Truman nominates Byrnes for secretary of state
The piece notes President Truman has named James F Byrnes as secretary of state and discusses his qualifications, influence in foreign policy, and potential to strengthen the department’s finances and staff. It also remarks on the broader aim of a stable, bipartisan foreign policy.
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Byrnes
State Department
Congress
Department
Truman
Alf Landon
United States
Allies Invade Balikpapan Oil Center In Borneo Campaign
Australian Seventh Division with American and Dutch support advances on Seppinggang airdrome six miles northeast of Balikpapan as Japanese counterattacks fail to halt the inland push. Allied air power pounds Japanese columns while Seabees build causeways for cargo unloading and planners claim domination of Borneo.
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Manila
Seppinggang
Balikpapan
Borneo
Tokyo
Sepping Gang Field
M Balikpapan
Manggar
Makassar Strait
Douglas MacArthur
United States Seventh Fleet
Java
MacArthur
R. L. Morshead
Australian First Corps
Daniel E. Barbey
Navy
Albert G. Noble
Robert S. Riggs
Brunei
Tarakan
East Indies
Timor
Sumatra
Southwest
Pacific
Central Pacific
Japan
Okinoerabu
Amami Group
Okinawa
Kyushu
Chiran
Thunderbolt
Ibusaki
Iwo
Joseph W. Stilwell
Byrnes Is Confirmed Secretary of State by Senate
James F. Byrnes was confirmed unanimously as secretary of state, succeeding Ed Stettinius. The Senate suspended its rules to avoid hearings and a layover, a bipartisan tribute to Byrnes, who served at high government levels and would be next in line for the presidency if Truman left office.
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Harry Truman
Chicago
James F. Byrnes
Truman
Mr. Byrnes
Washington
Senate
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
White House
Supreme Court
Byrnes
Barkley
White
Maine
Cloudy and Cool In Eastern Iowa Weather Report
Eastern Iowa experiences cloudy skies and cool temperatures Monday with highs around 68 to 69 degrees. Showers or overcast conditions expected to continue through Tuesday with warmer readings later. record lows noted in Cherokee and Cedar Rapids, while Decorah and Council Bluffs report varied overnight lows and highs.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
The
Mercury
Chambers
Weather Bureau
Decorah
Cherokee
Council Bluffs
Civilians Face Long Wait for Many Goods After War
Washington AP reports the reconversion push shifts into high gear with a free metal supply for civilian goods and a phased scrapping of the priority system. Most appliances will not appear in stores until late 1945 to 1946 with many models shown as demonstrations and buyers placed on dealer lists.
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Washington
WPB
Firemen Rescue Boy Locked in Bathroom
Stephen Espy aged year and a half, son of Mr and Mrs D Espy of 362 Thirtieth Street SE, became trapped in a bathroom Monday morning after turning a door bolt. Firemen arrived at the call, set up a ladder, removed the screen, and opened the window to free him. He was rescued in good spirits.
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Cedar Rapids
Stephen Espy
D. Espy
Thirtieth Street
Stephen
Train Derailment Kills Engineer and Fireman in Taunton
In Taunton Massachusetts a Boston to New Bedford train derailed eight cars and injured 54 passengers. The engineer and fireman were killed in the Sunday night wreck.
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Taunton
Mass
INS
Boston
New Bedford
Raid by 100 American-directed Chinese junks at Amoy port
New York based dispatch says Tokyo radio reported about 100 American directed Chinese junks raided the Japanese held port of Amoy on the China coast opposite Formosa.
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New York
INS
Tokyo
Radio Monday
Amoy
China Coast
Formosa
B-29s Blast Japanese Centers in Major Fire Raid
United States warplanes struck Japan with a record fire raid using about 50 B-29s on Shimotsu near Osaka and targets across Honshu. The 313th wing based on Tinian led bombardment amid heavy fire, with Kure, Shimonoseki, Kumamoto and Abe cited as key industrial sites.
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Washington
Shimotsu
Osaka
Honshu
Guam
Japan
20Th Air Force Headquarters
Abe
Kure
Shimonoseki
Korea
China
Kumamoto
Kyushu
Ube
Tinian
Radio Tokyo
Navy
314Th Wing
MacArthur Under Fire Despite Balikpapan Landing
Gen Douglas MacArthur braved sniper fire while Australian troops stormed Balikpapan in Borneo. A Japanese sniper fired eight shots as MacArthur and a brigadier general studied a map, while other staff members ducked for cover.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Balikpapan
Borneo
MacArthur
Ethel Ryan Resigns Coe to Join Cornell Faculty
Miss Ethel Ryan professor of health and physical education at Coe college will leave for Cornell college Mt. Vernon in September to expand its postwar program. Dr Russell Cole says the move accompanies Cornell centennial plans and Ryan will be aided by two assistants. Ryan is a Cornell alumna with a rich background in teaching and playground work.
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Ethel Ryan
Coe College
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Cornell
Ryan
Russell Cole
The
Gazette
Blanche Marquart
Cornell Girls
Red Cross
Cole
Dorothy Rogers
Montana
June Olney
Miss Ryan
Columbia University
University of California
Grinnell College
Lawrence College
Coe
New York
Chicago
American Association For Health, Physical Education and Recreation
College Directors Association
Athletic Federation of College Women
Phi Kappa Phi
National Scholastic Honor Society
Alpha Lambda Delta
Alpha Delta Pi
American Association of University Professors
American Association of University Women
Cedar Rapids College Club
Fo- P.E.O
British Sub Sinks 10000 ton Japanese Cruiser in Pacific
American submarines reported ten more Japanese vessels sunk and a British submarine under US control sank a Haguro class cruiser in the Southwest Pacific. Jane's notes the cruiser carried 692 men and ten 8 inch guns.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Southwest Pacific
Jane's Fighting Ships
Far Eastern
Nazi Sub Yields Five Million Dollar Cargo
Navy spokesman disclosed Monday the captured Uboat carried a 5 million dollar cache of mercury and other valuables as it tried to head to Japan.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Japan
Navy
More Institutions Can Redeem Bonds
Washington reports the treasury will allow more financial institutions to redeem war bonds under simplified plans. Savings and loan associations credit unions cash depositories and similar agencies may redeem bonds if they meet treasury requirements, expanding beyond the treasury federal reserve banks and banks and trust companies.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Savings and Loan Associations
Building and Loan Associations
Cooperative Banks
Federal Reserve Banks
Truman urges prompt ratification of United Nations charter
President Truman presented the UN charter to the Senate and urged immediate ratification. He framed the choice as charter or no charter, calling for adherence to peace, justice, human rights, and worldwide progress to prevent future wars. He noted Senate leadership and stressed action in line with past resolutions.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Capitol
San Francisco
House
United States
Still Fight New Deal says Brownell in Chicago
Herbert Brownell Jr., chair of the Republican National Committee, says the party still fights the New Deal as Truman adopts its methods. He cites funds used to woo voters and accuses the administration of improper uses of public funds, naming Edwin McKim. Brownell forecasts sweeping GOP gains in the Midwest in 1946 and 1948.
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Chicago
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Truman
Brownell
Congress
Truman Administration
Montana
Veterans’ Hospital
Edwin McKim
Midwest
Cheaper Clothes By Late Summer
Washington WPB official says lower priced clothing will reach consumers by late summer. Kenneth W. Marriner, WPB textile bureau director, cites a conservation order shaping textile distribution to manufacturers for future return of medium and lower priced garments to dealers' shelves.
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Washington
INS
WPB
Kenneth W. Marriner
Textile Bureau
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Mike) Towle
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95Th
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Metz
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