Ohio Teachers Needed As War Closes
COLUMBUS Ohio faces a continuing teacher shortage with 1 900 unfilled posts as of August 1 three quarters in rural areas and an average of 17 vacancies per county Education Department official Harold J Bowers notes rising elementary enrollment in 1949 and warns returning servicemen may worsen the gap He adds college graduate output fell 60 percent during the war and many graduates do not take teaching jobs
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Columbus
Ohio
Education Department
Harold J. Bowers
State Department of Education
Jap Ships Off China Wrecked by Far East Air Force
Far East Air Force planes sank or damaged 23 Japanese ships and 36 small craft in a Sunday night to Monday raid across Korea to Malaya and the Indies. The operation involved over 400 sorties and hit two freighter transports, five freighters and three gunboats off Kyushu. General MacArthur reported five Japanese planes attempted a raid on Okinawa. one was shot down and two probably destroyed by anti aircraft fire. Twelve freighters were struck along the Malay coast, eight still on slipways.
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Manila
Far East Air Force
Korea
Malaya
Indies
Kyushu
MacArthur
Okinawa
Malay
French Produce Army Ordnance Equipment
French manufacturers are producing ordnance parts and equipment for the U S Army from seized German metals and materials. Col E A Lynn, Cleveland district ordnance chief, said the stores made possible cancellation of contracts for raw materials in other countries.
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Cleveland
U.S
Germany
Cleveland Ordnance District
Col
E. A. Lynn
Cleveland District Ordnance
Feeder Pig Prices Prompt OPA Action in Columbus District
The Office of Price Administration asks for help from national HQ to curb trader purchases of feeder pigs. No ceiling exists for pigs under 140 pounds, while traders pay 20 to 30 cents per pound but sell up to 40 cents in coal regions. Also: auto pioneer William B. Jameson, 74, dies in Cleveland.
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Columbus
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Toledo
Made 4 Million Cigars But Never Smoked One
Henry Ablenbrock, 75, a cigar maker of over 60 years, died yesterday at his home. He produced more than four million cigars in his life but never smoked any himself.
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Franklin
Henry Ablenbrock
Auto crash near Lima leaves four hurt and dead
Mrs Rosella Moogler, 80, and her son Clarence Moogler were killed when their car lost control near Lima. Delphia Moogler lost an arm and Betty Rakestraw was injured as a passenger. Coroner Harry Lewis reported the deaths and injuries.
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Lima Lima
Rosella Moogler
Clarence
Here
Allen County
Harry Lewis
Delphia Moogler
Betty Rakestraw
Court Permits Hocking Judge To Visit Logan
Miami report notes Common Pleas Judge Phillip A. Henderson of Hocking County Ohio may appear in Logan court next Monday to answer disbarment proceedings. The judge’s ex wife filed a Florida petition seeking enforcement of an Ohio court order. she was awarded a final divorce decree totaling 210000 dollars in cash and other benefits.
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Miami
Fla
Common Pleas
Phillip A. Henderson
Hocking County
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Logan
Henderson
Washington
Jupuise
George H. Dender
Dade County
Florida
Congress
Department of Aviation
Nagasaki Bomb and Allied Raids Hit Japan in Dawn Attacks
The Nimitz led Third Fleet and British carriers launched dawn air strikes on Japan with 1,200 planes striking Nagasaki and four other cities burning from incendiary raids. Admiral Halsey’s fleet threatened northern Honshu as surface units shelled Kamaishi. Nimitz announced continued attacks. Japanese planes offered little opposition.
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Guam
Japan
Nippon
Kyushu
Nagasaki
Admiral Halsey
North
Honshu
Niwnitz
Russia
Tokyo Radio
Kamaishi
Nimitz
Nagasaki Targeted As Allied Bombing Escalates Off Japan
War dispatches from aboard Vice Admiral McCain's flagship report Task Force 58 crews sweeping Honshu and Miyagi to Yamagata prefectures. Nagasaki, a major port and industrial center with three Mitsubishi plants and dense hills, faced heavy air strikes amid large incendiary raids and losses, while other targets including Fukuyama and Yawata received damaging blows from B 29s and Superforts.
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Richard K. O'Malley
Associated Press
Vice Adm
John S. McCain
Japan
Tokyo
Miyagi
Aomori
Yamagata
Niiagata
Nagasaki
Kyushu
Mitsubishi
Ordnance
Steel
Electric Manufacturing
Spaatz
Fukuyama
Kure
Yawate
Nakajima
Allies Move To Join Reds for Final Attacks
GUAM UP Close cooperation was indicated between the fighting forces of the Soviet Union and four other powers who urged joining the war. Lt Gen Wedemeyer conferred with Russian reps as MacArthur eyed liaison with the Soviets. Propaganda amplified the moment with intensified OWL broadcasts and pamphlet drops on Japan.
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Guam
Chungking
Europe
OWL Broadcasters
Washington
MacArthur
Japan
Yugoslavia Demands Reparations From Germany
Marshal Tito announced that Yugoslavia will demand 61 million dollars in reparations from Germany, plus industrial equipment and complete factories. He said relations with Britain and the United States remain cordial despite enemies abroad trying to cause misunderstandings.
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Sbelgrade
Yugoslavia
Germany
Marshal Tito
Tito
Britain
United States
Cheap Pen Used for Signing Famous Bill
The United Nations Charter ratification was completed by President Truman with a ten-cent pen. Truman and Secretary Byrnes joked about the pen’s quality during the signing ceremony. Byrnes doubted the pen’s worth while the president kept several on his desk.
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Washington
Truman
Byrnes
Senate
Expect Record Peach Yield This Summer
Prof Stanley Johnson of Michigan State College told 8068 Ohio fruit growers that the season will bring about 80 000 000 bushels, the second largest peach yield on record, this summer in Wooster.
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Wooster
Stanley Johnson
Michigan State College
Ohio
First Atomic Bomb Damage Described by Photo Officers
Photographic officers who studied Hiroshima city images described the damage as equivalent to about 150 Superforts delivering high explosive bombs. The report explains the destruction in terms of aerial yield and impact.
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Guam
Hiroshima
Red diplomacy and Pacific aims postwar Japan
Soviet entry into the Pacific war shifts the balance at the peace table and raises questions about postwar holdings. Cairo 1943 laid out Japan’s islands for restoration to China and Korea's independence, while speculation centers on Sakhalin sovereignty, access to Manchuria, and Port Arthur base rights.
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Congress
Russia
Manchuria
Korea
Sakhalin
Japan
Dairen
Port Arthur
Truman To Report On Potsdam Meet
President Truman will address the nation in a half hour radio report starting at 10 p.m. Eastern War Time. The speech was expected to cover the Potsdam meeting and the atomic bomb but will also address Russia's declaration of war on Japan.
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Washington
Truman
Potsdam
Russia
Japan
Dont Worry Jitters Over New Bomb Not Justified
Public jitters about atomic bombs are not supported by official Washington facts or scientific records. Radium and earth radioactivity from explosions are unlikely to rise or persist, and being 20 feet away generally minimizes harm. The article argues the method of making such an explosion remains unknown, despite sensational claims.
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Howard W. Blakesleer
Associated Press
New York
Washington
Truman Calls Meeting To Discuss New Bomb
President Truman convened top military, diplomatic and scientific advisers at the White House to discuss the atomic bomb. Secretary of War Stimson canceled a news conference to attend, joined by Major General Leslie Groves who supervised the wartime atom project.
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Washington
Truman
Japan
Stimson
White House
Leslie Groves
Soviet Attacks Hit Manchuria After War Declared
Soviet forces breached eastern and western Manchuria as dawn attacks began along a 300 mile front from Hutou to Hunchun. Air raids targeted Harbin Kirin Rashin and Won san with puppet forces joining counter actions as Tokyo reports a defense decree nationwide against the invasion.
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Manchuria
Hutou
Hunchunr
Harbin
Hunchun
Tokyo
Lupin
Manchouri
Manchurian
Korea
Domei
Soviet Union Declares War On Japan In Pacific Conflict
Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov announced at a Kremlin press conference that the USSR has entered the war against Japan at the request of the United States Britain and China. He said Tokyo’s rejection of Potsdam left proposals meaningless and that joining the Allies shortens the war while freeing people from continued suffering. London reports put Japanese forces in North China and Manchuria at about 2.1 million, with the eastern border near Manchukuo close to Vladivostok.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
China
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai-Shen
Hnally
Yalta
Stalin
Pacific
Manchuria
Formosa
Pescadores
Associated Press
Red Army
Tokyo Radio 1
Dai Nippong Seijaki
Diet
Tokyo
Khabarovsk
FCC
Vyacheslav Molotov
Nantake Sado
Kremlin
Molotov
Hirohito
Britain
America
Potsdam
Germany
Sal
Manchukuo
Vladivostok
London
Asia
Red Navy
U. S. Navy
Korea
Premium gasoline supply to civilians doubles
Washington reports a modest relief for motorists as premium gasoline available to civilians will be doubled to about 158,400 barrels daily. The Petroleum Administration for War reduced aviation fuel demand after European victory, freeing tetraethyl lead for motor gasoline to boost engine performance.
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Washington
The
Petroleum Administration
Warsai
Europe
West Coast Labor Leader Nears U.S. Citizenship
San Francisco report says Harry Bridges advanced in naturalization after a preliminary exam. Examiner J. H. Garner set final hearing for September 17. Bridges first applied in 1939 after lapses to petitions in 1924 and 1928.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
J. H. Garner
Bririzes
OPA Rules Pet Chick Not Ceiling Bound
Los Angeles reports the OPA declined to price cap a chick bought as a pet, sparking questions about when a chicken qualifies for ceilings. In Mansfield Richland County, 100 year old Mrs Har et Reed dies, noted as oldest local resident.
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OPA
Los Angeles
Mansfield
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