Anderson Maps Plans To Boost Postwar Farm Output
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson outlined steps to build farmer confidence that abundant production will persist postwar. He urged coordinating production and pricing to maximize output while resisting inflation and treating farmers as wartime producers. He called for full financial responsibility by agencies for food requested, warned shortages may continue, and noted modernizing the department to absorb War Food Administration.
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Washington
Anderson
National Broadcasting Co
Agriculture Department
War Food Administration
Truman
Attlee accuses Churchill in heated election clash in London
In London July 1 Labor leader Clement Attlee denounced Prime Minister Churchill as the campaign nears the vote. Attlee charged misrepresentation and warned that party rivals could gain secrets if Labour wins. Churchill spent a quiet day at Chequers after a visit by Marshal Smuts en route to South Africa.
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London
Attlee
Churchill
Britain
Chequers
Jan Christian Smota
San Francisco
South Africa
England
Scotland
Senate Moves Toward Backing United Nations Charter
Senate shows overwhelming support for U N Charter as 65 yes votes recorded and hearings set by Foreign Relations. Byrnes to be confirmed as secretary of state and hearings on Bretton Woods plan expected next week. Majority Leader Barkley predicts committee action by July 23 and full ratification by mid August.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Sens
Maybank
Kilgore
W. Va
Hart
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
Bretton Woods
James F. Byrnes
Planners Urge FEPC Reform and Building Pool Funds
The FEPC backers in Congress pressed for a $5 billion bond to finance state and local construction reserves in addition to existing plans. The plan seeks a long term, stable public works program led by the federal government, with a construction policy board to guide efforts.
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Washington
House
Congress
Rep
Colmer
CUI
FEPC
OPA Eases Prices On Rayon Fabrics In Interim Move
The OPA relaxed maximum average price plans for rayon and related synthetic fabrics. An interim increase of up to 10 percent in 1943 maximum prices was granted to some producers with effects on retail pricing to be determined later. Tangier talks open in Paris with US UK and French representatives set to discuss Tangier’s international status. Russia to be kept informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Washington
Unese
Tangier
Airmen die in B-29 crash near Mayfield Kentucky
A B-29 bomber from Kirkland field Albuquerque crashed 14 miles northeast of Mayfield Kentucky during a routine training flight. Four Army Air Force officers and five enlisted men were killed. one sergeant survived, later describing a crash during a thunderstorm with a parachute escape from the tail section. Victims' names will be released at Albuquerque after next of kin are notified.
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Elias
Cenedan
Campbell Air Base
Camp Campbell
Albuquerque
New Home Labor Savers To Be Scarce for Months
Washington reports indicate that domestic labor saving devices will remain scarce for at least two months with heavier appliances delayed years. Experts foresee limited supply of vacuum cleaners washing machines and refrigerators with fall or winter availability uncertain.
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Washington
Associated Press
Ratte
Elecuivc Rana
Obe O
Ving Davies Lek
Americ
Shepi
Fire bomb raids strike Japanese cities as Balikpapan invasion unfolds
Allied forces assault Balikpapan in Borneo while American B-29 Superfortress bombers target Kure and other targets in Honshu. Australian ground troops push inland at Balikpapan as Chinese forces drive into Indo China and strike toward former U.S. air bases. MacArthur cites tactical control of southwest Pacific as aim, with heavy air and naval bombardments preceding the landings.
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Pacific
Balikpapan
Boreo
Balikpecan
Douglas MacArthur
Superforia
Japan
Nippon
Indo-China
China
U. S
MacArthur
Borneo
Brunei Bay
Taraken
Batikpapen
Timor
Dutch East Indies
Sumatra
Southwest
Rae
Sup
Kure
Naval
Shimon Oseki
Abe
Kumamoto
Kyushu
Honshu
Takeyo
Truman Sees OPA Control In Peacetime
President Truman, back from an eight day Pacific coast tour, urged continued stabilization and price controls for a postwar period. He pressed citizens to curb purchases and invest in war bonds while inflation battles extend into recovery. The House stalled a vetoed OPA renewal bill and sent it to him by plane for signature.
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Roosevelt
Truman
Senate
FEPC
Mae
Washington
Pacific Coast
San Franccisco
Office of Price Administration
Hée
Kagyas City
OPA
Kansas City
Yankee Garrison Moves on Berlin Parallel to Big Three Talks
American occupation troops push toward Berlin ahead of the Big Three meeting this month. Supreme Headquarters AEF to dissolve as Eisenhower returns from the United States. Allied control council to coordinate army activities with Soviet Britain and France. Over 315,000 U.S. troops have returned home, with a projected 960,000 by July end. British, French, and Russian forces shift to occupy different Berlin sectors. The move aims to realign occupancy before July 4.
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Paris
Berlin
Z Fortes
Supreme Headquarters Aef
Eisenhower
United States
Allied Control Council
Great Britain
Fran
Derritory
Supreme Headquarters
Stice
Templehall
Nazi General Slays Self In Death Pact With Girl
British intelligence reports detail a suicide pact at Field Marshal Ernst Busch's HQ as Gen Kleiner and Frau von Axchnott die by self-inflicted wounds after Busch's surrender of about 2,008,000 troops. The case follows a string of fatal threats and high profile deaths tied to Busch's staff as 36 to 45 members face transfer to prisoner cages.
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1St Army Group
Geriesn
Ernst Busch
Dinelmsed Tany
Busch
Montgomery
Germany
Gen
Kleiner
Burch
Frau von Axchnott
Flensberg
von Klensel
Fensel
Tom Camp
Frau Aschnosli
Reiter
Klenzel
Maff
Besch
Leenel
Gem Adm
Hara
Georg Friedebaarg
Imi Clie
Tsking
Maeel
Saaniomoite
Klenszet
Heat Wave Strains Charleston as Temps Top 90 for Fifth Day
Charleston endures five straight days above 90 degrees as rains hit outlying areas. A Sunday beer sale ban from 1 p m adds stress while late storms bring brief cooling. Downtown values reach 94 downtown and 83 at Institute port as showers roll in. Pools beaches and camps along the Kanawha El and Coal rivers fill with weekend visitors.
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Charleston
United Fuel Gas
Institute
Kanawha
Coal
Dewey Urges Quick Adoption of World Charter
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey told a Mackinac Island gathering that the San Francisco world conference charter should be adopted by the Senate with all possible speed. He said reservations are unnecessary and that rapid adoption would empower the American people to pursue peace and other major tasks. Dewey praised Republican delegates’ role at the meeting and urged swift national endorsement.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Thomas E. Dewey
Senate
New York
Sreak
Ieader
GOP
Gav. Dewey
Mickinac Island
San Francisco
Congress
Gov. Dewey
15000 Strike At Firestone Shuts Plants In Protest
United Rubber Workers members at Firestone Tire rejected company contract proposals after a meeting. Protesters gathered around Firestone plants as URW President I Ef Watson stated the union planned no acceptance. Workers remained off the job despite appeals from state and federal authorities and war agencies.
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Aron
United Rubber Workers
Firestone Tire
Firestone
Watson
New York Newspapers Shut as Carriers Strike Drags On
New York City faces a newspaper blackout as the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers union strike takes effect at midnight. Five papers stop distribution while six other Metrololitan dailies plan only to publish Monday editions. The Publishers Association urges War Labor Board intervention, arguing delivery is essential to wartime effort. Louis Waldman counters for the union that publishers must offer a settlement.
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NEW Yand
New York City
Independent Union
Planta
Metroppotitam
New York Post
Publishers
Assoc. of
New York
War Labor Board
George W. Taylor
WLE
Louis Waldman
Croton
WLB
Texas Refinery Seized in Strike at Port Arthur
The Texas Co. refinery in Port Arthur was seized by government order under PAW authority after a strike by about 3350 workers. PAW officials directed continued operation under federal supervision as President ordered seizure to enforce labor obligations.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Texas Co
The
Petroleum Administration For
A.B. Frame
PAW
Harry Klang
D. P. Bailey
Bailey
Frank ©. Wallace
Cone We
PAW. I
New York
M. Halpern
Jace Aident
Texas Company
Witl
Oil Workers Informational Union
Three State Units Begin Working As OCD Ends
Three new state departments start official duties as the Office of Civilian Defense closes. West Virginia veterans affairs and the industrial and publicity commission begin, with new directors Pat McGovran and William Handlan. State appropriations rise to 85,519.71 for the two-year period. The beer law lowers alcohol content to 32 percent and tightens licensing rules with Sunday quiet and weekday after hours restrictions.
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OCD
Capitol
Beer Commission
Fred B. Watkins
Senate
West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs
West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission
T. H
Pat) McGovran
Kanawha County
Veterans Bureau
William C. Handlan
Wheeling
Ftives
West Virginia
Mingo Field Miners Receive Record Pay
Williamson Daily News reports about ten thousand Mingo district miners receiving a record weekly pay totaling about two million dollars, including a $75 annual bonus per miner, with a call to invest surplus in war bonds by Wade H. Bronson Jr. and the war finance committee. A Yugoslav dispatch notes the arrest of Dotache Christov, interior minister of the pro Nazi Bulgarian government, by Bulgarian militia.
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New York
dis+patch
Dotache Christov
Dobrin Bozhiiv
Japanese Prisoners See Peace Likely as War Ends Near
Northern Luzon prisoners say Japan has lost the war and expect a speedy end. Formosan detainee cites officers who mention a cabinet headed by Prince Konoye as premier to seek peace. Prisoners, cut off from home, are demoralized but hopeful amid overwhelming American strength.
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Lucon
Luzon
Japan
Furmimaro Koneye
S Tephy
Prince Konoye
Weather Governs Pacific Strategy
The article notes typhoons dominate Asiatic seas during July to September and could disrupt Allied invasions of China and Japan. It cites historic Kamikaze winds and warns modern fleets must avoid or outrun storms, which occur 2 to 4 times monthly in peak season, shaping Pacific operations and risk assessments.
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Joe Apetre
France
Pacific
Asiatic
China
Kublaim
Japan
Kublai Khan
U. & Navy
Atelantic Coast
South Philippine Sea
Philippines
South China Sea
Formosa
Okinawa
Honshu
Kyushu
Navy
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Butphel
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Dewey
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Jaron
Edward B. Hizze
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