Coal shortage threatens Europe as Allies seek supply boost
The Daily News reports European coal famine risks this winter with Western Europe relying on Germany exports. Officials estimate deficits of 12 million tons for late 1945 plus 8 million for Allied needs, prompting U S effort to export 6 million tons by year end and 15 million by April 1946 amid disrupted Ruhr mines and red tape.
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U.S
Essen
Germany
Ruhr
Coal Authority
Truman
Eisenhower
State Department
Allied Control Council
Dee
Winston Churchill
10 Downing Street
Field Marshal Montgomery
White House
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Robert F. Koenig
Gen
Cyril Charles Emett
Kenneth Noel
British Control Agency
Spain
Portugal
Ickes
United States
Swedish Bank Played Both Sides in War
German documents in U.S. hands allege that Wallenberg’s Eskilda Bank in Stockholm took large commissions to safeguard Bosch Co. stocks and colluded with both sides. U.S. State Department and Treasury probes follow the trail, with Enskilda’s U.S. blockade triggering sweeping Swedish repercussions in shipping steel and gold mining interests.
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Daily News Foreign Service
London
State Department
Foreign Funds Control Division
Treasury Department
Sweden
Wallenberg
Stockholm
Eskilda Bank
Bosch Co
Stuttgart
Washington
Eskilda
US. Army
U.S. Treasury
Enskilda
U.S
Center Chief Col Sprague Named President of Medical Center Commission
Center Chief Col. A. A. Sprague is elected president of the Medical Center Commission succeeding Ray Mc Carthy who died July 31.
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Col
A. A. Sprague
The
Medical Center Commission
Ray McCarthy
U S Views Red Loan Bid Coolly
London reports show U S and Soviet negotiators clashing over a proposed 700 million UNRRA loan. Americans demand detailed use of funds for devastated Ukraine and White Russia versus potential comfort for Russia's market power while Britain seeks to avoid entangling trade disputes.
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Daily News Foreign Service
London
Russia
UNRRA
Ukraine
French British Discuss Tangier Status
Paris reports the French government consulted with Britain after receiving a Spanish note protesting France’s exclusion from the Paris Conference on Tangier International Zone opposite Gibraltar, a Spanish-occupied area since June 14, 1940.
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Paris
Britain
Tangier
Gibraltar
Spain
Panama's wartime wealth built on American military presence
A US Army historian recalls Panama’s postwar wealth driven by Army Navy and Canal Zone spending. He notes broad poverty among Panamanians while a few plantation owners and the foreign workforce hold most land and money. He warns that peacetime reductions won't quickly alter the dynamic.
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Republic
Panama City
Cristobal
Army
Navy
Panama
Canal Zone
Congress
Chicago Daily News 1945 Front Section Fragment
Fragmentary 1945 Chicago Daily News text shows publication details and licensing notice. Mentions location at 400 W Washington St and distribution areas including Indiana Michigan Iowa Wisconsin. Partial date August 15 1945 and print notes from the independent Chicago paper.
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Chicago Daily
Thebeas Daily News
Chicago
Washington St
Dearbors
Hilal
Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
Disarming of Japs Spurs Handout Duel in China
In Chungking a publicity handout duel unfolds between Nationalist and Communist spokesmen over Jap and puppet troop disarmament. Correspondents are barred from Communist areas, are censored, and hear conflicting orders as Tong and Chiang Kai-shek deny a civil war while noting the Potsdam framework.
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China
Daily News Foreign Service
Chungking
Chiang Kaishek
Council
Hollington Tong
Chu
Yenan
Chiang Kai-shek
Tong
Chiang
Chu-Teh
Communist Radio
18Th Route Army
Tate
Two Yank Divisions fret at delay in start home
In Paris the 35th and 45th Infantry divisions worry over unexplained delays in leaving Europe. Redeployment shows the 30th Division and 119th Regiment set for high seas with ships from Southampton, while the 45th and 35th move to Le Havre or assemble near Reims. Advance parties of all but the 13th Airborne are home.
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Paris
United States
le Havre
Reims
High Seas
Southampton
Queen Mary
Mth Airborne
Camp Norfolk
13Th Airborne
High Point Men Will Get a Break in Deployment
A USS spokesman said a post surrender reversal in European troop deployment will favor high point men. Officials expect at least 30 days to implement the change with priority on homeward bound ships for 85-pointer and above veterans, while lower scoring men are moved back.
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Paris
USS
Pacific
United States
Yank Fliers Rain Bombs On Nippon
B29 Superforts and fighters attacked Japan in heavy raids Monday and today as Allied demands for surrender loomed. About 6000 tons of bombs hit six targets including Isezaki Kumagaya Akita Marifu Osaka arsenal and Tokuyama naval yard with fighters sweeping transport and communications at Yokohama.
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Washington
Japan
20Th Air Force
Adm
Halsey
3D Fleet
Marianas
Iwo Jima
Isezaki
Kumagaya
Emperor’s Palace
Nippon Oil
Akita
Marifu
Tokyo Main
Osaka
Tokuyama
Navoya
Far East Air Forces Hit Japanese Cruiser and Shipping
Okinawa based planes left a Japanese heavy cruiser dead in the water and sank four freighters up to 2,500 tons along with 10 coastal vessels. The strikes targeted Kyushu and Shikoku with 600 bombers and fighters under Gen. MacArthur, with Gen. Kenney noting continued raids.
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Okinawa
Nippon
Japan
Korea
Kyushu
Shikoku
Gen. MacArthur
Far East Air Forces
Gen. Kenney
Krupp Partner Seized by British by BBC Report
The BBC quoted a German broadcast stating that Dr. Alfred Krupp von Bohlen und Hallbach, senior partner at the Friedrich Krupp Munitions Works in Germany, was arrested by British troops and moved to an undisclosed location.
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London
BBC
Alfred Krupp von Bohlen Und Hallbach
Friedrich Krupp
Germany
Yanks in Wreck Near Kleve Germany
Two trains carrying Allied soldiers collided near Kleve Germany killing 27 and injuring 32 according to dispatches. The incident involved American troops and occurred amid wartime movements on the European front.
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London
Kleve
Germany
Falange twists reporter's critique of Spanish press
Buenos Aires correspondent Idhigo de Santiago says Arriba misused his remarks in criticizing Spain while praising foreign coverage. He notes press bans on criticism of Franco and the Falange, and cites changes after Germany's surrender as evidence of controlled information.
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Daily News Foreign Service
Madrid
Falange
Idhigo de Santiago
Buenos Aires
Arriba
la Prensa
Chicago Daily News Foreign Service
Europe
Efe
Spain
Russia
Germany
Japs Claim Two Wonder Drugs Rapidly Curing Burns
San Francisco report says Japanese scientists claim two drugs named koha and shiko rapidly heal thousands burned in air raids as new medical wonders.
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Wonder
San Francisco
Occupation Plan Ready For Japan Details Policy
Washington reports the United States completed a directive to govern Japan's immediate military occupation. The order, described as corrective but not punitive, will guide some 2,000 specially trained Army officers who will administer the homeland during the initial phase. Potsdam control policy is not mirrored.
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Washington
United States
Japan
U.S
Potsdam
Ex Envoy Sir Eric Phipps Dies in London
Sir Eric Phipps aged 69 and a former British ambassador to Berlin and Paris died Monday in London. The diplomat served in top postings in Germany and France during his distinguished career.
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Eric Phipps
Berlin
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