U S approves sale of eight C-47 planes to Spain
The United States approves a sale to Spain of eight C-47 transport planes and nearly 300000 dollars worth of Madrid airport equipment from Army surplus. The deal was arranged by a Franco government commission via the Office of Foreign Liquidation in Paris.
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Graham Hovey
Washington
United States
Spain
Army
State Department
Argentina
Department
Pratt and Whitney
Britain
Office of Foreign Liquidation
Paris
U S Plans More Planes to Spain Ties Civil Aviation Deal
An official indicated more planes may be allocated to Spain soon while a State Department spokesman said no approval exists for selling surplus military equipment to the Franco government. The transfer relates to a 1944 civil aviation agreement granting American airlines rights to operate flights to Madrid.
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Spain
State Department
Department
United States
American Commercial Airlines
Madrid
Clark Named for Permanent Rank in Army Promotion List
President Truman nominated Mark W. Clark for the permanent rank of major general along with 10 other wartime leaders. The group includes six full generals from temporary ranks and four temporary lieutenant generals, among them Thomas B. Larkin and notable names such as Hodges Devers Kenney Spaatz Handy.
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Washington
Mark W. Clark
Truman
Senate
Courtney H. Hodges
Jacob L. Devers
George C. Kenney
Carl Spaatz
Thomas T. Handy
Clark
Ira C. Baker
Robert L. Eichelberger
Walter B. Smith
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Thomas B. Larkin
Generals Nominated For Permanent Ranks And Four Year Terms
The report notes nominations for permanent ranks and four year appointments. Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Davis is named for permanent rank and as assistant to the quartermaster general. Lt. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory is to be succeeded by the nominee replacing him. President Truman promoted 23 temporary lieutenant generals and three major generals to brigadier general permanent rank.
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Edmund B. Gregory
Thomas J. Davis
Truman
El Kahir Shrine to Attend First Conclave Since 1941
El Kahir Shrine announces uniformed bodies will travel to San Francisco July 23 to 25 for the first general Shrine conclave since 1941. More than 175 eastern Iowa Shriners are expected to attend by special train. Jake Roening elected president of the uniformed bodies. lists officers for Patrol Band Drum and bugle corps and wrecking crew and names ceremonial officers for 1946.
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William W. Wiley
Kahir Shrine
el Kahir
San Francisco
Iowa
Shrine
Jake Roeniig
Amana
John Klimo
Mt. Vernon
M. B. Katzoff
Ben Mokress
Peter F. Bailey
Roy Schwab
George Cockburn
L. Anthony
J. R. Gardner
Fred Vosmek
Zelic Sime
Toledo
James H. Smith
Rabban
John Randall
Ray C. Coutts
Henry E. Haegg
Wilmer J. Robison
John W. Dayhoff
George H. Cockburn
John W. Kintzinger
J. E. Heiserman
Muezzin
Edwin D. Manilaw
Jap War Crimes Court Shaping Up
Tokyo reports Gen. MacArthur announced the international military tribunal to try major Japanese war crimes suspects is taking shape. Nine signatory nations will be represented with Britain Canada Australia New Zealand and China naming trial judges and prosecutors. Russia France the Netherlands and the United States had not yet named representatives. MacArthur will approve board members and may modify sentences. Trials will be held at the war ministry building in Tokyo with Hideki Tojo among the defendants.
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Tokyo
INS
International Military Tribunal
Gen. MacArthur
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
China
Russia
France
Netherlands
United States
MacArthur
Moscow
War Ministry
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Eleven Nisei Wacs Headed to Tokyo for Intelligence Duty
Eleven Japanese American Wacs depart from San Francisco for Tokyo to join General MacArthur's headquarters as linguists and clerks. The group arrived from Fort Snelling's military intelligence school and will serve on the intelligence staff. Toyome Nakanishi says she feels lucky and looks forward to a second honeymoon in Tokyo with her husband.
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San Francisco
Gen. MacArthur
Tokyo
Military Intelligence Service
Fort Snelling
Minneapolis
MacArthur
Toyome Nakanishi
Ruml Urges Foundations Back Peace Plan
Beardsley Ruml, chairman of the New York Federal Reserve, urged the Rockefeller Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation to promote a three stage world peace program. He proposed an open, non governmental organization to implement it and stressed prosperity, labor harmony, and a legal framework to end force in dispute settlement.
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Philadelphia
INS
Beardsley Ruml
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Rockefeller Foundation
Carnegie Corporation
Ruml
National Association of Manufacturers
Rumi
UNO
Chesnut Street Association
Uml
R. H. Macy Company
New York
Military Transport Ship and Personnel Movement Report
The report lists troop and personnel counts by transport batches and ports. U S S Shel by sails from Manila with 1 517 aboard Sea Quail departs Yokohama carrying 2 100. DeGrasse sails from Pearl Harbor with 559 navy 402 army. Mizar from Manila 391 navy Edwin Abbey from Noumea 15 army Callisto 12 army. Mexico sails from Saipan 1 153 Esperance from Manila and Pearl Harbor 1 537 Mor mac wren from Yokohama 1 364 Balduck 149 LSM 155 from San Diego 135. New Orleans USAT Monterey from Caribbean area 1 077 miscellaneous personnel.
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U.S.S
Balduck
LSM
San Diego
New Orleans
Usat Mon
Atomic energy on pasteboard rail ticket could power world trip
A fragment notes a hypothetical rail ticket where the pasteboard might carry enough atomic energy to run a heavy train around the world multiple times if all the energy could be utilized.
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