Weather threatening corn crops across Iowa and Midwest
The piece notes that persistent bad weather could sharply reduce next year's corn supply, threatening meat prospects. Clinton Anderson visits the Midwest to assess the grain situation, recognizing the tough job ahead for the agriculture and food administrations.
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Clinton Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture and Food Administrator
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
Food policy overhaul urged to curb shortages and wartime limits
A editor argues for a unified national program to protect food production and end regulatory obstructions. He cites returning servicemen facing tire shortages and ration rules, urges faster action, and notes rising cigarette hoarding by women as a sign of broader supply strain.
Yanks Break Okinawa Cliff Line in Fierce Fighting
American infantry attacked Yaeju Dake on Okinawa as Japanese losses were estimated at 67,703 on the 71st day of battle. U S forces bombarded the island with ships, artillery, and air support while Maj Gen John R Hodge reported lines largely unchanged and the fight continued to push toward Kunishi ridge and Itoman.
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Guam
Yaeju-~-Dake Peninsula
Okinawa
U.S. Pacific
Tokyo
Pacific Fleet
Okino Daito Island
Seventh Division
Wanagusuku
Chester W. Nimitz
Oruku Peninsula
Sixth Marine
Naha
First Marine
Mukue River
Itoman Village
Kunishi Ridge
Itoman
Yaeju-Dake Escarpment
B 29 daylight raids hit five Honshu targets in precision strikes
Between 150 and 200 Superfortresses hammered five Japanese plants and bases on Honshu with about 100 Mustang escorts. Hitachi Chiba plant, Tomioka plant, an air depot near Tokyo, Sukagawa works, and Kasumigaura seaplane base were attacked. Artillery and carrier strikes were reported elsewhere in the western Pacific as Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet pressed operations.
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Guam
Honshu
Tokyo
Hitachi Aircraft Company
Chiba
Japan Aircraft Company
Tomioka
Yokohama
Hitachi
Sukagawa
Kasimagaura
Kasimaga Lake
21St Bomber Command
Hitachi Company
Chibacee
Toyko Bay
Tomioko
William F. “Bull” Halsey, Jr
Third Fleet
Kanoya Naval Airfield
Kyushu
Far Western Pacific
John S. McCain
Fast Carrier Task Force
Halsey
Nippon
Pacific
Okino Daito Island
Okinawa
Sakishima Island
Okino Daito
Sakishimas
Ryukyus
Hodge Urges Japanese to Jump From Okinawa Cliffs
OKINAWA. Major General John R. Hodge, commander of the 12th army corps, suggested the Japanese defenders might choose to commit death by own action at a 100 foot cliff at the southern tip of Okinawa. He called it a good jumping off place and spoke during an interview at 24th army corps headquarters while directing the 96th and Seventh divisions against the trapped enemy.
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Okinawa
John R. Hodge
12Th Army Corps
Yaeju-Dake
Hodge
24Th Army Corps
Food supply and restaurant cuts threaten public meals
Consideration of next year's food aid aside, distribution of the present supply is rapidly forcing drastic revisions in policy at Washington. A proposed cut in public eating place subsidies may close more restaurants, already surviving only with great difficulty. Thousands rely on public eateries due to limited home facilities and dependent work arrangements. Government control agencies cannot ignore this issue.
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Iowa
Middle West
Washington
Iskely
400000 Reserve Officers Planned
Washington report says the army aims for a postwar reserve officer force of 400000, four times the prewar level, to staff an army of 4000000. Brig Gen E A Evans cites a poll of about 430000 officers willing to accept reserve commissions after the war and calls for expanding ROTC to 30000 new officers yearly.
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Washington
Army
E. A. Evans
Reserve Officers Association
Evans
R.O.T.C
Silver Star Awarded Lt John Sixta for Entertaining G I s
Cedar Rapids reports Lt John A Sixta 24 a special service officer with the army received the Silver Star for meritorious service in Belgium and Germany from 1944 to 1945. He kept troops’ morale high by providing entertainment during long hours and blackout conditions while also administering the regimental post office. Overseas since last fall he served in Belgium France and Germany and is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Sixta with three brothers also in service.
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John A. Sixta
Belgium
Germany
Sixta
France
Ward Co. Appeals to Supreme Court Over Wages and Hours Order
Montgomery Ward and Co. announces it will appeal a federal appeals court ruling upholding army seizure of Ward properties and will seek a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court. The move aims to halt WLB directives on wages, hours, and back pay until the high court rules. The Army says it will enforce the executive order and apply the directives.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Co
War Labor Board
U. S. Supreme Court
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
U. S
Philip L. Sullivan
Ward
Appeals Court
Wards
District Court
WLB
Supreme Court
Army
Hopkins Reported Securing Release of 16 Poles by Soviets
New York reports the Paris radio via CBS said Harry Hopkins has obtained the release of 16 Poles arrested by Soviet authorities. Hopkins, Truman’s envoy to Moscow, was returning after talks with Premier Stalin. The detainees linked to the London based Polish government faced charges of diversionist activities behind the Red Army, complicating Polish settlement efforts.
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New York
INS
Paris
CBS
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Truman
Moscow
Stalin
Kremlin
Red Army
London
101-Year-Old Tree Trimmer Weds 62-Year-Old Bride
James Augustus Cooper, 101, married 62-year-old Julia Westpater in Racine Wisconsin after trimming trees. The ceremony in her three-room flat was led by Rev Clarence Seidenspinner with few guests and no reception.
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Racine, Wis
James Augustus Cooper
Clarence Seidenspinner
Julia Westpater
Cooper
Kay Johnson
Los Angeles Honors Patton and Doolittle in Civic Celebration
Gen. George S. Patton and Gen. James Doolittle arrived in Los Angeles for a two day homecoming with a city wide ovation. Thousands lined the streets as a motorcade moved from Mines Field to downtown and half a million cheered during a Broadway parade. A 105000 attendance was planned for a Coliseum tribute program featuring Hollywood stars.
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Los Angeles
George S. Patton
Patton
Potter
Third Coast Artillery
Fort MacArthur
Minesfield
Doolittle
Los
Germany
Broadway
City Hall
California
Coliseum
Hollywood
Battle Over Price Control Looms In Congress
Washington reports warn of a looming fight in both chambers over price control. Meat shortages spark testimony on subsidies while critics say OPA flaws and subsidy policies fail to solve scarcity. Senate leaders threaten a Monday showdown as Democratic nerves fray over office funding and price measures.
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House
Office of War Information
Office of Economic Stabilization
Senate
Cedar Rapids Restaurants Face Possible Citywide Shutdown
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids may lack restaurants in July or August as a 13 day voluntary shutdown is discussed by the Cedar Rapids Restaurant association due to a 20 percent cut in red meat points. A special meeting is planned this week to decide, with officials warning many eateries could close before the period ends if not.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Restaurant Association
Enger
Cedar Rapids War Casualty Totals Reported
In Linn county casualties include 33 killed in action outside Cedar Rapids, three killed in training, 26 missing in action, two died in service, prisoners and 40 wounded in action.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
British Transfer of Gold Revealed
London reported Britain diverted nearly all its gold reserves as invasion threats loomed. Ships of all types transported gold to remote hiding places worldwide, with about 4 billion dollars moved and around 20 million dollars losses. Salvage efforts recovered most of the sunken gold, including a feat by Australian divers reaching 423 feet to recover most of an 8 million dollar cargo.
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London
Britain
Bank of England
England
South Africa
Extortionist List Given Police by Slain Man's Widow
New York, LLP report says Mrs. Grimes Langford, widow of Albert E. Langford, handed a list of alleged extortionists to ADA Jacob Grumet. He claimed the list, not in her budget books, could support an extortion theory in Langford’s murder.
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New York
LLP
Jacob Grumet
Grimes Langford
Albert E. Langford
Langford
Grumet
Andersons Food Probe Committee Begins Midwest West Tour
The House food investigating committee departs for a tour of the Midwest and Far West to study food production outlook and distribution, focusing on black markets. Hearings are set for Omaha, Minneapolis, Yakima, San Francisco, and Los Angeles from June 11 to June 16, chaired by Rep. Clinton P. Anderson.
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Washington
House Food Investigating Committee
Midwest
Omaha
Minneapolis
Yakima
Wash
Tle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Rep
Clinton P. Anderson
ONM
Ee Agriculture and War Food
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