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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1945

Page

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House Votes One Year Extension of Price Controls

The House approved a one year extension of the price control act and voted to transfer absolute food controls to the Agriculture Secretary. Amendments to subject government food orders to secretaryial review and permit court injunctive relief were debated amid partisan clashes as passage neared. The measure now heads to conference with the Senate.

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Aussies Capture Seria Oil Fields in Borneo Advance

Allied forces report the capture of Seria oil fields in northwest Borneo early Friday. Fierce Japanese resistance caused fires and damage as Australians pursued retreating troops and secured the area. At sea, U S ships claimed 59 more enemy ships sunk or damaged in supporting operations. In Luzon, American troops continued mop up as 10th Army linked up with Filipino resistance near Tacloban airfield.

Luzon U. S Seria Borneo Toorak Thane Okemwa Adm pCheser 10Th Army Toesiba Lucio

WLB Orders Immediate End to Strike in Glass Plants

The War Labor Board directs an immediate termination of a strike at 10 Pittsburgh Glass Co. and Lipbey Ford Glass Co. plants delaying crucial wartime glass tooling. About 14 008 workers are involved. a July 1 hearing is set, with no action until then.

Washington Shine War Labor Board Pittsburghate Glass Co Lipbeyere-Ford Glass Co Pacific Joseph Frescch CIO Federation of Glasa Pri tips L._Garman WLE Ime Vere Whrike J Jubor

Polish Provisional Government Seen Near Recognition by Allies

London and Moscow reports say the United States and Britain may recognize the Provisional Polish Government of National Unity within days. The new Moscow cabinet was due to be announced in Warsaw next week with Mikolajczyk as vice premier and Ocubka-Morawski staying as premier.

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Cost-Plus Basis Urged for Farms

State Agriculture Commissioner Ed McLaughlin urged a cost-plus operation for farms to counter a worsening food shortage. He accused federal agencies of undermining production and said farmers cannot match industrial wage scales while faced with ceiling prices. He called for treating agriculture as part of the war effort and warned the production curve would fall unless a plan is enacted within months.

B. McLaughlin Lalse Pemerday McLaughlin Agriculture Department

Harmonicas and TNT Aid Army in War Effort

A wartime report details the Army Special Services Division’s purchase of nearly 1.9 million musical instruments in the current fiscal year to boost morale. Among instruments, mouth organs led demand, with hundreds of thousands of flutes ukuleles guitars and accordions also acquired to entertain troops and support the war effort.

Washington G. I. Happy End Army Special War Department Howe Webster Ir. Honare Ceenk Oy Rat Plains

Army Cuts Its Collective War Beef Allotment Trials Favored

Army reduces its beef allotment amid wartime shortages. AP dispatch notes rationing impacts on restaurants and diners, with some seeking relief in protest. Talks in London outline wartime food policies and postwar justice plans involving high Nazis.

Army

Sales of E Bonds Lagging in County

An emergency Kanawha County meeting reports E bond sales below state targets with less than two weeks to go. County totals show 36 percent of a $5 919 000 quota sold. individual series lag further, prompting emphasis on primary buyers to meet war loan goals.

Hood Kapee County McDavid

Truman Commutes Sentence of Spies

The War Department reports the execution and sentencing of German spy suspects on U.S. soil. Two natives, Colepauzh and another, were condemned for espionage after being captured near Bay Me on the night of 1944, then handed to authorities.

Truman Washington War Department Persanmem Annnhei Uted Wr Henry Pate Colepauzh Impel Jed F Hliffers

War Jab Section Clarifies Final and Area

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Senate Charter Poll Returns Mixed Across Parties

A June Associated Press report details a Senate poll on adherence to the charter with names listed among Democratic and Republican figures. The survey shows mixed support across party lines with numerous notable senators named, including Barkley Byrd Taft and others, indicating unclear consensus and potential shifts pending developments.

Parley Delegates Hail Senatorial Poll Result

Delegates at the United Nations conference hailed indications that a new world charter will win U S Senate ratification. An Associated Press poll in Washington shows a majority backing the charter, with President Truman counted as likely to win most votes. A plenary session is planned to finalize the charter before a Tuesday signing ceremony.

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French Consider Relations Break With Spain Over Food Cut

Paris reports say the French government seriously weighs breaking diplomatic ties with Spain after Madrid halted food shipments to France. Officials view it as retaliation for a train incident in Chambery and fear it affects plans to move 30,000 French nationals from North Africa. Extradition of Pierre Laval is also a motive.

Paris INS Madrid Spain France Chambery Germany Assembly de Gaulle North Africa Mediterranean Pierre Laval Vichy Bauboed

Bard Hintships Might Abandon death by own action

NEW YORK June 24 Undersecretary of the Navy Ralph A Bard cited Japan s past as hermit nation and suggested the Pacific War might end earlier than experts predicted He argued Japan could abandon suicide tactics and shift away from decisive surface battles in a change of war policy

New York Ralph A. Bard Japan Bard Tander Aard Sind Ward de Uahacea

Soldier kills Japanese with makeshift rope in jungle ambush

Lt John A. Schwenger of Relall Wisconsin describes his unit’s chase through jungle after a Japanese fighter armed only with a toy pistol. The lone enemy charged from dense woods. a single blast of paper rope ended the encounter as Schwenger’s squad closed in.

Yorkian Anaq Philipen Willams J. Spangler Bonwell John A. Schwenger Relall Wis

Paris Maps Occupation Zone in Rhineland and Adjacent Areas

Paris announced a four power occupation plan detailing a southern Rhineland plus Saar Rhenish Palatinate and large parts of Baden with a Luxembourg corridor and Austrian Vorarlberg under joint control. The Red Army would take the eastern sector between Lübeck Bay and western Thuringia as part of the arrangement. British forces in northwest Germany and Austria agreed with France on the southwest sector.

Reich London Paris Konox Rhineland Saar Rhenish Palatinate Baden Luxembourg Bavaria Voralberg Lon Moscow Red Army Luebeck Bay Thuringia Germany Anitricay France

Nevada Senator Dies in San Diego

Erratic OCR fragment reports a Nevada senator dying in San Diego California after a illness. The text mentions dates and procedural names but is garbled. no clear identify or action is confirmed.

Nevada San Diegg Cal Sweet U.S Daimex Graven Secubao D.-Ney Maren 3A

United States Senate Supports United Nations Charter Ratification

An Associated Press poll shows 51 of 96 senators ready to vote for ratification, with 74 opposing none, and five probable supporters, nearing a two thirds threshold. Democratic and Republican senators split, pledging support amid debate over joining the world peace body.

Washington United States Senate Inter Rat San Francisco Shette Cina Thangelves Associated Press U. S Truman Senate United State I Chregel Welay Sen. el United States Sen. Johnston Sen. McKellar D.-Tenn Burton Rw Obio Bail R.minns Hatch D.N. M Hill

Blue Streak Ta Carry 30 Hours Over Japan Series

Cam. Andrew JC. Mayas writes a Blue Streak feature detailing a bombastic air campaign over Japan. The piece notes two veterans of strategic flights delivering nightly raids as the narrative unfolds in the Blue Streak on sale at 3 p.m. each sight starting Monday.

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Yanks Crush Nazi Werewolves In Hitler Berchtesgaden Lair

American troops of the 141st Airborne Division report wiping out an embryonic Werewolf network in Berchtesgaden. They seized hidden stocks of food ammunition and dismantled the guerrilla plan tied to SS Youth bands. Local threats to civilians were thwarted as authorities pursued remaining cells.

Hitler Berchtesgaden Lair U. S Berchtesgaden UINS Germany Bastogne Hillover Austria Stabbe Hiller Werewniyne

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