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Australians Secure
3-Mile Beachhead
On Borneo
MANILA, July 3 — </P) — The
Seventh Australian division at
Balikpapan secured three miles
of beach east of the Borneo oil
port, and have driven inland twen
ty-five hundred yards against stif
fening enemy resistance General
MacArthur announced.
The Australians are striking for
the town’s airfields, military
prizes which would bare Japan’s
remaining East Indies positions to
close attack by Allied planes.
American bombers and fighters
gave close support to the ground
forces, and carrier-based planes
hit nemy road transportation in
land. One American plane was
lost, but ground forces losses con
tinue light. The capture of a low
hill on the Aussie left flank ended
Jap mortar and machinegun har
assing fire there.
Continued gunning by the Yank
Seventh fleet silenced the remain
ing Jap coastal batteries. The in
vaders have not yet taken the
Balikpapan industrial area, but
refineries and oil tank farms ap
pear in total ruin. The city is still
smoke shrouded and shot by flame
from the shells and bombs rained
on it.
More troops and supplies are
pouring ashore from the invasion
fleet of three hundred ships.
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j Harry Hopkins 111,
Unable To Attend
j Big Three Meeting
WASHINGTON, July 3—(i«P)—
Because of ill health Harry Hop
kins will not accompany Presi
dent Truman to the coming Big
Three conference in Europe,
Whitehouse press secretary Ross
said.
He said an exchange of letters
between Presidnt Truman and
Hopkins, relating to Hopkins’ fu
ture would be made public later,
but wouldn’t discuss the nature of
the correspondence. He admitted
that they indicate he might be
leaving the government.
Proclamation
To commemorate the signing of the Declaration of
Independence, I Edward M. Seidenverg, Mayor of
Nome, do proclaim Wednesday, the 4th day of July,
1945, a holiday, and urge all persons within the City
on that day to lay aside their customary occupations
and join together in celebrating the anniversary in a
fitting and lawful manner. All places of business are
urged to co-operate by remaining closed.
EDWARD M. SEIDENVERG,
Mayor of Nome.
Russian Troops
Moving Out Of
Occupied
PRAGUE, July 3—(/P)— Russian
occupation troops started moving
out of Prague yesterday and it is
expected all will be gone by to
morrow except administrative of
ficers and the guard at the air
port.
Russians are regrouping at the
borders of Czechoslovakia and re
ducing the occupation area. The
Czechs meanwhile are pressing an
energetic mobilization program,
obviously hoping to convince the
occupying powers, American as
well as Russia, that they can take
care of any conceivable emergen
cy themselves.
Oscar Benavides
President Of Peru
Dies, Heart Attack
LIMA, Peru, July 3 — <fl>) —
Former President Oscar Benavi
des, 69, died in a hospital after
suffering from a heart attack.