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Eisenhower returns 9th Army to Bradley 12th Army Group command
US Sen silver group, probably holding balance on legis, seeks silver recognition as monetary metal; exec branch officials see bargaining; Bretton Woods pact silver study provision cited; Mex and other silver-producing countries seek recognition; Sen McCarran cites Sen group confs with R Boothby, ABA pres Burgess and H D White
ALLIED COMMAND: US Joint Chiefs of Staff announce apptmt of Gen MacArthur and Adm Nimitz as comdrs, respectively, of US Army and Navy forces in Pacific theatre; importance of apptmts noted; Gen Arnold's status as comdr of 20th Air Force unchanged; text
Dist Atty Hogan denounces his refusal to testify at Fay-Bove extortion trial
1945Rodney Bickerstaffe, English trade union leader (died 2017)[†]
Rodney Kevan Bickerstaffe was a British trade unionist. He was General Secretary of the National Union of Public Employees (1982–1993) and UNISON (1996–2001), Britain's largest trade union at the time. He later became president of the UK National Pensioners Convention (2001–2005).
1945Peter Hill, English journalist[†]
Peter Hill is a British journalist and a former editor of the Daily Express.
1945World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.[†]
Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo Canton, containing the city of Sarajevo and nearby municipalities, is home to 413,593 inhabitants. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southeastern Europe.
1945World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.[†]
The Battle of Slater's Knoll was fought between Australian and Japanese forces on Bougainville Island during the Second World War. Part of the Bougainville campaign, the battle occurred as a force of about 3,300 Japanese from the Japanese 6th Division, including artillery and other supporting elements, launched a counterattack against the main Australian offensive which had been pushing south towards Buin, concentrating their attacks on Slater's Knoll near the Puriata River. The Australian troops belonged to the 7th Brigade, with the 25th Infantry Battalion being the most heavily engaged, although the 9th Infantry Battalion and the 61st Infantry Battalion also took part in the fighting.