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July 12, 1945

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Headlines from July 12, 1945

AIR BLOW AT JAPAN SHIFTS TO KYUSHU; TOKYO IS WORRIED; Enemy Radio Predicts a New Landing, Sees Battle of Homeland Drawing Near SILENCE SHROUDS FLEET Ryukyus Hit Anew--Foe Says 200 British Carrier Planes Strike Off Sumatra Strong Forces" in New Attack Cargo Ships Strafed AIR BLOW AT JAPAN SHIFTS TO KYUSHU

By W.h. Lawrence By Wireless To the New York Times

Tokyo radio sees further US air raids as prelude to invasion; US planes hit Miyazaki airfield, Kyushu, and Injujo airfields, Tanega Is; damage shipping off Honshu; damage to Jap cities and indus plants in recent B-29 strikes listed

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Butch Hancock

1945Butch Hancock, American country-folk singer-songwriter and musician[†]

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Notable Deaths

Boris Galerkin

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