Fourth of July Across Fronts World War II Update
News reports celebrate independence day with Allied broadcasts from Philadelphia to Okinawa noting 3000 tons of fire bombs dropped on Japan and Australian leaders praising the U S as a great ally. Messages from Chiang Kai-shek and Australian deputy premier Forde honor America and Roosevelt.
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Franklin B. Roosevelt
Hopkins ends public service amid Roosevelt era ties
Harry Hopkins, Roosevelt’s closest adviser who lived in the White House during days of war, retires from government service as President Truman announces. The Associated Press reports Hopkins, among the late president’s top aides, leaves Washington after months of ongoing involvement. The piece also notes wartime air offensive targets and Allied ground advances in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
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Rubber strikes push toward seizure as War Labor Board acts
The National War Labor Board ends an 18 day stoppage by 16 700 workers at Goodyear and Firestone plants as authorities consider seizure. Goodyear reports 272 000 tires lost and Firestone 14 400 tires and 13 500 tubes affected. Draft deferments for strikers are contested by local boards amid government interest in tires for military needs.
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Stock Buying Margin Hiked and Changes Planned
The board raised the margin to 75 percent for stock purchases on credit, reducing loan sizes. Borrowing limit set at 25 percent from banker or broker. A July 16 rule tightens existing credit by requiring sale proceeds to bolster margins when multiple securities share an account.
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Detective Captain Says Squire Admits Car Dealer Slaying
Detective Captain Fred Nussbaum said Lowell Edward Squire 38 admitted killing George Anthony a car producer salesman years ago to avenge advances to his girlfriend. Squire was questioned after being arrested on a minor charge and the knowledge haunted him yearly around this time.
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Coverage on Big 3 Parley Is Ruled Out
Berlin dispatch reports Allied authorities barred direct coverage of the upcoming Big Three conference. One hundred forty correspondents who entered with American troops were told no accredited reporters may report the meeting. A second order said those already in Berlin would be withdrawn after seven days and replaced by others with Allied accreditation.
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377 Civilians Leave Boston for Europe
United States Navy passengers on a first big civilian exodus sailed from Boston for Europe with blessing from Pope Pius XII. The group includes women described as wives or relatives of foreign diplomats and civilians abroad, or American businessmen en route to Europe. No wives of overseas servicemen were listed.
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Relief Chief Urges Soap Rationing For Europe Aid
UNRRA director general Herbert H. Lehman urged soap rationing to supply Europe with a battle against filth and disease. He also proposed 10 million cases of evaporated milk set aside from U S production and exporting canned cattle for immediate relief. He warned Europe faces a pitifully inadequate food year and urged nations to share sacrifice.
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June Weather Boosts Nation's Crop Prospects
Favorable June weather raises expectations for winter wheat production with estimates rounding up by about 1 bushel over prior June figures. Harvest conditions improve in the northern regions as yields look strong. Corn planting risk remains moderate due to prior cool spells, while oats show improved prospects across Central and Northwestern states at about 84 percent of normal.
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4162 Toledoans Linked to Stamps Shortage
Toledo motorists faced summonses for failing to display the new five dollar auto use tax stamp. John J. Quinlivan, collector of internal revenue, reported the action taken yesterday in Toledo.
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Authorizes Medal for Draft Board Workers
President Truman signed legislation authorizing a medal and merit award for uncompensated employees of the Selective Service System. Ruth Osborn, 17, of Columbus, drowned after being swept over a Scioto River dam during a midnight swimming party with three friends. State Welfare Director Frazier Reams commended 10 state mental institutions and the Boys' Industrial School for producing 400 camouflage nets for the Army within 60 days ending June 30.
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Glass: Workers to End Strike at Charleston
Libbey-Owens-Ford glass plant in Charleston plans to return workers to their jobs. The move signals the end of a strike that had slowed flat glass production across 12 eastern and southern states.
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B 29 Raids Hit Japanese Industry and Food Reserves
UPI reports B 29 raids on Japanese industrial targets are shrinking food supplies. Army officials say incendiaries wreck warehouses and stores, cutting fat and grain reserves as Japan faces shortages and attempts to boil leaves for meals. Next targets may include ports and rail lines to disrupt shipment of goods.
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Government Spending Tops Hundred Billion
Washington reports that total expenditures reached 100.03 billion dollars in the just completed fiscal year with receipts over 46 billion, marking new records as war spending exceeded 99 billion dollars for the first time.
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Plan to Free Miners Faces War Department Opposition
Washington officials opposed a proposal to discharge or furlough soldiers to work in coal mines calling it dangerous. Undersecretary Robert P Patterson told delegations that 60 000 to 75 000 men were urged for release while only about 42 000 former coal miners are in the Army and around 7 000 may be released under the point discharge system the next year.
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Resignation of Harry Hopkins Announced
Washington The White House announced the retirement of Harry Hopkins from government service. A letter of resignation from the ailing special assistant to President Truman and longtime advisor to President Roosevelt was made public by White House Press Secretary Charles G. Rose.
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Byrnes Promises Tolerance as He Takes State Post
On the White House terrace James F Byrnes was sworn in as Secretary of State before President Truman and officials. He urged world wide tolerance and respect for opposing views, saying peace and freedom depend on such restraint.
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Hitler's Body Found Aide Confirmed By Moscow Radio
Reports from Moscow radio claimed Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels's body had been identified after being carried from an air raid shelter beneath Berlin's Reich Chancellery by SS troopers on May 1. Allied air forces bombed Balikpapan and surrounding targets as Australian troops advanced near Jesselton.
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Shorter Work Week Ordered By Truman
President Truman ordered most federal agencies to cut the work week from 48 to 44 hours effective immediately. Exclusions include the war and Navy Departments the Treasury the Veterans Administration the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Panama Canal. The move will reduce pay for hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The president had signed a basic pay raise bill on Saturday averaging 15.9 percent for about 1,220,000 federal employees.
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Veterans May Live in Special Housing Units
Honorably discharged veterans or their families may occupy privately financed war housing built with E-1 quotas. NHA in 13 states including Ohio announced an extension to Oct. 14 for resident farmers who slaughter less than 6,000 pounds of meat annually.
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Newsprint Shortage Probe Approved by Senate Panel
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a resolution to fund an investigation into the newsprint shortage with a $5,000 appropriation. The measure sets up a study into supply, demand, and potential policy responses.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Discharged Veterans May Vote as Civilians
Ohio election officials are informed discharged servicemen may vote as civilians in all 1945 and 1946 elections. General Patton ends vacation and resumes command. exceptions cited apply to service members under voting age when inducted.
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American Troops Enter Berlin Amid Mixed Reactions
American occupation troops rolled into Berlin amid cheers and tears as residents watched the eight mile drive. Women and children lined streets, ration fears were voiced, and a Red Army presence lingered nearby while Allied flags rose over headquarters and old Berlin faces spoke of relief and caution.
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General Allen Lands His Timberwolf Boys
Major General Terry Allen commanding the 104th Timberwolf Division addressed 6,493 cheering veterans on arrival for redeployment to the Pacific. He proclaimed the Timberwolves could lick the hell out of anything that stood in their way as they debarked from the transport in New York.
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Maker of Radio Tubes Reveals Roosevelt Loan
Newark based manufacturer Maxe well M. Biletsky said he lent Franklin D Roosevelt fifty thousand dollars in 1929 and took collateral including five hundred shares of Pexae State Radio Network stock which later proved worthless. He received twenty thousand eight hundred dollars in 1941 as full repayment.
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