH JAPS IN BORNEO

    RANGOON, Wednesday.—British and Indian troops have landed at Singapore. First news of this came from Singapore radio which also reported that no incidents occurred during the operation. It also stated that the radio station was found intact and a further statement would be made later. ...

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  13. RAF ARRIVES IN HONG KONG

    HONG KONG HONG KONG, Wednesday. — About 3000 members of the RAF, including construction units, have arrived at Hong Kong aboard the Canadian ...

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  14. Hess Not Aware He Is War Criminal

    LONDON,— Wednesday.—Rudolf Hess is still unaware that his name is included in the list of war criminals. It is reliably stated that his mentality ...

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  15. VASSILEVSKY ARRIVES IN HARBIN

    MOSCOW, Wednesday. — The commander in chief of the Soviet. Far Eastern army, Marshal Vassilevsky, has arrived in Harbin, Manchuria. ...

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  16. FREYBERG NEW G-G OF NEW ZEALAND

    LONDON. Wednesday. — The King has announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Sir Bernard Freyberg, VC. as Governor General of ...

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  17. Heavy US Casualties

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday. — United States war losses in Europe and the Pacific were 252,885 killed. 651,218 wounded. 43,969 missing and 122,747 taken ...

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  18. ALLIED CORRESPONDENTS SEE HIROHITO OPEN SPECIAL SESSION OF JAP DIET

    TOKIO, Wednesday.—Fifty Allied war correspondents saw the Japanese Emperor read the rescript opening the extraordinary session of the Diet yesterday. The Emperor called on the Japanese people to surmount the hardships attending the termination of the war, establish a peaceful state ...

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  19. NO GOVERNMENT POST FOR MACARTHUR

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday. — Rum-ours spreading in America that General MacArthur is to be called home and made Secretary of War in ...

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  20. Britons Invent Cheap Reaper And Thresher

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Two British engineers, after two years experiment, have invented a combined reaper and thresher which can be produced for little more ...

    Article : 56 words
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