War of nerves aimed at Japs
Next move may be made by Russia
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CHUNGKING, China (UP) – The Chinese communiqué tonight reported that Kweilin, the former great American air base city in Kwangsi Province, has been recaptured by Chinese forces.
The reoccupation of the city was completed at 10 p.m. yesterday, the communiqué reported, by troops under the command of Gen. Tang En-po.
Jap forces were reported fleeing to the northeast with Chinese in hot pursuit in hope of annihilating the Japs.
Document found ordering police to take no action against civilians in killings
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HOLLYWOOD, California (UP) – Lawrence Tierney, 26, best known for his movie role as gangster John Dillinger, was serving a 10-day jail sentence today on his third conviction for drunkenness in less than three months.
Tierney was sentenced by Judge Cecil D. Holland, who had fined him $25 May 2 and again June 5. Police arrested Tierney for the third time yesterday.
Colonel emphasizes they started war
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A Jap propaganda broadcast said today that 10 American prisoners of war were killed and five others were missing ss a result of a B-29 Superfortress raid on Kawasaki, an industrial suburb of Tokyo, Wednesday night.
The broadcast said the victims were inmates of a prisoner-of-war camp at Kawasaki. Nine others were said to have been injured in the bombing.