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July 23, 1945

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Headlines from July 23, 1945

FOE'S FUEL SLASHED; 75 to 100 B-29's Batter Ube Synthetic Plant in Pre-Dawn Strike 490-TON BLOW IS DEALT Mustangs From Iwo Attack Osaka Area--MacArthur's Fliers Range Asiatic Coast 'SUPERFORTS' BOMB HONSHU OIL WORKS Foe Smashed in Amoy Harbor Matsuwa Attack From Aleutians

By Wireless To the New York Times

US fighter planes rip Osaka area

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THRUST WINS HEAD OF BALIK PAPAN BAY; Australian Amphibious Move Gains 6-Mile Beachhead and Control of Entire Harbor THRUST WINS HEAD OF BALIK PAPAN BAY

By Lindesay Parrott By Wireless To the New York Times

Australians land at head of Balik Papan Bay and establish 6-mi beachhead between Tempadung and Berangu to gain control of entire harbor; encounter no Jap opposition; 7th Fleet rocket ships blast Jap barge hideout on Riko River; Allied planes bomb Toboli, Celebes; US PT-boats sink 2 barges off Halmahera

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Petain on Trial for Treason Today; Churchill Expected Shifted to Cell in Palace of Justice In London for Result; PETAIN ON TRIAL IN TREASON TODAY Court Is a Crowded Arena New Locks Put on Doors 4 Former Premiers to Testify

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Churchill and Attlee expected to return from Potsdam 3-power conf to await election results

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BIG THREE CONTINUE MEETINGS IN EFFORT TO CLOSE THIS WEEK; Common Policy on Governing Germany Expected to Be Announced Soon TRUMAN AT TWO SERVICES President Attends Protestant and Catholic Gatherings for Troops on Guard Stalin Gives Dinner BIG THREE CONTINUE POTSDAM MEETING Russian Ultimatum Seen

By Raymond Daniell By Wireless To the New York Times

Big 3 continue confs in effort to close this wk; rept expected soon; Truman attends Protestant and Cath services for troops; Stalin gives dinner for Truman and Churchill; Churchill at Ger Chancellery illus

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War News Summarized

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ships and troops due, NY POE, from Eur, 1 day, listed

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Notable Births

1945Edward Gregson, English composer and educator^[†]

Edward Gregson is an English composer of instrumental and choral music, particularly for brass and wind bands and ensembles, as well as music for the theatre, film, and television. He was also principal of the Royal Northern College of Music.

1945Jon Sammels, English footballer^[†]

Jonathon Charles Sammels is an English former footballer.

Historical Events

1945The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin.^[†]

Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain, better known as Marshal Pétain, was a French military officer who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II.