Army Seizes U S Rubber Tire Factory at Detroit
Army takeover ends a two week dispute at United States Rubber Co in Detroit where 6 000 workers were recalled after 12 fired for alleged anti union activity. The move follows warnings from Air Force leaders as labor action spreads nationwide amid a war material shortage.
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U. S
Rubber ‘Tire
Detroit
Associated Press
United States Rubber Co
Army
Curtis E. LéMay
20Th Airforce
Japan
Harvey Humlong
Air Services Technical Command
Jackie Coogan to Be Released From Army Air Corps
Indianapo lis dispatch reports silent film star Jackie Coogan the Kid is en route to a separation center at Santa Ana California to be released from the Army Air Corps after service with Charlie Chaplin era fame and film youth star status.
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Indianapolis
Jackie Coogan
Charlie Chaplin
the Kid
Santa Ana
Calif
Army Air Corps
Greenvilles Heritage marks 150th Fort Greenville treaty
Greenville notes the 150th anniversary of the Fort Greenville treaty signing in 1795. A pageant portrays Gen Mad Anthony Wayne's agreement ending Northwest warfare, with performances tonight tomorrow and Thursday highlighting the settlement and opening the state for colonization.
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Greenville
Saved by Miracle Elevator Girl Survives 80-Story Plunge
Betty Lou Oliver of Fort Smith Arkansas survived a 1000 foot fall when six elevator cables failed in the Empire State Building after a B 25 bomber crash. She remained conscious during descent and is now hospitalized with burns bruises and a possible back fracture. Otis official George Mount calls the escape a miracle.
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New York
Empire State Building
Bellevue Hos Po le
Betty Lou Olliver
Fort Smith, Ark
Betty Lou
George A. Mount
Otis Elevator Co
Mount
Storm Over UN Charter Appointment Sparks Senate Debate
Washington lawmakers clash over President Truman's plan to name Edward R. Stettinius Sr as temporary United Nations Security Council delegate without Congress defining authority. Connally urges State Department study of enabling legislation, while Taft and Vandenberg demand Senate approval and a formal statute. A split persists on who should set rules for the diplomat and his powers.
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Washington
United Nations
Truman
Security Council
Congress
Connally
Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Edward R. Stettinius
Vandenberg
R-Mich
San Francisco
Senate
International Organization
Lucas
D-Il
Millikin
R-Cole
Over-Ceiling Charge For Sandwich Costly
Newark woman Don Douglass complained of a 15 cent overcharge on an egg sandwich at a shop. The case settled out of court with the nickel returned and the rest reverting to the government under OPA rules. In Lansing Michigan a warden and six top prison officials were removed for maladministration and moral laxity.
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Newark
Don Douglass
OPA
Lansing, Mich
Harry H. Jackson
State Prison
Southern Michigan
Allies at Odds Over Treatment of Hirohito
Allied councils split on how to handle Emperor Hirohito of Japan. Potsdam omits monarchy, sparking debate among U S officials and allies. Some cite potential leadership backing end of war, others fear delayed capitulation. The United States pursues a cautious wait and see policy to let the Japanese express desire for Hirohito or remove him.
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Hirohito
Washington
Japan
United States
Suzuki
Potsdam
Roosevelt's RAF Release Set for Aug 15
Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt will leave the Army Air Forces for civilian life on August 15 after a requested retirement. The army said there is no Pacific need for his services and that another qualified officer can fill any vacancy. The timing follows headlines and a congressional inquiry into loans tied to the late president’s son. Reports allege a $200,000 loan for a Texas radio venture in 1939 later settled for $4,000, with $196,000 listed as a bad debt by John Hartford in 1942.
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Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Army Air Forces
Army
Roosevelt
Pacific
Texas Radio
John Hartford
Great Atlantic~&, Pacific Tea Company
All Japanese Drafted For China Coast Invasion
Immense mobilization across occupied China reports indicate youths over 14 undergo brutal training as Japan braces for a northern Shanghai landing. Home Minister Genki Abe urges civilian volunteers to defend sacred soil with death-defying tactics while bolstering food supply amid cautions of scarce rations.
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China Coast
Guam
China
Shanghai
Genki Abe
Japan
Nippon
Washington
Solo Jons
Philippines
Bougainville
Solomons
Shortland Islands
New Guinea
Balikpapan
Borneo
WU. S. Sixth Army
Tomoyuki Xa Jia
Okinawa
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Tokyo
Puket Island
Midway
Rangoon
Petain Accused as Underground Leader Testifies
Marcel Paul, member of the Consultative Assembly, testified at the treason trial of Marshal Petain in Paris. He said the French feared the Vichy police far more than the Gestapo and that the worst blows against the resistance came from police acts commanded by Petain.
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Paris
Marcel Paul
Consultative Assembly
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Gestapo
Paul
Petain
Ohio Built Most Plants For War Production
Ohio built more manufacturing plants for war production than any other state, with 1,293 new industrial units. The War Production Board disclosed that Ohio rose from 1939 ranking fourth to third in productive capacity due to these new facilities.
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Cleveland
Ohio
War Production Board
Buckeye
Stalin Ill But Will Resume Parley Today
Premier Stalin has been slightly indisposed for two days, but is expected to attend a Big Three meeting this afternoon. Vyacheslav Molotov sat in with Truman and Attlee on Sunday, with no talks continued yesterday pending Stalin's recovery. If he is fit, the three hour discussions may finish by Thursday or Friday. The conference was reportedly ongoing, though reports were ambiguously worded to Allied correspondents.
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Poesdam
Stelin
Truman
Attlee
Vyacheslav Molotov
Stalin
Laval departs Spain in German dive bomber escape
Pierre Laval, ordered by the Spanish government to leave, flew from Barcelona in a German air force dive bomber. He arrived 90 days ago seeking refuge and was accompanied by his wife and two Luftwaffe officers in full uniform.
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Madrid
Pierre Laval
Barcelona
Laval
Army and Navy Accused of Hoarding Refrigerators
A former War Production Board official alleges the Army and Navy hoard electric refrigerators delaying reconversion. Lester Doidge says the Army stores plenty of units yet receives large new allotments quarterly. In Chillicothe two eight year olds, Donald Pack and Raleigh Kerns Jr., drowned while loading in a creek.
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Washington
War Production Board
Army
Lester P. Doidge
Consumers’ Durable Goods
Chillicothe
Donald Pack
Raleigh Kerns, Jr
U. S. Destroyers Bombard Largest Aluminum Plant In Japan
U S and British forces continue aggressive strikes in Japan as carrier planes report destroying or damaging 207 Japanese vessels and 430 aircraft over two days. The Suruga Gulf raid, 80 miles southwest of Tokyo, targets the nation’s largest aluminum plant amid the 22nd straight day of combined sea air assaults.
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Guam
Nimitz
U.S
Suruga Gulf
Tokyo
Japan
Honshu Island
Imperial Navy
Kure
Maizuru
Amagi
Katsuragi
Tone
Honshu
TAP FLEET DEFEAT TOPS IN HISTORY
The article contrasts Allied air strikes against the Japanese fleet at sea and in harbor, noting 60 ships and 138 aircraft destroyed or damaged, with the Italian fleet’s more resilient performance and surrender. It frames the Japanese defeat as an ignominious naval history moment, while acknowledging limited Italian resistance.
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TAP
San Francisco
Allied air strikes hammer Honshu ports and rail hubs
Allied forces launched a massive two phase bombing and naval bombardment across Honshu. Fast destroyers hit Shimizu and Hamamatsu while heavy battleships shelled Hamamatsu, targeting railway shops an aircraft propeller factory and military facilities. Carrier air fleets raked southern Honshu with 1600 planes in 13 hours.
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U.S
Massachusetts
Hamamatsu
Shimizu
Bentenjima
Tenryu Estuary
Japan
Honshu Island
Tokyo Radio
Nimitz
Kagamigahara
Akashi
Fukuyama
Hakima
Miki
Legislative Tug of War Looms as Truman Support Looms
Washington reports a Senate tug of war over President Truman. Left wing and right wing factions draft competing social and economic programs for Congress to consider, including unemployment, social security, health grants, and full employment measures. Pepper, Mead, Magnuson, and others broker a 10 to 12 point program to push Truman during the congressional recess.
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Truman
Washington
Senate
Congress
Cetott
Lmk
Pepper
Lebor
Great Britain
Andy
Mead
Magnuson
Right to Job Policy Becomes U N Goal
Senator Thomas declares full employment a universal aim and a job guarantee concept for returning veterans under the Selective Service Act. He notes 50 nations have adopted full employment as policy and cites the International Labor Organizations convention in Philadelphia as endorsement.
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Washington
Thomas
Utah
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Philadelphia
Churchill Moves Out of 10 Downing Street
London reports Winston Churchill moved out of No 10 Downing Street after five years in office. Buckingham Palace said he declined King George VI's Order of the Garter, usually given when public service ends.
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Churchill
Downing St
London
Winston Churchill
Downing Street
Buckingham Palace
George VI
Order of the Garter
War Department orders reinstatement for former employees
War Department officials in the Fifth Sixth and Seventh Service Commands told yesterday that former War Department employees who served in the armed forces must be reinstated in their old jobs within 30 days after application. The Fifth Command covers Indiana Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky. Paul Mason dead in Columbus. Clayton Robert Keil, nine, dies in Columbus crushed by a tractor near home.
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Chicago
War Department
Middle West
Armed Services
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
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United Automobile Workers Union
Champion Machine and Forging Co
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Warren UP
Doris Higley
Braceville
Massillon State Hospital
ATC
Kae Ea Young
Army Transportation Corps
Inainesville
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Colt. Wiliam F.,smith
Watertown
Ness
457Th Bomber Group Overseas
NEA Telephoto
Carl Schultz
WAC
Kanella Koulouveris
Brooklyn
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Ruth Schultz
Kanella Kouloun Varis
Berlin
Schultzes
Smartbird
Harold Knitter
Polly
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Spain
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Miral Nimitz
20Th Air Force
Nishi Aircraft Company
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Auka
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