Radio silence on Boise report fuels Pearl Harbor debate
Washington Republicans pressed whether the cruiser Boise sighted the Japanese attack force but followed orders to radio silence. Rep. Gearhart demanded Inglis investigate Boise movements and confirm if a sailors vote for keeping quiet influenced the decision. The hearing also touched on pre attack convoys and radar shutdown on Oahu.
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Boise
Pearl Harbor
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Gearhart
Col
Bernard Thielen
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Thielen
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Barkley
D-Ky
Ferguson
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R-Me
Army Lowers Discharge Points Expediting Soldier Releases
The War Department announced changes to the de mobilization program raising eligibility to discharge for many. GIs need 55 points instead of 60 and officers 73 instead of 75 with other factors to be considered as of Sept 2 1945. By end of November about 3.5 million have been discharged since V-E Day.
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Washington
INS
War Department
G.i’s
G.I
Army
Texas Baptists Criticize Truman Over Drinking Stance
The Baptist General Convention of Texas condemned President Truman for his alleged attitude toward gambling and drinking. They adopted a resolution instructing trustees of Texas Baptist colleges not to confer honorary degrees on anyone holding such a position. Baylor University president Pat Neff declined comment.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Truman
L. L. Roloff
Corpus Christi
allTexas Baptist
United States
Baylor University
Waco
Pat M. Neff
Baylor
W. L. Shuttleworth
Houston
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Beast of Belsen Trial Convicts Kramer Klein and Grese
In Lueneburg Germany a British military court convicted Josef Kramer the Beast of Belsen and two other main defendants Dr Fritz Klein and Irma Grese of atrocities. Sentencing was expected to follow with the death penalty anticipated for Kramer.
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Lueneberg
Germany
Josef Kramer
Belsen
Osweicim
Fritz Klein
Irma Grese
Kramer
Beast of
Moline Firm Acquires Chandler Five Acre Plant
Causeway company of Moline purchases the Chandler Heating plant at Twelfth avenue and Twelfth street SW Cedar Rapids. George T. Ronk will chair the board and oversee expansion moving milling machinery and dust systems to Cedar Rapids. About 100 workers will be employed initially with payroll rising to 500 within three years as housing is secured. The move supports a decentralization program announced by Webster A. Barnard of Barnard and Leas Manufacturing.
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Cedar Rapids
Chandler
Link-Belt’ Speeder Corporation
Collins Radio and
Town Manufacturing
Ronk
Moline
Webster A. Barnard
Barnard and Leas Manufacturing Company
Causeway Company, Inc
Barnard and Leas
Private Home Owner Can Evict Roomers
Cedar Rands news notes that private home owners with furnished rooms in a single dwelling may evict lodgers without six months tenancy rights. Rent control director T. J. Wilkinson stresses landlords can seek eviction as before the war, and lessons apply to furnishing rooms to a family or entire residence.
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Cedar Ranlds News
T. J. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Rent Control Office
Constitution Plan of Konoye Expected Soon
Reuters dispatch reports Emperor Hirohito is to receive Prince Fumimaro Konoye's constitutional recommendations within days. The plan reportedly urges reducing the emperor's power over the army, aligning with Konoye's role as a key adviser.
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Konoye
Tokyo
INS
Hirohito
Fumimaro Konoye
Truckers Strike Affects 20,000 Across Eight States
AFL truck drivers began a nationwide walkout at midnight in eight Midwest states. About 20,000 drivers were off the job, increasing total losses to 295,000 nationwide. States hit include Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Iowa Missouri Nebraska Kansas and parts of Wisconsin. Union agent Fred Snyder blamed failed negotiations for the stoppage.
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Associated Press
AFL
Fred Snyder
Minneapolis
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Wisconsin
Lou Hosking
Midwest Truck Operators Association
Snyder
Freight Lines Shut as Cedar Rapids Strike Bites
C R firms halt freight at Cedar Rapids depots as Merchants Motor Freight and H and W Motor Express stop accepting cargo. H and W cites Dubuque terminal closure. Merchants linked to route disruptions. Other locals still operate including Rock Island Motor Transit and Western Transportation.
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Cedar Rapids News
C. A. Farr
Hawkeye Motor Express Company
Merchants Motor Freight, Inc
H and W Motor Express Company
Cedar Rapids
H and W
Farr
Dubuque
Rock Island Motor Transit Company
Western Transportation Company
Takin Brothers Freight Line, Inc
Hawkeye Motor Express
Denver-Chicago Trucking Company
Hedrick Motor Transfer Company
Holdcroft Transportation Company
McCoy Truck Lines, Inc
Keeshin Transfer Company
Honolulu stabbing sparks latest hoodlum war flare
In Honolulu a marine was stabbed below the heart amid a new outbreak in the city's hoodlum war. The victim, 23 year old Kevin Brady of Topeka Kansas, was reported in serious condition.
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Honolulu
INS
Fe Kiein Brady
Topeka
Reds Fire on Marine Gen Peck's Train
Shanghai AP dispatch reports a train carrying Maj. Gen. DeWitt Peck commander of the First Marine Division came under fire from a Communist held village in north China. Peck remained uninjured and asked U S planes to strafe if the shooting continued. Lt Gen Wedemeyer authorized appropriate military action after warning the village and ensuring precautions to protect civilians.
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Shanghai
United States China Theater
DeWitt Peck
Marine Division
North China
Peck
United States
Albert C. Wedemeyer
China
Chiang Kai shek to move troops into Manchuria soon
Chiang Kai shek's forces plan a mass airlift into Manchuria to seize Changchun, with the move described as urgent. American crews flying unmarked transports protest forced-down risks, while Chinese officials warn of escalating clashes with Chinese Communists. A Communist spokesman condemns U S remarks on Japanese arms.
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Peiping
Chiang Kaishek
Manchuria
China
America
Chiang
Changchun
Chungking
Kunming
10Th Air Force
United States
Santa Fe
N. M
Patrick Hurley
Hurley
Republic of China
Strain Grows Over Sino Soviet Ties in Manchuria Crisis
In Chungking observers warn Russia backs Chinese Communists in Manchuria. Government circles fear Communists are securely entrenched and may not be dislodged, accusing tacit Soviet aid of breaching the Sino Russian treaty in spirit if not letter.
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Chungking
Russia
Manchuria
Russian Troops Begin Withdrawal from Czechoslovakia
In Prague crowds cheered as Russian forces began withdrawing from the Czech occupation zone. Cannons, trucks, and armor were covered with flowers and greeted by waving supporters.
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Prague
De Gaulle Resigns Interims Post as Communist Rift Grows
Paris withholds final move after Communist party demands cabinet power. De Gaulle’s resignation followed pressure from leaders at his Neuilly home as he contemplates reconsidering. The conflict centers on key posts in a three party coalition and loyalty to Moscow. Socialist leaders signal willingness to break the big three alliance and form a Socialist Popular Republican cabinet.
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Paris
INS
Charles de Gaulle
France
Communist Party
Neuilly
Constituent Assembly
de Gaulle
Fourth Republic
Free French Movement
London
French Committee of National Liberation
Algiers
Henri Giraud
Thorez
Socialist Party
Chamber of Deputies
Transfer Mental Patients to County Homes
State Senator Herman Knudson urged shifting about 25 percent of state hospital patients to county homes or expanding county facilities. He noted $242.84 annual cost savings per patient and cited 2,369 unused county beds, proposing a director of mental institutions and better transfer methods.
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Des McInes
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Herman Knudson
Mason City
Knudson
Board of Control
Epidemic Extends in City Schools for Second Week
Public schools report 1 581 influenza absences among 9 442 pupils as of Friday with 13 teachers missing. Parochial schools tally 233 absences across St Patrick's Immaculate Conception St Matthew's St Wenceslaus. Officials say the worst is over and doctors note varying severities though no pneumonia cases yet.
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St Patrick’s
Immaculate Conception
St. Matthew’s
Wenceslaus
Deamer
the Gazette
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McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Arthur
Buchanan
Cleveland
Fillmore
Garfield
Harrison
Hayes
Jackson
Johnson
Kenwood
Lincoln
Polk
Taylor
Tyler
van Buren
Admiral King Warns Atomic Bomb Won't Halt Fleets
Admiral Ernest King told the House Military Affairs Committee that the atomic bomb cannot stop fleet operations. He urged universal military training to build an organized reserve to man ships in emergencies and said the navy will test bombs on warships to develop countermeasures. He warned against reliance on new weapons and noted demobilization has left units under strength and key personnel unfilled.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
King
Naval Operati
House Military Affairs Committee
United States
Hiroshima
Ten Japanese Officers to Face Trial for Executions
A group of ten Japanese army and navy officers will be tried for murder for beheading five American flyers in the Marshall Islands. Pacific fleet headquarters announced the trial will start November 19 at Kwajalein atoll in the Marshalls. The beheading occurred on Mille Atoll in the same chain.
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