Governor says gasoline supplies held for essential services
Gov. Coke R. Stevenson announced state agencies have measures to assure gasoline delivery if Gulf Coast refineries face a strike. He said storage is sufficient to supply perishables and essential services, with delivery possible from refineries, and noted preliminary steps to ensure supply. The trip to Junction, Kimble County marks his mother's 78th birthday anniversary.
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Coke R. Stevenson
Gulf Coast Area
Junction
Kimble County
Virginia Stevenson
Senators Balk at President's Demands
A rebellious Senate plans to pass a watered down states rights unemployment compensation bill, opposing President Truman. The measure extends state benefit duration with federal aid. two amendments to strike out governors' written aid requests and $200 travel pay for discharged workers are expected to fail. General Marshall testified on demobilization, predicting 450,000 soldiers released in September and 550,000 in October, with larger monthly releases thereafter.
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Senate
Truman
White House
Harley M. Kilgore
West Virginia
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Library of Congress
Capitol
General Marshall
Japan
Marshall
Congress
Army
War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
MacArthur
Korea
Pacific
B 29 Flight from Japan to Washington Falls Short
Lt. Gen. Barney M. Giles led three B 29s on a non stop attempt from Sapporo to Washington. Cold winds delayed them, forcing a fuel stop in Chicago after 26 hours 25 minutes and about 6,100 miles with 600 miles still to go. The mission tested endurance and potential for future Tokyo to Washington runs.
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Washington
Barney M. Giles
Giles
Sapporo
Japan
Chicago
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
United States Strategic Air Forces
Pacific
Mizutani
Finland Treaty Talks Head To Balkan Peace Issues
London reports the Big Five foreign ministers conference debated Finland's treaty as part of broader Balkan peace challenges. Dulles, adviser to the American delegation, weighs a touring report for the State Department while Britain and Russia dispute recognition of postwar governments in Romania Bulgaria and Hungary amid broader questions of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe.
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London
Big Five
Finland
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Byrnes
State Department
Britain
Russia
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Balkan
United States
Soviet Russia
Europe
Jury to Report in 47th District Court Monday Morning
Judge Henry S. Bishop announced that the criminal docket will be called in 47th District Court with a jury scheduled to report Monday at 9 o'clock. A panel of 100 men is being summoned for duty.
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47Th District Court
Henry S. Bishop
Jap Ambassador Says Militarists Tricked Him
Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, then Japan’s ambassador to the United States, says he did not know of the Pearl Harbor attack when presenting a note to Secretary Hull on December 4, 1941. He blames young fire eaters and responsible men in Japan for steering Nippon to war, and says he tried to avert hostilities but failed.
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Tory
Kichisaburo Nomura
United States
Pearl Harbor
Hull
Nippon
Japan
Martial Law Declared in South Indo China by British Force
In Saigon Sept 20 British forces proclaimed martial law in southern Indo China to curb anti French nationalists. Maj Gen Douglas D Gracey ordered arms to be forbidden outside Allied units and crimes against public order to be treated as military offenses. Gurkha patrols were posted to maintain control.
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Saigon
Indo- China
U.P
Indo-China
Douglas D. Gracey
Gracey
Bowles seeks power to set home price ceilings to curb inflation
Price Chief Chester Bowles said he will ask Congress for authority to cap ceiling prices on houses and building sites to prevent an inflationary boom and future bust. Reconversion Chief John Sny der lifts home construction restrictions on Oct 15, with Bowles fearing speculative building will break inflation defenses. Bowles said Snyder agrees on plans for housing price control to protect Americans hoping for postwar homes.
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Chester Bowles
Congress
John S. Snyder
Bowles
Snyder
Weather Tricks Panhandle Citizens
Old Man Weather played tricks on Panhandle residents as the forecast cooled to 43 degrees but winds from northeast to southeast kept a 49 degree low. The weatherman predicts warmer, partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Friday with slim rainfall and no significant precipitation in sight.
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Panhandle
Weather outlook for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon tonight and Friday across Amarillo and vicinity. Widely scattered showers in mountains this afternoon and evening. Warmer northeast portion this afternoon. Low tonight 35 in mountains, 40 to 50 north, 50 to 60 south. High Friday 75 to 85 north and 85 to 95 south. 24 hour temperatures: high 71, low 49, noon 70.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Regal Co Real Estate and Loans Brief
Regal Company announces real estate and loan services offering property purchases, mortgages, and financing options. Provided by Regal Co with contact avenues for inquiries and service details.
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Regal Co
British Rule in Hong Kong After Japanese Surrender
In Hong Kong British forces swiftly disarmed and confined all Japanese troops and sailors, routing them to concentration camps and forcing road repairs and base cleanup. Unlike the cautious American approach in Korea and Japan, British troops seized power rapidly with RAF and Marines stripping arms and running essential services.
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James PF
McGlincy
Hong Kong
U.P
Korea
Kowloon
China
Landon Criticizes Slow Demobilization as Shameful
Alf M. Landon charged that acting State Secretary Acheson hinted at weak foreign policy and blamed the administration for the shamfully slow demobilization of citizen army. The statement came in Topeka Kansas amid postwar debate.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Acheson
Douglas MacArthur
China Seeks $945 Million for Relief Aid
Chungking Sept 20 The Chinese central government has requested the United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration to allot 945 million dollars for China relief.
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Chungking
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
China
Beahan Details Nagasaki Mission and Alternate Target
Capt. Kermit K. Beahan of Houston recounts that weather and enemy fire nearly prevented the Nagasaki mission while an alternate target was abandoned for weather reasons. He notes flak and fighters trailed his B 29 to the secondary target as observers arrived from Japan after the flight.
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Washington
Kermit K. Heahan
Houston
Nagasaki
Beahan
Hiroshima
Japan
Decree legalizes MacArthur orders as Third Fleet sails home
Japan moves to enforce occupation orders after privy council approves imperial decree in Emperor Hirohito's presence. Third Fleet leaves Tokyo Bay for Pearl Harbor and West/East Coast port arrivals for Navy Day on October 27. Fleets include Iowa Wisconsin South Dakota Alabama and Ticonderoga with Halsey rejoining at Pearl Harbor.
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Japan
MacArthur
Hirohito
Tokyo Bay
Adm
Raymond A. Spruance
Fifth Fleet
United States
MBS
Iowa
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Alabama
Colorado
West Virginia
Ticonderoga
Lght
Amsterdam
Vicksburg
Tucson
Mansfield
Lyman
Swenson
Maddox
Blue
Samuel N. Moore
Collett
Tuasig
Brush
Texas
Arkansas
Nevada
Okinawa
Pearl Harbor
William F. Halsey
Tokyo
John F. Shafroth
Battleship Squadron 2
Third Fleet
Spruance
Halsey
Yomiuri Hochi
Nakajima
Pacific
Chiba
Shafroth
O. C. Badger
I. C. Lowell
O. M. Read
C. A. F. Sprague
L. J. Tiltse
Cruiser Division
J. P. Wombie
Task Flotilla
T. H. Hederman
Destroyer Squadron
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