Soviet People Don't Want War Says Uncensored Tour Writer
American writer John Strohm reports that Soviet citizens crave peace and better living, recounting a 4000 mile unedited journey through Byelorussia Ukraine and the Caucasus. He notes food scarcity low wages and widespread labor dedication, with gratitude toward the United States for aid and UNRRA shipments.
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Moscow
Byelorussia
Ukraine
Caucasus
Russia
Stalin
New York
Bvyeorussia
America
Studebaker
Stalingrad
United States
U. S
Soviet Union
U.S
Metropol
Tass
Truman
Pravda
John Strohm
American Agricultural Editors’ Association
Stilwell Refused Treatment to Lead War Effort
New York dispatch recalls General Stilwell's four year refusal to rest for medical advice. He kept fighting in China Burma India theater despite doctors warning of liver trouble years ahead. Known as Uncle Joe to his CBI troops, he endured many brushes with death before withdrawal and later took command on Okinawa after Chiang Kai-shek's insistence.
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Nikolai
Caucasus
Black Sea
Associated Press
China-Burma-India
Southeast Asia
Charles A. Grumich
New York
Joe Stilwell
Chungking
Stilwell
Burma
China
Chiang
Okinawa
Simon Bolivar Bruckner
CBI
Uncle Joe
Morgan Charges Democratic Leaders in Oklahoma Funds Case
Carl Morgan Republican state chairman accuses the Democratic administration of Ruthless operations in collecting campaign funds from state employees. He cites the dismissal of Jack T. Roberts a highway department draftsman for spending too much time away from work amid alleged coercive fundraising and political pressure.
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Oklahoma City
Carl Morgan
Republican State Committee
Oklahoma
Morgan
State Highway Department
Jack T. Roberts
Roberts
H. E. Bailey
Roy Parker
Statehouse
Democratic Party
Jack Roberts
Robert
Crable
Bennett
Holloway
Nance
Kerr Declines Nomination for Agriculture Secretary
Oklahoma Governor Robert S. Kerr said he is not a candidate for the cabinet post of secretary of agriculture. Kerr dismissed a Wall Street Journal report that Secretary Clinton Anderson would depart the Truman cabinet early in 1947, noting he has been mentioned for various roles including secretary of the interior.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Wall Street Journal
Clinton Anderson
Kerr
Interior
Infantry Company Promotes Several Members
In the regular meetings of the Company C National Guard unit of the 180 Infantry of the 45th Division last week several promotions were made. Promotions include Bill Gray M C Arnett Alan Kasserman Harley Staffee and C V Koontz from private first class to sergeant. Bob Roundtree Homer C Carney Lester Fitzpatrick and James C Clark promoted to corporal. Private first class promotions went to Wesley Hall Rex Watson Bill Archer and Harold Smith. Enlistments included Melton Rice Glen Rice Thomas Ivanhoe and others. Captain John B. Lucas requests veterans and non veterans aged 18 to 35 to contact officers for enlistment. Officers include Capt Lucas Lt Tribbey Lt Ball Sgt Craig McBroom Sgt Duara Willoughby and Sgt Harley P Steffe. Interested joiners should attend regular meetings at the Armory north of Ada.
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Company C National Guard
Bill Gray
M. C. Arnett
Alan Kasserman
Harley Staffee
C. V. Koontz
Bob Roundtree
Homer C. Carney
Lester Fitzpatrick
James C. Clark
Wesley Hall
Rex Watson
Bill Archer
Harold Smith
Ada
Hansen Takes Over Early As City Manager of This City
W. T. Hansen began work in Ada as city manager, arriving with his wife and child. He plans to standardize water meters, inspect and reorganize equipment, pursue preventive maintenance, and push for unified city vehicle coloring while weighing plans for lights and city projects. He met department heads and requested priority lists of needed equipment.
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W. T. Hansen
Ada
Monterrey
Calif
Luke B. Dodds
Hansen
Aldridge Hotel
Army
Jackson and Black Speak Again in Court Corridor Meeting
Supreme Court Justices Jackson and Black, once at odds after Jackson’s June criticism in Germany, briefly faced each other in the corridor outside their offices. They exchanged smiles and joined seven colleagues for the opening session wearing robes.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson
Hugo
Black
Germany
Governor Kerr transfers funds to Taft Negro institution
Governor Robert S. Kerr authorized a $23,000 transfer from his emergency fund to the consolidated Negro institution at Taft. The funds cover maintenance food and clothing through June 30 1947 due to shortages in the institution's regular budget caused by high prices.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Consolidated Negro Institution
Taft
Surgeon Flies to Treat Quick Appendectomy in Ada
A rapid medical rescue begins with a phone call to Dr. W G Peterson at the Suey Clinic. He flies to Denison to meet Herbert Peterson suffering severe tummy pain and a suspected appendicitis. An emergency operation removes the appendix and Herbert resumes walking within a day. Four days later he is flown back to his Ada home.
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W. G. Peterson
Suey Clinic
Herb
Herbert Peterson
Denison
Texas
Ada
Peterson
Gl's in Occupation Question German Mercy Policy
A Berlin dispatch reports puzzled American soldiers in the Occupation Army asking whether to be lenient toward Germans and whether wartime sentences affect guilt. The piece cites a Red Cross canteen conversation, a Berlin exit permit story, a Bremerhaven German children gift plan, and a Berlin ping pong event as examples of conflicting policies.
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Richard Kasischke
Berlin
Red Cross
Stars and Stripes
America
Bremerhaven
WACS
Army
Goverment
Austria
Leutenant
Poland
Had His Way After All Hiring Midget
Trenton N J October 12 a painting contractor D Agostino hired a non union midget to paint an underside of the Lee avenue bridge. Local 301 AFL painters demanded a union midget arrive within two hours or the job would stall. No union midget appeared and Carl Schielke returned to work.
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Trenton
N. J
Dewey PD
Agsotino
Lee Avenue
Painters Union
AFL
D'Agostino
Carl Schielke
Windsor
Schielke
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Kiselev
Ordzhonikidze Rest Home
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Turkey Neck
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Ada News
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Army of Occupation
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