Army sizes debated as Johnson demands 3 million cap
Sen John Johnson accuses War Department of resisting a cut from 8 million to 3 million in military strength, citing a May 5 staff recommendation for Japan campaign. He urges Congress to force a realistic force level by Jan 1, 1947, amid claims of waste and inflexible policy. David McKelvey White, 42, executive secretary of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, dies of a heart attack in New York.
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Budgets foresee 20 billion cut in war spending next year
The Budget Bureau projects war spending to fall to 70 billion dollars in the coming fiscal year, down from 90 billion in 1945, with total federal outlays near 85 billion versus 100 billion last year. If war ends early, larger cuts follow and unemployment hinges on reconversion plans.
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Budget Bureau
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More Butter for Civilians This Month
Secretary Anderson announced August butter for civilians will total about 100 million pounds, up from 90 million. A boosted production in July and anticipated August output, plus reduced military demand, contribute to the extra supply.
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Agriculture Anderson
OPA
Chester Bowles
Denmark
U. S
Europe
Anderson
Synthetic Rubber Keeps Automobiles on Road
James J. Newman, B. F. Goodrich vice president, said more than half of the estimated 100 million automobile wheels on highways are on synthetic rubber. The survey of recapping and new-tire sales over 200 months shows substantially all passenger-car tires and about 85 percent of camelback retreading and recapping since fall 1943 were made with synthetic rubber.
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James J.newman
B. F. Goodrich
Newman
Study of 2000 mph engines begins at NACA lab
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics announces completion of a supersonic wind tunnel at Cleveland Airport for fundamental research on propulsion at speeds up to and beyond 2000 miles per hour. Composer Pietro Mascagni dies at 82 in Rome from bronchial pneumonia and arteriosclerosis.
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National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Rome
Pietro Mascagni
Monument to for London freedom era of the common man
Prof. Harold J. Laski, chairman of the Labor Party's national executive, proclaims an era of the common man in Britain after sweeping electoral victory. He outlines nationalization aims starting with the 250 year old Bank of England, then coal, transport, and iron and steel, framing them as completing four freedoms.
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London
Harold J. Laski
Labor Party
Britain
Labor
England
Laski
Bank of England
Franklin Fei
Roosevelt
Great Britain Accuses Laval
The British issue an official statement accusing Pierre Laval of plotting to drag Britain into war with the Vichy government in the fall. Laval, under arrest in Paris on collaboration charges, faced the confrontation today.
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London
UPI
Pierre Laval
Paris
Britain
Potsdam Conference ends in cordial atmosphere
The Big Three Truman Attlee and Stalin closed the Potsdam Conference with a cordial joint communique. Observers in London noted possible agreement on Poland's western frontier but official confirmation was scarce. There was speculation about coordinated Soviet military plans and lingering postwar strategy in Europe and Asia.
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Itala
Historc
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Attlee
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Europe
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Cecilienhof
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London
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Oder River
Berlin
Wounded Vet Shoots Three Nazi Prisoners
Camp Carson authorities continued an investigation into the fatal shooting of three German prisoners of war by Pvt. Harold W. Garland of Columbus Indiana a wounded overseas veteran assigned to guard duty. Garland shot the prisoners in a field near Ovid Colorado yesterday fearing they were about to attack him.
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Columbus
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Ovid
Cincinnati Strike Referred to War Labor Board
George H. Bell national conciliation commissioner said he referred the General Motors Chevrolet plant labor dispute at Norwood to the War Labor Board in Cleveland after deadlock with United Automobile Workers. Picket lines at the suburban plant were restored yesterday. Hedda Starr, 58, of Columbus, died from injuries after a Lake Shore Coach Lines bus crash Friday into a parked truck in Lorain yesterday.
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George H. Bell
U.S
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Cleveland
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CIO
Norwood
Hedda Starr
Columbus
Lake Shore Coach Lines
Truman and King Meet On Warship Route to Airdrome
Motorists lined the route from Yelverton near the airfield to glimpse the President as he sped by aboard the warship. An elderly man held aloft a chalked board reading Good Luck Mr. President.
Vets Refuse Union Join at Cincinnati Plant
Three World War II veterans at Trailmobile Co in Cincinnati refuse to join the UAW CIO prompting a Selective Service ruling request. A threatened strike was averted by seeking guidance, while US veterans groups push for legislation to compel labor union membership for returning servicemen.
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Cincinnati
Selective Service
Trailmobile. Co
Daniel
R. Healy
National
United Veterans of World War II
Trailmobile Co
Uaw-Cio
Two Trainmen Killed In Railway Collision
Two New York Central trainmen died when the Knickerbocker Flyer struck an oil laden truck at the Newell Street crossing in Painesville. Hundreds of passengers were shaken but not seriously hurt.
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Painesville
New York Central Railroad
Newell St. Crossing
New Fighter Called World's Fastest Plane
The Shootings Star jet fighter flew 555 miles from Dayton to New York in 62 minutes declaring itself the world fastest plane. Colonel William H. Council said speed exceeds 550 mph and flight ceiling tops 45 000 feet with near silent operation and visible heat waves from kerosene exhaust.
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New York
Dayton
Ohio
la Guardia Field
Wright Field
William H. Council
Army
Colonel Council
Legion Auxiliary to Convene National Convention in Indianapolis
The American Legion Auxiliary announces a token national convention in Indianapolis on October 24 25 and 26 attendance limited to 50 under Defense Transportation rules One delegate from each state will be seated
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Indianapolis
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Charles B. Gilbert
National Auxiliary
Office of Defense
Bombing of Three Islands and Wake Island by Allied Naval Air Forces
Allied naval units bombarded three island targets along a 3000 mile Pacific stretch and rescued 283 natives from Jaluit Atoll. B 29s dropped 6682 tons of bombs and incendiaries on four Japanese cities and air plants in Tokyo Bay setting fires and mining approaches while one B 29 failed to return.
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Tokyo
O Island
Hokkaido Island
Wake Island
Jaluit Atoll
Marshall Islands
Normandy
Europe
Tokyo Bay
Nippon
Asia
Japan
Korea
Most AAF Men To Remain In States
Maj. Gen. Frederick L. Anderson said in a broadcast that only one in five air force personnel from the European and Mediterranean theaters will go to the Pacific. The remaining 80 percent will be assigned to jobs in the United States. He noted many going to the Pacific have not been in combat and referenced initial fire raids on announced target cities.
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Washington
Air Force
Mediterranean
Pacific
United Unites
Frederick L. Anderson
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Small Planes Return to Incident Targets in Japan
The report details Allied air strikes across Japan including targets at Mito Hachioji Nagaoka Toyama and Nagoya Kobei with bombers fighters and naval actions. It notes 60 Mustangs from Iwo Jima raiding Osaka Kobe, raids on Kyushu factories depots and rail links, and a Japanese minister acknowledging systematic disruption.
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Japan
Naoto Kohiyama
Destroy Jap Craft Off China Coast Amid Fleet Actions
Reports say Seventh Fleet bombers destroyed 28 enemy coastal craft around Hong Kong and Swatow ports while Japanese forces bombarded O Island. Tokyo claimed carrier planes supported the bombardment fleet including one cruiser and three destroyers. Meanwhile, submarines shelled Eriino Capé on Hokkaido and Wake was bombarded with shore batteries. Maj Gen Chennault said the Japanese home islands are nearly isolated and could be unable to move personnel or supplies within a month. Mrs Evelyn Zugsberger was sentenced to one year in Marysville Reformatory for neglecting her two small children.
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Swatow
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Hokkaido Island
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Canton
Evelyn Zugsberger
Marysville Reformatory
Furlough 4 000 Vets To Railroad Industry
War mobilization director John W. Snyder announced the War Department will furlough about 4000 veterans to work in the railroad industry. He rejected claims of a transportation breakdown, calling such impressions erroneous in a White House released statement.
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John W. Snyder
War Department
White House
Snyder
Polish government appeals exiled citizens to return home
In a Warsaw radio broadcast the new Polish government urged Poles abroad to come home at once and stated that Poles who fought in the war would be accepted and admired as heroes. Also, Western Reserve University named Dr Harvey Wish as associate professor starting in October.
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Warsaw
Cleveland
Western Reserve University
Harvey Wish
America
George Fitzhugh
Crop Picture Good in West but Poor in East
An Associated Press survey shows the West and Far West in optimistic crop condition for July while the East faces overcast weather. California expects a strong food supply, Oregon reports good crops despite drought in spring wheat, and Maryland suffers over eight million dollars in damage from heavy rains. New Jersey floods add further losses. in the South sweet potatoes are market ready and sugar cane and peanuts look solid. Midwest corn remains healthy after a difficult spring, needing a hot August and late frost for bumper yields.
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Associated Press
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University of Maryland
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Weather Bureau
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Boy on two year wandering seeks mother in midwest case
Buok Leber man tells Elizabeth, New Jersey police of a 14 year old vagrant who hitchhiked through the United States, Canada and Mexico sleeping in doorways and doing odd jobs in a futile search for his mother. His mother Mrs. Waldron Ward, wife of an Army sergeant, found him after he had run away from four homes including Father Flanagan's Boystown in Omaha.
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N. J
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Shove
Waldron Ward
Grand Rapids
Mich
Father Flanagan
Boystown
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