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World News Today brought to you by Admiral Corporation in behalf of Admiral Distributors and Dealers all over America and in many foreign lands. By shortwave broadcast direct from important overseas stations and leading news centers in our own country, CBS reporters are waiting to bring you the first-hand news from the world's political and battlefronts. Now here's Douglas Edwards. The B-29s were over

Tokyo again today dropping their huge bomb loads on JAP industry. It was the The fourth raid in ten days. The Japsay, about 70 of the big planes made the flight. They, of course, say damage was light. But a dispatch from Saipan reports their indications the attack was the most successful so far. Target was the Musa Shema plant of the Nakajima aircraft factory.

In Europe, the Americans have crossed the Tsar River. Further north, they've captured Vinnik, and the British have opened an attack on Venlo on the Moss. The Germans say they've evacuated mishcoats before the Russian drive in Hungary and in Italy, the British 8th Army is cut the main highway between Piaenza and Rabena.

Those are the highlights. Now details. Admiral, take you to CBS London, build downs reporting. Ten girls and men from all over Britain paraded the streets of London today to mark the passing of an era in this war against Germany.

Representative Home Guard units from every part of the United Kingdom paraded before the king for the last time in an official stand-down ceremony which in affects this band's Britain's civilian arm. There were tears in the eyes of many spectators as the long line of very old and very young men swung past.

They marched well. Every man was well equipped. It was a far cry from the days of 1940 after Dunkirk when the government issued a call to arms for all civilians. In that time, these same men, these civilians, took up shotguns and pitchforks and clubs to patrol Britain's vulnerable coastline.