Large Scale Allied Offensive In China Predicted
U S communiques report hope of a major China campaign aided by American trained veterans. Lt General Albert C Wedemeier, U S commander in China, voices expectation of intensified fighting on the Continent as the toll of Japanese ships sunk or damaged rises to 119. Reopening of coastal ports is noted as imminent.
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Associated Press
China
U. S
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U.S
Burma
Wedemeyer
Chiang Kai -Shek
Kweilin
Philippines
Solomon Islands
Tokyo
Barneo
Asiatic
South China
Malaya
Tokyo Bay
Japan
Okinawa
Kyushu
Sasebo Naval Base
Nagasaki
Iwo Jima
Kobe-Osaka
Osaka
Guam
Potsdam communique signals toughness amid war actions
World reaction to the Potsdam declarations is largely approving with criticism aimed at what was not announced. Allied air and ground campaigns continue across Asia and the Pacific as Chinese, American, British and Japanese forces clash in Burma, China, the Philippines, and Japan.
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London
Germany
Potsdam
Truman
Attlee
Stalin
Superforts seal off Japans home islands and ports
The 20th Air Force reports a complete shipping blockade of the Japanese home islands and Korea from Fusan to Rashin. Airborne mines have neutralized inland sea shipping and closed major lanes, with hundreds of thousands of tons sunk or damaged. A spokesman says Japan faces severe shortages of food and raw materials as air power leads a strategic blockade. London reports Attlee names Pethick-Lawrence secretary for India and Burma and Alexander as First Lord of the Admiralty.
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Japan
Korea
Fusan
Rashin
Siberia
Airforce
India
London
Attlee
Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence
Burma
Albert Victor Alexander
Jorge
Admiralty
Youngstown Sheet and Tube workers idle amid WLB defiance
In Briar Hill plant about 1,800 employees stayed off the job after a unanimous vote to defy regional War Labor Board back to work orders and CIO United Steelworkers directives. In Cleveland, 1,300 open hearth workers remained idle while hot mill crews prepared to resume at 3:20 pm. Open hearth pit men also walked out to demand full crews. Eli Ellsworth Lindsay, 78, former Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District judge, dies in New Philadelphia.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Cos Briar Hill
Regional War Labor Board
Cleveland
International
Cio-United Steelworkers
Republic Steel Corp
Ohio
Philadelphia
Eli Ellsworth Lindsay
Muskingum Watershed
Lehman Says Europe Needs U S Food This Winter
Herbert H. Lehman director general of UNRRA warned America must tighten food help to Europe this winter. He cautioned Europe faces strains that could damage plans for permanent peace and urged good weather and free communications to ensure harvest by 1946.
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London
Herbert H. Lehman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United States
Europe
Lehman
Army shifts discharge score under credit point system
The Army announced the present discharge point score would stay at 85 while about 800,000 men with that score are freed. A later revision aims to discharge another 700,000 by June 1, 1946, reaching 1,500,000 total under the credit point plan.
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Washington
Dean for Churches of District Is Announced
Bishop Michael J. Ready of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus announces four pastors appointed as deans in newly designated deaneries. Eastern district covers Fairfield Perry Hocking Vinton Muskingum Counties with Msgr. David P. Quailey of Lancaster named dean.
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Columbus
Michael J. Ready
Fairfield
Perry
Hocking
Vinton
Muskingum
David P. Quailey
Lancaster
Army Officer Faces Court Martial Over Bigamy Case
Capt. Carl G. Schultz of Chicago is ordered to stand court martial after an inspector general report on his marriage to WAC Sgt Kanella Koulouvaris in Berlin. Schultz claimed his wife was dead when questioned and has been under psychiatric observation at an Army hospital.
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Berlin
Carl G. Schultz
Chicago
WAC
Spt
Kanella Koulouvaris
Schultz
Koulouveris
Insecticide Boosts Potato Production in Ohio
WOOSTER and IRONTON details show two million additional bushels of potatoes planned in Ohio using the new insecticide DDT. Ohio State University researchers report experimental results with DDT beside other pesticides as growers converge for the annual potato day.
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Ohio
German Werewolf Blamed for Prague Factory Disaster
Seven people died and 29 seriously injured when an explosion and fire devastated a factory district in the Krasne Brezno suburb of Aussig. Interior Minister Varlac Mosek cited evidence of a German werewolf project and the Czech press urged expulsion of Germans from the border area. Martial law stayed in Aussig as 70 Germans were detained for security. Ten of the injured were German workers among the 39 hurt.
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Prague
Krasne Brezno
Aussig
Varlac Mosek
Mosek
Laval admits secret pact with Mussolini to delay German drive
At the Petain treason trial Pierre Laval testified he signed a 1935 36 secret military alliance with Mussolini to deter German aggression and that Hoare Laval talks with Britain aimed to block German expansion. He said Britain knew of the accord and that he informed British royals.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Petain
Mussolini
Italy
France
Austria
Vichy
Maurice Gamelin
Pietro Badoglio
Great
Lausche Orders crackdown on gambling in Ohio
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche directs Liquor Director Robert Sohngen to revoke licenses of permit holders found to allow gambling. He urges investigations into gambling conditions in Ottawa Lake Geauga and Portage counties and in Chesapeake Ohio where slot machines have appeared. A Huntington WV report says a commercial gambling den in Chesapeake must close.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Robert M. Sohngen
Ottawa
Lake
Geauga
Portage
Chespeake
Lawrence County
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
Chesapeake
Herald-Dispatch
Lausche
Soldier Charges Wife Neglected Child in Divorce Suit
Clayton Mason, a Massillon serviceman, alleges his wife Lucile Mason of Salem Virginia used part of her government allotment for flying lessons instead of supporting their 21 month old daughter. He seeks temporary custody for his father and permanent custody for himself.
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Canton
Stark County Common Pleas Court
Clayton 5
Mason
Massillon
Lucile
Salem
Army Air Forces
More Sugar Promised But Not Until 1946
Secretary of agriculture Anderson announced plans to raise grower subsidies for the 1946 sugar crop while current year production is limited due to late harvests. He stated little can be done to boost this year’s output but promising subsidies for sugar beets and cane.
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Washington
Rep. Landis
R-Ind
Anderson
No brownouts despite coal shortage says Fuels Admin
The Fuels Administration stated there will be no return of brownouts despite a coal shortage. Officials emphasized supply measures and continued power assurances to the public.
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Washington
Sojit Fuels Administration
Potsdam Plan: Germany Shorn Of Lands And Power
The Potsdam conference outlines a plan to strip Germany of territories wealth and power while keeping it under Allied control for years. It calls for a reshaped Poland with German lands ceded west toward Berlin and cedes part of East Prussia to Russia. A five power council including China and France would guide future peace settlements, with a London summit by Sept. 1 pending agreement.
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United States
Britain
Russia
France
China
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Germany
Spain
Europe
Foreign Ministers Council
Control Council
Berlin
Poland
John M. Hightower
Washington
Potsdam
Japan
German East Prussia
London
Ain
Baltic Nations To Become Satellites of Red Russia
The United States and Britain appear to recognize Soviet absorption of Latvia Estonia and Lithuania. Potsdam terms and a Polish boundary plan are used to outline Soviet control of the Baltic and East Prussia, with both sides pledging support for likely future peace settlements.
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Red
Russia
Washington
United States
Britain
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Baltic States
Poland
East
Taft Forecasts Senate Trouble Over Potsdam Peace Treaties
President Truman faces likely Senate opposition as vigorous Republican criticism of Potsdam agreements grows. Taft warned during a statement that the peace treaties may encounter obstacles in the upper chamber, signaling factional resistance to the terms.
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Taft
Washenglon
Truman
Senate
Lent
S’manship
Taft views on postwar Germany and Poland sowing future war
Senator Taft criticizes the wartime pact granting Poland control of eastern Germany accusing the Big Three of sowing seeds for future conflict. He praises only harsh terms on Germany and questions Stalin’s gains. Ohio discharge figures show about 37,000 service members released in early 1945, with total Ohio discharges rising to 750 daily by July.
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Taft
Ohio
Poland
Germany
Truman
Attlee
Missimo Stalin
Stalin
Cleveland
Orin Schmitz
U. S. Employment Service
United States
Senate
Future of Beef Supply Studied in U S Conference
Oklahoma City reports Secretary Clinton Anderson says beef output may rise with increased feedlot placement. A London peace conference is planned with ministers drafting treaties for Italy Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Finland. Corn production is down and a further drop could hinder feeding of cattle.
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Oklahoma City
Clinton P. An
Derson
Taft
London
Anderson
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Franco Barred by Allies In Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam communique barred Francisco Franco from United Nations membership citing his regime’s aggressor links. It allowed Italy and former Nazi satellites to seek UN entry later after a peace treaty, with treaties to dissolve colonies and determine reparations.
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Potsdam
Washington
United Nations
Spain
Francisco Franco
San Francisco
Franco
United Nations Organization
Truman
Attlee
Finland
United Nations Club
Italy
Peace Council
London
North Africa
Army Food Stockpiles Questioned by Rep Daughton
Rep Daughton of Virginia pressed for an Army inventory of food stocks saying the service has not responded for nearly three weeks. He warned he may seek White House action if the Army does not disclose how much food is stockpiled and suggested possible overstocking.
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Washington
Daughton
D-Va
White House
Brohon Some Iervell
Army Service Forces
Pilot Killed in Jet-Propelled Craft Crash
An investigation began into the crash near Prandenburg Kentucky of a jet propelled Shooting Star plane. Test pilot Maj. Ira Boyd Jones was killed. Brig Gen Joseph T Morris of Wright Field said the plane, sister to the craft that flew Dayton to New York in 62 minutes, was on a routine flight from Dayton to Texas.
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VFI
Prandenburg
Ira Boyd Jones
Joseph T. Morris
Wright Field
New York
Texas
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