Goodyear Strike Leads Navy Intervention at Akron Plant
President Truman orders the Navy to take over Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Akron amid a strike. Picket lines shrink as production losses top 350000 tires and war manpower concerns rise. Union leaders call for genuine negotiations amid government action and draft board protests.
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Washington
Truman
Goodyear
Sie
Wheeler
Jane
Selective Service
Summit County
J. P. Riddle
Board 1
Harry E. Markle
Akron
Markle
Great Lakes Tourist Association Proposed
Gov Harry F Kelly of Michigan invited Governors Lausche Illinois and Gates Indiana to study plans for a Great Lakes regional tourist association. The aim is a permanent interstate agency to promote the region as a national playground. Also, four boys are being hunted for car thefts in Middletown and the Hamilton area.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
Ernors Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Dwight H. Green
Ofllinois
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
Dlinois
Great Lakes
Kelly
Great Lakes Region
Middletown
Butler County
Hamilton
Big Three Conference Coverage Sealed From Press
The White House announced that newspapermen will not cover actual sessions of the forthcoming Big Three conference in Berlin era. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said news coverage will be by official communiques only.
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Washington
The
White Horse
Berlin
Charles G. Ross
MacArthur declares Philippines fully regained and Japan crippled
General MacArthur proclaims all Philippine islands won and transformed into bases to spur the march on Tokyo. After 250 days of campaigning 17 American divisions defeated 35 Japanese divisions, with heavy casualties. Estimated Japanese survivors across Mindanao, Luzon, and central islands total about 30,000 amid guerrilla bands as American forces press further.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
MacArthur
British Isles
Tokyo
16Th
Imperial Division
Bataan
Far East
Japan
Philippines
Mindanao
Luzon
Federal Reserve Tightens Margin Rules and Real Estate Taxes
The Federal Reserve Board proposes higher margins for stock purchases from 50 to 75 percent and to curb loans for real estate and farm mortgages. It urges heavier taxes on rapid real estate or stock gains and calls for congressional action to regulate the market.
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Washington
sPain
Stock “Exchange
Federal, Reserve ‘Board
Federal, Reserve Board
Congress
Bridge Knocked Into Creek By Boys Auto Crash
Fourteen year old Buford youths escaped injury when their car rammed a bridge abutment south of Buford and plunged 20 feet into White Oak Creek, engineer Thomas Murphy reported. A new bridge will cost about 315,000. In Europe, three heavy bombardment groups one fighter group and two night fighters from the U S Army Air Forces in Italy have been designated to remain.
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Hillsboro
Buford
White Oak Creek
Thomas Murphy
Highland
Europe
Rome
U. S Army Air Forces
Italy
Submarine Trigger Lost With Crew of 80
Washington reports the submarine Trigger overdue from patrol and presumed lost with a wartime crew of 8 to 55 officers and men. The loss raises U S submarines lost since the war began to 45. Holiday deaths and Toledo strike items appear in the same page slice with fragmented notes.
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Washington
U. S
Governors Conference Sees OPA as Campaign Issue
At Mackinac Island the 37th Governors Conference ended with nonpartisan pledge to solve food shortages while whispers of against the Democratic administration grow. News from Marshall and King at a closed session notes a push for postwar universal military training and rapid demobilization following V E Day. Governors urged locating the United Nations headquarters in the United States.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
OPA
Wheeels
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
Marshall
San Francisco
United Nations Organization
New Agriculture Secretary Appoints Oats Expert
The incoming Secretary of Agriculture appoints a noted oats specialist to a key post, signaling a shift in grain policy. The move places emphasis on cereal crop research and supply chain guidance amid evolving farm programs.
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Ture
Anderzon
State Guards Go To Camp
Army announcement says the unit commanded by C Earl W Brannon of Columbus will train at Camp Perry in July and August. Guardsmen from Delaware London Chillicothe Lancaster Athens Washington D H Marysville Malletta Gallipolis Zanesville Westervile Columbus depart in a convoy of about 100 vehicles after an overnight bivouac at the Fremont fairgrounds.
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Tanzes
Earl W. Brannon
Columbus
Delaware
London
Chillicothe
Lancaster
Athens
Washington , D.H
Marysville
Mallettta
Gallipolis
Zanesville
Westervilles
Fremont, G
Boy Purse Grabbers Get Widow's Life Savings
Mrs Victoria Pomante a 53 year old widow reported to police that two boys grabbed her purse containing 3060 dollars her life savings in Columbus.
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Columbus
Victoria Pomante
Yanks Take Charge of Berlin Occupation Zone
Soviet commander Maj. Gen. Nikolai N Barinov turned the American occupation zone in Berlin over to Gen. Omar N Bradley at ceremonies. The American flag was raised over the Adolf Hitler barracks during the transfer.
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Berlin
Nikolai N. Barinov
Omar N. Bradley
Adolf Hitler
Ohioans Die in July Fourth Accidents
At least 16 Ohio residents died during the Independence Day holiday from violent causes. Seven drownings and seven traffic deaths were reported, with two children burned to death. The Ohio River area labeled victims including Mrs. Lillian Buescher, 39, and other deaths.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio River
Lillian Buescher
Five Divisions Returning or Already Home
Five divisions are confirmed returning or already home from European theaters. The Red Cross confirms transfers and demobilization plans while casualties include Kay Ewald drowned in a motorboat accident near Richmond and Nancy Long 13 from Gallipolis. Additional drownings are listed in Ohio and nearby lakes.
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Cincinnat
S. Kay Ewald
Richmond
Nancy Long
Gallipolis
James Hanach
Cleveland
Lish Torrent
Lake Erie
Robert Bailey
Lafayette
Chippewa Lake
Hershel Lee
Glewster
Muskingum
Malta
Holiday eve crash toll across Ohio claims multiple lives
Reports list victims including Roy B. Kelsey, 47, of Twinsburg. Nick Walsh, 72, and Ruby Walsh, 6, of Port Washington and New Philadelphia. David Wiley, 10, and Peggy Wiley, 6, of Olmstead Falls. Fatal auto train crash near New Philadelphia and a house fire in Olmstead Falls killed the families.
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Roy B. Kelsey
Twinsburg
Summit County
Washington D. H
Nick T. Walsh
Ruby Walsh
Port Washington
Tuscarawas County
New Phila
Delphia
David
Peggy
Robert L. Wiley
Olmstead Falls
Cleveland
Sinking of Destroyers Twiggs and Porter Reported
Washington reports Japanese air attacks sank the destroyers Twiggs and William D. Porter near Okinawa six days apart. Casualties total 244 with 183 aboard Twiggs, many officers killed or disabled. Twiggs sustained bow loss in a June 16 surprise strike. Porter casualty list released for a June 10 dive bomber attack.
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Washington
Twiggs
William D. Porter
Okinawa
Navy
Shapti
Porter
Slaughter Permits in Northern Ohio Halved
The district Office of Price Administration announced today that only 220 slaughter permits have been issued in Northeastern Ohio under the OPA meat control plan, less than half the number issued in the 22-county area last year.
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Cleveland
District Office of Price Administration
Ohio
OPA
Goodyear official attacks guayule subsidy plan
Akron leader P. Litchfield, chairman of Goodyear Rubber Co, denounces government plans to subsidize 400000 acres of guayule. He warns 55000 long tons would be harvested annually starting four years after planting at 28 cents per pound, amid rubber surpluses and prices as low as 12 to 15 cents. He estimates project costs above 100 million dollars.
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AKRON
P. .Itchbald
Goodyear. Rubber Co
Tod Peapeesd
Litchfield
U S Pays Sioux for Ponies Seized After Custer Massacre
President Truman signed legislation to pay Sioux Indians 101630 dollars for ponies and arms taken by the Army after the Custer Massacre. The payments go to the Indians or their heirs, covering mainly individuals in North and South Dakota with some in Montana.
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Washington
Truman
Custer
Rep. Case
North
South Dakota
Montana
Coast Guard Cadets To Train on Great Lakes
Coast Guard cadets from the Academy in New London will cruise aboard the Mackinaw on the Great Lakes this summer for the first time. Two groups of about 110 cadets each, split between first and third class, will sail July 9 to 27 and August 21 to September 8.
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Cleveland
Coast Guard Academy
New London
Private Lowe awaits discharge after service in the 7th AAF
Spc. Joseph A. Lowe, 42, aircraft ground crewman with the 7th AAF in Okinawa, awaits discharge. his dugout shelter is described as well supplied with gas, rations, water, tools and lights, signaling his eligibility due to age.
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Joseph A. Lowe
7Th Aaf
Okinawa
Atlanta, Ga
Ohio Spring Pig Crop Falls 24 Percent
Ohio's spring pig crop shows 360000 sows farrowed, down 24 percent from 1944, the lowest since 1938. Averages reach 6.928 piglets per litter with 2,491000 total, 19 percent below last year. fall breeding seen at 344000 sows, up two percent. If fall litters match 1940-44 average, 1845 crop would total about 4.823 million, lowest since 1938 and 27 percent below 1943 peak.
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Columbus
Ohio Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Ohio
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Reporting Service
Flood Wall Work Is Authorized at Once in Portsmouth
The War Production Board allows immediate resumption of the Portsmouth flood wall construction, halted earlier in the war to save strategic materials. Rep. Edward O. McCawen announced plans to seek appropriations for more flood control works in Southern Ohio if local governments contribute their share of the cost.
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Washington
War Production Board
Portsmouth
Edward 0. McCowen
McCawen
Ohio
Postwar Toledo Shown In Model Exhibition
Thousands visit Zoological Park for the Toledo Tomorrow model a $200000 postwar plan by designer Normal Bel Geddes. The display runs for several weeks at the park during the holiday weekend. A separate item mentions Churchill and Franco possibly meeting before the Potsdam Big Three conference.
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Toledo
American Air Strikes Japan and Balikpapan Bay Operations
Allied air forces hammered Tokyo and Nagasaki airfields and industrial targets on Kyushu while B 29s bombed Shikoku and Honshu. Australian troops seized Balikpapan oil port as engineers and Diggers advanced on Manggar and Pandaniari amid heavy fighting.
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Associated Press
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Tokyo
Nagasaki
Hadio Tokyo
Omura
Hyushu
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Aire
Chiran
Kanoya
Kyushu
Hanoya
Shikoku
Honshu
Balikpapan Bay
Mipponese
Latal
Balikpapan
Sepinggang
Manggar
Pandaniari
Samarinds
Nazi Starvation Station Uncovered in Bavaria by AMG
AMG public health officials in Munich announced arrests of four German doctors and three attendants at a Kaufbeuren starvation and drug experiments station. A nurse confessed to killing 211 children for a bonus. morgue bodies showed rapid deaths from malnutrition and injections.
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Bavaria
AMG
Kauf-beuren
Austria
Marvin Linick
New York City
Loyal Murphy
Memphs
Tenn
Kaufbeuren
Irsee
Valentin Falthauser
Franziska Will
Worle
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Sharon
Helen Fogel
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America
13Th Armored
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Etousa
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Accu
SHAEF
Sherif Kirk S. King
CPA
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Rockford, Jr
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NEA
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Ishort
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Franco
Generalissimo
Potsdam
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