Truman Urges Universal War Training Plan for Youth
President Truman asked Congress to enact universal training a one year military program to create a ready reserve. He said trainees could join the Army Navy or Marine Corps via selective induction in a future emergency and that the plan would advance education and teach useful civilian skills. He outlined a postwar force structure with a small Regular Service, a strengthened National Guard and organized reserve, and a general reserve of trained male citizens.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Armed Services
Abolition of Mikado Rule Urged Anew
Tokyo AP reports a Diet probe into ending the Mikado system dominates politics as Zaibatsu dissolution looms. A 183 member committee backs Tenno defense while a conservative coalition forms, Ko onye declines presidency, liberals push UN entry and suffrage, and education reforms erase feudal militarism.
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Japan
Diet
Zaibatsu
Liberal Party
Tenneisin
Seingkai
Minseito
Fumimaro Konoye
United Nations Organization
Hirohito
MacArthur
Col
Ken Dyke
Morioka
Asahi
Alaska Plane Crash Kills 22 Army Personnel
An Army C-47 crashed near Elmendorf Field in Alaska after a 40 mile wind gust as it tried to land. All 22 aboard were killed in the swampy crash site two miles from the reservation. Names were withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Elmendorf Field
Alaska Department
Cold Bay
Jenkins Again Being Roomed For Governor
Washington report says Ohio Republicans George H. Bender and Thomas A. Jenkins are not running for U S Senate. Bricker's expected candidacy spurs them to consider other races with Bender possibly pursuing the gubernatorial nomination and Jenkins weighing a state house bid. Jenkins, dean of Ohio House Republicans, chairs the Special Republican Food Study Committee.
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George H. Bender
Thos. A. Jenkins
Ohio
U. S. Senate
Friends
John W. Bricker
Bender
Jenkins
Ohio House Republicans
Ways and Means
Special Republican Food Study Committee
Miners Filing for Ohio Unemployment Benefits
In Columbus the State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation expects about 4000 claims from Ohio coal miners who have resumed work, ending an idle period from Oct 1. BUC spokesmen say claims are arriving slowly but expected within weeks. administrator Charles Jones will decide on payment.
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Columbus
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Ohio
BUC
Charles Jones
Galion Man Named to Cabinet of Lausche
Robert L. Moulton of Galion, Democratic leader in Ohio's House, is the new state commerce director succeeding U S Senator James W Huffman. He resigns his Crawford County seat after three terms and is president of the Crawford County Bar Association. He is an Ohio Wesleyan graduate. Also noted is Dayton’s fair attendance around 1 100 000 at Wright Field.
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Robert L. Moulton
Galion
Ohio
House of Representatives
U.S
James W. Huffman
Moulton
Crawford County
Crawford County Bar Association
Ohio Wesleyan University
Australian brides quit States fed up on America
More than 50 Australian brides of American servicemen sailed home aboard the Matsonia. Some were homesick, others disappointed by the United States not matching movies or magazine ads. Widows and divorcees spoke of feeling outcasts while critics called life in America fast, expensive, and stressful compared with Australia.
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Brisbane
Australia
United States
S. Betty Schultz
Sidney
America
Margaret MacDonald
Sydney
Joan Balboni
Nation faces major postwar labor showdown as union targets GM
The CIO UAW and General Motors in Detroit vie over a 45 hour week and wage raises amid a broad strike wave. About 230,000 workers idle nationwide with 25,000 in Ohio on strike. Other actions include Pacific Greyhound bus drivers ending a walkout and Crosley Corp AFL strike in Cincinnati. Hollywood studios court actions clash with mass picketing while Chicago Rapid Transit threaten two hour strike. Washington logging firms agree to $1.50 hourly minimum amid a 61,000 worker strike wave.
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United, Automobile Workers Union
General Motors Corporation
Detroit
Ohio
CIO Uaw
Congress
J. Wilson
Wilson
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AFL
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RKO
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Warner Brothers
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Washington State
Administration weighs pay hikes without price rise
Reports say the Truman administration may urge industry to raise wages while keeping prices steady, with unions pressing for a 30 percent hike. Cabinet advisers back a cautious approach, possibly deferring public statement until labor-management conference. An advisory committee will review any new wage-price plan before release.
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Truman
White House
Edward C. Moran, Jr
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Mr. Truman
Labor-Management
Sharp Cut in Price of Hogs Is Announced
The government announces an average price reduction for hogs with a new Chicago based support price of $12 per hundred pounds for pure and choice butcher hogs effective October 1 1946. The extension of the May 21 program to September 30 1946 and the 1946 spring pig goal of 2 million are noted, with seasonal variations to apply to hog prices from December 1946 to September 1947.
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Washington
Chicago
Andersom
Anderson
Communists Strongest In French Elections
In France the Communist party led the new constituent assembly with 152 seats, narrowly ahead of the Socialists at 142 and the Republican Popular Movement at 141, amid a Sunday vote that charged the drafters of a new constitution. Lt. Lloyd Brown of the 37th Division dies from injuries after an automobile crash, ending five years of service.
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Paris
France
Constituent Assembly
Mouvement Republican Populaire
Norwalk
Lloyd Brown
Athens City Fund Drive Under Way
Police Chief J B Grogan chairs 96 local workers at the Berry Hotel as 160 volunteers begin fundraising for the Athens County War Fund. Belford B Nelson of Ohio University urges USO support for service men abroad. Athens per capita share targets about 10900 with team chiefs to report Friday evening and a countywide final meeting set for Wednesday October 31 at 7 30.
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Athens County War Fund
Berry Hotel
Belford B. Nelson
Ohio University Psychology Department
USO
Athens City
Athens
National War Ward
Berry
Ex Yank Army Man Advances In Venezuela
Luis Valmore Rodriguez a 45 year old former U S army sergeant will be sworn in today to the Number Two spot in the revolutionary Venezuelan government that overthrew President Isaias Medina Angarita Valmore named interior minister by Romulo Betancourt He will handle foreign investor relations and oil company ties He has attacked U S oil interests but promises to respect foreign investors The revolutionary junta seeks foreign recognition and has informed diplomatic missions of its makeup and aims
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Caracas
Luis Valmore Rodriguez
United States Army
Isaias Medina Angarita
Valmore
Romulo Betancourt
U.S
Pais
Democratic Action Party
Carlos Morales
Veterans Plan Benefit Sale to Raise Funds
The Disabled American Veterans announced plans to spend 1,300,000 for a purchase of an identification tag business. Funds from the sale support the DAV service work for wartime disabled. The 24th annual convention authorized purchase of Ident-Q-Taz Company of Chicago, maker of miniature automobile license plates for key rings.
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Chicago
The
Disabled American Veterans Today
America
DAV
Civil War Bride Reflects on Lincoln at 100
Mrs. Louisa K Kennedy of Atlanta Illinois recalls Abraham Lincoln as an awfully homely boy who liked grandmother's cooking. A Civil War bride who has lived through six wars, she has three daughters, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Louisa K. Kennedy
Atlanta
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
More Butter Points To Be Lopped Off Soon
WASHINGTON AP reports Secretary of Agriculture Anderson says additional ration points for fat and oils may end by January 1 and possibly sooner. He noted 100,000 pounds of surplus butter will be available, but rationing cannot end immediately.
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Wasshington
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Senate
Speedy Return Of Men Urged
London AP report says former Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned in the House of Commons that delaying the demobilization of Britain's armed forces could cost the nation its postwar economic standing. He said he would be ashamed to bear responsibility for the current government's program in processing millions of soldiers out of uniform.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
House of Commons
Janton Youth Held in Storekeeper Death
A 16 year old Canton youth confessed to involvement in the October 14 holdup slaying of confectionery store owner William Karam, 54. Police found a 32 caliber pistol at an abandoned brick yard. two other teens admitted participation. Maj. Fred J. Milligan of Columbus, newly released from the Army Air Forces, announced his Republican bid for lieutenant governor.
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William Karam
Milligan
Columbus
Army Air Forces
Maj
Fred J. Milligan
Congress To Order War And Universal Training Plan
The President urged Congress to adopt universal military training establishing a one year course for all young men eligible before age 20 with parental consent for 11 year olds. Trainees would join the General Reserve for six years and enter a secondary reserve thereafter. He argued this would secure future national security against aggression and invasion.
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Congress
General Reserve
United States of America
President urges strong armed forces for UN backed defense
The President argued for a robust army navy and air force to deter and repel attacks within striking distance of enemy cores. He acknowledged some inconvenience from defense systems but stressed the need to balance hardship against dangers of inaction and affirmed faith in the United Nations Organization.
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United Nations Organization
Better Feed Supply Indicated for Farmers
Ohio live stock producers can expect a better feed supply this year than last winter, say Ohio State University farm management specialists. They report the 1945 corn crop is considerably better despite weather damage and note a carryover of 10,000,090 bushels of old Ohio corn as of Oct. 11.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Ohio State University Farm Management
Shorter Navy Service Terms Expanded for Volunteers
The Navy announces new enlistment terms of two, three, four, or six years for regular Navy volunteers, replacing the previous four year standard. The options apply to reenlistments as well. Quoting eligibility, 17 year olds may enlist for two or three years or until reaching minority, with automatic discharge at age 21.
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Washington
Navy
Sto
Three B-29 Crewmen Tortured and Burned to Death in Hankow
American intelligence reports recount a brutal Hankow torture case where three B-29 crewmen were forced to walk naked through the streets before being burned alive on orders of a Japanese schoolmaster. A fourth airman survived his crash and was hospitalized. An estimated 10,000 Chinese were harmed in the Model Youth Corps facility near the Dah Pu Bank Building.
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China
Hankow
Haa
Kow
Model Youth Corps
Dah Pu Bank
Wartime liquor permit rush swamps Columbus office
Patrick Radi gan, chief of the state liquor department permit division, said the office is swamped as wartime freezes on beer wine and private club permits are lifted. Among the applicants are about 1600 wartime applicants eager to start taverns and related enterprises.
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Columbus
Patrick Radigan
State Liquor Department
Mediums to Tune In on Spirit World in Columbus VA
Two top ranking mediums will attempt to convey greetings from the spirit world to a public gathering of over 200 persons in Columbus VA tomorrow. The seance is a principal event of the annual Convention of the National Spiritualists Association. The mediums say they will tune in celestial radio sets, but specifics remain uncertain.
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Columbus
National Spiritualists Association
16 300 servicemen to arrive on east coast troop ships
About 16 300 servicemen from Europe are scheduled to reach the United States today at east coast ports aboard 15 troop carriers and more than 100 Pacific veterans are due at San Francisco aboard ships.
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Europe
East Coast
San Francisco
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