Truman hints at retaining Berlin islands and bases
The Berlin flag raising prompts debate over U S war aims. Officials stress no territorial annexation sought, favoring military bases and potential long term leases or trusteeships. Talks with Stalin and Potsdam discussions loom over Manchuria Port Arthur and Pacific strategic positions.
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Washington
Fruman
Ber m
United States
Truman
Pacific
Berlin
Japan
Moscow
Tokyo
Russia
Cairo
Manchuria
Formosa
China
Korea
United Nations
Roosevelt
America
Poland
Generalissimo
Stalin
Rruman
Port Arthur
Siberia
Potsdam
Pacific Islands
Seabreeze drama reveals twins in a baby scare
A dramatic scene unfolds in Corliss and Dexter's neighborhood as Dexter faces a furious Franklin and a worried Corliss reveals a secret: Lenny and Mildred are married and Mildred is due a baby. Dexter vows secrecy while Corliss confesses the truth about her doctor visit and the ensuing family suspicion.
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Dexter
Corliss
Lenny
Mildred
Seabees
Perilous Peace Through Free News Exchange
An editorial argues peace rests on shared understanding, not force, urging freer press access across Europe and beyond. It notes Truman's push for uncensored reporting, critiques wartime censorship, and calls for open information as Europe and the Pacific balance security with enlightenment.
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Truman
Europe
Globe
Middle East
Germany
Reich
OWI
Elmer Davis
Moscow
Italy
Poland
Balkans
ANOTHER WAR WINTER Poses Coal and Food Shortages
The piece warns of a severe next winter with coal shortages and scarce canned foods as wartime demands strain supply chains. It urges homes to insulate and limit fuel use, highlights transportation limits, and notes surpluses exist mainly in military warehouses while civilians face shortages.
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Pacific
Peter Edson's Letter From Washington on surplus war materials
Washington reports discuss the Surplus Property Board leadership under W Stuart Symington and the difficulty of disposing of vast wartime materials. Anecdotes cover Army fairness, World War I bee beekeeping, crank letters, General MacArthur’s forces, and the fate of silver beets used to feed troops amid postwar adjustments.
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Washington
W. Stuart Symington
Surplus Property Board
District of Columbia Police
Symington
Smimgton
Robert P. Patterson
Army
Ing Quis
Patterson
Ha Ming
Douglas Mace Arthur
Austtalia
Seabees Clear Wreckage On Iwo Shores In Peace Mission
Seabees and engineers battle sunken pontoons and wrecked invasion craft on Iwo Jima shorelines. They salvage and repurpose metal remains into showers for pilots, lifting gear and quick docks while restoring calm to the island’s haunted beaches. Workers from diverse places operate torches and heavy lifters under a sunlit, rugged landscape.
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Iwo Jima
Iwo
Frank
Toole
Minooka
Til
Clarence Connolly
Towa
Phil Yater
Staten Island
New York
Paul Leboeuf
Webster
Mass
Alvin Wolfe
Louisville
Suribachi
Demand for Cameras First With Yanks in Germany
American soldiers in Southern Germany crave cameras especially miniature models and reflex types. Prices soar in Paris and among troops, with some expecting up to a thousand dollars for prized cameras. Barter markets grow as soldiers hide cameras for food amid winter shortages.
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Tom Yarbrough
Germany
United States
Paris
Veterans Urged to Check Rights After Service Return
Col C W Gable state selective service director urged veterans to consult local draft boards and ensure benefits are set to aid their return to civilian life. About 575 re employment committees attached to Ohio's 380 draft boards assist discharged personnel.
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Columbus
Ifc
Col. C. W. Gable
Selective Service
Ohio
Structural Failure Blamed in Gas Crash
Coroner Samuel R. Gerber reports East Ohio Gas Co storage tank failure caused the October 20 disaster. 130 people died, $6,000,000 in damage, and 20 acres of factories and homes were devastated. Mayor Burke led the inquiry, charging Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co with errors in materials and reservoir design.
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Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Co
Corone
Samuel R. Gerber
Thomas A. Burke
Burke
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co
Gaa
1946 wheat and rye crop goals set by USDA
The 1946 wheat planting goal is 68,875,000 acres, with 68,808,000 acres planted this year. Rye set at 472,000 acres vs 2,096,000 harvested this year. The target guides farmers for future seasons. Meanwhile in Singapore, Japanese radio reports rapid preparations for possible Allied invasion, evacuating non essentials northward on the Malay Peninsula and toward Java.
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Singapore
Washington
Shit Edary
Anderson
San Francisco
Nippon
China
Penin
Sula
Java
Batavia
Federal Communications Communission
News Your Dad Read Ten Years Ago Highlights
A glance back recalls Mrs. J F Chapman of Pittsburgh visiting Miss Katherine Figg at 5S Court St. Also noted are Miss Maude Dorsey from Alliance visiting her parents, Darrel Sams and Belford Nelson traveling to Canada, and Miss Marie Carr visiting Cleveland relatives. Plus 20 years ago Athens Twilight League draws 1000 daily, a McKinstry Camp picnic for Miss Estelle Finney of Cleveland, and Ohio University set to graduate 36 students August 15.
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J. F. Chapman
Pittsburgh
Katherine Figg
Court St
McKinstry Camp
Estelle Finney
Cleveland
Miss Finney
F. L. Preston
L. O. Veser
Anna Marguerite
Mt. Vernon
Sly
A. P. Linscott
Ohio University
Tattoo Artist Receives Short Prison Term in Indictment
ELKHART Ind. Jesse O Banion 58 admitted tattooing figures of unclad women on the forearms of 16 boys aged 12 to 16. He was sentenced to 60 days on the penal farm and fined 35 dollars on an assault and battery charge. Prosecutor D Russell Bontrager argued tattooing a permanent mark on a minor without parental consent amounted to assault. One mother forced O Banion to trace a dress on nude figures on her boy's arms.
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Elkhart
Ind
Jesse O'Banion
D. Russell Bontrager
O'Banion
Lausche Names Ohioans For Strip-Mine Probe
Gov. Frank J. Lausche announces his nine member panel to study coal strip mining in Ohio. Three Senate and three House members will be named, with three gubernatorial appointees including Louis Bromfield near Mansfield a soil movement leader William A. Stinchcomb of Cleveland a park board executive and engineer and L M Ronsheim Cadiz Republican editor who has observed strip mining destruction.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Ohio
Senate
House
Louis Bromfield
Near Mansfield
State Conservation Commission
Friends of the Soil Movement
William A. Stinchcamb
Cleveland
Cleveland Metropolitan Park Board
L. M. Ronsheim
Cadiz Republican
Lanache
Communists Back Dissolution to Aid Roosevelt Bid
Zarl Browder, president of the Communist Political Association, defends dissolving the Communist Party in the United States as a means to help President Roosevelt win re-election in 1944. He argues a program to break monopoly power could not rally a majority of voters to Roosevelt.
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New York
Zarl Browder
Communist Political Association
Communist Party
United States
Roosevelt
Daily Worker
Browder
Annie McIntyre Bartoee Nelsonville Tribute
An obituary fragment honors Annie McIntyre Bartoee of Nelsonville Ohio. It recalls a spiritual scene with the Lord beside them, blessing anew, amid loving tributes and distant lines of memory.
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Altha
Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Nelsonville
Ohio
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Springfield
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Frank EB. Coe
Reynoldsburg
Peter Edson
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Alliance
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Darrel H
Jonsey" Sams
Belford Nelson
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Canada
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Russell Rupp
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