Government hints easing wartime controls this year
Government officials forecast return of tires nylon stockings and radios within 90 days with production possibly doubling in three months though rationing may not end. Some items like meat and cereals may see price ceilings eased first while DDT pest control and other materials could become more available as military demand declines.
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Anerson
WPE
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J. A. Krug
Public Health Service
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Wainwright Thought Pacific Quiet Before War
General S. Wainwright said in September 1949 he feared heading toward the Philippines as war loomed with Germany. He predicted U.S. forces would be at war before events in the Philippines unfolded. He spoke to his son Jonathan M. Wainwright, then 32, a master mariner, noting the irony of a hero of Corregidor being stationed in a peaceful Pacific area.
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Powder Plant Suits Seek 70,000 Over Property Damage
Lawrence Boert, administrator for Charles A. Bogert, seeks 40 000 damages and the Wyandotte Sporting Club 30 000 in suits filed in common pleas court yesterday against Trojan Powder Co. Water from the powder plant allegedly damaged vegetation and spoiled hunting and fishing on adjoining marsh land.
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Lawrence Boert
Charles A. Bogert
Wyandotte Sporting Club
Common Pleas
Trojan Powder Co
Installment Purchase Practices Coming Back
Washington reports a relaxation of government rules on down payments and buying on time may be implemented within two weeks. The move suggests a return to peacetime installment buying practices across multiple purchases and other related limits.
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Washington
Bradley says many veterans will seek better positions
Gen Omar Bradley, veterans administrator, said many veterans will not return to prewar jobs but will apply lessons from service to qualify for better positions. He declined to judge the full employment bill or its political or economic fit. He urged education support and noted continuous work would reduce demands for benefits and domiciliary care.
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Omar N. Bradley
Veterans
Veterans Administration
Ian Dife
Restaurants May Obtain More Meat
Washington AP The OPA will allow hotels and restaurants to borrow red points from local boards to cut meat point values and possibly end meat stationing in September. Institutions with over 75 percent of July-August allotments may obtain loans against the next four periods, repayable in four equal installments starting September-October if rationing lasts.
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Washington
OPA
Anderson
Grounding of all Japanese planes by MacArthur order
Manila reports General MacArthur ordered all Japanese aircraft grounded with limited unarmed planes allowed for surrender liaison after Japan’s capitulation. The ban followed attacks on American ships and planes, and a request was made to permit some aircraft for surrender work. Brownell predicts Republican control of Congress in 1846, urging an audit of the New Deal.
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State Fairgrounds May Be Sold to Government
A conference of state department executives today indicated a disposition to sell the State Fairgrounds to the Federal Government or accept a cash settlement for alterations made by the Army Air Forces during its occupancy. The final recommendation will be made to Gov. Frank J. Lausche by the state board of agriculture at its August 27 meeting.
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Surplus Fruits and Vegetables Sought for Europe Appeal
The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration issues a call to Ohio State Grange members to donate surplus fruits and vegetables for Europe and Asia. Grange Master Joseph W. Fichter urges farmers to process surpluses at home or in community canning centers for anticipated food requests next winter.
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Discharged Vet Dies On Eve of Wedding
Cincinnati reports James E. Flinchpaugh 41 a recently discharged Army Air Forces sergeant died on the eve of his wedding to Lois Radley of New Carlisle His death attributed to a heart condition His family notes he had served 50 months overseas and was to wed tomorrow in Geneva London reports on UN Security Organization site discussions
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Lois Radley
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Army Air Forces
War Lords Rise as Japan’s Wartime Emperors Fall
The article outlines the collapse of Japan’s industrial and financial empires led by the Mitsui group. Baron Takasume Mitsui, son of Baron Hachitoyemon Mitsui, heads the family affairs as the four controlling houses face doom amid cotton, cement, mining, coal, shipping, and electro chemicals interests.
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Reds Set Up Military Rule In Manchuria
The Russian army began establishing military administrations in Manchuria and captured thousands of Japanese from the Kwantung army. Four Japanese generals surrendered, with about 250,000 troops reported captured on Sakhalin Island and nearly 200,000 prisoners in Manchuria. Russians moved toward Port Arthur and found executed political prisoners and two electric chairs in a jail. An isolated sniping report came from Harbin, and a Japanese woman was captured firing on Russians while holding a baby.
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75-Point Men Stay in U S
The Army bans overseas shipment of men with 75 or more discharge points while the War Department plans to lower the overseas duty age to under 37. Ground forces screen out divisions for Japan duty to exclude men 37 or older. air service crews age 38 or older are also affected.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Proposed Railroads Merger Explored By C&O Directors
Cleveland report says the 10 year dream of a $900 million railroad empire combining Chesapeake & Ohio Nickel Plate Pere Marquette and Wheeling & Lake Erie moved closer as C&O directors voted to submit the proposal to the other railroads. The consolidation would create a unified system of about 7500 miles from the industrial Midwest through Kentucky and West Virginia to Virginia Tidewater.
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Chesapeake & Ohio
Nickel Plate
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Mid-dle
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West Virginia
Virginia Tidewater
Non Fraternizing Order Issued by Japanese Government
The Japanese government issued a non fraternization order on the eve of Allied occupation, stating there will be no contact allowed. In New York, despite public strains and dollar decline, U S aircraft makers anticipate over 1.5 billion dollars of output in the next year. Seven firms report about 1 billion dollars in orders, with Douglas Aircraft revealing 129 million in commercial contracts plus 173 million in remaining government work.
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New York
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Aircraft makers optimistic on huge 1940s output surge
Consolidated Vultee reports orders from Pan American Airways for up to 16 transoceanic liners with 204 passengers each. Glenn Martin Co in Baltimore shows 190 million dollars in firm contracts and 46 million in negotiations. Boeing posts 22.63 million in government contracts remaining after terminations. Lockheed 185 million, Republic Aviation 57.07 million, Beech 8.97 million. Beech says commercial orders imply about three years of peak prewar production. Curtis-Wright reports the largest postwar drop in government contracts, from 218 million to 1.67 billion cancellations, with no detailed plans yet. United Aircraft loses 833.6 million in government contracts while shaping postwar output. North American Aviation, Bell, Northrop, and Grumman retain contracts alongside other orders. Industry sources estimate 200,000 to 300,000 workers needed next year, down from 1,520,900 last year but well above prewar levels.
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Signing of Surrender Terms To Take Place Aug.31 Aboard U.S. Warship in Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay surrender plans unfold as Allied leaders prepare on August 31 for a signing aboard a U.S. warship. MacArthur and staff coordinate a massive show of force with virtually all branches of the armed services. Occupation forces, air cover, and landings are slated as Japan agrees to the Potsdam terms.
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Tokyo Bay
Official Death Of Lend-Lease Is Announced
Washington announces the termination of lend-lease operations effective upon receipt of government notifications. Charles G. Ross says most outstanding contracts will be canceled unless allies take over or it serves U S interests to finish them. Uncompleted contracts and stockpiled lend-lease items total about 3.0 billion to 3.5 billion dollars.
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White House
Charles G. Ross
Foreign Economic Administration
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Truman
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Ten-Year-Old Girl Killed by Boy’s Rifle in Ohio
The ten year old Arietta Francis Kimball was killed yesterday when a small caliber rifle discharged accidentally as she sat reading in the living room of her Cincinnati home. The incident underscores the broader debate over a federal full employment bill urged by labor and educational groups during hearings led by CIO President Philip Murray. Secretary of State Byrnes voiced hearty support for the bill’s core aims of public works to curb depressions and mass unemployment through international cooperation.
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Laula Dunn
American Public Welfare Association
Glent L. Swiggett
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
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Police report on child struck by stray bullet during incident
Police Captain Walter Fricke states the child was hit by a bullet that ricocheted from a gun dropped on the floor by Albert, 14, who had just returned from a rat-bunt. The event centers on a family accident and the gun’s discharge.
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Pyle's Widow Objects to Reburial Plan in Indiana
ALBUQUERQUE, NM Fr Mrs Ernie Pyle widow of the famed war correspondent urged abandonment of a multi million dollar park and cemetery memorial at Dana and Terre Haute Indiana and said she would never consent to moving Pyle's body from Iejima He added Ernie lies where he would wish to die with the men he loved and she would not permit relocation The proposal called for burying the war correspondent in the memorial cemetery
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Fifth Army to Return to U S by Year End
Headquarters announced the redeployment of the U S Fifth Army to the United States should be nearly complete by December. Two divisions remain for occupation duties while the army head- quarters will depart as a unit early in October with possible September sailing. In Fremont the Heinz cannery seeks 400 extra workers as tomato processing peaks.
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Fifth Army
United States
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ELS. Heinz Co
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Superfort Flight of 4 650 Miles Revealed
Guam Twentieth Air Force headquarters reported a secret B 29 Superfortress mission of 4 650 miles, the longest yet, with a 22 hour 58 minute flight. The City of Maywood completed the round trip from Guam to Hokkaido, a distance comparable to New York to Moscow, before hostilities ended.
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Twentieth Air Force
City of Maywood
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Moscow
Hokkaido
Army Neurotic Cases Returned to Service at Custer
An Army spokesman said about 90 percent of overseas neuro psychiatric cases were sent back to duty and 65 percent returned to combat outfits. The comment came as part of updates on mental health care and readiness at Fort Custer Michigan.
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Kent State Professor Edith Rowlen Retires After 19 Years
Edith B. Rowlen, professor of French at Kent State University for 19 years, announces her retirement.
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UPI
Edith B. Rowlen
Kent State University
Score Hurt in Crash Of Western Trains
KINGMAN Ariz A train crash involving the Santa Fe Grand Canyon Limited yesterday afternoon injured more than twenty service men. Officials reported no fatalities and described the mishap as a derailment or collision with sections of the train.
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