Anderson Sees Meat Increase for Civilian Use
Francis M. Le May reports from Washington that Senator Anderson backs more meat for civilian use if House slaughtering rules pass into a one year price control extension. He warns of pushback over an all powerful agriculture secretary and notes the Patman Q-Tex t meat amendment gaining House approval. The legislation moves to a joint conference as both chambers seek a final bill.
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Francis M. le May
Washington
UPI
Chinton P. Anderson
Senate
House
New Mexico
Dirksen
OPA
Court of Appeala
Truman
Armors
Pricine
Rep
Andresen
H-Minn
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Japanese Admit Loss of Okinawa
San Francisco dispatch reports the Japanese high command formally acknowledged the loss of Okinawa. Tokyo claimed forces tried a landing at Balikpapan in southeast Borneo, but Allied command gave no confirmation of such a landing. The report notes Japanese civilians were evacuated from Balikpapan and mentions ongoing rumors of Allied proximity near the area.
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San Francisco
Okinawa
Tokyo
Balikpapan
Borneo
High Command
Balikpipan
Federal Communications Crmmission
Sain
Balikpapsa
Chinese Advance Along Coast Pressing Japanese Lines
Chinese forces push north along the coast chasing Japanese troops. Units 440 miles east of Chitawa reach Hwang yen 175 miles south of Shanghai while Chinese high command confirms actions near the former American air base city of Livehow, 60 miles southwest. Heavy fighting continues at Linchow, the site abandoned by the U.S. five months ago.
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Chungking
Tina
Chitawa
Hwang Yen
Shanghai
Livehow
Linchow
U. S
Labor Troubles May Close 300 Detroit Factories
Labor unrest threatens to halt 309 Detroit factories as CIO maintenance workers clash with AFL over skilled labor usage in auto plants. Production workers risk idle time if repairs lag, with 29,000 already idle across AFL-CIO sites including Packard, Budd Wheel, Chrysler divisions, Ford River Rouge, Stinson Aircraft, Aeronautical Products, Hudson, Briggs plants, and related lumber firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
Thew
AFL
Afl-Cio
Packard Motor Car Company
Budd Wheel Company
Chrysler Corporation
Ford
Constable Back in the Public Eye
Des Moines reports a discharged veteran Basil A. Grossmickle of Avon Lake plans an eight constable organization to curb gambling and liquor violations in Polk County including Des Moines. The move coincides with a state committee probe into abolishing justice courts. Jurisdiction questions loom as later hearings address constable authority beyond township bounds.
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Des Moines
Pall County
Iowa
Basil A. Grossmckle
Avon Lake
Polk County
Grossmickle
Inne
House
Supreme Court
Frederic M. Muller
Pete A. Rand
Robert Kuote
al de Carlo
Des Mores
Charles F. Triplett
Public Safety
Grossnickle
Sherif Vane S
Pip
Overturtt
Wilson Heads List of High Paid Officials
Washington report lists 670 officials with paychecks over 875000. Charles B Wilson leads General Motors, with 1848 total compensation, including home and other perks. Thomas J. Watson of IBM earned 125,545 and Fred MacMurray at Paramount drew 419,167, while Louis B Mayer at Loew's topped the prior year with 1,139,992. Mayer not yet tabulated.
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Washington
Charles B Wilson
General Mortors
Treasury
Wilson
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines Corporation
Fred MacMurray
Paramount Pictures
Laws B. Mayer
Loew's
Pleads Innocent to High Treason in British Case
London report says William Joyce's defense enters an innocent plea to high treason charges. He plans to base a wartime defense on American birth. Preliminary hearing adjourned. Joyce to be arraigned for trial at Old Bailey in July. Prosecution argues his British subject status by birth and German nationality during war justify the charge. Evidence includes a Nazi contract and a 1944 Iron Cross award from Hitler.
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London
Pi —Wiliam Joyca
Lord Haw Haw
Joyce
Old Bailey
Germany
Brooklyn
N. Y
Doyet
Hetler
Churchill Starts Whirlwind Tour Through England and Scotland
Prime Minister Winston Churchill launches a 1000 mile tour through England and Scotland to rally support for conservatism. He vows to win a large majority, speaking at Aylesbury and planning 50 speeches over four days. Weather and local forecast accompany the news brief.
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London
Fime
Churchill
England
Scotland
Tmaie
Aylesbury
Chequers
George VI
Churchil
Truman eyes Stettinius fate as UN talks end
President Truman arrives in San Francisco to wind up the United Nations conference amid speculation over Edward R. Stettinius Jr. continuing as secretary of state. The charter signing and plenary sessions loom, with Byrnes possible replacement and final approval of a world peace charter edging forward.
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Associated Press
Truman
Argentina
John M. Hightower
San Francisco
Tate
Edward F. Stettinius, Jr
Stettinius
Tranmian
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Argentina Slow to Act on Axis Spearheads, says U S
Washington reports under-verified evidence shows Argentina failed to eliminate any suspected German penetration spearheads. Clayton cites 104 unsolved cases, with Brazil Haiti Chile Ecuador making progress, while Latin American nations push to purge axis influence through liquidation or transfer to non Nazi control.
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Washington
State Department
Argentina
William L. Clayton
Department
Latin America
Clayton
United Nations
Brazil
Haiti
Chile
Ecuador
Gen Clark to Head Occupation Forces Assigned to Austria
Gen Mark W Clark named to command US occupation forces in Austria with units moving into Vienna areas within three weeks. Formation of Clark’s new command may lead to early dissolution of the 15th Army Group and possible disbanding of the 6th and 8th armies. US units have been assembling in northern Italy in preparation for demarcation lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mark W. Clark
United States
Austria
Vienna
Clark
15Th Army
Sth
Italy
Dutch Capital Plans 3 Day Liberation Celebration
AMSTERDAM the Dutch capital planned a three day liberation celebration opening Tuesday festively. Only a few Americans attended the events. Two recent arrivals are Air Force Staff Sgts Frank A Walsh of Sioux City Iowa and Melvin J Hootstein of Boston Massachusetts who rode motor cycles from Muenster Germany as members of a fighter bomber unit slated for the American occupation air force.
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Amsterdam
Air Force
Frank A. Walsh
Sioux City
Melvin J. Hootstein
Boston
Mass
Muenster
Germany
Otorcycle
Laane
Lend Lease Aid Sent to Siberia Amid Japan War Threat
U S lending of war supplies to Russian Siberia continues at the request of U S military authorities as Germany falls. Crowley testified to a House committee that most non en route pledged deliveries were halted but Siberian shipments persist with possible cash options for completion. He said the program aids military aims and may end within 30 days after Japan's defeat, with some funds supporting Allied forces and even Italy.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Russian
Siberia
Leo T. Crowley
House Appropriations Committee
U. S
Hig
Crowley
United States
Japan
Manchuria
Asiatic
Tno
Italy
Haly
Senate Charter Poll Shows Hope for Ratification
In Washington and Olympia, prevailing sentiment favors ratification of the United Nations charter as a Senate vote tally shows 52 senators on record with more solid support. The Associated Press poll notes 42 committed to ratification, with 7 undecided, and 18 opting for no formal stance, while timing remains tied to posts for Congress and the San Francisco conference. Senators Connally and Vandenberg attend a conference and plan talks on strategy, with Taft pressing for clarity on immediate versus delayed action.
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Francis J. Helly Washington
Senate
United Nations
San Francisco
Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Associated Press
Scrugham
D.nev
Lucas
D.-M
United States
Las Fernan Cieneros
Mexico
Connally
D.tex
Vandenberg Ur.mich
Taft
Ohio
Republican Senate
GOP
Vandenberg
Prana
Air Raids Change Tokyo Marriages In Time of War
In Tokyo air raids disrupt many ceremonies yet two wedding businesses continue functioning, converting basements into shelter and marriage jails with bridal trousseau and Shinto rites. A radio Tokyo broadcast, captured by the FCC, notes brides change into air raid outfits during raids and resume weddings afterward.
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Radio Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Ideal Sunday Cars Attract Crowds In Summer Weather
Sunday’s warm, sunny conditions drew hundreds to the roads as families took their first Sunday drive of the season. Peak temp reached 83 degrees before afternoon showers trimmed rainfall. The Missouri River remained in a gentle decline at 10.3 feet with forecasts predicting a possible June rise in July. Rainfall was scattered across Iowa with Keokuk reporting 0.93 inches and other towns logging 0.2 to 0.8 inches.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Iowa
Keokuk
Albia
Decorah
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Creston
Forest City
Cedar Rapids
Atlantic
Dubuque
Burlington
Ottumwa
Davenport
Bionx City
Des Maines
Train wreck in Persia kills dozens near Ancumeahg
Fifty people are dead after a train jumped the track Monday in south Persia near Ancumeahg. Authorities investigate cause as emergency crews shuttle survivors to hospitals and transport bodies to local morgues.
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Teheran
Iran
South Persia
Ancumeahg
Nippon Losses Set New Mark for One Week
American communiques report Japanese casualties in the Pacific war surged last week with 101,855 ground deaths and 7,892 taken prisoner in battles across Luzon and other fronts. U S. forces suffered 223 killed and 589 wounded while air engagements, paratrooper actions, and sea attacks affected Okinawa and the Philippines.
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Nippon
Eas Ching
Wales
Shanghai
Linchow
China
Airba
Ania
Mitchel
Philippines
Hong Konng- Canton
Japan
Okinawa
Mustang
Iwo Jima
Okunya
Luzon
U. S
Paratroopers Hasten Luzon Cleanup in World War II
American and Philippine forces tighten the cord on Japanese forces in Luzon from Aparri northward. Paratroopers and airborne units joined guerillas to seize Aparri and push toward Tuguegarao as the 21st division and 6th infantry advance. Gliders aided reinforcements and a heavy air and ground effort left thousands of Japanese dead in the Balud river valley and near Kiangan.
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Douglas MacArthur
Cagayan Valley
Aparri
Whem
Joxepn M. Swing
Camaraningan
Nouth
Aparn
Guerrilas
Lal-Lu-Town
Tuguegarao
Cagayan Province
Robert E. Beightler
Cal
Russell W. Volckmapn
Tugurgarao
Associated Pres
Hamilton W. Faron
U. S. 6Th Infantry Division
Kiangan
Balud River
Bagute
Luzon
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Whirlwind
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Stettinus
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Franklin
D. Roosevelt
Puckle Northwest
Fairmont’ Hotel
C.V.T
Poland
Maurice M. Milligan
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
United States Attorney
Western District
Missour
Gen. Clark
U.S
Russian Siberia
Olympia
Wash
McChordfield
Portland
Aft
Eeonard Mittinjan
Emperor Hirohkito
1Th Airborne Division
Appari
Sagayon Valley
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