Military leaders urge peacetime troop training bill
A Senate hearing on peacetime training and draft separation heard from General George C. Marshall Fleet Admiral Ernest King and Navy leaders. They urged a nationwide program to strengthen readiness, arguing it would deter war and preserve American interests. Nimitz and Halsey stressed robust manning and modern fleets to protect national heritage and coastal cities from future devastation.
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Navy
Warrington
Armed Services
Osonel Tan
James V. Portes
Youlrig Pease Mera
Andeur
Nx Qhine
Ubniy W. Fitch
Orange
Laree
Randall Jacobs
Ave Baker
Army Air Forces
Omar
Woodyum Jetters
Firrt Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Adm
William F. Halsey
Halsey
Nimitz
Warsaw
Berlin
Manila
Tokyo
UNRR to Provide 14 500 Tractors for Europe
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration plans to supply 14 508 farm tractors to European farmers to ease shortages, relieve shipping burdens, and aid recovery. The program aims to bolster agricultural production and stabilize postwar economies amid shortages and wartime disruption.
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UNRR
Washington
Herbert H. Lehman
United Nations
United States
Great Tei
Big 3 Trips Spur Measure On Presidency Succession
Washington dispatch reports a conference of American, Russian and British chiefs of state spurring congressional interest in clarifying presidential succession. With Truman and Stettinius abroad, the line of succession under current law is unclear beyond the vice presidency, prompting proposals from Kefauver and Monroney to specify cabinet or speaker-led succession and immediate transfer of power if both top offices are vacant.
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Washington
Truman
Edward R. Stettinius
White House
Reeclin
Stettinius i
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House
Res
Kefauver
Senate
Treasury of War
Navy
Interin
Agriculture
Commerce
House of Representatives
Reg. Monroney
fOkla
Monroney
Wrest
Tore
Paris
Miguel Meteurlla
Madrid
Norman Armacer
James Bowkar
Treim
Lard and Oil Ration Values Raised by OPA
Washington announces another two point rise in ration values for lard shortening and salad oils, effective Sunday at 12:01 am. Butter and margarine values are unchanged. The OPA cites tighter civilian supply and uneven distribution as why fats and oils point values, including for industrial users, are being adjusted for the July-September quarter.
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Washington
Dune
Ad Opa
Eisenhower Heads Home After Paris Visit
Gen. Eisenhower enplanes for the United States after a Paris visit. He is to fly via Bermuda, with planned stops in Washington and New York before reaching Abilene Kansas. The trip marks a calm homecoming with no hero’s welcome anticipated in major cities.
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Eisenhower
United States
Paris
Washington
New York
Kansas
Abilene
Bermuda
Biddle Orders Probe of Pan American Road
Attorney General Francis Biddle disclosed he ordered an investigation into irregularities in the Pan American highway construction. He sent a letter to Senator Homer Ferguson disputing charges of government dereliction and detailing alleged variances in the project.
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Biddle
Washington
Francis Biddle
Homer Ferguson
Rmich
Senate
Rharaes
Nathans Calin
Roosevelt Sought 1938 Meeting With Hitler and Mussolini
Lewes v. Leckert reports that President Roosevelt pursued a covert 1938 plan to meet Hitler and Mussolini to seek peace. The account cites Prince Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria as confirming details, describing confidential channels and a world on the brink of war, with no public disclosure by Roosevelt aides.
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Roosevelt
Sumner Wellen
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New York
Neraman
Lochner
Berlin
Pearl Harbor
Roozevelt
Hiller
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Louia Ferdinang
Rib
Germany
Cole
Hitler
Louis Ferdinand
French Kill 15 Pro Nazi Spaniards On Train Attack
An angry French mob attacked a repatriation train carrying Spanish workers near Chambery. At least 15 Spaniards were killed and about 60 injured as chaos erupted. Reports said some passengers were beaten or abducted while Swiss and French authorities investigated.
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Tokyo
U.S. Navy
Balilikpapan
Orbis Paric
Jane Id
Madrid
Jose Felix Lequerice
Paris
France
Spain
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Croveinga
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Parte
Pyrenees
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Blue Division
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Geneva
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la Plaine
Switzerland
Family Of Dead Soldier Given 10 Room House
In Blytheville Arkansas the Privett family receives a 10 room home donated after Pvt Jake Privett was killed in Luxemburg. Attorney Max Reid presents the deed as neighbors and community members pledge tens of thousands in support including a $3450 local drive and $2000 from distant supporters in China.
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Ark
Pvt
Jake Privetti
Wasi
Privett
Luxemburg
Dinamary
Jodie Nubuis
Max 8. Reid
Npr
Alwad
Nabor
Ta Fel Raise Sands
Biiheville Cautier
China
Airport Work Conclave Ends
Two day conference on future development of the Kanawha airport project with federal funds ended. Participants included county court members, enivens ade resory committee, CAA representative, Harrison Construction Co, Whitman Resquardt & Associates engineers. Congress earlier allocated 2 730 000 for completion of airport phases with a 34 000 000 bond issue voters approved locally. Officials discussed extending CAA supervision limits and coordinating earthwork to avoid extra costs while ensuring port completion under CAA guidance.
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CAA
Harrison Construction Co
Whitman, Resquardt and Associates
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Hurriven
Caine Ceder
Rengress
Washington
Harrison
Wes
Tarvin
Whang
Coventha
Rudy Vetrt
Fathawig
Usetfield
Waostituntan
Aes
Herbert DePue
New York
Auwiy
Murray
Ex-Polish Premier in Moscow for Conference on Polish gov
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk former Polish prime minister arrived in Moscow for talks with rival Polish leaders under Soviet mediation. Delegates from Warsaw government and Polish government-in-exile convened as Britain and the United States urged a rapid settlement to end the stalemate and form a new government.
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Stanislaw Mikotajess
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Jan Starnes
Mikelajczyk
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Polat
Getty
Spotted Fever Case Rise Reports Three Deaths in State
Offner reports 11 spotted fever cases with three deaths across multiple counties. Health officials note spread linked to tick bites, with Greenbrier and Hampshire counties showing highest concentration and Kanawha, Wood, Mason, and others reporting cases and fatalities.
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Mason
Renat Ramman
Nazi Synthetic Rubber Fails to Match U.S. Advances
Washington report notes limited German progress since war began while U S industry speeds up synthetic rubber output. Experts say German methods are less efficient than U S processes, with Germans lagging in pre heating and production speed. Officials cite “GHS” as the mass produced American rubber and highlight ongoing studies by rubber and war production agencies.
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Rubber Mis
United States
Siun
Army
Technological Industria
Petroleum Administration
Wier
Japan
Rubber Receive Co.tr
War Production Board
U S Fliers Map Reich for Next World Conflict
A clandestine plan outlines American air crews photographing Europe to map invasion opportunities. Bomber units from the 8th Air Force and 9th Air Force will occupy and police occupied areas, while the Ya Air Force conducts long range patrols. The project aims to chart every farmhouse, road, canal, and potential pillbox for future operations. A separate note reports William Noyce known as Lord Haw Haw, flown to London for hearing as liaison to investigations.
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Reich
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Europe
Bth Air Force
9Th Air Force
United States
Ya Air Force
Germany
Lord Haw
William Noyce
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Claire Rodde
Jean Brunsels
Chicago
Scotland
Ward
Joyce Waxtington
Bow St
Mositay
Yinlal
Federal Sun
Bartion
Margaret White
Duyve
Peng
Bury
Troops to Aid Chicago Trucking Strike Enforcement
Federal manager Ellis T Longenecker said more troops would be available Monday morning to escort, drive, or dock hand duties as government controls intensify in Chicago trucking amid a labor dispute with the War Labor Board. An Office of Defense Transportation survey showed 212 percent of drivers from one independent union and 74 percent from another were on the job, while two unions arrived to aid operations despite violence and a partial citywide shutdown.
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Ellis T. Longenecker
War Labor Board
Longenecker
Office of Defense Transportation
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Luaitwenecker
ODT
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