Truman Urges Practical Faith in New World Charter
President Truman spoke at the San Francisco conference closing session, stressing the charter as a promising tool for stable world peace. He warned it is not a cure-all, and emphasized transforming words into action amid anticipated misgivings and occasional disillusionment. He noted greater enlightenment than Versailles and a shift toward collective security.
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Truman
San Francisco
United Nations
Jan Masaryk
Foud
Truman Urges Quick Ratification of United Nations Charter
A San Francisco gathering of 50 nations pushed for fastest possible ratification of the UN charter. President Truman urged immediate action as Stettinius and Pasvolsky prepared to lobby the Senate, while delegates noted the charter’s strong structure yet warned its success depends on member nations’ unity and faithful use.
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Truman
San Francisco
U. S. Senate
Senate
Stettinius
Washington
State Department
World Organization
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Leo Pasvolsky
United Nations Organization
United Nations Preparatory Commission
London
Appointee Refuses Polish Government Post
The Polish exiled government said Moczislaw Thugut, interior minister under Mikolajczyk, refused the post of minister of posts and telegraph in the new government of national unity at Warsaw.
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London
Moczislaw Thugut
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Posts and Telegraph
of National Unity
Warsaw
Truman on Eve of Big Disclosure
President Truman, en route from San Francisco to Independence Missouri, rests in Salt Lake City after an overnight stop. He plans a late press conference to unveil a major disclosure noted by press secretary Charles G Ross as highly important though details are withheld. He will travel with Mrs Truman and daughter Margaret to Independence for the homecoming event.
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Salt Lake City
Truman
Utah
Independence
Charles G. Ross
Ross
San Francisco
Washington
Kansas City
Milk Bottle Attack Targets Bracken Campaign Ride
In London a milk bottle shattered Bracken's car window after a campaign meeting described as the rowdiest yet in the constituency. Former first lord A V Alexander noted his nomination deadline nearly escaped after tampering with his car. Sir William Beveridge also faced a mysterious car breakdown on the way to a speech.
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London
Brendan Bracken
the Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Bracken
William Beveridge
White Collar Workers Get Summer Holidays Policy
The War Labor Board announced that employers may grant white collar workers a full or half-day weekly summer holiday through Sept 15 without reducing pay. The order applies to office retail and similar staff and aims to run through the coming months.
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Washington
War Labor Board
British Troops March Toward Berlin Link With U.S. Column
New York dispatch says British occupation forces and armored units began their advance toward Berlin on Wednesday. The radio reported a linkage with an American column near Berlin as they push toward the German capital.
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New York
Berlin
Harakiri of Okinawa Japanese Commander Reported by Prisoner
A prisoner recounted that Okinawa’s Japanese army commander Lt Gen Mitsuru Ushijima and chief of staff Lt Gen Isamu Cho performed hara kiri in their cave hideout after a farewell banquet. The account places the moment on a narrow ledge near their cave as Ushi jima and Cho killed themselves, with aides present.
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Okinawa
Mitsuru Ushijima
Isamu Cho
Cecil W. Nisstaffer
Salem
Ore
Ushijima
Hara-Kiri
Cho
Spain Cancels Trade Licenses with France in Retaliation
Paris reports a French foreign office source says Spain has canceled all imports exports and transit licenses affecting France in reprisal for a mob attack on Spaniards at Chambery ten days earlier.
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Paris
Spain
France
Chambery
Flood of Fake Ration Stamps Hits Chicago
OPA officials say counterfeit red ration stamps flooded Chicago within 48 hours by the millions and may spread nationwide. Rae E. Walters warns of a meat famine worse than any before, as men offer bogus stamps to merchants for six cents each and some send 10 000 counterfeit coupons in a single envelope. L. D. Edwards notes duplicated code numbers and calls this the best counterfeit job yet on ration stamps.
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Chicago
OPA
Rae E. Walters
L. D. Edwards
His Meat Problem Solved by Rabbits
Benjamin Heronimus of Holland an inspector for a meat packing firm bought New Zealand rabbits during meat shortages. His rabbit family grew to 43 this week and he expects further expansion. He says caring for the rabbits is interesting for him and his son and provides food.
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Holland, In
Benjamin Heronimus
Holland
New Zealand
Heronimus
Linn county sees E Bond drive progress with auction planned
Linn county margins tighten as E bond sales reach 2 802 806 toward a 3 490 000 quota. Auction set for Friday at the Coliseum with four professional auctioneers selling over 200 donated items, all proceeds funding E bonds. City Chairman Zel ler reports Tuesday sales of 72 188, boosting the total to date.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
al Gelb
B’nai B'rith
Young Men’s Bureau
Coliseum
Edwin B. Zeller
Wedemeyer urges support for seventh war loan drive
Lt. Gen. Albert Wedemeyer, commander in the China theater, appeals to Americans to back the seventh war loan drive. He emphasizes troops in remote China rely on timely supplies and asks citizens at home to provide the necessary tools to finish the job.
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Albert
Wedemeyer
United States Forces
China Theater
China
County trails state in quota as Mt Mercy cited
With Monday and Tuesday sales up, Linn county lags behind the state total of 72,300,009 toward an 82,000,000 quota. Mt Mercy college is praised by Treasury Secretary Morgenthau for a successful ge in connection with this drive, pledging 33,850 toward the goal.
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Linn County
Iowa
Mt. Mercy College
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Compromise Reached on Anderson Food Powers
Congressional conferees reached a compromise on price control legislation. The agreement grants the secretary of agriculture veto power over OPA food pricing and extends controls for one year. It removes a cost-plus pricing plan and limits appeals to a special emergency court of appeals. Quotas on non federally inspected slaughterers were abolished if plants meet sanitation standards.
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Washington
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Sen. Wagner
D-N.y
William H. Davis
Clinton Anderson
Sen
Wherry
R-Neb
Rep
Dirksen
R-Ill
Special Emergency Court of Appeals
Wife of Army Major's Wife Faces Manslaughter Charge
Imogene Stevens, 24, wife of a paratroop major, is to be arraigned July 30 in Bridgeport on a manslaughter charge for shooting Albert Kovacs, 19, a submarine sailor. The case followed a naval inquiry and a coroner's inquest amid bail efforts and pending state action.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Edmund L. Morrison
New Canaan
Imogene Stevens
Morrison
Albert Kovacs
Pacific
Lorin Willis
Connecticut
James Kovacs
Showers Predicted Again Over City After A Warm Day
The weather forecast repeats for thunderstorms after a light Tuesday night shower. Cedar Rapids saw only fringe rainfall while Spencer reported 1.51 inches and nearby towns ranged from .63 to .86 inches. Temperatures rose to 85 briefly before cooling to 62 by early Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Spencer
Charles City
Decorah
Iowa City
Davenport
Dubuque
Sol
Bandit at Highway Theater Cashier Silent Operator
Chicago police report a bandit who held up the cashier at the Highway theater using a note as the demands. The incident description emphasizes the robber’s silent approach and the crime occurred in the local cinema.
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Chicago
Highway Theater
Americans land on Kume Island west of Okinawa
Tokyo said American invasion forces stormed ashore on Kume island 50 miles west of Okinawa as heavy fighting raged. Tokyo also reported 200 American waveships assembled for new landings in the Ryukyus and possibly Japan, while Japanese raids hit Nagoya area oil refineries and airfields, with losses on both sides.
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Guam
Tokyo
Ryukyus
Japan
China
Kume Island
Okinawa
Radio
Kome
China Coast
East China Sea
Formosa
Kerama Islands
Kume
Ryukyu Chain
Yomiuri Hachi
Utsube River
Nagoya
Atsube River
Radio Tokyo
Four Acquitted in Guardhouse Mistreatment Trials
Four enlisted men once guarding at Lincoln Army Air Field Nebraska were acquitted of beatings and prisoner abuse charges from general court martial trials that concluded Tuesday. The War Department seeks more information as Capts Parisi and Jones face new trials next week for alleged failure to prevent mistreatment.
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Lincoln Army Airfield
Neb
Lincoln Army Air«Orne
War Department
Gavin
R-Pa
Antony Parisi
Staten Island
N. Y
Stanley Jones Utica
Respect
Ively
Coal production short of national needs urges conservation
Washington reports Solid Fuels Administrator Ickes warns this year's coal requirements will exceed expected production by about 37 million tons. He says severe fuel conservation is needed and coke for home heating will be scarce due to steel demand. He urges homeowners to make homes heat-tight to avoid winter discomfort.
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Washington
Ickes
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