War Against Japs May Be Parley Topic
Potsdam reports Truman Churchill and Stalin prepared to meet in former Kaiser palace to set Europe’s fate over 10 days to three weeks with hunger reconstruction and boundaries on the agenda. Japan war likely included. Truman arrives, plans tentative London visit, may brief Congress after talks.
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Potsdam
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Berlin
Europe
Japan
London
France
Washington
Congress
James F. Byrnes
Brussels
Charles G. Ross
Byrnes
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
Labor Board Acts in Walkout of Printers
The War Labor Board intervenes as walkouts by the International Typographical Union across two New Jersey newspapers continue. Ohio paratroopers Albert J. Zwiebel and John M. Stipec are noted in the broader text.
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Labor Board
Washington
International Typographical Union
AFL
New Jersey
Fort Benning
Albert J. Zwiebel
War Labor Board
Wapakoneta
John M. Stipec
Richmond
Jefferson County
TFU
Deg
Gulf and Mexico
Ohio to Build Three New Recreational Lakes in Southern Areas
The Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources unveiled plans for three new recreational lakes totaling over 3,220 acres. Funded by roughly $1 million from the department’s share of a $79 million bill, the sites include Rocky Ford Creek in Highland County, Stone Lick Creek in Clermont County, and Cowan Creek on Todd Fork and the Little Miami River in Clinton County, with costs of $400,000, $200,000, and $350,000 respectively. Additional funds will support Senecaville Lake memorials, East Harbor development on Lake Erie, and Portage Lakes improvements near Akron.
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Columbus
Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Frank d. Lausche
Rocky Ford Creek
Highland County
Stone Lick Creek
Clermont County
Cowan Creek
Todd Fork
Little Miami River
Clinton County
Senecaville Lake
Ohio
East Harbor
Lake Erie
Portage Lakes
Akron
Greenville celebration to start in August exhibit opens
A $20,000 painting of the Signing of the Treaty of Greene Ville will be shown Aug 3 in Greenville to mark the treaty’s 150th anniversary. The original document, depicted in Howard Chandler Christy’s canvas, will travel from the National Archives under guard by Army Navy and Marine crews. Also on display are related exhibits. Herman Pullman 55 is missing after falling overboard while fishing in Lake Erie. a 12 year old Harry Kepler died in a garage fire.
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Greenville
Greene Ville
Howard Chandler Christy
National Archives
Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Guard
Plants for Sale in Washington War Surplus Sites Listed
The Reconstruction Finance Corp announced today a list of 48 surplus war plants and sites available for sale or lease in Washington.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Truman Inspects His World War Regiment
President Truman toured the 35th Division's 137th Regiment en route to the Potsdam Big Three conference, noting the World War II unit as part of his inspection. In Cleveland, a cafe raid saw a bar vault and a thief flee with $150 while the proprietor served customers.
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Antwerp
Brussels
Eisenhower
Harold R. Stark
U. S
Euroope
Truman
Rhine
Cobienz
Kassel
Byrnes
Marshall
King
Adm
William D. Leahy
Ross
State
War and
Navy Department
Berlin
Pfc. Ustain Reily
Akron
Trumsen
Cleveland
Waters dies after canoe overturns in Ohio River
Bernard Waters, 30, drowned yesterday when his canoe was overturned by waves from the Island Queen excursion boat on the Ohio River. Rescue crews recovered the body, and investigators began a routine inquiry into the incident.
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Cincinnati
Bernard Waters
Ichio River
Queen
New Army Discharge Point Score Set To Be Lower
Washington UW says the upcoming army discharge score will be based on points through May 12 and later totals, likely lower than the interim 85 points. A new compilation expected late this year will adjust eligibility as combat credit and other factors keep four contributing categories unchanged.
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Washington
War Department
Parenthood
Ohio Labor Quiet Amid Strikes andWalkouts in Mid July
Labor scene in Ohio shows few strikes with notable actions at WarrenTelephone Co and Packard Electric Division. Workers at Toledo Spicer Manufacturing return to work ending jeep production disruption. Firestone plants near Akron foresee resumed production as most maintenance and workers report for duty. United Rubber Workers union votes to resume negotiations after contract dispute. Warren operators dispute persists with limited emergency service and wage demands. Packard Electric employees reinstate looming after WLB order and plant rule violations.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Warren
Warren Telephone Co
Cio-Electrical Tool and Die
Packard Electric
General Motors Corp
Ciq-United Automobile
Toledo
Spicer Manufacturing Corp
Willys-Over- Jang Motors, Inc
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
Clio-United Rubber
Spicer
Richard Gosser
UAW
Accounting Department
WLB
Newton Falls
AFL Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Hello Girls
NLRB
Brotherhood
Margaret Patterson
Packard Electric Division
Senate Urges Wage Hikes Without Barriers
Five senators called on Congress to let wages rise to a 65 cent per hour ceiling without War Labor Board approval. They want WLB to treat any wage under 65 cents as substandard, removing constraints on employers. The group includes Pepper, Douglas, Thomas, Tunnell, La Follette, and Aiken.
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Washington
Congress
War Labor Board
WLB
Pepper D
Flas
Thomas JB
Utah
Tunnell
Dely
la Follette
Prog
Wis
Aiken Ih
Air Power Preinvasion Plans in Japan Revealed by General
Lt. Gen. Giles says Pacific air power can deploy 3,000 planes in a single day for preinvasion raids on Japan as Eighth Air Force units reorganize under USASTAF. Gen. LeMay heads 20th Air Force. Doolittle commands Eighth Air Force with B 29s from Okinawa. Allied advances press on in China and the Philippines with heavy losses on both sides.
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GUAN
Pacific
Japan
Barney M. Giles
Eighth Air Force
James H. Doohille
Giles
Strategic Air, ‘Forces
21St Bomber Command
Guam
China
India
Usastaf
U. S. Army Strategic Air Forces
Carl A. Spaatz
Usastar
20Th Airforce
Marianas
Bwo Jima
Curtis E. LeMay
Ald Zist Bomber Command
20Th Air Force
Doolittle
Okinawa
Eld
20Th Bomber Command
Tokyo
Manhsien
Philippines
Borneo
Sambodja
Burma
American naval fleet shells northern Japan amid heavy losses
Tokyo reports American task forces withdrew from northern waters after heavy bombardment wrecked two steel centers and damaged 152 Japanese vessels and 184 aircraft. Land based Superfortress and Iwo Jima fighters kept up air pressure as Nimitz cites severe damage and cut communications between Honshu and Hokkaido. week’s shelling and raids hammered thirteen more targets.
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Japan
U. S. Third Fleet
Honshu
Kamaishi
Hokkaido
Associated Press
Tokyo
Mikado
Takva
Third Fleet
Iwo Jima
Nimitz
Refuge Island
Missour
Towa
Waisconsig
Battle Veterans Will Get Short Home Stays
New York aboard the transport Isaac Coles docked yesterday with 366 battle veterans to be redeployed to the Pacific after furloughs. Units aboard included the 3264th Base Depot, 145th Ordnance Company, 209th Quartermaster Detachment, 1660th Engineer Utility Detachment, and the Bist Replacement Detachment and battalion headquarters unit. Wrecks cruisers in Cleveland from Lake Erie storm delayed the Theodore Roosevelt four hours on her Cedar Point return.
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New York
Isaac Coles
Europe
Batte
Pacific
Camp Kilmer
N.J
Eneneer
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Theodore Roosevelt
Cedar Point
Study of Divorces Is Advocated in England
Canterbury England Archbishop urges nationwide public bureaus to ease marital troubles and curb rising divorce rate. He asks all English towns to establish bureaus and says public funds should finance them.
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England
Canterbury
Eng
Enalanel
Fees of World Bank Plan Are Without Hope
Senate debates over the Bretton Woods plan for an international bank and a monetary fund proceed as supporters say US participation is likely. The bank would have about 9.1 billion dollars in capital and the fund about 5.8 billion to stabilize currency exchange rates and support development. The House approved the measure, and Senate leaders target a final vote in a few days, though amendments may delay action.
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Washington
Bretton Woods
Monetary Fund
Senate
Millikin
R-Cola
Chamber
United States
N.H
House
Ohio Leads in Adding War Plant Expansion
The War Production Board reports Ohio led the nation in war plant growth with 1,293 authorized additions and private investment of 1.677 million dollars of a total 4.5006 billion. The national private spending reached 20.39 billion across all facilities. Soldiers to be called in Oregon for forest fire control near Wilson River.
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Ohio
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Portland
Ore
Contro
Oregon
Wilson River
Marines seize town after brief Japanese surrender in June raid
In early June near NNA Island, Marianas, Eighth Regimental Combat Team landed south of Kyushu on June 3 and found only a small native population. Japanese garrison of 161 surrendered after observing the barrage. Allied bombardment hit Nippon steel works and other industrial sites as fires burned through industrial areas. Smoke hung over the waterfront as planes operated at low altitude to assess damage.
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Nna Island
Marianas
Kyushu
Issland
Nippon Steel
Wanishi Iron Works
Japanese Harbors Fire as Allied Bombing Pushes In
Allied forces pressed raids across Japan as a task force under Rear Admiral Badger steamed toward Kamaishi and other targets. Tokyo reported extensive air strikes destroying vessels, aircraft, and refinery facilities, with 92 planes shot down and multiple ships sunk or damaged.
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Oscar C. Badger
Tokyo
Kamaishi
J. F. Shafroth
Kamaishi Steel Mills
Hokkaido
Bombardments Hit Japanese Industry and Civilians
Reports from Admiral Minists say Saturday air strikes damaged Kamaishi and Kushiro while assaulting oil refineries near Kuchimatsu and Shimatsu. US planes attacked fuel centers, sinking ships and damaging vessels as task forces pursued Japanese shipping in northern Honshu and Hokkaido.
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Kuchimatsu
Japan
Osake
Maruzen
Shimatsu
Hokkaido
Kushiro
Admiral i Minists
Honshu
Sugar shortage feared to lift bread costs say Jenkins
Washington the Republican Congressional Food Study Committee warned that reduced sugar supplies may raise bread prices and lower loaf output. It cited cuts in butter and margarine points, a planned ten million pound butter supply rise next month from military redirection, and bakeries reporting limited sugar quotas cutting production to 44 to 59 percent of 1941 output.
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Washington
Republican Congressional Foot Study Committee
OPA
Republican Food Study Committee
Jenkins
Ohio
Lightning Bolt Fails To Awaken War Worker
A war plant worker, Ferrell Vesidiny, reports a forced reductions in sweet goods and meat production. Firefighters wake neighbors as authorities push slaughtering facilities to meet price and sanitary standards. Akron police report theft of checks totaling 450 dollars from a South Street girl.
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I-P
Agriculture Department
Strick
Grant Mane
Py Ferrell
Akron | Ts
Rights Battle Starts in Capitol Today
In Washington a dispute over an equal rights amendment began in Congress as the House judiciary committee released a majority report urging action to ban discrimination against women. It cites pay gaps and job exclusion, while seven members filed minority reports warning the measure could remove protections such as health laws and spousal support questions.
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Congress
House Judiciary Committee
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