MacArthur lands in Japan as Pearl Harbor reports fuel debate
Gen Douglas MacArthur arrives at Atsugi airfield to begin occupation of Japan amid a scene of devastation in Tokyo and Yokohama. Congress debates open access to Pearl Harbor disaster reports while Truman rests on lend-lease terms and postwar recovery.
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Japan
Pearl Harbor
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Atsugi
Tokyo
11Th Airborne Division
Eicchelberger
U. S
Philippines
Bob
Yokohama
Europe
Atsugi Airfield
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Jonathan Wainwright
Manchuria
Corregidor
Army and Navy Boards of Inquiry
Marshall
Nippon
Hawaii
Admiral Stark
Admiral Halsey
General MacArthur
List of Nazi Defendants Slated for War Crimes Trial
Hermann Goering heads a 24 man list of Nazi leaders slated for early October war crimes trials. Others include Rudolph Hess Joachim von Ribbentrop Martin Bormann Franz von Papen Adm Karl Doenitz and Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. Critics warn Allied tribunals set risks and lack of precedent with potential for future overreach and unfair procedures.
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Germany
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Goering
Rudolph Hess
Hitler
Scotland
Russia
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Martin Bormann
People’s Army
Franz von Papen
Karl Doenitz
Wilhelm Keitel
Wehrmacht
U S Corporations Hold Near 47 Billion in Working Capital
The Securities and Exchange Commission reported U S corporations held almost 47 billion dollars in working capital as of March 31. About 25 billion was cash on hand or in banks while government securities rose to nearly 20 billion, well above roughly 16 billion in tax liabilities.
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U. S
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Postwar Army Plans Escalate Discharges and Draftee Balance
President Truman seeks to extend the draft while the Army and Navy move to speed up retirements and releases. The Army proposes lowering discharge points to 80, raise regular army ceilings, and push early officer discharges as 6,050,000 GIs are slated for release by next July. Navy revises point scores to include overseas duty to accelerate discharges. Also reported are 3 percent rise in farm real estate taxes per acre from 1943 to 1944, with the national index at 184 in 1944.
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Harry S. Truman
Army
Navy
U. S
Allied Occupation of Germany Becomes a Test of Policy
Washington analyst notes rising Dutch Belgian protests over loot and preference for former Axis assets. He describes how American, British, and Russian zones handle reconstruction, self-sufficiency, and possible bias while aiming to avoid loot, finish the occupation, and learn German methods for U.S. benefit. He cites farm accident deaths nationwide, led by Wisconsin and New York figures.
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Japan
Uncle Sam
Belgium
Holland
Greece
Yugoslavia
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Col
J. C. A. Faure
Netherlands Civil Affairs Administration
London
Shaef
Atlantic
America
Ruhr
Russia
Poland
East Prussia
Barbs and bargains hint at shifts in 1930s era policy
The piece notes smoking trends and warns of a renewed consumer boom. It critiques the administration's cautious approach to a labor government conference while signaling looming war-bond spending and rising congressional bills as 1930s politics tense.
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