Conferees Seek Expanded Powers For Food Czar
Congress moves to grant Clinton Anderson broader authority over food supply and OPA pricing after he becomes secretary of agriculture. A conference agreement includes a one year extension of price controls from July 1 and gives final say on certain food price orders.
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Senate-House
New Mexico
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PDA
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Filis
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Wagner
Mir Chester
Bowles
Davis
Andersen
Luzon Invasion Report Signals Macro Pacific War Turn
Tokyo radio quotes Gen. MacArthur announcing Luzon is largely cleared with remnant Japanese in the Cagayan valley and forces staging possible invasions of Malaysia and China. Advancing Allied units in Borneo press toward Balikpapan as Nimitz warns the Japanese fleet may no longer pose an effective threat.
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Tokyo Radio
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Kume Island
Okinawea
Ryukyu
Cai Eartin
Stettinius Resigns to Lead U N Representation
Independence Missouri June 27 President Truman named Edward Stettinius United States representative to the United Nations and announced his immediate resignation as secretary of State. The president said a new secretary of state would be named soon likely James Byrnes. Stettinius will serve as personal representative supervising U S members of the UN preparatory commission awaiting formal ratification of the charter.
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Independence
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Stettinius
United States
United Nations
White House
James ¥. Byrnes
Byrnes
Stettiniaa
San Francisco
Vast
Stettiniue
United Nations Organization
Security Council
General Assembly
Capliet
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Senate
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Preparatory Commission
Stettingus
Berlin
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Spencer
Prien Moundsvilee
Dune
Joy Batten
Spencer State Hospital
Batten
Pearl
Tamer
Virgil Cox
Lust Jan
Cox
Connally Predicts August Ratification of UN Charter
Sen. Tom Connally of Texas, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the United Nations charter would be ratified by August with minimal opposition. He urged prompt action and warned against delaying through July and August, stressing the pact's importance for international cooperation. He projected no more than a handful of senators would oppose ratification.
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Connally
Washington
NSI
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United Nations
Mld
Aueser
San Francisco
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States
Morgenthau to become next in presidential line
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. would be next in line for the presidency following the resignation of Secretary of State Stettinius. The 1984 succession law places the president pro tempore and cabinet after the vice president, with Grew serving as acting secretary of state.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry’ Morgenthau, Jr
Stettinius
Morgenthau
Steftinius
Meanime
Truman
Greater Poland Seen by Bierut
London reports cite Polish officials including Boleslaw, Stanislaw, and Stanczyk meeting under Mikolniczyk to discuss uniting Polish interests. The London broadcast quotes statements that unity among powers will aid Poland and heal wartime wounds as officials pledge cooperation.
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Bierut
London
Jane
Pulish Fearne
Riera
Poli
Don Gy Mikolnicevk
Greater
Poland
Kamikaze Attack Hits Bunker Hill. Carrier Flows to Port
Japanese planes strike the carrier Bunker Hill off Okinawa causing heavy US casualties and fires. The ship lists, flames burn in the hangar deck, and crews fight for hours as water cools and rescue efforts continue.
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Bunker Hill
Adm
Mare A. Mittecher
Rhavy
Foxsex
Okinawa
Puget
Navy Yard
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Wilkex
Barre
Cereine
Navy
Joad
Burke
Adin Mat
Charleston Sailor Describes Death By Own Action
A Charleston sailor recounts his final moments aboard the carrier during bombardment near Bremerton Washington. He describes flames trapping crew and his attempt to reach comrades before succumbing, detailing the chaotic minutes of the shipboard action and rescue efforts.
Food Prospects Improve Amid RoughPrice Outlook Says Regional Official
Regional OPA Administrator Birkell Williams in Cleveland urged closer ties between Moor and ceiling price agencies to steady food prices. He cited potential cooperation with War Food Administration and Agriculture to reduce price volatility and boost supply, noting past policies caused divergence between price controls and production. Williams expects supply improvements to ease the outlook.
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OPA
Birkell
Williams
Willis
Clinton
Turks and Reds Fuss Over Dardanelles
Ankara dispatch reports Turkish officials expect Foreign Minister Wisattsuka to return to London for talks with British and American leaders on the Dardanelles pact and Russia’s possible demand for changes. Reports from Moscow note Red Star urging Turkey to show restraint while discussions focus on alliance terms and access to the straits through the Black Sea and Mediterranean.
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Wisattsuka
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Yermashev
Turkey
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Sahar Wold
San Franciscan
Sant Erie
General Gerow Praises Soldiers Beauty of Prose in Wiesbaden
In Wiesbaden general orders praise for the U.S. Seventh Army commander Leonard T. Crew and his troops. The message urges strict discipline and calls for civilian workers to support the effort while American soldiers stand ready to endure and deter as German forces respond.
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Germany
U. A
Sth
Leonard T. Kcrew
Kary
K.P. Okie
Slovak War Collaborator Trials Under Way
In Bratislava Allied forces captured High on the fist la Dr Josef Tiso, president of wartime Slovakia, and plans for swift trials target German adherents in government. Co president Charles Schmidte said tribunals will prosecute officials and citizens who collaborated with Germany while stressing proof.
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Czechoslovakia
Joseph Tiso
Bby
Pilsen
Charles Schiiedte
Jomef Letterie
Democrats
Coast Council
Tiso
Lettetle
Seized Properties Not To Be Returned After War
Washington reports high government agencies agree German and Japanese property seized at wartime outbreak will not be returned. The State Department and Custodian of Enemy Property submitted findings to a Senate subcommittee studying postwar policy. Chairman Kilgore led the public hearing with wartime property questions and future peace plans.
Jail Physician Plan Referred to City Council
Dawson said he will refer the jail physician proposal to the council after a jury verdict. Hearne, spokesman, noted the jury urged medical staff for prisoners but Dawson questioned need. He plans to raise the issue with the finance committee during the 1948 budget preparation.
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Dawson
Irving
Max Noah
Leopold II expected to abdicate crown
Brussels reports predict King Leopold II will announce abdication before week’s end. Communist leader Dr Albert Marteau claims Leopold must tell the world he is giving up the crown and signals continued interest in his formal abdication steps.
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Leopold II
Leopold
Germany
Albert Marteau
Salzburg
Marreatt
Juan
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