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King regime wins; over-all Liberal majority indicated; Cooperative Commonwealth Fed badly beaten; Min McNaughton loses; violence in Montreal reptd
Buckner demands surrender of remaining Japanese, Okinawa; army units gain 2 positions on top of Yaeju-Dake escarpment; take Hill 95; marines drive south along west coast; Jap pocket on Oroku Peninsula reduced to area 1 mi sq; Japanese fight savagely; are reptd using phosphorous shells; ignore Buckner surrender demand; marines assault Hill 69; capture Hills 62 and 53; map
Aluminum allotment noted; other materials and manpower shortage seen delaying production
Gen Eisenhower says non-fraternization policy has been relaxed in regard to young children
1945Pat Jennings, Northern Irish footballer and coach[†]
Patrick Anthony Jennings is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is widely recognised as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the sport and was nominated for the Ballon d'Or in 1973, 1975 and 1985.