Truman Faces Rough House Vote on Jobless Aid in House
President Truman may endure tougher treatment in the House as it weighs broad unemployment compensation. Senate action approved up to 26 weeks of benefits funded federally and travel allowances for displaced workers, but watered down proposals for up to 25 dollars weekly supplements were rejected. House Ways and Means members warned the plan would promote idleness, while the Senate moved to extend federal support and cover federal civilian and maritime workers.
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Senate
Truman
House
Chamber
Wagner
Ways and Means
United States
Elbert D. ‘Thomas
Dutah
Senate Military Committee
George C. Marshall
Congress
McFarland
D- Aziz
Normandie Declared Surplus by Navy After Fire
The once grand French luxury liner Normandie, now derelict and moss-drifted, has been declared surplus by the Navy. The 60 million dollar ship, damaged by fire in February 1942, is estimated to require about 30 million to refurbish for passenger service.
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New York
Mip
Conservancy District Seeks Recreation Fund Aid
W Philadelphia the Conservancy District asks the federal Works agency to finance a 335,910 recreational program at Pleasant EE Atwood and Senecaville. Ryce C Browning, executive secretary, said the district had the Bureau of Community sites in Chicago for an act to cover drafting designs for the projects.
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Philadelphia
War Time End Set for Sept 30 Nationwide
Washington votes to end wartime hours. Senate approves a House bill and sends it to President Truman for signature. News wires report a tragic car crash in Columbus where Richard, eight, was struck and killed after leaving an auto collision scene.
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Nation
Washington
Conhas
Senate
House
Truman
Richard
State Gains In Battle For Welfare Sites Lease Plan
Governor Lausche said Ohio would lease and take over federal industrial sites to support wartime welfare efforts. Plans cover the Senato Ordnance Works near Marion and Ravenna Ordnance Works, with RFC authority to set rentals. He noted priority by law to seize such properties if leases are agreed and said he spoke with President Truman but would not run for Senate.
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Marion
Ravenna
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lavische
John W.inyder
RFC
Truman
Latische
Sen
Harold H. Burton
Senate
Soldiers Must Report For Extended Furloughs Clarified
Columbus reports Hayes officers clarified a War Department order extending furloughs for redeployed veterans from 30 to 45 days. Soldiers must return to their scheduled camp at the time stated on their furlough papers unless they have individual telegrams authorizing changes. The order, released yesterday, provides 15 extra days for furloughs after August 16 with exceptions.
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Columbus
Et. Hayes
War Department
Ohio needs workers in several institutions
Ohio welfare officials report about 16,000 jobs open across 24 institutions including 80 American troops expected in the United States today. The four penal institutions run theaters and schools for boys and girls, with 86 vacancies on two carrying vessels.
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Columbus
State Welfare Department
Frazier _reams
New York
United States
Pacific
General MacArthur Orders Doihara Arrest and Press Code
Tokyo AP report says General MacArthur ordered the immediate arrest of Lt Gen Kenji Doihara and issued a 10 point code to govern censored Japanese press and radio. Also notes threats to surrender crisis, a failed assassination plot against former Premier Kantaro Suzuki, and Allied measures including a blockade at Woleai. Survivors of American units return to the United States while reparations are to be paid in material goods.
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Kenji Doihara
Japan
Agahi Today
Kantaro
Suzuki
Deihara
Lawrence of
Enemmy
John
Hol- Jana
Woleai
Caroline Islands
San. Francisco
Edwin W
Allied Reparations Commission
United States
Dayton Soldier Envied by Souvenir Hunters
Dayton Ohio sergeant Donald Kincaid a military policeman in Tokyo was envied by souvenir hunters for receiving General Hideki Tojo’s complete campaign ribbon set after Tojo’s death. Kincaid guarded the war leader’s bedside following his failed attempt.
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Pfe
Donald Kincaid
Dayton
Ohio
Hideki Tosi
Kincaid
Senate recess sparked by MacArthur slap row
Washington report outlines a three day cooling off period as Senate reacts to Acheson remarks linked to General MacArthur. Wherry Chandler and Barkley push for orderly action while debate touches Japan policy and Army Navy roles amid looming appointments and wartime strategy.
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Acheson
MacArthur Shen Sewold
Dean Acheson
Army
Navy
Japan
Eral MacArthur
Wherry
State Department
Chandler
D-Ky
House
War Department
Barkley
Kyre
Jong
MacArthur State
Heiby
Firmstian Mandan
Out of Gas Signs Spread Amid Refineries Disruptions
A scrambled report notes rising sightings of "Out of Gas" signs in Dearborn Michigan with calls for action as clerks and officials discuss the MacArthur resignation context. It references Acheson and acting secretaries, and tensions linked to refinery and bulk station strikes affecting fuel supplies nationwide.
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Acheson
Frank McCarthy
James
F. Brynea
London
Virginia
Big Five
L. Griffin
Sea Ana
Maxwell
Dearborn
Mich
MacArthur
SPV
Vet Dormitory Plans Slated For Discussion
The State Board of Control called presidents of six state universities to discuss dormitory plans funded by the legislature. Each school received 500,000 to build dormitories for veterans and their families, with use limited to students and faculty. Miami University seeks 15,000 to plan a 51 room dormitory with 30 two-bedroom suites and 21 three-room apartments.
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State Board of Control
General Assembly
Ohio “State
Miami
Bowling Green
Kent
State
Ohio
Board of Control
Miami University
US Group Control Council bars Yank German marriages in Germany
Berlin AP says the United States Group Control Council has no plan to permit marriages between occupation troops and Germans or billeting troops in American zone homes. The stance follows Allied Council moves easing non fraternization limits, leaving zone commanders to decide. Detroit Henry Ford II becomes Ford Motor Company president, succeeding his grandfather Henry Ford.
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Berlin
United States Group Control Council
Allied Control Council
Detroit
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Gasoline Shortages Grow Amid CIO Oil Strike Spread
The strike by CIO oil men spreads shortages across the Middle West and South. John Chamberlain in Life Magazine alleges Gov. Dewey knew Roosevelt forewarned of Japan’s attack but did not use the knowledge in 1944. Marshall reportedly warned of losses if the code was cracked, and Dewey refused to release the confidential letter.
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South
CIO
New York
John Chamberlain
Life Magazine
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Marshall
Chamberlain
Dewey
White House
America
Pearl Harbor
Chamberlin
George C. Marshall
Control Issue Takes Lead in Allied Parleys
London reports indicate that postwar peace talks hinge on the balance of Russian control in Europe versus American control in the Pacific. Molotov signaled Moscow’s restraint on colonial demands if US retains Pacific islands. Meanwhile a CIO oil strike disrupts supply, idling 20,000 workers and affecting 75 percent of Cleveland area refineries.
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London
Europe
Pacific
LeMay Says Atom Bomb Not Essential To End War
Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay stated the atomic bomb had nothing to do with the war's end, saying Japan would have fallen in two weeks without Russia's entry and the bomb. At a Washington press conference after a Tokyo to Chicago flight, he and two other generals defended air power as decisive.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
Japan
LeMay
Chicago
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Pacific
Barney M. Giles
Emmett O'Donnell
Vet Registers At Age Of 18
Philadelphia report shows John J. Fare, an Army veteran with an ETO ribbon and three battle stars, registering for military service. He notes he was 14 on March 1 and explains the registration rule. Fare, discharged last Monday, weighs 127 pounds and stood five feet seven inches, with prior service in England and the Battle of the Bulge in Germany.
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Ptc
John J. Fare
Army
Draft Board
Eskeu
England
Battle of the Bulge
Germany
Lower Grades Of Beef Freed Oct 1 Food Officials Say
Washington reports that three lowest beef grades canner cutter and utility will be sold without ration points on October 1. These grades cover about 20 percent of beef supply and are used in canned meats hamburger sausage and boiling meat while pork lamb and top grades commercial good and choice will still require ration points. The top grades remain the main source of steaks roasts and other popular cuts.
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Washington
Sees Increase In Road Work In Ohio
Canton Ohio director of highways Perry T Ford predicts a jump of 50 million dollars per year in road building over the pre war program. He spoke to the Canton regional chapter of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers noting about 10 million will be spent by local subdivisions with state and federal funds. Ohio will receive 60 million dollars over three years under the 1944 Federal Highway Act, Ford said, aligning with the pre war annual program of 17.5 to 22 million dollars.
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Canton
Perry T. Ford
Ohio
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Ford
Mrs Selover Dies In Cleveland Obituary
Mrs Cor nelius Selover former national parliamentarian for the General Federation of Women's Clubs and president of the Ohio Federation for Women's Clubs died yesterday in Cleveland. She led the federation and chaired major meetings influencing club activities locally and nationally. Her death marks the loss of a prominent women’s club pioneer.
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Selover
Cleveland
Cornelius Selover
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Ohio Federation For Women’s Clubs
Pacific Naval Bases To Be Made Issue
Washington inquiry into Pacific naval bases as Chairman Carl Vinson plans to summon department heads to gauge the State Department position. Navy leaders told the committee they know which bases they want to keep but must wait for the State Department stance.
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Pacific
Washington
State Department
Pacific Naval
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
Navy
Air Raid Wardens May Keep Small Equipment
Columbus reports that costly air raid gear must return to the government but small items like helmets and armbands may stay with wardens. Ralph H. Stone, director of the Ohio Defense Council, says the Office of Civilian Defense distributed about $2,000,000 in federal property in Ohio and reassembly would be ridiculous.
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Columbus
Ralph H. Stone
Ohio Defense Council
Stone
Office of Civilian Defense
Ohio
Railroaders To Ask Pay Hikes
CHICAGO November rail industry developments are linked to a union demand. B M Jewell president of the AFL Railway Employes Department says about 400 000 shop craft workers seek a six day 36 hour week with no wage cut. He notes railroads face worn equipment and plan to spend around one billion dollars next year on new gear and facilities. Introduction of modern equipment could put thousands of current workers at risk of unemployment.
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Standard of Co
Ohio
Sunoco
Toledo
CIO International Oil Workers Union
Columbus
Shell Oil Co
St. Louis
Whiting
Texas
Texas Gulf Coast
Port Arthur
Houston
Texas City
Beaumont
Detroit
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
CIO Uaw
Portland
Ore
Claude Ballard
CIO International Woodworkers of America
Oregon
Washington
California
Philadelphia
B. F. Goodrich Co
Akron
Chicago
B.M. Jewell
AFL Railway
Jewell
4500 Sent to Deaths In Day Witness Says
LUENEBURG Germany AP Dr Ada Bimko a Polish Jewess testified 4500 of a 5000 Jew shipment were moved into the Oswilecim gas chambers and crematorium the day of arrival at the Nazi camp. She said her family were among the victims. She was among 250 women and 250 men spared. Traffic Increases Harrisburg Pa Travel has risen on the Pennsylvania Turnpike linking Harrisburg and Pittsburgh and may exceed pre war levels.
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Lueneburg
Germany
Ada Bimko
Oswilecim Gas Chambers
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Globester round the world flight mapped from Washington
Washington announces a six and a quarter day world flight timed for Sept 28 named The Globester. plan ES will depart Washington National, stop in New York and LaGuardia, cover 23 147 miles via Azores Africa Asia and the Pacific, with civilian travelers possible at high cost. The route crosses multiple regions and military restrictions apply see note.
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Ung S. Commercial Airrlines
Howard Hughes
New York
Paris
Moscow
Fairbanks
Alaska
Minneapolis
New York City
LaGuardia
Azores
North Drop
Africa
Egypt
India
China
America
Philippines
Hawaii
Lancaster Lens Firm Sold to Ohio Investors
Two Columbus men and three Coshocton residents acquired the Lancaster Lens Company, a 1910 firm with about 350 workers making lens and signal lights for war gear and peacetime Jens for vehicles and aircraft. Purchase price not disclosed. The Cape Fear River flood swamped Fayetteville, displacing thousands and staining crops. Ohio Oil Co. raises wages 15 percent for plant workers earning $500 a month or less, effective Oct. 1.
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Columbus
Coshocton
Lancaster Lens Company
UPI
Ohio Oil Co
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