U S Plan for 25 Year German Demobilization Proposal
Secretary Byrnes outlined a 25 year postwar control plan for Germany at the Paris talks. The scheme envisioned joint U S Britain Russia and France to demobilize and demilitarize the Reich, curb munitions, and allow periodic inspections. The proposal aimed to ease Stalin’s fears and included a possible renewal after 25 years. Moscow pressed for a friendly Polish government as a western buffer and Balkan economic-military integration.
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Byrnes
U. S
Germany
Paris Conference of Foreign Ministers
Reich
Britain
Russia
France
Stalin
Moscow
Balkan
Weather and war notes mix in early postwar reports
Weather across the United States shows varied conditions with rain deficits in the Midwest and drought concerns in Minnesota and the Dakotas, while heavy rains relieve drought in the Rockies. Cotton crops face a record low yield, and Tojo faces war crimes indictments tied to Potsdam declarations as allies push for accountability.
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U. S
Minnesota
South Dakota
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Diphtheria boy revived twice in Rome hospital
A three year old Alfredo Marsili in a Rome hospital stopped breathing twice. Medics revived him first with adrenaline and throat tubes, then again with artificial respiration after the tubes were dislodged during washing by a nurse.
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Rome
Italy
Alfredo Marsili
Complete Trial Needed To Legally Outlaw War
In the Nuernberg trials, Justice Jackson explains the long process is not only about punishing a few criminals but creating a comprehensive legal record to establish aggressive warfare as an international crime. He argues the tribunal aims to set a precedent to outlaw war, with local courts potential future actions for those not convicted here.
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WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W. Washington
BD. C
Jackson
Nuernberg
ALS
Army
Special Courier Service
Washington
Supreme Court
Allied Military Tribunal
Operation Justice
Belsen
Streicher
S. Gauleiter
Nazi Party
United Nations
Singapore
Stuyvesant
Ciro's
Park Central
Garden Restaurant
Stock Exchange
Bronx
Bilbo
Mark Twain
Marecus Aurelius
Helicopters for Forest Fires Tested at March Field
March Field pilots tested Army egg-beaters in Angeles National Forest to assess helicopter use for fire control. If successful, a forest service fleet may follow, enabling fighters to reach hot spots in one hop. Tests, overseen by David P. Godwin and Lt. Col. Rollo Lawrence, compare rotorcraft to smoke jumpers and plan summer details on fire-suppressant bombing.
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March Field
Calif
Angeles National Forest
Forest Service
Aira
Maine
Tennessee
Far West
Missoula
Mont
David P. Godwin
Division of Fire Control
United States Forest Service
Washington
Rollo Lawrence
Army Air Force
San Francisco
Fred W. Milam
Meron
Ind
The Easy Job On The Baseball Infield Debate
An extended debate among players from the Cardinals, Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, Indians and others identifies third base as the easiest position, with first base also deemed soft, while catcher and pitcher are hard. The piece notes historic greats at first and second while third has fewer legends, and highlights the box score as a concise league record.
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Cardinals
Yankees
Red Sox
Tigers
Indians
Charley Comiskey
Hal Chase
Hal
Fred Tenney
Frank Chance
Stuffy McInnis
George Sisler
Lou Gehrig
Bill Terry
Fifth Avenue Aisle of Glamour and Gossip Through Time
The piece roams through New York City’s Fifth Avenue noting its evolution from a war era Avenue of the Allies to a bustling international hub. It highlights landmarks like the Metropolitan and Frick Museums, Radio City, and grand hotels, plus anecdotes about John Barrymore, Jed Harris, Heywood Broun, and cultural vignettes from bars and theaters, painting a vivid period portrait.
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Fifth Avenue
Treasure Island
Metropolitan
Frick
Empire State
Radio City
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Cointern Newspaper Union
Reich Curb
Austria
Greece
Yugoslavia
Mussolini
King Cotton
Crop Reporting Board
International War Crimes Tribunal
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
Ichiro Kiyose
Roosevelt
Churchill
Kiyose
Japan
Keenan
Chats
Molotov
Center
Bidault
Racine, Wis
Menge
Washington Digest
Backhage
Charles Evans Hughes
White House
Truman
McCarthy
Joe
Stimwells
Bill Dickey
Lajoie
Collins
Evers
Frisch
Hornsby
Gordon
Doerr
Honus Wagner
Shortstop
Bancroft
Jennings
Tinker
Long
Wallace
Wagner
Jimmy Collins
Pie Traynor
Art Devlin
Heinie Groh
Red Rolfe
Bill Bradley
Marion
United States
Grantland Rice
Menhattan
New York
John Barrymore
Barrymore
Westminster Abbey
Jed Harris
Hollywood
Louis B. Mayer
Jed
Mayer
Harris
Heywood Broun
Braun
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur
Charlie Chaplin
Harry Wagstaff Gribble
Anna Lucasta
Alec Woollcott
Alec
Atlantic City
Woollcott
T. Weatherly
Barn Sas i
Sinus Si Lly
Lewas
Salous
Ano. Sieg
Malliaan
Kelly-Springfield
Kemp Service CO
Slooz City
Lew
Aca
Wie
Bioux City
Iowa
W. J. Haubrich
Mapleton
Sewell Manufacturing Co
East Hennepin
Atlantic
Minneapolis
Misa
Missouri
New
Squire Land and Loan. CO
Aberdeen
South
Milligan & Son
Sioux City
Wahlert & Guntzler
Saint Louis
St. Ji
St. Joseph
Owl's-Thin
Lydia B. Pinkham
Auch Capea
Pinkham
WNU
Doan
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