Ticonderoga Returns to Action After Two Kamikaze Attacks
The carrier Ticonderoga suffered 837 casualties and heavy damage near Formosa on January 21, then returned to Bremerton for repairs. Despite fires and flooded decks, her crew saved the ship and she resumed flight operations, launching and recovering aircraft.
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Washington
Ticonderoga
Formosa
Navy
Bremerton, Wash
Navy Yard
Third Fleet
South China Sea
Dixie Kiefer
Kansas City
Gow
Dixie Keifer
U.S
Keifer
Bridge
Strive To Get Food for Men On Heavy Jobs
Cleveland district labor leaders push for extra food rations for heavy laborers. CIO official John Kennedy urges policy to aid steel workers and similar jobs, following OPA’s experiments granting miners and West Coast workers extra rations. Kennedy criticizes OPA pricing, saying it ignores productivity and cost economies while permitting price hikes if costs rise.
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Cleveland
Cleveland District Labor Advisory Committee
National
OPA Congress
President
Truman
John.j. Kennedy
nSsel Town
Cio-Unit Steel Workers
OPA
West Fonce
Kennedy
Isbor
Bsn
Hoover U K Peace Charter Endorsed by Hoover Broadcast
Former President Herbert Hoover said the San Francisco Peace Charter should be ratified by the Senate while noting weaknesses in the plan He urged Congress to define the powers of the U S delegate to the World Security Council He emphasized that peace rests on collaboration among Russia Britain and the United States
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San Francisco
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Russia
Britain
United States
Past Week Weather Favored Farmers in Canton and Jackson
The Weather Bureau reports unusually low temperatures but favorable conditions for farming last week. Average rainfall was 1.21 inches with lows of 40 at Canton and 42 at Jackson on July 12.
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Columbus
Weather Bureau
Chin
Canton
Jackson
Carpenter Postmaster Nomination Forwarded to Senate
President nominates Nannie M. Radcliffe of Carpenter Meigs County Ohio for the postmastership in Ohio. Nomination forwarded to the Senate for approval as part of the administrative appointments.
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Carpenter
Washington
Senate
Ohio
Nannie M. Radcliffe
Meigs County
Death Looms for Eight German War Prisoners in U S
Washington reports death to eight more German prisoners of war awaiting execution in the United States. They were convicted after killing fellow prisoners they deemed anti Nazi. Earlier seven others were hanged at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas last week.
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Washington
Ft. Leavenworth, Kas
Sugar Shipments To Spain Halted Promised by Official
Washington reports Rep. De Lacy announced after a conference with Secretary Anderson that no further sugar shipments will be sent to Franco's Spain. The pledge follows earlier promises to curb scarce sugar exports to Spain amid wartime shortages.
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Spain
Washington
Rep
de Lacy
Wash
Anderson
Ohioan Killed in Florida Plane Crash
Navy flyer Robert G. Brove 24 of Kinsman Ohio was killed Tuesday when a plane crashed near Deland Florida. The Pacific fleet serviceman died in the accident. The OPA suspended price control on airplanes and most aircraft parts with immediate effect.
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Deland
Fla
Robert G. Brove
Kinsman
Ohio
Here
Washington
OPA
Seizure of Sinclair Rubber Plant Ordered
President Truman directed the War Production Board to take over and run the Sinclair Rubber Company plant in Houston Texas. Production had tapered from wartime peaks to about 80 percent by late August with substantial drops and a 70 percent drop from March highs noted by WPB. Edward L Hearn dies in New Rochelle at age 79 after serving as the Knights of Columbus supreme knight.
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Washington
Truman
War Production Board
Sin Lindustry
Clair Rubber Company
Houston
Tex
WPB
K. OF
Head
New Rochelle
JPL
Edward L. Hearn
Mamaroneck
The
Knights of Columbus
Warships Press Assault On Jap Mainland Into Third Day
American and naval forces continued air sea bombardment of Tokyo area into a third day. Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet shelled Nojima Point and Tokyo Bay defences as carrier planes attacked Yokosuka and nearby targets.
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Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Nojima Point
Yokosuka Naval Base
Tokyo Bay
Admiral Halsey
Japan
Carl Holden
Nojimi Point
Bose Peninsula
Topeka
Oklahoma City
Atlanta
Dayton
Att
John W. Weeks
Yokosuka Naval Yard
Lower Priced Garments To Cost More Amid OPA Markup
The government’s program to boost inexpensive cotton garments has backfired, expanding to 80 percent of the civilian supply. Retailers may add a 34 percent markup on some cotton garments and 36 percent on others starting August 17, as OPA permits higher margins to offset tighter fabric controls.
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OPA
Truman presses quick Pacific victory to aid Europe rebuilding
President Truman seeks rapid Pacific victory to speed European reconstruction and global peace, arguing saving American lives is paramount. Allies discuss Asia Japan, Manchuria roles, and possible Soviet participation as Berlin release highlights Zhu kov’s Mongolia campaign. Truman may defer German administration decisions to Allies if consensus forms.
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Truman
Europe
Re . P
Pacific
Potsdam
Asia
Japan
United States
Russia
Manchurian
Berlin
Soviet Information Bureau
Isketch
Georgi K. Zhukov
Mongolia
Germany
Oil Refinery Workers End One Day Walkout
Pure Oil Company refinery operations in three states resume normal after 2,385 workers end a one day walkout in compliance with a War Labor Board order, according to Howard West.
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East Bank
W.va
Pure Oil Company
War Labor Board
Howard West
Inflation rising in the liberated Philippines
Manila reports inflation climbing despite control efforts. Prices for essentials show sharp increases with clothing up 1,269 percent above prewar levels, building materials up 754 percent, and house rentals 368 percent higher.
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Manila
Philippines
Liquor Ration for Four-Week Period Unchanged in Ohio
Columbus Ohio. The four week liquor ration from July 23 to August 18 remains at a fifth, quart, or two pints of whiskey, the same as the prior four week period. State liquor director Robert M. Sohngen hopes the next ration period could be shortened.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert M. Sohngen
Rotary aid asked to ease teacher shortage worldwide
A proposal to enlist Rotary International 250000 members in 60 countries to help end the shortage of school teachers was placed before international officers and committee chairmen at a Cleveland conference.
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Cleveland
Rotary International
Contract Termination Hits Huffman Electric Workers
Only three employees remain on the payroll at Huffman Electric Company after Bryant Heater Company of Cleveland terminated the contract. Forty seven of the 50 workers were laid off as production was shifted to beliegers for Navy amphibious tanks.
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Huffman Electric Company
Bryant Heater Co
Cleveland
Navy
Mother of Mrs Green Dies at Crandall Ind
Mrs Frank P Lotich mother of Mrs Darrell B Green died Tuesday at her home in Crandall Indiana. She had been with her daughter for three weeks and spent months annually at the Green home in Athens. Chevrolet Division General Motors negotiating for land in Cleveland to build a new plant employing 5 000 to 10 000 workers.
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Gertrude
Walter
Walter PO O'Rgierg
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Washington, D. C
McLean
Washington Daily News
O'Rourke
Europe
O'Rourkes
Crandall, Ind
Frank P. Lotich
Darrell B. Green
Arden Place
Crandall
Ind
Green
Lotich
Athens
Cleveland
Chevrolet Division
General Motors Corp
Rocket Power Moves From Dream To Reality
YOUNGSTOWN AP Pendray, secretary of the American Rocket Society and Westinghouse aide, told Mahoning Valley Pilots Association that rocket power now fuels real progress. He said rockets will drive new flight speeds and aircraft power, potentially enabling a 1500 mile per hour plane and rapid transatlantic travel.
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Youngstown
G. Edward Pendray
American Rocket Society
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Mahoning Valley Pilots Association
Pendray
New York
London
U.S
Halifax Blast Wrecks Depot
A fire set off explosions at a Royal Canadian Navy munition depot near Halifax causing massive blasts. Twelve injured and one missing. about 17,000 Dartmouth residents evacuated. vibration felt in Saint John 125 miles away. A veteran naval officer called it worse than any battlefield explosion.
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Halifax
N. 5
Saint John
N. B
Jesser
Dartmouth
Elba Wright Dies at Syracuse Residence
Elba Wright age 75 dies at his home in Syracuse. Survived by his wife two sons Ross and Leo of Pittsburgh a sister Mildred Wright Huntington W Va and a brother John M Wright Duquesne Pa Funeral arrangements not completed. Wheat yield 59 bushels per acre on eight acre farm reported by Leslie Earnhart Warren County Fair Board member.
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Pomeroy
Elba Wright
Syracuse
Ross
Leo
Pittsburgh
Mildred Wright
Huntington
W. Va
John M. Wright
Duquesne
Lebanon
Leslie Earnhart
Warren County Fair Board
Allied Raids Pummel Japan After Philippines Defeat
After the October 24 25 crushing setback near the Philippines Allied forces launch day long carrier raids on Japanese airfields and defenses. Bombs rockets and machine guns devastate installations as land based planes destroy ships and factories while Lt Gen Ennis Whitehead predicts a shift of command to southern Japan.
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Philippines
Haneshu Island
Japan
Tokyo
Yellow Sea
Korea
China
Borneo
Mikado
Ennis C. Whitehead
Far East
Okinawa
British Advance in Borneo and Allied Actions Report
Australians pushed inland on both southern Borneo coasts near the Miri oil fields while U S 7th Fleet units joined the action at Tempadoeng Point near Balikapan Port. Navy reports list losses of two minesweepers YMS 50 and YMS 365 with no casualties and note the growing U S warship total.
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Borne
Miri
U.S
7Th Fleet
Bornean
Tempadoeng Point
Balikapan
Navy Department
Washington
Borneo
Navy
United States
U.S. Navy
Fend Jease
Pacific Islands
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Japan
Generalissima
Army Reds Probed as Senators Hear Communist Ties
A House military subcommittee released testimony by H. Ralph Burton listing 16 army personnel with alleged Communist links. Names include Maj. Edward Newhouse, Capt. Horace Warnexy Truesdel, Lieut. Richard Criles, Lieut. Irving Fajans, and Lieut. Edward Finstein, connected to various Union and Communist-affiliated groups. The briefing discusses background checks on commissioned and enlisted members.
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Washington
House
H. Ralph Burton
Burton
Edward Newhouse
Smith Army Air Force
Washington, D. C
Seriver
the Daily Worker
the Key Masses
Thrivif Affairs
American League For Peace and Democracy
Russian Reconstruction Farms, Inc
Richard C. Criles
Corps of Military Police
Tth
Dick Criley
California
Young Communist League
Irving Fajans
Office of Strategic Services
Edward W. Finelstein
26Th Field Artillery Battalion
Philadelphia
Dis- International Workers Order
Burton Caltei
Comi Party of the United
U.S. Open to Training for Surplus War Goods Trade
Washington reports the government is willing to consider training to dispose of oversent surplus war materiel for foreign uses. Army Navy Liquidation commissioner Thomas McCune says such trades will be thoroughly considered to facilitate postwar world trade and amicable relations.
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Washington
Wweulki
Thomas 2. McCrbe
Army Navy
Amnesia Victine Found To Be German Agent
The FBI disclosed that a man known as William Walker who arrived in the U S as a hatter used disguises and radio ties. They identified his true names Walt Horst and Max Wacker, 20, a trained Nazi espionage agent, and said his amnesia was traced.
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New York
Wileliam Walker
United States
Pbs-We
FBI
Walkers
Walt Horst
Max Wacker
Ammnesia
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